7 h. ago Student rescued from Mount Fuji twice in one week after returning for phone

Chinese national was first rescued by helicopter while on the Fujinomiya trail

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9 h. ago Student rescued from Mount Fuji goes back for his phone and has to be rescued again

The Chinese university student, 27, was rescued twice in four days while climbing Mount Fuji during the off-season - after he returned to the mountain peak to retrieve his misplaced mobile phone. 

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16 h. ago Ruben Amorim handed huge boost with three Man Utd stars returning this week

Manchester United are gearing up for their all-important Europa League semi-final first leg against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday and Ruben Amorim has some positive news

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18 h. ago Mount Fuji climber had to be rescued twice in one week after going back for lost phone

Chinese national was first rescued by helicopter while on the Fujinomiya trail

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69 h. ago Coronation Street's Jenny Connor sobbing as emotional exit confirmed in ITV soap

There's a big emotional outpouring for the Rovers Return landlady in the show next week

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3 d. ago Digested week: Magic Circle and life in the Vatican return to our psyche

Disappearances of a school and handbag of head of Homeland Security past the Secret Service remain unexplainedI did what a lot of people did on hearing news of the death of Pope Francis on Monday: I watched Conclave. The Oscar nominated movie, adapted from the Robert Harris novel, unpacks the process of electing a new pope and between Sunday and Monday, it enjoyed a 283% surge in streaming figures. I’d like to say it deepened my understanding of life in the Vatican, but the truth is it just made me wish we could have Ralph Fiennes for pope, while reminding me – I’m not alone in this – that we’ve seen quite enough of Stanley Tucci for the time being. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Brits set to sizzle next week with hottest day in April since Covid lockdown year

The nation can rejoice as swelteringly sunny weather is set to return next week with the highs of 24C forecast in London in what is being dubbed a 'mini-heatwave'

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4 d. ago Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith return to county ranks this week

Wicketkeeper Smith will line up alongside fellow Test players Ollie Pope and Gus Atkinson in Surrey’s clash with Somerset.

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4 d. ago Katie Price says son Harvey 'broke my heart' in emotional update

Katie Price has revealed her heartbreak as son Harvey returned to college after spending a two-week break with his mother. Harvey has a number of health issues

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5 d. ago Rory McIlroy shaken by scale of ‘absolutely amazing’ reaction to Masters triumph

Augusta winner returns in Zurich Classic of New OrleansMcIlroy and Shane Lowry are the defending championsRory McIlroy has admitted to being taken aback by the scale of reaction to his Masters triumph. Two US presidents – Donald Trump and Barack Obama – plus huge names from worlds outside sport have contacted the Northern Irishman since he completed the career grand slam at Augusta National. Amid moving scenes at Augusta, McIlroy’s outpouring of emotion reverberated way beyond golf. The achievement meant “everything and more” to McIlroy. It struck chords elsewhere.McIlroy, who beat Justin Rose in a playoff to win the Green Jacket, will return to the course at this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He was in bed with a fever on Monday, and was still slightly jaded when he addressed the media at TPC Louisiana on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Coronation Street character returns months after unexplained disappearance

Coronation Street spoilers have announced the return of a major character on the ITV soap next week, months after his abrupt vanishing act sparked concern with fans

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6 d. ago Coronation Street spoilers confirm Gary Windass' future on ITV soap

Coronation Street spoilers for next week see the return of a 'missing' character, leaving fans delighted

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6 d. ago Scotland weather: Edinburgh to be hotter than Istanbul next week as spring sunshine returns

Temperatures are set to soar again across Scotland at the start of next week

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6 d. ago A friend killed, and inquiries shelved: life fighting the stigma of albinism in Malawi

People with albinism are often attacked and even killed for body parts. As elections approach, activist Tonney Mkwapatira fears the situation may get worseTonney Mkwapatira was making a rare visit back to his home village from the Malawian city of Blantyre when he saw his childhood friend for the last time. Just a week after Mkwapatira returned to Blantyre he heard that his friend, a security guard for a church, had been murdered.“His name was Chikumbutso Masina and we used to chat almost every day. We looked alike and it was painful when people missed him because they used to ask me questions like, “Oh we heard that you had died?” It really touched me and I will never forget,” he says. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan's huge net worth, split from soap star actress, dad's murder sentence

Ronnie O'Sullivan will make his return to snooker action this week at the 2025 World Snooker Championship - and the Rocket's life has been full of drama away from the table

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8 d. ago Joe Biden should stay out of politics for the good of his party, says former aide to Jill

Michael LaRosa, who served as Jill Biden’s communications director, was critical of the former president’s decision to return to the public eye last week

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8 d. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan's huge net worth, split from famous soap actress and murderer dad

The Rocket is set to return to action at the World Championship this week having not played competitively since January

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8 d. ago It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr

In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at technology conference Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years agoTo walk into the lion’s den once might be considered foolhardy. To do so again after being mauled by the lion? It’s what ill-advised? Reckless? Suicidal? Six years ago I gave a talk at Ted, the world’s leading technology and ideas conference. It led to a gruelling lawsuit and a series of consequences that reverberate through my life to this day.And last week I returned. To give another talk that would incorporate some of my experience: a Ted Talk about being sued for giving a Ted Talk, and how the lessons I’d learned from surviving all that were a model for surviving “broligarchy” – a concept I first wrote about in the Observer in July last year: the alignment of Silicon Valley and autocracy, and a kind of power the world has never seen before. The key point I wan...

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8 d. ago BBC Scotland's Home of the Year: Inside grand Victorian mansion in Helensburgh

BBC Scotland's Home of the Year returns to screens next week and this gorgeous villa with three levels in Helensburgh is one of the properties you can expect to see in the first episode.

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9 d. ago Coronation Street spoilers for next week: Sad exit news and a villain returns

Coronation Street fans can expect plenty of drama and major hints about what's ahead in scenes next week on the ITV soap, with spoilers teasing an exit and a return

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