84 m. ago ‘Alarming’ rise in regional internet censorship in China, study finds

Tens of millions of internet users in China’s Henan denied access to five times more websites than usualChina’s authorities appear to have implemented an enhanced version of the country’s internet censorship regime in the central province of Henan, subjecting tens of millions of residents to even stricter controls on access to information than people in the rest of the country.A research paper published this month by Great Firewall Report, an internet censorship monitoring platform, found that internet users in Henan, one of China’s most populous provinces, were, on average, denied access to five times more websites than a typical Chinese internet user between November 2023 and March 2025. Continue reading...

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84 m. ago Flight attendant issues important warning to people who fall asleep on planes

While it can be tempting to close your eyes while you're waiting for your flight to depart, a member of cabin crew has revealed why you should avoid having some shut-eye

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1 hour ago Creepy Scots circus school teacher touched up students during trapeze lessons

Rodolfo Rivas Franco, 53, preyed on his students during trapeze classes at Spinal Chord in Glasgow between September 2018 and April 2022.

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1 hour ago New DWP plans to help people on PIP with back, joint, and muscle conditions into work

More than one million people with musculoskeletal conditions are receiving PIP.

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2 h. ago Can you spot the hidden letter in this brain teaser? Only high IQs can in under 13 seconds

People with a high IQ can spot the hidden letter in this puzzling brainteaser with just a 13-second time limit - but it's really quite tricky, and has left plenty of people stumped

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3 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Multiple injuries as Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and missiles

Explosions heard across capital and fires ignited while Russia and Ukraine begin largest prisoner swap of war. What we know on day 1,186See all our Ukraine war coverage Kyiv came under heavy drone and missile attack by Russian forces overnight into Saturday, triggering fires and injuring at least eight people, the Ukrainian capital’s mayor said. Explosions and machine-gun fire were heard throughout the city and many Kyiv residents took shelter in underground subway stations. Debris fell in at least four districts, said the Kyiv military administration, with six people requiring medical care. Pictures posted online showed smoke billowing from the top of one block of flats and flames leaping from part of another as emergency crews trained water on it.Russia and Ukraine on Friday began a major, complicated exchange of military prisoners of war and civilians, write Peter Beaumont and Pjotr Sauer. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, said the first phase brought home 390 Ukrainians,...

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3 h. ago 'I went to Disneyland Paris and found the hidden attraction most people miss'

Disneyland Paris has plenty of iconic rides and attractions but there's one hidden right by the Sleeping Beauty castle that most visitors will miss - and there isn't a queue

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3 h. ago Gardeners urged to place a washing up bowl on their lawns immediately

This unlikely household item can be a massive saviour in your garden - an expert has urged people to use it to create a "mini pond" for this one struggling creature

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3 h. ago Gorgeous cove is so beautiful people travel from all over the world to see it

The World Heritage Site is so well-known people come from all over the world to pay it a visit. The beach also welcomes dogs all year round, making it a perfect spot for a family day out

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4 h. ago Tiny UK village with gorgeous beach and nature reserve that visitors call 'bliss'

Wrabness, a small village and civil parish in Essex, has a beach and a nature reserve, and it's no wonder that people flock here to escape the chaos of everyday life

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6 h. ago NHS plan to open 'calm and welcoming' mental health A&Es across England to ease pressure on 'chaotic' major hospitals

Around 250,000 people went to A&E last year due to a mental health crisis - with around a quarter facing a wait of 12 hours or longer.

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6 h. ago New Pentagon spokesperson promoted antisemitic conspiracy theory – US politics live

Kingsley Wilson, who has repeatedly shared false claim, promoted to press secretary as critics blast her ‘clearly unfit for her role’Harvard University has sued the Trump administration over its decision to revoke the Ivy League school’s ability to enrol international students, a move the school called unconstitutional and retaliatory.Reuters reports that in a complaint filed in Boston federal court, Harvard called the revocation a “blatant violation” of the US constitution’s first amendment and other federal laws. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Privacy and hunger groups sue over USDA attempt to collect personal data of SNAP recipients

Privacy and hunger relief groups and a handful of people receiving food assistance benefits are suing the federal government over the Trump administration’s attempts to collect the personal information of millions of U.S. residents who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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8 h. ago Horror in Hamburg as 17 are stabbed in train station knife rampage with hooded 'German woman', 39, arrested after 'randomly attacking passengers'

The attacker, who carried out a stabbing spree at the central railway station in Germany's second-biggest city, has been arrested.

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8 h. ago A missing woman was found against the odds in the California mountains. Now, people are doubting her story

Tiffany Slaton, 28, of Georgia, reportedly survived for three weeks in the wilderness eating wild leeks, boiling snow melt for water and even surviving 13 snowstorms despite losing both her tent and her sleeping bag

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8 h. ago Lawyers react as eight found guilty in Kim Kardashian’s Paris robbery case

Lawyers expressed relief and satisfaction after eight people were convicted for the 2016 armed robbery of Kim Kardashian in Paris — a $10 million jewellery heist that left her traumatised.

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8 h. ago At least 17 people injured after horror knife attack in Hamburg station

A woman has been arrested in connection with the stabbings in the German city on Friday

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9 h. ago Kneecap reveal their Glastonbury slot hangs in the balance after terror charge

Rap group Kneecap have taken to the stage to perform in the headline slot of Wide Awake Festival in Brockwell Park, south London after one member was charged with a terror offence

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9 h. ago Kneecap reveal Glastonbury slot uncertain as they slam Government after terror charge

Rap group Kneecap have taken to the stage to perform in the headline slot of Wide Awake Festival in Brockwell Park, south London after one member was charged with a terror offence

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9 h. ago Hamburg stabbing: 12 people injured in train station knife attack as woman arrested

Police have arrested an individual following a knife attack at Hamburg Central Station

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