15 h. ago This Kindle has been reduced to a record low price for Amazon Prime Day

This bestselling ereader won’t stay on sale for long

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3 d. ago Faith Kipyegon breaks her 1500m world record as Beatrice Chebet smashes 5,000m mark

Kipyegon runs final 300m in 44 seconds to set recordChebet is first woman to run 5,000m inside 14 minutesFaith Kipyegon bounced back in spectacular style from the disappointment of failing to run a four-minute mile in Paris by shattering her 1500m world record in Eugene.On a day where the women’s 5,000m world record also fell in the 50th running of the Prefontaine Classic, the 31-year-old Kenyan looked to be odds against to break her record at the bell. Yet Kipyegon was able to find an extra gear as she ran the last 300m in a staggering 44 seconds to break her previous world record by 0.36 sec. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago From Madonna to New Order and Oasis, one man’s odyssey to make an ‘atlas of album cover maps’

Damien Saunder set out to survey the cartographic influence on album sleeve design. Four years and 400-plus records later, he’s created the coffee table book music fans and map lovers never knew they neededGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailGrowing up in rural Wangaratta in north-eastern Victoria, Damien Saunder spent many a wintry day listening to music on the family’s record player. Just beneath the stereo was a Reader’s Digest atlas. “Anytime we put on a record, I’d get out the atlas,” Saunder recalls. “It was like a gateway to the world – a way to dream, explore and let your mind wander.”Decades later, music and maps have come together again, this time in a coffee table book: Maps on Vinyl, a world-first survey of the cartographic influence on album sleeve design; an atlas of album cover maps. It’s the book most music fans – and map-makers – never knew they needed. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Apple AirTag hits record low price in Amazon Prime Day sale so you never lose your bags again

Apple's AirTag, which can be attached to luggage, is currently on sale at Amazon for its lowest ever price

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6 d. ago Oasis to reissue (What's The Story) Morning Glory? for album's 30th anniversary

The deluxe version of the album will be released on October 3, a day after the Britpop icons released their seminal second record in 1995

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6 d. ago Motorists slapped with nearly 40,000 private parking charges a day as DVLA sold record 14.4m driver details last year

A 13% increase in driver detail requests made by private parking firms in 2024-25 means an average of 27 charges are issued to motorists every minute.

Transport

7 d. ago Squid Game season three breaks Netflix viewership record with 60.1m views

Final season of the smash series scores a new record for the streaming platform in the first three daysThe third and final season of the hit Korean series Squid Game has broken records to become the biggest-ever TV launch for Netflix.Over its first three days, the series racked up more than 60.1m views, a new high for the streamer, with more than 368.4m hours viewed. The second season launched with 68m views but over a four-day period last December. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Heatwave live: Hottest day of year so far in UK after warmest June on record

Heatwave live: Hottest day of year so far in UK after warmest June on record - with highs of 40C in Paris  Sky News

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7 d. ago Wimbledon close to its hottest day ever as temperatures soar past 34C

Fans queued with umbrellas, celebrities filled the Royal Box and players battled brutal heat as Wimbledon edged towards a record-breaking day

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7 d. ago Small boat crossings hit record high in another blow for Starmer

The record figures come just days before the prime minister celebrates his first anniversary in No 10

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7 d. ago Defeats for Heather Watson and Johannus Monday on day two at Wimbledon

The pair were looking to follow day one’s record-setting seven British players into the second round.

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8 d. ago Queues and winning Raducanu make Wimbledon feel even more British than usual

Seven inspired wins, David Beckham in the royal box and 10,000 fans at Wimbledon Park meant a memorable start to SW19It might sound implausible, but this was a day where Wimbledon, that most quintessential of British sporting institutions, felt even more British than usual. The queues were lengthy, the weather hitting record-breaking heights. And over a glorious day of action, the All England Club reverberated to the rare sound of unheralded British players shattering expectations – and ripping up the record books.By the time Katie Boulter left Centre Court with the cheers still ringing in her ears after defeating the No 9 seed Paula Badosa, there had been a magnificent seven British victories on day one – the most in a single day in the open era. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Wimbledon diary: SW19 hotter than Barbados while Sir David Beckham pays a visit

It was the hottest opening day on record amid.

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9 d. ago Welcome to the heat dome: Britain braces for one of the hottest June days EVER as 'killer' heatwave strikes with 34C temperatures forecast on the first day of Wimbledon

Monday is set to be one of the hottest June days on record, with highs of 34C serving tennis fans a sweltering start to Wimbledon.

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9 d. ago Europe is sweltering and England is next: UK weather map reveals where will hit 34C as Britain is likely to hit record temperatures in coming days

Things will get even toastier at the start of next week with the mercury reaching 26C in the southeast by 10am on Monday before hitting highs in the mid 30s by the afternoon.

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1 week ago SW19 set for record breaking scorcher... As Wimbledon prepares for its hottest opening day, players are offered longer breaks and fans told to wear wide

With the tournament braced for its hottest opening day tomorrow at a predicted high of 34C, the one thought occupying their minds is how to keep everyone cool.

Sport

1 week ago London phone thefts hit record high with 37 people having mobiles stolen every DAY in the West End alone

New data has revealed that almost 231,000 phone thefts and robberies were recorded over the past four years in the capital, a threefold increase.

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1 week ago Europeans are warned to stay indoors as continent goes on high alert for extreme 47C heat and forest fires and Met Office says hottest day yet is coming for UK

The mercury is set to rise to 36C on Monday in parts of the UK in what could be the hottest June day in record and the highest temperature in nearly three years.

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1 week ago On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone

A subreddit tracking apocalyptic news in a calm, logical way comforts users who believe the end times are nowThe threat of nuclear war, genocide in Gaza, ChatGPT reducing human cognitive ability, another summer of record heat. Every day brings a torrent of unimaginable horror. It used to be weeks between disasters, now we’re lucky to get hours.For many, the only sane solution is to stop reading the news altogether – advice often shared by therapists, self-help books and even newspaper articles. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Millions of Americans remain under heat warnings after days of record breaking temps. When will it end?

The heat dome that has caused temperatures to spike across the East Coast is expected to become less intense by Thursday

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