30 m. ago Two women dead after emergency services raced to Snowdonia: Bodies pulled from water at popular pool

North Wales Police were called at 9.31pm to a report that one had been pulled from the water and another was still in a pool on the Watkin Path at Nant Gwynant.

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47 m. ago Two women dead after 'incident' at Eryri National Park after cops pull them from water

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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49 m. ago Two women die after being pulled from water in Eryri national park

Officers were called to reports that one woman had been pulled from a pool close to the Watkin Path in Nant Gwynant, Gwynedd

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53 m. ago Air India plane crash had 'handful of Leicester residents' onboard as MP 'horrified'

A local MP has claimed there are several people in his constituency who have died after the fatal plane crash in India this morning, with over 200 said to be dead just minutes after taking off

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80 m. ago Terrified students leap from windows to save themselves after Air India flight crashes into medical hostel

In the world’s worst aviation disaster in a decade, an Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad

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1 hour ago Michelle O’Neil accuses DUP minister of inflaming racial tensions on social media

Gordon Lyons rejects calls to resign after posting information about leisure centre hours before it was set on fireNorthern Ireland’s first minister has accused a DUP politician of “inflaming” tensions, as the display of political unity after three nights of violence fractured when a leisure centre in Larne was set on fire.Gordon Lyons, the communities minister, should “consider his position”, Michelle O’Neill said. Hours before the centre was set on fire by a mob of masked youths, Lyons had posted on social media that the building was used to accommodate several people who had fled from Ballymena, about 20 miles (32km) away. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day arose decades after Betsy Ross sewed her first

The reverence for Old Glory that inspired Flag Day came decades after the lifetime of the woman often credited with sewing the first United States national flag

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1 hour ago I have bad knees. Do I really have to wear sneakers all the time?

I’ve put off surgery for a meniscus tear. In the meantime, I’m having a crisis about what shoes to wearI’ve had a torn meniscus in my right knee for eight years. My knee was OK for 47 years, and then I went on the easiest hike in recorded history and stepped up on a not-very-high ledge. That was it.It’s not ideal. I can walk, but I can’t run or sit cross legged. But whenever I’m about to bite the bullet on surgery, it seems like the wrong time to be sitting around for six weeks or longer. Or someone says: “That surgery didn’t work for me.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Where Marcus Rashford and four more England stars in transfer limbo this summer may end up

Marcus Rashford looks set to leave Manchester United this summer, but the identity of his destination is unclear, with several teams eyeing a move for the England international

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1 hour ago Syria asks women to dress modestly on beaches but says bikinis still allowed

Women advised to cover up on public beaches, prompting concerns about freedoms under new governmentSyria’s government has asked women to wear “burkinis” or more modest swimwear while visiting public beaches this summer, although it later clarified there will be no legal consequences for those who wear bikinis.A government directive on Tuesday asked women to wear a “burkini or swimwear that covers more of the body”, and loose-fitting clothing when out of the water. The decree also asked men not to be shirtless when not swimming. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago UK households issued warning to keep windows and doors shut from 10am to 3pm

The UK has been basking in hot weather with several heatwaves so far this year but that's bad news for hay fever sufferers - as trees, grass and weed pollens are all in season at the time

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2 h. ago DWP Winter Fuel Payment rules confirmed for couples including who gets what

Nine million pensioners in England and Wales will receive the Winter Fuel Payment from the DWP this winter after a government u-turn - here are the rules

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2 h. ago Israel raids a Syrian village and detains suspected militants; 1 person is killed

Israel’s army has raided a village in southern Syria to arrest several alleged agents of the Palestinian militant group Hamas

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2 h. ago Why are people so triggered by the Mexican flag at the LA protests? | Daniel Peña

The flag serves as a reminder of a fundamental truth about Mexican Americans: we are from here; we are also from thereRepublicans are using images of Ice protesters waving Mexican flags atop burning Waymo cars to foment fear among Americans. Like this photograph that Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday: a shirtless protester wielding the Tricolor atop a vandalized robotaxi as flames billow toward the weak sunlight backlighting the flag. His dark curls fall to his bare shoulders. He stares into the camera.Frankly, the image belongs in a museum. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Coronation Street fans baffled by Becky detail as they predict 'witness protection' twist for Lisa Swain

Becky has been reffered to several times in the past year as she's the late partner of DS Lisa Swain

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2 h. ago Museum slaps trigger warning on book advising staff about trigger warnings

‘Trigger Toolkit’ was released by history buffs to help educate Museum Development North staff about the best way to use the warnings

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2 h. ago Space station leak concerns will delay visit by astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

A chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary's first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station

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2 h. ago Cuba’s students call for resignations and strikes after brutal internet price hike

Students say rise in prices was trigger but underlying anger was communist government’s increasing reliance on USDHaving endured electricity blackouts, water shortages, transport failures and the spiralling cost of food, Cuba’s students appear to have finally lost patience with their government over a ferocious price hike for the country’s faltering internet.Local chapters of Cuba’s Federation of University Students (FEU) have been calling for a slew of measures, including attendance strikes, explanations from ministers and even the resignation of their own organisation’s president. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Lithium supplies will not keep up with demand for electric cars, experts warn

Researchers from East China Normal University in Shanghai and Sweden’s Lund University described the shortage as a ‘looming crisis”.

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3 h. ago Brits battling sugar addiction and this is how much you should really be eating each day

The UK is in the midst of a sugar eating crisis, with health experts saying nine out of 10 kids guzzle more than the recommended amount which risks heart problems and diabetes later in life

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