3 h. ago Naked woman found wrapped in stolen curtains after man goes on hammer rampage

North Belfast man Jonathan Beggs, 34, jailed for four months after trying to attack man with hammer and wrapping his naked girlfriend in stolen bedroom curtain

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4 h. ago Tens of thousands take part in Twelfth celebrations in scorching temperatures

Traditional Orange Order parades have been taking place across Northern Ireland.

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6 h. ago Grand Hyatt La Manga: is this the perfect place for a screen

From golf and tennis to cliffside meals and poolside play, Lucy Tobin and family went to find out if the facilities at this sporty hotel could help them down their devices for six whole days

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6 h. ago Coco Gauff’s reaction to Wimbledon finalist's 'surprising' announcement said a lot

Coco Gauff has proved she's one of the greatest talents in tennis today, but the words she shares with her rivals shows she is of rare class off the court as well

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8 h. ago 2024 book review: Trump, Biden, Harris and a turbulent election full of what

Deeply sourced narrative charts the delusions of the main players and the disastrous debate that reset the campaignDonald Trump is on a roll. The “big, beautiful bill” is law. Ice, his paramilitary immigration force, rivals foreign armies for size and funding. Democrats stand demoralized and divided. 2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America, by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager and Isaac Arnsdorf, is a book for these times: aptly named, deeply sourced.Kamala Harris declined to speak. Joe Biden criticized his successor in a brief phone call, then balked. Trump talked, of course.2024 is published in the US by Penguin Random House Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Nostalgia and a Lauryn Hill cameo can only take Drake so far at Wireless Festival

Licking the wounds from his feud with Kendrick Lamar, the rapper isn’t afraid to wield the power of his address book when he needs it the most

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8 h. ago Renfrewshire veterans charity and Scottish SPCA launch partnership to tackle loneliness

Erskine veterans have made furry companions as rescue animals provide support in SSPCA partnership.

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11 h. ago Moza FSR2 Formula Wheel review – impressive performance and build quality for F1 sim racers

The Moza FSR2 Formula Wheel features exceptional build quality and loads of buttons, but the lack of SimHub support is a shame.

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12 h. ago Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech: an idyll amid the mayhem of Morocco's iconic city

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, this opulent Mandarin Oriental outpost offers the perfect respite to the frenetic medina in the city

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13 h. ago 'I tried the Kopari SPF setting spray that sold out multiple times to see if it’s worth the hype'

Shoppers are hailing the product as a ‘must buy’ - here's my honest opinion after trying it

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14 h. ago Wine: I tried Aldi’s boxed dupe on ‘chicken wine’ and it is almost identical to the original

This will be the wine of the summer 🍷

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14 h. ago What links a prosecco cocktail and raw beef? The Saturday quiz

From blessed and venerable to I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which of Shakespeare’s female characters has the most lines?2 What is the only shipping forecast area named after a person?3 Which high street chain was sold for £1 in June?4 Where does the bánh mì sandwich come from?5 Which TV presenter was horseracing’s champion lady rider in 1990?6 What irritant has the botanical name Urtica dioica?7 Which Conservative peer’s father drafted the 1945 Labour manifesto?8 What is Africa’s largest antelope?What links: 9 Prosecco and peach cocktail; sliced raw beef; brownish-orange hair?10 Cutting; doglike; millstone; before millstone; wise judgment?11 American Dad; I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here; Jeopardy; Police Squad; Up Pompeii?12 First class (62%); second class (41%); third class (25%); crew (24%)?13 Abcoulomb; defence; hijack; nope; stupid?14 Servant of God; Venerable; Blessed?15 Altai; Buryat; Chukchi; Evenki; Kalmyk; Nenets? Continu...

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14 h. ago Review: Cider slushies and frappes in the sun with INOVIVA slushie machine

Summer is here and everyone wants a cold drink - and thanks to this slushie machine from Inoviva, you can create the frozen variety of them in your own home

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14 h. ago Review: Keychron Q1 HE is the ultimate keyboard for gamers and pros

Users can assign multiple actions to a single key, depending on how deeply it is pressed

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15 h. ago Empire of the Elite by Michael B. Grynbaum: A history of Condé Nast that misses the big story

Having edited British GQ for 22 years, when I left in 2021, as the operation became centralised in New York, my agent at Curtis Brown told me to write a memoir about my time there. Having zero interest in doing so, I said I would rather concentrate on other things (principally, an extremely long holiday with my family). But as he is a very good agent, he pestered me until I said yes, which turned out to be an extremely fortuitous decision.

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16 h. ago Billesley Manor Hotel and Spa: the country retreat where history meets world

To sleep, perchance to dream – in Elizabethan luxury

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18 h. ago Tens of thousands take to streets for annual July 12 Orange Order parades

The loyal order parades come after the burning of bonfires at hundreds of sites across the region as part of the annual festivities.

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19 h. ago New proposals to cut PIP and disability benefits ahead of full review

The Centre for Social Justice has called for emergency measures to be brought in to reduce the number of people currently on the benefit

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21 h. ago House Democrats call for urgent review of deadly Texas flooding as Trump tours disaster zone

‘I’ve never seen anything like it. A little narrow river that becomes a monster,’ president says

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22 h. ago Effigies of Kneecap, Irish flags and sectarian slogans top loyalist bonfires

The bonfires are set to be lit late on Friday night.

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