2 h. ago Chaos unleashed by Musk’s Doge is starting to wain – what does that mean?

Tech billionaire plans to hang up the chainsaw as he steps away from ‘efficiency’ role amid Tesla sales slump“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy!” screamed Elon Musk, wielding the power tool before a cheering crowd at a rightwing political conference. The tech titan promised to slice and dice the US federal government and save taxpayers a trillion dollars. Oozing confidence, the world’s richest person seemed unstoppable.That was February. Last week Musk announced that he is hanging up his chainsaw and stepping back from his role overseeing the unofficial “department of government efficiency”, or Doge, to focus on Tesla, his beleaguered electric vehicle company. The news led some to hope the chaos unleashed by Doge is finally waning. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Chaos unleashed by Musk’s Doge is starting to wane – what does that mean?

Tech billionaire plans to hang up the chainsaw as he steps away from ‘efficiency’ role amid Tesla sales slump“This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy!” screamed Elon Musk, wielding the power tool before a cheering crowd at a rightwing political conference. The tech titan promised to slice and dice the US federal government and save taxpayers a trillion dollars. Oozing confidence, the world’s richest person seemed unstoppable.That was February. Last week Musk announced that he is hanging up his chainsaw and stepping back from his role overseeing the unofficial “department of government efficiency”, or Doge, to focus on Tesla, his beleaguered electric vehicle company. The news led some to hope the chaos unleashed by Doge is finally waning. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Meet the lost jewellery hunters: ‘I will be for ever grateful. It wasn’t just a ring’

Metal detecting isn’t just about searching for ancient treasure – the missing belongings of living people are just as precious. Meet the volunteers reuniting the twoI’ve been standing in a soggy field in Bristol for two hours and I’m starting to lose hope. I try to smile optimistically at the woman beside me, but she’s staring ahead at the metal detectorists slowly sweeping the ground like crime scene inspectors. Suddenly there’s a screech. A man drops to his knees and digs into the mud. Is this the moment we’ve all been waiting for?In 2013, Morley Howard launched one of Britain’s biggest metal detecting communities, with a twist. Its members don’t focus on ancient treasure; instead they look for the lost belongings of living people. There’s a chance they’re in your neighbourhood, wading through weeds and plunging into ponds for missing jewellery. They’re an altruistic service just waiting for your call, formed as a result of one chance purchase 15 years ago.Morley Howard: ‘We’ve be...

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2 h. ago Marcus Rashford gets torn apart after frosty comment from Aston Villa boss Unai Emery

Marcus Rashford was in attendance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to watch Chris Eubank Jr's victory over Conor Benn, just hours after he missed Aston Villa's FA Cup loss to Crystal Palace

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3 h. ago How Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn produced a boxing melodrama worthy of their fathers

Eubank Jr, with Sr in his corner in a late twist, won a scintillating duel with Benn – 30 years after their fathers settled their own bitter grudge

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4 h. ago Reporter snapped at as Man United learn Marcus Rashford transfer update

Aston Villa's FA Cup dreams were ended by Crystal Palace on Saturday evening, and Unai Emery was in a spiky mood when asked about the absence of Marcus Rashford.

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5 h. ago Unai Emery suggests Marcus Rashford's season could be over with injury admission

Aston Villa were without Marcus Rashford as they went crashing out of the FA Cup and Unai Emery has confirmed that a hamstring injury could end the loanee's season

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5 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star Sam Quek reveals 'tough' challenge she faced on BBC series

Although she is known for her sports career, Olympian Sam Quek has revealed that while on Strictly Come Dancing she discovered a lot about herself behind the scenes

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6 h. ago Arsenal gunning to overhaul mighty Lyon and reach Champions League final

Renée Slegers’ side have hope in key players returning but have to win on the road against the eight-times championsAt first glance, the outlook does not look too promising for Arsenal, trailing 2-1 against Lyon from the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semi-final and needing to win at a club who have reached 11 previous finals. Nonetheless, there are reasons for Renée Slegers’ team to be cheerful as well as fearful before the biggest game of their season as they try to keep their European dream alive.Losing in London was certainly not in the 2007 European champions’ script but Arsenal won more of the duels, controlled more of the possession and had more efforts at goal than Lyon, who lead thanks to the hugely talented young Haiti midfielder Melchie Dumornay’s cool late finish. The Arsenal left-back Katie McCabe was adamant regarding her side’s capability to fight back, saying on Friday: “I believe we can go and be positive and score goals. We have the quality. We have th...

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7 h. ago 'I drank the UK's darkest coffee – it tasted like the destruction of my hopes and dreams'

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star's resident 'oooo, this looks tasty and dangerous in equal measures' expert Adam Cailler tried one of the UK's darkest roasted coffees available... for fun

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9 h. ago London Marathon 2025: How to watch iconic race, track friends and family

More than 56,000 thousand runners hope to complete today's TCS London Marathon and there will be wall-to-wall coverage of from the elites to the fun runners with moving stories to tell

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9 h. ago Kirsty Maxwell Benidorm balcony death to be probed in new series amid hope five men come forward

Five British men were the last people to see 27-year-old Kirsty alive.

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11 h. ago Man Utd news: Marcus Rashford transfer hint dropped as Andre Onana verdict given

Manchester United are looking ahead to the summer transfer window when Ruben Amorim wants to completely overhaul the underperforming squad he inherited from Erik ten Hag

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11 h. ago TALK OF THE TOWN: Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher headlines a definitely (maybe) real rock festival ahead of hotly anticipated summer reunion tour

Britpop legends Oasis are firmly back in fashion thanks to their hotly anticipated reunion tour this summer.

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13 h. ago Britney Spears' ex Sam Asghari takes brutal swipe at their marriage as he makes red carpet debut with girlfriend

Britney Spears' ex-husband Sam Asghari took a swipe at his relationship with the pop princess while praising the love he and his girlfriend of four months share.

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13 h. ago The REAL reason Freddie Mercury's sister had to buy back £3million of his most treasured possessions...from the ex

The trove at the Sotheby's sale of Freddie Mercury 's effects in 2023 was so enormous - 1,406 lots - the auction took place over six days

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14 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr beats Conor Benn by unanimous decision – live reaction

Updates from the British middleweight grudge matchChris Eubank Jr interview | Preview | And mail BryanAnthony Yarde has won a close but uncontroversial unanimous verdict over Lyndon Arthur in the final undercard bout. The judges’ scores were 115-113 and 116-112 (twice). It’s Sweet Caroline time in North London. We should be seeing Eubank Jr and Benn making their entrances shortly.The Tottenham Stadium looks almost full as the main undercard fight between Anthony Yarde and Lyndon Arthur reaches the halfway stage. This is a 60,000-plus crowd that currently seems more enthused by the musical breaks than the boxing. I am not sure too many were watching closely, but they missed young Aaron McKenna utterly dominate a proud old fighter in Liam Smith. McKenna calls himself ‘The Silencer’ and I’ve followed him closely for a few years and been with him in dressing rooms before fights. I always knew he was good; but tonight he was outstanding as he won a near shutout victory and knocked Smith ...

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14 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr holds off Conor Benn in boxing melodrama worthy of their fathers

Eubank Jr, with Sr in his corner in a late twist, won a scintillating duel with Benn – 30 years after their fathers settled their own bitter grudge

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15 h. ago Ryan Reynolds shares kiss with Blake Lively as Wrexham earn third promotion

As the Welsh club took their first goal, Deadpool star Reynolds kissed his wife, the Gossip Girl star Lively in celebration.

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15 h. ago Ruben Amorim doubles down on Marcus Rashford stance as he makes 'hurt' admission

Marcus Rashford has impressed since leaving Manchester United to join Aston Villa on loan in the January transfer window and Ruben Amorim has insisted he was right to get rid of the forward

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