42 m. ago The reason our city is the happiest place in Britain: Locals reveal why their community scores highest on happiness index

New data released by the Office for National Statistics has revealed Britain's happiest region was the South West of England - with residents living in the mainly rural area.

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44 m. ago Harry Redknapp’s net worth and Soccer Aid star’s secret to happy 56

Iconic Premier League manager Harry Redknapp returns for his eighth Soccer Aid on Sunday, as England look to retain the charity match crown after an emphatic victory last time out

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51 m. ago Jay Slater's friends still being tracked down by police after inquest no

The 19-year-old was found dead after going missing following a night out in Tenerife last June

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63 m. ago World's most secretive society meets in Sweden as tensions between Europe and Trump reach boiling point

The annual Bilderberg Meeting provides a private forum for discussion at a time when President Donald Trump has upended security and economic ties between the US and Europe.

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74 m. ago DEAR JANE: My roommate stole something deeply intimate from me... and used it with a random man

When I moved to New York City, I couldn't afford to rent my own apartment, so I joined a Facebook group to find a roommate. We don't spend much time together, in fact I barely see her.

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80 m. ago Blasts heard in Tel Aviv and Tehran left looking 'like a war zone' as Iran and Israel exchange airstrikes for third day

Blasts have been heard in Israel's Tel Aviv while Iran's capital city Tehran has been left looking like a war zone, as the countries entered the third day of massively escalating tit-for-tat strikes

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83 m. ago Two dead and 32 injured in bridge collapse at busy tourist destination

The bridge was busy with tourists at the time

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93 m. ago NWSL’s Angel City wear ‘Immigrant City Football Club’ shirts after Los Angeles raids

Team handed out 10,000 shirts bearing messageProtests have erupted across LA in response to raidsAngel City, Los Angeles’ NWSL team, wore shirts that proclaimed themselves “Immigrant City Football Club” before Saturday night’s game against the North Carolina Courage.The team also printed 10,000 t-shirts bearing the same message, with “Los Angeles is for Everyone” on the back in English and Spanish, and gave them to fans at the game. The move was in solidarity with immigrants in the city who have been targeted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Bayern Munich vs Auckland City LIVE: Club World Cup match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

The Bundesliga champions get their summer campaign underway

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1 hour ago How a Pentagon account on X became Pete Hegseth’s personal cheerleader

Department’s rapid response team is weaponizing the social platform to champion defense secretary and attack rivalsWhile it’s true no president or political leader has ever used social media quite as prolifically as Donald Trump, no recent secretary of defense has ever weaponized X or any other platform, quite like former Fox & Friends weekend host, Pete Hegseth.Hegseth is actively reshaping the Pentagon in his own image since taking over, prompting a social media policy that has taken a dramatic turn towards supporting Hegseth’s every move and public appearance. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Scottish city is home to one of the most popular place for a walk this summer, according to TikTok

Scotland ranks three times in the UK’s top ten walks as TikTok’s ‘hot girl walk’ trend booms

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2 h. ago Liam Gallagher slams Scottish council for description of Oasis fans

Edinburgh City Council officials described Oasis fans as ‘older’, ‘rowdy’ and ‘taking up more room’.

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2 h. ago Blitz on Tehran: Iranian capital is left looking like 'a war zone' after being rocked by dozens of huge explosions as Israel strikes back

Iran's capital city has been left looking like a war zone, following dozens of Israeli missile strikes that came as part of a set of massively escalating tit-for-tat strikes against each other

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2 h. ago Liverpool's gangsters' molls: The women linked to some of the city's most notorious criminals

Behind many of the men who have brought misery to the city, there are women attracted to the power of the city's most notorious criminals.

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2 h. ago Lisa Snowdon, 53, reveals the secret behind her increasingly

The presenter, 53, has been candid about the 'sudden' weight gain she experienced after becoming perimenopausal in her mid-40s.

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2 h. ago Right back at ya! Trump’s crude but effective rhetorical standby | Chris Taylor

The president has spent the past decade employing a familiar tactic. Accusing protesters of ‘insurrection’ is just the latest exampleDonald Trump and his allies wasted little time in branding the people protesting against immigration enforcement raids in Los Angeles as “insurrectionists”. Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy – particularly the vindictive kind – spoke darkly of a “violent insurrection”. JD Vance, the vice-president, inveighed against “insurrectionists carrying foreign flags” on the streets of the nation’s second-biggest city.It didn’t escape notice that an insurrection was exactly what the president was accused of instigating on 6 January 2021, when the flag being paraded through the Capitol was that of the Confederate secessionists. And that Trump hadn’t shown quite the same enthusiasm for sending in the troops then.Chris Taylor is a subeditor at the Guardian US and author of The Black Carib Wars: Freedom, Survival, and the Making of the ...

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3 h. ago 'I paid on my credit card to keep my unhealthy secret from my wife'

Mark Fettes, 44, said his life has now been transformed after he gave up his unhealthy habits

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3 h. ago Brits going on holiday to Spanish city urged to be wary of new rule or face fine

Spain holidays may come with a fine this year as noise pollution has become a key concern for the country and anyone planning on a trip this summer needs to be aware

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3 h. ago Man City fans find themselves in Club World Cup position few saw coming

Manchester City have headed off to the Club World Cup and their supporters are a lot more on board with it than they were

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3 h. ago Cardiff City star reveals what really surprised him about relegation and the moment he 'collapsed'

The defender spoke about his time at the club ahead of his departure

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