34 h. ago Russia's 'unprecedented violation' of Poland's air space branded an 'act of war' as Poland plans response and Zelensky issues dire warning

American politicians reacted as Poland said it shot down Russian suicide drones when devices 'repeatedly violated' its airspace during an attack on Ukraine.

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42 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Everywhere I go in the City, bosses are issuing dire warnings. But Reeves just won't listen

A attack on Labour's policies towards enterprise, launched by one of the biggest beasts in British business, underlines the true scale of our economic catastrophe.

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54 h. ago Jimmy Lai’s son gives Hong Kong dire warning: ‘Release my father or see him become a martyr’

Sebastien Lai says international community must send China message that its repressive actions have ‘very real consequences’

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3 d. ago Scientists tap ancient ’secret’ fresh water under the ocean. Just don’t drink it yet

It's just one of many depositories of ‘secret fresh water’ known to exist in shallow salt waters around the world

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4 d. ago Government shares exact text of emergency alert with dire warning to drivers

The Government has said the planned alarm that will hit all UK phones at 3pm on September 7 is designed to alert people to life-threatening situations such as floods and wildfires

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7 d. ago Microsoft engineer's family issues dire warning to Silicon Valley after he DIED 'face down' at work aged 35

Pratik Pandey was found dead in the early hours of August 20 inside the Microsoft campus in Mountain View, California.

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7 d. ago Lady Gaga issues statement over ‘agonising decision’ to cancel Miami show minutes before start time

Pop star told fans the decision was made after advice from her doctor

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1 week ago My partner and I share ONE Mounjaro prescription to cut costs... we take turns to use the jab and have lost 3 stone. I've never felt better despite doctors' dire warning

Couples all have their domestic routines and share of the chores. Who walks the dog, who puts the bin out? But my partner and I have one that's a little unusual...

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1 week ago Nick Bostrom: 'People will look back on 2025 and shudder in horror'

Silicon valley’s favourite philosopher has dire warnings about the race artificial general intelligence. Is there still time for the tech bros to listen?

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1 week ago I used to judge my mother’s gambling addiction. Now I think she was longing for a fairytale ending

Toni Jordan’s mother gambled fast, ferociously, without any sense of fun. The author has come to realise she was dreaming of a bigger life My mother, Margaret, died in 2018 at 75. It was a good death, all things considered. The very end was savage, as endings often are, but she was in her own home and on her own two feet until the final week. For a woman who’d smoked two packs a day all her adult life, who’d never exercised or even walked to the shops, who refused to drink water (“I’d spew!”) and lived on Coca-Cola, paté on toast, jubes and green olives from a jar – considering all that, she did OK.During my mother’s final days, I had it easy. My sister, Lee, lived closer and is, to be honest, a more nurturing person. She’s caring. Patient. Lee is also better with money than me, but I thought I should at least attempt to help – so at the end, I took charge of Mum’s bank accounts. She lived on the pension and died with a run-down brick veneer villa unit in an over-50s complex, an old...

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1 week ago Fourth day without water for Scots homes and businesses hit by pipe fault

Residents were warned not to drink tap water after a pipe fault at Rawburn treatment works, with bottled water hubs set up across the region.

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2 w. ago Lightyear should have been a dire warning to Disney – and no, Snoop Dogg, not because of its gay kiss

The Pixar movie’s same-sex couple prompted a pig-headed backlash that continues to this day – but, three years on, it’s clear the furore obscured the real reasons for the film’s failure , writes Louis Chilton

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2 w. ago Poundland could 'run out of money in days' ahead of 12 store closures

Bosses at cheap as chips chain Poundland are urging a High Court to approve a restructuring plan but have given a dire warning of what could happen if it fails

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3 w. ago At 19 I had to flee my country, afraid for my life – without even saying goodbye to my family

Mohanad was a medical student in Sudan, but he had to leave in secret, hiding in a vegetable truck, until he reached Libya, where he was kidnapped repeatedly. That was only the start of his perilous journeyFor three days, Mohanad had been lost at sea in an overcrowded wooden boat. Travelling across the Mediterranean from Libya to Europe, he and the other passengers had run out of food and water, were running out of fuel, and had mixed their remaining sugar with sea water to see if they could drink it. “It was madness,” he says.Weak and exhausted, passengers began drifting in and out of consciousness. Mohanad kept waking up an Ethiopian man – who was nearer the edge of the boat – worried he might fall in. At night, there were large waves, and Mohanad slept for a while himself, but was woken by a loud splash. People began screaming the Ethiopian man’s name. He had slipped over the side into the water. They turned the boat around to look for him, but he had drowned. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Alexander Isak and Newcastle approach point of no return after striker’s latest outburst

Club say they want to keep Isak but a move is now in both’s interests and Eddie Howe is best off chasing other targetsAs a general rule, it is almost always best to sleep on things before making important decisions or reacting to provocations. So why, at close to midnight on Tuesday, did Newcastle rush out a seemingly kneejerk response to Alexander Isak’s incendiary Instagram post claiming that, amid broken promises, his relationship with the club was over?In a statement reflecting an appreciably tougher tone than at any time during this summer saga, Newcastle insisted no promises had been broken and that their intention is to keep Isak. The message was that the Sweden striker’s attempt to force a move to Liverpool had failed and he would need to end his one-man strike before being welcomed back to first-team training. The only problem is that while you can lead a horse to water it sometimes really is impossible to make them drink. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Alexander Isak and Newcastle approach point of no return after striker’s outburst

Club say they want to keep Isak but a move is now in both’s interests and Eddie Howe is best off chasing other targetsAs a general rule, it is almost always best to sleep on things before making important decisions or reacting to provocations. So why, at close to midnight on Tuesday, did Newcastle rush out a seemingly kneejerk response to Alexander Isak’s incendiary Instagram post claiming that, amid broken promises, his relationship with the club was over?In a statement reflecting an appreciably tougher tone than at any time during this summer saga, Newcastle insisted no promises had been broken and that their intention is to keep Isak. The message was that the Sweden striker’s attempt to force a move to Liverpool had failed and he would need to end his one-man strike before being welcomed back to first-team training. The only problem is that while you can lead a horse to water it sometimes really is impossible to make them drink. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rachel Reeves considers ‘mansion tax’ to fill Treasury black hole

The chancellor is seeking ways to raise cash in the face of dire warnings about the state of the public finances

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3 w. ago The dire warning my doctor gave me after I told her how much water I drink a day

Claire Cameron said the alarm bells about her drinking habit started ringing after she had a routine blood test. On looking at the results, her doctor quizzed her on a range of symptoms.

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3 w. ago Don't cook rice in boiling water and use expert's 'better' way instead

Many people are unaware of one important ingredient that they should be adding to their rice to make it taste better - and it's not salt, according to a culinary expert

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3 w. ago Thirsty for a drink of water? Map reveals London fountains after 'health warning' issued as temperatures soar

Londoners have been urged to stay hydrated with temperatures expected to peak at around 25C on Sunday

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