7 h. ago ‘The internet already messed her up pretty good’: Dad begs people to stop trying to find ‘Phillies Karen’

‘Please don't do anything to that lady,’ says father who handed over home run ball to aggressive woman at game

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29 h. ago Collectables store offers Phillies ‘Karen’ thousands of dollars for baseball

The trading card company wants the woman to sign the ball with the phrase “I’m sorry”

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67 h. ago Our charity could have lost thousands due to Thames Water delay

It took a year and a half after we paid for installation for the company to connect our refurbished propertyI work for a charity providing affordable sheltered housing for older people. In January 2024, we began refurbishing a building that was bequeathed to us.We paid Thames Water to connect a water supply in February 2024. It wasn’t until November that it informed us that it would need permission from Transport for London (TfL) to close part of the road. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man confronted by 'Phillies Karen' speaks out on why he surrendered the home run ball he gave to his son

The baseball fan who surrendered the home run ball he initially gave to his son has spoken out about 'Phillies Karen' - saying he 'jumped out of my skin' when she confronted him about the souvenir.

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3 d. ago Elderly people to receive winter heating payment in November

More than 880,000 elderly people will begin receiving their payment from the Scottish Government in November, the Sunday Mail can reveal.

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6 d. ago Police charge 21 people after protests outside Epping migrant hotel as force releases images of wanted demonstrators

Essex Police said today that since protests began on July 13, officers have arrested 32 people.

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9 d. ago Dear gen Z, take a lesson from this zillennial: to be cringe is to be free | Eleanor Burnard

As the internet’s apex predator, zoomers are terrified of being seen as anything but a specific type of curated cool. It’s time they learned to live, laugh, loveMillennials are a generation infamous for their love of avocado toast, craft beer, Harry Potter, inventing the idea of a Disney adult and girlboss feminism. For that they’ve been subject to the brunt of our zeitgeist’s wrath in the years since.Resentful boomers began the anti-millennial crusade. That’s to be expected; older people griping about the kids is nothing new, but rather a rite of passage that signifies a healthy ecosystem within the age groups. Hell, even gen X occasionally joins in on the action. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Bristol returns cultural artefacts taken from Larrakia people in Australia

Objects including three-metre spears were collected in late 19th and early 20th centuries and donated to city’s museumFor decades, they have languished in storage in the basement of a museum in the English West Country.Finally, an extraordinary collection of weapons and ceremonial objects taken from the Larrakia people more than a century ago is beginning a winding journey home to the saltwater landscapes of the Northern Territory in Australia. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Nate Landman on life as an African NFL player: ‘People don’t believe me at first’

The Rams linebacker spent the early part of his life in Zimbabwe. But he has kept his childhood memories alive as his football career has grownFor Nate Landman, surprise has become routine. The Los Angeles Rams linebacker has lost count of the raised eyebrows, smirks, and awkward pauses when people learn where his story begins.“They don’t believe me at first,” Landman said. “I’ll show them I’m covered in African tattoos, and some will say I’m still lying until they look it up or someone will vouch for me.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Colourful costumes and music fill streets for Notting Hill Carnival

The festival began early on Sunday with the J’ouvert celebration where people covered each other in paint, coloured powder and chocolate.

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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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