30 m. ago How to stay safe in a heatwave as 'risk of death' amber health alert issued ahead of 33C hot spell

Health experts have issued advice on how to stay safe in extreme heat as amber heat-health alerts have been issued across England

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44 m. ago The US is woefully underprepared for wildfire season, say insiders: ‘The stakes are life and death’

‘Efficiency’ cuts across offices have left teams understaffed, firefighters underpaid and uninsured, and without adequate equipmentSummer temperatures are rising and the US is bracing for another hot, dry and hectic wildfire season. But with the promise of extreme conditions in the months to come, federal fire crews are also growing concerned that a series of changes brought on by the Trump administration have left them underprepared.Severe cuts to budgets and staff have hamstrung the agencies that manage roughly 640m acres of the nation’s public lands, leaving significant gaps in a workforce that supports wildfire mitigation and suppression. The administration’s crackdown on climate science and the dismantling of departments that provided world-class research and weather forecasting, may also undermine early warning systems, slowing response and strategic planning. Continue reading...

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59 m. ago Dragons' Den star Sara Davies reveals extreme playdate rule for her children

She keeps their phones and tablets locked away in a box

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78 m. ago Extreme violence of Liverpool's most feared gang and their 'police insider "piggy"' exposed in astonishing leaked texts

This is no ordinary gang - and since its founding in the late 1990s is has risen to become one of Merseyside's most feared and powerful criminal outfits.

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2 h. ago Stephen Fry turns back on Harry Potter author JK Rowling, calling her a 'lost cause' over trans views

Star joins Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in publicly distancing themselves from Rowling’s views on gender identity and trans rights

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3 h. ago 22 Kids and Counting's Sue Radford emotional as she shares 'heartbreaking' news

Sue Radford was left heartbroken as she remembered the tragic death of a family friend, who sadly lost her cancer battle last year

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3 h. ago London woman 'killed for her Rolex' had 'lost everything' after moving from US

Police say a diamond-encrusted Rolex belonging to Jennifer Abbott, who went by the stage name Sarah Steinberg, was missing from her Camden flat after she was found dead from stab wounds

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3 h. ago I lost my car keys on an Avanti train but it told me they were at a VETS: CRANE ON THE CASE

The keys ended up in a dump and cost me £430 to replace - but both Avanti and Network Rail are denying that their staff were responsible.

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4 h. ago Vet's clever way to test if your dog is dehydrated in seconds

With the temperature gauge continuing to climb for days yet, leading vets have warned that your furry friends are in danger of dehydration if you're not extremely careful

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4 h. ago Bank of England expected to leave interest rates as Middle East conflict drives up oil price – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsEurope’s main stock markets have dropped at the start of trading.In London, the FTSE 100 index has lost 33 points, or 0.37%, to 8810 points. Mining stocks are among the fallers. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Hurricane Erick moved to Category 4 as 'extremely dangerous' storm to hit Mexico

Hurricane Erick has been upgraded to Category 4, meaning 'extremely dangerous' winds are likely - people have been urged to stay in their homes or to move to shelters

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5 h. ago Hurricane Erick strengthens to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 as it approaches Mexico

Erick could become the most intense hurricane to make landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast this early in the season

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6 h. ago 'PIP changes mean severe consequences for people with these three conditions'

The eligibility rules for PIP are becoming stricter

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6 h. ago The more I gambled, the more I lost and the more extreme the consequences were

Ryan* is supported by Cyrenians ‘Chances’ service which supports people into recovery from gambling harm. In this column he writes about his experiences with gambling addiction and what needs to change.

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6 h. ago 'I tried Goodreads "read the rainbow" challenge and one book left me sobbing'

It's Pride Month, so if you're looking for the perfect LGBTQ+ book to get lost in, whether it's fiction or non-fiction, look no further, because Goodreads have just the thing

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7 h. ago Poison in the water: the town with the world’s worst case of forever chemicals contamination

When a small Swedish town discovered their drinking water contained extremely high levels of Pfas, they had no idea what it would mean for their health and their children’s futureIf Agneta Bruno closes her eyes, the soapy smell takes her back to childhood. Cycling home to the barracks where she lived with her father, an air force major, she would whiz through patches of snowy-white foam near the entrance of the base. The foam resembled the bubbles you get in the bathtub, just thicker. “I had to lift my feet up to avoid getting wet,” Bruno told me.Aqueous film-forming foam (Afff) is a miracle of firefighting: it’s highly effective in putting out flammable liquid fires, such as those caused by jet fuel spills. Chemicals in the foam create a stable blanket over liquid fuel, trapping the flammable vapours and extinguishing the fire. At the air force base in Bruno’s home town of Kallinge in Sweden, firefighters were trained to douse flames using the foam. New recruits came every few week...

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8 h. ago Met Office warns UK could see scorching 46C days and much longer heatwaves 

Brits should be bracing for extreme heat as UK heatwaves could become longer and hotter due to escalating climate trends, according to a new study by the Met Office

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10 h. ago Now Stephen Fry turns on JK Rowling: Star who narrated Harry Potter books says the author has been 'radicalised by TERFs' and is 'a lost cause'

EXCL: The comedian, who previously hosted QI, told how he used to have dinner regularly with the author and described her views towards the trans community as 'strange'.

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10 h. ago TV star's extreme parenting move she's too scared to tell other mums, director's savage comment on nepo baby star, plus which politician is making an eye

On the hit BBC show Dragons' Den , her empathy while dealing with entrepreneurs has earned her a reputation as 'the nicest dragon'.

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10 h. ago Truth about Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's failed engagement: Insiders tell ALISON BOSHOFF reason they're 'on the rocks' and reveal horrifically humiliating next step for couple

When billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos marries Lauren Sanchez in Venice next week, there will be a spectre of lost love at the feast.

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