58 m. ago Enzo Maresca blasts "impossible" Club World Cup conditions as Chelsea plans dashed

Chelsea face Club Tunis in the Club World Cup on Tuesday night in Philadelphia where a heat wave is causing temperatures to rise to 38 degrees and leaving the Blues unable to train properly

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92 m. ago The Guardian view on maternity care failings: Wes Streeting’s new inquiry must learn from past mistakes, not repeat them | Editorial

The health secretary deserves praise for trying something new. But links between poor care and overstretched staff must not be avoidedThe announcement of a new inquiry into maternity care failures in England, including the shockingly higher risk of mortality faced by black and Asian mothers, indicates an overdue recognition that improvements are needed. From the devastating 2015 review of a decade of failure at Morecambe Bay, to last year’s birth trauma report from MPs, there is no shortage of evidence that women face unacceptable risks when giving birth on the NHS. The question is whether a review chaired by Wes Streeting himself can achieve what previous ones have not.His role as chair is not the only novel aspect of this inquiry. A panel including bereaved parents will share their experiences and knowledge, alongside expert evidence. This format should focus minds on the human consequences of systemic failures, including mother and baby deaths, and on the need for accountabi...

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2 h. ago Moment Israel missile alerts force journalist to evacuate during live news report

Watch the moment that CNN’s Anderson Cooper was evacuated from a rooftop in Israel live on air on Sunday (22 June).

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2 h. ago Giant asteroid could crash into moon in 2032, firing debris towards Earth

Researchers say satellites may be at risk and impact could create a spectacular meteor shower in the skies If a giant asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032 it could send lunar debris hurtling towards Earth, researchers have said, posing a risk to satellites but also creating a rare and spectacularly vivid meteor shower visible in the skies.Asteroid 2024 YR4 triggered a planetary defence response earlier this year after telescope observations revealed the “city killer” had a 3% chance of colliding with Earth. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Call for more taxes on smoking to make up cuts to global aid funding

It comes as a new World Health Organisation report says progress tackling tobacco use has slowed for the first time in more than 20 years

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3 h. ago Why it’s good to admit when you’re wrong – and how to improve

Admitting to being wrong can be difficult. But ‘intellectual humility’ is a trainable trait that deepens relationshipsYou may be familiar with the feeling. Someone factchecks you mid-conversation or discredits your dishwasher-loading technique. Heat rises to your face; you might feel defensive, embarrassed or angry. Do you insist you’re right or can you accept the correction?Admitting to being wrong can be difficult and uncomfortable. But the ability to admit to incorrect ideas or beliefs – what psychologists call “intellectual humility” – is important. Research shows that people with higher intellectual humility think more critically, and are less biased and less prone to dogmatism. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Q&A: Pulitzer Prize winner Robin Givhan chronicles Virgil Abloh's rise to fashion fame

For her latest book, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Robin Givhan takes a deep dive into the fame and legacy surrounding fashion disruptor Virgil Abloh

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4 h. ago Former RUC chief sorry for impact of ombudsman spat on Omagh bomb victims

Sir Ronnie Flanagan hit back in 2001 after then Police Ombudsman Nuala O’Loan published a critical report of the police probe into the Omagh bomb.

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4 h. ago Abortions in the US are on the rise three years after Roe v Wade was overturned

A growing number of abortions happen through telehealth – including for women in states with strict bansThree years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, erasing the national right to abortion and paving the way for more than a dozen states to ban the procedure, the number of abortions performed in the US is still on the rise – including in some states that ban the procedure.US abortion providers performed 1.14m abortions in 2024, according to new data released on Monday by #WeCount, a Society of Family Planning project that has tracked abortion provision since 2022. That’s the highest number on record in recent years. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Stress highlighted as major factor in continued rise in sickness absence at West Lothian Council

The services hit most by absence, both long and short term, are Education, Housing, Customer and Building Services and Operational Services.

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4 h. ago Trump used Steve Bannon lunch and ‘two weeks’ statement as distractions ahead of Iran bombings: report

Breaking bread with populist firebrand was seen as a move away from military action at the time

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4 h. ago Turkey travel alert issued by Foreign Office as tensions flare

The Mediterranean destination is loved by UK holidaymakers, and in 2024, Turkey welcomed over four million Brits. However, conflict in the region has led the UK Foreign Office to issue a travel warning

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4 h. ago Mideast governments condemn suicide bombing of Syrian church as death toll rises to 25

The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a church in Syria has risen to 25, state media say

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4 h. ago A London Mansion With Ties to Charles Dickens Just Listed for $25 Million

A London Mansion With Ties to Charles Dickens Just Listed for $25 Million  Robb Report

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5 h. ago ‘Helpless and trapped’: political prisoners stuck in Tehran jail with no way to flee bombings

Families of detained activists talk of their fear and confusion as Israeli missiles strike Evin prison in IranWhen Mehraveh Khandan heard about Israel’s evacuation order in Tehran last week, the first thing she thought of was her father. Reza Khandan, imprisoned for his human rights activism in 2024, was sitting in a cell in Tehran’s Evin prison on the edge of the evacuation zone.She fielded calls from her friends, who were breathless from the shock of the Israeli bombs as tens of thousands fled the Iranian capital. Her father, by contrast, had no way to flee. He was stuck. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Americans are ‘right’ to be worried about Iranian sleeper cells, senator says as US rises to ‘heightened’ terror alert

Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Tom Cotton blames Joe Biden for allowing Iranian nationals into the U.S. and insists Donald Trump is not to responsible for increased threat levels

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5 h. ago Police Scotland spend £332,000 on supergrasses as deadly gangland turf war erupts

EXCLUSIVE: The £332,189 spent last year was the highest for some time.

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6 h. ago Everyday UK items that could go up in price after Donald Trump attack on Iran

Oil prices has risen to a five-month high - threatening to hit British households in the pocket.

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6 h. ago Revealed: Areas in England most likely to use Viagra... do YOU live in one of them?

Over one in 50 men in England are now taking erectile dysfunction drugs, official data suggests, but prescription rates are far higher in certain parts of the country.

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6 h. ago Studio behind 'worst game of 2025' to 'lay off more than 100 people' after nightmare launch

Former Rockstar Games dev Leslie Benzies' new game, MindsEye, landed with a thud, and now it appears the studio will begin a layoff process in a new report from IGN — here's all we know

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