63 m. ago Woman who fell to her death from tower block was fighting ex

Rachel O'Hare and Owen Pacey were due to appear at the High Court before Rachel's body was found on the pavement outside the Manchester high rise she was living in

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67 m. ago MAFS star says 'heaven has gained the greatest angel' as they announce family death

Married At First Sight star Erica Roberts shared with fans the devastating news of the death of her grandmother Jessie in an emotional post on social media

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71 m. ago Scottie Scheffler was arrested outside golf course as reason he'd quit sport emerges

The American is looking to close in on a fourth Major Championship of his career

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80 m. ago Lions add Gregor Brown to squad with Joe McCarthy an injury doubt for second Test

Ireland lock withdrawn with foot problem in first TestOwen Farrell likely to start against First Nations & Pasifika XVThe Ireland lock Joe McCarthy is a doubt for the British & Irish Lions’ second Test against the Wallabies due to a foot injury. Andy Farrell has called up Scotland’s Gregor Brown to bolster his second-row ranks as a result, taking an already bloated squad to 45 players.McCarthy was taken off after 43 minutes of the Lions’ 27-19 victory over Australia in Brisbane on Saturday and Farrell confirmed his early withdrawal was down to injury. “It’s plantar fasciitis,” said Farrell. “It was niggling away at him there. We got him off. Hopefully we got him off in time.” Continue reading...

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80 m. ago To defeat Trump, the left must learn from him | Austin Sarat

Six months into his second term, the president has been disastrous for democracy – but extraordinarily politically adeptIn the first six months of his second term as president, Donald Trump has dominated the national political conversation, implemented an aggressive agenda of constitutional reform, scrambled longstanding American alliances, and helped alter US political culture.Pro-democracy forces have been left with their heads spinning. They (and I) have spent too much time simply denouncing or pathologizing him and far too little time learning from him.Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell professor of jurisprudence and political science at Amherst College, is the author or editor of more than 100 books, including Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America’s Death Penalty Continue reading...

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80 m. ago Atlanta journalist fights deportation from Ice jail despite dropped charges: ‘I’m seeing what absolute power can do’

A Salvadorian reporter with an audience of millions, Mario Guevara was arrested while livestreaming a protest against Trump in June – and is still struggling for freedomProsecutors dropped the last remaining charges against Atlanta-area journalist Mario Guevara last week after he was arrested while livestreaming a protest in June. But the influential Salvadorian reporter remains penned up in a south Georgia detention center, fending off a deportation case, jail house extortionists and despair, people familiar with his situation told the Guardian.Donald Trump’s administration has been extreme in unprecedented ways to undocumented immigrants. But Guevara’s treatment is a special case. Shuttled between five jail cells in Georgia since his arrest while covering the “No Kings Day” protests, the 20-plus-years veteran journalist’s sin was to document the undocumented and the way Trump’s agents have been hunting them down. Continue reading...

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81 m. ago Terminator star died agonising 'lingering' death after horrific home accident

A rising Hollywood star was found dead by his friends in the early hours of the morning after he failed to turn up to a rehearsal - he had endured an agonising death it transpired upon investigation and was also hiding a chronic illness

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93 m. ago Andy Farrell calls up Scotland lock to British and Irish Lions squad as injury concern emerges before second Test

Joe McCarthy has emerged as an injury doubt before the Lions’ second Test against Australia

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2 h. ago Scotland Weather: Two yellow weather warnings for thunderstorms issued for parts of the country

The warnings may lead to flooding and disruption

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2 h. ago How east London suburb is STILL left with charred remains of homes three years after terrifying summer wildfire ripped through 19 houses

EXCLUSIVE: Sixteen houses were gutted and lives torn apart when an inferno ripped through Wennington, East London , on a breezy 41 degree day in July 2022. Locals fear it will happen again.

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2 h. ago UK weather: Thunderstorm warnings in place as flooding risk continues

The Met Office has issued warnings for heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms for parts of the UK which may cause flooding overnight into Sunday.

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2 h. ago The horrific video encapsulating the Druze people's plight: Evil footage showing militants forcing them to their death is latest outrage

The fighting is the latest challenge to the control of the government, which took over after rebels toppled autocratic president Bashar al-Assad in December.

Culture

2 h. ago Seven Scots exempt for Senior Open as large group bid to secure spots in qualifiers

Andrew Oldcorn and Derek Paton among hopefuls at four venues staging shoot-outs

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2 h. ago Scots ostrich egg helps duo crack world record for biggest scotch egg ever

Social media chefs Oli Paterson and Phoenix Ross created the world's biggest scotch egg - weighing heavier than a bowling ball.

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2 h. ago Woman orders ice cream for £5 and size leaves people totally floored

You wouldn't think spending this much on an ice cream would be a bargain – but it really is given the size that turned up after it was ordered. People are desperate to try it

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3 h. ago Soap legend Eileen Fulton dies at age of 91 as family confirm sad news

The 91-year-old first appeared in As the World Turns in May 1960, remaining in the cast until the CBS show went off air in September 2010.

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3 h. ago Darts star who struggled at World Matchplay shows true colours with Luke Littler admission

John Henderson only won one match at the World Matchplay in his career, but the Scotsman has hailed the event as one of his favourite PDC tournaments and heaped praise on Luke Littler

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3 h. ago 34 men who ended up on Death Row have one thing in common – they all went to same school

Michael Bell is the latest Florida inmate to be executed - the convicted murderer was one of 34 former students of the notorious Dozier School for Boys known for systematic abuse

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3 h. ago Inside UK ghost town 'dying a death' with more than 40 empty stores on the High Street

Walsall, in the West Midlands, was once the centre of the UK's leather and saddle trade, and a bustling retail centre that boasted scores of shopping chains and independent stores

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4 h. ago Anita Rose killer was free to roam streets before beating dog walker to death

Roy Barclay was found guilty last week of murdering 57-year-old Anita Rose, who died in hospital from her horrific injuries after being attacked in Brantham last July

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