1 hour ago Esther Ghey says school phone ban ‘would have really helped’ daughter Brianna

Brianna’s mother has launched a campaign calling for the Government to provide funding and implement a statutory phone ban in schools

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2 h. ago Stuart Armstrong in Aberdeen transfer talks as ex Celtic star in line for stunning SPFL return

The Scotland international is a free agent after leaving Sheffield Wednesday at the end of last season

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2 h. ago Stuart Armstrong seals Aberdeen transfer as ex Celtic star makes stunning SPFL return

The Scotland international is a free agent after leaving Sheffield Wednesday at the end of last season

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3 h. ago They want to talk to somebody. That ‘somebody’ ends up being AI

What is it like to get your mental health treatment from an unlicensed chatbot? Users tell Io Dodds how A.I. helped them through difficult times — but also how it can go catastrophically wrong

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4 h. ago First contestant to leave Great British Bake Off describes feeling ‘gutted’

The reality competition series returned on Tuesday night with a batch of 12 new bakers ready to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith.

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4 h. ago Photos of New Delhi residents on the swollen banks of the Yamuna River

Water levels of India's Yamuna River, which originates in the Himalayas, crossed the danger mark on Tuesday, posing a threat of flooding in low-lying areas of New Delhi.

Culture

4 h. ago Viral video of item being thrown from White House window sparked wild conspiracies. Officials explained

A strange object being thrown from the second-floor of the White House sparked a wide-range of conspiracy theories

Politics

5 h. ago Donald Trump reveals how he found out 'he is dead' in dig at Joe Biden

US President Donald Trump addressed the wild rumours that he was dead as he made a highly-awaited announcement from the White House's Oval Office this afternoon

Politics

5 h. ago Tantrum transfers, hysteria and endless cash: the greatest window ever had it all | Barney Ronay

An emotional, strategic, plot-driven entertainment product was all wrapped up in a single epic three-month tracking shotBy the time the clock hit 7.30pm the main presenter on Monday’s Sky Sports Window Slam Countdown looked not just frazzled, but oddly heroic, like a man who has ingested a potentially fatal overdose of late-breaking excitement and is now being encouraged to keep talking in a low, dogged voice about massive deals and unexpected snags just to keep himself awake until the paramedics arrive.There was something of the Situation Room about the whole tableau, five nobly dishevelled talking heads leaning in around the curved tables, lists of names earnestly reeled off. Eberechi Eze. Randal Kolo Muani. We’re hearing that Coventry has fallen. In the bottom corner of the screen a picture of Marc Guéhi would flash up now and then reproachfully, wearing a strange, lost smile. And below it all the countdown clock replaced with the simple end-of-days message: WINDOW CLOSED. Contin...

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5 h. ago Tantrum transfers, hysteria and endless cash – but who won the transfer window? | Barney Ronay

The juggernaut was captured in one three-month tracking shot, but this summer market told us something deeper – about football and the nationBy the time the clock hit 7.30pm the main presenter on Monday’s Sky Sports Window Slam Countdown looked not just frazzled, but oddly heroic, like a man who has ingested a potentially fatal overdose of late-breaking excitement and is now being encouraged to keep talking in a low, dogged voice about massive deals and unexpected snags just to keep himself awake until the paramedics arrive.There was something of the Situation Room about the whole tableau, five nobly dishevelled talking heads leaning in around the curved tables, lists of names earnestly reeled off. Eberechi Eze. Randal Kolo Muani. We’re hearing that Coventry has fallen. In the bottom corner of the screen a picture of Marc Guéhi would flash up now and then reproachfully, Guéhi wearing a strange, lost smile as though he has in fact died. And below it all the countdown clock replaced w...

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6 h. ago UK in advanced talks to build warships for Denmark and Sweden

Discussions come as London deepens alliances with Scandinavia in face of Russian threat in the Arctic

Events

7 h. ago Fermin Lopez explains Chelsea and Manchester United transfer snub as Lamine Yamal weighs in on talks

Fermin Lopez was the subject of interest from the two Premier League giants in the summer transfer window

Sport

7 h. ago England captain Harry Brook admits heavy South Africa loss is ‘not good enough’

South Africa needed less than 46 of the scheduled 100 overs to confirm a thumping seven-wicket win in the first match of the Metro Bank ODI series.

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7 h. ago Jamie Genevieve on the autumn / winter eye looks to add to your arsenal

As she reveals a mascara which promises to increase lash volume by up to 356%, makeup artist Jamie Genevieve talks though her favourite new season eye looks

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8 h. ago Markram smashes South Africa to big first ODI victory after England collapse

England 131; South Africa 137-3; SA win by seven wicketsSonny Baker endures nightmare debut with ballThey say that if you fail to prepare you should prepare to fail, and it turns out that is what England were doing across the two understaffed days of training with which they launched themselves into this series. They proceeded to get bowled out for 131 in 24.3 overs, losing their last seven wickets for just 29 runs, before Aiden Markram humbled their bowlers in propelling South Africa towards victory by seven wickets, sealed with 175 balls to spare.A week ahead of this match Temba Bavuma’s team were in the middle of a convoluted, lengthy journey from Queensland to Yorkshire via Sydney, Singapore and London. But it was England who looked jetlagged by the less long-distance but more recent whiplash turnaround from the Hundred, in which several squad members, if only two of those selected for this series opener, were engaged 48 hours earlier. In their absence the team’s first training ...

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8 h. ago Kelechi Iheanacho to Celtic transfer targeted for 'hijack' as nightmare window could get even worse

Celtic are in talks to sign the former Manchester City striker but now a new club has reportedly entered the race

Events

8 h. ago New Green Party leader Zack Polanski 'open to future talks with Jeremy Corbyn'

The party’s radical deputy leader won in a landslide against co-leader Adrian Ramsay and co-runner Ellie Chowns

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8 h. ago Charlie Sheen says he still gets 'shame shivers' after wild past with drugs and call girls

At the height of his stardom, the Two and a Half Men star led a wild and debauched life, plunging headlong into drugs and prostitution.

Events

9 h. ago The secrets behind Michelle Keegan's toned postpartum figure: Actress, 38, is a devout Pilates goer and regular squatter but doesn't believe in strict dieting

The 38-year-old actress, who is based in Essex, welcomed her daughter Paloma in March, together with her TV personality husband Mark Wright.

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9 h. ago Man jailed for murder of former Manchester Grammar School teacher to have conviction reviewed

Benjamin Field was jailed in October 2019 after being convicted of the murder of Peter Farquhar

Events