40 m. ago ‘I did not bring my daughters to die’: Russian mother defends decision to live in cave in India

Indian police officials patrolling the slippery trails of Ramteertha Hills in Karnataka, find Russian woman who had made a home deep in the woods with her daughters, aged five and six, Shweta Sharma reports

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51 m. ago Shoppers can pick up a free whitening product that makes teeth look 'ten times better'

MySweetSmile is offering a three-for-two deal along with a free gift and next day delivery

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54 m. ago Untamed review – Eric Bana’s national park thriller is as beautiful as it is totally predictable

The actor is like Bear Grylls with a badge in a macho Yosemite-set detective drama that’s very easy on the eye. It’s not the smartest, but the mountains are lovelyUntamed is a blunt force thriller, set in Yosemite national park in California, starring Eric Bana as a macho special agent who prefers silence to talking and horses to motorised vehicles. It is perfectly serviceable though oddly retro – not just because it scoffs at petrol engines, but because it feels as if it could have been made in the 1990s. Even a crucial smartphone plotline doesn’t come into it until very close to the end, and although park rangers have become a political hot potato in the US, national politics emphatically do not exist here.That makes Untamed an undemanding watch, but don’t expect much depth. It’s as easy on the eye as it is straightforward. Bana is Kyle Turner, technically not a park ranger, even though he’s dressed like one, but an ISB Special Agent, which gives him extra-special cop powers. Devo...

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64 m. ago Government's green agenda has added 3.5p to every litre of petrol since 2021 thanks to E10 switch

The move to E10 petrol with an increased mix of eco-friendly bioethanol content in 2021 is costing drivers an additional £2 each time they fill up their cars.

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67 m. ago University dropout lived a life of luxury, and thought he'd 'gotten away with it'

A National Crime Agency officer stole his ill-gotten gains

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1 hour ago Brit shoppers warned of more high street cyber attacks as ominous trend emerges

New analysis of cyber threat data suggests a clear seasonal pattern is emerging in retail-focused attacks, with the second quarter of the year consistently seeing a spike in malicious activity targeting retailers across the UK.

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1 hour ago Freewheeling family fun in the Netherlands: a cycling and camping trip along the Maas river

The Maasroute is the ideal entry-level, multiday bike trip for young children – flat with plenty of riverside cafes, family-friendly campsites and ice-cream stops en routeAs early as I can remember, I’ve always got a thrill out of poring over a map, tracing wavy river lines with my fingers, roads that connect and borders that divide – all the routes I could take. The freedom of heading out on my bike and not knowing where I’m going to pitch my tent that night. Now that my children are aged seven and nine, I wanted to introduce them to the liberation of this kind of adventure. They adore a day out on their bikes, but this was to be our first multiday bike trip as a family of four, so it was crucial to find a route easy and fun enough to captivate them.The Maasroute follows the course of the Maas River as it meanders for 300 miles (484km) through the Netherlands, from the inland city of Maastricht to the Hook of Holland, then loops back to Rotterdam. It forms part of the much longer M...

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2 h. ago Drivers of cars with these older number plates face £600 tax bill

Drivers could be hit with a £600 car tax bill depending on the age of their vehicle and the year it was first registered. The vehicle excise duty (VED) bands changed in April, meaning most petrol and diesel drivers will pay more

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2 h. ago 'Hollywood's most romantic film' with 'magnetic' couple has near

Casablanca is a romance film for the ages. The iconic movie sees two former lovers, masterfully portrayed by old Hollywood legends Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart, reunite against the backdrop of World War 2

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3 h. ago Ice cream with just 2 ingredients 'better than anything from the supermarket'

A bowl of ice cream is the most refreshing dessert that anyone could enjoy during the heatwave - or any time of the year - but this two ingredients are too good to be true.

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4 h. ago Commonwealth Bank executive Christopher McCann who allegedly procured underage children for sex is found dead after appearing in court

Christopher James McCann, 50, has died days after he appeared in a Brisbane court, charged with one count of using the internet to procure children aged under 16.

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5 h. ago Meta argues its AI needs personal information from social media posts to learn ‘Australian concepts’

Tech giant said posts from Australian Facebook and Instagram users were ‘vital learning’ about ‘concepts, realities, and figures’Meta has urged the Australian government not to make privacy law changes that would prevent the company using personal information taken from Facebook and Instagram posts to train its AI, arguing the AI needs to learn “how individuals discuss Australian concepts”.In a submission to the Productivity Commission’s review on harnessing data and digital technology, published this week, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp argued for a “global policy alignment” in the Albanese government’s pursuit of privacy reform in the AI age. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Walker's announces new flavour of popular crisps and people are baffled

The new flavour is set to launch in stores from the end of July - but shoppers are divided on the brand new flavour leaving them confused at the difference in taste

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7 h. ago Elon Musk launches an AI chatbot that can be a cartoon girlfriend who engages in sexual chat

A sexy AI chatbot named Ani and launched by Elon Musk is available to anyone over the age of 12, prompting fears it could be used to 'manipulate and groom children', warn internet safety experts.

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7 h. ago The outlandish £3,500 gift for a mistress. The ultimate £98,000 date. Revealed, what the mega

As pinch-me moments go, arriving on a secluded island in the South Pacific was utterly mesmerising.

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7 h. ago Camp Mystic leader may not have seen urgent alert before Texas flood, family spokesman says

A spokesman for Camp Mystic, the Texas enclave devastated by a July 4 flash flood, is raising concerns about communication failures during the disaster

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7 h. ago Hollywood surgeon's brutal warning to people trying to emulate celebrity plastic surgery

Hollywood is currently in an era of age-defying 'undetectable' plastic surgery. However, one of Tinseltown's top plastic surgeons has warned that not everything is as it seems

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7 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Royal Mail! Charles' visit for Holocaust survivor's 100th

An increasing number of Britons receive a birthday card from the monarch to celebrate reaching the age of 100, but not many can boast that they had it delivered personally by King Charles.

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8 h. ago Nicotine pouches sold to children mimic sweets, says UK trading standards body

Children can buy pouches legally as they are not regulated as a specific tobacco or nicotine productNicotine pouches are being legally sold to children and are being made appealing to them with special flavours and packaging mimicking sweets, a trading standards body has said.In June, it became illegal for single-use vapes to be sold in England to tackle their widespread use by children. However, there is currently no legislation that restricts the age at which you can buy nicotine pouches. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Sophia Hutchins' cause of death revealed after Caitlyn Jenner's pal's horrific accident

Sophia Hutchins died aged 29 earlier this month, with the cause of death of Caitlyn Jenner's friend and manager revealed on her death certificate

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