80 m. ago Why didn't I get an emergency alert today? Reason some Brits didn't receive warning

While Brits up and down the country have received a nationwide test alert from the government, some will have been puzzled after seemingly left out of the system. Here's why your phone may have stayed silent this afternoon

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4 h. ago Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Patrick marries model Abby Champion as proud dad watches on

The 31-year-old actor and the model Abby, 28, tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at the exclusive Gozzer Ranch country club in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho over the weekend

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5 h. ago Wealthy businessman is ordered to tear down Indian gastropub built 188m from Shakespeare's wife Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Rakesh Singh, 57, has lost his battle over The Cask N Tandoor (pictured), which sits just 188m (618ft) from Anne Hathaway's Cottage in the village of Shottery, Warwickshire.

Economics

5 h. ago UK emergency test alert sparks conspiracies from 'alien invasion' to 'nuke attack'

An announcement will be sent to almost every switched-on iPhone and Android device in the country at 3pm on Sunday, September 7, with the test set to last for 10 seconds

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5 h. ago Voices: What teen influencer Carlo Acutis becoming a saint says about Pope Leo’s Catholic Church

As the British-born Italian teenager is canonised, following a campaign by his wealthy family, Catherine Pepinster asks how the Catholic Church can honour the deserving people whose supporters don’t have the means to lobby on their behalf

Politics

5 h. ago Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba to resign amid fallout from disastrous elections

Public broadcaster says prime minister has made decision to avoid divide within his Liberal Democratic partyJapan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, is to resign less than a year after taking office, throwing the country’s politics into turmoil and setting in motion a potentially messy contest to replace him as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP).The softly spoken centrist has presided over two disastrous elections since being elected to lead the LDP last autumn. In October, the party and its junior coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in the lower house and met the same fate in upper house elections this July. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Warsaw opens metro station ‘express’ library to get commuters off their phones

Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in country that lost majority of libraries in second world warAn “express” library has opened in a new metro station in Warsaw, aiming to provide an appealing cultural space to encourage residents and commuters to forgo smartphones in favour of books and, thanks to fresh herbs growing in a vertical garden, a dash of subterranean greenery too.The stylish Metroteka, which opened this week in the Kondratowicza M2 line metro station in the Polish capital’s Targówek district, offers two reading areas for adults and children, as well as a space for public readings and events. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Colourful new community artwork in Dorset steals Cerne Giant’s limelight

Consequences Giant figure in the West Country is the result of project involving community groups and schoolsDespite the bright autumn sunshine, the Cerne Giant – the naked, club-wielding figure cut into an English hillside – is looking a little faded, its chalky outline almost ready for its 10-yearly refresh.The same could not be said of a second extraordinary giant that has been unfurled close by on the steep Dorset slopes, its vibrant colours and swirling shapes visible for miles around. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Prince Harry is feeling 'really positive' and is 'so excited' to come back to the UK tomorrow

The Duke of Sussex , 40, is set to jet to London as part of a four-day visit to spend time with several patronages, before moving up the country to Nottingham .

Politics

7 h. ago Putin hits main Ukraine government building in deadly attacks with baby killed

Russia has launched its largest aerial attack on the country since the war began after hitting Ukraine with 805 drones and decoys, according to Ukrainian officials

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7 h. ago World's richest tennis player drank beer at US Open to speed up drug testing procedure

Jessica Pegula made use of the can of Heineken that was on a table as she spoke to the media following her 2022 US Open defeat, before heading to her post-match drug test

Sport

7 h. ago Forecasters predict exact date sunny spell will end as Brits brace for deluge

A several-hundred-mile rain system is making its way towards the UK, threatening to drench Brits across the country and bringing an end to the sunny spells many have been enjoying in recent weeks

Politics

9 h. ago A message from Tehran for Britain, France and Germany. You made a big mistake reimposing sanctions: pull back | Seyyed Abbas Araghchi

Europe is wrong to follow Donald Trump’s strategy. We are open to diplomacy and a new deal over our nuclear programme, but sanctions must goFor more than two decades, Europe has been at the heart of the ongoing, manufactured crisis over my country’s peaceful nuclear programme. In many ways, the European role has reflected the state of broader international power relations. Once a moderating force aspiring to restrain a belligerent America with maximalist aims in our region, Europe is today enabling the excesses of Washington.Last week, Britain, France and Germany – or the E3 – said they had activated the process to “snap back” UN sanctions on Iran. The mechanism was set up to penalize significant non-performance under the 2015 nuclear deal signed by Iran, the E3, the US, China and Russia.Seyyed Abbas Araghchi is foreign minister of Iran Continue reading...

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9 h. ago A message from Tehran to Britain, France and Germany: in your own interests, you should change course | Seyyed Abbas Araghchi

Europe is wrong to follow Donald Trump’s strategy. We are open to diplomacy and a new deal over our nuclear programme, but sanctions must goFor more than two decades, Europe has been at the heart of the ongoing, manufactured crisis over my country’s peaceful nuclear programme. In many ways, the European role has reflected the state of broader international power relations. Once a moderating force aspiring to restrain a belligerent America with maximalist aims in our region, Europe is today enabling the excesses of Washington.Last week, Britain, France and Germany – or the E3 – said they had activated the process to “snap back” UN sanctions on Iran. The mechanism was set up to penalize significant non-performance under the 2015 nuclear deal signed by Iran, the E3, the US, China and Russia.Seyyed Abbas Araghchi is foreign minister of IranDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for ...

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9 h. ago Patrick Schwarzenegger ties the knot with model Abby Champion during intimate ceremony overlooking Idaho lake

The famous pair tied the knot in an afternoon wedding at the ultra-exclusive Gozzer Ranch country club in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho.

Sport

10 h. ago Freeze! Police ice cream trucks seek to portray officers in a positive light

Police around the country are turning to a summer favorite to help strengthen ties to their communities by running their own free ice cream trucks

Events

10 h. ago I was a chess prodigy trapped in a religious cult. It left me with years of fear and self

Growing up dirt poor in Arizona’s Church of Immortal Consciousness, I showed an early talent for the game. Soon the cult’s leader began grooming me to become a grandmaster – even if it meant separating me from my mother When I first discovered chess, after watching the movie Searching for Bobby Fischer on HBO, I was a nine-year-old kid living in a tiny village in the mountains of Arizona. Because of its title, many people think the film is about Bobby Fischer, the reclusive chess genius who bested the Soviet Union in 1972, defeating Boris Spassky to become the first US-born world chess champion in history. Really, it’s about how the American chess world was desperate to find the next Bobby Fischer after the first one disappeared. The story follows Josh Waitzkin, a kid from Greenwich Village in New York, who sits down at a chess board with a bunch of homeless dudes in the park one day and miraculously discovers that he’s a child prodigy – at least that is the Hollywood version of the...

Politics

10 h. ago ‘People are so angry’: how wealth tax became a battleground in Norway’s election

Issue creates clear dividing line between left and right, as populists target voters with vow to scrap levyIt is the issue that has set the Norwegian general election alight: whether to keep, cut or abolish the national wealth tax. As the country prepares to go to the polls on Monday, Norway is in the grip of a ferocious national argument that is likely to rumble on whichever party wins.In an economy less then a seventh the size of Britain’s, the formuesskatt raises about 32bn kroner (£2.4bn). Multiply that by the difference in GDP, and the same rules applied in the UK could raise more than £17bn – serious money in tax terms. Defenders say the wealth tax has another benefit. They see it as the cornerstone of a progressive tax system that has helped to create one of Europe’s most equal societies. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago Tiny country is the richest in the world and twice as wealthy as the UK

When you think of the world's richest countries, this tiny European country may not immediately come to mind. But booming steel and logistics industries have made this nation a strong financial hub.

Politics

10 h. ago Law and District AAC win medals and record top times across country

Athletes continue to perform well across Scotland and the UK

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