2 h. ago Buddhist Monk on The Open leaderboard as he soars at Portrush despite lost luggage and reveals ultimate golf dream

Thai Sadom Kaewkanjana star performing superbly at the 153rd Championship but there's another Major he craves above all else

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3 h. ago M&S makes major change to food packaging in a supermarket first

M&S have made a unique change to its food packaging, however shoppers are unlikely to notice the difference

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4 h. ago Geordie Shore's Holly Hagan reveals she had miscarriage as she issues important message

Geordie Shore's Holly Hagan-Blyth has announced that she had a miscarriage earlier this year, with the reality TV star sharing a 'reminder' to fans whilst discussing the experience

Events

4 h. ago Coroner calls for shotgun law loophole to be closed after schoolboy's tragic death

Jairus Earl, 15, took his own life at his family's Dorset holiday home while experiencing stress and anxiety over his upcoming GCSE exams

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4 h. ago Labour suspends Diane Abbott for second time over racism comments

Party investigating after MP said she did not regret remarks about people experiencing racism in different waysDiane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour party pending an investigation into an interview which she said she did not regret her past comments on racism.The veteran Labour MP has been disciplined for the second time over her remarks that people of colour experienced racism “all their lives”, differently to the “prejudice” experienced by Jewish people, Irish people and Travellers. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Race against time to save chapel where Cwm Rhondda was sung for the first time

The historic chapel has an incredible and unique history but has been put up for sale

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5 h. ago MP Diane Abbott suspended from Labour Party over comments about racism

Ms Abbott was suspended in 2023 after writing a letter to the Observer comparing racism experienced by people of colour with that of other groups.

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5 h. ago AI to unlock 'billions of pounds of investment and thousands of new jobs' in Scotland

Scotland to be epicentre of 'next great industrial leap', UK Government says, as AI Growth Zone confirmed

Economics

5 h. ago From landfill to luxury: how a designer uses scraps from Hermes and Chanel to make leather goods

Hyer Goods sells bags, wallets and other products made from high-end deadstocks – leftover fabrics that might otherwise end up in landfillsAfter more than a decade as a fashion designer, Dana Cohen was disillusioned. Excessive waste was rampant in every part of the industry – from surplus samples, to manufacturing scraps, to retail stores with “a disheveled mountain of garments that nobody wanted”, she said. “I was like, ‘I just don’t want to be a part of it any more.’”Then Cohen, who had designed for brands including Banana Republic, Club Monaco and J Crew, had a chance encounter with a manufacturer that changed her course. Drishti Lifestyle, based in India, had a container full of leather scraps it didn’t want to discard. Together they experimented, and made some wallets and a handbag, all of which sold out. That was the very start of Cohen’s sustainable leather accessories company – and her mission to make a dent in the industry’s immense waste problem. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago From landfill to luxury: how a designer uses scraps from Hermès and Chanel to make leather goods

Hyer Goods sells bags, wallets and other products made from high-end deadstocks – leftover fabrics that might otherwise end up in landfillsAfter more than a decade as a fashion designer, Dana Cohen was disillusioned. Excessive waste was rampant in every part of the industry – from surplus samples, to manufacturing scraps, to retail stores with “a disheveled mountain of garments that nobody wanted”, she said. “I was like, ‘I just don’t want to be a part of it any more.’”Then Cohen, who had designed for brands including Banana Republic, Club Monaco and J Crew, had a chance encounter with a manufacturer that changed her course. Drishti Lifestyle, based in India, had a container full of leather scraps it didn’t want to discard. Together they experimented, and made some wallets and a handbag, all of which sold out. That was the very start of Cohen’s sustainable leather accessories company – and her mission to make a dent in the industry’s immense waste problem. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Ellis Genge primed to summon spirit of 2022 as he runs into Australia again

Loosehead prop helped save Eddie Jones’s job in Brisbane three years ago and can make a similar impact for the LionsYou can chart Ellis Genge’s Test career by his tours of Australia. In 2016 he and Kyle Sinckler were Eddie Jones’s “rough diamonds”, picked to get a taste of an international tour but nowhere near Test selection. Six years on and in England’s second Test against the Wallabies in Brisbane, Genge kickstarted a victory that saved Jones’s job with a thunderous carry into Michael Hooper. Three years later, back in the same city, Genge makes his British & Irish Lions Test bow against Australia.After naming Genge in Saturday’s side, the head coach, Andy Farrell, encouraged the 30-year-old loosehead prop to take a moment to reflect on how far he has come. It does not come easily to Genge but his growing influence on the international sides he represents is obvious. He confesses that nine years ago he and Sinckler “tried to get out of the way as much as we could” and “were ...

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5 h. ago Nursery provider launches work experience days for toddlers to try 'dream jobs'

Your Co-op Little Pioneers has launched the UK's first ever series of toddler work experience sessions to give nursery-aged children a fun, hands-on opportunity in their early formative years

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6 h. ago New £1.25million expansion plan for popular Balmaha spot in local jobs boost

The waterside lodge at the Oak Tree Inn could bring 32 additional jobs for the community.

Economics

6 h. ago Bryan Mbeumo offered chance to land dream Man Utd shirt number after £70m bid

Manchester United are closing in on the signing of Bryan Mbeumo after offering Brentford £70m for their star man, which should be enough to get the deal over the line

Economics

6 h. ago 'I visited Alton Towers this summer and was floored by the queue times'

A rollercoaster fan who recently went to Alton Towers was shocked at how long the wait times were for several rides with summer holidays coming up and she shared his experience online

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6 h. ago Toddlers try their dream jobs in unique UK work experience initiative

A national nursery provider has recently launched the UK's first ever series of toddler work experience sessions to give nursery-aged children a fun, hands-on opportunity to practice essential life skills

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7 h. ago James Bond star’s underappreciated gem called ‘the most unique thriller in ages’ is now streaming

Bond villain Rami Malek is exceptional in this twisty thriller that has just arrived on Disney+

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7 h. ago US corn growers warn Trump’s push for cane sugar in Coke will cost thousands of American jobs

The Corn Refiners Association added the move would also lower farm income and boost imports of foreign sugar ‘all with no nutritional benefit’

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7 h. ago Bryson DeChambeau suffers early Open horror story as madcap preparation plans all go to pot

American ace has a calamity at the fourth as round one begins badly despite wind tunnel and aircraft hangar experiment

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7 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty 'looking for new job' amid bullying row

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty is reportedly looking to leave the show and has 'renewed talks' with a radio station amid a bullying row

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