37 m. ago How a marine heatwave is threatening Australia’s spectacular coral reefs

One of the longest and most intense heat stress events ever recorded is raising alarm – and a warning about the future of reefs worldwide• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to get the newsletter in fullWhen it comes to coral, the Great Barrier Reef steals the global limelight. It’s a bucket-list place for many and, when it gets hit by coral bleaching, it makes news around the world.But Australia has another group of spectacular reefs on the west of the continent. Many of them had managed to escape the worst of global heating, until the worst marine heatwave ever recorded for this region. Even a “hope spot” for coral reefs has been decimated by the most severe heatwave on record for that part of the world.WA’s ‘longest and most intense’ marine heatwave killed coral across 1,500km stretch‘If the reef had a voice, it would sing’: could legal personhood help the Great Barrier Reef?Fears for South Australia’s annual cuttlefish gathering amid deadly algal bloom...

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99 m. ago Cambuslang Rangers boss fumes as side 'falls to bits' in Blantyre Vics defeat

Paul McColl hopes his side have got that out of their system after a strong start to the season

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2 h. ago Jet2 passenger hopes £300 tattoo will help him bag FREE holiday from airline

Craig Hicks, from Telford, Shropshire, finished his right arm sleeve with a tattoo of Jet2's slogan - after seeing what he believes is a trend emerging on TikTok

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5 h. ago Boy, 12, whose skin tears at the slightest touch given hope after groundbreaking trial

Gabrielius Misurenkovas, 12, from east London, was diagnosed with an inflammatory disease called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) when he was a baby

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7 h. ago Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the opening weekend

Another new era at Tottenham, De Cuyper can shine for Brighton and Aston Villa remind us this is a businessA visit to an expectant Anfield, where Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké will be out to impress on their Premier League debuts, represents a daunting start for a Bournemouth team that have lost three-quarters of last season’s backline to the pulling power of Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool this summer. Defensive issues are not exclusive to Andoni Iraola before the Premier League opener, however. Arne Slot voiced concern over the champions’ pre-season vulnerability before and after the Community Shield against Crystal Palace, when the absence of Ryan Gravenberch for family reasons was keenly felt. “Three times we lost the ball very simple in our midfield and three times they could counterattack us,” reflected the Liverpool head coach. Gravenberch will be missing again on Friday due to suspension but Slot expects the team with the second-best defensive record in the P...

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8 h. ago Concerns over plans for Inchinnan battery storage project as resident 'feels completely hopeless'

Lightsource bp is working on a proposal for a 400MW/2400MWh facility on land at Houston Road.

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8 h. ago Dundee United and Rapid Vienna serve up cruel classic as Tannadice evokes European night of old

Shoot-out defeat ends United’s Conference League dream

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8 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Nadiya Bychkova shares health update after hospitalisation

Strictly pro Nadiya Bychkova shared earlier this week that she had ended up in hospital amid rehearsals for the BBC show's return and she's since issued an update to fans

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8 h. ago Dundee United go from dreamland to heartache as Conference League hopes end in tears

The Tangerines lost out on penalties after a dramatic night of action at Tannadice

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9 h. ago Green leadership hopefuls set out fight for frustrated Labour supporters’ votes

Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns face Zack Polanski in the Green Party leadership contest.

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10 h. ago Chelsea XI vs Crystal Palace: Confirmed team news, injury latest, and predicted lineup for Premier League game

World champions return to domestic action against familiar foes

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11 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink dealt upset before new series

The 2025 cohort of Strictly Come Dancing is coming together as names like Dani Dyer, Ellie Goldstein and Alex Kingston are confirmed for the popular BBC show

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11 h. ago Texas Democrats say they are prepared to return to state after two

Chair of state’s house Democratic caucus said they will return once California submits new congressional map to offset losses in TexasUS politics live – latest updatesTexas Democrats said on Thursday they are prepared to return to the state under certain conditions, ending a nearly two-week-long effort to block Republicans from passing a new congressional map that would add five GOP seats.The lawmakers said they would return as long as the legislature ends its first special session on Friday, which Republicans have said they plan to do. Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, has said he will immediately call another special session. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink receives major blow ahead of new series

BBC Strictly Come Dancing returns this autumn and the names of the celebrities taking part are now being unveiled

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12 h. ago Ally McCoist casts doubt over Arsenal after being "surprised" by Viktor Gyokeres

Arsenal are desperate to go one better than their three successive runner-up finishes in the Premier League and will pin their hopes on new £64million frontman Viktor Gyokeres delivering the goals

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12 h. ago Alexander Jensen targets instant Aberdeen Hampden return as dream Euro run also in his cross hairs

The defender is desperate for a quickfire return to the national stadium this year

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13 h. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Friday's five meetings, including Thirsk nap

Newboy expects his nap, Mystical Storm, to blow away his rivals in the 7.10 at Thirsk for a second career win, and his also fancies Flowerhead at Newbury in the Berkshire card's feature Listed event at 4.45

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13 h. ago Love is Blind UK season 2 fans point out all of a star's 'red flags' as he unexpectedly gets engaged

Love Is Blind UK has returned with 30 new singletons entering the pods in the hope of finding true love.

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13 h. ago ‘We thought with The Crown: “Is anyone going to watch this?”’ director Benjamin Caron on risk, realism – and royalty

A ‘safe pair of hands’ in high end TV, Caron now reunites with Vanessa Kirby for hyperactive Netflix thriller Night Always Comes about the terror of urban homelessnessIt’s quite a schlep from Buckingham Palace to the mean streets of working-class Portland, Oregon, but it is one that Midlands-born film-maker Benjamin Caron and actor Vanessa Kirby have undertaken with their new thriller Night Always Comes, adapted from the taut novel by Willy Vlautin. Caron and Kirby met nearly a decade ago when he directed episodes of The Crown, in which she played the young Princess Margaret from behind a cloud of cigarette smoke.Now Kirby stars as a former sex worker called Lynette, toiling in multiple jobs and living with her disabled brother (Zach Gottsagen) and their wrecked, wayward mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh). They have cobbled together the funds to buy their dilapidated house at a snip, only for Lynette’s mother to recklessly blow her half on a new car. Cue one manic night in which Lynette ...

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13 h. ago Jadon Sancho offered transfer lifeline as Man Utd face prospect of huge financial blow

Manchester United have received an offer from Italy to buy Jadon Sancho as the winger continues to train separately from Ruben Amorim's first team squad and looks for an exit

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