23 h. ago Emmerdale's Emma Atkins reveals Mackenzie Boyd is 'not dead' in explosive scenes

Emmerdale's Charity Dingle is set to face a tough week as she battles with a number of emotions - but it seems her biggest secret is about to be exposed in upcoming scenes

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39 h. ago Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis' legacy of welcome

Pope Leo XIV has met with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church

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44 h. ago War, wildfires and child workers: Visa Pour l’Image highlights – in pictures

A selection of some of the best exhibited work from Visa Pour l’Image, the annual festival of photojournalism in Perpignan in the south of France Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed 18 around Gaza City, local officials say

Toll includes 13 people trying to get food near distribution point, as Israeli cabinet to discuss next stages of offensiveIsraeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 18 people in and around Gaza City, local health authorities said, as Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet prepared to discuss plans to seize the city.Residents of Sheikh Radwan, one of the largest neighbourhoods of Gaza City, told reporters the area had been under Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes throughout Saturday, overnight and on Sunday morning, forcing many families to flee.With Reuters and Agence France-Presse Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Micah Parsons relishes fresh start in Green Bay after ‘hardest four months of my life’

Parsons joins Packers in $188m blockbuster dealEx-Cowboy targets Hall of Fame legacy in Green BayDallas get picks and Kenny Clark in trade packageMicah Parsons says he just went through the hardest four months of his life as he feared his contract stalemate with the Dallas Cowboys would stretch into the start of the season.Now that the matter finally has been settled with a trade to the Green Bay Packers, the superstar pass rusher wants to create a legacy befitting one of the NFL’s storied franchises. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Two firefighters battling Washington state’s biggest wildfire arrested by Border Patrol agents

The men were picked up Wednesday as they battled the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula

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7 d. ago Mismatches will not halt Women’s Rugby World Cup momentum, insist organisers

24-point margin the closest game in opening fixtures‘Watch and wait. The arm wrestles will come’Women’s Rugby World Cup organisers have insisted that the high number of mismatches so far will not dampen the tournament’s momentum after hailing an “electric” first week.More than 85,000 spectators watched the opening eight group games, with England’s 69-7 thrashing of the United States attracting a peak TV audience of 2.4m. Meanwhile France’s 24-0 win over Italy also broke records with 3.2m watching on TF1 in France. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago What King and Conqueror gets wrong about 1066: Biggest untruths in James Norton's Battle of Hastings drama revealed

Those who hoped that new TV drama King and Conqueror might at least accurately depict what we do know about 1066 have been left disappointed.

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8 d. ago France has ‘no lessons to take’ from US on tackling antisemitism, says minister

Comments come after US ambassador accused government of failing to do enough to stem hate crimes against JewsCabinet ministers and Jewish groups have said France has “no lessons to take” from the US on tackling antisemitism, as Washington’s ambassador to Paris was summoned after accusing the government of failing to do enough to stem hate crimes against Jews.Charles Kushner, who is Jewish, was ordered to report to the foreign ministry on Monday after he wrote a letter to Emmanuel Macron criticising a “lack of sufficient action” by the government to confront the “dramatic rise” in antisemitism in France. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago France summons US ambassador Charles Kushner over antisemitism allegations

Kushner says in letter to Macron he’s concerned over ‘rise of antisemitism’ and ‘lack of sufficient action’ to confront itFrance summoned the American ambassador Charles Kushner after he wrote a letter to President Emmanuel Macron alleging France had failed to do enough to stem antisemitic violence, a French foreign ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.Kushner, who is Jewish and whose son is married to U.S President Donald Trump’s daughter, published the open letter in the Wall Street Journal amid deep divides between France and the US and Israel. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Vuelta a España: Jonas Vingegaard recovers from crash to win stage two

Visma-Lease a Bike rider left bloodied by spill in the rainDane recovers to pip Ciccone on mountain finishJonas Vingegaard finished strongly to win the mountaineous second stage of the Vuelta a España on Sunday, emphasising his status as the general classification favourite in the absence of Tadej Pogacar by outsprinting Giulio Ciccone on the slopes of Limone Piemonte in northern Italy.Vingegaard had to get off the tarmac to get his hands on the red jersey after being involved in a big crash that included a number of his Visma-Lease a Bike teammates, but he was able to rejoin the peloton with just a bloodied left elbow. The Danish rider went on to triumph in a mass sprint featuring a number of GC rivals on the climb to the town near the Italian border with France. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Emma Raducanu's true feelings on coach Francisco Roig as insight shared on new relationship

Emma Raducanu is set to face Japan's Ena Shibahara in the first round of the US Open on Sunday as she continues to enjoy working with her new coach Francisco Roig

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1 week ago Silicon Valley is full of wealthy men who think they’re victims, says Nick Clegg

Former Lib Dem leader and Meta strategist writes in new book that power in tech capital is interlaced with ‘self pity’Silicon Valley is full of hubris and hugely wealthy and macho men who think they are victims, the former politician and Facebook executive Nick Clegg has said.The former leader of the Liberal Democrats makes the claim in a new book chronicling his three careers as an MEP in Brussels, an MP and deputy prime minister in Westminster and as a communications and public policy strategist in San Francisco. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Red Roses ‘look forward to being hunted’ at Women’s Rugby World Cup, declares John Mitchell

England kick off against USA in Sunderland on Friday Hosts unchanged from warm-up win over FranceJohn Mitchell has said he and his England team know they will be “hunted” at this Women’s Rugby World Cup as the world No 1 side and the favourites to lift the trophy on 27 September.The Red Roses start their campaign against the USA on Friday night at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland and have named an unchanged XV from the 40-6 win over France in their final warmup game. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Four key takeaways from Trump’s White House summit on Ukraine

The US president has hosted European leaders at short notice amid intense political efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Here are four key points to what was achievedUkraine war: live updatesFull report: Trump arranging Zelenskyy-Putin meeting as European leaders push for US security guaranteesDonald Trump has hosted leaders from across Europe as part of a flurry of diplomacy to find a path to peace in Ukraine. Coming just days after a disappointing summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska, the pressure was on to make headway in a years-long conflict that the US president once said he could solve in 24 hours.Below are some key points arising from the US president’s range of bilateral and multilateral talks with the leaders of Ukraine, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Finland, the European Union and Nato. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on food and farming: climate chaos hits crops hard – and that should worry everyone | Editorial

Last year’s floods have been followed by heatwaves. Ministers must throw their weight behind resilient, adaptable agricultureBritish farmers are, of course, not the only people who are suffering from the effects of this summer’s heatwaves. Across Europe and the Middle East, record-breaking temperatures are threatening lives as well as livelihoods. France has experienced its largest wildfire since 1949, while across Europe an estimated 500,000 hectares of land have burned.But farmers are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather, which has a direct impact on crop yields. So reports of a second consecutive year in which food growers in parts of the UK are seeing dramatic falls in production should concern the British public. Access to food is frequently taken for granted in the world’s wealthiest nations. But increased food insecurity is among the dangerous effects of the climate crisis, as well as being worsened by Trump’s tariffs, and geopolitical instability including the war in U...

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2 w. ago Dramatic moment tourists run from 'Satan's Storm' as Spain beaches evacuated

The 'Satan's Storm' weather phenomenon caused near-hurricane force winds and pushed temperatures to unbearable highs, forcing tourists in Costa Tropical to take cover

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2 w. ago 100 days of Pope Leo XIV: a calm papacy that avoids polemics is coming into focus

Pope Leo XIV is marking his first 100 days in office, showing a mix of continuity with and change from Pope Francis' papacy

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2 w. ago WWE Friday Night SmackDown: UK start time, matches announced and current WWE Clash in Paris card

The road to Clash in Paris is starting to get very winding indeed, as WWE SmackDown continues to march to France.

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2 w. ago Biggest Loser star's heart attack and health battle after show finished filming

A new Netflix docuseries looks behind the scenes of the hit reality show

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