65 m. ago Kemi Badenoch opposes major energy project in her constituency – despite hitting out at nimbyism

Exclusive: The Tory leader was accused of ‘holding Britain back’ after writing a letter to her constituents opposing an energy project in her constituency

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72 m. ago Glasgow tenement block collapses as residents forced to evacuate homes

Actor and musician Tom Urie, known for his role as Big Bob in River City, was walking past when the building collapsed just after midnight.

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74 m. ago Superman is super woke? How politics play into the new man of steel

The right has already branded the new DC tentpole too woke after its director called the character an immigrant, but just what role do real-world issues play in the film?Superman Woke! Variations on that headline splashed across all manner of non-Daily Planet websites this week in advance of a new Superman movie reboot, specifically the comments of writer-director James Gunn, who casually characterized the character as an immigrant and, as such, telling the “story of America” in an interview. This rankled rightwingers including the former TV Superman Dean Cain, who acknowledged Superman as an immigrant but blanched at the idea of actively associating that as an American value, noting that “there have to be limits”.Meanwhile, the former Trump lackey Kellyanne Conway, now a Fox News host, characterized the movie she hasn’t seen as an ideological lecture, and added her supposed anger that the movie’s star, David Corenswet, elided the old “truth, justice and the American way” Superman s...

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2 h. ago People waiting for aid among dozens reported killed by Israeli forces in Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Gaza civil defence said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people on FridayTurkish president Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that a new page opened for Turkey following the start of a weapons handover by Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) militants, Reuters reports.He said:As of yesterday, the scourge of terrorism has entered the process of ending. Today is a new day; a new page has opened in history. Today, the doors of a great, powerful Turkey have been flung wide open.Following incidents in which harm to civilians who arrived at distribution facilities was reported, thorough examinations were conducted... and instructions were issued to forces in the field following lessons learned. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Ambitious Chelsea will not park bus despite challenge of full

Club World Cup final features two youth-driven teams but Enzo Maresca’s side believe they can hurt favouritesChelsea have already made over £80m from their Club World Cup adventure but they can achieve something priceless against Paris Saint-Germain. This goes beyond gaudy gold badges and money in the bank. The season with no end is almost over, the final of the tournament that nobody asked for is here and while Chelsea have no intention of getting carried away if they triumph in New Jersey on Sunday it is also the case that there would be no better way to demonstrate that they are on to something with their youth-driven project than by beating Luis Enrique’s awesome PSG.Easier said than done, of course. One school of thought is that Chelsea will have done well if they leave the MetLife Stadium with their dignity intact. Premier League opponents hold no fears for PSG, whose path to Champions League glory was paved by wins over Manchester City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal, whi...

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3 h. ago Michelle Keegan 'torn' after baby Palma's birth with 'struggle to say no'

Former Coronation Street and new mum Michelle Keegan teased an upcoming project last week, but a source says it will bring up conflicting emotions

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3 h. ago Michelle Keegan's 'struggle to say no' as she feels 'torn' after Palma's birth

EXCLUSIVE: Former Coronation Street and new mum Michelle Keegan teased an upcoming project last week, but a source says it will bring up conflicting emotions

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4 h. ago The Killing Fields execution site and two former Khmer Rouge prisons added to Unesco heritage list

The three Cambodian sites’ inscription coincides with the 50th anniversary of the rise to power of the brutal regimeThree locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by Unesco to its world heritage list.The three locations were inscribed to the list by the UN cultural agency on Friday during the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago My cultural awakening: I joined Danny Wallace’s accidental positivity cult – and found the love of my life

I was aimless and lonely after finishing my A-levels. Then a friend recommended the author’s book and everything changedThe spring after my A-levels was not going the way I planned. I was 19, hadn’t got the required grades for any of my university choices and hadn’t saved for a gap year. My friends were off enjoying their new lives and I was stuck at home in Essex with my disappointed parents, doing occasional temp work.Then I read Join Me by the writer and comedian Danny Wallace. I’d enjoyed another book, co-written by him, Are You Dave Gorman?. I found this joyous and silly project, about grownups stumbling their way through their own lives, comforting when I had no direction. So when a friend recommended Join Me, I thought it would be a giggle too; I didn’t realise it would change my life. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Chelsea’s three new ‘leaders’ identified under Enzo Maresca’s revolutionised squad

Chelsea have the youngest squad in the Premier League, but one former fan favourite at Stamford Bridge has identified three players ready to embrace leader roles for the Blues

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4 h. ago RAF's 'Brexit Plane' sidelined from VIP role after patriotic respray cost £1m

The RAF Voyager repainted at a cost of £900,000 under former PM Boris Johnson to fly top royals and politicians with "better branding" has not been used by VIPs since 2023

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5 h. ago Yes, Israel’s plan for Rafah would be a crime – but international law has never protected Gaza | Raja Shehadeh

Palestinians continue to hold on to the practice we call sumoud – refusing to give up or leave – despite the world turning its back on usOver the past 21 long months of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, voices all over the world have decried the demise of international law and the rule-based order. And indeed, the facade of Israel’s adherence to international law has vanished and policies that constitute war crimes are now brazenly declared.This week, Israel’s defence minister, Israel Katz, has shared plans to forcibly move Palestinians into a camp in the ruins of Rafah. Once they enter, they cannot leave. In other words, a concentration camp, which by definition is an internment centre for members of a national group (as well as political prisoners or minority groups) on the grounds of security or punishment, usually by military order. Michael Sfard, an Israeli human rights lawyer, was quoted in the Guardian as saying that Katz “laid out an operational plan for a crime against humani...

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5 h. ago Michael Shannon was ‘very reluctant’ to reprise DC role over Zack Snyder treatment

Michael Shannon has said he “very reluctant” to star in The Flash because of the way Zack Snyder was treated after dropping out of Justice League.

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5 h. ago Hearts aren't our only cup opponents, don't focus on them, says Hamilton Accies boss

John Rankin is aware his old club are favourites to win their Premier Sports Cup group, but tells his side not to lose focus

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10 h. ago Gregg Wallace 'was warned by the BBC six years ago that he would be sacked if he continued to behave inappropriately'

A BBC executive wrote to Gregg Wallace, 60, in 2019 following complaints and he was told they would cut ties with him if it learnt of further allegations, it was claimed.

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12 h. ago Geri Horner would 'never have gone' to Mel B's wedding and has had week from hell

Geri Horner has had a tough week, according to sources, as her F1 husband has left his role at Red Bull.

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13 h. ago Trump defends response to deadly Texas flooding after touring disaster area – live updates

President and Texas governor praise handling of flooding that has killed at least 120 people; Trump calls reporter ‘evil’ for asking about lack of warningsThe US state department is firing more than 1,300 employees in line with the Trump administration’s reorganization plan initiated earlier this year. The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments in the US, a senior state department official told the Associated Press. Foreign service officers affected will be placed immediately on administrative leave for 120 days, after which they will formally lose their jobs, according to an internal notice obtained by the AP. For most affected civil servants, the separation period is 60 days, it said. “In connection with the departmental reorganization the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on diplomatic priorities,” the notice says. “Headcount reductions have been carefully tailored to affect non...

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13 h. ago BBC threatened to sack Gregg Wallace six years ago unless behaviour improved as presenter finally dismissed

A Corporation executive wrote to the MasterChef host in 2019, following allegations about his conduct in the workplace

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13 h. ago No one ever got rich writing off Novak Djokovic, but even he can’t stretch time for ever | Jonathan Liew

We can’t tell how much is left for tennis’s ultimate champion, but semi-final defeat by Sinner could be the moment Project 25 was buried for goodThe Moment comes at the start of the third set. Nobody in tennis can spot a Moment like Novak Djokovic. The Moment is where he lives, breathes, puts gluten-free food on his family’s table. What happened before was irrelevant. You can rattle and bully him. You can pummel him off Centre Court for an hour, as Jannik Sinner has done. Djokovic will still prowl the chain-link fence all evening, probing it, waiting for the one gap wide enough to let him squeeze through. The point of greatest weakness is where he finds his greatest strength.Sinner’s at 30-30 on his own serve. A defensive backhand from Djokovic sits up invitingly in mid-court, pleading to be dispatched. The world No 1, utterly impeccable to this point, swings a giant fist at the ball and somehow sends it flying in the vague direction of Tooting Broadway. The crowd yelps in shock. Ne...

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15 h. ago Horror as loving couple are brutally executed by their son leaving family ripped apart

David and Teresa 'Teri' Pabst, both 64, were executed by their adult son James in their home in Middleton, Wisconsin.

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