3 h. ago Sick cop looking after youth programme sexted officer posing as 14

Travis N. DeSouza, 35, was working in a young outreach programme at the NYPD when he allegedly sent the sickening messages to what he thought was a teenage girl. Little did he know it was actually an undercover cop

Events

3 h. ago Will Jacob Kiplimo be the first to run a marathon in less than two hours?

Hugh Brasher, the London Marathon race director, certainly thinks so but the Ugandan faces stiff competition from Eliud Kipchoge and Tamirat TolaEarlier this year Jacob Kiplimo produced a performance so staggering that it sent the jaws of even seasoned track and field watchers crashing to the floor. It came on the streets of Barcelona, where the 24-year-old Ugandan covered 13.1 miles in 56min 42sec – a half marathon time 48 seconds quicker than anyone else in history.Little more than two months later, Kiplimo is in London for his full marathon debut and the noise has only grown louder. Could he break the world record on Sunday? Could he even become the first man to break two hours in an official race? It is speculation that the event director, Hugh Brasher, is more than happy to stoke. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Barack Obama dines at romantic San Francisco restaurant WITHOUT Michelle as divorce rumors swirl

Former president Barack Obama was out to dinner without Michelle at a romantic restaurant in San Francisco amid speculation about their marriage continues.

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7 h. ago UK ‘will not be defined by the past’ amid speculation on EU youth visa scheme

The Government has faced pressure from backbench MPs to agree a youth mobility scheme.

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7 h. ago So you saw 'Conclave' the movie. Here's what it got right – and wrong – about real

Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition

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8 h. ago Common kitchen spice could interfere with arthritis and diabetes medications

You almost definitely have this spice in your cupboard, but scientists have found that it may be impacting the effectiveness of certain prescription medicines

Science

8 h. ago Jax Jones, Liberty X and DJ Sammy to appear at Youth Beatz 2025 in Dumfries

All 40,000 tickets for Scotland's biggest free youth music event were snapped up within hours.

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9 h. ago Disabled people detained by Ice sound alarm over overcrowded jails

Rodney Taylor, whose legs were amputated as a toddler, just one of many people with disabilities at risk from detentionIn his three months locked up at Stewart detention center in Lumpkin, Georgia, Rodney Taylor has missed meals and showers, lived with increasing pain in his hips, developed a swollen thumb on his right hand and blisters on the stumps where his two legs were amputated when he was a toddler.Taylor’s mother brought him to the US from Liberia on a medical visa as a small child. He went through 16 operations and is a double amputee. He has two fingers on his right hand. Now 46, he has lived in the US nearly his entire life, works as a barber, is active in promoting cancer awareness in his community, and recently got engaged. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees ‘privileged’ talks with 15 countries on US tariffs – US politics live

Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss president, says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which US plans to hold negotiations to reach deals over tariffsThe Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal after sweeping US tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets, reports the Associated Press (AP).Karin Keller-Sutter, in an interview with broadcaster SRF published Friday, said she was “satisfied” with talks in Washington this week that included an International Monetary Fund conference and her one-on-one meeting with US treasury secretary Scott Bessent. Keller-Sutter also serves as Switzerland’s finance minister. “The United States has defined a group of 15 countries with which it wants to find a quick solution in this tariff question. Switzerland is part of this group of these 15 countries,” she told reporters separately late on Thursday in Washington, according to the ...

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10 h. ago Parents with children born after 2014 could be entitled to up to £4,000

The tax scheme allows working parents to save up to £2,000 a year on childcare costs, and up to £4,000 for children with disabilities. But time is running out to claim it

Society

11 h. ago Visas for young EU citizens to work in UK: We're moving in a good direction, says German ambassador to London

But the UK government is wary that such a scheme could spark accusations of a return to freedom of movement

Politics

11 h. ago Alan Sheehan update emerges as Swansea City speculation continues

The interim boss has moved closer to becoming Swansea's next long-term boss

Politics

11 h. ago Labour not going to breach manifesto commitments on Europe – minister

It comes as the Times newspaper reported the Home Office could be open to the idea of a ‘one in, one out’ youth mobility scheme.

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11 h. ago Big Brother’s first transgender winner says she would refuse hospital treatment in male ward after Supreme Court ruling

Big Brother’s first transgender winner has said she would refuse hospital treatment in male ward after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman.

Events

11 h. ago Xi announces plan for Chinese economy to counter impact of US trade war

Beijing will ‘strengthen bottom-line thinking’ as reports say it could drop tariffs on some US products Business live – latest updatesXi Jinping has announced a plan to counter China’s continuing economic problems and the impact of the US trade war, as reports swirl that it could drop tariffs on some US products, including semiconductors.Friday’s meeting of the politburo was convened to discuss China’s economic situation, which since the pandemic has faced difficulties fuelled by a housing sector crisis, youth unemployment, and Donald Trump’s tariffs on all Chinese exports. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago ‘I miss those days terribly’: readers share their defining video store memories

With the arrival of a new video store in Brooklyn, we asked you to tell us about your most memorable anecdotesAfter a film had been in the cinema but before a film was on general sale (also called ‘Home Release’) there would be a window of perhaps a few months where the retail price of a single VHS tape would be about £100 [$133]. In a world of digital media that now feels mad, but it was obviously profitable for the rental shops to buy tapes at that price. Continue reading...

Events

13 h. ago Expect delays as new EU travel rules come into force within months

The EU has voted to start rolling out the new scheme for everyone heading from the UK to countries including France, Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal

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13 h. ago Wetherspoons boss speaks out on gender neutral toilets in pubs after Supreme Court ruling

Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has spoken out about gender neutral toilets in pubs after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman.

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14 h. ago 'My daughter says she can smell it when she's walking to school... it's definitely a worry'

New figures show hospital admissions for respiratory illness among children in Manchester have soared

Politics

15 h. ago From penis straws to puppy yoga: Inside the ‘zen do’ revolution

As wedding season approaches, Olivia Petter reports on the rise of the chilled out hen do, aka the ‘zen do’, a soothing alternative to an age-old tradition defined by hedonism and vodka

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