43 m. ago 'Friends said not to get in van – driver hacked off my arms and threw me down cliff'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: After a horrifying sustained assault, which left her with a fractured skull and two missing arms, Mary Vincent says God told her to bring her attacker to justice

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57 m. ago 'It's bonkers that what totally destroyed me ended up becoming my saviour'

Melissa Power, 39, said she was cycling over a hill on a dual carriageway in Manchester in 2008 when she was hit by a car

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1 hour ago Grilled sardines and tomato and anchovy pie – Irina Janakievska’s Balkan recipes for summer

A tomato, olive and anchovy pastry pie, and grilled sardines with a funky fermented green tomato sauceAlong the Adriatic coast, sardines are usually grilled over an open fire (na gradele) and served with lemon, excellent local olive oil and blitva, a side dish of young swiss chard, potato and garlic. Fresh sardines are key (they should smell of the sea) and do cook them whole (the heads add wonderful flavour and the small bones soften during cooking). On the Croatian island of Vis, two beloved pogačas (bread)– viška and komiška – tell a tale of friendly rivalry. Both are savoury bread pies (pogača being the word for bread and similar in both composition and etymology to Italian focaccia) filled with onions and salted fish (typically anchovies or sardines), a nod to the island’s ancient fishing and seafaring heritage. The key difference? Tomatoes. In Vis town (one side of the island), they’re absent; in Komiža (the other side of the island), they’re essential and cooked down into a r...

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1 hour ago Ed Miliband would let a turbine farm destroy Brontë country. We need net zero, but at what cost? | Simon Jenkins

Of course the climate crisis must be confronted, but history, tranquility and beauty must also count for somethingNowhere does landscape marry passion quite so much as in Yorkshire’s Wuthering Heights. The tempestuous Pennine contours and tumbling streams perfectly frame Emily Brontë’s turbulent romance. Wild storms and dark gullies echo the cries of Heathcliff, Cathy and sexual jealousy. From moorland peaks to the historic Brontë village of Haworth below, the scene is unspoilt.I cannot think of any British government for half a century that would have dreamed of destroying this place. Yet the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, apparently wants to do so, with the largest onshore windfarm in England, the Calderdale Energy Park. He clearly regards this unique landscape as the perfect spot for 41 giant wind turbines, each no less than 200m tall. Their height would top Blackpool Tower by 40m. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago India wants air conditioners to be made with milder temperature settings to save energy

The Indian government has proposed requiring the lowest temperature setting on all new air conditioners to be 20 Celsius, or 68 Fahrenheit

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4 h. ago Bank of England could make cuts to interest rates if jobs market slows down, Bailey says

Businesses are ‘adjusting employment’ as a result of Rachel Reeves’ decision to raise national insurance contributions for firms, governor says

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4 h. ago 'Disturbing pattern' of Secret Service 'failures' exposed in new report on Trump's Butler assassination attempt

Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday released the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee's final report from its investigation into the attempt on Trump's life in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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5 h. ago In a secret dugout by the Russian frontline, RICHARD PENDLEBURY is the first journalist to see the deadly power of a new kamikaze weapon changing the face of warfare

Puma, sitting near the dugout entrance, gave a sharp hiss and raised his hand for silence. Into it swelled the flesh-creeping buzz of a kamikaze drone, which passed low and fast over our position.

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6 h. ago KATIE HIND: Tony Blair grasped that working class families like mine want to work hard and get on. After Starmer's attacks on aspiration, I'll NEVER vote Labour again

My dad would ridicule Blair for being 'almost a Tory', but I quickly realised that Blair and his party were willing to allow - even push - people like me to find a way to do well.

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6 h. ago Trump ‘very disappointed’ in Putin as he vows to send Ukraine Patriot missiles ahead of meeting with NATO boss

President slams Putin for continued bombing attacks on Ukrainian civilians

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6 h. ago Middle classes will bear the brunt of new Rachel Reeves tax raid, Labour minister hints

Yesterday Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander again failed to deny that Labour is looking to hike taxes, but said the Government would be guided by 'fairness'.

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6 h. ago UK to strike migrant return deal with Iraq in latest bid to stop small boats and send more asylum seekers back

The Home Secretary is said to be in the 'final stages' of agreeing the pact to speed up cooperation between London and Baghdad.

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7 h. ago Government needs to overhaul ‘unfair’ business rates, says Greene King boss

Nick Mackenzie, boss of the 1,500-strong pub firm, said reduced property tax payments were needed to drive investment and new jobs.

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7 h. ago Miliband says UK’s way of life ‘under threat’ amid extremes of heat and rainfall

The Met Office said the country’s climate is ‘notably different’ from just a few decades ago, in the latest state of the UK climate report.

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8 h. ago Bank of England could cut base rate if jobs market continues to slow – Bailey

Businesses are ‘adjusting employment’ as a result of Rachel Reeves’ decision to raise national insurance contributions for firms, the governor said.

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8 h. ago Stormzy is saved by Dame Helen Mirren as he nearly suffers a nasty wasp attack in Evian's VIP suite on the final day of Wimbledon

The rapper, 31, was seen enjoying the popular sporting match along side Helen actor Chris Hemsworth.

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9 h. ago Jannik Sinner puts memories of Paris to bed with scintillating Wimbledon win

The Italian responded to his French Open heartbreak by denying Carlos Alcaraz a third straight title at the All England Club.

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9 h. ago Rachel Reeves to launch huge new £500million fund to support overlooked kids

Rachel Reeves will be in Wigan on Monday morning to launch the Government's new Better Futures Fund, which she says will be the biggest of its kind in the world

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9 h. ago Two women killed in Kentucky church shooting that left state trooper injured and shooter dead

Two men at church also injured in attack, with one in critical condition in hospital

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9 h. ago Jannik Sinner reveals what he asked Prince George and Princess Charlotte after Wimbledon win

Sinner became the first Italian to win a singles title at Wimbledon after his four-set win against Alcaraz, with the Prince of Wales and his family watching on from the Royal Box

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