49 m. ago Teenagers arrested after boy, 17, left seriously injured in horror machete attack

Two boys, aged 15 and 17, remain in custody

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86 m. ago Scottish pupil named a Time magazine girl of the year for solar

Rebecca Young, 13, named one of 10 girls of the year for her invention intended to help rough sleepers in winterA Scottish schoolgirl has been named a “girl of the year” by Time magazine after she invented a solar-powered thermal blanket to help rough sleepers keep warm.Rebecca Young, 13, came up with her design after seeing homeless people struggling in subzero temperatures on the streets of her home city, Glasgow, in winter. She said her message to young people was: “If you see a problem you think you can fix, you can do something about it.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Get a 'free' Shark CryoGlow LED mask with this clever Boots recycling hack

Shoppers have been sharing a hack for getting high-value beauty products such as LED masks and designer perfumes for free, thanks to a little-known Boots scheme

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2 h. ago Thug finally guilty of murder... 12 YEARS after brutally attacking homeless man

Anthony Ellis lied over and over again to emergency services that he had not inflicted the attack that would leave the homeless man needing round-the-clock care until he died years later from his horrific brain injuries

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3 h. ago Manchester Arena bomb plotter's alleged hot oil attack on prison officers 'motivated by terrorism', prosecutors will argue

Abedi, 28, was yesterday charged with three counts of attempted murder after prison officers were attacked at his high security jail in April.

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3 h. ago Peter Kyle launches fresh 'single word' attack on Nigel Farage after Jimmy Savile row

Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has said Nigel Farage has not said “one single word” about how he’ll protect kids online after vowing to rip up the UK’s online safety laws

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4 h. ago Four simple tips to protect your heart, according to a biokineticist

The heart’s health is affected by factors such as inactivity, unhealthy eating and chronic stress

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4 h. ago Militant attacks on Pakistani police kill 5 as government hunt for insurgents displaces thousands

A series of attacks against Pakistani police by militants left five officers dead and eight wounded in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Pakistan’s Independence Day

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5 h. ago Police investigate 'cowardly and vicious attack' on boy in popular seaside town

Footage was shared widely online of an attack in Barry Island

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6 h. ago Michael Phelps launches scathing attack on ‘failing’ USA Swimming

Olympic champion writes lengthy Instagram postAmerican says he would hesitate to let sons competeMichael Phelps has launched a scathing attack on USA Swimming’s leadership, with the 23-times Olympic gold medallist branding the body weak and demanding sweeping reforms after what he sees as years of organizational decline.“I’ve watched too many teammates struggle to compete in a sport they love without the support they need,” Phelps, who retired from competitive swimming in 2016, wrote in a lengthy Instagram post. “I’ve also seen the sport struggle to return its membership numbers to pre-pandemic levels, and I’m done pretending this system works just because it produces medals. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Fashion accessories chain Claire's files for administration putting West Lothian stores at risk

Employees at the Almondvale Centre and Livingston Designer Outlet are being contacted

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6 h. ago Huge ‘Butchered’ artwork installed on North Sea gas rig by Greenpeace activists

Anish Kapoor work referring to ‘butchering of our environment’ believed to be first fine artwork exhibited from a working gas extraction platformGreenpeace activists have scaled a gas rig, stretched a 96 sq metre canvas across its side and stained it crimson, in a protest designed with Anish Kapoor.The work, in the North Sea, is believed to be the first piece of fine art exhibited from a working gas extraction platform. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Liverpool FC victory parade attack suspect sobs as he faces 24 new charges, including two over hurt babies

Paul Doyle, 53, sobbed and wiped his eyes as he heard that he now faces trial in relation to injuries sustained by 29 supporters, including two infants, aged six months and seven months.

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6 h. ago Cheer up, Ice Cube, your War of the Worlds movie may be really bad, but it's not worthless | Saranka Maheswaran

Awful clunkers occasionally emerge from both Hollywood and Bollywood, but I have found value in most cinematic calamitiesIf the latest adaptation of HG Wells’s 1898 novel The War of the Worlds, a movie starring Ice Cube and Eva Longoria, was designed to make us pause and ask questions, it has certainly succeeded. Unfortunately, what a lot of viewers have been asking is why it was inflicted on the public in the first place. Is War of the Worlds “one of the worst movies ever made?”, asked the BBC. “Shockingly bad War of the Worlds is one of the worst movies of the decade,” said the New York Post. “Amazon’s War of the Worlds update should never have been released,” declared the Telegraph.The 2005 adaptation, starring Tom Cruise, was a smash hit. Now people are flocking to the remake to see just how bad a film can be – it’s in the top 10 films watched in the UK and US on Amazon Prime. It seems that we have come to love “bad” films almost as much as those deemed good. The website Rotten ...

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6 h. ago Scot, 12, named on Time’s first Girls of the Year list after homelessness design

Rebecca Young, from Glasgow, designed a solar-powered backpack with an electric blanket inside to help homeless people.

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7 h. ago Burghley Horse Trials course designer promises different feel as course reversed for first time in eight years

Premier course designer Derek di Grazia is excited by the newly-reversed course at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials as it changes direction for the first time in eight years.

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7 h. ago Former Royal Marine commando accused of Liverpool FC victory parade car attack sobs as he faces 24 new charges, including two over hurt babies

Paul Doyle, 53, sobbed and wiped his eyes as he appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via video-link from prison, where he is being held in custody

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8 h. ago Russian hackers seized control of Norwegian dam, spy chief says

Beate Gangås says attack in April by Norway’s ‘dangerous neighbour’ aimed to cause fear and chaosEurope live – latest updatesRussian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway’s intelligence service has said.The admission, by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), marks the first time that Oslo has formally attributed the cyber-attack in April on Bremanger, western Norway, to Moscow. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Mystery deepens over death of glamorous bikini designer on board Hamptons yacht with tycoon, 60, as family demand second post

The grief-stricken family of the 33-year-old, who have travelled to the U.S. in the wake of her death, have demanded a second post-mortem amid claims she died of a suspected drug overdose.

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8 h. ago Doctor told young father, 29, he had tonsillitis... 24 hours later he died of a heart attack: These were the warning signs they missed

A father-of-one from Boston, Lincs, died just 24 hours after his GP wrongly diagnosed him with tonsillitis and refused to send him to A&E-even though his throat was 'closing up'.

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