52 m. ago Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he's got plenty of homework

Pope Leo XIV is starting a six-week vacation this weekend at the papal summer retreat south of Rome

Politics

4 h. ago Wild kangaroo harvests are labelled ‘needlessly cruel’ by US lawmakers – but backed by Australian conservationists

The campaign to ban kangaroo products is ‘muddled’ and not based on knowledge, wildlife experts sayWarning: Graphic contentThe bill, introduced into the US Senate last month, came with plenty of emotive and uncompromising language.“The mass killing of millions of kangaroos to make commercial products is needless and inhumane,” said the Democratic senator Tammy Duckworth, as she introduced the Kangaroo Protection Act to ban the sale and manufacture of kangaroo products in the US. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago KEMI BADENOCH: Even my Leftie pals can't believe the mess Labour has got us in... we have Corbyn's party with Keir Starmer at the helm

My Left-leaning, champagne-socialist friends were so excited at the prospect of a Labour government last year. 'Of course we want you to win Kemi,' they told me, 'but it's time for change'.

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12 h. ago Travel expert warns about bodily function that can set off airport scanners after passenger is stopped by TSA

A plane passenger recently sparked a debate about what can set off security scanners after they shared an awkward incident that occurred while they were at the airport via Reddit.

Events

12 h. ago AMANDA PLATELL: The crude betrayal at the heart of the England Lionesses that could ruin their Euros campaign before it even begins

When the England Lionesses were crowned UEFA Women's Euro champions in 2022, the success of these brilliant young women footballers lifted the spirits of the country.

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13 h. ago Portuguese players pay tribute to Diogo Jota during Wimbledon doubles match

Nuno Borges and Francisco Cabral paid tribute to the Liverpool forward, who died aged 28 in a car crash on Thursday.

Sport

13 h. ago MPs back plans for ministers to ease pub last orders without Parliament debate

Under existing rules, Parliament must sign off on plans to ease licensing restrictions at a national level.

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15 h. ago Labour's curriculum expert says schools could be 'pushed' to teach 'diverse texts' rather than English favourites

Professor Becky Francis said the classic English play, first performed in 1945, is so widely taught for English Literature GCSE because it is 'tried and tested'.

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15 h. ago Portuguese tennis player Cabral’s black ribbon tribute to footballer Jota

Francisco Cabral said it was an ‘honour’ to be allowed to wear the ribbon at Wimbledon on Friday.

Sport

16 h. ago Duke of Edinburgh becomes fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh

There are more than 1,800 RSE fellows.

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16 h. ago Wimbledon fans spot Francisco Cabral's touching tribute as 148

The Portuguese tennis star is among many to pay tribute to late Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota

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16 h. ago Canada races to build icebreakers amid melting ice and geopolitical tensions

In an Arctic reshaped by the climate crisis, less ice really means more as countries face risks in push for more shipsFor millennia, a mass of sea ice in the high Arctic has changed with the seasons, casting off its outer layer in summer and expanding in winter as it spins between Russia, Canada and Alaska. Known as the Beaufort Gyre, this fluke of geography and oceanography was once a proving ground for ice to “mature” into icebergs.But no more. A rapidly changing climate has reshaped the region, reducing perennial sea ice. As ocean currents spin what is left of the gyre, chunks of ice now clog many of the channels separating the northern islands. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Portuguese player dons black ribbon in tribute to Diogo Jota during Wimbledon doubles match

Francisco Cabral wore a black ribbon during his second-round defeat in the men’s doubles in SW19

Sport

18 h. ago Milk first or last? Experts FINALLY settle the great tea debate

It's a debate that takes place in office kitchens across the UK. Should you put milk into your tea before or after the boiling water?

Politics

18 h. ago Mass diarrhoea outbreak rocks cruise ship in firm's second sickness fiasco in weeks

A mass infection has hit a cruise ship as 36 passengers have fallen ill – the Moscow Tourist Fleet company, which owns the boat, also saw a previous infection outbreak hit another ship earlier this month

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19 h. ago Sewage leak found at Scots beach as swimmers warned to stay away

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has advised against swimming at the beach after routine samples indicated high levels of bacteria in the water.

Events

22 h. ago Quatermass 2 review – Hammer turns up the heat in enjoyable alien invader sequel

The brusque, unsmiling American rocket scientist returns with a bigger budget and more action alongside an entertaining turn from Sid James as an inebriated journalistHere is the 1957 sequel to Hammer’s box office smash The Quatermass Xperiment from 1955; it is enjoyable, though the law of diminishing returns is coming into play. Like the first film, it is based on the original BBC drama (the second series, in fact) and Brian Donleavy is back as Quatermass himself: the brusque, unsmiling American rocket scientist working closely with the British government and permanently exasperated with them.Once again, Quatermass finds himself at the centre of a deadly alien attempt to take over Planet Earth. While debating whether or not to fire a nuclear powered rocket up into space, Quatermass comes into contact with a woman whose boyfriend has been injured by what appear to be football-sized meteorites, which his white-coated assistants have been already tracking on their radar scopes. It app...

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28 h. ago TOM UTLEY: I like an honest pint, the Isle of Wight and Tim Henman. Am I next for a Lifetime Achievement Award in Dullness?

Raise a glass with me today to Peter Hansen, 85, worthy winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by The Dull Man's Podcast for that most admirable of qualities, dullness.

Events

28 h. ago Starmerism DOES exist... It's Labour's same old spiteful politics of envy and class warfare dressed up for the modern age

Three days after Labour 's landslide victory in the General Election a year ago, when everyone was hailing Keir Starmer and his message of 'Change'...

Politics

28 h. ago Bombshell as Made In Chelsea star's firm is exposed as having nearly £100k debts... as most will NEVER be paid back: RICHARD EDEN reveals the shocking story

As a springboard to success based on a pleasing physique and self-belief - or a lavish streak of narcissism, depending on your point of view - Made In Chelsea is surely second to none...

Economics