1 hour ago 'Disney ghost village' stands frozen in time with hundreds of 'mini castle' homes

Burj Al Babas was once meant to be a Disney-like haven that would be built with hundreds of mini castles. It offered the glam lifestyle of Europe's royal for those tired of Monaco and France

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3 h. ago Tom Cruise turns down Trump’s invite for Kennedy Center Honor: report

Cruise reportedly declined the offer due to scheduling conflicts

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3 h. ago Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst

It’s tempting to scoff, but don’t dismiss the data. Modern man’s failure to forge real, meaningful friendships is bad for everyoneAt first I was startled when the psychologist Angelica Ferrara told me that most of the time it’s women, not men, who want to write about her research into male loneliness. But this is the crux of the issue, isn’t it? That we men need to talk, and we don’t: not nearly enough, anyway.Since 1990, there has been a sharp decline in how many people men say they are close to, says Ferrara, who is a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics. In the US, two-thirds of men aged between 18 and 23 think that nobody really knows them; one third haven’t seen anyone outside their household in the past week; only a fifth say they have friends they can really count on; and a staggering 69% of young men think “no one cares if men are OK”.Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Canary Wharf office values rise for first time in three years

Rebound offers some green shoots for east London financial district

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5 h. ago Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president’s flagship program

Since its launch in January, Prabowo Subianto’s signature policy has been marred by mass food poisoning cases affecting over 1,000 peopleMore than 360 people fell ill in the Indonesian town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, according to officials, in the largest food poisoning case to hit president Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme to date.Since its launch in January, the free school meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the archipelago, affecting over 1,000 people. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Over 65? How instincts gained from gardening can help you spot financial fraud

The skills and instincts gained from gardening can be used to spot and stop financial fraud

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9 h. ago Construction of new Paisley Grammar School 'beyond halfway point' as update issued

The local authority has confirmed the job remains "on track" for completion in the summer of next year.

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9 h. ago Abortion drug could help reduce risk of breast cancer, group of medics says

Stigma around mifepristone is stopping studies, experts in reproductive health claim in Lancet opinion pieceA drug used in medical abortions could help prevent women at high risk of breast cancer from developing the disease, according to an international group of doctors and scientists.However, “stigma” around mifepristone is stopping pharmaceutical companies from investigating its potential as a new treatment doctors could offer to reduce the risk of breast cancer, they say. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Braun shaver that shoppers say 'shaves as close as a wet shave' £260 off on Amazon

The Braun Series 9 PRO+ is a top-tier wet and dry foil shaver, now £239.99 on Amazon, offering a close, comfortable shave

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10 h. ago Timothy Olyphant’s daughter said she wouldn’t ‘ever speak to him again’ if he passed on Beyoncé Levi’s ad

The actor played a cowboy impressed by Beyoncé’s pool skills in the advertisement

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10 h. ago Man Utd's Rasmus Hojlund offered 'Premier League lifeline' as AC Milan chase

Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund is being considered for a surprise move to Fulham, according to reports, as AC Milan remain in the running for the Dane

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10 h. ago Pregnant Sophie Habboo cradles her growing baby bump in a grey co

The Made In Chelsea star, 30, wowed in a fitted grey cropped co-ord that offered a glimpse of her growing bump.

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11 h. ago Kitchen product which 'rivals professional TV chefs' is on offer

The Ninja Professional Stackable Chopper is capable of chopping and mincing up food in an instant, massively reducing the amount of time it takes to prep vegetables

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11 h. ago Judge strikes down key parts of Florida law that led to removal of books from school libraries

A federal judge has struck down key parts of a Florida law that allowed parents to remove books they found objectionable from public school libraries

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13 h. ago Peter Andre's furious Katie Price statement in full as he rejects olive branch offer

Peter Andre has issued a statement on social media this evening, just hours after his ex-wife Katie Price proposed a ceasefire to their 16-year-long feud on her podcast

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13 h. ago Rangers see transfer bid for target rejected as club insiders left 'baffled' at Ibrox offer knockback

The Light Blues and West Ham had lodged offers for the highly-rated 20-year-old

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14 h. ago Nearly a third of parents let their kids miss more than a week of school due to anxiety: new survey

In a new survey of more than 1,000 parents across the U.S., nearly a third said their child missed more than a week of school due to mental health reasons

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14 h. ago Second parent shares 'strangling' fears at Scots primary school

The mum, who spoke anonymously to protect her daughter's identity, revealed a series of troubling incidents.

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15 h. ago Jadon Sancho offered transfer lifeline as Man Utd face prospect of huge financial blow

Manchester United have received an offer from Italy to buy Jadon Sancho as the winger continues to train separately from Ruben Amorim's first team squad and looks for an exit

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15 h. ago Brentford will keep Newcastle target Yoane Wissa out of season opener

Manager Keith Andrews says striker ‘not ready to play’Club holding out for £40m fee before they could sellKeith Andrews has revealed that Yoane Wissa will not take part in Brentford’s opening game against Nottingham Forest on Sunday amid strong interest from Newcastle.The forward from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is understood to have been training on his own this week as Andrews prepares to take charge of his first match since succeeding Thomas Frank, with Brentford holding out for about £40m. Newcastle have so far proved unwilling to match their valuation for the 28-year-old, who scored 19 times in the Premier League last season, having had an offer worth up to £30m rejected last month. Continue reading...

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