2 h. ago 11 boys and 3 girls released on bail after being arrested for manslaughter

The police had put out a plea for information on Layton in the early hours of Saturday morning after he vanished at around 7pm on Friday, with body later found inside a building

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3 h. ago Jordan Cox retires hurt for Essex to put England Test spot in doubt

Cox, who was called up for the clash with Zimbabwe at the end of the month, left the field immediately after scoring a century against Somerset.

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3 h. ago Wigan step up on Magic Weekend’s welcome return to St James’ Park

Wigan 22-20 WarringtonWarriors edge out Wolves; Huddersfield pick up first winWherever it sits in the calendar, Magic Weekend always has the feeling of a seismic weekend in the shaping of every side’s prospects.Last year it was much more decisive given how it was played in mid-August, just weeks before the playoff began: but even here, on the May bank holiday weekend, Magic’s return to Newcastle felt hugely significant. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago The landscape artist who makes her paint from pearls, crystals and volcanic dust

Su Yu-Xin scours mines and federal lands for materials to carefully craft her own pigments in a Los Angeles workspace that’s part studio, part science labWhile in art school in London, Su Yu-Xin calculated that most painters used one of five brands of high-end oil paint, and that each brand produced only about 60 colors.“That’s really scary,” the Slade graduate said. “It’s like all the top chefs in the world shop from the same grocery store.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago European football: Mbappé brace helps Real Madrid keep Barcelona in sights

Real beat Celta Viga to move four points behind leadersMadrid set to visit Barça next Sunday in La LigaKylian Mbappé scored twice as Real Madrid fought off a late comeback attempt from Celta Vigo to secure a 3-2 win on Sunday and stay within four points of the La Liga leaders Barcelona whom they visit in next weekend’s Clasico.Arda Guler broke the deadlock for Real shortly after the half-hour mark as the Turkish 20-year-old took a short corner for a one-two with Lucas Vazquez before dispatching an excellent left-footed shot from a tight angle through a gap between defenders. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Seaside town with 241 hours of sun in May crowned 'beer garden capital' of UK

When summer approaches and the sun pokes its head out from behind the clouds, British people love to flock to their nearest pub — but where is the best place in the UK for beer gardens?

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7 h. ago ‘Uninvited guest’ opened fire at Texas family party, killing one and wounding 14 others, police say

One person was killed and 14 others were wounded after a shooting at a family party in Houston in the early hours of Sunday.

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7 h. ago Father of teen fatally shot by Cincinnati police allegedly kills officer with his car

Man who became distraught after viewing footage of the fatal shooting of his son crashed into officer the next day, authorities sayThe distraught father of an 18-year-old shot and killed by police in Cincinnati allegedly killed a police officer with his car less than 24 hours after the death of his son.The double killing has shocked the Ohio city amid ongoing concerns about American law enforcement’s involvement in lethal encounters with citizens. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Seconds from death... but saved at the final moment: Eyewitness reveals how hero Spitfire pilot spared two lives as it crashed into field

Lee Williams, 55, was on holiday at a campsite with his wife Nicola when they saw the historic warplanes circling overhead before they heard an engine misfiring and then a 'thud'.

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8 h. ago Maga’s era of ‘soft eugenics’: let the weak get sick, help the clever breed

At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will surviveEnglish polymath Francis Galton formulated the concept of eugenics in 1883. Inspired by animal breeding, Galton encouraged people with “desirable” traits to procreate while discouraging or preventing those with “undesirable” traits from doing the same. As social and intellectual qualities were hereditarily “fixed”, he thought some groups were naturally superior. Galton constructed a racial hierarchy, with white Europeans at the top.Eugenics has since played out in varying, always tragic ways. Attempted genocides and forced sterilization are first to mind, though the 20th century brought about the concept of soft eugenics: non-coercive methods of reducing certain conditions through individual choice and medical advice. Popularized in Nancy Stepan’s 1991 book, The Hour of Eugenics, “soft” eugenics is accomplished by indir...

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8 h. ago The big breath secret: can I improve my lung capacity, efficiency and power?

My father’s death from cancer showed me you need to look after your lungs. But apart from not smoking, what should you be doing? I headed to a laboratory, strapped on a mask and heart monitor and started pedalling Lungs are amazing. There they sit, inflating and deflating from dawn to dusk, dusk to dawn, sucking in air, stripping out oxygen and exchanging it for carbon dioxide. They do this 20,000 times a day, 7.5m times a year, 600m times in the average lifetime, keeping our trillions of cells ticking over and saving them from choking on their own exhaust fumes. And we ignore them until something goes wrong and we’re gasping, wheezing, panicking – or worse.When I think about lungs, it’s often in the same breath as cancer, which killed my dad 39 years ago. He only realised his lungs were knackered after a heart attack, which was probably also down to smoking. Sixty Senior Service a day, cigarette number two often lit as soon as number one was stubbed out. He stopped overnight, but i...

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8 h. ago Horror moment Spitfire 'practising flypast for VE Day celebrations' crashes into field

Fire crews and paramedics were rushed to the scene after the historic aircraft plummeted from the sky and into crops in West Hythe, Kent.

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9 h. ago Popular car boot sale causes 'gridlock' and delays of two hours in Welsh village

People said the boot sale caused a complete 'gridlock', adding: 'It's chaos'

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9 h. ago Gary Neville laps up attention and snogs wife after leaving David Beckham's 50th birthday

David Beckham celebrated his 50th at a swanky restaurant in London on Saturday night with Gary Neville clearly enjoying himself as he and his wife stumbled out in the early hours of the morning

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10 h. ago Full list of May Day bank holiday opening hours for major supermarkets: Tesco, ASDA, Aldi and more

Those wanting to stock up on nibbles and drink will need to be aware that most supermarkets will be reducing their hours with it being the bank holiday.

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10 h. ago Spitfire crashes into Kent field just hours before VE Day celebrations

The aircraft was spotted circling over West Hythe at around 7pm on Saturday evening before making an emergency crash landing

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10 h. ago Spitfire crashes hours before VE Day celebrations in front of horrified witnesses

The historic aircraft was seen circling in West Hythe, Kent, at around 7pm on Saturday before performing an emergency crash landing. A witness has now spoken of the horror crash

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11 h. ago Warning UK rivers are ‘toxic chemical soup’ as all now plagued by sewage

Sewage spilled into our rivers 513,234 times last year for more than 4 million hours

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11 h. ago Spitfire crashes in Kent field hours before VE Day celebrations and fly

A historic Spitfire was seen circling "for a couple of minutes" in West Hythe, Kent, at 7pm on Saturday evening before performing an emergency crash landing

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11 h. ago Trafford Centre and Arndale opening hours for Bank Holiday Monday

Store and restaurant opening times may change over the May bank holiday in Manchester Arndale and the Trafford Centre

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