2 h. ago 'I've unknowingly been exposed to a ticking clock on my life.' Firefighters with terminal cancer caused by asbestos reveal hidden scandal

Aside from rushing into burning buildings to save people, Tony Carlton, Mike Harding and Roger Goddard have one thing in common - they all have terminal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

Events

4 h. ago Terrifying moment locals run for their lives as giant boulder rolls down road & crushes motorbike after falling off hill

THIS is the terrifying moment a giant boulder plummets onto a main road, crushing a motorbike beneath it — yet the rider astonishingly walks away unscathed. The lucky biker narrowly escaped death in Colombia when a massive rock tumbled from the hill, smashing his bike beneath it. The incident took place in the municipality of...

Transport

5 h. ago It’s the ‘A+++++’ economy, stupid. Trump embarks on the same don’t

The president’s tour to boost voter impressions of their own dire economic conditions starts Tuesday night in Pennsylvania. And, writes Andrew Feinberg, it resembles a similar, and disastrous, effort by Joe Biden

Politics

6 h. ago Zelenskyy ‘ready for elections’ after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy

Zelenskyy says he would hold wartime elections within months given help from allies and Ukraine’s parliamentTrump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe and hints at walking away from UkraineVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is ready to hold a wartime election within the next three months, if Ukraine’s parliament and foreign allies will allow it, after Donald Trump accused him of clinging on to power.Zelenskyy, clearly irritated by Trump’s intervention, said that “this is a question for the people of Ukraine, not people from other states, with all due respect to our partners”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Woltemade makes Germany return with no care about transfer fee critics

£69m forward happy he chose Newcastle before taking on Bayer Leverkusen in Champions League on WednesdayAs Nick Woltemade made his way out of Bayer Leverkusen’s media theatre on Tuesday night he noticed that a series of chairs had been dragged untidily out of position. Most footballers would simply have walked on by but the 6ft 6in Newcastle forward is a little different from the rest and he duly stopped and tucked them all back into position beneath a long desk.Out on the pitch Woltemade’s highly-technical approach is nothing if not similarly neat and he has returned to his home country on a Champions League mission. Namely to show his compatriots that Eddie Howe has imbued his game with a dangerous new dimension. While the adhesive touches, deft flicks and clever link play that have always distinguished Woltemade’s performances remain, the Newcastle manager’s “physics” have enhanced the mix. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago Yvette Cooper counters Trump criticism of Khan and praises Europe’s ‘strength’

The Foreign Secretary defended Sir Sadiq Khan’s record in City Hall after the president branded him a ‘disaster’ and a ‘disgusting mayor’.

Politics

10 h. ago This is how I shaved 13 minutes off my Hyrox time in just six months

My first Hyrox race was a disaster. But with five simple tweaks, I enjoyed a completely different experience just six months later.

Politics

10 h. ago Geri Halliwell and husband Christian Horner run into another hurdle in battle to build £30,000 horse walker exercise pen at their country estate

The Spice Girls singer, 53, and the F1 boss, 52, want to build a huge 77ft structure to exercise eight horses at their Grade II-listed mansion in Oxfordshire.

Economics

11 h. ago Inside Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland’s comeback event — with tickets ranging from $500 to $26,000

The founder of Fyre Festival, a disastrously organised luxury music festival which saw guests stranded on an island in the Bahamas, has hosted a comeback party.

Economics

11 h. ago After Cracker Barrel logo debacle, now customers are hating on the new menu

Cracker Barrel is still reeling from huge backlash to its disastrous rebrand effort earlier this year, which left the company’s CEO feeling as though she had been ‘fired by America’

Economics

13 h. ago 'Most comfortable' Skechers that are 'like walking on cotton' reduced in sale

Skechers has an outlet where it often reduces the cost of popular styles.

Politics

13 h. ago BBC star rescued from woods after fall left her in agony for an hour

The TV star was left in agony after being yanked to the ground by her one-year-old puppy Suzie during a walk near her home.

Events

14 h. ago BBC star rushed to surgery after agonising fall during woodland dog walk

Antiques dealer Jo Roberts was stranded for an hour in Kenilworth woodland after her excitable puppy yanked her to the ground and she was left unable to move

Politics

14 h. ago BBC star left in agony for an hour after fall during woodland dog walk

Jo Roberts was left in agony after she was pulled to the ground by her puppy Suzie during a walk

Politics

14 h. ago Princess Beatrice's fresh dilemma after being dragged into Andrew's Epstein scandal

As Andrew and Fergie gear up to leave exile, fears over an awkward royal reunion are ramping up with Princess Beatrice seemingly caught in the middle

Politics

14 h. ago Trump lambasts ‘weak’ and ‘decaying’ Europe and hints at walking away from Ukraine

US president recycles far-right tropes on European immigration and presses Zelenskyy to accept his peace planEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has hinted he could walk away from supporting Ukraine as he doubled down on his administration’s recent criticism of Europe, describing it as “weak” and “decaying” and claiming it was “destroying itself” through immigration.In a rambling and sometimes incoherent interview with Politico, a transcript of which was released on Tuesday, the US president struggled to name any other Ukrainian cities except for Kyiv, misrepresented elements of the trajectory of the conflict, and recycled far-right tropes about European immigration that echoed the “great replacement” conspiracy theory. Continue reading...

Politics

14 h. ago George and Amal Clooney look smitten as they hold hands on a romantic weekend break in the South of France

George and Amal Clooney looked smitten as they walked hand-in-hand during a romantic weekend getaway in the South of France. 

Politics

15 h. ago Kid sent to Christmas show as music icon instead of 'Elfis the Elf' after family mix

Oscar Wilkins' parents didn't have suspicious minds when their son came home with a letter saying he needed an Elvis costume, but they were left all shook up when he walked on stage in the school play

Culture

15 h. ago Prince William and Kate Middleton leave locals 'in tears' after 'selfish' Forest Lodge move

The Prince and Princess of Wales' move to Forest Lodge in Windsor has been met by fury from some locals who have had their walking routes impacted. However, one dog walker says the effect is more devastating than many realise

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16 h. ago Prince William and Princess Kate's 'selfish' move leaves locals in tears

The Prince and Princess of Wales' huge move to Forest Lodge in Windsor has been met by anger from some residents who have had their walking routes restricted. However, one dog walker says the impact is far more devastating than many realise

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