44 m. ago Haunting new details emerge after two brothers killed on surf holiday in Mexico

Callum, 33, and Jake, 30, Robinson were on a surfing trip in Baja, Mexico, with their friend Jack Carter Rhoad, 30, when they were reported missing without a trace on April 27 last year

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48 m. ago This is modern Britain – where a princess pleading for children’s rights seems almost radical | Gaby Hinsliff

It is uncomfortable to watch royals appealing to the nation’s best instincts while an elected government feels compelled to chase our worstEvery child has the right to feel safe, loved and as if they belong.Put like that, there is nothing remotely radical about what the Princess of Wales used her first public speech since recovering from cancer to say: that families need consistently nurturing environments to flourish; that the world could actually use a bit more tenderness; that we are all responsible for the culture in which future generations grow up; and that (as she told an audience of blue-chip employers) caring for others is work deserving of respect. It’s the reasons why those motherhood-and-apple-pie values don’t always prevail in real life, rather than the values themselves, that are generally too contentious for the carefully apolitical royals. Yet what were once safe, bland nothings are increasingly no longer so – and not just because of the awkward shadow now cast over ...

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1 hour ago Fundraisers warn of ‘catastrophic’ drop in donations to Gaza since ceasefire

‘The world thinks Palestinians don’t need help any more,’ aid organiser says, despite desperate need as winter nearsFundraisers collecting for Palestinian civilians in Gaza are seeing a “catastrophic” drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was announced in October.Donations collected by volunteers and funnelled to needy families living in temporary shelters and struggling with illness, hunger and malnutrition have been harder to raise since then, according to organisers, many of whom have been running volunteer initiatives for Palestinians in Gaza on third-party crowdfunding platforms over the past two years. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Haunting details emerge after killing of two Australian brothers on surf holiday in Mexico

The 23-year-old has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in relation to the alleged murder of of two Australian brothers Mexico as their families give statements to the court

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2 h. ago Haunting details emerge after killing of two Australian brothers 'thrown down a well' in Mexico

The 23-year-old has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in relation to the alleged murder of of two Australian brothers Mexico as their families give statements to the court

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5 h. ago Brits buying cocaine on a Friday night are 'funding Russian war in Ukraine', crime chiefs warn

A billion-pound organised crime network active in the UK is funding the war effort in Ukraine and Russian espionage, the National Crime Agency has revealed

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6 h. ago Muslim civil rights group sues Texas for labeling it a terrorist organization

A Muslim civil rights group has filed a lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott

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7 h. ago Prozac ‘no better than placebo’ for treating children with depression, experts say

Exclusive: Clinical guidelines should change to avoid exposing young people to potentially harmful side-effects, researchers sayClinical guidelines should no longer recommend Prozac for children, according to experts, after research showed it had no clinical benefit for treating depression in children and adolescents.Globally one in seven 10-19 year olds have a mental health condition, according to the World Health Organization. In the UK, about a quarter of older teenagers and up to a fifth of younger children have anxiety, depression or other mental health problems. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago I’m A Celeb‘s Aitch gags as he fails to complete Bushtucker trial

Watch as Aitch retches and gags as he fails to complete a Bushtucker trial on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!

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8 h. ago Barcelona peg back Chelsea before TV blackout delay to hit WCL summit

The spoils were shared at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and their Champions League torturers Barcelona, but it will be Sonia Bompastor’s side that will be the more frustrated of the two.It was a battling performance from the home team and Ellie Carpenter’s failure to add her second goal late on from close range will haunt them, as will the substitute Catarina Macario’s narrowly offside effort that had both looked likely to give the Blues all three points. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Barcelona peg back Chelsea before TV blackout delay to reach WCL summit

The spoils were shared at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and their Champions League torturers Barcelona, but it will be Sonia Bompastor’s side that will be the more frustrated of the two.It was a battling performance from the home team and Ellie Carpenter’s failure to add her second goal late on from close range will haunt them, as will the substitute Catarina Macario’s narrowly offside effort that had both looked likely to give the Blues all three points. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Watch these haunting stretchy bloodworms invert their own organs

The wriggly, copper-fanged marine worms could help advance the future of soft robotics, researchers say

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10 h. ago David and Victoria Beckham book out Notting Hill venue to watch son Cruz's 'intimate gig'

The gig was held inside the old Laylow building in Notting Hill, which was once a celeb hotspot visited by Rihanna, Madonna, Taylor Swift, Cameron Diaz, and Mick Jagger.

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10 h. ago Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua press conference: Start time and how to watch for free

YouTuber-turned-boxer and former two-time world heavyweight champion go head to head for first time in Miami ahead of mammoth Netflix fight

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11 h. ago The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t | Editorial

Drenched by floods and abandoned amid the ruins, people in Gaza can draw no comfort from US plansThe declaration of a ceasefire in Gaza in October brought initial relief to its inhabitants. Yet officials there said Israeli strikes killed 33 people, including 12 children, on Wednesday; Israel said its troops had come under fire. Another five Palestinians were killed on Thursday. Hundreds have died since the ceasefire was declared. Even if the shelling stops, the destruction of Palestinian life will carry on as Israel continues to throttle aid, and the consequences of two years of war unfold. The World Health Organization warned last month that the health catastrophe would last for generations.Food remains in short supply. While displaced families shiver in flooded makeshift shelters, with many facing a third winter of homelessness, aid organisations say they cannot deliver stockpiles of tents and tarpaulins. Israel, which denies blocking aid, has designated tent poles ...

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11 h. ago North Korea executes 'big shot' couple with 'successful' business as public forced to watch

The pair were deemed 'arrogant' by locals unhappy with their business and were accused of violating the Rejection of Reactionary Thought and Culture Act by authorities

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12 h. ago Brahms: Symphony No 1, Tragic Overture album review – Petrenko and the Berliners give Brahms organic momentum

(Berliner Philharmoniker)Brahms’s Tragic Overture leaps to life while there is much interest in a careful reading of the composer’s First Symphony in this new recording from the Berlin Philharmonic with their chief conductor The Berlin Philharmonic’s in-house label continues its mission to document chief conductor Kirill Petrenko’s considered interpretations of the classical canon. In this case, it’s Brahms’s First Symphony, captured live at the Philharmonie just two months ago, coupled with the Tragic Overture, recorded last year.For this performance, Petrenko examined Meiningen Court Orchestra scores marked up with specific directions given by the composer himself. The results may strike some as interventionist, however there’s an organic momentum here that is hard to resist with a pronounced flexibility that, according to the excellent booklet essay, clarifies Brahms’s “furious struggle against the bar line”. Balance is impeccable, although solos seem over spotlighted at times by...

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12 h. ago The Ashes 2025: Schedule, UK test start time and where to watch or listen

The Ashes 2025 will see England heroes Ben Stokes and Joe Root take on the Aussies in the classic five match series in front of England's 35,000-strong 'Barmy Army' of away fans

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13 h. ago Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua: Date, fight time, rules, undercard, latest odds, how to watch, purse and more

Netflix to screen lucrative heavyweight blockbuster that takes centre stage in Miami in December

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14 h. ago Football Daily | Fifa bingo! World Cup playoff draw checks all boxes as Irelands and Wales plot paths

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!An audience full of middle-aged and elderly men almost certainly preoccupied with what’s for lunch? Check. Constant reminders that football unites the world? Check. A charming hostess and former Miss Switzerland, Melanie Winiger? Check. Numerous ornate plinths bearing see-through bowls, a trophy or a football. Check. More montages from World Cups passim than were strictly necessary? Check. A dizzying array of acrylic multi-coloured draw balls? Check. “Fifa legends” Christian Karembeu, Marco Materazzi and Martin Dahlin? Checkity-check-check. A shiny floor? Check. Fifa competition manager Manolo Zubiria explaining protocol? Check. Self-important claptrap from an increasingly obsequious and craven “haunted cue-ball” Fifa president? Check.I was 34, I’d spent nine years at Arsenal and there had been a fair amount of discussions with the club. I wanted to go back to France with my family. There were deteriorated relationships with people ...

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