57 m. ago Labour slams Kemi Badenoch for 'failing to back NATO allies'

Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard accused the Tory leader of "putting party politics first and national security last"

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2 h. ago Europeans are warned to stay indoors as continent goes on high alert for extreme 47C heat and forest fires and Met Office says hottest day yet is coming for UK

The mercury is set to rise to 36C on Monday in parts of the UK in what could be the hottest June day in record and the highest temperature in nearly three years.

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2 h. ago Orlando Bloom 'accused of having wandering eye' to Kim Kardashian months before Katy Perry split

Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry are said to have split after nine years together - as he flies solo and reunites with Kim Kardashian at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's wedding

Politics

2 h. ago ‘You have to fight tooth and nail’: PIP claimants tell of struggle to get awarded as Labour accused of making it harder

More than half of disabled people who attend a health benefit assessment say they feel humiliated by the process

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3 h. ago Holly Willoughby and fellow stars anger locals with 'ridiculous' Glastonbury decision

Glastonbury Festival regulars including Holly Willoughby have been accused of flying in the face of the event's eco-friendly message by taking helicopters to the Somerset site

Politics

3 h. ago Dolphins left to die in abandoned marine park finally rescued after public outcry

Four dolphins were rescued from a failing marine park after five others tragically died - viral footage of their grim conditions sparked outrage and led to action

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3 h. ago The town abandoned by tourists: How once 'booming' seaside resort is now an 'utter disgrace' packed with ghost hotels

A once 'booming' seaside town which hosted Jimi Hendrix as a guest has become a ghost town with rotting hotels and an empty High Street as locals and tourists blast 'eye-sores' on the seafront.

Society

4 h. ago Germany U21s confronted by ‘distraught’ woman and accused of theft before England final

Germany's Under-21 side have had no issues on the pitch during this summer's issues but were faced with an unexpected confrontation after cruising into the final

Politics

4 h. ago Israel airstrikes in Gaza kill 49 overnight including refugees and some in homes

The strikes began late Friday and continued into Saturday morning, among others killing 12 people near the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City, which was sheltering displaced people, and eight more living in apartments, according to staff at Shifa hospital where the bodies were brought

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7 h. ago Oldham FINALLY break silence on their yob striker who knocked woman out with a chair in shocking Ibiza poolside brawl

Harratt, accused the woman of going down 'easily' as she tried to break up a scrap between his friends and another group of Brits but admitted he felt 'terrible' after 'accidentally hitting' her.

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8 h. ago Fifa and Scottish football clubs take note as Refugee World Cup shines light on marginalised players

24 teams compete for four trophies across five hours of football at Toryglen

Sport

9 h. ago Such Brave Girls: TV so hilariously savage it will make you yowl with pleasure

Move over Julia Davies and Sharon Horgan – this devastating, ruthless sitcom is basically the British psyche on a screen. It’s just the medicineI love watching real-life siblings on-screen. They bring a knotted history to every interaction, the way they look at one another, or don’t. They may love each other; they’re definitely stuck with each other. Daisy May and Charlie Cooper were the last to bottle such contradiction; I’m delighted we now have Such Brave Girls (BBC One, Wednesday 2 July, 11.40pm), returning for a second series, in which creator Kat Sadler stars alongside her sister Lizzie Davidson. Cattier than Longleat, it features some of the most savage writing on TV, and makes me yowl with pleasure.It’s about traumatised women making terrible choices. Bear with. The ever-excellent Louise Brealey plays Deb, whose husband abandoned his family 10 years ago after popping to the shop for teabags. In financial trouble, she spends her time trying to lock down relatio...

Politics

9 h. ago ‘We are privileged’: liberal Afrikaners reject Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims

As white South Africans arrive in US to escape ‘unjust racial discrimination’, many progressives feel angry at Trump’s portrayal of them as victimsFor some white Afrikaner South Africans, Donald Trump’s offer of refugee status in the US has been seen as a godsend. For others, it has provoked anger and frustration that they are being falsely portrayed as victims of a “white genocide”, 31 years after their community’s own oppressive minority rule ended.In February, Trump signed an executive order claiming Afrikaners, who make up about 4% of South Africa’s population, or about 2.5 million people, were victims of “unjust racial discrimination”. The order cut aid to the country and established a refugee programme for white South Africans. The first group arrived in May. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Cave dubbed 'world's most breathtaking secret' could kill you within minutes

The Cave of the Crystals is one of the most stunning geological wonders at the centre of the Earth – but it's not a place you would want to stay for long because death would find you within minutes

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11 h. ago Abandoned UK island with only one road running through it loved by the Beckhams

A stunning but wildly remote UK island, which hasn't been permanently inhabited since the 1960s, is so exclusive even the Beckhams have visited - but getting there isn't easy

Politics

11 h. ago Inside abandoned UK airport set to reopen with cheap Ryanair flights to holiday hotspots

From being bombed in World War Two to ferrying business passengers to Amsterdam, a transport hub which is no longer in use could soon be ready for its next chapter

Transport

12 h. ago 'This is the London hotel where celebs stay before events – the views are incredible'

We checked in to this popular central London hotel to see why it's so popular – with celebrities and 'regular' travellers alike – and discovered spacious rooms and amazing views

Politics

12 h. ago Jake Paul fight 'script' was leaked with controversial ending to bout

Paul has been accused of 'scripting' his fights after a document was leaked online claiming to reveal exactly what would happen when he took on Tommy Fury

Politics

15 h. ago Abandoned UK airport that 'sold for £1' and the failed plan to bring it back

A small airport which catered for up to 75,000 passengers in one single year was forced to close after funnelling £1m losses - and despite ambitious reopening plans, it never operated again

Economics

16 h. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and son Justin accused of rape in new US lawsuit

Suit filed in Los Angeles court accuses mogul, son and two other men of ‘brutal gang-rape’ in 2017As closing arguments got under way in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs this week, the music mogul and his son Justin Combs were hit with a new lawsuit, accusing them of a “brutal gang-rape” in 2017.In the suit filed in a Los Angeles court on Monday, a woman alleges that Justin Combs used his father’s celebrity status to “lure [the] plaintiff, a young female, from Louisiana to Los Angeles where she was literally held prisoner for a weekend and repeatedly raped” by the pair and two other masked men, according to the complaint. Continue reading...

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