50 m. ago Revealed: Promising footballer, 14, was killed at level crossing rail safety bosses tried to CLOSE a day before tragedy

Josh Travis, a former Nottingham Forest academy goalkeeper, died on Wednesday evening after he was struck in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire.

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69 m. ago Everything fans of Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen and more need to know about the Scottish Cup fourth round

The draw for the fourth round took place last night and we've got everything you need to know right here.

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75 m. ago ‘We’re true guardians of the forest’: quilombola community near Belém demand land rights and recognition

Short boat ride from Cop30 host, Afro-descendant residents of Menino Jesus say their voices are not being heardWalk through the conference centre where the recent UN climate talks were held and representations of Indigenous people and culture were everywhere, from the spear-carrying, fiery-headed Cop30 mascot Curupira to huge mural-sized photos of people navigating the Amazon in dugout canoes and the many protests demanding dialogue outside.Yet a short boat ride down the river from Belém, into the forest itself, takes you to another forest-dwelling community also fighting for further recognition within the Cop process. The quilombola community of Menino Jesus has existed for six generations. Quilombolas are the descendants of former enslaved people who fled into the forest as a site of refuge. Over hundreds of years, they established a unique way of life separate from mainstream Brazilian society, living in harmony with nature as fugitives protected by the jungle. Continue reading...

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77 m. ago I'm A Celeb fans demand rule change after 'heartbreaking' Jack Osbourne moment

Jack Osbourne was the only I'm A Celebrity campmate who didn't receive a letter from home after the group won 10 out of 11 in the challenge

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1 hour ago "These people feel discarded and forgotten": MP calls for government to right a national shame

"There is no political resistance to this whatsoever. Ministers need to act now."

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1 hour ago Autumn maples and Frankfurt in the fog: photos of the day – Monday

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Culture

1 hour ago NYC's incoming socialist mayor hires 'community safety' advisor who wants to abolish cops and who said policing gangs is 'racist'

Sociologist Alex Vitale, author of 'The End of Policing', a 2017 book that argued for the abolition of almost all police activity in the US, was added to Mamdani's team last week.

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1 hour ago What to do if your suitcase doesn't land with you at destination airport

A travel expert has shared what you need to do if your luggage doesn't make it to your destination airport, and it's super important that you act fast rather than delaying

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2 h. ago ‘It would take 11 seconds to hit the ground’: the roughneck daredevils who built the Empire State Building

They wrestled steel beams, hung off giant hooks and tossed red hot rivets – all while ‘strolling on the thin edge of nothingness’. Now the 3,000 unsung heroes who raised the famous skyscraper are finally being celebratedPoised on a steel cable a quarter of a mile above Manhattan, a weather-beaten man in work dungarees reaches up to tighten a bolt. Below, though you hardly dare to look down, lies the Hudson River, the sprawling cityscape of New York and the US itself, rolling out on to the far horizon. If you fell from this rarefied spot, it would take about 11 seconds to hit the ground.Captured by photographer Lewis Hine, The Sky Boy, as the image became known, encapsulated the daring and vigour of the men who built the Empire State Building, then the world’s tallest structure at 102 storeys and 1,250ft (381m) high. Like astronauts, they were going to places no man had gone before, testing the limits of human endurance, giving physical form to ideals of American puissance, “a land w...

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2 h. ago Guide dog puppies enjoy magical Christmas visit to Royal Ballet’s land of treats

Guide dogs and playful pups experienced the magic of The Nutcracker at a special Royal Ballet touch tour, showing that Christmas classics can be accessible to everyone

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2 h. ago I compared Guinness to Aldi's 'so much better' version — there's 1 obvious winner

Aldi's own stout has been called 'better than Guinness' - I wanted to know if that's true.

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2 h. ago UK pulls $1.15bn loan to Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns

TotalEnergies scheme became lightning rod for terror in region and was accused of violating human rightsBusiness live –latest updatesThe UK government has pulled a controversial $1.15bn (£870m) loan to a giant gas project in Mozambique that has been accused of fuelling the climate crisis and deadly terror attacks in the region.The business secretary, Peter Kyle, said the UK would withdraw its export finance to the Mozambique liquified natural gas project, five years after it ignited bitter opposition from campaigners over its impact on human rights, security and the environment. Continue reading...

Society

4 h. ago Everything Jurgen Klopp said about leaving Liverpool and why it sums up Arne Slot issue

Jurgen Klopp's confession that he couldn't bring the football up to the 'standard' necessary for Liverpool perfectly sums up what Arne Slot is struggling with right now

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4 h. ago Influencer's chilling last text about 'dark figure' before body was found in suitcase

Beauty influencer, Stephanie Pieper vanished after a Christmas party before her body was discovered days later in a forest in Slovenia

Science

4 h. ago Fire destroys Penarth RFC clubhouse with generations of memories up in smoke

"We are in a state of shock as it's such a hub of the community for so many people of all ages

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4 h. ago We didn't mislead anyone, claims Starmer as he desperately defends Reeves's Budget lies... and she now admits Cabinet WASN'T shown true OBR figures

Keir Starmer is holding a press conference defending the Budget and begging Labour MPs to stick with his 'long term plan' amid recriminations at Rachel Reeves.

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5 h. ago ‘Conversion therapy’ is homophobic and dangerous. Yet it threatens to make a comeback | David Kirp

Bans on the dangerous practice, condemned by national mental health organizations, could soon be struck downHomosexuality is an illness that therapists can and should cure: that’s the rationale for “conversion therapy”, a practice promoted as a way to change an individual’s sexual orientation from gay to straight.But a host of studies conclude that such counseling doesn’t work – small wonder, since sexual orientation is a core part of an individual’s identity. It’s also potentially harmful, especially for minors. Research shows that youth subjected to conversion practices, often at the insistence of misguided parents, are prone to depression, anxiety, drug use, homelessness and suicide.David Kirp is professor emeritus at the University of California-Berkeley and a frequent Guardian contributor.In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@sa...

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5 h. ago Tired of being a woman in 2025? Why not become a nun | Emma Beddington

Nuns are having a moment. It’s not the religion women crave, however – it’s a sense of purpose, community and peaceNuns are everywhere – we’ve had Isabella Rossellini’s Sister Agnes stealing the show in Conclave and nuns with main character energy in The Phoenician Scheme, And Just Like That and Nine Perfect Strangers. On #nuntok (yes, a thing), real sisters demystify and give surprisingly irreverent glimpses into their lives. There was the Austrian trio jailbreaking from a care home to return to their beloved convent, and at the other end of the demographic scale, a rise in younger women following, or at least considering, cloistered vocations.Nun memes have become a jokey shorthand for real dissatisfaction with life as a woman in 2025 – unsolicited dick pics, workplace discrimination and the endless, soul-sapping scroll. They don’t, mostly, express a yearning for strict religiosity or voluntary celibacy, but for community, purpose and a retreat from chaos. It’s the same impulse th...

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5 h. ago Prince William and Kate's new home nightmare from 'angry' neighbour row to Andrew and Christmas tree fiasco

Prince William and Princess Kate are settling into their 'forever home', Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park. But they have faced some difficulties along the way...

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5 h. ago Keir Starmer's former barrister chambers 'firmly opposed' to government's jury axe plans

Keir Starmer helped to set up Doughty Street when he was a human rights barrister

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