36 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing's new star Dani Dyer's dance background sparks 'fix' claims ahead of 2025 series

Love Island 2018 winner Dani Dyer will compete for the coveted glitterball in the upcoming BBC series, but the reality TV star already has plenty of dancing experience

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63 m. ago In charts: UK private schools lose ground to state rivals in A

Data shows increasing popularity of science and maths, while boys overtake girls in top grades

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1 hour ago Scientists develop brain implant capable of decoding inner speech

Stanford researchers use electrodes and artificial intelligence to help people whose paralysis prevents physical speech

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1 hour ago Council is forced to ditch plans to slap 20 per cent 'fat tax' on wider burial plots after facing a furious backlash

The premium meant a 6ft-wide plot at Danescourt Cemetery in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton would cost families £2,700 - a hefty 20 per cent premium on the cost of a standard 5ft grave.

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1 hour ago Newcastle given two drastic options to end Alexander Isak and Liverpool transfer saga

Alexander Isak's future is no closer to being resolved as the wantaway forward continues to train away from his Newcastle team-mates after Liverpool's interest in signing him

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3 h. ago US wholesale prices jump 3.3% as Trump trade war hits economy

Rise in Producer Price Index in July was the highest since February

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3 h. ago Person dies after being hit by train at Old Street station prompting huge emergency services response

The death at the east London station is not being treated as suspicious

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4 h. ago Eli Lilly raises UK price of weight loss drug Mounjaro by up to 170%

Pharmaceuticals group seeks to address US complaints about ‘foreign freeloaders’ who rely on Americans to pay more for medicines

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4 h. ago Putin hails Trump’s ‘energetic and sincere’ efforts to end Ukraine war

Russian president appeals to US counterpart’s desire to be feted ahead of high-stakes Alaska summit

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6 h. ago AI boom helps Apple’s biggest supplier earn more from servers than smartphones

Figures mark a milestone for contract electronics maker Foxconn

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6 h. ago Battlefield 6 beta start time, end time and everything new in the explosive playtest's second week

Battlefield 6 is back in action for another beta, allowing players to get their hands on some new game content and get a headstart ahead of the game's official release

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6 h. ago The most romantic place on earth? It has to be a sleeper train

The low-key glamour of watching the sunset in the buffet car and being woken with a bowl of porridge just can’t be beatIs there anything more glamorous than an overnight train? Even when you’re climbing aboard wearing your husband’s raincoat, carrying an oat-encrusted car seat, with a six-month-old in a sling and an apple core fermenting gently and secretly in the side pocket of your rucksack?Not that I know of. I love travelling by train – even now, when it’s as comprehensively bad as British rail privatisation has made it for, well, just about everyone save a few shareholders and the CEO of Pumpkin Cafe. But travelling at night? With the whisper of romance in the buffet car, the flash of sunset from the vestibule and a white-sheeted bunk bed to call your own? I love it even more.Nell Frizzell is a journalist and author Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Google’s Gemini AI now automatically ‘remembers’ your past conversations

AI chatbot now recalls a user’s favourite hobbies, creative projects and personal preferences

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7 h. ago Shock as man discovers he's been living with knife in chest for 8 YEARS

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: A 44-year-old man was treated at Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania where a large knife was removed from his chest, which he had been living with for eight years

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7 h. ago Passengers describe horror and panic after Italian train carriage catches fire mid

The passengers were travelling to Sorrento on an EAV train when the air conditioning unit started smoking and caught fire

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9 h. ago UK universities boost domestic intake as maths remains most popular A

Stem subjects register biggest increase in popularity this year, data shows

Culture

10 h. ago Death row prisoner gauges out both his own eyes to delay execution

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Andre Thomas was sentenced to death in 2005, but his execution date was postponed due to his mental state.

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11 h. ago How to get to Oasis at Dublin Croke Park by train, tram, walking and car for reunion tour 2025

Everything you need to know about getting to Croke Park for Oasis

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12 h. ago DeepSeek’s launch of new AI model delayed by Huawei chip issues

Difficulties of training Chinese start-up’s latest system with domestic tech highlights dependence on Nvidia

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12 h. ago DeepSeek’s next AI model delayed by attempt to use Chinese chips

Difficulties of training the start-up’s latest system with Huawei’s semiconductors highlight dependence on Nvidia

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