18 h. ago Will Scotland get an Indian summer after village records 12 hours of sun on last day of August?

When we have a warm spell of weather in autumn, you will often hear the term 'Indian summer'

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59 h. ago Coronation Street star Samia Longchambon stuns in a blue bikini top and brown shorts as she enjoys boat day in Corfu with husband Sylvain

Samia Longchambon turned heads as she enjoyed a sun-soaked boat day in Corfu with her husband, Sylvain on Friday. 

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3 d. ago Sabrina Carpenter: Man’s Best Friend review – smut and stunning craft from pop’s best in show

(Island Records) The controversy-courting star is in perfect alignment with producer Jack Antonoff, on detailed and utterly delightful tracks that make her previous hit album seem rudimentary in comparisonIn June, Sabrina Carpenter announced her seventh album, Man’s Best Friend; its artwork depicts Carpenter on her hands and knees, an unseen man grasping a handful of her hair. It instantly caused an uproar online – most notably among Carpenter’s young fans, who weren’t on Tumblr in 2015, or weren’t aware of the way the Sun newspaper wrote about Madonna every day of the 1990s and 2000s, and therefore didn’t realise that discourse around whether pop stars should or shouldn’t be allowed to sexualise themselves is older than pop music itself, and almost always inane.Anyone hitting play on Man’s Best Friend in search of another barrel-full of ragebait might be alarmed, not because it is particularly provocative, but because it is strangely old-fashioned. Carpenter is fond of blue turns o...

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5 d. ago Nvidia sets fresh sales record amid fears of an AI bubble and Trump’s trade wars

Despite surpassing Wall Street expectations for its AI chips, company shares drop 2.3% in after hours tradingChipmaker Nvidia set a fresh sales record in the second quarter, surpassing Wall Street expectations for its artificial intelligence chips. But shares of the chip giant still dropped 2.3% in after hours trading, in a sign that investors’ worries of an AI bubble and the repercussions of Donald Trump’s trade wars are not quelled.Nvidia’s financial report was the first test of investor appetite since last week’s mass AI-stock selloff, when several tech stocks saw shares tumble last week amid growing questions over whether AI-driven companies are being overvalued. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Frustrated Russians grapple with fuel crisis as Ukraine attacks oil refineries

Motorists queue, petrol stations run dry and prices surge in country that is one of the world’s top energy exportersRussia prides itself on being an energy superpower, but some of its citizens are suddenly struggling to fill their fuel tanks after weeks of Ukrainian drone strikes crippled refining capacity across the country.Petrol stations in several regions have run dry while prices have surged to record highs and motorists queue for hours. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Travis Kelce responds to Taylor Swift 'fake relationship' conspiracies after engagement announcement

Travis Kelce had one final word on conspiracies about his relationship with Taylor Swift in a comment recorded hours before their engagement announcement.

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8 d. ago Notting Hill Carnival 2025 under way as thousands enjoy Children's Day Parade in sun

Streets in west London awash with colour as children’s parade follows J’Ouvert

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8 d. ago The firms paying dividends of up to 15% you should invest in now

August is a time for sun, sea, sand - and spending. Holidays, day trips, kids' entertainment and long evenings out mean that demands on our wallets skyrocket in the summer.

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9 d. ago Record 116,000 mobile phones stolen in the capital last year

Data from the Metropolitan Police reveals there were 116,656 reported mobile thefts in 2024 - the highest number on record.

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1 week ago 'I went to All Points East festival and one major thing caught me off guard'

EXCLUSIVE: Daily Star headed down to All Points East festival in Victoria Park for a day of fun in the sun to see what all the hype is about and noticed something very unexpected...

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1 week ago When US prison healthcare companies went bust, victims’ families kept fighting

The Guardian examined several cases that played out in bankruptcy court, where a series of unlikely events led to an unusual victoryWhen Jennifer Casey Norred attempted suicide at Leon county jail in Tallahassee, Florida, medical staff didn’t take her to the emergency room or provide mental health support. Instead, they strapped her to a chair for 24 hours, according to jail records. The jail’s own policy requires that restraint chairs only be used as a last resort, and not for more than two hours.It was the kind of policy violation that has become more common nationwide since two private-equity backed prison health companies, Corizon and Wellpath, have come to dominate the industry, experts say. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The beautiful beach with sand dunes and pine forests 90 minutes from Manchester

Soak up the summer sun with a day at the beach

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2 w. ago Boy, 17, who filmed body of dead man, 51, as others giggled before sharing the clip online is sentenced

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, recorded Paul Lawrence, 51, after he was killed in the early hours of January 28 last year.

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2 w. ago ‘Don’t lose those stupid points’: Youri Tielemans on Aston Villa lessons, Emery and aiming high

The team’s outstanding player last season is determined to help break the club’s near 30-year trophy droughtThe smile on Youri Tielemans’s face widens as he discusses the summer Unai Emery visited him in Quorn, the Leicestershire village he has called home since arriving in England six years ago. “The initial conversation was about my ideas as a player, where I wanted to play and how I saw myself and I think he quite liked me because he came back a second time,” Tielemans says, laughing. “It was really about understanding each other. And I think we clicked the first time we met.”Fast-forward two years and Tielemans, who joined Aston Villa as a free agent after leaving Leicester, has established himself as an indispensable cog in Emery’s machine. Tielemans has been considered a classy midfielder since making his Champions League debut for Anderlecht aged 16 and has proved a dependable force for Villa, an intelligent operator whether sniffing danger or shifting possession. T...

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2 w. ago Hidden beach is like 'private island' with crystal clear waters and golden sands

This secluded beach in Pembrokeshire is so beautiful, it could easily be mistaken for a tropical paradise - and it is the perfect spot for a day out in the sun

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2 w. ago Linlithgow MSP thanks constituents after village summer surgery programme concludes

Surgeries were held in 10 locations over two days

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3 w. ago Welsh villagers abuse charity workers at Scout camp after mistaking them for migrants because they couldn't understand their Scottish accents

Furious Welsh villagers abused a group of charity workers visiting Newbridge online, mistaking them for asylum seekers after being unable to understand their Scottish accents.

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3 w. ago Angry Welsh villagers abuse group of charity workers at Scout summer camp

Furious Welsh villagers abused a group of charity workers visiting Newbridge online, mistaking them for asylum seekers after being unable to understand their Scottish accents.

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3 w. ago Weather tracker: heavy rainfall across India, Japan and Hong Kong causes widespread disruption

Hong Kong hit by 350mm of rain in 24 hours, while mountainous state of Uttarakhand badly affected by landslides and floodingLarge parts of Asia have been especially wet this week and the heavy rain is forecast to continue into next week. Hong Kong issued four black rainstorm warnings – the most times this warning has been issued in a single week.The worst of the rainfall was on 5 August, with more than 350mm in 24 hours, the highest daily rainfall recorded in August since 1884. This caused widespread disruption on roads and flights. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Burn notice: Gen Z and the terrifying rise of extreme tanning

Nasal sprays, injections and sunbeds – for many people, the yearning for a tan now outweighs the risks. But why?Hannah Clark got her first spray tan for her school prom and has never looked back. “I’m not proud of it, but I have used sunbeds,” says the 29-year-old graphic designer from Plymouth. Her goal is “that glow you get when coming back from holiday. You know, when you walk around and people say: ‘Oh, you look really healthy.’ It’s that feeling I’m chasing.”Clark is far from alone. On TikTok and Instagram, posts with the hashtag “sunbed” number more than 500,000. Last year, a survey from skin cancer charity Melanoma Focus found that 28% of UK adults use sunbeds, but this rose to 43% among those aged 18 to 25. This new generation of younger tanning obsessives will go to extreme lengths to darken their skin. Some track the UV index – the level of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation – and deliberately sit in the sun at the most dangerous times of day. Others use unregulated nasal tan...

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