82 m. ago Woman's body found in river after search for missing mum as death treated as 'unexplained'

A woman's body was found in a river in the Scottish Highlands during a search for missing woman Naomi McSorley, 63, whose family have been informed though formal identification is yet to take place

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83 m. ago Domination by Alice Roberts review – a brilliant but cynical history of Christianity

The humanist historian brings objects to life beautifully, but falters when it comes to people and their beliefsDomination tells the story of how a tiny local cult became one of the greatest cultural and political forces in history. Alice Roberts puts the case that the Roman empire lived on in a different form in the church.It is not an original idea – after all the foundation prayer of Christianity says “thy Kingdom come” – but Roberts tells the story from the point of view of individual parishes and even buildings. It’s a revelation, like watching those stop-motion films of how a plant grows and blooms. There’s a section about how a Roman villa might transform into a parish, the long barn providing the footprint, the web of relationships providing the social connection, the very tiles and columns providing the building materials. I can’t think of anyone who writes better about the way objects can speak to us. There’s a passage here describing her joy on grasping wha...

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83 m. ago Nature has a remarkable way of recovering from human catastrophe

We might picture nature as being better off without us. On the ground the story is more murky• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to get the newsletter in fullIf I ask you to conjure up a vision of “nature”, what comes to you? For most of us, I think our minds go to the pristine. Untouched rainforests, vast savanna grasslands, deep thickets, inaccessible mountains. Somewhere remote, somewhere uncontaminated, somewhere free of the touch of humans.But those visions only represent a tiny fragment of the world’s biomes. The vast majority of the natural world – including more than 90% of temperate forest – has now been occupied by humans for thousands of years. We’ve radically reshaped nature with our presence, often in catastrophic ways.In Ukraine’s bombed out reservoir a huge forest has grown – is it a return to life or a toxic timebomb?‘Landmines have become the greatest protectors’: how wildlife is thriving in the Korean DMZ Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Manchester Airport slams ‘outdated’ Which? survey naming Terminal 3 as worst in the UK

Consumer group Which? named all three Manchester Airport terminals among the worst in the UK, but the airport has hit back at the survey results saying they 'bear no resemblance' to passengers' daily experiences

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2 h. ago Disability minister's stark admission over massive autism and ADHD diagnosis waiting lists

Last year, the Manchester Evening News reported how demand for ADHD tests and diagnoses has risen so much in one part of Greater Manchester that one man was told his wait had grown from one to seven years in just 12 months

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2 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'know' Tia Wardley's real identity and DI Costello is involved

Fans of the ITV soap have been sharing their theories for a while new about who the mystery woman could be

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2 h. ago Amanda Anisimova keeps American dream alive at US Open with stunning late

MATTHEW LAMBWELL ON ARTHUR ASHE: At 12.54am on Friday morning, at the end of a pulsating and exhausting night session, Amanda Anisimova surged past Naomi Osaka.

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2 h. ago Anthony Joshua offered historic fight after missing out on Jake Paul showdown

Eddie Hearn has revealed that Anthony Joshua has been offered the chance to fulfill his dream of fighting in Africa after talks with Jake Paul led nowhere.

Sport

2 h. ago Slugs flee gardens for good if you plant one common flower they hate

Slugs are a common problem in UK gardens and can quickly ruin crops and flowers come autumn - but there is a simple way to keep them away for good

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3 h. ago Norway is increasingly disadvantaged outside EU, foreign minister says

Espen Barth Eide and centre-right rival say Oslo is vulnerable while it remains outside bloc but neither plan a vote on joining

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3 h. ago ‘They’re toxic but popular’: businesses wary as they head to Reform’s party conference

Nigel Farage will be wooing corporate guests at the NEC in Birmingham as his party aims to build on recent successesFags, booze, hunting and cryptocurrency: if the brochures for the Reform UK conference in Birmingham are anything to go by, executives turning up to see Nigel Farage’s party will find an eclectic mix.Starting on Friday, the party leading the opinion polls will hold its “next step” conference at the National Exhibition Centre, with a plan to show UK plc that it is the next party of government. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Love Con Revenge review – the followup to The Tinder Swindler is deeply anticlimactic

This show catches up with one of the defrauded women in one of Netflix’s most-watched documentaries ever, in her new life battling scammers. Sadly, the results don’t make for great TVWell here’s a first, I think – a spin-off from a true-crime documentary starring the original victim as she goes about her new life as an avenging angel. Cecilie Fjellhøy fell victim to Simon Leviev, who would become known to the masses as the Tinder Swindler via a 2022 Netflix documentary of the same name. She lent $200,000 to a man she met online and considered her boyfriend, who appeared to be (and she did her due Google diligence) a billionaire member of the Leviev Israeli diamond dynasty. In fact, his real name was Shimon Hayut and his apparent wealth came from a string of women he had previously dated and defrauded. The film was nominated for five Emmys, is said to be Netflix’s most watched documentary, and the title has since become a byword for online scammers who practise manipulative and emoti...

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4 h. ago Ultimate nepo baby Chelsea Clinton's plan to run for office has me running to Canada: KENNEDY

Don't look now, but American politics just took another turn around the stained porcelain pot.

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4 h. ago Woman reveals how the 'Scottish Tinder Swindler' conned her out of thousands by staging a romantic getaway before he was convicted of rape and physical abuse

Talking in Prime Video's Catching the Tinder Predator, Shannon, based in Scotland, explained how Christopher Harkins conned her out of £3,247.

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4 h. ago Headteacher Caroline Grandjean who killed herself after vile homophobic abuse is pictured

Caroline Grandjean ended her life in Anglards-de-Salers, central France, following harassment and death threats at the Infant School in the small village of Moussages

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5 h. ago Gardeners can get glorious spring blooms by planting perennials in September

September is the perfect time to start planting these gorgeous perennial flowers which will blossom in spring and keep coming back to your garden year after year

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6 h. ago My posts on transgender activists were in the public interest, Father Ted creator tells court

Father Ted creator Graham Linehan, 57, denies harassing trans woman Sophia Brooks, 18, in a series of posts last year, which she said left her 'alarmed and distressed'.

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6 h. ago Katie Price reveals new cancer scare after finding lump in her finger

Katie Price has shared worrying concerns that her leiomyosarcoma cancer will return after finding a lump in her finger, 23 years after her first diagnosis.

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6 h. ago TOM UTLEY: If the Budget wrecks our retirement dream, perhaps Mrs U and I should use Angela's tax adviser

These are words I never thought I'd write, but I have a grain of sympathy for Angela Rayner in her current plight.

Economics

6 h. ago Kapalua golf course without irrigation for 7 days under worsening water restrictions

Kapalua Golf Resort has been without irrigation water for seven days as it grows worried about keeping the Plantation course in shape for the PGA Tour season opener

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