44 h. ago Escape To The Country star's tragic final hours as routine procedure turned sinister

An Escape To The Country star tragically died while undergoing a routine medical procedure just hours after being admitted to hospital due to vomiting blood

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4 d. ago Binky Felstead crowns 70s ensemble with trendy cowboy boots that are nearly £100 less in sale

Binky Felstead is the latest celebrity to embrace the 'country core' trend, as she wows fans with a 70s-inspired look that was completed by a pair of brown suede cowboy boots that are now on sale

Economics

1 week ago Glastonbury Festival: Rod Stewart declares 'music brings us together' as he complains about heat on stage

Sir Rod Stewart is performing in the coveted ‘Legends’ slot at Glastonbury festival.

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2 w. ago Heat waves bring dangerous and deadly lightning strikes. Here’s how to avoid getting struck

More than 30 people have been injured by lightning strikes during the course of the past two weeks

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2 w. ago Deadly 'heat dome' to sizzle Britain: Weather phenomenon set to bring 47C temperatures to Europe will also bake the UK

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) amber alert will last from midday today until Tuesday at 6pm and covers London, the East Midlands, South East, South West and East of England.

Society

2 w. ago On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone

A subreddit tracking apocalyptic news in a calm, logical way comforts users who believe the end times are nowThe threat of nuclear war, genocide in Gaza, ChatGPT reducing human cognitive ability, another summer of record heat. Every day brings a torrent of unimaginable horror. It used to be weeks between disasters, now we’re lucky to get hours.For many, the only sane solution is to stop reading the news altogether – advice often shared by therapists, self-help books and even newspaper articles. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Glastonbury festivalgoers face rain, shower queues and hundreds of hippy crack canisters littering site after 'embarrassing sound issues' hit opening ceremony

More than 200,000 music fans have been descending on Worthy Farm in Somerset for the five-day Glastonbury Festival, with revellers spotted inhaling from balloons.

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2 w. ago Glastonbury begins: Festivalgoers face rain, shower queues and hundreds of hippy crack canisters littering site after 'embarrassing sound issues' hit opening ceremony

More than 200,000 fans have been descending on Worthy Farm in Somerset for the five-day Glastonbury Festival, with revellers spotted inhaling from balloons yesterday evening.

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2 w. ago The US’s June heatwave is a dangerous start to summer and about to get hotter

Extreme heat is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this weekA rare June heatwave is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this week, with forecasts for temperatures to get even hotter on Tuesday.On Monday, just the second day of summer, the National Weather Service placed extreme heat warnings in effect from the Carolinas to Maine, advising against any outdoor activities under the conditions.Eric Holthaus is a meteorologist and climate journalist based in Minnesota Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Deadly severe weather outbreak heading east could bring a ‘ring of fire’ as heat wave hits

Three people were killed by tornadoes in North Dakota and cities like Washington, D.C. and New York City will see near triple-digit temperatures early next week

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3 w. ago Young British sunseekers enjoy 33C heat by bringing their 'hippy crack' to the beach in their droves as the country celebrates 'bunk off Friday'

Visitors to Bournemouth beach are packing canisters of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, alongside their towels and suncream for a trip to the seaside in Dorset.

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3 w. ago Heat dome will blanket much of the US, with worrisome temperatures in Midwest

Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the U.S. this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling heat and uncomfortable humidity to millions

Politics

4 w. ago All of the Scots named on the King's Birthday Honours List 2025

Over 110 people from Scotland who have contributed to their community and country are celebrated in His Majesty The King’s Birthday Honours List 2025

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4 w. ago Scotland to see 'quieter spell' after weekend thunderstorm but 'more persistent' rain to follow

Heat, humidity, and low pressure will bring energetic thunderstorms over the next few days

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last month The man who invented the Sound of Summer: He was the genius behind The Beach Boys, but his abusive father drove him to years of ruinous drug addiction

From his brutal childhood - beaten so badly by his monstrous father that he was deaf in one ear - to his decades of paranoid, drug-addled seclusion, he fought a constant battle against the world.

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