66 m. ago Britain braces for another tax bomb amid warnings UK economy is 'flashing red' as growth slows to 0.3 per cent while Rachel Reeves faces a £50bn black hole

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product grew by 0.3 per cent for the quarter after 0.7 per cent growth in the first three months of the year.

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8 h. ago Katy Perry dons £24,000 orange Hermes Kelly bag barely large enough to hold her mobile phone

Dressed in a black and white figure-hugging Yael bustier maxi dress, Katy Perry accessorised with small heels and sparkling jewellery.

Economics

9 h. ago Jimmy Lai trial: closing arguments in Hong Kong delayed by aftermath of Typhoon Podul

Lai has been detained since December 2020, with western nations and rights groups calling for his releaseThe closing arguments in the national security trial against jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai were postponed on Thursday after the Asian financial hub issued its highest-level “black” weather warning, stemming from ex-typhoon Podul.Queues had formed outside the court for the public gallery, but torrential rain saw the closing arguments in the trial, which began in late 2023, delayed. Proceedings are expected to resume on Friday. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Inheritance tax will apply to pension pots... even if workers die before retirement as Rachel Reeves tries to fill financial black hole

The Chancellor announced last year that retirement savings will be subject to the levy from April 2027.

Economics

10 h. ago Rabbits with 'horns' in Colorado are being called 'Frankenstein bunnies.' Here's why

Some cottontail rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been drawing attention because they have wart-like growths on their faces that look like horns

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11 h. ago 'Stay away' from 'Frankenrabbits' found with black tentacles growing from heads

The so-called Frankenbunnies have been spotted with what locals describe as 'black quills or toothpicks sticking out all around' their mouths thanks to a virus

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12 h. ago Prosecutors clear Florida deputy in arrest of a Black man punched and dragged from his car

Prosecutors will take “no further action” against a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the arrest of a Black college student pulled from his car and beaten by officers during a traffic stop in February

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14 h. ago Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade approved despite strong opposition

The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade takes place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials

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14 h. ago Ellie Goulding leaves very little to the imagination as she poses topless in lace underwear for a racy mirror selfie

The singer, 38, showcased her enviable figure in a topless black-and-white shot as she struck a sultry pose.

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15 h. ago Why do family holidays turn me into a sulky teenager again? | Nell Frizzell

It is August, so therefore I find myself in the midst of an intergenerational trip – and somehow unearthing a personality I thought I’d shed decades agoI am not one for aphorisms. I grew up with a water-stained copy of a dictionary of quotations by the toilet and, for the most part, by the toilet is where these things belong. But there is one saying by the American philosopher and yoga teacher Ram Dass that has always cheered me: “If you think you’re enlightened, go and spend a week with your family.”I have no idea if Ram Dass really said this. Just as I’m not sure if the Dalai Lama ever said: “Don’t let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.” Or whether Oscar Wilde believed the words he put into the mouth of Lord Illingworth in A Woman of No Importance: “Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.” But as someone in the middle of a family holiday, I can certainly attest that any delusions about maturity, le...

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16 h. ago A $200 million endowment focused on Black Americans is taking shape

The Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to a $200 million endowment

Economics

16 h. ago ‘Zombie’ rabbits with black horns and mouth tentacles are invading Colorado backyards

The ‘zombie’ rabbits have a DNA virus called Shope papillomavirus, a relative of HPV

Events

16 h. ago Russia's 'Doomsday Radio' emits signals last heard days before Putin invaded Ukraine

The UVB-76 radio station, Russia's infamous ‘Doomsday Radio’, has emitted codes not heard since shortly before Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Politics

17 h. ago Rabbits with black horns and mouth tentacles keep appearing in Colorado

The ‘zombie’ rabbits have a DNA virus called Shope papillomavirus, a relative of HPV

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18 h. ago Black Myth Wukong release date for Xbox and when 2024's leading soulslike comes to the Series X|S

Black Myth: Wukong is finally making its way to Xbox Series X|S, and it's not too far away. Players can get ready to dive in with Wukong and the Monkey King with all of its Chinese mythology and sharp combat.

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19 h. ago Welsh pub has one dish top restaurant critic says he drove 147 miles thinking about

Masterchef judge and critic Giles Coren was blown away when he visited the Black Bear which has made the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list four times in a row

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20 h. ago Mutant 'Frankenstein' rabbits with tentacles sticking out their heads spotted by locals

The mutated rabbits — which have 'scabby looking growths' on their faces — have been spotted by disturbed locals in Fort Collins, Colorado, in the US, in recent years

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20 h. ago Yungblud: ‘Ozzy Osbourne stood for being yourself, without compromise’

Late Black Sabbath frontman was the singer’s ‘North Star for everything’, he said, as he attended the premiere of his new documentary

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20 h. ago M25 closure LIVE: Truck fire rips across major motorway as black smoke fills sky

A huge lorry fire is causing long delays on the M25, as photographs show multiple firefighters at the scene attempting to bring the blaze under control as dark smoke rises above the motorway

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20 h. ago Robbie Williams fans gobsmacked as singer faces unlikely 'stage invader' on tour

Robbie Williams is currently on the European leg of his Britpop tour, and fans were left gobsmacked when he bravely faced an unlikely 'stage invader' at a recent show

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