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• 'I got DNA test for fun - but destroyed my parents' 33-year marriage in seconds'

  14-07-2023 23:35 via express.co.uk
  
  A family has been torn apart by what appeared to be some innocent fun, before it went horribly wrong.
  
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• British tourists jailed after being caught using fake money in Magaluf

  14-07-2023 23:08 via express.co.uk
  
  The three tourists have been jailed for two years, but initially, the prosecutor had sought an 11-year term after the trio was caught with counterfeit Euros.
  
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• Burner phones and search history led police to Long Island killings suspect

  14-07-2023 23:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Charging documents released on Friday show how investigators have tied architect Rex Heuermann to 11 sets of human remains A New York architect, who allegedly made taunting calls to the relative of a victim police investigators suspected he murdered, is in custody facing accusations that he is the so-called Long Island serial killer.Rex Heuermann’s arrest and indictment on Friday, on six charges of murder, marks a key moment in a case that has captivated the public and confounded authoriti
  
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• Holiday mayhem as walkouts by 1,000 airport staff target peak travel period

  14-07-2023 23:01 via express.co.uk
  
  Around 1,000 personnel, essential in getting travellers in the air, will walk out for at least eight days.
  
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• Women rebel against beauty standards by flaunting pubic hair in bikinis

  14-07-2023 22:52 via express.co.uk
  
  Women are fighting back against body-shaming trolls by sharing video of their untamed bushes online.
  
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• Just Stop Oil eco-mob's secret plans to 'paralyse London' in 'biggest protest ever'

  14-07-2023 22:45 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Eco zealots are plotting to "paralyse" London next week with a series of mass protests to cripple the economic heart of Britain.
  
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• Lord Brown of Eaton-Under-Heywood obituary

  14-07-2023 22:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Judge who made a lasting impact on immigration and sexual offence law and went on to become a supreme court justiceCenturies of common law precedents were overturned by Simon Brown in 1990 when, as a high court judge, he ruled that a husband could be found guilty of raping his wife. His decision that “there is no marital exemption to the law of rape” was upheld by the higher courts and confirmed in the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Until then, the 250-year-old principle that a husband ca
  
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• Mum films herself sneaking family into luxury Turkish resort using out-of-date wristband

  14-07-2023 22:15 via express.co.uk
  
  Sheffield mum, Roxanne Balciunas, used old wristbands to sneak into Ramada Hotel & Suites.
  
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• Just Stop Oil spark fury after rushing Royal Albert Hall stage on BBC Proms opening night

  14-07-2023 22:10 via express.co.uk
  
  The eco-zealots broke onto the stage during the opening night of the Proms, to a chorus of boos from the incensed audience.
  
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• Victoria Station chaos with thousands stranded by 'major disruption' to last hours

  14-07-2023 21:35 via express.co.uk
  
  The incident is being investigated by Network Rail Kent and Sussex as all Southeastern lines in and out of Victoria Station have ground to a halt.
  
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• Mum heartbroken after ‘cheeky’ son, 7, electrocuted to death in pub beer garden

  14-07-2023 21:07 via express.co.uk
  
  Harvey's distraught mum Danielle is demanding pubs do more to make sure nobody else is killed in such horrific circumstances.
  
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• Huw Edwards: the unanswered questions hovering over presenter’s future

  14-07-2023 20:35 via theguardian.com
  
  The Sun and the BBC have both faced criticism over the paper’s coverage and the broadcaster’s handling of the scandalAfter a week of reporting the allegations against Huw Edwards, which have seriously affected the BBC presenter’s mental health, the Sun is facing intense criticism.And there are still questions for the BBC – regarding its handling of the episode and its prior knowledge about it – and Edwards himself. Continue reading...
  
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• Cheating wife and carer jailed after keeping Holby City star's disabled twin as slave

  14-07-2023 19:59 via express.co.uk
  
  Sarah Somerset-How, 49, and George Webb, 40, subjected Tom Somerset-How to years of abuse, leaving him bed-bound and malnourished.
  
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• Boris Johnson criticises ‘mealy-mouthed’ Nato over Ukraine membership

  14-07-2023 19:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Former prime minister condemns ‘procrastination’ and says no country is in greater need of accessionBoris Johnson has criticised Nato’s “mealy mouthed procrastination” and called for a timetable to be drawn up for Ukraine to join the alliance, after this week’s difficult summit in Lithuania.Writing in his weekly column in the Daily Mail, the former prime minister said it was “no wonder” that Volodymyr Zelenskiy “found it hard” to concea
  
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• Dog and cat owners issued urgent warning after deadly disease outbreak

  14-07-2023 19:52 via express.co.uk
  
  Pet owners have been urged to keep their dogs on leashes and cats indoors as a deadly disease has been detected.
  
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• The Guardian view on migration: this bill is proof of the government’s failure | Editorial

  14-07-2023 19:30 via theguardian.com
  
  By pledging to deport asylum seekers, ministers are trying to make political capital out of desperate people On Monday, the illegal migration bill returns to the House of Commons, and what is expected to be a grim game of legislative ping-pong with the House of Lords. Having made a handful of concessions this week, including adjusting the terms under which children and pregnant women can be detained, ministers claim to have reached their limit. Further amendments will be blocked.It appears unlik
  
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• The Guardian view on film stunts: impossible missions have been undervalued for too long | Editorial

  14-07-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Tom Cruise’s eye-popping exploits should draw attention to a craft that upholds the magic of cinema Set your hero an impossible task that can only be accomplished through devilish cunning and godlike derring-do, involving planes, trains and automobiles, and watch the money come rolling in. Then make him do it all over again. And again.This might be a reductive way of looking at the Mission: Impossible series, over whose seven-film span nuclear catastrophe has been prevented, biological war
  
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• Putin says he tried but failed to oust Prigozhin after Wagner mutiny

  14-07-2023 18:58 via theguardian.com
  
  President tells newspaper he met mercenary chief to negotiate terms for fighters’ continued participation in Ukraine warVladimir Putin has said that he sought and failed to have Yevgeny Prigozhin replaced as the leader of Wagner’s fighters in Ukraine after the mercenary chief rebuffed his proposal during a meeting at the Kremlin this month.Putin’s version of events, which appeared in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper, was a surprise admission that the Russian president
  
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• Huw Edwards, the Sun’s charade and the need for BBC neutrality | Letters

  14-07-2023 18:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Readers respond to an article by Gaby Hinsliff and the BBC’s coverage of the allegations made against one of its top news presentersGaby Hinsliff writes in her excellent piece (The Huw Edwards feeding frenzy has been truly awful – but it could yet strengthen the BBC, 13 July) that the Sun now insists that it never alleged criminality in the Huw Edwards case, despite initially accusing him of paying a 17-year-old for sexual images and despite its headlines suggesting he could face &ld
  
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• Cluster bombs won’t bring peace to Ukraine | Letters

  14-07-2023 18:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Dr Anthony Isaacs, Rae Street and Dennis Fitzgerald criticise President Biden’s decision to supply the weapons, but Per G Bilse argues that any weapon can be indiscriminate if misusedThe use of cluster bombs, banned by 123 countries, has not helped the Russians achieve their objectives in their brutal war in Ukraine. Neither did the US profit from their use, along with other anti-civilian weapons, in protracted wars in south‑east Asia, nor did either the Soviet Union or the US in the
  
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• Eureka! Scientists explore mysteries of black holes with hi-tech bathtub

  14-07-2023 18:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Nottingham University researchers are simulating black holes with a tiny vortex inside a bell jar of superfluid heliumAt the end of a nondescript corridor at the University of Nottingham is a door labelled simply: Black Hole Laboratory. Within, an experiment is under way in a large, hi-tech bathtub that could offer a unique glimpse of the laws of physics that govern the real thing.The lab is run by Prof Silke Weinfurtner, a pioneer in the field of analogue gravity, whose work has demonstrated un
  
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• Three brothers go on trial accused of grooming underage girls in Barrow

  14-07-2023 18:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Five girls allegedly sexually exploited by Miah brothers – aged 37, 46 and 47 –between 1996 and 2010Three brothers have gone on trial accused of grooming and sexually exploiting underage girls in Barrow-in-Furness.The Miah brothers – Joman, 37; Amran, 47; and Alman, 46 – are originally from Beeston in Leeds, where Joman and Amran are also accused of indecently assaulting two girls from the age of six and seven. Continue reading...
  
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• Measles resurgence in London could infect thousands, warns health body - Financial Times

  14-07-2023 17:49
  
  Measles resurgence in London could infect thousands, warns health body  Financial TimesUK agency issues health warning for London | WION  WIONMeasles symptoms and what rash looks like as UK government issue stark warning  Yorkshire LiveMeasles signs and symptoms as London to be hit by surge of deadly disease  Manchester Evening NewsLondon at risk of major measles outbreak, UK Health Security Agency warns  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google
  
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• Aspartame is safe in limited amounts, say experts after cancer warning - The Guardian

  14-07-2023 17:48
  Aspartame is safe in limited amounts, say experts after cancer warning  The GuardianAspartame advice unchanged despite question whether it causes cancer – BBC News  BBC NewsWhat does drinking Diet Coke do to your body?  Yahoo News UKAspartame & cancer  ThePrintHow much Diet Coke is too much?  LADbibleView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Britons warned 'recession may be imminent' in foreboding omen for UK economy

  14-07-2023 17:38 via express.co.uk
  
  Reed Recruitment chairman James Reed has said a sharp fall in the number of job vacancies is an ominous sign for Britain's economy.
  
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• Sunak says he can’t afford public sector pay rises – but look at the white elephants he’s happy to fund | Simon Jenkins

  14-07-2023 17:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Spending priorities sum up all that is rotten in government. Where is the money for education and the NHS?Rishi Sunak has now conceded public sector workers the sum he was told to pay them by their independent review boards last year, an average rise of 6%. Had he done so then, we might have avoided six months of debilitating strikes in education, health and other public services. Last year he said he could not afford it. He still says that, demanding that the shortfall of £5bn over two ye
  
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• Challenging brain in older age may reduce dementia risk, study finds

  14-07-2023 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Results reveal activities such as using computer or writing journal associated with 11% drop in risk over 10-year periodTaking part in activities such as chess, writing a journal, or educational classes in older age may help to reduce the risk of dementia, a study has suggested.According to the World Health Organization, more than 55 million people have the disease worldwide, most of them older people. Continue reading...
  
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• Hands On: Exoprimal PS5, PS4 Shows Early Promise, But May Not Have Staying Power - Push Square

  14-07-2023 17:00
  
  Hands On: Exoprimal PS5, PS4 Shows Early Promise, But May Not Have Staying Power  Push SquarePoll: Will you be playing Exoprimal?  TrueAchievementsExoprimal single player mode doesn't exist despite the solo story feel  GamesradarExoprimal Review - Gamereactor  Gamereactor UKIs Exoprimal part of the Dino Crisis universe?  GGReconView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Watch: Oppenheimer actors talk Hollywood strike

  14-07-2023 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stars including Matt Damon and Florence Pugh left the premiere early as the strike was declared.
  
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• Ex-Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy cries as he is cleared of all charges in rape trial

  14-07-2023 16:35 via express.co.uk
  
  Jurors in the trial of former Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy took a little over three hours to find the French footballer not guilty on charges of rape and attempted rape.
  
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• Ex-Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy cleared of all charges in rape trial

  14-07-2023 16:35 via express.co.uk
  
  Jurors in the trial of former Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy have found him not guilty on charges of rape and attempted rape.
  
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• Biodegradable art and Bastille Day: Friday’s best photos

  14-07-2023 16:08 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• Inside the old airbase which helped save Europe from tyranny in World War 2

  14-07-2023 16:02 via express.co.uk
  
  Just a few months after their entry, the RAF Goxhill was handed over to the Americans. Attending the ceremony was a man who would become president a few years after the war.
  
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• ‘Hell on earth’: Phoenix’s extreme heatwave tests the limits of survival

  14-07-2023 16:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Residents of Arizona’s capital are used to scorching heat, but the summer’s unyielding sizzle is making it harder to live thereIt’s Wednesday morning in Phoenix and even under thick clouds, the thermometer is hovering above 100F (37.7C).Arizona’s capital city is nicknamed “Valley of the Sun”, and residents are used to scorching heat. But by day 12 of a vicious heatwave that’s sent temperatures soaring into triple digits, with little relief overnight, lim
  
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• Tell us your experiences of delayed NHS cancer services

  14-07-2023 15:39 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to hear from anyone who has experienced significant delays after a referral for suspected cancer or during treatmentThe latest cancer waiting time figures in England show that four key waiting time targets have been missed.A parliamentary public accounts committee warned in March that cancer waiting times were at their worst recorded level.We would be keen to hear from anyone who has experienced significant delays after a referral for suspected cancer or during treatment. How long
  
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• India: Delhi flooded after swollen river breaks through broken regulator – video report

  14-07-2023 15:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Several areas of India's capital were flooded on Friday after water from the swollen Yamuna River flowed into the city through a broken drain regulator. The river's levels were at their highest in 45 years this week, after unusually heavy rainfall in Delhi and the country’s hilly northern states, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people during the last two days, as the river breached its banks. Since the rainy monsoon season began on 1 June, Delhi has recorded 113% above-average rainfa
  
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• Grieving mum says 'you make me sick' as Just Stop Oil block road to summer holiday

  14-07-2023 15:18 via express.co.uk
  
  Photographers captured the moment a distressed mum desperately pleaded with Just Stop Oil as she tried to take her children on holiday.
  
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• Man in his 80s fighting for life after multi-car crash near Heathrow Airport

  14-07-2023 15:14 via express.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after the horror collision involving three cars.
  
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• Police urge for witnesses of 'alleged puppy hitter' after video sparks outrage

  14-07-2023 15:09 via express.co.uk
  
  Police are urgently appealing for sightings of a man following a distressing video showing a puppy being repeatedly struck.
  
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• Brexit import controls: is the UK ready and will they push up prices?

  14-07-2023 14:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Firms in Kent uncertain as government’s strategy for checks from this autumn remains unclearEvery day, from early morning to late at night, lorries pull up at an inconspicuous-looking warehouse located just off the M20 near Lympne in Kent.Less than half an hour by road from both the Port of Dover and the Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone, trucks loaded with fresh produce come to a facility run by the logistics company PML to get consignments of goods arriving from overseas inspected, clear
  
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• ‘It’s like there’s no cost of living crisis’: visitors splash out at Wimbledon

  14-07-2023 14:30 via theguardian.com
  
  First day of competition was busiest since 2015 with record sales of branded products and drinksA young, smartly dressed man is walking through the well-manicured grounds of Wimbledon, carefully carrying a couple of championship-branded plastic glasses and two half bottles of champagne. They are covered by tennis ball sleeves.When asked how much they cost, he stops. “I don’t know, actually,” he says. He looks at the credit card receipt: £92. “Well, it’s champa
  
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• Outrage at BBC salaries as 99% think presenters are ‘vastly overpaid’ – YOU VOTED

  14-07-2023 14:19 via express.co.uk
  
  Express.co.uk readers have hit out at the salaries received by the BBC's top stars, with a new poll showing almost all think they are overpaid.
  
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• The beautiful seaside village with so many second home owners the local accent is dying

  14-07-2023 14:16 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dinas Cross is a small community of less than 1,000 that is among several in Wales suffering from the slow creep of second-home ownership.
  
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• Beautiful seaside village taken over by second home owners leaving locals fuming

  14-07-2023 14:16 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Dinas Cross is a small community of less than 1,000 that is among several in Wales suffering from the slow creep of second-home ownership.
  
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• Titanic director James Cameron 'in talks to create fatal Titan sub drama series'

  14-07-2023 14:14 via express.co.uk
  
  The multi-Oscar-winning filmmaker, who made the iconic 1997 Titanic movie about the ill-fated ship, is reportedly a ‘first choice' for director of a drama series about the doomed Titan sub.
  
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• Newlywed dies just two months after Spanish villa carbon monoxide leak killed her husband

  14-07-2023 14:10 via express.co.uk
  
  A newlywed has died in hospital just two months after her husband died on their honeymoon.
  
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• 5 best new Apple TV features coming in tvOS 17 - TechHive

  14-07-2023 13:41
  
  5 best new Apple TV features coming in tvOS 17  TechHiveApple iPadOS 17 preview: Setting Stage Manager free  Pocket-lintiPadOS 17 public beta is out — here's the 5 features you should try first  Tom's GuideiOS 17 Hands-On With the Public Beta  CNETiOS 17 Check In feature — get the new 'Text me when you get home' perk on your iPhone now  Laptop MagView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Legal challenge to RAF migrant plan at old airbase gets go-ahead by High Court

  14-07-2023 13:22 via express.co.uk
  
  At one site at a former RAF base in Essex the government planned to house more than 1,700 men.
  
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• UK's ‘most famous’ mountain being ruined by long queues and TikTok fans playing music

  14-07-2023 13:20 via express.co.uk
  
  Long queues at the summit of the highest mountain in Wales continue to form - with longer waits expected this summer.
  
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• UK holidaymakers: are you worried about the heat in Europe?

  14-07-2023 13:17 via theguardian.com
  
  We want to hear from people in the UK who are travelling to Europe this summer as parts of the continent experience a ‘heat dome’Europeans: are you being affected by high temperatures?As parts of Europe experience unusually high temperatures and a “heat dome” effect , we want to hear from Britons who are travelling to Europe this summer.If you are travelling to a region that is recording soaring temperatures, are you worried about your trip? When and where do you plan to
  
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