Golden Bachelor, Boomer Bait?

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Strictly Come Dancing routines are 'taxing', says Jody Cundy

Jody Cundy says the "mental part" of dancing was "getting me".

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Russian Drone Strike Sparks Fire at Plant, Ukraine Says

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All Gas, No Brakes in A.I. + Metaverse Update + Lessons From a ‘Prompt Engineer’

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Today’s Top News: The Specter of a Government Shutdown, and More

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What China's economic problems mean for the world

Problems faced by the world's second-largest economy include a property market crisis and slow growth.

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Sir Michael Gambon: A career in pictures

A look back at the work of the award-winning star of stage and screen

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A Government Shutdown Looms

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Blue star Lee Ryan given suspended jail term for BA cabin crew abuse

The Blue boyband member racially abused a cabin crew member while drunk on a BA flight to London.

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Today’s Top News: Key Takeaways From the G.O.P. Debate, and More

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Rishi Sunak repeatedly dodges questions over future of HS2 rail

Speculation is mounting the government could delay or scrap the second leg of the line to Manchester.

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Average five-year mortgage drops below 6%

The typical rate for a five-year mortgage has fallen to 5.99% after interest rates were held.

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H&M admits it needs to improve sizing consistency

The retailer admits sizing needs to be more consistent after its new returns fee sparks a backlash.

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How Much Do You Know About Albania?

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Storm Agnes: The team watching the skies for developing storms

Spotted out in the Atlantic Ocean, the first named storm of the season is set to bring 80mph winds.

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Today’s Top News: Hollywood’s Focus Turns to Actors’ Strike, and More

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Depleted Uranium Shells Could Help Ukraine. Critics Say It’s Not Worth the Risk.

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Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann denies using vibrating sex toy to cheat

Hans Niemann was accused of cheating after he beat Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen last September.

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Studios and Writers Reached a Deal. Here’s What Happens Next.

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Lib Dems drop pledge to raise income tax by 1p

Sir Ed Davey sets out plans to woo voters in Conservative held seats ahead of a general election.

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Lego axes plan to make bricks from recycled bottles

The toy giant finds that the new crude oil-free material did not cut carbon emissions.

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The Battle Over a Mine That Would Destroy the World’s Most Valuable Salmon Fishery Is Not Over

By Carl Safina and Joel Reynolds from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/RiyraBv

The Sunday Read: ‘The Kidnapped Child Who Became a Poet’

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Wasdale mountain rescuer Penny Kirby celebrates 40 years' service

Penny Kirby and her dogs have found missing hikers and searched for terrorist victims.

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Farewell Forever to Netflix DVDs

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Pope Francis says migration is a reality in call for action during France visit

The pontiff says people risking their lives at sea "do not invade" during a visit to Marseille.

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Ukraine Targets Crimea for Second Day in a Row, Russia Says

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Families 'broken-hearted' after objects removed from children's graves

Flowers and ornaments are among items to be removed from graves in Keady, a councillor says.

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Can Meat From a Lab Be Kosher or Halal? Some Say Yes.

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WWE: The Rock and John Cena respond as WWE lets 21 stars go

Dolph Ziggler and Shelton Benjamin are among wrestlers released from their contracts after UFC merger.

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Russell Brand: How the comedian built his YouTube audience on half-truths

The comedian has spent recent years building an online presence, often getting millions of views.

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Where Parking Costs the Most and the Least

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Japan's Toshiba set to end 74-year stock market history

A group of investors plans to take the company private after buying more than 78% of its shares.

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South Korean Police Accuse 17 U.S. Soldiers of Drug Crimes

By Victoria Kim and Choe Sang-Hun from NYT World https://ift.tt/WD9cPmh

Nagorno-Karabakh forces agree Azerbaijan demand to disarm

Twenty-four hours into an Azerbaijan army offensive, ethnic-Armenian forces agree terms for a ceasefire.

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What is net zero and how are the UK and other countries doing?

The UK may weaken some key green commitments, despite its pledge to reach "net zero" by 2050.

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Today’s Top News: World Leaders Gather at the U.N., and More

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How Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder in Canada fuelled tensions with India

Hundreds of Sikhs have protested the Indian state after the killing of a prominent leader in Canada.

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A Key Question in Google’s Trial: How Formidable Is Its Data Advantage?

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Australian man fined for taking pet snake surfing

Wildlife officers say the man endangered Shiva the snake and breached his permit to keep her.

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The Explosive Rise of Single-Parent Families Is Not a Good Thing

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'Ireland avoid Shizuoka sequel but Boks blockbuster looms'

Ireland move on to an eagerly-anticipated World Cup Pool B contest against holders South Africa after beating Tonga in Nantes.

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The Aging of America: Facing the Challenges

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Ukraine's Crimea attacks seen as key to counter-offensive against Russia

This week's attacks against Russian targets are part of increased efforts to cut supply lines.

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Buckingham Palace: Arrest after man scales Royal Mews wall

The mews are home to the stables where the historic royal carriages are kept.

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Three Neighbors of Ukraine Ban Its Grain as E.U. Restrictions Expire

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Rubiales's day in court over World Cup kiss... in 86 seconds

Spain's Women's World Cup success has been overshadowed by the actions of Luis Rubiales during celebrations.

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Here’s the latest on the auto strike.

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Gatwick back to normal after air traffic control staff shortages

There were delays and diversions overnight with some knock-on disruption reported on Friday.

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How Much Value Is Your Home Accruing? It Depends on What It Cost.

By Michael Kolomatsky from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/zTtklpg

Italia 90: Former England footballer selling shirts from world cup

The shirts from England's seven games and a goalkeeper jersey could fetch £300,000.

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Kim leverages the war for North Korea’s benefit.

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Jean Boht: Bread actress dies at 91

The actress was best known for playing matriarch Nellie Boswell in the Liverpool-set 1980s TV sitcom.

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Today’s Top News: The Deadly Floods in Libya, and More

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British soldier charged with murder in Canada

Craig Gibson has appeared in court after the alleged assault.

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Ariana Grande says she used lip filler and Botox to 'hide'

The singer made the comments in an emotional video, saying she stopped using Botox and filler in 2018.

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Ukraine claims to have retaken oil and gas platforms in the Black Sea.

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Libyan floods: Derna city alone recovers 1,000 bodies - minister

Much of Derna is under water after two dams and four bridges collapsed in flooding after Storm Daniel.

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Shoplifting an epidemic, says John Lewis boss

Dame Sharon White tells the BBC that shop workers are having to put up with abuse and attacks.

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Today’s Top News: The Aftermath of the Earthquake in Morocco, and More

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‘No One Has Come to Help Us’: A Moroccan Father Mourns His Children

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Covid Vaccines May Roll Out Within Days

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Hawaii: Video shows progression of Kilauea volcano's eruption

One of the world's most active volcanoes has erupted again on Hawaii's Big Island.

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Shakespeare’s ‘Sublimely, Disturbingly Smutty Effect’ Must Endure

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Vietnam Chases Secret Russian Arms Deal, Even as It Deepens U.S. Ties

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Listen Early to ‘This American Life’: The Call

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'It was total chaos': Voices from the earthquake

People in Morocco tell of the panic and confusion felt after a powerful earthquake hit late at night.

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S Club hope to 'help save one life' with British Heart Foundation link-up

The group has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation following the death of Paul Cattermole.

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Today’s Top News: Biden’s Ambitions at the G20, and More

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How was a terror suspect allowed to escape prison?

The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins answers questions on the escape of Daniel Abed Khalife.

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Stonehaven crash victim 'was talking to me one minute and gone the next'

A survivor describes the Stonehaven rail crash and her shock at the death of conductor Donald Dinnie.

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Japanese Talent Agency Admits Founder Preyed on Boys in Its Care

By Hisako Ueno and Ben Dooley from NYT Business https://ift.tt/MewTSRd

Can India’s Global Ambitions Survive Its Deepening Chasms at Home?

By Mujib Mashal and Hari Kumar from NYT World https://ift.tt/RjKCs7V

Network Rail admits failings caused deaths in Stonehaven crash

The driver was not warned that part of the track near Stonehaven was unsafe before the fatal crash in 2020.

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Killer 'crab walks' out of US jail

Danelo Cavalcante used the same escape route taken by another inmate who fled earlier this year.

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Call of Duty: London Royal Ravens esports franchise moves to US

The move means there will be no UK or European teams in the 2024 Call of Duty league.

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How 100,000 Migrants Became a Political Crisis in New York

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Today’s Top News: Ex-Leader of Proud Boys Is Sentenced, and More

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Linda Evangelista had mastectomy after cancer diagnosis

The supermodel reveals she has "one foot in the grave" after her cancer returned following surgery.

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Caught Between China and the West, a Pacific Island Nation Ousts Its Leader

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Stonehenge tunnel campaigners take petition to UNESCO

Leading campaigners are travelling to UNESCO's headquarters in Paris to present a petition.

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Rustem Umerov: Who is Ukraine's next defence minister?

The man due to take over from Oleksii Reznikov is a leading member of the Crimean Tatar community.

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I Put My Money on the Weeping Mothers at the Tennessee State Capitol

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College Students: School Is Not Your Job

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By-election for Nadine Dorries MP's Bedfordshire seat due next month

The former culture secretary announced her intention to resign as an MP in June.

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Long Covid Poses Special Challenges for Seniors

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Jeremy Hunt says government will 'spend what it takes' to make schools safe

Chancellor says government must spend to ensure schools are safe from crumbly concrete

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By Abandoning Civics, Colleges Helped Create the Culture Wars

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I've never told anyone to hack a phone - Piers Morgan

The former editor of the Daily Mirror denies ever hacking phones or telling anyone to do so while he was at the newspaper.

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Yiddish Is Having a Moment

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We’re Taking New York City’s Streets Back — and Then We’re Coming for the Rest of the Country

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Summer’s Not Over Yet

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Murder arrests over human remains near Bournemouth cliff path

Two people are held on suspicion of murder after a 49-year-old man's remains were found near the sea.

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Russia Says It Thwarted Another Ukrainian Attack on Crimea Bridge

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Suella Braverman: Home Secretary orders review into police impartiality

Labour criticised the Home Secretary for commissioning a report "into her own political obsession".

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Grant Shapps: Five government jobs in one year

A 60-second look at new UK defence secretary Grant Shapps's busy CV from the last 12 months.

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Job openings have been declining, as has the number of workers quitting.

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Antoinette Sandbach: Ex-MP asks to be removed from slavery research

Antoinette Sandbach, a descendent of a slave owner, argues she has a right to privacy.

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