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Notable Events Around the World on - 2025-08-14
Liverpool parade accused faces 24 new charges
Paul Doyle became tearful as he was asked to confirm his identity at Liverpool Crown Court.
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Salah? Palmer? Sky Sports ranks the Premier League's top 25 players
The superstars of the Premier League are ready to roll - but on the eve of the new season, who are the best players right here, right now?
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NASA Tests Research Aircraft to Improve Air Taxi Flight Controls
Flying the friendly skies may one day include time-saving trips in air taxis to get from point A to point B – and NASA researchers are currently working to make that future a reality. They are usin...
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Cholera kills 40 as Sudan faces worst outbreak in years, says MSF
MSF says displacement, war and rain driving deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan as infections continue to mount.
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Israeli Settlers Unleash Record High Attacks in West Bank
Burned out cars in Burqa, in the West Bank, last month.
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German states debate who invented Bratwurst sausages
The German states of Bavaria and Thuringia are embroiled in a row over who can lay claim to inventing the Bratwurst.
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Israeli minister announces settlement plans 'to thwart Palestinian state'
Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich made the remarks as he announced approval for 3,401 new homes in the controversial E1 area project in the occupied West Bank.
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Wrexham to shatter transfer record for Broadhead
Wrexham are close to signing Wales international Nathan Broadhead from Ipswich Town in a deal which could eventually be worth £10m.
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Jason Bourne is coming back – but what do we want from him this time?
A heated bidding war for the future of the Bourne franchise is over, so whether we need him or not, the amnesiac assassin is set to returnWhat do you consider to be the end of Jason Bourne? For con...
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Uefa displays 'stop killing children' banner at Super Cup
Uefa displays a banner which reads "stop killing children - stop killing civilians" before the Super Cup final between Tottenham and Paris St-Germain on Wednesday.
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Family of Southport stabbing victim criticise plan to reveal ethnicity of suspects
Exclusive: Michael Weston King, grandfather of Bebe King, warns government against ‘kowtowing to the likes of Farage’The family of Bebe King, one of the three girls killed in the Southport attack l...
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‘We are obsessed with weight’: Bob Harper on life as a trainer on The Biggest Loser
As a new Netflix documentary looks back at the hugely successful – and highly controversial – TV weight-loss competition, its longest-serving trainer tells allIn Netflix’s new documentary about The...
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Why You Can’t Trust a Chatbot to Talk About Itself
Anytime you expect AI to be self-aware, you’re in for disappointment. That’s just not how it works.
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Women with AI ‘boyfriends’ mourn lost love after ‘cold’ ChatGPT upgrade
OpenAI's release of GPT-5 prompts backlash in online communities for people with AI companions.
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Serbia protests over government turn violent as rival groups clash
Opponents and supporters of Serbia’s government have been involved in violent clashes in the latest demonstrations again
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Economic bounceback may be under way but Reeves cannot afford to relax
Growth of 0.3% is a positive sign but the chancellor still has major difficulties to confront• Business live – latest updatesBritain’s economy has defied the doomsayers. After growing strongly in t...
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Starmer hosts Ukraine’s Zelenskyy ahead of high-stakes Trump-Putin meeting
The UK is ready to 'increase pressure' on Russia over its continuing war on Ukraine, says Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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Skye: A Thriller review – gothic family drama simmers with otherworldly tension
Summerhall, EdinburghA woman pieces together her memories of a family tragedy in Ellie Keel’s atmospheric two-hander set on SkyeIt starts with a shriek. A deliberate false alarm, this sets the spoo...
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Keir Starmer to host Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Downing Street – UK politics live
UK prime minister will be joined by Ukrainian president as he says Britain stands ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Russia if necessaryKeir Starmer will be joined by the Ukrainian president Volodymyr...
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UK economic growth slows but beats forecasts
The economy expanded by 0.3% between April to June period, ahead of economists' expectations.
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Nobody 2 review – Bob Odenkirk’s suburban tough guy beats action sequel into submission
The Better Call Saul star reprises his role as a kickass family man in a forgettable follow-up riddled with endless gonzo fight sequencesBob Odenkirk’s unlikely new career journey as a kickass toug...
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‘I have to believe I deserve to be here’: ‘Tesco TikToker’ Hannah Lowther on her path to West End stardom
The up-and-coming musical theatre star’s online audience of 1.2 million has been crucial in scoring her major roles. Her career is part of a shift in the industry towards performers with social med...
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Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy
As subscription costs rise and choice diminishes on legal sites, film and TV fans are turning to VPNs and illicit streamers, with Sweden – home of both Spotify and The Pirate Bay – leading the wayW...
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A policy that benefited the richest and cost the UK £100bn: it's long past time to end the fuel duty freeze | Larry Elliott
Successive chancellors have steered clear of increasing taxes for motorists for 15 years, but this should be a no-brainer for cash-strapped Rachel ReevesNothing speaks so eloquently of the rundown...
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Calls for media to “verify” claims in Al Jazeera journalists’ killing
Al Jazeera’s Salah Negm urges journalists to investigate Israel’s claims on Gaza team killing before reporting
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UK economy posts surprise 0.3% growth in three months to June
GDP figure slower than previous quarter but beats expectations thanks to 0.4% expansion in JuneBusiness live – latest updatesBounceback may be under way but Reeves cannot relaxThe UK economy grew a...
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US warns of additional tariffs on India if Trump-Putin peace talks fail
US Treasury chief says Washington could increase secondary tariffs on India if talks don't go well in Alaska.
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A bold new era of football on BBC Sport: Your game, your season
The new football season is here and you will be able to follow all the action across the BBC.
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Katabasis by RF Kuang review – a descent into the hellscape of academia
The bestselling author’s sixth novel is far from perfect, but this journey into the underworld is delivered with heretical gleeThe more academia has broken your heart, the more you’ll love RF Kuang...
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Parker and Itauma could be on collision course for WBO world title
Joseph Parker wants to challenge the best heavyweight on the planet, Oleksandr Usyk, next. But he suspects he might have to box rising star Moses Itauma first.
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David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85
The international cinema expert was beloved for his film reviews, particularly on television with Margaret PomeranzDavid Stratton’s closing credits: ‘I’ve done the best I could’David Stratton on a...
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TV tonight: a heart-racing series following RNLI rescue missions
Storm Eunice causes havoc on the south coast. Plus: Ben Fogle meets a model who moved to the Botswana desert. Here’s what to watch this evening8pm, BBC TwoStorm Eunice is about to hit the south coa...
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Eight things we learned from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s marathon New Heights podcast
If you don’t have a spare two hours to listen to Swift talking about The Life of a Showgirl on her boyfriend’s podcast, we did it for youGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTwo years ago, Am...
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Smotrich says illegal West Bank settlement ‘buries’ Palestinian state
The far-right minister said he will approve 3,000 new homes in the E1 area project, hailing it as 'Zionism at its best'.
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Some Houston residents worry about changes under proposed redistricting plan
In one Houston neighborhood, residents worry their problems — and their votes — will go unheard if Republican state lawmakers go ahead with a redistricting plan to give them an edge in elections.
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Weatherwatch: The 1975 storm that unleashed record rain on north London
The Hampstead Storm turned streets into canals as 170.8mm of rain fell, most of it in just two and half hoursOn the afternoon of 14 August 1975 the thunderstorms that developed across eastern Engla...
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‘No country is safe’: deadly Nordic heatwave supercharged by climate crisis, scientists say
Historically cool nations saw hospitals overheating and surge in drownings, wildfires and toxic algal bloomsThe prolonged Nordic heatwave in July was supercharged by the climate crisis and shows “n...
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Wildly incoherent, utterly flummoxing, blissful: how And Just Like That rewrote the rules of TV
The Sex and the City spinoff – which ends this week – is so bizarre it has barely made sense as a television show. Unless you think of it as an attempt to redefine the whole genre …Sex and the City...
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Sudan Hit by Its ‘Worst Cholera Outbreak’ in Years, Medical Charity Says
Patients received treatment in the cholera ward of a refugee camp in the town of Tawila in the western Darfur region of Sudan on Tuesday.
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Blue Apron Coupon & Promo Codes: $25 Off | August 2025
Browse new Blue Apron meal plan options this August, plus get $25 off 2 meals, 20% off your first order, and more top coupons on WIRED.
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The fight is on. How redistricting could unfold in 8 entangled states
State leaders in both parties say they're ready to redraw political lines ahead of 2026, but state laws and constitutions make mid-decade redistricting virtually impossible in many places.
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Wales' sisters doing it for themselves (and Nant)
Nant Conwy rugby club has produced not just one but two sets of sisters for Wales' Rugby World Cup squad.
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Russia restricts calls on WhatsApp, Telegram as internet control tightens
Russia says popular messaging apps facilitating crime, sabotage as internet restrictions tighten amid war in Ukraine.
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Transfer rumors, news: Man United push for Baleba, look at Wharton
Manchester United will make a concerted effort to sign Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba or Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.
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How to leave a sinking nation: Tuvalu’s dreams of dry land
With sea levels rising, much of the nation’s population is confronting the prospect that their home may soon cease to exist. Where are they going to go?In November 2022, Simon Kofe, then foreign mi...
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Staying cool in Europe’s record-breaking heat – podcast
Europe is suffering from another heatwave as deadly temperatures of up to 44C hit the continent and wildfires blazed across the Mediterranean. To find out why Europe is heating faster than anywhere...
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Julio Torres: Color Theories review – prismatic brilliance from comedy’s most vibrant absurdist
Soho theatre, LondonThe nonconformist TV writer, film-maker, children’s author and standup is hired to find a new colour in this charismatically surreal hourFans of the former Saturday Night Live w...
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‘We popped the baby in a flowerpot!’ Anne Geddes on the beloved photos that made her famous
Her whimsical, instantly recognisable pictures swept the globe in the 1990s. Yet she has rarely been treated with reverence. As she prepares for her first big retrospective, she discusses the secre...
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London museum tells forgotten story of African and Indian troops in second world war
National Army Museum’s Beyond Burma exhibition examines stories of soldiers from Britain’s coloniesThe forgotten story of African and Indian troops who fought in south Asia against Japanese forces...
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Spanish people know deadly heatwaves are now an annual event. So why are our politicians in denial? | María Ramírez
We need everyday solutions like ‘cool banks’ and shaded areas, as well as serious policies on emissions. The government must step upGrowing up in Madrid, intense summer heat was nothing unusual. I...
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US sanctions Brazil health officials over Cuba’s overseas medical missions
Washington claims the health officials were involved in Cuba's 'coercive labour export' of medical workers.
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Ukraine, EU, US leaders speak ahead of Trump-Putin meeting: Key takeaways
Trump agrees to follow-up summit with Putin, Zelenskyy, and warns 'severe consequences' unless Russia agrees to truce.
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How New Delhi’s garbage mountains become heat bombs for waste pickers
Informal waste pickers face temperatures as high as 70C (158F) in landfill sites and 'breathe poison’, activists say.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,267
Here are the key events on day 1,267 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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George C. White, Founder of Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Dies at 89
His summer conferences gave budding playwrights a chance to try out new works, many of which went on to success in New York.