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Record-breaking cannabis-mule arrests, fugitive grooming-gang suspect wins Pakistan election
A record thousand alleged cannabis mules have been arrested amid warnings gangs lure young Britons online, while a grooming-gang rape suspect who fled to Pakistan on bail has been elected an MP there and won’t say when he’ll return. Also: a late-night Senate session, an ICE row with the AP, id Software’s Chris Hays …
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What are your favourite new kits for the coming season?
BBC Sport has published its annual round-up of standout football kit releases ahead of the 2026-27 season, inviting readers to vote for their top 10 designs. The list, compiled alphabetically by club, spans top-flight giants and lower-league sides across England and Europe, reflecting the growing interest among fans in shirt design, sponsorship deals and nostalgic…
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How Trabzonspor shocked Turkish rivals to make Mohamed Salah their Black Sea saviour
Trabzonspor pulled off a major coup in Turkish football by signing former Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, choosing to move to the Black Sea city over the more commonly favoured Istanbul giants Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas. The deal, initiated by club president Ertugrul Dogan via a text message to manager Fatih Tekke during the World Cup,…
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‘Watch The Odyssey for free online’: scam targets film fans with fake streaming sites
Fraudsters are exploiting demand for The Odyssey, the summer’s most anticipated cinema release, by setting up fake streaming websites that lure fans looking to watch it online for free. Victims who sign up are asked for personal and bank details supposedly to activate a “free trial”, but no film exists on the site and their…
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Santorini’s tourism invasion: Videos show ‘Instagram island’ overrun by holidaymakers as unbearable queues form at 7am to reach prime selfie spot
Videos and photos circulating online show Santorini’s most famous viewpoints overwhelmed by tourists this summer, with visitors reportedly queuing from as early as 7am to secure a spot for the perfect sunset or clifftop selfie. The Greek island, long nicknamed the “Instagram island” for its whitewashed buildings and caldera views, has become a byword for…
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Money problems and broken dreams – why is it so hard to run a cycling team?
The BBC investigates why women’s cycling teams, such as the British-based Hess Cycling squad, so often collapse financially, using Hess’s demise a year after its launch as a case study. Founded in 2023 with ambitions to challenge for the Tour de France Femmes and rival the biggest teams on the UCI Women’s World Tour, Hess…
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Hawaii rep cruises to Dem primary win after challenger arrested for beach brawl
Democratic Rep Jill Tokuda won her party’s primary in Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District on Saturday, comfortably beating her rivals to secure a third term and set up a general election contest against Republican state Senator Brenton Awa in November. The race drew added attention after one of her Democratic challengers, Kirill Basin, was arrested and…
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Dem establishment strikes back as longtime incumbent fends off progressive challenger
The Democratic establishment secured a notable win in its ongoing struggle with the party’s progressive wing after longtime Hawaii Representative Ed Case defeated progressive state Senator Jarrett Keohokalole in Saturday’s Democratic primary. The result comes amid a broader pattern of tension between establishment Democrats and socialist-aligned challengers across the country, with the article noting it…
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Most of sun to be eclipsed across island of Ireland
A deep partial solar eclipse will be visible across the island of Ireland on Wednesday evening, obscuring more than 90% of the sun and marking the largest such event seen from the island until September 2090. It will be followed hours later by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, with astronomers describing the coincidence…