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Mother of boy who may have died in TikTok challenge urges No 10 to ban social media
Ellen Roome, whose son, Jools Sweeney, was 14 when he died, wants a ban put in place for under-16sThe mother of a teenag...
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Funny, absurd and sentimental: Mr Deeds is one of Adam Sandler’s most underrated films
This Razzie-nominated romcom contains genuine movie magic, with Sandler delivering a restrained performance as an affabl...
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Czech police release Russian bishop after ‘white powder’ found in his car
Russia says arrest of Bishop Hilarion, who heads Orthodox congregation in Karlovy Vary, was politically motivated ‘setup...
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Tehran labels US attacks ‘gross violation’, says it is prepared to respond
The US says it struck boats and missile sites in Iran, shortly after both sides had indicated progress in peace talks.
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Israel is no longer ‘shooting and crying’
A settler society rewarded for its violence has stopped pretending to mourn it.
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Hajj pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat under scorching desert sun
Temperatures near 44°C test worshippers’ endurance as the annual pilgrimage unfolds under the shadow of war.
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‘Leave Kyiv’: Why Russia’s latest Ukraine threat is a major escalation
Russia and Ukraine have been at war since February 2022 and have not yet agreed on a peace deal.
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Red light therapy claims to heal wounds, improve pain and reduce wrinkles. But the evidence for it working is dim | Antiviral
Without strong evidence, or at least one decent trial, we cannot know whether shining red lights on to your skin does an...
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Stripteases, ecstatic embraces and a dog in a dress: the full-on photos celebrating queer dancefloors worldwide
A thrillingly unsanitised new photo book captures the liberating power of queer clubs in all their sexy, messy, kinky, c...
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Federal court blocks new Republican-friendly voting map in Alabama
Panels of three judges says congressional map was drawn to intentionally discriminate against Black votersAlabama cannot...
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Twitch to politics: Hasan Piker on Gaza and the US right-wing
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker tackles politics, Gaza, and culture for nearly 3M viewers.
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Iran’s president praises military after US strikes
President Masoud Pezeshkian praised Iran’s military capabilities after the US carried out ‘self-defence’ strikes on Iran