The hunk shortage: where are England’s handsomest men hiding?
When the Mr England contest put out a call for entrants, only seven people signed up. Now, with 13 days to go until the final, the organisers are getting desperate
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Farmer who alerted police to RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot says there was ‘no follow-up’
Woman who spotted suspicious vans and masked men says authorities did not contact her after five men were arrested A farmer who claims to have alerted the police to a suspected...
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Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 10%+ surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war
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SpaceX's supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ending early
SpaceX has launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time. But the spacecraft will return to Earth early instead of making six full laps around Earth as...
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US response to UN pandemic talks ‘severely weakens’ global planning, says leading health expert
The US says it is unable to support a major global text on pandemic prevention and preparedness put forward at UN general assembly
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Underpaid workers building US Consulate in Milan will split multi-million payout from US firm
MILAN (AP) — The U.S. company building the new American consulate in Milan has agreed to a nearly 31-million-euro ($35 million) settlement that includes back pay and damages to...
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Happy Days review – Beckett’s bewitching heroine buries her existential fears
In what feels now like a premonition of the climate crisis, Siobhán Redmond is compelling as the everywoman putting on a brave face in an unforgiving landscape
Plan for controversial Sydney data centre scrapped after push-back
Goodman Group, the property giant behind the Project Mars data centre, says the decision is due to changes to the "policy and regulatory environment".
Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue
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Painting the French Riviera review – about as erotic and glamorous as a wet day in Margate
They’ve marginalised Matisse and given Picasso the cold shoulder – and what’s left seems more informed by pedantic geography than sensual art
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‘Counting window’ seen as high-risk time for Trump to cast doubt on midterm results | First Thing
Experts warn Republicans may try and sow distrust and claim ‘foreign interference’ in crucial hours after counting begins
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Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Polo - BBC
Mexico's Pacific coast braces for Hurricane Polo BBCHurricane Polo remnants to bring serious flood threat to southwestern, central U.S. The Washington PostNew Mexico and...
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Are you man enough? Republicans bet on ‘virile, brawny’ testosterone to juice the midterms
Hoping to win back male voters, the Trump White House is pushing the regressive idea that one hormone could be a magic elixir of masculinity
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‘Richly rewarding’: why Netflix’s A Different World is the only TV reboot worth watching this year
With zany twists and lovable new faces, reboot of the Black sitcom is a worthy sequel to the trailblazing 1980s original
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Bangkok floodwaters begin to ease after torrential rains affect 700,000 people
BANGKOK (AP) — Floodwaters in Thailand ’s capital were slowly receding on Monday after nearly continuous rainfall over the weekend, although some neighborhoods and major roads...
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The pet I’ll never forget: Dennis the terrier – who once farted on Jilly Cooper’s sofa
It seemed like a good idea to get a puppy with my partner, but then he left me. Single life was hard at first but my disobedient dog made me laugh again
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Plan for controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Sydney scrapped due to ‘emerging’ regulations
Developer Goodman Group says changes in government rules are behind decision to pull plug on ‘Project Mars’ in Lane Cove
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The one change that worked: Anxiety had me hiding from the world – then two magic questions set me free
I used to be terrified of socialising, certain I would embarrass myself the moment I opened my mouth. And as for dates …