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MATT PORTEOUS / KENSINGTON PALACEThe Prince of Wales’ family has shared a photo of the heir to the throne with his daughter Princess Charlotte to mark both his 44th birthday and Father’s Day.Prince William appears in his Welsh Guards dress uniform alongside his daughter, 11. The picture was taken in the garden of Kensington Palace following the Trooping the Colour last weekend.”Happy birthday and Father’s Day to the best Papa in the World! We love you very much,” the image was captioned with, signed by the Princess of Wales and their three children.The King also joined the birthday wishes through…
Watch: Solstice sunrise celebrated across the UKCrowds revel in the sunrise at Stonehenge – and glum weather in Hornsea fails to dampen spirits.6 hrs agoEngland
Himanshu SHARMA / AFP via Getty ImagesHeightened security at exam centres included metal detectors, CCTV and strict dress codesMillions of hopeful medical students across India are resitting a crucial exam under unprecedented security, after the first paper was cancelled following allegations that the questions had been leaked.Nervous students were met with biometric identification checks, metal detectors, armoured patrols and frisking at exam centres on Sunday morning.Leaving nothing to chance this time, the Indian Air Force transported the new test papers to some regions, while police and paramilitary officers were deployed at the 5,440 exam centres across the country.The National Eligibility…
ReutersCars queue at a petrol station on the peninsula in early June amid already restricted fuel salesRussian-backed authorities have suspended fuel sales to the public in the occupied region of Crimea as Ukraine continues its attacks on the peninsula.Fuel had already been rationed due to shortages caused by Ukraine’s recent campaign against supply routes in Russian-occupied territories.Governor Sergey Aksyonov said individuals and businesses would be turned away from petrol stations, and fuel would only be sold to government agencies ensuring Crimea’s “functioning and security”.Earlier, he said four people had been killed and 28 injured by a Ukrainian drone attack on…
GettyJeremy Clarkson attending the British Grand Prix in 2025Jeremy Clarkson has announced he is in remission from prostate cancer, days after he shared that he was living with the disease.During the latest episode of his show Clarkson’s Farm, the TV presenter said he had been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of the cancer in 2025.Clarkson confirmed to the Sunday Times that follow-up testing two months ago had shown no indication of cancer and that he is now officially in remission. “I am without a doubt, officially, the world’s luckiest man,” he told the paper. In a video shared over the…
ShiftAdverts featuring camera-clad cleaners are on display around New York CityPicture this: a team of camera-clad cleaners and a private chef to boot, all wired with high-tech recording apparatus show up at your home.You are not part of a reality TV show, and have not woken up in an Aldous Huxley or Margaret Atwood novel.Instead, you are a resident of New York City, where AI companies are sending free cooking and cleaning staff straight to people’s doors.But, there is a catch: this AI company is gathering data to train the next generation of cooking and cleaning robots, and every inch…
Getty ImagesUS workers clean the Reflecting Pool in Washington DCA former US Olympian arrested for allegedly vandalising the Reflecting Pool in Washington DC is denying he did anything wrong.David “Davey” Hearn, 67, was detained by the pool’s edge on Friday as he was finishing a long bike ride.Hearn told BBC News that he had removed his cycling glove to simply touch a long strip of rubbery material which appeared to have “delaminated” from the bottom of the pool, when he was stopped by US Park Police and National Guard troops. The champion canoeist is now facing a misdemeanour charge of…
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CrimeCon and RenownedPhotosThe clamour of the crowd is constant in a Las Vegas convention hall. Podcasters rub shoulders with prosecutors, and attendees – wearing T-shirts emblazoned with slogans like “True Crime And Wine” or “I’m Only Here For An Alibi” – carry conference-provided bags stamped with “unsolved crime is a choice”. Amongst rows of booths, one woman stands apart, staring stoically ahead as people pass by pictures of her murdered daughter.They are all here for CrimeCon, an annual gathering of true-crime enthusiasts, content creators, investigators, advocates, survivors and victims’ relatives. But for many – including stoic mom Dr Maggie Zingman…