Americans have one more reason to celebrate this Fourth of July

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Clouds start to build in the early afternoon and the air becomes sweet with the promise of rain

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Defending champion Tadej Pogacar is chasing his fourth crown.

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Comic adaptation feels like being trapped in a whirlwind of plot and intrigue, which never materialises into something solid enough to get to grips with

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‘I love him. He’s my brother. You know what I mean?’

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The second season of Kat Sadler’s Bafta-winning series radiates an almost feral comic energy while plumbing the lowest emotional depths

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Chef Sami Tamimi’s courgette and leek ijeh is a thick, herb-loaded frittata – just the thing to brighten up your weekend brunch

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As the Gallagher brothers finally prepare to reunite onstage for the first time since 2009, Mark Beaumont and Roisin O’Connor take a trip through their favourites from the Oasis back catalogue

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Made to feel like recommendations shared with you by a mate down the pub, ‘Moviedrome’ – which broadcast cinema’s wildest, strangest films – left late-night BBC Two audiences spellbound on Sunday nights from 1988 to 2000. As it inspires a season of screenings at London’s BFI, Alex Deller reminisces with its creators

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Forget French patisserie – chef Sami Tamimi shares his softer, nuttier take on ma’akaroon, a Middle Eastern cookie made with pistachio, lemon and a dusting of icing sugar

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The common 10,000 steps per day fitness goal has ‘no scientific basis’, a 2023 study concluded – but senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore found it works for him

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As one of the world’s most influential bands prepare to bid farewell with a huge show at Villa Park in Birmingham, Roisin O’Connor speaks to just a few of the musicians whose lives were changed by the Prince of Darkness

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As the birthrate decline starts to make its way into government recommendations and we’re urged to have more children, some of the biggest fertility barriers have yet to be lifted. Helen Coffey asks why legislation still hasn’t caught up

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US paused shipments containing thousands of artillery shells and hundreds of missiles

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Beckinsale was responding to a commenter on Instagram who told her: ‘You don’t look good. I think you honestly need help’

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The Duchess of Sussex launched her new line of As Ever products June 20, and they sold out in less than an hour

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The heat in Gaza has set off a domino effect, intensifying hardships for its 2 million residents

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Fans have been given the first glimpse at Nolan’s vision of ancient Greece

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Travis Decker is wanted for the murders of his daughters last month in Washington State

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A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding light on the church's support for ending slavery

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Clayton Kershaw has reached a major milestone in his career, becoming the 20th pitcher in MLB history to achieve 3,000 strikeouts

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A tribunal has sentenced Bangladesh’s former leader Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail after she was found in contempt of court for allegedly claiming she had a license to kill at least 227 people

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The man accused of killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is due back in court after a week's delay

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has been acquitted of the most serious sex trafficking charges against him and convicted of lesser ones

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The devil is in the details...

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A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon capture technology

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In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the program piece-by-piece

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A startup called Gigablue claims to have reached a milestone by selling 200,000 carbon credits for its ocean-based carbon capture technology

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‘You can see there's been a bit of tweaking going on there,’ presenter said

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Hilton and Owens have denied receiving the subpoenas as yet

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A federal judge ruled Wednesday that an executive order by President Donald Trump suspending asylum access at the southern border is unlawful

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Pitt spoke about his breakout role in ‘Thelma & Louise’ on Jason and Travis Kelce’s ‘New Heights’ podcast

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Neil Druckmann has announced he intends to focus on his games company, Naughty Dog

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Jack Draper and Jack Pinnington Jones take to the court with fellow Briton Dan Evans on Thursday.

Theron first revealed in 2019 that she had been sexually harassed by a male director

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Rival airlines including easyJet and Wizz Air will stick with their existing dimensions

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Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to killing four Idaho college students in November 2022

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From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

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Home secretary Yvette Cooper said ‘violence and serious criminal damage has no place in legitimate protest’ as she gears up to ban the group

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Ye has been travelling to Australia for years as it is where his wife of three years, Bianca Censori, was born

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