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An undated image shows the Bayesian superyacht, the vessel that sank of the coast of Sicily Monday, leaving one dead and six missing.

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A tornado sank a luxury sailing boat off the coast of Sicily. Here’s what we know

Emergency and rescue services work near the scene where a sailboat sank in the early hours of Monday, off the coast of Porticello, near the Sicilian city of Palermo, Italy, August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Igor Petyx

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Six people missing, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, and one dead after tornado sinks luxury yacht off Sicily

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Comedian Mark Simmons wins the U&Dave Joke of the Fringe 2024 award. The award returns in its fifteenth year.

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Date: Monday 19th August PINPEP/Robert Perry. Photographed in Edinburgh

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Ship gag crowned the funniest joke from the Edinburgh Fringe

Viewed from Waterloo Bridge, smoke is seen rising into the sky from a fire located in the roof of Somerset House beside the River Thames in London.

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Blaze erupts at London’s historic Somerset House

Israel Katz, Israel's foreign minister, ahead of a meeting with UK and French foreign ministers in Jerusalem, Israel, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. Talks mediated by the US, Qatar and Egypt in an attempt to pause fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza begin in Qatari capital Doha, according to diplomats who asked not to be identified, because they weren't authorized to speak publicly. Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Muted response from UK and France after Israeli FM calls for retaliation to any Iran strike

Taylor Swift performs on stage during the Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium on August 15, 2024 in London, England.

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Taylor Swift makes no mention of foiled Vienna terror attack plot as she resumes Eras Tour

2024 UK Election

What you need to know about the UK’s upcoming general election

A US-style migration debate is taking over Britain’s election - with a Trump acolyte leading the charge

What happened to the UK economy? 5 charts break down the key election issue

Millionaires are fleeing Britain in their thousands

Why UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called an election he’s expected to lose

Brexit champion Nigel Farage enters UK election race, in more bad news for Sunak’s Conservatives

Why Britain’s towns and cities are going bust

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Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley’s Jonathan Bloomer missing after luxury yacht sinks off Sicily

Who is Mike Lynch, the tech entrepreneur among the missing after a superyacht sank?

King Charles banknotes sell for 12 times their value as collectors scramble for early editions

UK riots show how social media can fuel real-life harm. It’s only getting worse

Elon Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ as UK rocked by far-right riots. He’s part of the problem

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Bronze Medallist Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba of Refugee Olympic Team bites her medal during the Boxing Women's 75kg medal ceremony after the Boxing Women's 75kg Final match on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Roland Garros on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

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Refugee Olympic Team’s historic first medalist Cindy Ngamba hopes to inspire millions

This women’s sport has fought for more than 50 years to be in the Olympics. Could Brisbane 2032 change its fortunes?

Olympic moment of the day: Facing giants, diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix shows what sports – and life – are all about

Olympic moment of the day: Cindy Ngamba wins first ever medal for Refugee Olympic Team

‘It’s all about getting a little bit better’: Team USA continues to show flaws but improves in 27-point hammering of Germany

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Banksy artwork in London, United Kingdom on August 13, 2024.

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Banksy London Zoo mural offers clue to why wild animals have been appearing all over city

From Yseult in Dior to Snoop Dogg’s equestrian-chic ensemble, these were the most stylish looks from the Olympic Games

London theater pauses play as abortion scene leaves audience feeling queasy

Hip-hop band Cypress Hill to perform with London Symphony Orchestra, decades after ‘Simpsons’ gag predicted it

Tiny Titian masterpiece once found at London bus stop sells for over $22 million

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Middlesbrough, England, was one of several UK towns and cities facing anti-immigration riots on Sunday.

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Nigeria, Australia and several other countries warn about travel to UK amid riots

The latest three-year cruise is running two months late

She couldn’t stop thinking about the guy she met at the Athens Olympics. Then a message from him changed her life

16 cheap honeymoon packages for newlyweds to escape without spending a fortune

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