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Reality of viral video showing schoolgirl protecting father surfaces
Scores of people across social media platforms were sharing a video showing a young girl in a school uniform retrieving a gun from her father’s car and confronting several men after witnessing them harass him at a petrol pump. However, the clip is scripted. On April 10, 2026, an X user, who describes himself as a social media influencer in his bio, shared a video of a schoolgirl pulling out a gun on men allegedly harassing her father at a fuel station. “Who says a daughter is a burden? A daughte...
Dunmow 'dog attack' horror as woman, 19, dead despite desperate attempt to save her
Dunmow 'dog attack' horror as woman, 19, dead despite desperate attempt to save herA man, 37, has been arrested on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control and causing injury resulting in deathNewsChristopher Mallett13:09, 11 Apr 2026Updated 13:21, 11 Apr 2026View ImagePolice outside the address in Dunmow, Essex, where a 19-year-old (Image: ESSEX POLICE)A 19-year-old woman has died following what police believe to have been a dog attack at a house in Essex.Poli...
Native Americans were gambling with dice 6,000 years earlier than anyone else, study says
Archaeological record suggests hunter gatherers were playing games of chance at the end of the last ice ageNative American hunter gatherers were using dice for gaming and gambling more than 6,000 years before the practice appeared anywhere else, a new study argues.It says dice were being made and used on the western great plains of North America at the end of the last ice age, more than 12,000 years ago. Continue reading...
Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 11, 2026, puzzle No. 565
Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place.Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes the answers — and hints — for the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.You can access today’s game here.Advertisement
How gossip spread in ancient China before advent of printing when newspapers reported on scandals
Long before social media and camera lenses, ancient China had its own “paparazzi” who wielded ink, paper and a sharp tongue to unsettle the lives of the powerful. In those days, gossip was more than idle chatter; it formed an informal information network linking teahouses, stage stations, street tabloids and officialdom. During the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220), the imperial court established the Censorate, a body charged with monitoring official conduct. Its censors watched for misconduct that.....
Queue jumpers, loud chewers and cups of tea going cold... researchers reveal the things Britons love to hate
Queue jumpers, loud chewers and cups of tea going cold... researchers reveal the things Britons love to hateGet your news delivered straight to you by 7am - sign up to our new Morning Mail newsletter for FREE By WILL HALLOWELL, NEWS REPORTER Published: 00:19, 11 April 2026 | Updated: 00:31, 11 April 2026 e-mail 265 View comments
I’m a philosopher. I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worse
NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsI’m a philosopher. I’m convinced that Trump isn’t lying − he’s doing something worseThe admission that Trump lies appears to have had little impact throughout his political careerRobert B. Talisse The Conversation Friday 10 April 2026 19:00 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"show...
Friday night sports quiz: Test your knowledge with these 20 tough questions
Friday night sports quiz: Test your knowledge with these 20 tough questionsHas your local stopped doing the usual Friday night quiz? Fear not, as Mirror Sport has you covered with 20 tantalising brain teasers to keep you occupied this weekendCommentsSportAaron Morris Senior Sports Reporter16:00, 10 Apr 2026View ImageHow well do you know your sports?(Image: Getty Images)Good afternoon and welcome to Mirror Sport's weekly Friday night sport quiz!Gather your friends and family and put your sp...
Moroccan Couscous Appears In Medieval Egyptian Manuscript, Scholar Says
Fez — Moroccan couscous has resurfaced in a striking historical context after an episode of “Meals of the Ancestors” highlighted a medieval Egyptian manuscript that appears to document the dish’s presence far from the Maghreb. “Kanz al-Fawa’id fi Tanwi’ al-Mawa’id” (Treasure Trove of Benefits and Variety at the Table) is a 14th-century Egyptian cookbook and one of the richest surviving sources on medieval Egyptian food culture. In the episode, Daniel Newman, a scholar of Arabic language and cu...
When Washington came to Pakistan: a brief history
THE WEEKEND is just around the corner, and all eyes are on Islamabad. By the time the sun dips behind the lush green Margalla Hills, the federal capital’s skies will be buzzing with the landing of jets, bringing in delegations from Iran and the United States. After brokering a ceasefire, Pakistan is now set to host crucial talks between Iran and Washington on Saturday, April 11 — a dialogue that will very much decide the fate of the Middle East and the rest of the world. The teams that will like...
Odd Lots: How Shipping Insurance Works During a War (Podcast)
When the conflict with Iran started, some of the first headlines we saw had to do with shipping insurance. Marine insurers were said to be canceling war risk coverage for vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz. Premiums were said to surge. Meanwhile, the Trump administration announced it would offer its own insurance for ships traversing the Gulf, in an effort to get things moving again. So why is insurance such a crucial part of maritime trade? And how does the system actually work? In this
A new dawn?
AGAINST overwhelming odds, Iran has won a defining battle in what is a long, historical war. Even if Israel’s unrelenting bombing of Lebanon scuppers the fragile ceasefire and talks scheduled in Islamabad between US and Iranian delegations break down, Tehran has, at great cost, stared down the biggest military power the world has ever known. Some are linking the current moment to the heyday of anti-colonial Third World internationalism marked by the Bandung conference, and even the Congress of t...
Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 10, 2026, puzzle No. 564
Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place.Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes the answers — and hints — for the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.You can access today’s game here.Advertisement
PSX sees strong bullish momentum as KSE-100 climbs over 1,400 points
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed strong bullish momentum during Friday’s midday session as the benchmark KSE-100 Index climbed over 1,443 points, or 0.87%, to trade around 166,961. The index touched an intraday high of 168,290 before settling in positive territory, reflecting robust buying interest across key sectors following record gains, a day earlier, triggered by easing geopolitical tensions and hopes of regional stability. By midday, market volume stood at approxima...
Putin Announces Easter Truce in Ukraine - Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a ceasefire in connection with the Easter holiday from 16:00 Moscow time (13:00 GMT) on April 11 until the end of the day on April 12, the Kremlin said.
Fact check: Viral video does not show Pakistani jets escorting Iranian delegation for Islamabad talks; it's old
Multiple users, including PML-N supporters, were sharing a video across social media platforms since Thursday, claiming it shows Pakistani fighter jets escorting an Iranian delegation to Islamabad for talks. However, the video is old and shows Pakistani jets greeting the plane of Saudi Arabia’s crown prince during his visit on February 17, 2019. Backchannel diplomatic efforts by Pakistan paid off, as the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Wednesday, after weeks...
Who takes unserious reports seriously?
By deliberately platforming fringe dissidents akin to Pahlavi and FETÖ loyalists, some media reports construct distorted narratives
Umayyads and Byzantines: How Victimhood Manufactures Its Myths in Syria
In contemporary Syria, the erosion is not confined to the political sphere. It has penetrated the social fabric itself. The crisis has moved beyond the failures of an authority that suppresses representative pluralism or imposes institutional control from above. What now unfolds is a deeper and more corrosive transformation: a steady push that encourages Syrians to relinquish the idea of “a people” as a shared political community and to seek refuge instead in narrow, defensive identities shaped...
Weekly quiz: What might have made Paddington panic about his marmalade?
Weekly quiz: What might have made Paddington panic about his marmalade?4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleThis week, the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, while a judge dismissed most of the claims in the feud between Hollywood stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, and former glamour model Katie Price was banned from driving for a seventh time.But how much attention did you pay to what else happened in the world over the past seven days?Quiz collated by Ben Fell.Fancy some...
LA28 opens Olympic ticket sales
Ticket sales for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics opened globally on Thursday after what organizers said ‌was a record-setting first week of local presales, underscoring strong early demand for a Games that must rely heavily on private revenue. LA28 said it sold more tickets in the first week than any previous Olympic Games had in their opening week, with every ticket in that initial phase going to residents of the Los Angeles and Oklahoma City areas despite some complaints about high pri...