Madrid family win case against tourist flats after ‘illicit and unsanitary’ acts

Court orders closure of 10 rentals that it found had inflicted psychological damage on family living in block

A judge in Madrid has ordered the closure of 10 tourist flats in a single building in the city centre after a landmark ruling that said “the illicit and unsanitary activities” taking place in them had inflicted psychological damage on a neighbouring family and violated their fundamental right to privacy.

The family, who have two children and who have not been named, said they had suffered stress, anxiety and sleep deprivation because of the loud, drunken, destructive and lewd behaviour of guests, which included vandalism, vomiting and having sex in the block’s communal areas.

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Three men found guilty over London arson attack on Ukraine-linked firms

Men convicted over fire at industrial estate last year, which UK officials say was ordered by Russia’s Wagner group

Three men have been found guilty over an arson attack on Ukraine-linked businesses in London, which British officials said was ordered by Russia’s Wagner mercenary group and was the latest malign activity on behalf of Moscow in the UK.

Last year’s fire at an industrial estate in east London targeted two units, including one for a company that delivered packages to Ukraine, including satellite equipment from Elon Musk’s Starlink.

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Wimbledon 2025 quarter-finals: Sabalenka v Siegemund, Fritz v Khachanov, and Norrie v Alcaraz to come – live

The clock has already struck one. Cue the entrance of Fritz and Khachanov on No 1.

Alfie Hewett has started his title defence in the men’s wheelchair singles with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Spain’s Daniel Caverzaschi. Another British player, Gordon Reid, is just getting under way in his first-round match, against Belgium’s Joachim Gerard.

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How to make the best veggie burgers | Kitchen aide

Our culinary experts tackle the three most common veggie burger gripes: that they are too moist, that they have a tendency to break up and that they are boring

My veggie burgers are so often underwhelming, or they simply fall apart. Where am I going wrong?
Beth, Newark
“Veggie burgers are often lacking in everything that’s good about food,” says Melissa Hemsley, author of Real Healthy, and for her, that means texture, flavour and satisfaction. “They also tend not to have those key flavour highs – the fat, the salt – that you’re after from a homemade version.”

For Lukas Volger, author of Veggie Burgers Every Which Way, texture is by far the complaint he hears most often: “The patty is too moist, and glops out of the other side of the bun when you bite into it.” Veggie burgers often behave like this, Volger says, because vegetables contain water, so you’ll either need to cook the veg in advance or add something to the mix to soak it up, whether that’s breadcrumbs or grains. And remember, size isn’t everything: “I used to love the look of a thick, substantial burger,” Volger says, “but I’ve come to realise that they function much better on a bun when they’re thin and seared until crisp on each side in a hot pan, smash burger-style.” (Alternatively, bake in a moderate oven to “help them dry out a little” before grilling.) This will also help if you’ve ever fallen victim to burgers falling through those barbecue grates.

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Texas flooding: a visual guide to one of US state’s worst natural disasters

Over 100 people are believed dead, many of them children, after torrential rain and extreme flash flooding

With more than 100 people dead, many of them children attending a Christian summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River, Friday’s extreme flash flooding that overwhelmed a sizeable chunk of central Texas will be recorded as one of the state’s worst ever natural disasters.

The brunt of the tragedy was felt in Kerr county, where at least 27 children and counsellors were killed after a deluge of water described by one witness as a “a pitch-black wall of death” swept through the all-girl Camp Mystic on the river’s south fork. About 750 young campers were celebrating the Fourth of July holiday.

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