Adam Ramsay-Peaty says he is in a good place ahead of tonight’s 50m breaststroke final at the Commonwealth Games.

The three-time Olympic gold medal winner was emotional after he finished third in Saturday’s 100m final in Glasgow. In that race the Englishman’s reign as Britain’s breaststroke king looked to be fading after he was edged out by Australia’s Sam Williamson, with Jersey teenager Filip Nowacki claiming silver.

The 31-year-old was in tears after the race criticising the media which he insisted had written “rubbish” about his personal life.

“I know the s— I’ve been through, which is no fault of my own, to be honest,” said Ramsay-Peaty, who lost his 100m breaststroke crown two years ago at the Paris Olympics. “But it does take a toll. The choices I’ve made over the last few months have been hard ones. But I’m happy at the same time that I can get here. I didn’t quit in Paris, but I deserve more.”

He added: “You don’t know who I am and people who comment, people who see the story because you read a headline, they’ve got to look themselves in the mirror.

“You can’t hurt me. For me, it’s about my family and that does come at a cost. Being able to ignore that and being able to focus on my job – that hasn’t played a part in a sense of what we’re experiencing today.

“I’m still happy with that result. There’s some sense, but it has to, it has to stop. You know, look how many, how many athletes, how many people have to go for this until the media learn [a] lesson?”

Ramsay-Peaty looked in better form qualifying third fastest from the semi-finals, with a time of 26.82secs. That still leaves him a couple of tenths to find on the South African Michael Houlie, who was fastest in 26.61. The 100m champion Williamson also looked good as he won his semi-final in 26.79.

But Ramsay-Peaty said he was pleased with how he bounced back from Saturday’s defeat.

“It felt much better,” he said. “The last 24 hours have been a bit of a whirlwind, but I’m really happy with that. We’re on a great trajectory for tomorrow.”

He added: “People forget that I haven’t done this for two years. And even I forget that. So as you go through heats, semis and finals, it’s quite difficult if you’re not used to it. So I think that perspective is a good thing.”

Stay here to see whether Ramsay-Peaty can win his first gold since the 2022 Commonwealth Games and for all the reaction to what is sure to be an intriguing battle. 

“No thanks, I don’t eat meat.” This simple sentence can prompt very different reactions, but the question that often follows is: “Why?”

The answer may reflect concern for animals, the environment, religion or personal health. Families and healthcare professionals may also wonder whether giving up meat offers a socially acceptable way to restrict food.

Yet our new systematic review and meta-analysis found no clear overall difference in eating disorder symptoms between people following strict vegetarian or vegan diets and people who ate meat.

A systematic review uses a structured process to identify and assess the available evidence. A meta-analysis combines the numerical results of comparable studies to estimate the overall pattern.

Eating disorders can involve distressing thoughts and behaviour around food, weight or body shape. These may include severe restriction, binge eating, vomiting or excessive exercise. Removing categories of food can therefore cause concern. However, people adopt vegetarian and vegan diets for varied reasons, including animal welfare, religion, health and environmental concerns. The meaning of the restriction is important.

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Our review combined 24 studies involving 25,223 people. The studies used established questionnaires to assess experiences such as restricting food, losing control while eating and distress about weight or body shape. These questionnaires measured symptoms reported by participants. They did not establish whether each person had a diagnosed eating disorder.

We applied strict definitions to the diets being compared. Vegetarians excluded meat, poultry, fish and seafood. Vegans excluded all animal-derived foods. We excluded flexitarian, pescatarian and semi-vegetarian diets because they allow some meat or fish and may be followed for different reasons.

The individual findings were mixed. Some studies reported more symptoms among vegetarians or vegans, some reported fewer, and others found no clear difference. When we combined the results, there was no meaningful overall difference between the dietary groups.

This finding does not mean that vegetarianism or veganism can never coexist with an eating disorder. It means that the dietary label alone tells us little about a person’s psychological health.

Motivation matters

Consider two people who stop eating meat. One acts on long-held concerns about animal welfare and remains relaxed and flexible about food. The other begins cutting out an increasing number of foods because of an intense fear of gaining weight. What they eat may look similar, although their reasons and experiences differ sharply.

Only a few studies in our review examined motivation. One study of university students found that people who adopted vegetarian diets partly for weight control reported more eating disorder symptoms. However, most studies did not record why participants followed their diets, so motivation cannot yet be used as a reliable test of risk.

It can still guide a useful conversation. Qualitative research involving people with experience of eating disorders suggests asking when the dietary change began, whether it was driven by fear, whether further food rules appeared and how much flexibility the person retained.

A sudden change accompanied by weight loss, distress, secrecy or increasing restriction may deserve closer attention. A longstanding diet that reflects someone’s values, meets their nutritional needs and causes no distress presents a different picture.

The evidence has several limitations. All 24 studies were cross-sectional, meaning that they collected information at one point in time. They cannot show whether dietary change came before eating disorder symptoms or whether people who already had symptoms were more likely to become vegetarian or vegan.

The studies also provided limited information about diet quality, duration or motivation. Most were conducted in western countries, and relatively few included adolescents or older adults. Nearly seven in ten participants were women, so the findings are less certain for men and for other groups poorly represented in the research.

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Measurement may also affect the results. Standard eating disorder questionnaires were developed for the wider population. Some questions may interpret deliberate food exclusion as unhealthy restraint even when it reflects ethical or religious commitments. Researchers have therefore begun developing screening questionnaires designed specifically for vegetarians and vegans. Screening tools identify people who may benefit from fuller assessment – they do not provide a diagnosis.

Concerns about disordered eating should be taken seriously, but vegetarianism or veganism should not be treated as a warning sign on its own. A more useful assessment asks why the diet was adopted, whether it has become increasingly restrictive, whether food causes fear or distress, and whether the person is receiving adequate nourishment.

Those features reveal more about possible difficulty than the absence of meat or animal products.

Over the past few years, “tradwife” content has moved from niche corners of social media into mainstream cultural debate. Tradwives present themselves as embracing a “traditional wife” lifestyle centred on domesticity, motherhood and clearly defined gender roles within marriage.

This content is typically framed through curated images of homemaking, hyper-femininity and nostalgic visions of family life. The tradwife trend is frequently interpreted as a reaction to contemporary pressures such as economic insecurity, stalled work-life balance and broader social and cultural uncertainty.

Yet this focus on the present risks treating the phenomenon as historically unprecedented. In fact, tradwife ideals echo the ways domesticity and femininity have been repeatedly romanticised in periods of social change, in particular, by the early 20th-century German housewives’ movement.

German housewives associations

Housewives associations began to spring up across Germany in the late 19th century. These regional groups were brought together under the umbrella of the national Federation of German Housewives’ Associations in 1915. The federation engaged in consumer and political lobbying, ran domestic training courses for young women and published newspapers and yearbooks that promoted their ideology.

Like 21st-century tradwives, the early 20th-century housewives’ associations accepted the idea that men and women, while not necessarily unequal, were inherently different. They believed they had distinct roles to play within the family and in society more broadly.

Rosine Speicher, a member of the federation’s committee and leader of the local housewives’ organisation in Nuremberg, advocated for this idea. In the federation’s 1933 yearbook she wrote that the family provided the ideal environment for the development of women’s personalities.

The belief that women were fundamentally different to men went hand-in-hand with religious language in the early 20th century, as it often still does among today’s tradwives. One of the first studies of the German housewives’ movement highlighted how the leader of the federation, Anna Gerhardt, appealed to women using “cultural-religious language”. She evoked “an inner voice for a holy mission, demanding renunciation, self-sacrifice, discipline, education, and, above all, service”.

Members of the German housewives’ movement openly expressed anti-feminist sentiments. Speicher, for example, wrote in the yearbook that feminism had led to “the disgusting degradation of marriage to a primarily sexual affair”. She believed this resulted in a “fear” of having children.

Speicher made the case for maintaining a traditional model of marriage in which women’s role is one of service in relation to their husband and the children it is assumed they will dutifully bear. With this attitude, she anticipated views that circulate among many 21st-century tradwives.

Alongside religious and anti-feminist ideas, the early 20th-century housewives, like some of their 21st-century counterparts, also bought into and promoted ethno-nationalism. This form of nationalism imagines the nation as an ethnically homogeneous group. For the early 20th-century housewives, this meant people with Germanic roots, while some 21st-century tradwives have been linked with white nationalist ideologies.

The Federation of German Housewives’ Associations was officially politically neutral. But by the early 1930s, its leadership and policies were increasingly aligned with the Nazi party’s fascist agenda. The housewives’ movement regarded childbearing as women’s primary contribution to securing the future of the nation.

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Clara Mende, a political representative for housewives in the Ministry of Economics, captured this nationalist pro-natalism when she wrote in the yearbook in 1933 that “mothers-to-be are the architects of Germany’s future”. The newspapers published by the national and regional housewives’ organisations frequently included advice about raising children in line with the movement’s conservative and nationalist values.

The nationalist politics of the early 20th-century housewives was also expressed in their approach to food. Housewives were encouraged to make use of seasonal, German produce and avoid buying imported goods.

In 1927, an article in the federation’s newspaper accused housewives who bought imported oranges over German-grown apples of being responsible for unemployment and declining agricultural output. It suggested that housewives should choose apples over oranges because, among other reasons, apples don’t require peeling and, it claimed, leave you feeling more satiated.

Although early 20th-century German housewives’ associations were not promoting the kind of “homesteading” associated with modern-day tradwife influencers, they did use cookery-related articles and handbooks to promote their nationalist ideologies. This provided them with a way to integrate their politics into the everyday lives of supporters.

Looking back to the beliefs and activities of the early 20th-century German housewives’ movement helps to clarify how today’s tradwives are drawing on a well-established and international history. This history includes women’s advocacy for socially conservative, anti-feminist and ethno-nationalist ideas.

Although the tradwife lifestyle is often packaged as personal choice, that choice does not occur in a vacuum. Against a backdrop of increasing support for right-wing populism – both today and in late 1920s–early 1930s Germany – the potential political implications cannot be ignored.

Promoting a lifestyle and belief system that align with right-wing populist attacks on women’s rights and cultural diversity carries consequences that extend beyond the personal sphere.

Morning Live presenter Helen Skelton has been busy working on another exciting BBC show.

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BBC viewers are in for a treat as a new series of Helen Skelton’s Lost and Found in the Lakes is on the way.

The Morning Live presenter, who is currently away from the programme while its on summer break, shared a snippet on her social media for fans.

One clip on Instagram shows the BBC star infront of a lake as she panned the camera around to show the landscape.

Another image featured Helen in the water with a member of the crew as one video saw a diver putting goggles on ready to scour the lakebed.

The BBC star gave fans a sneak-peek of the cast and crew filming the third series of the programme, which was first released back in 2024.

She captioned the post by detailing the ‘great views’ and ‘good company’ throughout the production.

Helen also shared that people are able to get in touch with the programme themselves if they’ve lost anything and are looking to reunite with their treasured possessions.

It wasn’t long before people commented on the post, with many excited that another instalment is on the way.

One person shared: “Love this programme & the whole team.”

Another added: “It was nice seeing you in that exact spot a couple of weeks ago & thankyou to you & your wonderful team.@lostandfoundlakes.”

Someone else commented: “Beautiful Helen Skelton in beautiful locations enjoying beautiful surroundings of the lakes.” While a fourth wrote: “So glad you’re doing another series Helen. Love this program. And you present it brilliantly.”

While there’s no official return date, the past two seaons have been released in January, which indicates the third series could be released in early 2027.

In the past, Alex McLeod, BBC Daytime Commissioning Editor said: “The first series of Lost and Found in the Lakes was a big hit with viewers, thanks to its irresistible mix of drama, emotion, and beautiful scenery.

“We’re thrilled to be bringing it back for a second series and can’t wait to see what finds the team will discover next.”

Lost and Found in the Lakes is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.

A body has been found in the search for two men who went missing from a coastal town in North Wales, police have said.

Simon Wilson and Connor Parfitt were seen on Tuesday evening, July 21, near the beach adjacent to Hafan-y-Mor, Pwllheli, on the Llyn Peninsula. The pair were thought to be heading towards the coastline with inflatable kayaks.

A huge search operation was launched, with police receiving support from Coastguard teams and the RNLI.

In a tragic update, police have said that 24-year-old Connor’s body was found on a beach in Aberystwyth, five days after he went missing. His family have been informed and are being supported by officers.

Simon has not yet been found. Officers are continuing to support his family.

Pregnant Holly Ramsay consoled her husband Adam Peaty after he missed out on gold yet again at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. 

The daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, 26, was seen embracing the swimmer in the stands after joining the crowd to support him in the 50m breaststroke.

It was agony for Adam as he missed out on gold once again, finishing in third place to earn another bronze medal, with South Africa‘s Michael Houlie storming to victory. 

Despite struggling to secure a gold at this year’s Games, Holly has proudly watched on at each of Adam’s races, with the couple set to welcome a daughter in December. 

Speaking after the race, Adam admitted he’s already struggled with ‘ups and downs’ during his swimming career, and he’s felt ‘off’ throughout his time in Glasgow.

He said: ‘The harder you try the slower you go. The last two years have been tough to get the speed back. [Main takeaways?] Quite a lot, too many. 

The daughter of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was seen embracing the swimmer, as he sweetly stroked her bump after finishing in third place

It was agony for Adam as he missed out on gold once again, finishing in third place to earn another bronze medal, with South Africa’s Michael Houlie storming to victory 

‘For me, just getting back to enjoying my training. I’m not going to be too hard for myself. 

‘I think my whole career there has been a lot of ups and downs, two thirds of it was very good and then I lost my way, lost my purpose. 

‘I don’t even know what tomorrow looks like really, there’s a lot of learning. I’ve felt ‘off’ this week and I don’t know why. We are trying new things.’

Adam also noted he still had plenty to fight for, as he and Holly prepare to welcome a daughter in December. 

On Sunday, Adam paid tribute to his wife Holly for supporting him during a ‘whirlwind’ 24 hours, after he missed out on 100m breaststroke gold.

The Olympian returned to the pool on Sunday evening to compete in the 50m breaststroke semi-final, with his pregnant wife proudly watching on, and a second-placed finish booking him a spot in the final race on Monday night.

After his 100m loss, Adam broke down in tears in an emotional interview that saw him take aim at his estranged family, saying that his fallout with them ‘has taken its toll’.

But the swimmer said his performance was ‘much better’ during his 50m run, and during his post-race interview, he was asked who he turned to for support while he strived to bounce back from his 100m swim.

The swimmer failed to mention his family, and instead praised Holly, who is pregnant with her first child, and his close friends for being there for him.

Friends of Adam’s mother, Caroline, told the Daily Mail that she’s heartbroken after not being able to watch her son compete in Glasgow. Read the full story here.

Adam said: ‘The last 24 hours have been a bit of a whirlwind, not something I’m not used to.

‘But I guess in sport, it’s not really about when you get beat down because it’s going to be inevitable, that you do that, you make mistakes, it’s how it takes you to look at that, perspective, turn it around for tonight and I’m really happy for that. On a great trajectory for tomorrow.’

Asked who he leans on for support, Adam continued: ‘It was a lot of people I talk to, obviously my wife, my coach, my best mate Ed. You’ve got your friends, your teammates.

Despite struggling to secure a gold at this year’s Games, Holly has proudly watched on at each of Adam’s races, with the couple set to welcome a daughter in December

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Adam sweetly placed a hand on his wife’s bump as he rushed to embrace her after finishing his race at the games

After tying the knot in December, Holly and Adam revealed last month that they are expecting their first child together

Adam had previously alluded to his feud with his estranged family in a post-race interview, insisting the fallout was ‘no fault of his own’

In his post-race interview, Adam also noted he still had plenty to fight for, as he and Holly prepare to welcome a daughter in December

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Holly nervously cradled her bump as she prepared to watch Adam’s race

On Sunday, Adam paid tribute to his wife Holly for supporting him during a ‘whirlwind’ 24 hours, after he missed out on 100m breastroke gold

The swimmer failed to mention his family, and instead praised Holly, who is pregnant with her first child, and his close friends for being there for him

‘The best way to get everything out in my head, is to just write it out, I write down what is going wrong, what is going right, what can I change, what can’t I change and then I’ve got a battle plan.

‘I can go ”right I can do with this’,’ take it into tomorrow. So even now I’m thinking, what’s part of that battle plan.’

Adam broke down in tears and went home with a bronze medal when he finished in third place in the 100m breaststroke final on Saturday night.

In an interview after his defeat, Adam acknowledged the family feud and said the fallout ‘has taken its toll’.

‘It’s hard because I know how hard I’ve worked,’ Adam cried. ‘I know the s**t I’ve been through, which is no fault of my own. It does take a toll.’

The roots of the family conflict go back to 2024, when Adam and Holly snubbed wider members of the Peaty family by not inviting them to their engagement party and their wedding.

Caroline, who spent years ferrying her son to early-morning training sessions, was also not invited to Holly’s glamorous hen do.

Then, months later, Adam broke his silence on the feud as he insisted there are ‘two sides to every story’ in a statement he posted on Instagram.

The latest blow came last month when the Daily Mail revealed Adam’s pregnant sister Bethany – the only member of his family to still be in contact with the couple – has now sensationally fallen out with Holly. Read the full story here.

The reports of his strained relationship with his parents have clearly taken their toll on Adam, as he was overcome with emotion after the result.

He added in his post-swim interview: ‘I’m never afraid to show emotion. It’s important because it helps create stronger people, stronger men, stronger fathers and stronger husbands.

‘This cycle especially, I’ve worked harder than ever. To get a result like that hurts because I know I’m better than that.

‘It’s still very raw. I honestly feel like I deserve more. There’s a lot of thinking to do, but it’s too early to draw any conclusions.

‘Maybe it was just an off swim. Maybe it’s because I’ve been away from championship racing for two years. I honestly don’t know.

‘What’s the point of all the 5.30am starts? What’s the point of all the metres every single day? What’s the point of being exhausted all the time, or missing family events because you have to train?

‘It has to mean something. For me, that means striving for excellence, and today wasn’t excellence. That’s where the emotion comes from.

‘The choices I’ve made over the last few months have been difficult. At the same time, I’m proud that I got here and that I didn’t quit after Paris [Olympics in 2024]. I know I deserve more, and I know I can work for it.

‘It’s been two years since I’ve raced heats, semis and finals, so maybe it’s just an adjustment. It’s too early to know what I’m capable of at this stage, but I’m a fighter.

‘We’ve got another opportunity at the Europeans in two weeks, and I do enjoy a scrap. I lost that scrap today, but that’s sport. Most of the time I’ve won those battles – this time I didn’t.’

Adam has cut ties with his parents, after a fall-out which began when wider members of his family were not invited to his wife Holly’s hen party last year 

He continued: ‘Over the last couple of months I’ve had to make some hard decisions so I could focus on doing my job.

‘I’ve had to ignore a lot of the rubbish people write online. Enough is enough. This goes beyond sport. It’s about being decent people. We all have to do better.

‘My wife will always be proud of me. As a father, it doesn’t matter whether you come home with a gold medal, as long as you come home. That’s what really matters.’

Adam changing his name to Ramsay-Peaty and registering under the double-barrel surname for the Games in Glasgow is the latest blow for his estranged loved ones – especially as Ramsay is placed first before Peaty.

A source said previously: ‘Adam may be rich, but we have something that he hasn’t and that is brains, loyalty, integrity and family.

‘Money makes for a cold bedfellow. It can’t hold you tight when things go wrong or when you have a bad day.’

They added: ‘When you live to be famous you aren’t living, you are playing a role. Fame is but fleeting but family is forever.’

Eighteen-year-old Filip Nowacki, from Jersey, finished in second place, 0.31 seconds behind world record holder Ramsay-Peaty, with gold going to Australian Sam Williamson.

Investigators said Monday that a Michigan man fatally shot his wife and their six children before killing himself, after the family was found dead inside their burning home last week.

Kristopher and Amanda Karolkiewicz and their children, ages 5 to 15, were found Friday after authorities responded to a fire at their home in Grand Haven Township, located along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan.

The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department said autopsies confirmed that all eight family members died from gunshot wounds, with Kristopher Karolkiewicz dying by suicide. Capt. Jacob Sparks said the investigation determined the deaths were the result of a “murder-suicide.”

“This is an unspeakable tragedy that we may never completely understand why it happened. But we will do our best to find the answers and to honor the memory of those victims,” Sparks said Monday.

Investigators believe the fire was intentionally set in multiple areas of the home after the shootings, though they are still working to determine where it began. The family’s pets also died in the blaze.

Messages seeking comment were sent Monday to the couple’s relatives.

Kris Karolkiewicz was 47; his wife, who went by Mandy, was 39.

The couple met at work at a beverage company in 2008 and began dating that summer, according to a parenting-oriented blog that Mandy Karolkiewicz kept over a decade ago.

Their first child was born on April 25, 2011, which she hailed as “the best day of my life (so far).” Two more sons followed over the next four years, as she shifted from a banking job to a part-time position at a local insurance agency and later stopped working outside the home. The couple was planning to adopt more children at the time.

The blog frequently expressed her Christian faith, her joy in the family and her love and appreciation for her husband and his parenting. “My kids have that actual example of a selfless, Christ-like father,” she wrote in 2015.

Kris Karolkiewicz, too, hailed their life together: “I’m a very lucky guy,” he wrote in a 2019 Facebook post ahead of their 10th anniversary.

Kris Karolkiewicz was a vice president of sales and marketing for the American Heart Association from September 2023 to earlier this month, when his employment ended, an organization spokesperson said. The association did not release further details, saying it does not comment on personnel matters. While with the AHA, he worked remotely for a division responsible for CPR and first aid training and products, it said.

Recently, Mandy Karolkiewicz was a substitute teacher at an elementary school, earning praise for going “above and beyond for students, especially when they’re having a hard day, responding with empathy, patience, and care,” as the local school district put it in a Facebook post in January. A message seeking comment was sent Monday to the Grand Haven Area Public Schools system, which — without identifying anyone — exhorted the public in a post Friday to “avoid speculation” about the deaths.

Although her blog ended in 2016, Mandy Karolkiewicz continued sharing updates on her family and activities in TikTok videos, including clips of a trip to China earlier this month with two of her children.

If you are based in the USA, and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org to access online chat from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. This is a free, confidential crisis hotline that is available to everyone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

If you are experiencing feelings of distress, or are struggling to cope, you can speak to the Samaritans, in confidence, on 116 123 (UK and ROI) or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch.

If you are in another country, you can go to www.befrienders.org to find a helpline near you.

A massive fire has broken out near the highly classified Area 51 base in Nevada, sparking theories that a secret weapon was recently tested.

The blaze, dubbed the Quail Springs Fire, sparked on Saturday and has since burned through more than 4,400 acres. 

The fire is located in Lincoln County, Nevada, just south of Rachel, burning near Bald Mountain on the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) withdrawn lands.

As of Monday, zero percent of the wildfire is contained as it spreads within the Nevada Test and Training Range, a military training area restricted to the public.

While officials said the fire was started by lightning, online users believe something more sinister is at play. Commenting on a livestream showing the blaze outside of Area 51, many people suggested a secret weapon was to blame.

‘I don’t want to be that guy, but I wonder if they’re testing DEW (Directed Energy Weapons), and this is the result of such,’ one viewer shared, referring to advanced systems that use lasers, high-power microwaves or particle beams to destroy targets.

Another commented, ‘Maybe they tested a new dumb weapon and blew themselves up lol,’ while another suggested the fire was to ‘burn the evidence’ of aliens.

Area 51 has become a cultural phenomenon thanks to decades of conspiracy theories connecting the base to UFOs, aliens and experimental aircraft testing.

Officials noted that no evacuations have been ordered, and no structures are threatened. 

They also said no residences or public spaces are currently threatened.

YouTuber Dreamland Resort captured footage of the fire, showing columns of smoke around Bald Mountain, the highest peak in the Groom Range, located directly inside the restricted military zone of Area 51.

The fire is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, which is listed as the landowner for Area 51 and surrounding regions. 

‘The Quail Springs Fire experienced moderate growth, primarily due to winds, high temperatures, and low relative humidity,’ according to officials with the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), one of the agencies working to control the blaze. 

‘Firefighters are utilizing a confine and contain strategy, rather than full suppression.’ 

Twenty-six personnel are currently assigned to the fire under the direction of a Type 3 incident commander. 

Because the blaze is burning inside a restricted military training area, crews are working to contain it rather than attempting a direct attack.

Area 51 is a highly classified US Air Force facility located within the Nevada Test and Training Range, approximately 83 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas

The blaze, dubbed the Quail Springs Fire, sparked on Saturday and has since burned through more than 4,400 acres

Firefighters are also protecting specific buildings, infrastructure and other assets at risk.

BLM added that firefighters will continue to monitor the blaze as warm, dry weather and afternoon winds persist through Tuesday. 

Fire activity is expected to intensify each afternoon before easing overnight as temperatures fall and humidity rises.

Isolated thunderstorms could also produce sudden, erratic wind gusts that may rapidly spread the flames. No major change in the weather is currently forecast.

Area 51, established in 1955, remained largely unknown until 1989, when Robert Lazar claimed on TV that he worked at a secret site near Groom Lake, ‘S-4,’ studying alien technology and spacecraft.

As of Monday, zero percent of the wildfire is contained as it spreads within the Nevada Test and Training Range, a military training area restricted to the public

While the remote US Air Force base in Nevada, approximately 83 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas, has kept a tight lid on its activities, the CIA finally lifted the lid in 2013, officially admitting Area 51’s existence.

The agency declassified a more than 400-page report that detailed how testing its secret spy planes ‘accounted for more than one-half of all UFO reports during the late 1950s and most of the 1960s.’

The U-2 spy and A-12 reconnaissance planes were being flown in the shadows of the desert amid the Cold War, but the extreme altitudes sparked fears of an alien invasion.

‘High-altitude testing of the U-2 soon led to an unexpected side effect, a tremendous increase in reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs),’ the report states.

‘Once U-2s started flying at altitudes above 60,000 feet, air-traffic controllers began receiving increasing numbers of UFO reports.’

However, the CIA report does not mention Area 51’s purpose after 1974.

By ALEXANDER NOLL

Published: 19:11 BST, 27 July 2026 | Updated: 21:17 BST, 27 July 2026

A San Diego boy was severely injured in a cliff-jumping accident on Sunday.

The 17-year-old was recorded leaping off the rock, then hitting its side before falling into the water.

The video shows a large crowd watching the boy as he made contact with the cliff face.

Another person can be seen jumping in to assist him shortly after he entered the water. 

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Emergency services were called to Sunset Cliffs around 4.27pm, officials said.

The teenager was pulled from the water using a technical rescue rig system and taken to hospital at 5.16pm.

Candace Hadley, spokesman for San Diego Fire-Rescue, pointed to the risks of cliff jumping.

‘It’s not only extremely dangerous, but also against the law in San Diego,’ she told the Daily Mail.

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The city’s Municipal Code prohibits jumping or diving into the Pacific Ocean or Mission Bay from natural or human-made points higher than five feet above the water.

A 17-year-old sustained critical injuries after he was recorded jumping from San Diego’s Sunset Cliffs and hitting its side before falling into the water

San Diego lifeguards and firefighters lifted the boy’s body using a technical rope system before taking him to a nearby hospital

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Cliff jumping is highly dangerous and is considered illegal in San Diego

Hadley also mentioned that there are many posted warnings along the coastline and advised visitors to stay away from elevated edges altogether.

‘We really want folks to enjoy our coastline, but we want them to do it safely and to just avoid that,’ she said.

According to a report by OB Rag, from 2005 through 2017, there were 19 deaths and 49 people seriously injured from Sunset Cliffs and its waters. 

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Despite the law and multiple accidents, the location remains a frequent diving spot for locals and visitors. 

‘We see it a lot though, especially during the summer months when folks are out and about,’ Hadley said. 

Although the extent of his injuries is unknown, Hadley added that the teenager was conscious and breathing when he was taken to hospital.

The boy has not been publicly identified at this time.

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