18 minutes ago The Apprentice review: Controversial Donald Trump movie isn’t worth the fuss

The man himself may have ranted online about Ali Abbasi’s biopic – starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong – but little here proves revelatory

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20 minutes ago Iran foreign minister visits Egypt as leaders try to contain regional war

Middle East officials step up diplomatic effort as Israel says strike on Gaza may have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

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23 minutes ago Billie Eilish review – a bravura arena set offers both energy and intimacy

Madison Square Garden, New YorkThe singer continues a wildly successful year with a major tour that gives fans a fast and furious ride through her biggest hitsHow can an artist who’s reached superstar status maintain the intimacy that their career was built on? For Billie Eilish, it’s a tricky dance and a trajectory I’ve seen play out first-hand. Around early 2016 an invite to a performance by an artist a publicist was very excited about popped into my email. “Hi love,” the message said. “Just wondering, did you get a chance to check out 14-year-old Billie Eilish?” With that, I ventured to a basement venue on New York City’s Lower East Side and witnessed one of her earliest sets. It was an impressive display of performance and songwriting. How could this girl be 14 and this good?In many...

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27 minutes ago Met Office issues update on Atlantic 'weather bomb' as 'damaging winds' forecast

Winds of up to 80mph could hit parts of the UK on Sunday

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29 minutes ago Who is Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar? Terror chief known as 'The Butcher' who orchestrated October 7 atrocity and is feared among his terror group for being utterly ruthless

Israel says it is now looking into the possibility that Hamas leader has been killed in a military operation - with official confirmation expected in the coming hours.

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38 minutes ago Mitch McConnell called Trump ‘stupid’ and ‘despicable’ after 2020 election, bombshell biography claims

Senate Minority Leader and former president have had a fraught relationship through their time in office together

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41 minutes ago Female prison officer, 44, who swapped love letters and hours of calls with convicted burglar behind bars is jailed for four months

Cheryl Hindle, 44, swapped love letters with convicted burglar Dean Holmes, 30, while working at HMP Kirkham in Preston.

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45 minutes ago Bose SoundLink Flex speaker review: A deep rocking sound from a titchy gizmo

Bose has released its 2nd generation SoundLink Flex speaker and it is a great on-the-go device that kicks out a chunky sound packed full of more bass than perhaps it should at such a small size

Politics

45 minutes ago Death of Yahya Sinwar would be boost for Netanyahu but may not end war

Killing, if confirmed, will throw Hamas into disarray and give encouragement to Israeli military and political officialsIf Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas and mastermind of the 7 October attacks, is dead, the implications for the conflict in Gaza, for Israel’s other campaigns in Lebanon and the occupied West Bank, and for Israel’s domestic politics are significant. There will be the war – or wars – before the killing of the 62-year-old veteran militant and the war(s) after it.One of the biggest immediate impacts will obviously be on Hamas, which has now lost much of its top leadership. Already the head of its military wing in Gaza, Sinwar took charge of the organisation after Ismail Haniyeh, his predecessor, died in a bomb explosion in a government guesthouse in Tehran in July that was ...

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48 minutes ago Liam Payne died of multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding

The Argentinian prosecutor said that substances were seized from the musician’s hotel room in Buenos Aires that indicated drug and alcohol consumptionLiam Payne died of multiple traumas and internal and external bleeding caused by a fall from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, the Argentinian prosecutor’s office has said. An autopsy showed that the pop star’s head injuries were sufficient to cause death.An ongoing investigation – including the interview of five witnesses in an attempt to reconstruct the 31-year-old’s final hours – indicated that he was alone at the time of the fall. Substances were seized from Payne’s hotel room indicating alcohol and drug consumption. Continue reading...

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