10 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: US stealth bombers strike Houthi targets in Yemen

Pentagon says US air force used long-range B-2 stealth bombers to target ‘five hardened underground weapons storage locations’ of Iran-backed Houthis See all our Middle East coverageA brief update on the Israeli strikes on Syrian coastal city Latakia (see earlier post here).Two people were injured and there was some damage to private properties, Syrian state media reported citing a military statement. Continue reading...

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38 minutes ago ‘I had a secret affair with my cousin – and I wish we’d come clean sooner’

When Sandra* set eyes on her 18-year-old cousin, it was love at first sight. It took them 20 years to finally confess their feelings for one another, but their relationship still felt like a guilty secret, she tells Charlotte Cripps. And it wasn’t until a horrifying diagnosis that the pair finally decided to tell the truth

Society

38 minutes ago The Office’s Felicity Ward: ‘It’s a different dynamic than if a male boss is doing it’

As the hit show gets a sex-swapped Australian makeover, Helen Coffey sits down with its leading woman to talk gender in comedy, the joy of playing female chumps and why no one can match the British for cynicism

Society

38 minutes ago Tories, bonking and naked tennis: David Tennant and the Rivals cast on bringing Jilly Cooper’s novel to screen

It’s been almost 40 years since Jilly Cooper released her scandalous, sex-filled novel ‘Rivals’, and now it’s finally been adapted for the small screen. Ellie Muir speaks to the cast about playing posh, and showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins tells her about the love letters he sent the author to try to convince her to come on board

Culture

38 minutes ago People are only just realising genius reason behind the bite in Apple logo

Apple's iconic logo is recognised around the world and there's many theories surrounding what it means and the reason there's a bite taken out of it - but the answer isn't as tricky as people think

Politics

38 minutes ago London students fear abandoning courses over inability to apply for discounted fares

London students fear abandoning courses over inability to apply for discounted fares  The Guardian

Politics

90 minutes ago The new enemies list: Don Jr reportedly leading charge to create list of people banned from second Trump White House

‘Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,’ former Trump official says

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2 hours ago People of State Pension age with chronic pain could be due up to £108 each week

More than 5,300 older people are claiming Attendance Allowance for Chronic Pain Syndromes.

Economics

2 hours ago Liam Payne's death sees One Direction fans in incredible display of unity outside Argentinia hotel

Crowds in their hundreds have gathered outside the hotel in tribute to the singer. Some hugged each other and cried, while others, in a sign of their adoration for the One Direction star, burst into applause

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2 hours ago Mysterious tar balls washing ashore force closure of seven beaches in Sydney including Bondi

Randwick council started closing its beaches, including Coogee, on Tuesday and neighbouring Waverley council followed suit on Thursday ‘out of precaution’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMystery tar balls washing up in Sydney have forced the closure of seven beaches, including Bondi beach, but authorities are yet to identify where they are coming from.Clovelly beach and the northern end of Maroubra beach were closed on Thursday when more tar balls were found after Gordons Bay and Coogee beaches were previously closed by Randwick council. People have been warned not to touch or go near the debris. Continue reading...

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