43 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: UN says ‘nightmare in Gaza intensifying’ after 87 people reported killed or missing in Israeli strikes in north

UN special coordinator says ‘relentless’ Israeli strikes mean nowhere is safe for civilians after attack on Beit Lahiya At least 42,603 Palestinian people have been killed and 99,795 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.Of those, 84 Palestinians were killed in the latest 24-hour reporting period, according to the ministry, which has said in the past that thousands of other dead people are most likely lost in the rubble of the territory. Continue reading...

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55 minutes ago ‘It was to make bank managers less uptight’: the toy that put Newton’s law on executive desks

The eccentric British design firm behind Ballrace, the bestselling shiny 1970s Newton’s cradle, is celebrated in a new bookSir Isaac Newton was a genius of science, but for many Britons of a certain age he is also fondly remembered for lending his name to a classic executive toy. In the 1970s, the steel five-ball Newton’s cradle became a must-have accessory in offices and homes, ushering in a fad for kinetic games and magnetic puzzles.Now a new book, Loncraine Broxton: Innovations & Executive Toys 1969-1997, published this month, tells the story of the eccentric British company that created these toys as the side hustle of an award-winning film director and an archaeologist. Continue reading...

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56 minutes ago Eerie similarities between Orphan horror film and twisted case of dwarf, Natalia Grace

Natalia Grace, a Ukrainian dwarf made headlines after she was accused of trying to kill her adoptive parents in a story frighteningly similar to the 2009 horror movie, Orphan

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99 minutes ago Marathon bid by Colin Farrell and friend with skin disorder raises 500,000 euro

The actor is running the Irish Life Dublin Marathon, with Emma Fogarty, who has the condition epidermolysis bullosa, joining him for the final 4km.

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1 hour ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Shayne Ward's emotional admisson about mum after being left 'gutted' amid 40th

The singer and actor was back in the ballroom alongside dance partner Nancy Xu when things got emotional for the star

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1 hour ago A planned sequel and a West End musical – but is The Devil Wears Prada out of step with our times?

Attitudes to body standards and corporate exploitation are among themes that look dated in the 2006 smash hitThere’s to be a follow-up to the film The Devil Wears Prada, with original screenwriter, Aline Brosh McKenna, “in talks” to provide the script. The 2006 ­comedy, starring Anne Hathaway as Andy, the put-upon assistant to Meryl Streep’s glacial New York fashion magazine ­editor, Miranda Priestly, was an enormous global hit ­(taking $327m at the box office). As well as the planned sequel, there’s a stage musical opening at the Dominion theatre in London’s West End at the end of this month, ­starring Vanessa Williams as Priestly, with music by Elton John. Almost two decades after the ­original, it appears the ­franchise has been reawakened, but so too have the problematic issues surr...

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1 hour ago Why you should think hard before agreeing to be the executor of a will

Ahead of the Budget, my husband and I have written our wills - a breeze of a task compared to appointing an executor. Choosing one is as tricky as choosing godparents for our two children.

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2 hours ago Israeli strikes on northern Gaza leave at least 87 dead or missing, Palestinian officials say

Gaza’s Health Ministry says 87 people are dead or missing after Israeli strikes on multiple homes in northern Gaza

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2 hours ago Saoirse Ronan presents award for making ‘challenging cinema’ to Paul Mescal

Quentin Tarantino, 61, also picked up the Luminary Award at an Academy Museum of Motion Pictures gala event.

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2 hours ago Baba Vanga predicted 'exact date humanity will end' – 2025 is 'start of it all'

Dead for over a quarter of a century, the prophecies of Baba Vanga continue to ring true — terrifyingly, she's predicted that the start of the world's end starts with a 2025 event

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