23 minutes ago Biden hails Carter’s ‘strength of character’ in eulogy for 39th president

46th president eulogizes 39th at a state funeral attended by all living American presidents

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32 hours ago Meghan gives fans the most revealing glimpse of her children's lives yet as Archie's American twang, Lili's long hair and adorable singing feature in emotional tribute to family dog Guy

Meghan Markle revealed the most intimate glimpse yet of Archie and Lilibet in an emotional tribute video to the duchess's late Beagle. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, shared a tribute video to Guy

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25 hours ago Personal finance expert has clever list of 'no spend items' to save money in 2025

It's easy to get sucked into trends and buying new items that you think you need, but a personal finance advisor insists you declutter your house and save money with a 'no spend' list

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25 hours ago Freedom Wars Remastered review – cult classic Vita gem is still a multiplayer diamond in the rough

One of the PlayStation Vita's most underrated exclusives gets a much-appreciated visual update, even if it can't quite shed its handheld skin.

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81 minutes ago Guyana to seek help from UN's top court as Venezuela vies for control of disputed territory

Guyana’s government says it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western Essequibo region, an area rich in resources long claimed by Venezuela as its own

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24 hours ago Scientists say they may have found what's causing so many unexplained cancers

A major scientific review of 3,000 studies conducted by researchers from California may have found what is driving the mysterious rise of cancers in the United States.

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39 minutes ago Ant McPartlin looks blissfully happy as he struggles to keep his hands off wife Anne

The couple were seen playing in the water in front of the five-star Fairmont Royal Pavilion hotel on the western coast of the Caribbean island.

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34 hours ago 'I'm an American mum living in the UK – giving birth is so different back home'

An American mum who recently gave birth in the UK revealed how different it is in the US. She posted a viral video about this on TikTok which caused some debate...

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31 hours ago Topps Tiles boss Rob Parker to retire after company returns to sales growth

Rob Parker has announced he is leaving the business less than two months after its biggest investor called for a leadership review following a slump in sales

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2 hours ago On Perverts, Ethel Cain is lost in the meticulous crafting of her own horror noise

Listening to the alt-pop artist’s latest project feels like being trapped in a serial killer’s underground network of post-industrial tunnels

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35 hours ago Patients urged to seek emergency treatment alone as flu cases continue to soar

Several NHS trusts declared critical incidents due to ‘exceptionally high demands’ in emergency departments.

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47 minutes ago Review: I tried Feel Pro Collagen beauty supplement sachets and here's what happened

Natalie Dixon tried a watermelon sample pack of the Feel Pro Collagen supplements - which currently have a 20% special discount

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2 hours ago An army airstrike on a village in western Myanmar has killed at least 40 people, reports say

An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group has killed about 40 people and injured at least 20 others, officials of the group and a local charity say

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36 hours ago The UN wants to influence a pluralist Syria – but will the country listen?

Syrians are suspicious after allegations of complicity with the brutal Assad regime during 14 years of civil war The UN special envoy for Syria will urge the security council to back a transition to a pluralist democratic Syria, but faces resistance within the country. The interim government fears the lifting of sanctions will be tied to excessive demands imposed by the west, with suspicion of the UN deeply embedded after what are seen as its failures during 14 years of civil war.Ahmed al-Sharaa, the country’s de facto leader, has told Gulf and western states that his group, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), long ago transformed itself from a Salafi jihadi group in Idlib province to a technocratic force willing to accommodate all Syrians. Continue reading...

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93 minutes ago Fans are left in hysterics after Jake Humphrey 'Linkedin' his wife as they joke he took her for an 'appraisal' to review their relationship

Fans have been left in hysterics after Jake Humphrey's now deleted LinkedIn post where he appeared to take his wife for a relationship appraisal.

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2 hours ago Biden administration gives $500m to Ukraine in final military aid package

US defense secretary says ‘Ukraine’s fight matters to all’ when revealing aid bundle days before Trump’s returnThe Biden administration has given its final injection of military support to Ukraine, unveiling a $500m weapons package just days before Donald Trump’s return to the White House threatens to upend western backing for Kyiv.The aid bundle – including air defense missiles and F-16 fighter jet equipment – was announced on Thursday by outgoing US defense secretary Lloyd Austin during a summit at Germany’s Ramstein air base. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Gran goes viral after issuing hilarious damning review after first trip to Tesco

TikTok user Inca took to the site after capturing the moment when her grandma returned from Tesco extremely unimpressed after her first ever trip to the supermarket

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6 hours ago Elon Musk's influence on grooming gangs debate shows what chaos a hostile foreign state could cause, Government watchdog says

Jonathan Hall, the independent review of state threats legislation, said Mr Musk's recent actions presented a 'canary in the coalmine moment' for the UK.

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3 hours ago Gen Z go wild over new 'hairy' TikTok trend as young women claim they've been 'radicalised' by an Etsy review for swimwear

The craze began when TikTok influencer, who goes by the name @sujindah, shared how she had been 'radicalised' by the review that included a picture of a woman with a 'full bush' down there.

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8 hours ago Putin propagandist in coma and deemed 'clinically dead' after urging Russia to fire nuclear weapons

Tigran Keosayan, 59, who was sanctioned by Britain and other Western countries, had urged the Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin to use nuclear bombs and vowed Russia will take full control of Ukraine

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5 hours ago Dining across the divide: ‘I’m angry about elderly, supposedly celibate priests giving women advice on reproductive health’

They may not have seen eye to eye on abortion and assisted dying, but could American politics unite them?Allison, 63, EdinburghOccupation Former policy manager. Currently “economically inactive/domestic goddess” Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Britain MUST take back Shamima Begum and other Isis members from Syrian prisons, Trump's terror chief says

Sebastian Gorka, a British-American, called on Sir Keir Starmer to bring the citizens home as part of his 'commitment' to the international fight against the jihadist group.

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5 hours ago Lambrini Girls: Who Let the Dogs Out review – stomps straight to the top of British punk’s table

(City Slang)Championed by Iggy Pop and riot grrrl royalty, the Brighton duo pile on the jagged riffs, scabrous humour and swearing for their politically charged debutFor the most part, Lambrini Girls’ debut album barrels along in roughly the style that’s hoisted the Brighton duo to cult success over the last few years. There are huge, distorted basslines courtesy of Lily Macieira and equally distorted guitar playing from Phoebe Lunny that flits between post-punk angularity and occasional bursts of poppier, Ramones-y chords. The rhythms are frantically paced, and there are lyrics that focus on societal ills, delivered in Lunny’s distinctive vocal style: she sings like someone angrily trying to make their point in a particularly noisy bar, as a bouncer struggles to usher them out of the door.Combined, this music has drawn appreciative nods from a range of forebears including Iggy Pop, Kathleen Hanna and Sleater Kinney’s Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein. Iggy is so enamoured of the d...

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16 hours ago Longshoremen reach tentative agreement with ports, shippers, averting a potential strike

U.S. longshoremen have reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy

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6 hours ago David Ellis reviews Nipotina: It exists to assuage stresses that exist only outside its door

The room is glamorous, the food is excellent, and the price? It’s from an entirely different postcode, says David Ellis

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20 hours ago California wildfires: deadly blazes continue to grow as officials warn of shortage of firefighters – latest updates

Tens of thousands of homes affected by ‘unprecedented’ fires in Los Angeles area; aircraft return to dropping water after winds grounded themVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Minutes after the J Paul Getty Trust issued a statement on the Palisades fire and efforts to protect the Getty Villa from wildfires, an unidentified official on LAFD radio said that the Getty Villa Museum was “catching on fire”, the Los Angeles Times reports. At this time, it’s not clear whether any structures have caught fire, but officials confirmed the grounds were on fire and that flames were approaching the museum buildings.The Getty Villa, which is located in Pacific Palisades, displays a collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art. It’s better-known sibling, the Getty Center, is located in Brentwood and contains a broad-ranging collection of European and North American art. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Nashville for New Year’s Eve is the most sensationally dizzying trip of a lifetime

It just had to be a trip to the USA’s ‘Music City’ to start 2025 for George Clode – here’s how the Stateside getaway became a whirlwind of food, bourbon, late nights and live tunes

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21 hours ago California wildfires: blaze that killed two people explodes in size; officials tell Biden disaster ‘unprecedented’ – latest updates

LA police chief says situation ‘unprecedented’ as evacuations continue and more than 1,000 structures destroyedVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Minutes after the J Paul Getty Trust issued a statement on the Palisades fire and efforts to protect the Getty Villa from wildfires, an unidentified official on LAFD radio said that the Getty Villa Museum was “catching on fire”, the Los Angeles Times reports. At this time, it’s not clear whether any structures have caught fire, but officials confirmed the grounds were on fire and that flames were approaching the museum buildings.The Getty Villa, which is located in Pacific Palisades, displays a collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art. It’s better-known sibling, the Getty Center, is located in Brentwood and contains a broad-ranging collection of European and North American art. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell review – a tense portrait of coercive control

Trapped between a controlling partner and a housing system in crisis, a mother in Dublin struggles to protect her children and herselfAbout a quarter of the way through Roisín O’Donnell’s unbearably tense debut novel, the protagonist finds herself in the foyer of a Dublin hotel. She picks up a brochure, which advises her to “escape the pressures of everyday life at the Hotel Eden”; the problem is that Ciara and her two young daughters are not trying to escape everyday stresses, but Ciara’s coercive and domineering husband – and crucially, this time they are trying to stay away for good.Ireland’s housing crisis means there is nowhere, physically, for them to go. Ciara’s family are based in the UK and Ryan has put a block on the girls’ passports, while his controlling ways have cut Ciara off from all her friends. She is also completely financially dependent on him. What follows, then, is a nightmarish attempt to navigate the housing system – a series of cramped wai...

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24 hours ago More fizzle than pop: the limits of Nicole Kidman’s erotic drama Babygirl

There are bold scenes for mainstream American cinema but the sexy dom/sub age gap movie can’t quite figure out what it’s saying about desireArguably the most transgressive scene in Babygirl, A24’s erotic drama from the Dutch writer and director Halina Reijn that has Nicole Kidman on the awards circuit, is the first one. The film opens with an orgasm – for both Romy Mathis (Kidman) and her husband, Jacob (Antonio Banderas), together, in the marital bed. But as Jacob slumbers in post-coital bliss, Romy scampers down the hall – the shot of Kidman’s bare, apple-cheeked behind recalls her first scene in Stanley Kubrick’s 1999 film Eyes Wide Shut, one of several erotic 90s touchstones Reijn seeks to invoke and invert through the female gaze. In another room, we witness a private ritual. Her hands desperately flutter across a laptop keyboard; she prostrates on the ground, and makes herself come – for real this time – to porn.It’s a bold opening salvo for a film, a statement of sorts: this ...

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7 hours ago American Primeval explores harsh realities of 1857 including Mountain Meadows Massacre

American Primeval has just landed on Netflix and the Western series is a fictional story set in 1857, but it is based on real events including the Mountain Meadows Massacre

Politics

25 hours ago Freedom Wars Remastered review: It's a little dated but still a fun ride

Freedom Wars Remastered gives a PlayStation Vita classic a new chance at finding an audience on current consoles and PC, and is well worth a look for Monster Hunter fans

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10 hours ago Ryan Reynolds calls out ‘perfect’ standards women are held to amid Lively

Deadpool star presented best film award to Wicked at National Board of Review Awards gala

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26 hours ago California wildfires live: most extreme conditions expected today as more than 1,400 firefighters tackle numerous blazes

California’s governor says emergency services are ‘all hands on deck’ as number of wildfires risesLos Angeles residents continue to flee fires as stronger winds forecastCalifornians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Explainer: the Santa Ana winds spreading the wildfiresMinutes after the J Paul Getty Trust issued a statement on the Palisades fire and efforts to protect the Getty Villa from wildfires, an unidentified official on LAFD radio said that the Getty Villa Museum was “catching on fire”, the Los Angeles Times reports. At this time, it’s not clear whether any structures have caught fire, but officials confirmed the grounds were on fire and that flames were approaching the museum buildings.The Getty Villa, which is located in Pacific Palisades, displays a collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art. It’s better-known sibling, the Getty Center, is located in Brentwood and contains a broad-ranging collection of European and North American art. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Three Darlings, London: Gorgeous, pink and packed with (almost) too much choice

With a front-row seat to the open kitchen and dishes ranging from vanilla soft serve with caviar to char siu beef ribs, Jason Atherton’s new spot Three Darlings dares you not to find something to adore – even if it needs explaining first, writes Lilly Subbotin

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26 hours ago Black American Airlines passenger 'kicked off first class flight' after white man claimed she was racist

The passenger said the altercation began when a flight attendant asked her to put her bag in the overhead compartment.

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11 hours ago Babygirl is unabashedly, giddily sexy – with a tremendous Nicole Kidman

Dutch writer-director Halina Reijn has made a BDSM film rife with fumbling uncertainty, and anchored by two ferociously committed performances from Kidman and Harris Dickinson

Politics

26 hours ago Iran hostages reflect on a crisis that defined Jimmy Carter’s presidency: ‘A fine man that did his best’

When revolutionary students seized the US embassy in Tehran they initiated a 444-day ordeal that had a huge impact on Carter in both political and human termsIsolated, incommunicado and blindfolded for much of their captivity, the newly released American hostages had mixed feelings at best about the US president who had presided – seemingly impotent and powerless – over their 444 days of misery.Some blamed him for failing to extricate them from the Iranian revolutionaries who held them against their will and subjected them to ill-treatment, including beatings and mock executions. Others blamed him for the presidential decision that prompted their incarceration. Continue reading...

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29 hours ago Newcastle take a big step towards silverware – Football Weekly podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Nicky Bandini, Jonathan Fadugba and Sam Dalling as Newcastle win League Cup semi-final first leg at ArsenalRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; Newcastle take a big step towards the Carabao Cup final and possibly their first major trophy since 1955 with a 2-0 semi-final first leg win over Arsenal. After so many missed chances, the panel have the inevitable ‘do the Gunners need another striker’ conversation, a chat made more relevant by Alexander Isak clinical finishing for Newcastle. Continue reading...

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18 hours ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Patience on Channel 4: Have a little Patience, this autistic detective could become a classic

An anti-social streak is etched into every great sleuth's nature.

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29 hours ago Labour's THREE YEAR delay on social care reforms is condemned as architect of plans warns they could be wrecked AGAIN

Andrew Dilnot said the timetable for a new review launched by Labour is 'inappropriate' - and warning that progress could be derailed again by the looming election.

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19 hours ago BBC The Traitors fans say decision is 'savage' and 'brutal' yet dubbed a 'clever move'

Two sisters who came onto the show together have now both been eliminated

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30 hours ago California wildfires live: more than 1,400 firefighters tackling three separate fires around LA

California’s governor says emergency services are ‘all hands on deck’ as wildfire spreads through Pacific PalisadesFast-moving wildfire spreads through Pacific PalisadesExplainer: The Santa Ana winds fueling the wildfiresWildfires in California – in picturesMinutes after the J Paul Getty Trust issued a statement on the Palisades fire and efforts to protect the Getty Villa from wildfires, an unidentified official on LAFD radio said that the Getty Villa Museum was “catching on fire”, the Los Angeles Times reports. At this time, it’s not clear whether any structures have caught fire, but officials confirmed the grounds were on fire and that flames were approaching the museum buildings.The Getty Villa, which is located in Pacific Palisades, displays a collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art. It’s better-known sibling, the Getty Center, is located in Brentwood and contains a broad-ranging collection of European and North American art. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Quakers pull NYT ad rather than bow to pressure to drop Israel ‘genocide’ claim

Organization said paper’s refusal ‘outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth’, choosing ‘silence over accountability’The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization that advocates for peace, said on Monday the group cancelled a planned advertisement in the New York Times in response to the paper refusing to allow it to refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide.“The refusal of The New York Times to run paid digital ads that call for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza is an outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth,” said Joyce Ajlouny, general secretary for the AFSC, in a press release. “Palestinians and allies have been silenced and marginalized in the media for decades as these institutions choose silence over accountability. It is only by challenging this reality that we can hope to forge a path toward a more just and equitable world.” Continue reading...

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31 hours ago Southern California wildfire live: more than 1,400 firefighters deployed to tackle ‘unprecedented’ fires

California’s governor Gavin Newson says emergency services are ‘all hands on deck’ as fire officials say they are working on three separate major firesFast-moving wildfire spreads through Pacific PalisadesExplainer: The Santa Ana winds fueling the wildfiresWildfires in California – in picturesMinutes after the J Paul Getty Trust issued a statement on the Palisades fire and efforts to protect the Getty Villa from wildfires, an unidentified official on LAFD radio said that the Getty Villa Museum was “catching on fire”, the Los Angeles Times reports. At this time, it’s not clear whether any structures have caught fire, but officials confirmed the grounds were on fire and that flames were approaching the museum buildings.The Getty Villa, which is located in Pacific Palisades, displays a collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan Art. It’s better-known sibling, the Getty Center, is located in Brentwood and contains a broad-ranging collection of European and North American art. Continue read...

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20 hours ago Quaker group pulls NYT ad over paper’s refusal to let it call Israel’s Gaza bombing ‘genocide’

Organization said paper’s refusal ‘outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth’, choosing ‘silence over accountability’The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), a Quaker organization that advocates for peace, said on Monday the group cancelled a planned advertisement in the New York Times in response to the paper refusing to allow it to refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide.“The refusal of The New York Times to run paid digital ads that call for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza is an outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth,” said Joyce Ajlouny, general secretary for the AFSC, in a press release. “Palestinians and allies have been silenced and marginalized in the media for decades as these institutions choose silence over accountability. It is only by challenging this reality that we can hope to forge a path toward a more just and equitable world.” Continue reading...

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34 hours ago Islamesque by Diana Darke review – the diverse roots of medieval architecture

A beautifully-illustrated account of the Middle Eastern influence on Europe’s great buildingsFrom Cairo to Istanbul, the ancient cities of the eastern Mediterranean tell a story of conquest, trade and coexistence written in stone. Jerusalem’s seventh-century Dome of the Rock and its surroundings are dotted with recycled Persian, Greek, Hasmonean and Roman stonework, along with choice fragments from churches. In Damascus, the eighth-century Umayyad Mosque features intricately carved capitals from a Roman temple and relics of St John the Baptist transferred from the church it replaced. The cross-pollination extended from design and materials to people – the shimmering gold mosaics that cover the interiors of both buildings are attributed to the Byzantine master craftsmen whose forerunners decorated the churches of Constantinople and Ravenna.This sun-drenched historical patchwork could seem a long way from the gloom of early medieval Europe. But in Islamesque, cultural histor...

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