70 minutes ago ECB urges cricket’s leaders to take action over ‘gender apartheid’ in Afghanistan

England face Afghanistan in Champions TrophyICC called on to ‘intervene and show global leadership’The England and Wales Cricket Board has called on cricket’s governing body to show leadership by taking coordinated action to stop “the gender apartheid facing the 14 million women in Afghanistan”.In a letter to the International Cricket Council on Friday, the ECB’s chief executive, Richard Gould, also urged it “to find a solution that provides hope that the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan can be restored”. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Family awarded £1m after doctor left bleeding woman to ‘go for a drink’

Malaysian judge rules woman died due to negligence soon after giving birth five years ago

Society

10 hours ago Wife of millionaire killed on Titan sub left less than £80k due to invalid will

Documents suggest multi-millionaire Shahzada Dawood, who died on the sub with his son and several others, died without a valid UK will, leaving widow Christine a fraction of his fortune.

Economics

5 hours ago Heartbreaking final words of LA man who died clutching garden hose to fight flames

A California man who died trying to put out the flames encroaching his property with a garden hose uttered tragic final words to his sister: 'Let me just sit here.'

Sport

34 minutes ago ‘I had to save myself’: details emerge about Los Angeles wildfire victims

Death toll rises to 10 as first identified victims were Altadena residents affected by ongoing Eaton fireCalifornia wildfires – live updatesCalifornians: have you been affected by the wildfires?At least 10 people have died in the wildfires surging across the Los Angeles area. As local law enforcement scrambles to identify victims and inform their families, details are emerging about five of the Los Angeles residents killed in the worst wildfires to hit the western city in its history.Those identified were all killed in the Eaton fire, a 13,690 acre blaze that ravaged the neighborhood of Altadena – a diverse residential community near Pasadena that is home to working- and middle-class families, including many Black residents who have lived there for generations. Continue reading...

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29 hours ago Christie’s auction showcases style of centenarian fashion muse Iris Apfel

Lots include her trademark oversize glasses as well as outfits from Miu Miu and Dior and lifesize ostrich sculptureIris Apfel, perhaps the world’s first centenarian style icon, died last year at the age of 102. Now her clothes, art and furniture are set to be sold at Christie’s later this month in an online auction titled Unapologetically Iris.Anyone familiar with Apfel and her “more is more” style would know that it began with her trademark owl-like glasses. There are 18 pairs for sale here, with square, round and sparkly designs included. Continue reading...

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22 hours ago Woman's three horrifying symptoms after sex toy 'dragged through body' in MRI scan

The 22-year-old woman did not tell doctors she had a butt plug, made entirely out of silicone, inserted inside her before having the MRI scan - and the consequences were grim

Science

3 hours ago The Guardian view on Magnus Carlsen’s power play: checking chess’s ruling body in style | Editorial

The latest controversy reveals deeper tensions about who will shape the sport’s future: its greatest players or the governing authoritiesA persuasive case can be made that Magnus Carlsen is the greatest chess player of all time. The 34-year‑old Norwegian is no longer world champion – bored with classic (long-form) chess, he chose not to defend his title in 2023 – but his name resonates with the public more than ever. This is not due to his expertise in the Sicilian Defence but because chess’s world governing body, Fide, recently barred him from playing in a tournament for wearing jeans. “Jeansgate” illustrates that while the public may care little for the niceties of chess openings, they are captivated by the eccentricities of the chess world.The fabulous (often chess-inspired) costumes in Netflix’s drama hit The Queen’s Gambit made style magazines swoon. But in real life, chess and fashion rarely intersect, though the great Cuban world champion of the 1920s, José Raúl Capablanca, w...

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25 hours ago Weather Channel slammed as they air 'human remains' in gross LA wildfire clip

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT – Wildfires have devastated southern California this week, with 70,000 people said to have been evacuated, over 1,000 structures destroyed and five people reported to have died

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14 hours ago Cheapest heated jackets: Buy a baking hot body warmer for less than £25

Wearables that warm you up are becoming extremely popular - here are the best options for harnessing technology to heat you up

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10 hours ago Ahsoka fans praise casting choice as Game of Thrones favourite replaces late Ray Stevenson

Stevenson, who played Baylan Skoll, died three months before the show’s premiere in 2023

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79 minutes ago Parents discover tragic truth after 'healthy' boy, 9, collapses and dies on Egypt holiday

Mattia Cossenttini was visiting the Egyptian resort town of Marsa Alam with his younger brother and their parents when tragedy struck on January 5.

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34 hours ago Hollywood fires: Apocalyptic photos show devastation as five die and celebrities' homes destroyed

Three of the massive fires currently remain at 0% containment according to local authorities

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34 hours ago Experts reveal the VERY common foods that hold the key to eternal youth...and could even protect you from cancer

Could tweaking your diet hold the key to eternal youth? The suggestion from recent research is that it can and even simple swaps could add as much as ten years to your life.

Science

3 hours ago 'I was taking 3 grams a night': Why men are using ketamine to treat their depression

Elon Musk is a fan of it, Matthew Perry attempted it before he died. Ketamine has become the buzzy new drug for treating depression, and recreational use in the UK has never been higher. But the lines between medical and recreational can quickly blur

Politics

27 hours ago Weather Channel horrifies viewers by airing gruesome sight among fire debris

On Wednesday multiple social media users shared clips of the moment they believed showed human remains amid the devastation left by the wildfires.

Society

27 hours ago Marks and Spencer's 'flattering for any figure' £49 midi is the perfect year

"Pretty dress sits very nicely on body, looks elegant and can be worn casually"

Economics

11 hours ago Emmerdale fans spot wedding ring clue as they 'work out' who gets trapped in frozen lake

Emmerdale fans are convinced they know which character will die in the upcoming car crash after spotting a huge clue in the latest publicity photos for the soap

Sport

2 hours ago Parents learn heartbreaking truth after 'healthy' boy, 9, collapses and dies on Egypt holiday

The Red Sea Health Directorate said nine-year-old Mattia Cossettini suffered from a brain tumour, which his parents weren't aware of, that led to complete cardiac arrest on Monday

Events

3 hours ago Strictly Come Dancing legend passes away after 'short illness' as family pay tribute

Laurence Holloway, a former musical director on Strictly Come Dancing, has died at the age of 86 after a 'short illness' his daughter Abigail Holloway has confirmed

Politics

29 hours ago Doctors urge Brits to add 10 more grams of this key food for better health

It can help balance your diet and feel healthier this year, according to experts

Society

32 hours ago Healthy eating guru Prof Tim Spector claims following his £300 diet could treat depression and anxiety

Professor Tim Spector, who sells a £300 personalised nutrition program, said following a diet such as the one he promotes could boost mood more effectively than antidepressants.

Economics

3 hours ago The 35 best movies to see before you die – from Raiders of the Lost Ark to Spirited Away

Films can still offer an emotional hit like nothing else. Helen O’Hara and Patrick Smith pick their favourites

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5 hours ago Fake Aldi supermarket on Google Maps creates carnage in rural Welsh village

Locals in the village of Cyffylliog say they have become used to the sight of hapless tourists looking for an Aldi supermarket down rural lanes

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37 hours ago Brit's naked body found off Thai beach after 'chasing heated argument' with man

A 28-year-old man from London was on a month-long trip to Thailand when he went missing following an argument with a man he met in a hostel – only for his naked body to be found in the sea

Society

33 hours ago Marie Osmond pays tribute to ‘loving brother’ Wayne as she confirms cause of death

Singer who sold millions of records with his family band The Osmonds died aged 73 last week

Economics

3 hours ago ‘Like a ton of bricks just fell on me’: What we know about victims of ‘most destructive’ fire in LA history

The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner confirmed 10 people have died as a result of the raging fires, with the death toll expected to climb

Events

5 hours ago Vogue Williams' friend 'intervenes' as Spencer Matthews makes savage comment about wife

Vogue Williams has recalled the moment her pal, comedian Joanne McNally, confronted her husband Spencer Matthews after he made a savage remark about her body

Politics

45 hours ago Environment Secretary Steve Reed set to be confronted by angry farmers at conference TODAY

Environment Secretary Steve Reed is facing into a stormy reception today as he refuses to scrap inheritance tax on family farms.

Society

36 hours ago British woman describes Magaluf 'rape ordeal after being led into a brothel while drunk' at notorious Majorca nightspot

The holidaymaker said she had been drinking in bars in the resort's Punta Ballena strip with a friend when they were invited to shots by two men working as PR staff at a nearby nightspot.

Economics

3 hours ago Three teenagers arrested after boy, 17, fatally stabbed near Bedford bus station

Thomas Taylor was attacked on Wednesday evening and died in hospital

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5 hours ago Fears big cat on the loose in UK after farmer finds gruesome remains of deer 'ripped open'

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE Farmer Jimmy Adams was shocked to find the dead deer, with the animal's insides appearing to have been ripped out, on his land in Bradford-on-Avon in the Cotswolds

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45 hours ago Producing food is ‘primary purpose’ of farming, Environment Secretary says

A speech by Steve Reed will outline measures to boost sector profits in the wake of protests against the Government by farmers.

Society

38 hours ago Scotsman Obituaries: Sir Jim N Walker CBE, businessman who grew family bakery into global biscuits brand

Sir James Nicol Walker CBE, business owner, philanthropist and civic leader. Born: 13 June 1944 in Elgin. Died: 15 December 2024, aged 80

Economics

3 hours ago LA fires: Brother's harrowing nine words to sister as she fled wildfires before he died

Shari Shaw urged her older brother Victor, 66, to escape as flames headed towards his 1960s bungalow in Altadena, California - but he wanted to stay, and tragically died

Events

6 hours ago What happens to your body after one alcoholic drink as effects are 'immediate'

With Dry January in full swing, health experts have lifted the lid on how alcohol affects the body - and how taking a break can help

Politics

3 hours ago Search for second Briton missing in the Dolomites called off for the day

The body of Sam Harris, 35, was found in the Passo di Conca area on Wednesday, rescuers said.

Events

7 hours ago Tesco urges Government to deliver clear plan to support farming transition

Chief commercial officer Ashwin Prasad said the industry needs a clear vision for sustainable agriculture.

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4 hours ago LA wildfire tragedy as amputee dad dies as he 'refused to leave' disabled son waiting for ambulance

Anthony Mitchell, 67, died along with his disabled son Justin after their home was destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires - his daughter said he refused to 'leave his son behind'

Events

7 hours ago 'I'm a weight loss coach – follow three golden rules to shed belly fat'

Weight loss coach Thomas Whitehead took to Instagram to share the three golden rules he sticks to when it comes to shedding body fat. Here's all you need to know

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4 hours ago Police watchdog rules officers behaved 'appropriately' when they tailed 15

Saul Cookson died on June 8 after colliding with an ambulance

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8 hours ago Farming industry ‘destroyed’ by lack of government support, say protesters

Kurt Morton, 39, drove in a rally of dozens of tractors on Friday morning to protest against changes to inheritance tax rules for farmers.

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4 hours ago Strictly Come Dancing icon dies after 'short illness' as family share heartache

A Strictly Come Dancing star who worked with Sir Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck has died following a 'short illness', their family have confirmed

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8 hours ago Riding school says it may have to put its horses down after council handed over grazing field to trendy alpaca walking business instead

The school is now at risk of closing after being told the field would be handed over to Hensting Alpacas, a company that offers 'Alpaca walking and Llama trekking' experiences.

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4 hours ago Mel Gibson reveals he almost died in horror accident on set of Braveheart

The Oscar-winning star of film and screen has revealed he was once hanged "by accident" while on set of the 1995 blockbuster Braveheart

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18 hours ago It was a wildlife conservation triumph, then came the corpses – podcast

Biodiversity writer Phoebe Weston hears from farmers on the west coast of Scotland who claim they are losing hundreds of lambs a year in a case of rewilding gone wrong“Fair enough, if it was a select number of birds ,” one farmer said to biodiversity writer Phoebe Weston during her trip to Scotland, “but when it’s mass murder, then it’s not acceptable.”Out on the cold west coast, there is a heated dispute about one of the country’s most successful ever rewilding programmes: the reintroduce of sea eagles to their natural habitat more than 50 years ago. Continue reading...

Politics

20 hours ago Wes Streeting is urged by coroner to boost pharmacists' prescription powers

A coroner is writing to the Health Secretary urging him to boost pharmacists' prescription powers after a two-year-old girl's sepsis death.

Politics

5 hours ago Eating ready meals makes you 23 per cent more likely to die from three major killers, study shows

The study, conducted on over 400,000 Europeans who were followed for nearly 16 years, is the latest to warn about the potential dangers of eating too much ultra-processed-foods.

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25 hours ago Scientists create a vaccine for OBESITY that would allow you eat whatever you want

Researchers at the University of Colorado developed a vaccine that left mice immune to weight gain, despite eating a diet high in fat, sugar, and carbs. These mice also had less visceral fat.

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5 hours ago UK zoo horror as animal dies after 'extremely rare incident' in mixed species habitat

A much-loved zebra has tragically died at Colchester Zoo in Essex following a fatal and "extremely rare incident" with a rhino inside the attraction's mixed species African habitat

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26 hours ago Body language expert reveals touching hidden tribute in Kate Middleton’s birthday portrait

A body language expert says the birthday portrait of Kate Middleton released to the public by Prince William shows a hidden tribute to the couple's marriage as Kate turned 43 today

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5 hours ago Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died

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27 hours ago The Guardian view on Jimmy Carter’s funeral: requiem for a good man and a better era | Editorial

Five living presidents gathered at the service in Washington. They were a reminder of how much has changed in US politicsHeavy with honours, attended by all living US presidents, and swathed in public affection, Jimmy Carter received a solemn state funeral on Thursday on the kind of cold and crystalline January day at which Washington DC’s climate can excel. Within hours, though, the 39th US president’s remains were interred in a private ceremony alongside his wife Rosalynn, in the shadow of the modest house they built in 1961 in Plains, Georgia, where Mr Carter was born more than a century ago, and where he died at the end of December.This sharp juxtapositions of Mr Carter’s final day in the world’s eye were somehow appropriate. He made his home in Washington for the four years of his presidency, but his roots and heart were always in Georgia. His manifest personal decency and lack of Beltway experience made him the “not-Nixon” that the US needed after...

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5 hours ago Laurence Holloway dies aged 86 as tributes paid to iconic Strictly musical director

The English composer, who started off as a pianist in dance bands, died after a “short illness” on Thursday, his daughter Abigail Holloway told the PA news agency.

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29 hours ago California fires: Los Angeles officials update public as unprecedented blazes rage on – latest updates

Officials said they were dealing with five major fires, which have destroyed almost 2,000 structures and forced 130,000 people to evacuateFull report: wildfires continue to rage in Los AngelesVisual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?Californians: have you been affected by the wildfires?Five people have died in the Eaton fire in Altadena, an increase from the two reported deaths earlier today, Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna told ABC Los Angeles station KABC.Here are some of the latest images from the newswires from the wildfires raging though Los Angeles County. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Former Strictly and Parkinson musical director Laurence Holloway dies aged 86

He died after a ‘short illness’ on Thursday, his family said.

Events

30 hours ago Labour minister Steve Reed faces shouts of 'coward' as he's whisked away from a farming conference amid fresh protests over inheritance tax raid

The Cabinet minister was given a police escort as he left the Oxford Farming Conference amid fresh protests over Labour's inheritance tax raid.

Politics

6 hours ago RuPaul seen for first time since The Vivienne's tragic death and delivers powerful speech

RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne tragically died earlier this month and RuPaul has now made his first public appearance since the news broke

Events

31 hours ago Farmers call Government reforms ‘load of rubbish’ as anger over tax persists

Environment Secretary Steve Reed announced the reforms as part of a ‘new deal for farmers’ on Thursday but anger over last year’s budget continues.

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6 hours ago Ice skaters make most of freezing conditions on flooded Fenland fields

Temperatures dropped low enough for skating on a field near the River Cam at Upware, Cambridgeshire.

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