4 hours ago Trump inauguration to move indoors amid frigid temperatures in Washington – live

President-elect says festivities scheduled for his inauguration day will be held indoors – including the traditional paradeDonald Trump told CNN that he will decide what to do with TikTok once he takes office, after the supreme court upheld legislation that will ban it on Sunday unless its Chinese owner sells its US operations.“It ultimately goes up to me, so you’re going to see what I’m going to do,” Trump said in an interview with the network. Asked if he would try to reverse the ban, should it go into effect, Trump said: “Congress has given me the decision, so I’ll be making the decision.”It is not clear that the Act itself directly regulates protected expressive activity, or conduct with an expressive component. Indeed, the Act does not regulate the creator petitioners at all Petitioners, for their part, have not identified any case in which this Court has treated a regulation of corporate control as a direct regulation of expressive activity or semi-expressive conduct We hesita...

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15 hours ago AD FEATURE: Fairview International School to host spectacular Lunar New Year event

The free event at the Bridge of Allan campus guarantees culture, community, and celebration for people of all ages

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9 hours ago Tickets for Wishaw charity’s biggest fundraiser of the year now on sale

The special event will feature drinks on arrival, live entertainment, delicious three course dinner and wine plus auction, raffles, dancing and more surprises.

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11 hours ago Haaland’s new contract, Slegers in at Arsenal, team news and football transfer latest – live

Latest news and press conferences before the weekendAny comment or thoughts? You can email DavidToday’s Rumour Mill allows us a segue involving Brighton. Read today’s whispers here Brighton were the other winners last night as they ended an eight-game streak without a Premier League victory (eight of those were draws, mind) with a 2-0 success at Ipswich to take them up to ninth. Nick Ames was at Portman Road. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago ‘It was built for this’: how design helped spare some homes from the LA wildfires

As fires set LA ablaze, some houses are left standing amid ashes thanks to concrete walls, class A wood – and luckWhen last week’s fires in Los Angeles set parts of the city ablaze, one viral image was of a lone house in Pacific Palisades that was left standing while all of the homes around it were destroyed.Architect Greg Chasen said luck was the main factor in the home’s survival, but the brand-new build had some design features that also helped: a vegetation-free zone around the yard fenced off by a solid concrete perimeter wall, a metal roof with a fire-resistant underlayment, class A wood and a front-gabled design without multiple roof lines. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago From Mulholland Drive to Twin Peaks via Lost Highway: all David Lynch’s films and TV shows – ranked

The great American film-maker died this week, leaving behind a body of work unmatched in its seductive strangeness and transcendent mystery. We put it in orderIt is one of life’s eternal mysteries that for the last two decades of his life, no one was willing to fund another feature by America’s greatest film-maker of the time. Almost as much of a mystery was his final completed feature: the evil twin of his previous film, Mulholland Drive. As Laura Dern’s hexed actor segues into the character she is playing, this digitally shot rampage down Hollywood’s boulevard of broken dreams dials up the narrative fragmentation of his late period. It runs the gamut from inspired camcorder surrealism to making-it-up-as-you-go-along incoherence (which is what it was: Lynch shot without a finished screenplay). Continue reading...

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5 hours ago iOS 18.3 release date: iPhone updates new features including a massive change to Apple Intelligence

At least eight new features or bug fixes are in the pipeline as Apple gets ready to launch its next major software update

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33 hours ago A giant US hospital chain says it’s leading the fight against medical debt. Not all patients agree

Many patients say they were harmed by Advocate Health’s billing and collection practices – even as the health system has canceled thousands of liens against patients’ homesAdvocate Health, one of America’s largest hospital chains, says it is working hard to confront one of the biggest problems in US healthcare today – promoting itself as “a leader in the effort to solve the nation’s medical debt crisis”.The non-profit hospital system says it has revamped its billing and collection practices and boosted the number of patients who qualify for charity care. In September 2024, it announced it would take the “bold step” of canceling thousands of debt judgments held as liens against patients’ homes in multiple states, including North Carolina, where the fast-growing chain is headquartered. Continue reading...

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32 hours ago Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner are more public than ever as they wine and dine at upscale Paris restaurant after reuniting in the City of Love during whirlwind promotional tour

In the city of love, romance appeared to be Blowin' In The Wind as Chalamet, who plays folk pioneer Bob Dylan in his latest release, wined and dined Jenner at upscale Bar des Prés.

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11 hours ago Debenhams reduces Heritor Automatic watch from £1,000 to £140 that's 'really smart'

The discounted watch features a 'very smart' leather design that would make for the perfect Valentine's Day present

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12 hours ago AD FEATURE: Beat the January blues with tickets to these incredible live shows in Manchester

The city is set to welcome a brilliant bunch of artists and bands this year

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6 hours ago Majority of Avanti West Coast trains cancelled this Sunday – despite strike being called off

Exclusive: Final departure from Manchester to London Euston will be 4pm as strike timetable will still apply

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8 hours ago ITV viewers say 'such a shame' as their favourite detective series cancelled

ITV viewers have been left 'so upset' as a beloved series has been cancelled

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5 hours ago Muhammad Ali's wife honors legacy of the late boxing legend with new audio series 'Ali in Me'

The late Muhammad Ali’s wife is set to honor his legacy with a new audio series, featuring a lineup of special guests that includes popular figures from Will Smith to Mike Tyson

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12 hours ago Liam Payne fans outraged over close friend's $10m lawsuit against singer's grieving dad

Roger Nores, whose name featured prominently during the investigation into the death of the late One Direction singer, has taken legal action against the star's grieving father

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29 hours ago London Marathon elite fields feature rare matchup of Olympic gold medalists

London Marathon elite fields feature rare matchup of Olympic gold medalists  NBC Sports

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6 hours ago Palestine Solidarity Campaign march cancelled after route row with static rally being staged in Whitehall

A row had previously broken out over plans for a large Pro-Palestine march starting outside the BBC’s headquarters

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9 hours ago Apple TV+ series cancelled after Noel Fielding abruptly withdraws due to ill health

Every episode filmed so far will not see the light of day

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6 hours ago Surprise Nintendo Switch 2 feature could open up huge new library of games

The Switch 2 has finally been revealed by Nintendo, and eagle-eyed fans have spotted what appears to be the chance to use its controllers as mice — potentially opening a huge library of titles

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33 hours ago House on sale for £500k has bizarre unexpected feature as people all say same thing

A house on sale for a staggering £500,000 may look unassuming from the outside, with many of the rooms appearing normal – but one unsettling feature has got people talking

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43 hours ago ‘Inspiring’ biopic featuring Jennifer Lopez ‘losing herself’ in ‘beautiful’ role is now streaming

The unbelievable true story of one of the world’s most inspiring living athletes comes to life in a gripping biopic, now streaming on Prime Video

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11 hours ago Dame Joan Plowright dies at 95 as Golden Globes actress' family pay tribute

101 Dalmatians actress Dame Joan Plowright, who won a Golden Globe Award, has died at the age of 95 her family said as they released a statement to pay tribute to the star

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11 hours ago David Lynch, the visionary artist who made films that no one else could

The singular American filmmaker died this week at the age of 78, leaving behind a legacy like no other. Louis Chilton looks at the life and work of a man who redefined what cinema itself could achieve

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7 hours ago Lost Ella Fitzgerald recordings to be released – including her take on 60s pop

Oakland concert recording from 1967 features jazz standards alongside unheard Fitzgerald versions of the era’s hits, including Alfie and Music to Watch Girls ByLost recordings of a 1967 Ella Fitzgerald concert, including her spin on the era’s pop songs such as Alfie and Music to Watch Girls By, have been rediscovered and prepared for release.The iconic jazz vocalist was recorded live at the Oakland Coliseum, California, in June of that year, but until recently the tapes languished in the private collection of Norman Granz, the late founder of Verve Records. Continue reading...

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38 hours ago 'Raging' man vows never to fly easyJet again after 'absolute nightmare' costs him hundreds

Michael Doran says he was stranded in Paris after an initial flight back to the UK, heading from Paris Charles Gaulle Airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, was cancelled due to heavy snowfall

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12 hours ago ‘I’m not voting’: Stephen King demands Oscars cancellation after California fires

‘No glitz with Los Angeles on fire’ wrote the 77-year-old writer

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13 hours ago Remembering David Lynch’s musical legacy: 10 songs to go beyond the films

The loss of singular talent and visionary filmmaker David Lynch is not only felt in the world of cinema, but music, where he had inextricable influence on multiple generations of artists. Maria Sherman runs through the 10 best songs to remember his legacy

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7 hours ago West End theatres to dim their lights in honour of Dame Joan Plowright

UK Theatre and Society of London Theatre said they were honoured to contribute to the celebration of her extraordinary career.

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12 hours ago AD FEATURE: Fanning the flames: a guide on what woods to avoid in your log burner

Not every type of fuel is suitable for home burning

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13 hours ago No Dylan but loads of Coldplay! What the songs with a billion streams on Spotify tell us about music taste today

Spotify’s Billions Club tracks the world’s most popular songs, but dozens of greats are nowhere to be found. From TikTok to TV soundtracks, we explore the forces shaping pop’s new canonIn 2011, Jacob Rubeck and Nick Rattigan were living in a basement in Reno, Nevada, and thinking about starting a band. One afternoon, Rubeck came up with a frisky Strokes-like guitar riff, Rattigan whipped up the melody and lyrics and Surf Curse’s Freaks was born. “We wrote the song in like 30 minutes,” the singer says.A catchy song about alienation and longing, Freaks was released in 2013 and became a raucous highlight of their live shows but didn’t trouble the wider world until 2021, when it was discovered, out of the blue, by TikTok users. Its Spotify streams kept going up and up and up, until last March it passed a remarkable milestone. Unlike Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd or Prince, Surf Curse can claim membership of Spotify’s Billions Club, the running playlist of every song to have a...

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7 hours ago Sydney’s unusual sewerage system to blame for faecal and fat balls on beaches, experts claim

City invented Australia’s beach culture, environmentalist Richard Gosden says, but all this time ‘it’s been conducted in diluted sewage’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s the height of summer in Sydney, a time when tourists and locals are usually flocking to the city’s famous beaches.But nine beaches were shut to the public this week – including well-known Manly – after more ball-shaped debris washed ashore.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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30 hours ago Avanti West Coast train strikes called off for the next two Sundays as ‘intensive talks’ begin

RMT union stresses: ‘All other previously announced strike dates remain in place’

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30 hours ago Apple TV+ series cancelled despite season 2 almost completing production

Every episode filmed so far will not see the light of day

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8 hours ago ‘A nice little cameo that Judi Dench hasn’t got her paws on’: Joan Plowright’s screen career blossomed with age | Peter Bradshaw

Her film breakthrough in 1960’s The Entertainer was a harbinger of the calmness and strength she brought as a distinguished character actor – and as her lovable self in Nothing Like a DameJoan Plowright dies aged 95Michael Billington: Plowright was a dynamic forceJoan Plowright: a life in picturesOne of Joan Plowright’s greatest screen performances came towards the very end of her career: a gloriously subtle, lovable appearance on Roger Michell’s documentary Nothing Likea Dame from 2018, with four great dames of the British acting profession – Plowright, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench and Maggie Smith – assembling like Marvel superheroes at the country home that Plowright shared with her late husband Laurence Olivier to drink tea and swap uproarious anecdotes and sharp observations about the acting profession and the sexism they and their younger colleagues continue to face.The then 89-year-old Plowright, despite her failing health and eyesight, exchanges affectionate badinage with the o...

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31 hours ago A Sydney ban on skimpy swimmers is not new. ‘Bikini wars’ have been raging in Australia for a century

Until the 1900s daylight beach swimming was forbidden and women were expected to wear pants in the waterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Bettine Baker was ordered to leave Bondi beach because of her skimpy swimwear, she couldn’t help but scoff.“The whole business is so old-fashioned and narrow-minded that it’s not even funny,” the 20-year-old said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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35 hours ago Africa has no shortage of celebrated writers – so why is it so hard for African readers to get hold of their books?

Across the continent books can be expensive and libraries scarce. But growing numbers of tech innovators and independent publishers are working to make African literature available and affordableTsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions, a novel about growing up in colonial Zimbabwe, is one of the most important works of 20th-century African literature and features on university curricula across the UK. British students can order a used copy for less than £3.But there is one place readers struggle to find it: Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe and Dangeremba’s home town, even though it is published in paperback across the border in South Africa. “It’s very, very difficult to find my books anywhere in Zimbabwe,” says Dangarembga. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Joan Plowright’s agent promised to find role Judi Dench ‘hasn’t got her paws on’

In Nothing Like A Dame, Dame Joan and her famous friends discussed her husband, Lord Laurence Olivier, ageing, and their experiences in acting.

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31 hours ago After Dad died I dressed like an extra from The Matrix. Now I’m blooming again like the flowers on my psychedelic new vest | Nick Buckley

For a while I lost my sense of self and dressed in void-core black. Finally I’m finding myself again in a new, colour-filled wardrobeFirst my dad died, followed by my gran, the resulting trauma forced me to quit my job, the love of my life left and before I knew it I was an only child who didn’t know who they were any more. All inside 18 months. I didn’t recognise the person who showed up at social gatherings, spoke for me or stared back from the mirror. That vanished person really enjoyed playfully dressing up but the new me only felt comfortable wearing black – an unconscious tonal shift to match life’s darkness.As a kid I’d often be deep in my puppeteer mum’s dress-up box, and she gave me a small clothing allowance from an early age (which I’m sure she sacrificed her own needs to provide) that gave me autonomy over my image. I was the only boy in my high school sewing class and for a time I wanted to be a tailor. I’m straight but my choice of clothing became a target for homophob...

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8 hours ago Stirling trio feature in Scotland Six Nations squad as showpiece approaches

Bath fly-half Finn Russell - originally from Bridge of Allan - will serve as a vice-captain in the experienced squad.

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32 hours ago Constitution Hill given next race target ahead of Cheltenham Festival challenge

The hot favourite for the Champion Hurdle is to warm-up for the big race at the Cheltenham Festival Trials Day meeting after his successful return at Kempton on Boxing Day

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9 hours ago ‘There’s a majesty to grief’: TS Eliot poetry prize winner Peter Gizzi

The American writer won the prestigious prize for Fierce Elegy, a collection informed by the deaths of his family members. He explains why poetry is like friendship – and why he loves small wordsWinning the TS Eliot prize came as a shock to American poet Peter Gizzi. “I had zero expectations”, he says. “All I know is I was overwhelmed.” In fact, the 65-year-old says he almost cried when his name was read out for his collection Fierce Elegy.When we talk the next day – Gizzi is speaking over Zoom from Valencia, where he flew to see family after attending the ceremony in London on Monday night – he is clearly still emotional. The prestigious poetry award holds particular significance for him, having long felt an affinity with TS Eliot. In fact, Gizzi and his friend, the poet and scholar JH Prynne, even went on a pilgrimage to the village that features in the final poem in Eliot’s Four Quartets. Continue reading...

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35 hours ago DVLA £1,000 fine warning as full list of medical conditions must be declared

Brits have been urged to check this list featuring more than 100 diagnoses, as failing to declare certain medical conditions risks a hefty fine and prosecution

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9 hours ago Dumfries and Galloway family to feature on new series of BBC Scotland's This Farming Life

The Thomsons, who farm near Balmaclellan, appear on the first episode of the new series on Tuesday night.

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38 hours ago Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter review – swashbuckling Hammer horror still has bite

Directed by legendary writer Brian Clemens this macabre vampire yarn is marked by the Edgar Allan Poe template but has a charm and humour all of its ownThe sword fighting vampire genre never really took off, but it wasn’t for the want of trying by this very enjoyable Hammer horror from 1974, a macabre swashbuckler written and directed by British genre legend Brian Clemens; his sole feature directing credit in fact. Clemens was a prolific writer who did so much to get TV audiences addicted to The Avengers, The Persuaders and The Professionals and it surely must have occurred to him that this trio of vampire-hunting leads could well have been spun off into a recurring TV series, perhaps under the aegis of Lew Grade.German star and international co-production veteran Horst Janson plays Captain Kronos (dubbed by British actor Julian Holloway), a blond ex-army officer in a hilarious panto military outfit, roaming what appears to be a nameless Ruritanian-Transylvanian central European lan...

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9 hours ago Noel Fielding drops out of Apple show over health issues as 'furious' cast and crew 'plan to sue'

Fielding’s colleagues are said to be ‘concerned’ over his ‘wellbeing’ after the show’s abrupt cancellation

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9 hours ago Disney cuts four sailings this year due to maintenance schedule changes

The dry dock changes will affect sailings out of Southampton and Florida

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9 hours ago You’re really spoiling us: Trump miscasts Gibson, Stallone and Voight by making them mere ambassadors

The president-elect’s latest trio of mischievous appointments show his genius for trolling the celebrity-woke communityDonald Trump has permitted himself the delicious pleasure of trolling Hollywood’s celebrity-woke community who once dreamed of preventing his second term with their collective prestige. He has found a new wellspring of liberal tears in which to bathe. But whatever our feelings about his proposed “Hollywood ambassadors”, Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone – ambassadors to Hollywood from Maga? to Maga from Hollywood? – it’s possible to wonder if the ambassadors themselves have a right to be a bit miffed.Hollywood ambassador? Gibson has directed a number of feature films, (Stallone and Voight also have directing credits); these are vast organisational challenges, requiring energy, vision, skill and political finesse. And that zero-experience lunkhead Pete Hegseth gets to be defence secretary? Despite only knowing how to do sycophantic interviews with the onc...

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9 hours ago ‘Just call me Joan’: Beloved star of stage and screen Dame Joan Plowright

The widow of Lord Olivier was one of the outstanding actresses of her age.

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10 hours ago Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith joke Judi Dench 'has paws on all acting jobs' in resurfaced video

Dame Joan Plowright took a playful swipe at friend and fellow actor Dame Judi Dench in a clip from Tea with the Dames.

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11 hours ago FTSE 100 Live 17 January: Index sets new record, retail miss boosts rate cut hopes

The FTSE 100 index has powered to a new record, despite more gloomy economic data.

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11 hours ago TikToking on heaven’s door: Bob Dylan joins social media app as US ban looms

Songwriter, 83, signs up to TikTok with platform facing Sunday deadline to sell US operationBob Dylan is TikToking on heaven’s door after signing up to the social media app – days before it could disappear from his native US.The 83-year-old songwriter has set up an official account, which launched with a 50-second video montage accompanied by a soundtrack featuring Like a Rolling Stone, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door and Hurricane. The post has attracted nearly 2m views. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Best David Lynch Films: Here are all 10 of the director's feature films ranked from best to worst

As the movie world mourns one of the great auteurs, we’re looking at David Lynch’s filmography.

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