5 hours ago The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Britain

Russian-born UK citizen and Tory party activist Sergei Cristo fought to make MI5 sit up and take notice of the Russian political interference operation now threatening democracy in Britain – and around the worldIn the dark days of the spring in 2022, as Russian troops terrorised Bucha and every day brought shocking new scenes of Ukrainians fleeing for their lives, I rang an old acquaintance, Sergei Cristo. Cristo is a Russian-born British citizen and I prepared for what I suspected might be a long conversation: he is a talker. He was born in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia, but he moved to Britain when he was 19 and it’s fair to say we’re not the most obvious of allies. He loves the royal family and is a passionate Conservative party activist. He used to be on the committee of a donor club for young Conservatives, “and then I became vice-chairman, I knew the cabinet, I knew the leader, everybody”.He’s not kidding. He has photos of himself with everyone from Margaret Thatcher to Bor...

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26 hours ago Katie Price's extreme weight loss strategy as she plots even more surgery

Katie Price has shared a video in which she showed off her slimmed down figure as she continues her extreme weight loss regime ahead of more surgery

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23 hours ago Nuno Mendes to Manchester United transfer truth emerges as Ruben Amorim handed update

PSG defender Nuno Mendes has been linked with a move to Man United, having been seen as an ideal fit for Ruben Amorim's system at Old Trafford.

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3 hours ago Denis Law's sad admission on what he thought caused his dementia three years before death

The family of Manchester United and Scotland legend Denis Law confirmed on Saturday that he had died several years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and dementia

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32 hours ago Nurse shares harrowing journey with liver cancer including the four 'red flag' symptoms that led to diagnosis

Marissa Antonio was just 39 when the 19cm tumour was discovered - and now, Cancer Research UK has revealed liver cancer death rates have doubled in the last 20 years

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5 hours ago Is baldness a thing of the past? Or will it grow on us again? | Eva Wiseman

As hair-loss treatments improve, one wonders if we’ll start to get nostalgic for a good comboverIt is with mixed emotions that I announce the end of baldness. Rest in pates, old friend. This year will see the very last generation of men who, having arrived at the threshold of their 30s, are forced to accept the loss of their hair, with all their future sons and grandsons nipping instead to Turkey for a little implant and some kofta. Gone today, hair tomorrow.It’s true, look around. Compared with the Sean Connerys and Bruce Willises of yore, the number of bald celebrities on screen today can be counted on a single fist. The surgical technology has evolved, the transplants have become more accessible, the preventative drugs have improved, the death of bald is nigh. Like combovers, the hair plugs bring their own acts of faith of course, with hairlines so straight and thick it appears sometimes as if they are creeping down the face at night like a mask – every time I see one on telly I’...

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35 hours ago David Lynch was working on new show before his death, says Netflix CEO

Ted Sarandos said the proposed show was ‘filled with mystery and risks’

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6 hours ago From GDP to trade, how well equipped is China’s economy for Trump 2.0? | Amy Hawkins

Beijing has prepared for increased tariffs but its actions will not be enough to offset falling demand from the USWhen Donald Trump enters the White House for the second time on 20 January, the view from the Oval Office will look very different to the one he encountered in 2017. A pandemic, the war in Ukraine and a trade war with China have caused ripples through the global economy that are still being felt midway through the decade.Beijing will be watching closely. Trump has promised to impose tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese imports, partly in retaliation for the flow of fentanyl from China to the US. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Tributes after 30 people in Greater Manchester die including Bolton 'legend'

The full list of family announcements can be found by visiting the Manchester Evening News section of our partner website

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6 hours ago Hope: The Autobiography by Pope Francis review – the gospel according to

The first ever memoir by a living pope reveals a warm, emotionally intelligent man who loves football and ‘cutting-edge’ cinema – but skates over the more controversial parts of his careerPopes seldom lack a platform or a pulpit, so they have had little need to resort to autobiography to explain themselves. What books do appear under their names in recent decades have been either dull transcriptions of interviews with tame journalists that have been heavily vetted by the Vatican, or compilations of old sermons packaged as something more than they are.I therefore approached this new volume with a certain weary caution and was pleasantly surprised. It fully justifies its bold claim to be the first ever memoir by a living pope. Indeed, Francis’s Italian ghostwriter, the publisher Carlo Musso, reveals in a brief afterword that the original plan when the book was commissioned in 2019 was that it would not appear until after his death. So why the sudden urgency? Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Jack Draper suffers Australian Open heartbreak as he retires with injury

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT MELBOURNE PARK: Draper had pushed his once-fragile body to new extremes with three five set matches in a row, each time coming back from two sets to one down.

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6 hours ago Inside Ashley Cain's love life from Safiyya's heartbreak to mystery of new babies

Former Ex On The Beach star Ashley Cain was in a relationship with dental nurse Safiyya Vorajee from 2018 until their heartbreaking split in 2022 following the death of their baby

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8 hours ago Catfish persuaded school boy to kill friend for no reason in horrific murder

Denali Brehmer lured her former friend, 19 year old Cynthia Hoffman, into the Alaskan wilderness then filmed her death and sent it to a man who posed as a millionaire

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7 hours ago Rollercoaster week for the chancellor ends in relief and a lesson learned that fortunes can change very fast

Treasury officials claim there was no panic in No 11 before the economic numbers finally turned in their favourAfter a rollercoaster week which began with Keir Starmer being asked if he still had confidence in his ­chancellor of the ­exchequer and ended with the stock market ­smashing all ­previous records, the sense of relief ­surging through Downing Street and the Treasury on Friday afternoon ­bordered on elation.The teams that surround the prime minister and his neighbour at No 11, Rachel Reeves, are made up mainly of untried novices in the hard business of running a government. They are only just learning how quickly moods, including their own, can go from one extreme to the other. “It is weird,” said one. “Truly bloody weird at times.” Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Families of Polmont custody death youths vow to sue prison service for answers

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Relatives say they've no other option to find the truth about what happened to William Lindsay and Katie Allan.

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7 hours ago Coco Gauff writes ‘RIP TikTok USA’ on TV camera at Australian Open as app goes offline

Tennis star was mourning the loss of the popular app back home

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11 hours ago Dad cried 'I can't breathe' before dying suddenly during once in a lifetime trip

Gerrard Kennedy, 41, had been on the eight-day hike of Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, with a group organised by Adventure Code UK when he tragically passed away last year

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15 hours ago France's Macron leads tributes to World War II Resistance activist and author Geneviève Callerot

France’s president has paid homage to former French Resistance activist and author Geneviève Callerot, who has died aged 108

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13 hours ago David Beckham says his 'heart is heavy' as he breaks silence on death of friend

David Beckham described Denis Law as 'a true gentleman,' after the Hall of Fame footballer died at the age of 84

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20 hours ago Melania Trump's stylist rips liberal snob designers refusing to dress her for inauguration... and once even barred the first lady from a certain Madison Avenue boutique

Although Melania is a former industry insider - she has, relatively speaking, been shunned since her rise to political power, at least by the fashion world.

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14 hours ago Mayhem, murder and music: The most extreme bands of all time as one metal group put their dead frontman on the cover of their album after he committed suicide

For time immemorial, tales of rock and roll excess have dotted the annals of popular music history.

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20 hours ago ‘We think of the body as a map’: a new approach to deciphering long Covid

People with post-infectious diseases sometimes struggle to communicate the debilitating impact of their conditions. But a new technique can help them explain visuallyPost-infectious diseases such as long Covid and ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) pose a puzzle to the medical establishment. Patients report debilitating symptoms such as extreme fatigue, shortness of breath or muscle pain, but often show normal results on routine medical checkups. And many sufferers do not look ill, leading some to question the severity of their disease. In the absence of diagnostic tools or an understanding of the pathophysiological processes, many sufferers find it difficult to share their experiences. They lack a verbal language that expresses the true impact of the illness.Now, researchers from Oxford University are using the technique of “body mapping” to help patients better communicate the physical, cognitive and emotional dimensions of their illness to family, friends...

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16 hours ago Portsmouth announce death of fan after Middlesbrough clash halted by medical emergency

A Portsmouth fan has sadly died after being taken ill during their Championship match against Middlesbrough played on Saturday afternoon at Fratton Park

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23 hours ago 'Kate would hate it!' Princess of Wales's neighbours blast plans for 2,500

EXCLUSIVE: Locals said Kate Middleton would be extremely upset over the plans near her Berkshire family home and would be thinking, 'Oh my God, what's happening?'

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17 hours ago Claire van Kampen death: Director, composer and wife of Mark Rylance dies aged 71

The director, composer and playwright had been diagnosed with cancer

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23 hours ago How did Ivanka Trump achieve her physique? Inside the diet and fitness routine that transformed her body

The former First Daughter, 43, has worked extremely hard to achieve her enviable physique, implementing a strict diet and sticking to a vigorous workout regimen.

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19 hours ago Bulldozers kill man in tent in Atlanta clearing homeless camp near MLK’s church

The city was clearing the area around the Ebenezer Baptist church before the MLK Day celebration on MondayCity workers in Atlanta have killed a man living in a tent while clearing a homeless encampment with construction equipment near Martin Luther King’s famous Georgia church.The death of Cornelius Taylor on Thursday afternoon resulted from an effort to reduce the visibility of people without shelter near the city’s historic Ebenezer Baptist church as an accommodation for crowds expected in the area to celebrate King this weekend and on Monday, the federal holiday dedicated to the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. Taylor’s death has infuriated homelessness advocates and prompted a round of soul searching among city leaders. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago ‘The two of us book a karaoke room for an hour. It’s like tiramisu for the soul’ What’s on your dopamine menu?

From a ‘starter’ of dishing out compliments to a ‘dessert’ of smashing laptops in rage rooms, scientists and authors share 15 ‘portion-sized’ ideas for a positivity boostDopamine has a reputation as the body’s “feelgood” hormone, but it’s “really more about motivation than about positive affect”, says happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky. This is the chemical that nudges you towards things you enjoy, helping you muster the effort required to attend a party you’re on the fence about, then showering you with a sense of reward when you actually have a great time. Dopamine works with other neurotransmitters like serotonin to give you a sense of momentum: do one thing to give yourself a mood boost, and the cascading effects of that decision can help you break out of a rut and resuscitate your zest for life. January, with its clean slate, is the ideal time to rev this process up.Enter the concept of the dopamine menu: a fresh sheet of stimulating activities designed to lift your spirits...

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19 hours ago Paul Danan unseen footage shared by Love Island star pal after tragic death

Paul Danan has been the subject of tributes this week following the news of his death and former Love Island winner Paige Turley was among those addressing his passing

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26 hours ago Our son was lured into a dark web forum while gaming – 50 days later, he took his own life

Christoforos Nicolaou, 15, was blackmailed through an online gaming forum. Now his parents are fighting to protect others from the same fate

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20 hours ago Tony Slattery laid bare his struggles with addiction and mental health before tragic death

The late Tony Slattery, who has died aged 65, spoke about his struggles with addiction and mental health in an interview in 2016, as well as looking back on his Irish roots

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28 hours ago Prince Harry and Meghan's 'olive branch from William and Kate' after emotional night

According to an acclaimed biography of King Charles, in the days after the late Queen's death, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had to come together with the Prince and Princess of Wales for an emotional night at Buckingham Palace

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21 hours ago Tributes paid to Hillsborough campaigner who led fight for justice after son's death at tragedy

Phil Hammond, the former chairman of the Hillsborough Family Support Group, was remembered as a “very kind, fair, honest and humble man”

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28 hours ago Noise complaint from single resident sees council ordered to remove much

The pitch was the last free activity for children in Llandaff after recent changes in the park

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23 hours ago BREAKING: Former Tottenham star who won FA Cup twice dies aged 64 after long illness

Garry Brooke starred in a trophy-laded spell for Tottenham in the 1980s, as the former midfielder won the FA Cup twice and the UEFA Cup in 1984. The club said they were "deeply saddened" to learn of his death aged 64

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29 hours ago Labour is right to forge more trade links with China – not doing so would be folly | Kerry Brown

From a ‘golden era’ to post-pandemic mistrust, the UK has had a turbulent relationship with the world’s second-largest economyKerry Brown is director of the Lau China Institute, King’s College LondonIn the last decade, Britain’s relations with China have been on a rollercoaster. In 2015, during the visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the UK, then chancellor George Osborne was able to declare the two countries were in a “golden era”. He did this with the conviction that with a growing economy and rising middle class, China offered plenty of opportunities for Britain. But by 2022, Rishi Sunak had declared the “end of the golden era”. And in 2023, deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden labelled China Britain’s greatest economic security threat, to align closer with the position of the US, and through fears of deeper Chinese espionage and interference in the outside world. Seldom had a diplomatic boom-bust cycle happened so rapidly and so completely.In view of extremes such as these, to ...

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23 hours ago Former Tottenham star who won FA Cup twice dies aged 64 after long illness

Garry Brooke starred in a trophy-laded spell for Tottenham in the 1980s, as the former midfielder won the FA Cup twice and the UEFA Cup in 1984. The club said they were "deeply saddened" to learn of his death aged 64

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30 hours ago My extreme day trip itinerary for Paris including viral cafe with a two hour queue

Pressed for time in Paris? Even with just a day and a half, you can experience the magic of the City of Light. From iconic landmarks to culinary delights, this guide will help you make the most of your whirlwind adventure.

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23 hours ago Palestine activists march through London despite ceasefire agreement as MORE demands made

Palestine activists march through London despite ceasefire agreement as MORE demands made - seven arrested  GB News

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31 hours ago Heartbreaking find in ancient Pompeii highlights people's dilemma when volcano erupted

Some of those who left Pompeii immediately after Mount Vesuvius exploded in AD79 survived

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23 hours ago The fairground ride that KILLS you: Terrifying video shows how artist's 'euthanasia rollercoaster' would kill passengers speeding through G

The concept of the rollercoaster was conceived in 2010 by Lithuanian artist Julijonas Urbonas, with the aim of giving people a death 'with elegance and euphoria '.

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31 hours ago TikTok told me kundalini activation could change my life – this is what happened

If you’re into wellness, you’ll have seen a certain dramatic spiritual trend all over your social media feeds. And now, seemingly out of nowhere, kundalini activation transmissions are available in every major city in the UK. As Hannah Ewens discovers, you have to try it yourself to believe it

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23 hours ago Chinese rival app Xiaohongshu is overwhelmed by ‘TikTok refugees’ in US

Social media accounts blocked for breaking Beijing rules as millions of users join up before ban takes effectNine invaluable things I’ve learned from TikTokWhen Angelica Oung received the notification that her Xiaohongshu account had been blocked for violating the social media app’s code of conduct, her mind started racing.The only picture she had posted on her account, apart from her profile headshot, was of herself wearing an inflatable polar bear suit, holding a sign saying: “I love nuclear”. What could be the problem with that, wondered Oung, a clean energy activist in Taiwan. Continue reading...

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