44 m. ago Taliban arrest Brit couple in their 70s for ‘teaching parenting skills to mothers’ in Afghanistan

Peter and Barbie Reynolds’ texts to their family stopped three days after they were detained on February 1

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59 m. ago Parents issue same complaint over Britain's Got Talent as children left 'screaming'

Britain's Got Talent viewers have questioned the show's status as family-friendly as a new series debuted

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89 m. ago The Baldwins says Rust shooting 'part of our family's story' amid controversial scene in new show

Alec Baldwin's wife described how they view the incident now

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2 h. ago ‘We are pissed’: opposition to Trump, slow to energize, now shakes off its slumber

The slash-and-burn approach of Trump and his ‘Doge’ head Elon Musk has reinvigorated resistance to the Republican administrationOn a bright winter’s day this week, a group of protesters fanned out along a palm tree-lined thoroughfare in the picturesque city of Palm Desert to demand that their Republican congressman stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn effort to reshape the American government. “You work for us, not Musk!” read one sign. “Remember your oath,” another warned, as a mobile billboard circled nearby, featuring the president and the billionaire tech mogul, with the message: “When he’s snooping through your bank accounts, you dump him.”The group, dozens strong, cheered wildly when the driver of a white Tesla turned the corner and laid on his horn. A smaller contingent of constituents had attempted to secure a meeting with the congressman, Ken Calvert, but found the door of his regional office locked and the blinds drawn. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘It feels like a vindication’: Andrea Dworkin’s widower on the radical feminist’s rediscovery

John Stoltenberg, Dworkin’s partner for three decades, is thrilled by the reissue of three of her books as Penguin Modern Classics, and how a new generation is finding inspiration from her workThough it’s now two decades since Andrea Dworkin died, her widower John Stoltenberg still finds it difficult to talk about her. “I sometimes break down,” he warns me, his mellow voice bumpy for just a moment. In a way, of course, she’s all around. He has stayed on in the Washington DC condominium where she died (he lives there with his husband of 15 years, Joe Hamilton); her books and music – she loved country – are a constant reminder of the life they shared. But her absence is deeply felt nonetheless. “It was a huge loss. Sometimes, I turn to her work just to hear her voice again. I connect to the way her mind was working, and I kind of invent a conversation with her.” In truth, it’s a blessing that she was a writer. In 2005, at the mortuary to discuss her cremation, he heard the horrible wo...

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2 h. ago ‘Heinous actions’: opposition to Trump, slow to energize, shakes off its slumber

The slash-and-burn approach of Trump and his ‘Doge’ head Musk has reinvigorated resistance to the administrationOn a bright winter’s day this week, a group of protesters fanned out along a palm tree-lined thoroughfare in the picturesque city of Palm Desert to demand that their Republican congressman stand up to Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn effort to reshape the American government. “You work for us, not Musk!” read one sign. “Remember your oath,” another warned, as a mobile billboard circled nearby, featuring the president and the billionaire tech mogul, with the message: “When he’s snooping through your bank accounts, you dump him.”The group, dozens strong, cheered wildly when the driver of a white Tesla turned the corner and laid on his horn. A smaller contingent of constituents had attempted to secure a meeting with the congressman, Ken Calvert, but found the door of his regional office locked and the blinds drawn. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Family of five, including three children, found dead in apparent murder

Briana Payne and her three daughters, 7-year-old Aurorah, 7, Ava, 6, and Alayna, 4, killed in shocking incident

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2 h. ago Inside the life of 1923 star Aminah Nieves as she shares father's heartbreaking response to role

Aminah Nieves has become a breakout star after appearing in 1923 and she's set to star alongside Idris Elba in an upcoming project

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2 h. ago Gino D'Acampo urges ITV to contact him as says he 'worried' about 'distress' on his family

Gino D'Acampo has urged ITV to contact him as he is 'deeply worried' about the 'distress' the allegations are causing his family, and has vowed to cooperate with any investigation

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3 h. ago Britain’s Got Talent deemed ‘not family friendly’ by angry viewers horrified by new acts

‘I thought this was a family show’

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3 h. ago Backyard chickens: Floridians start raising hens to combat rising egg prices

Despite conflicting laws, a wave of amateur homesteaders have started keeping fowl in the spirit of self-sufficiencyKatie Whalen’s backyard in the Florida city of Port St Lucie is testament to her journey towards a life of self-sufficiency. She grows mangoes, avocados, starfruit, jackfruit and coconuts. She is cultivating a tropical tree spinach known as chaya.What she really wants, however, is a chicken coop and hens to provide eggs that are becoming increasingly unaffordable in stores. As bird flu worsens across the US and commercial suppliers struggle to keep up with demand, the keeping of fowl and production of eggs in home environments, has surged in popularity, and Whalen is keen to join the revolution. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago I was forced to get dentures at just 23 when my teeth unexpectedly started falling out after I gave birth

Shayla Cramer, from Ethan, South Dakota, revealed she grew up in a poor family without access to a constant supply of water, which she needed to keep her teeth clean.

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3 h. ago John Higgins looks disgusted as commentator left scratching his head over rare incident

John Higgins was at the centre of a bizarre incident during his opening match at the World Open in China, leaving Eurosport commentator Neal Foulds baffled

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3 h. ago Police latest as search for missing runner Jenny Hall enters fifth day

Police have given the latest in their search for Jenny Hall, a 23-year-old runner missing since Tuesday. Jenny was last seen leaving her home in Tow Law, County Durham, around 3pm.

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3 h. ago Gino D'Acampo urges ITV 'contact me' as he airs family's distress over latest allegations

TV chef Gino D'Acampo has urged ITV to contact him after he was made aware of fresh complaints about his conduct this weekend

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3 h. ago Gino D'Acampo urges ITV 'contact me' amid family's distress over latest allegations

TV chef Gino D'Acampo has urged ITV to contact him after he was made aware of fresh complaints about his conduct this weekend

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4 h. ago Trump compared to mobster Tony Soprano by former envoy to Panama

John Feeley launches stinging critique of US president’s bully-boy approach to Latin AmericaThe former US ambassador to Panama has launched a stinging critique of Donald Trump’s approach towards Latin America, comparing his conduct to that of the ruthless and egotistical fictional mob boss Tony Soprano.In the first month of his presidency, the US president has shocked some observers with his aggressive focus on a region many expected him to largely ignore. Early steps have included threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal, accusing Mexico’s government of being in cahoots with narco-traffickers, sending an envoy to meet the Venezuelan dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and clashing with Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, over deportation flights. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Cole Brings Plenty remembered in touching tribute after 1923 star's tragic death

Yellowstone 1923's opening moments for season two were dedicated to Pete Plenty Clouds actor Cole Brings Plenty after his tragic death aged 27

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4 h. ago It’s the Kemi delusion: the more the Tories run towards Reform, the more their voters will run to the Lib Dems | John Harris

The genius of UK Conservatism used to be how it responded to chaos using the balm of tradition. Secondhand Trumpism will only alienate its voters furtherWhat times these are. As Donald Trump’s sellout of Ukraine gains pace, there are reports that Keir Starmer will flatter the president by inviting him to address parliament. Meanwhile, Trump’s British admirers continue to offer flimsy excuses and undimmed admiration. Before Trump paid tribute to Nigel Farage – a “great guy” – in his address to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) gathering in Washington, the MP for Clacton used his time at the same event to “hail” Trump’s “progress” with Vladimir Putin, and salute him as “simply the bravest man that I know”. By way of bathos, the dependably ridiculous Liz Truss had by then told a much smaller crowd that the country she ran for a month and a half is “failing”, and needs its own Trumpian insurgency.At the top of the party Truss so briefly led, Kemi Badenoch cannot resolv...

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4 h. ago EastEnders' Martin Fowler star addresses family concern after wife 'feared it was the end'

EastEnders star James Bye will no longer need to worry about his initial concern, following his dramatic exit from the soap as Martin Fowler after 10 years

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