Amazon boss Jeff Bezos , Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg , and Apple CEO Tim Cook were all present inside St. Johns church in the capital on Monday morning.

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Campaigners call for transparency from Deliveroo, JustEat and UberEats about how decisions on pay and jobs are madeTakeaway delivery apps are facing pressure to crack open the black-box algorithms that govern the work of more than 100,000 couriers in the UK and reveal more about how decisions are made on pay and access to jobs.A coalition including the TUC, Amnesty International, couriers’ unions and the campaign group Privacy International claim the opaque use of algorithms is “automating exploitation”. They say withholding vital information from couriers about their work is “creating precarity, stress, and misery”. Continue reading...

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been adamant that her National Insurance increase on the employers side will go ahead in April, but British businesses are less than thrilled about it

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Takaya Imamura worked at Nintendo for 32 years before leaving to create his own game, Omega Six. He shares anecdotes from those pivotal years at the creative giantIn 1889 in Kyoto, craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi founded a hanafuda playing card company. He called it Nintendo – a phrase whose meaning is lost to time according to Nintendo’s own historians, but which can be translated as “leave luck up to heaven”. In the 1970s, Nintendo eventually transitioned from paper games to electronic ones, making its own luck in the process. It has been a permanent fixture in living rooms across the world ever since.For budding artist Takaya Imamura, an art student who had been captivated by Metroid and Super Mario Bros 3 in the 1980s, working at Nintendo was a dream. “Back in 1985 when Super Mario came out in Japan, everybody was playing it,” he recalls. “I was at an art university, studying design at the time. Back then, game design wasn’t a thing people didn’t even know what game creators were.” ...

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The search for thousands of people buried under rubble has started as the ceasefire in Gaza enters its second dayFull report: Palestinians celebrate as prisoners freedThe Spanish government has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which will allow for an increase in aid to the strip. The Spanish foreign ministry said the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) is “essential and irreplicable” to the delivery of humanitarian relief in the territory.Israel’s government is still committed to its plan to ban Unrwa from operating and to cut all ties between the agency and the Israeli government. It has accused the UN agency of allowing Hamas militants to infiltrate its staff, an allegation the agency denies. Unrwa is the major distributor of aid in Gaza and provides education, health and other basic services to millions of Palestinian refugees across the region, including in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.It is essential that negotiations between the parties resume immediately in ord...

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An astrologer has looked at the horoscopes of Donald Trump, JD Vance and Elon Musk to predict what lies ahead in 2025 as the former takes his seat at the White House

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DAILYMAIL.COM BLOG: Follow live updates from Donald Trump's presidential inauguration as he is sworn in as the 47th President to succeed Joe Biden.

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Match in Sydney begins at 7.15pm (AEDT)/8.15am (GMT)Share your thoughts with Tanya via emailHere they come! Sophia Dunkley looking happy on her first outing this series and England are opening with Freya Kemp who is also in her first Ashes game of the Australian summer.This was a thoughtful piece from Raf earlier this week – Jon-ball isn’t working. Continue reading...

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Beyond Retail confirmed in November 2023 its plans for a hotel, 80 high-end apartments and medical centre were not commercially viable.

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Dynasty Trade Advice: Tank Bigsby, Drake London, Ladd McConkey (2025 Fantasy Football)  FantasyPros

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‘I thought I’d be rushing around doing stunts. But instead, it was all about my tight, sexy outfits. After three episodes, I was thinking, “I hate this big hair!”’I got the impression Blake’s 7 was just going to be “space opera” and wanted to move on and do other things, but the script for the first episode won me over. It was 1977, before the mass surveillance we have today, so the idea of everyone being watched by cameras, as that opening episode had it, seemed striking. It had shades of Nineteen Eighty-Four and felt very adult and relevant. Continue reading...

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The Apprentice cast for 2025 has been confirmed 👀

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Injured people are being seen in viewing rooms for dead bodies. I love my job, but I don’t know how much longer I can copeSusie (not her real name) is a senior nurse in an A&E ward at a London hospitalA&E nurses thrive in a crisis. That’s why my colleagues and I came into the profession – to do the best for our patients in their moment of need, even in the most chaotic of circumstances. But the pressure is currently overwhelming. This winter, a bad but by no means unprecedented flu season has put immense strain on already struggling hospitals around the UK. Some patients are waiting days to be seen, with trusts using every inch of space to look after patients in corridors, physio rooms and even store cupboards, often without access to vital lifesaving equipment such as oxygen.In the London hospital I work in, patients brought in on trolleys are often left for hours in an indoor ambulance bay with an automatic sliding door that opens on to the elements. While they wait for a ...

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President-elect to be sworn-in at Capitol rotunda as freezing conditions blast Washington DC

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Beecher’s beautiful memoir, written partly in response to the death of her brother aged 25, describes in startling detail the highs and lows of existenceThe title of Anna Beecher’s first work of nonfiction can be read in various ways – an expression of triumph, relief or anticlimax. She uses it as a punchline to the book’s opening chapter, which recounts a car accident she experienced as a graduate student in the US. Here she conjures in vivid detail the violent shock of impact, the moments of silent disbelief in the immediate aftermath as she waits for understanding to catch up with physical sensation, dreading the discovery of what happened to the occupants of the other car, now spinning on its roof.In the event, no one is hurt, but Beecher pictures all too readily a parallel reality in which the crash resulted in several deaths, and she and her friend return home carrying the weight of that knowledge. “Our lives are punctured by moments of impossibility when the future unlatches ...

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The visitor racked up the incredble bill after trying some of the boutique hotel's most expensive whiskies.

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Blues hit by shortage of defenders but Trevoh Chalobah’s return adds to competition for places

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Forget the gloom of Blue Monday 2025 by revisiting New Order’s pulsating club classic 🎶

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It’s the biggest tournament of the year for the sport - where Scotland tend to excel.

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MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry reveals how productivity hacks can help you live a richer life

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The Great British Bake Off host Noel Fielding has “confirmed” he will be back for 2025 series 🚨

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Nine of the top ten housing markets in the UK so far this year are in Scotland

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London Luxury’s Market Will Withstand New Domicile Rules, Says Advisory Firm Director  Mansion Global

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Pep Guardiola’s side looking to avoid huge slip-up against Tractor Boys

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The release of Palestinian detainees came after three Israeli hostages were freed on SundayFull report: Palestinians celebrate as prisoners freedThe Spanish government has welcomed the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which will allow for an increase in aid to the strip. The Spanish foreign ministry said the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) is “essential and irreplicable” to the delivery of humanitarian relief in the territory.Israel’s government is still committed to its plan to ban Unrwa from operating and to cut all ties between the agency and the Israeli government. It has accused the UN agency of allowing Hamas militants to infiltrate its staff, an allegation the agency denies. Unrwa is the major distributor of aid in Gaza and provides education, health and other basic services to millions of Palestinian refugees across the region, including in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.It is essential that negotiations between the parties resume immediately in order to move on to the s...

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We would like to hear your memories of David Lynch, as well as whether you are attending today’s global group transcendental mediation at noon PT David Lynch, the maverick American director, has died aged 78. He specialised in surreal, noir style mysteries and made a string of influential, critically acclaimed works including Twin Peaks and Eraserhead.We would like to hear your tributes and memories of David Lynch – whether you met him, or appreciated his work as a film-maker. We are also interested in seeing your most Lynchian photos and hearing your experience of the world group 10-minute transcendental mediation, organised by his children for Monday at noon PT. Continue reading...

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Bitcoin rises over $109,000; sterling and euro jump after report Trump won’t impose new tariffs yetThe UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will travel to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos this week in the hope of convincing some of the world’s largest companies to invest, with allies saying she will use spending cuts rather than further tax increases to meet her own fiscal rules.At the same time, the Treasury is considering a push to cut the benefits bill, in a move that is causing nervousness among Labour MPs. Continue reading...

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Reach your fitness goals for 2025 with the Rattrix treadmill that is now on offer on Wowcher for 83 percent less.

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Pep Guardiola’s side looking to avoid huge slip-up against Tractor Boys

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We're honouring the big-screen stars, musical icons, footballers, and others who left a lasting impact on the world

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Dancing on Ice has eliminated its first contestant in 2025 ⛸

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Kick off the year with a family activity that’s fun, creative, and rewarding 💡

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Commentators believe that 2025 will mark a turning point for London house prices

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Pep Guardiola’s side looking to avoid huge slip-up against Tractor Boys

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Marcus Fakana, now 19, from Tottenham, was 18-years-old when he was arrested for having sex with a 17-year-old girl from London while he was on holiday with his parents in the UAE city in August.

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Dancing On Ice 2025 is set to continue on Sunday 18th January, with the second set of celebrities taking to the ice and one star in particular could be at risk of leaving

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Melania Trump looked chic in an understated, head-to-toe navy blue look as she stood by her husband Donald Trump's side as they arrived to St. John's Episcopal Church.

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Taylor Swift’s Eras tour and the Gallaghers’ ill-fated dabble with dynamic pricing have put the spotlight on how much we’re willing to pay for live music. But, on the other side of the equation, the costs can be exorbitant and the risks are eye-wateringThe news that Oasis were to reunite sparked a wave of euphoria across the nation at the end of last summer. But the nostalgia balloon was quickly punctured by the discovery that the tickets, initially priced at £148.50, had suddenly leapt to £355.20 due to dynamic pricing. The outcry quickly sparked a new debate about what constitutes a “fair” price for gig tickets, with the band themselves fanning the flames: Liam Gallagher told those bellyaching about the lack of transparency to “SHUTUP” and buy “Kneeling only” tickets for £100,000 instead.Dynamic pricing, where the cost rises in real time in lockstep with demand, is hardly new. Parallels are often made with the surge pricing used on budget airlines and taxi-booking apps, ...

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The British No 1 was left hobbled after a brutal run to the last 16 and called time after two sets against the classy Alcaraz, who could meet Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals

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Altadena’s Village Playground education center served diverse families with outdoor classrooms, small farm and animals – till it was destroyed by flamesIn Altadena, it had become the hot ticket among the preschool set.But when Geoff and Kikanza Ramsey-Ray first bought the two-acre property at the edge of town in 2008, it was a shambles. The home was a rental for over 30 years and the grounds were woefully neglected. Yet the couple saw promise. Nestled against Angeles Crest national forest, with a mountain view and on a road with few other homes, the place felt protected and perfect for their vision: an early education center called Village Playgarden. Continue reading...

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Michelle Obama not set to attend the event in Washington DC but former presidents are expected

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All the essential cost of living information you need

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The British No 1 faces a stiff task as Alcaraz looks to continue his chase for a career grand slam before Djokovic is in action later

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A London-based gang has launched a dedicated account to find thieves who broke into their cannabis farm with appeals featuring footage.

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Manager to stay on for Hoffenheim and Leicester gamesLevy taking injuries into account despite poor runDaniel Levy intends to give Ange Postecoglou the opportunity to revive Tottenham’s fortunes, with the under-pressure manager set to remain in charge for this week’s matches against Hoffenheim in the Europa League and Leicester in the Premier League, although the situation is precarious.Levy would normally be expected to sack a manager who has presided over a league run of five points from 10 matches, as Postecoglou has done to leave the club languishing in 15th place. The 3-2 defeat at Everton on Sunday was the latest low, with Spurs 3-0 down at half-time to a team that had scored 15 goals in 20 previous league matches this season. Their rally towards the end did not obscure the faultlines. Continue reading...

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Shaun 'the Magician' Murphy came into the second session of the 2025 Masters final at Alexandra Palace boasting a 6-2 lead over Kyren Wilson, the world champion

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The British No 1 faces a stiff task as Alcaraz looks to continue his chase for a career grand slam before Djokovic is in action later

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Ripples from Axel Rudakubana’s killing of three girls spread wide and deep, from the personal to the political“Southport is a quiet, kind place in which nothing ever happens,” said the Rev Thomas Carter, the morning after it happened. “People are struggling to understand it.”It wasn’t just Southport; the whole country struggled to process the carnage that took place late on a sunny Monday one week into the school holidays. Continue reading...

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DAILYMAIL.COM BLOG: Follow live updates from Donald Trump's presidential inauguration as he is sworn in as the 47th President to succeed Joe Biden.

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Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher released by Hamas and have crossed border into IsraelHamas releases first three hostages after ceasefire dealAnalysis: Will the ceasefire deal hold?How will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work?Israeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports.Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a brief televised address on Sunday that the political echelon had directed the military to delay implementation and that it retained freedom to continue attacks in the Gaza Strip as long as the ceasefire had not taken effect. Continue reading...

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Renewed program would allow hunters to eliminate up to 80% of the animals on 20,000 acres of state landAlaska is set to resume the aerial gunning of bears and wolves as a population control measure aimed at boosting caribou and moose herd numbers, even as the state’s own evaluation of the practice cast doubt on its effectiveness.The renewed program would allow hunters to eliminate up to 80% of the animals on 20,000 acres of state land. Environmental groups opposed to what they label a “barbaric” practice of shooting wildlife from helicopters is more about sport than scientific practice in part because hunters want caribou populations to increase because they are trophy animals. Continue reading...

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Follow along here for all the best photos from the inauguration of the 47th President...

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The online retailer is offering some of the most gorgeous wedding dresses that look luxury for as little as £31

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Court in Murcia region says woman should get 32 weeks of leave – the amount given to a couple – rather than 16 weeksA court in Spain has ruled that a single mother is entitled to the parental leave that would have been due her partner – if she had one – on the grounds that all babies should be treated the same, regardless of the composition of their families.The woman, a part-time worker known by the initials SPM, gave birth to a daughter in the south-eastern region of Murcia in January 2022. SPM requested additional parental leave, arguing that her daughter was entitled to the same amount of parental care as any other newborn. After her request was turned down by social services and the courts, she appealed to the regional high court. Continue reading...

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President-elect to be sworn-in at Capitol rotunda as freezing conditions blast Washington DC

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Lord Ivar Mountbatten, 61, put Bridwell Park, his Grade I Georgian house in mid-Devon, on the market for £5.5million in April last year.

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Fortnite OG is gearing up for an entirely new season, packed with more items, island changes and Battle Pass additions than players will be able to manage.

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The President-elect's eldest daughter was seen in the deep forest green ensemble as she arrived at the service at St. John's Church, as Trump prepares for his second presidential term.

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Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher released by Hamas and have crossed border into IsraelHamas releases first three hostages after ceasefire dealAnalysis: Will the ceasefire deal hold?How will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work?Israeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports.Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a brief televised address on Sunday that the political echelon had directed the military to delay implementation and that it retained freedom to continue attacks in the Gaza Strip as long as the ceasefire had not taken effect. Continue reading...

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Judge rejects death penalty for Sanjay Roy as victim’s parents suspect more were involved in killing, which sparked strikesAn Indian police volunteer has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in Kolkata, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and widespread hospital strikes last year.The court rejected demands for the death penalty, saying it was not a “rarest-of-rare” crime. Continue reading...

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The best destinations to discover in this picturesque and historic Mediterranean nation

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Paul, 46, is believed to have died after slipping and falling at the luxury apartment near Bristol where he was staying

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When a demobbed British marine goes after his daughter’s killers, his old comrades pile in to beef up the relentless gunfightsThis is a boorish, blokey film, the cinematic equivalent of a man sitting on the tube with his legs spread wide apart. It’s a violent British revenge thriller starring ex-Marine (and Jeff Bridges lookalike) Tip Cullen as a veteran getting payback for the death of his teenage daughter from drugs. Everyone involved has clearly worked extremely hard with what looks like a very low budget, but the cracks do show; it’s impossible to take a gangland crime boss seriously when he’s wearing such a nasty cheap suit. To be fair, most of the funding looks like it’s been chucked at SUVs and imitation assault rifles for the relentless gunfights.As it happens, veteran marine Andy (Cullen) carries out his first kills using bits and bobs borrowed from work; he’s the manager of a hardware shop so he picks off the bad guys in a seedy drug den with a staple gun and hammer, hunti...

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I was a sobbing country kid, stranded without luggage at a big-city train station, when a voice inquired: ‘Can I help you?’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesI grew up in Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales and went to university in Bathurst.I was 19 and heading back to uni at the end of the midyear break when I fell asleep on the Sydney-bound train, waking up just after the station where I was supposed to switch to a bus. I was an inexperienced traveller, so I asked the on-board staff what to do. “Stay on until Central and we’ll sort out your train to Bathurst from there,” I was told. I resisted the temptation to get off at the next station and call my family for a pickup. I told myself it was my mistake and I needed to figure it out. Continue reading...

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Tyrrell Hatton won his fifth Rolex Series event on his DP World Tour, clinching the Hero Dubai Desert Classic to get his 2025 season underway in perfect fashion

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The team have taken a look inside the former Crichton Royal Hospital in Dumfries, which is set to be transformed into a five-star hotel

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Lawsuit will challenge legality of ‘department of government efficiency’, by alleging it violates federal rulesElon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) program is expected to be sued within minutes of Donald Trump being sworn in.The 30-page lawsuit, obtained by The Washington Post, challenges the legality of the government advisory committee Trump claims he’ll create, by alleging it violates federal transparency rules on disclosure, hiring and other practices. Continue reading...

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Locals on a housing estate are fed up with the unfinished state of the roads and streetlights.

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This tale of nice ordinary folk doing bad things is a cartoonishly grisly comedy with a hint of Fargo, though without the off-kilter humourThe family that eats together stays together, they say. But the proverb will have to be tweaked for director Caden Douglas’s cartoonishly grisly comedy, in which a family’s regular Sunday dinner ends with the neighbour’s dog running around the back garden with a severed human arm clamped between its teeth. You could describe Mother Father Sister Brother Frank as Fargo-esque, in the sense that it’s a tale of nice ordinary folks doing bad stuff while snow falls serenely around them – though in truth it is less flavoursome and the humour is more obvious, not so deliciously off-kilter.It is lunchtime at the Jennings’ house, where mom Joy (Mindy Cohn) is a picture of homely friendliness. Her husband Jerry (Enrico Colantoni) seems a little grumpy while their grown up kids Jolene (Melanie Leishman) and Jim (Iain Stewart) bicker like teenagers, but that ...

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Proof of group’s survival demonstrates stalemate that gave rise to ceasefire and is likely to fuel more conflictMiddle East crisis – live updatesHours after the ceasefire was declared on Sunday, Hamas fighters were back on Gaza’s streets. Not many, it was true, and those who appeared were armed only with Kalashnikov rifles and some rudimentary body armour, but they were there.In Khan Younis, a handful of pickup trucks with gunmen onboard drove through cheering crowds of young men. Dozens of uniformed fighters with Hamas headbands were visible when the three Israeli hostages were handed over in Gaza City. Elsewhere, there were reports that Hamas policemen, dressed in blue police uniform, deployed in some areas after months in hiding to avoid Israeli strikes. Continue reading...

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A British-Israeli citizen, a Nova festivalgoer and a veterinary nurse are the three women to be freedIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesA ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has taken effect, pausing a 15-month war that has brought devastation and political change to the Middle East.As part of the deal, three Israeli hostages are due to be released later on Sunday, named by Hamas as Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. Continue reading...

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Those who have escaped one of the world’s most repressive states give a rare glimpse into their horrific ordeal in the country’s vast gulag systemIn the darkened office of his church, the preacher recalls how he was tortured. His guards would put a wooden pole behind his bent knees, suspend him upside down from the ceiling and beat the soles of his feet with rubber pipes.In the two decades before he fled Eritrea with his family in 2020, he spent eight years in detention. Some of it was in airless, underground cells so cramped there was no room to lie down. At other times he was made to break stones and harvest crops. Then there were the torture chambers. Continue reading...

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Jodie Weston, who appeared on Channel 5’s Rich Holiday Poor Holiday and Rich Kids Go Skint, is leaving what she calls "bleak Britain" for a new luxury life in Dubai

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Travel influencer Simon Blok has shared a list of 19 cities that he says "you must visit before they become too popular" - but some of his followers have disagreed with his choices

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Renata Edward Manning has been accused of attempting to kill Destiny Otton-Rakuraku and assaulting another womanFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe family and friends of a woman allegedly set on fire by a man accused of trying to murder her say they have been left numb and traumatised.Destiny Otton-Rakuraku, a 34-year-old support worker and mother-of-two, remains in hospital with serious injuries after the alleged attack on Saturday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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It’s good news for those looking for a job in air travel - but no so much with newspapers

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With Valentine's Day fast approaching, why not snag your partner's favourite fragrance or a stunning new scent from a luxury brand without breaking the bank, thanks to this flash sale

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Unlike tariffs, a new form of protectionism could target climate-wrecking, untaxed corporations and their billionaire ownersGabriel Zucman is a French economistHow should Europe respond before Donald Trump’s policies destabilise the global economy? All countries will soon have to take a stand on the new US president’s tariff threats. While a shift away from free trade clearly carries risks, it also presents a valuable opportunity to reimagine our outdated international economic relations – if we can grasp what makes this moment unique.In many ways, Trump’s economic agenda follows the Republican party playbook that dates back to Barry Goldwater’s 1964 presidential run, which launched the party’s enduring mission to dismantle Roosevelt’s New Deal. Trump claims the US was never better off than under William McKinley’s presidency (1897-1901), when the federal government, before income tax existed, was pared down to a minimum.Gabriel Zucman is professor of economics at the Paris School o...

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I don’t want to upset him, as he’s extremely proud and sensitive. But I am now having to grin and bear every sexual encounter we haveI love my husband of 16 years dearly and still think he is attractive but feel completely unaroused by him when we are in close proximity. As a result, our sex life has disappeared, which is causing a lot of resentment. Things that didn’t used to matter now do. I find his back hair and yellow teeth offputting. I don’t want to upset him so don’t feel I can tell him these things. He’s extremely proud and sensitive and would not react well, regardless of how softly the news was delivered. I feel that I am grinning and bearing every sexual encounter with him and he can tell. He is also the one who initiates sex and he does this through sending a text message, which I have to admit does nothing for me either. We have to educate others about our needs, our likes and dislikes. You are being considerate in not wanting to hurt your husband by letting him know t...

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Novak Djokovic may be at the centre of a media storm at the Australian Open , but the Serbian champion still found time to deliver one of the most wholesome moments of the tournament.

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