72 minutes ago The Crown Princess of swinging London whose tumultuous affair with Mick Jagger nearly destroyed her: CHRISTOPHER STEVENS on the turbulent life of Marianne Faithfull

A unique chanteuse, a chronicler of her era and once proclaimed the most beautiful woman of her generation, Marianne Faithfull was the Crown Princess of Swinging London.

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6 hours ago Man charged with stabbing Vegas showgirls and tourists pleads guilty but mentally ill to murder

A man charged with a deadly series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip in October 2022 has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to murder and terrorism charges

Society

5 hours ago Dragon's Den woman who 'lost all fear' after cancer fight gets £50k and Trinny Woodall backing

47-year-old Laura Harnett, who is the founder of Seep, managed to convince guest judge Trinny Woodall to make her first and only investment during Dragons' Den

Economics

3 hours ago Coroner accuses NHS of 'unacceptable' waiting lists after mother suffering from 'aggressive' form of womb cancer was not treated quickly enough before her death

Coroner Samantha Goward warned 'lengthy' delays will lead to more women dying from cancers affecting the reproductive system after the death of a 38-year-od mother from Hunstanton, Norfolk.

Sport

25 minutes ago DC plane crash latest updates: 'Black box' recorder recovered from jet which collided with helicopter killing 67

Officials say there are no survivors among the 67 passengers on the aircrafts that collided above Washington, D.C.

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4 hours ago ‘He’s going home’: new film documents the fight to free Leonard Peltier

Sundance’s Free Leonard Peltier outlines the decades-long efforts to free the Indigenous activist from prison – up to the commutation of his sentence one week before the premiereOf all the documentaries at the Sundance film festival this year, perhaps none is as timely as Free Leonard Peltier, Jesse Short Bull and David France’s film on the Indigenous activist imprisoned for nearly half a century.Peltier, now 80 years old, is serving consecutive life sentences for the killing of two FBI agents during a shootout at the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota in 1975, though he has maintained his innocence. Activists, celebrities and liberation advocates such as Nelson Mandela have called for his release for decades, citing railroaded justice and evidence of prosecutorial misconduct; the FBI and law enforcement, meanwhile, have campaigned vociferously against any commutation of his sentence. Continue reading...

Culture

16 hours ago Health nominee RFK Jr to face further grilling at Senate confirmation hearing

Trump’s pick endured tough questions from Bernie Sanders on Wednesday and was accused of ‘peddling half-truths’After Robert F Kennedy’s bruising performance in a heated three-and-a-half-hour Senate confirmation hearing to become America’s top health official on Wednesday, he’s off to the health committee on Thursday morning for round two.The 71-year-old faces another grueling day of questioning from a more health-minded crowd, with Republican chair Bill Cassidy – a physician who caught Kennedy confusing basic facts about Medicare and Medicaid in Wednesday’s session – likely to press further on his grasp of America’s healthcare system. Continue reading...

Science

14 hours ago Woman 'on the run' from child cruelty charges after baby fell from moving car onto busy A

Raychel Hardingham, 29, was seriously injured when she fell with the child from a blue Volvo on the A1067 Fakenham Road, opposite the Shell petrol station in Taverham, Norfolk, in April 2023.

Transport

3 hours ago Willie Borland gives Stephen Bunting an almighty scare as Scot left 'happy and gutted' by World Darts Masters loss

Borland was two legs up but was defeated at the death by the World no 5 in Milton Keynes

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12 hours ago New laws to make endangering lives at sea a crime in bid to stop small boat crossings

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the new laws will ‘turbocharge efforts to smash the gangs’ smuggling migrants across the Channel

Society

9 hours ago RFK Jr sought ‘Make America Healthy Again’ trademark for vaccine marketing

Trump’s health secretary pick transferred ownership of Maha slogan application to anti-vaccine ally Del BigtreeRobert F Kennedy Jr, the anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist nominated for US health secretary by Donald Trump, recently applied to trademark his own “Make America Healthy Again” slogan for use in marketing potential products including food supplements, vitamins, essential oils – and vaccines.Documentation filed with the Office of Government Ethics lists $100,000 earned from a “licensing agreement to use Maha brand marks”. Continue reading...

Economics

4 hours ago Manchester United player ratings vs FCSB with two 8/10s as Kobbie Mainoo shines

Man United beat FCSB 2-0 in Bucharest with Ruben Amorim's team producing one of the better performances of his time in charge so far.

Sport

34 minutes ago Man says 'I narrowly escaped death' on delayed flight behind American Airlines 5432

The man described himself as being "two minutes away from death", and gave an insight into what happened at Washington's Reagan National Airport as news filtered through

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10 hours ago Footage Chinese PhD student allegedly filmed of him raping a woman leaves jurors in tears

One member of the jury was in tears as two 10 minute clips were shown at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday.

Culture

3 hours ago Man with £12k dog suit officially opens world's first 'zoo' for people dressing as animals

Have you ever dreamed of being a dog? Well, a Japanese bloke is offering punters the opportunity to live out this dream in an ultra-realistic costume for just £250

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15 hours ago Scotland snow confirmed by the Met Office as weather maps predict four inches to fall

After Storm Eowyn's mass destruction last week, we haven't escaped winter weather yet

Society

9 hours ago Liam Payne's posthumous appearance in Netflix talent show unconfirmed despite reports

Late One Direction singer was involved in forthcoming talent competition ‘Building The Band’ before his death

Economics

14 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal prepare second Watkins bid, Tel latest, Liverpool midfielder on the move

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

37 minutes ago Washington DC plane crash latest: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say

National Transporation Safety Board announces recorders recovered, which are now reportedly at lab for evaluationOfficials say no survivors expected in DC plane crashFirst known victims include figure-skating championsVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?Multiple media including the New York Times, Reuters and CNN are saying the Black Hawk helicopter was carrying three soldiers. No senior army officials were onboard, they reported, citing US defence officials.Multiple sources are now saying that about 60 people were onboard the American Airlines plane that collided with the helicopter. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago BBC Am I Being Unreasonable? series 2 plot, cast, trailer as hit comedy returns

Am I Being Unreasonable? series two will see the return of Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli in the comedy series as we learn the truth about Alex's death

Culture

3 hours ago Trump could halt congestion pricing that has helped unsnarl Manhattan's busy streets

It is unpopular with both Republican and Democrat lawmakers opposing the $9 charge for drivers

Politics

16 hours ago 'I wanted to charge teen daughter to live at home – but people think it's harsh'

A mum has divided opinion after dubbing young adults who live at home as 'entitled' and insists that they should contribute to household bills and food

Society

9 hours ago Failed Rangers administration prosecution case explained as taxpayers face £53m bill

The Crown Office has described the amount paid out following the failed investigation as "regrettable". The Record looks back at how the scandal of the botched prosecutions unfolded.

Economics

17 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal prepare second Watkins bid and rival Chelsea, Man Utd, Tottenham for Tel

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

59 minutes ago Four years after the coup, chaos reigns as Myanmar’s military struggles

A patchwork of armed opposition groups have made major gains over the past year, with the military facing further losses The streets of Lashio, a once bustling city in north-eastern Myanmar, are quieter than usual. Schools are shut, except for those run by volunteers from the pro-democracy resistance in the community. Months of airstrikes have left destruction. Even though the fighting has stopped, electricity is still not running properly. Instead, residents rely on solar power to charge their phones, and firewood and charcoal to cook.“We saw a lot of civilians who died during the battle [in those days]. We saw them on the streets, on the lanes, some of the bodies were decayed and some of them were freshly dead. Some died in their homes,” said Leo*, a 40-year-old driver, whose family spent months living with constant bombardments by the military, running to hide in the darkness of a homemade bunker each time jet fighters came. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Biggest US trading allies brace for a ‘game of chicken’ with Trump’s tariffs

Canada and Mexico draw plans to mitigate effect of duties Trump has threatened, possibly sparking a trade warTrump’s tariffs explainedAmerica’s biggest trading partners are bracing for Donald Trump to impose sweeping tariffs on their exports after the US president repeated his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with new duties.Officials in Ottawa and Mexico City have drawn up plans to retaliate against Washington with tariffs of their own, raising the prospect of a damaging trade war. Businesses inside the US and across the world have warned of widespread disruption if the Trump administration pushes ahead. Continue reading...

Politics

11 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Aston Villa's Watkins stance revealed, Arsenal's £60m striker deal, Tel fee agreed

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Economics

17 hours ago Gary Neville: Arsenal and Mikel Arteta inflame fans' claims of referee corruption

Michael Oliver - “the best referee in the country” - has received death threats

Sport

87 minutes ago Diddy accused of sex trafficking two additional women in new criminal indictment

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been accused of sex trafficking three women in a new criminal indictment filed by prosecutors on Thursday. 

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5 hours ago Melania Trump's official portrait photographer insists photo 'didn't need to be retouched'

The photo, taken by Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux, was taken in such perfect conditions, it reportedly didn't need touching up.

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11 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Aston Villa's Watkins stance revealed, Arsenal's £60m agreement, Duran medical booked

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Economics

19 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal prepare second Watkins bid and rival Chelsea for Tel, Man Utd medical booked

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Sport

88 minutes ago Liam Payne's loved ones 'are caught unawares as Netflix decides to go ahead with airing TV show the singer filmed just before his death without yet receiving his family's final blessing'

Netflix is reportedly forging ahead with airing the TV talent show Liam Payne filmed before his death, despite not yet receiving his family's final blessing.

Events

5 hours ago Donald Trump Jr.'s new girlfriend Bettina Anderson defends First Lady Melania after Vogue's vile attack

Bettina Anderson was quick to slam Vogue on Instagram on Wednesday after the fashion publication wrote a scathing piece about the first lady's official White House portrait.

Politics

12 hours ago East Ayrshire Council to seek Storm Eowyn cash as cost of damaging storm adds up

East Ayrshire Council officers and councillors also hit out at 'unfair criticism' of Big Top which collapsed during storm.

Economics

20 hours ago World media reacts to Celtic 'redemption' at Aston Villa as Champions League spectacle forces grovelling Rodgers apology

It was a classic Euro night at Villa Park as the Hoops returned north of the border with plenty of credit in the bank

Sport

89 minutes ago 2 Navajo men and a business partner are indicted for illegal marijuana grow operations

A federal grand jury has indicted a Navajo man, his father and a business partner on charges that they were running illegal marijuana growing operations in New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation to supply the black market

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6 hours ago Kash Patel says FBI wouldn’t seek retribution against Trump opponents; at least five senior agency leaders reportedly demoted or moved – live

Trump’s nominee to lead FBI also denied having an ‘enemies list’; Tulsi Gabbard faces sharp criticism over past comments sympathetic to RussiaRFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines on second day of hearingsGabbard grilled on Snowden, Hezbollah and Putin in tense Senate hearingHere’s some more reaction to Donald Trump’s executive order instructing the military to prepare to house 30,000 immigrants at the US naval base in Cuba.“Guantánamo is a stain on our nation’s honor,” Jerry Nadler, a Democratic congressman from New York, said.For years, I have advocated for its closure, condemning the abuses and glaring lack of accountability that persist there. This massive expansion into a mass detention camp is morally indefensible & raises significant civil liberties concerns.We cannot allow this level of dehumanization to become normalized. We need to shut down Guantánamo once and for all. Continue reading...

Politics

13 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal's Watkins bid faces £64m agreement as Liverpool star on the move

The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

Economics

1 hour ago Ukraine war briefing: elderly couples among nine killed in Russian drone attack

Thirteen people wounded, including eight-year-old girl, in Sumy apartment block attack. Sweden pledges $1.2bn in Ukraine military aid, its biggest pledge yet. What we know on day 1,073See all our Ukraine war coverageA Russian drone attack on a residential block killed nine people including three elderly couples in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, officials said on Thursday. Images distributed by the emergency services showed a gaping hole in the facade of the long block of flats and rescue workers digging through debris for survivors. “This is a terrible tragedy, a terrible Russian crime. It is very important that the world does not pause in putting pressure on Russia for this terror,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on social media. National Police later said the search operation had been completed after 19 hours, with rescuers finding nine bodies in the ruins, while 13 people were wounded. Among the dead were three couples – men and women between the ages of 61 and 74 – Ukr...

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6 hours ago Woman sent videos of herself farting to her boyfriend's ex and 'found it hilarious'

The 25-year-old woman was sentenced to a 12-month community order following the inappropriate videos, the sending of which she was said not to have realised was a criminal offence

Politics

15 hours ago Police record almost half a million shoplifting offences in England and Wales

The Office for National Statistics published the latest crime figures on Thursday.

Economics

2 hours ago Government efforts in recent years to tackle violence against women have failed, watchdog says

A ministerial oversight group for the strategy ‘only met four times in three years’

Events

7 hours ago Kash Patel says FBI wouldn’t seek retribution against Trump’s opponents; Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr face questions from senators – live

Trump’s nominee to lead FBI also denied having an ‘enemies list’; Tulsi Gabbard faces sharp criticism over past comments sympathetic to RussiaRFK Jr dodges clear answers on vaccines on second day of hearingsHere’s some more reaction to Donald Trump’s executive order instructing the military to prepare to house 30,000 immigrants at the US naval base in Cuba.“Guantánamo is a stain on our nation’s honor,” Jerry Nadler, a Democratic congressman from New York, said.For years, I have advocated for its closure, condemning the abuses and glaring lack of accountability that persist there. This massive expansion into a mass detention camp is morally indefensible & raises significant civil liberties concerns.We cannot allow this level of dehumanization to become normalized. We need to shut down Guantánamo once and for all. Continue reading...

Politics

15 hours ago Ombudsman staff to strike out over pay and mandate pushing for office working

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will walk out on February 12 and take an additional week of targeted industrial action

Economics

2 hours ago ‘A wonderful friend’: Tributes paid to Marianne Faithfull after death aged 78

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger was joined by bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood who also shared their thoughts.

Events

7 hours ago Body language expert reveals how Kate Middleton formed 'instant connections' while visiting children at Welsh hospice

Kate, 43, began her first royal 'away day' since 2023 with a visit to Tŷ Hafan - the oldest Welsh children's hospice - in Sully near Cardiff, as she officially over its patronage from King Charles .

Politics

15 hours ago First Nations to fight for billions in treaty payments in Canadian court

Group in northern Ontario argues crown failed to honour agreement and capped annual payments in 1874 at $4A group of First Nations in Canada is turning to the courts in the hope of securing billions of dollars in compensation, after accusing the government of failing to engage in “meaningful negotiations” for money owed under a 175-year-old treaty.“The governments’ refusal to come to grips with their treaty obligations has continued 175 years of broken promises, lies and neglect,” Wilfred King, chief of Gull Bay First Nation, said in a statement announcing plans to seek compensation that is “just, liberal, generous and honourable”. Continue reading...

Economics

2 hours ago Damning report shows how years of Tory failure impacted violence against women

The National Audit Office says it 'cannot be confident' that Government departments have done the best they can, pointing to delays actioning a 2021 strategy tackling violence against women and girls

Events

8 hours ago MPs call for banking hubs to sell stamps to counter Post Office closures

Hubs set up to compensate for the loss of high street banks should also offer postal services to help stem the tide of Post Office closures, MPs said.

Politics

16 hours ago Rangers takeover prosecution payouts set to top £53m after 'malicious' investigation 10 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: The Crown Office described the huge cost of the failed prosecutions linked to the takeover of the Ibrox club as "regrettable".

Economics

2 hours ago ‘Epidemic’ of violence against women and girls in UK is getting worse – report

National Audit Office says government attempts to tackle misogynistic violence are hampered by poor coordinationAn “epidemic of violence against women and girls” in the UK is getting worse despite years of government promises and strategies, a highly critical report from Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said.The National Audit Office report comes four years after a major government response to violence against women and girls (VAWG) was launched after the murders of Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard.The Home Office did not have “centrally coordinated funding” for VAWG, unlike that for the 2021 illegal drugs strategy, and had underspent on its own VAWG budget by an average of 15% between 2021-22 and 2023-24.There was no consistent definition for VAWG – the Home Office includes all victims, while police forces only include women and girls – which “made it difficult to measure progress in a consistent way”.While 78% of the commitments in the strategy had been met by July 2024, several we...

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9 hours ago North Carolina officials make urgent request to lawmakers on Helene and other hurricanes

North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene have told state lawmakers that they need more money

Politics

24 hours ago Taxpayers fund new clothes and shoes for Channel crossing migrants worth £3,000 every day

The packs are handed out to men, women, and children to replace their seawater soaked clothing when they arrive in Dover after their dinghys have been intercepted by Border Force vessels.

Economics

3 hours ago 'Loving and caring' army veteran, 82, died following attack at bus stop

Ex-army man and 'loving' father Allen Karam Chand, 82, died after he was attacked and rushed to hospital - a 43-year-old man has since been charged with wounding

Events

9 hours ago Bailiffs to hunt council tax dodgers as another London borough seeks emergency bailout

Town halls in crisis: Lewisham appoints debt collectors as Enfield follows Haringey in pleading for Government help

Politics

26 hours ago Investors chose flats and hotels over offices as property deals return

Real estate investment picked up in the second half of 2024, says MSCI, amid hopes of a market recovery

Economics

3 hours ago FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives

U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids

Events

10 hours ago Young people say they'd elect a 'strong leader'. I say give more of them the vote | Polly Toynbee

Given what gen Z have been through, it’s no wonder they’re not impressed by democracy. But giving them a real stake in it could change everythingFor God’s sake don’t give them the vote! Many people said that after a shocking poll published this week appeared to show young people rejecting democracy. But that’s utterly wrong. On the contrary, this should prompt Labour to accelerate its manifesto pledge to give 16- and 17-year-olds the vote. They need more democracy, not less, and soon.The Channel 4 poll found that 52% of 13- to 27-year-olds think “the UK would be a better place if a strong leader” were in change “who does not have to bother with parliament and elections”, and 33% thought the country would be better run “if the army was in charge”, among other dark impulses.Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Investors choose flats and hotels over offices as property deals return

Real estate investment picked up in the second half of 2024, says MSCI, amid hopes of a market recovery

Economics

3 hours ago Washington DC plane crash latest updates: Air traffic staffing 'not normal' when jet collided with helicopter killing 67

Officials say there are no survivors among the 67 passengers on the aircrafts that collided above Washington, D.C.

Events

10 hours ago Barclays hardens stance on hybrid working as staff told to come into office more

The bank is the latest large company to roll back its flexible working policies brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Politics

3 hours ago Man fears he 'narrowly escaped death' by missing doomed American Airlines 5432 flight

James Moyer was on his way from Charlotte, North Carolina to DC when he realised he was on the same flight path as the American Airlines aircraft that exploded mid-air

Events

10 hours ago Woman smashed cereal bowl on partner's head and caused serious laceration

Izabela Meteva, 31, attacked her boyfriend at their home in Newport and had become 'abusive' in the relationship

Politics

3 hours ago Prosecutors add claims and victims to indictment against Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Prosecutors have added details to their indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Events

10 hours ago Woman startled after she finds out who childhood penpal really is 10 years later

A woman took to TikTok to share her horror after finding out the identity of a penpal she had written to for years when she was a teenager. She only found out who they really were 10 years on

Politics

3 hours ago Evil woman who helped murder and dismember Sarah Mayhew was 'empowered by brutality'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. Criminologist Alex Iszatt believes Gemma Watts was always capable of the sadistic murder, but was 'waiting for the right person to bring it out' of her

Events

11 hours ago What time is the Royal Rumble? How to watch the WWE wrestling event, format, matches and history

It’s the first time ever that the event will be available at no extra charge to streaming subscribers.

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4 hours ago Sir Mick Jagger pays tribute to ‘beautiful singer’ Marianne Faithfull after her death

He was joined by bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood who also paid tribute

Events

11 hours ago Lord Alan Sugar says young people should 'get their bums back into the office'

Lord Alan Sugar has become the latest business veteran to criticise remote working and claimed that many young people 'just want to sit at home'

Politics

4 hours ago Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military's border role grows

A U.S. military plane with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles has left Texas bound for Guatemala carrying 80 deportees, eight of them children

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