7 hours ago Our Prime Minister's voice is 'turgid' and simply sounds like audio constipation, says top mimic Jon Culshaw as he gets to grips with Sir Keir impersonations ahead of new show

The Dead Ringers and Spitting Image star Jon Culshaw told the Mail the PM's voice was 'profoundly unadventurous', adding: 'He's over-cautious to the point of being absolutely clenched.'

Politics

17 hours ago Emily Willis 'did 6g of ketamine a day before rehab and now lives in care home'

A Superior Court lawsuit filed by Emily Willis' family and conservator has accused the rehab centre, Summit Malibu, of negligence in the lead up to the ex-adult star becoming 'permanently disabled'

Society

2 hours ago Arsenal transfer news: Gunners told to make £100m Ollie Watkins bid as agent meeting held

Arsenal are in need of a striker over the final days of the January transfer window as Mikel Arteta mulls over moves for Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins and Mathys Tel of Bayern Munich

Economics

13 hours ago World champion Russian skaters on American Airlines jet built a new life as coaches in the US

The two Russian figure skating coaches killed in the American Airlines crash were two-time Olympians and former world champions in the pairs event

Sport

1 hour ago ‘Everybody is tired. The mood has changed’: the Ukrainian army’s desertion crisis

Some of those abandoning the frontline say the longer the war goes on, ‘the more people like me there will be’When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine three years ago, Viktor* was ready to die for his country. He volunteered to defend Kyiv as enemy tanks appeared and joined Ukraine’s armed forces. In the spring of 2023 he was fighting in the village of Tonenke, near the eastern city of Avdiivka. “When I arrived I was super-motivated. If necessary I would give my life,” he recalled.Gradually, however, he became disillusioned. The battle was furious. “The Russians would smash our positions to the ground,” he said. Senior Ukrainian commanders gave unrealistic orders. Then, while he was defending a ruined building, a panel fell on his shoulder. After receiving injections to reduce the pain, he was told to return to the front. “I realised I’m nobody. Just a number,” he said. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Jurors shown videos of student allegedly raping nine women in China and London

Zhenhao Zou, 27, is accused of drugging and raping 10 women in total.

Culture

2 hours ago Terminally ill teen left in hospital corridor for 14 hours wakes from coma

The 18-year-old, who suffers from Cerebral Palsy and Scoliosis, was told there were no beds available and placed in the hallway as he writhed around in pain.

Science

9 hours ago Aviation expert explains why US airspace is ‘not the safest’ in the world

An aviation expert told The Independent that while US airspace is “certainly one of the most controlled,” it wouldn’t necessarily be “the safest.”

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17 hours ago Inside 'world's biggest yacht' with floating £8.1m apartments and its own beach club

Apartments on the luxury yacht, that is being built in Norway, start at £8.1m and a high court judge has ruled that a £733,750 unpaid design debt must be settled

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15 hours ago Arsenal told to make £100m transfer bid to seal move before deadline day

Arsenal have made a late move to sign Ollie Watkins with a £60m bid getting rejected by Aston Villa as the Gunners are urged to massively up their offer if they want to land the striker

Economics

16 hours ago Liberal Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson punches out her frustrations in the boxing ring

Ketanji Brown Jackson, 54, is one of three liberals on an otherwise Conservative-dominated Supreme Court

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3 hours ago Washington DC plane crash live: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say

National Transportation Safety Board announces recorders are now at a lab for evaluation; operation to recover bodies continuesFull report: cockpit voice and flight data recorders recoveredVictims: world champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed planeVisual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold?What caused this tragic aviation disaster is not yet known, but the National Transportation Safety Board investigators has said it will have a preliminary report within 30 days.Despite the lack of clarity, newly inaugurated US president Donald Trump has accused his Democratic predecessor Joe Biden of lowering hiring standards and suggested the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity push could have weakened its capabilities. Continue reading...

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14 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

18 hours ago Bird flu ‘covid of poultry industry’ MPs hear, as farmers told to stay vigilant

Farming minister Daniel Zeichner told the Commons it was rare for the disease to infect humans.

Science

11 hours ago Dad, 78, told A&E wait would be 10 HOURS, with ‘nowhere to sit and people sleeping on beds in corridors’

The hospital responded to the claims warning that ‘A&E services are extremely busy, which is impacting waiting times’

Politics

22 hours ago 'I was told to lock away the paracetamol. My own child became a stranger': A terrifying portrait of the secret lives of today's teenage girls from a mother and daughter who went through it all

Christie Watson started to suspect something was wrong with her 16-year-old daughter when she found her in bed, smoking cigarettes, at two in the morning.

Society

18 hours ago 'Nightmare' neighbour who chopped down hedge to make her flowerbed two feet bigger loses latest court battle that's already cost her £27,000

Tersia Van Zyl and husband Stiaan were sued after neighbour Peter Walker-Smith accused them of wrongly having the bush that separated their gardens in Claygate, Surrey cut down.

Economics

5 hours ago Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds to ask federal court to drop Justin Baldoni's $400M suit amid legal battles

'The Lively-Reynolds Parties intend to move to dismiss Plaintiffs' complaint,' an attorney for the couple requested to Judge Lewis Liman in a letter.

Events

11 hours ago ‘Did they learn nothing?’: Auschwitz survivor to return German honour over AfD vote role

Albrecht Weinberg ‘horrified’ that MPs relied on far-right party to pass anti-immigration motionA 99-year-old Holocaust survivor has said he will return his federal order of merit to the German president in protest over MPs passing an anti-immigration motion in parliament with the support of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland.Albrecht Weinberg, whose parents were murdered in Auschwitz, told the Guardian he was “horrified” on learning that a proposal submitted by the conservative parties had relied on the anti-immigrant, xenophobic AfD to get it over the line. Continue reading...

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28 hours ago 'I was told to lock away the kitchen knives. My own daughter became a stranger': A terrifying portrait of the secret lives of today's teenage girls from a mother who went through it all

Christie Watson started to suspect something was wrong with her 16-year-old daughter when she found her in bed, smoking cigarettes, at two in the morning.

Society

19 hours ago Anyone booking a holiday with one travel agent can get a refund if the price changes after booking

The travel retailer has launched a generous new scheme that promises customers a refund if the cost of their holiday decreases after booking

Economics

5 hours 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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12 hours ago Palestinian ambassador ‘still optimistic’ about Occupied Territories Bill

Palestinian Ambassador Dr Jilan Abdalmajid was speaking in Galway.

Politics

29 hours ago Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' plantation wedding scandal resurfaces amid Justin Baldoni defamation lawsuit

Amid their ugly court battle with It Ends With Us star Justin Baldoni, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' relationship is being put under the microscope.

Society

19 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

6 hours ago Rihanna's glam appearance at A$AP Rocky trial revealed in court sketches as she 'outshines key testimony'

The Grammy-winning artist and fashion mogul, 36, for the second day in a row , made headlines for her starry presence and glamorous, stylish appearance.

Events

13 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

20 hours ago Comic is left with £61k court bill after losing copyright battle with Steve Coogan's production company over claims it pinched format of his YouTube show

Harry Deansway claimed Mr Coogan's Baby Cow Productions stole the format of his show 'Shambles', repurposing it for Baby Cow's 2022 series 'Live at the Moth Club.'

Economics

7 hours ago Trump leaves reporter speechless with joke about jet crash as he signs executive order to purge DEI from FAA after 67 were killed

Hours after he repeatedly blamed DEI hiring for the air crash in Washington, DC, President Trump said he had no plans to visit the crash site. 'What's the site - water?' he told reporters.

Events

13 hours ago ‘Everyone has an impact’: how to start reducing your environmental footprint

As fires tear through California and Trump sets back efforts to curb the rise of global temperatures, what can individuals do to make a difference?2024 was the hottest year on record. Average global temperatures rose to 1.6C above preindustrial levels, according to data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) – a rise that led to extreme weather events and “misery to millions of people”, as one of the group’s experts told the Guardian.Less than a month into the new year, fires have torn through huge swathes of Los Angeles, upending the lives of thousands. Donald Trump, a climate denier, is pulling the country out of international climate agreements and setting back efforts to curb the rise of average global temperatures. Continue reading...

Politics

8 hours ago Mechanical failure or human error? What might've caused the D.C. plane crash that killed 67 people

‘Even the most skilled pilots are going to make human errors, because they’re human,’ former Navy fighter pilot Matt Cox told The Independent

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13 hours ago Russian honeytrap 'agent' who fell in love with another spy on trip to Spain to find anti

Vanya Gaberova, 30, claims she believed she was being used by her lover to conduct police surveillance on a corrupt journalist and denies being a Russian spy.

Politics

8 hours ago Victims of Washington DC plane crash include US and Russian figures skaters

US Figure Skating champions and coaches were tragically killed in a plane crash involving an Army helicopter in Washington DC

Events

14 hours ago Nightmare neighbour ripped down shared hedge to make her flowerbed two feet bigger

Teresia Van Zyl and husband Stiaan were sued by neighbour Peter Walker-Smith after they cut down a hedge dividing the property's two gardens and now their High Court appeal has been rejected

Politics

10 hours ago Sweet clip of World Champion ice skater Evgenia Shishkova resurfaces after she is presumed dead in Washington plane crash

A sweet clip of World Champion Russian ice skater Evgenia Shishkova has resurfaced after she is presumed dead in the Washington DC plane crash.

Events

14 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

11 hours ago Woman, 21, accused of killing Border Patrol agent in shooting linked to California stabbing appears in court

Teresa Youngblut faces federal firearms charges in the January 20 death of Agent David Maland

Events

15 hours ago Young figure skater saved from doomed American Airlines flight because his dog was too big to board

Jon Maravilla was set to be among the passengers on board Flight 5342, but said he was told he couldn't bring his dog onboard. He decided to take a car instead.

Politics

11 hours ago Fresh lawsuit hits Oregon city at the heart of Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments

A small Oregon city is facing a fresh lawsuit over its homeless camping rules

Events

18 hours ago Inside Trump’s crypto court: The President and his Bitcoin bros go for growth

Donald Trump will be the first president to fully embrace digital currencies — and he’s already anointed his crypto princes

Politics

12 hours ago Conmen jailed for posing as police in 'cruel and wicked' phone scam which netted £416k in cash and jewels from elderly victims

Ringleader Faris Kayani, 30, and his two accomplices netted £416,000 by pretending to be police officers and asking their victims to hand over money so it could be 'checked'.

Events

18 hours ago Spencer Matthews admits there was 'disappointment behind his parents' eyes' over his past reality TV work and says he aimed to get their approval by running 30 marathons in 30 days

The TV star, 36, told the Mirror that his parents, entrepeneur David Matthews and artist Jane Spencer Parker, were not always best pleased with his antics during his younger years.

Politics

12 hours ago Girls 'lied' about rape and abuse at hands of older Asian men for 'quick easy money', court told

A jury at Minshull Street Crown Court were told about interviews which police conducted with the accused

Events

18 hours ago Brits told to look for rare 20p coin considered collector's 'holy grail' due to error

An expert has warned that seemingly ordinary 20p coins are actually worth a lot more than their face value - but only if they have a particular error that makes them a collector's item.

Politics

12 hours ago Inside Russian military camp from hell where disabled and elderly 'chained like slaves'

Russian troops with 'no fingers' and hobbling on crutches are being kept in miserable conditions at a military camp in Siberia - before being shipped off to fight again in Ukraine

Events

18 hours ago What happened when I tried a traditional Russian wellness ritual loved by biohackers

This ritualistic form of contrast therapy is a shock for the senses, finds Emilie Lavinia

Politics

12 hours ago Sarah Mayhew killer's fantasy about 'dead babies' in vile message to twisted boyfriend

Gemma Watts, 49, has been jailed along with Steve Sansom, for killing Sarah Mayhew, 38, in south London with a court hearing depraved messages the pair sent to each other

Events

19 hours ago 'Nightmare' homeowner who chopped down hedge to make her flowerbed two feet bigger loses latest round of six

Tersia Van Zyl and husband Stiaan were sued after neighbour Peter Walker-Smith accused them of wrongly having the bush that separated their gardens in Claygate, Surrey cut down.

Politics

12 hours ago Forensics link Martin McCauley to ‘cowardly murder’ of three RUC men, court told

McCauley is one of the so-called Colombia Three, accused of training rebel FARC guerrilla forces in 2001.

Events

20 hours ago 'Nightmare' homeowner who chopped down hedge to make her flowerbed two feet bigger loses six

Tersia Van Zyl and husband Stiaan were sued after neighbour Peter Walker-Smith accused them of wrongly having the bush that separated their gardens in Claygate, Surrey cut down.

Politics

12 hours ago Garage gang admits pocketing £320k in 'sophisticated' crash for cash scheme by pretending to carry out repairs that never took place

A group of fraudsters claimed to work in a garage they used as a front to run a 'crash for cash' scheme and pocketed over £320,000 in false insurance claims.

Events

21 hours ago Emily Willis is 'permanently disabled' after 'ketamine addiction', reveals family

Former adult star Emily Willis suffered a cardiac arrest at a rehab centre in February 2024. Now a Superior Court lawsuit has revealed the harrowing days in the lead up to her being 'permanently disabled'

Politics

12 hours ago US Supreme Court rejects likely final appeal of South Carolina inmate a day before his execution

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected what is likely the final appeal of a South Carolina inmate the day before his scheduled execution for a 2001 killing of a friend found dead in her burning car

Events

24 hours ago ‘No hope’: wife’s fears for Ugandan opposition leader facing trial for treason

Kizza Besigye, veteran opponent of President Yoweri Museveni, may face death penalty but will not get justice in military court, warns Winnie Byanyima, UNAids chiefIt was a message from her sister-in-law asking where he was that made Winnie Byanyima start worrying about her husband, Dr Kizza Besigye, a prominent Ugandan opposition leader. Byanyima, head of UNAids, had just returned from Malawi to Geneva, where the UN programme on HIV/Aids is based, in November. She rang Besigye’s phone – it was off.She made some calls and learned that he had gone from Uganda to neighbouring Kenya to attend a book launch. Then a journalist told her he believed Besigye was now being held in a military prison in Kampala, Uganda’s capital. Continue reading...

Politics

12 hours ago Figure skater issues shock statement over claims he was denied boarding on doomed flight because his dog was too big

A Russian media outlet originally reported that Maravilla was set to be among the passengers on board the fateful American Airlines flight before he was barred due to the size of his dog.

Events

24 hours ago ‘No hope’: wife’s fears for Ugandan opposition leader facing trial for treachery

Kizza Besigye, veteran opponent of President Yoweri Museveni, may face death penalty but will not get justice in military court, warns Winnie Byanyima, UNAids chiefIt was a message from her sister-in-law asking where he was that made Winnie Byanyima start worrying about her husband, Dr Kizza Besigye, a prominent Ugandan opposition leader. Byanyima, head of UNAids, had just returned from Malawi to Geneva, where the UN programme on HIV/Aids is based, in November. She rang Besigye’s phone – it was off.She made some calls and learned that he had gone from Uganda to neighbouring Kenya to attend a book launch. Then a journalist told her he believed Besigye was now being held in a military prison in Kampala, Uganda’s capital. Continue reading...

Politics

12 hours ago 'Getaway driver' in £1.4m robbery that led store manager to kill himself told police 'every man loves a watch', court hears

Store manager Oliver White, 27, was restrained with cable ties during the £1.4m raid at 247 Kettles store in Kew Road, Richmond, on May 25 last year.

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