1 hour ago Revealed: How Justin Bieber REALLY feels about the accusations against Diddy

When four blacked-out people carriers pulled up outside the private members' club, my first thought was that the American President was going to step out. Him or a senior Royal, perhaps.

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72 minutes ago Heathrow airport expansion will smash our community, say nearby villagers

Hundreds of homes could be demolished in the west London villages of Harmondsworth and Longford if the expansion gets the green light.

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6 hours ago IPL billionaires and Birmingham City owners win auction for Hundred teams

Mumbai Indians owners pay £60m for Oval InvinciblesKnighthead Capital take stake in Birmingham PhoenixEnglish cricket’s landmark Hundred sale produced an eventful first day as the Ambanis, India’s richest family, and Knighthead Capital, owners of Birmingham City, secured the right to buy 49% stakes in Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix respectively.The Guardian has learned that Knighthead’s offer of about £40m for 49% of the Phoenix prevailed in a sealed-bids auction over that of private equity firm CVC Capital Partners. CVC had earlier lost out to Reliance Industries Ltd, owners of Mumbai Indians, in a three-way auction for the equivalent stake in Oval Invincibles. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Man United transfer could finally get green light as agreement 'blocked'

Manchester United transfer news as Tyrell Malacia's short-term future could be resolved in the final days of the January transfer window

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2 hours ago David Beckham is supported by wife Victoria and their youngest children at his BOSS launch event... while Cruz's girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 29, steals the spotlight in daring red lace lingerie

David Beckham was supported by his loving wife Victoria and their youngest children at his David Beckham x BOSS One launch at Lightroom in London on Thursday night.

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12 hours ago Harry and Meghan are ridiculed by comedian at prestigious Netflix event in LA just weeks before launch of Duchess' new show

Hollywood's leading lights were playing close attention last night when streaming giant Netflix held its prestigious new-season launch in Los Angeles.

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10 hours ago Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs iPhone 16 Pro Max: Which flagship phone should you buy?

Thinking of upgrading? To help you choose the best top-tier phone for you, here’s a comparison of their cameras, processors, battery life, and AI features

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5 hours ago Patient slams hospital and shares horror pic of 'food that looks like vomit'

Jess Tague shared a photo of a lasagna meal she claims she was given as a patient at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and many agreed it looked bad with one saying it had put her off her own dinner

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2 hours ago TOM UTLEY: Memo to the Utley boys: I regret to inform you the local branch of the Bank of Mum and Dad has closed down

Few parents reading this will be surprised to learn that the Bank of Mum and Dad is fast running short of funds, with gifts of cash to help the young get on the housing ladder taking a tumble.

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17 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

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9 hours ago The Hundred: Mumbai Indians owners agree landmark deal to buy stake in Oval Invincibles

Reliance Industries Limited are owned by India’s richest family

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2 hours 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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13 hours ago I have entered ‘nanna mode’ – bring me all your movies and shows about older women | Rebecca Shaw

I lost my grandmother a couple of years ago. My grief’s sharpness has worn down, and I’m ready to lean into the soft landing of older ladiesI recently had a realisation about myself: I have entered “nanna mode”. This does not mean I’m knitting, drinking enough cups of tea to kill Paddington Bear, or showing the ceiling instead of my face on video calls – nonetheless, I have become steeped in Nanna.I’ve always had a soft spot for older ladies (and ladies of all ages). But I had this lightbulb moment while watching Matlock, a reboot of an 80s TV show starring Kathy Bates as a lawyer in her 70s coming out of retirement – and getting up to shenanigans. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Vick Hope flashes glimpse of her lace bra in plunging black blazer as she joins a busty Kaya Scodelario in leading star arrivals at David Beckham's BOSS launch party

Kaya Scodelario and Vick Hope led the glamorous arrivals at the David Beckham x BOSS One launch event at Lightroom in London on Thursday night.

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13 hours ago Drivers who stop in this zone at red light could be slapped with a £100 fine and points

Drivers can be fined £100 for creeping into or stopping in a cycle box at a red light, and the rule applies to motorbikes and scooters too

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3 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’

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20 hours ago Antiques Roadshow guest confesses plan to ‘be nice’ to his mum to get hands on ‘rare’ painting worth thousands

An Antiques Roadshow guest pulled a face as the true value of a neighbour’s gift was unveiled

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3 hours ago Love Island: All Stars fans are left baffled as Curtis randomly reveals he cut off contact with his mum in argument with Ekin

Fans couldn't wrap their heads around the 'confusing' scene, with many pointing out Curtis was 'manipulative'.

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16 hours ago Mortgage approvals to home buyers edged up in December, Bank of England figures show

Some 66,526 deals got the green light in December, up from 66,061 in November, the Bank said

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3 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

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22 hours ago Footage shows plane with 64 onboard colliding with helicopter near Washington DC

An American Airlines passenger jet collided with a military helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan national airport near Washington DC. Video from an observation camera at the nearby Kennedy Center shows two sets of lights consistent with aircraft appearing to conjoin in a fireball. The American Airlines Flight 5342 departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the FAA. According to American Airlines’ website, the jet has a capacity for up to 65 passengersAmerican Airlines plane and military helicopter collide at airport near Washington DC Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Scissorhandz review – musical reanimates Burton classic with cuts from Radiohead and Aerosmith

Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London Jordan Kai Burnett impresses in a fun, heartfelt yet tonally uneven show, co-produced by Michelle VisageIn Tim Burton’s 1990 fairytale, you hear Edward Scissorhands before you see him, as Johnny Depp cowers in the shadows, metallic fingers clinking. But Jordan Kai Burnett, taking the lead role in this jukebox musical reinvention, is no wallflower. They storm the stage with the famous shears raised, imploring us to lift our hands and make some noise.Previously performed in Los Angeles, co-produced by Michelle Visage and ‘NSync’s Lance Bass, Scissorhandz lands in London like a fully fledged cult hit. Visage’s voiceover welcomes an audience of “beautiful weirdos” and treats us as a pre-existing fan club.At Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London, until 29 March Continue reading...

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17 hours ago B&M fans 'obsess' over 'stylish' £10 wireless lamps that 'add class to any room'

Some claimed that 'nobody would ever guess' that the battery-powered lights came from the local discount home store

Economics

3 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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4 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.'

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5 hours ago As a human rights lawyer, I fight against discrimination in all its forms. Witnessing the recent anti

In the face of those who refuse to see our humanity, I choose to imagine that we are humane enough to believe in theirsMy grandmother, Holocaust survivor Olga Horak OAM, passed away in August 2024 just days after her 98th birthday. Just one week before, she attended her great-granddaughter’s Jewish day school to share her remarkable story of survival with the Year 6 students. Her parting message was simple: “Never forget. Don’t hate”. Although she could no longer stand up straight, in her decades-long commitment to Holocaust education as a volunteer at the Sydney Jewish Museum, she was indefatigable until the end.When she died, we lost an empire of knowledge. Just as we do whenever we lose a survivor. Her strength of character, her disarming candour, her twinkly eyes, her testimony and her light have secreted themselves in the hearts of the thousands of people she touched, like little mirrors reflecting flashes of her life. A giant photo mosaic. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago You’re Cordially Invited review – Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell carry fun comedy

A pair of duelling weddings leads to war in this surprisingly funny, if a little overstuffed, Amazon comedyIn the doldrums of January, with Hollywood gracelessly dumping its shoddiest films, one would have understandable scepticism over Amazon’s glossy wedding confection You’re Cordially Invited. Recent attempts to replicate the big studio comedy for a streaming audience have almost all failed, from the intolerable Vacation Friends movies to Amazon’s heinous Space Cadet to joyless big-star Netflix vehicles like the recent Diaz/Foxx mess Back in Action. Even its stars have tried – Reese Witherspoon with charmless rom-com Your Place or Mine and Will Ferrell with grating Christmas musical Spirited – so expectations weren’t just low, they were deep underground.It also didn’t help that Amazon refused to provide screeners to press, a clear sign that something was up. But even with the many low bars this would all put in place, there’s a surprising amount of low-rent fun to be had here, a ...

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5 hours ago Keir Starmer warned he must 'get serious' about growth and sign off two North Sea oil projects controversially blocked by courts

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to overrule Ed Miliband and give the green light to the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil projects, which could generate billions for the economy.

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8 hours ago Miriam Margoyles 'will never forgive herself' for devastating incident when she was young

Comedian and actress Miriam Margoyles said, 'I will never forgive myself' as she recalled a moment of 'frustration and rage' while looking after her beloved mum following a stroke

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9 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'.

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9 hours ago Coronation Street's Lucy Fallon 'crying' as she celebrates milestone weeks after daughter's birth

The actress, who is best known for playing Bethany Platt in the ITV soap, is now a proud mum-of-two

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9 hours ago Marianne Faithfull death: Leading light of the Swinging Sixties dies aged 78

Singer and actor made headlines for her romance with Mick Jagger but proved herself as an artist in her own right, as well as a survivor who prevailed over tabloid scrutiny, addiction, an eating disorder and cancer

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9 hours ago Marianne Faithfull was a towering artist, not just the muse she was painted as

The late singer made her share of bad decisions – but someone this artistically adventurous and unafraid was never going to have an ordinary life• News: Marianne Faithfull, singular icon of British pop, dies aged 78It is difficult to think of a moment in pop history less receptive to a 1960s icon relaunching their career than in 1979. At that point, British rock and pop resolutely inhabited a world shaped by punk: it was the year of 2-Tone and Tubeway Army’s Are ‘Friends’ Electric?, of Ian Dury at No 1 and Blondie releasing the bestselling album of the year. And it was a central tenet of punk that the 1960s and their attendant “culture freaks” were, as Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren put it: “fucking disgusting vampiric the most narcissistic generation there has ever been,” and that the decade’s famous names should no longer be afforded the kind of awed reverence they had enjoyed for most of the 70s. “No Elvis, Beatles or the Rolling Stones,” as the Clash had sung.And yet Marian...

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9 hours ago Washington DC plane crash: Trump blames diversity policies and ‘confluence of bad decisions’ as officials say no survivors – latest

President turns collision briefing into rant about diversity policies despite no evidence linking DEI to the crash that killed more than 60 peopleOfficials 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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9 hours ago Destiny 2 Heresy Act 1 release date and time – and everything we know about the new Episode so far

The Light and Darkness saga is being capped off a third and final epilogue Episode that includes a Star Wars crossover and new dungeon race with a twist.

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9 hours ago Washington plane crash LIVE: Trump says 'confluence of bad decisions' led to tragedy as he suggests diversity hiring to blame

Top skaters feared dead as rescuers search Potomac River after American Airlines flight collides with Black Hawk helicopter

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10 hours ago Rangers vs USG LIVE as the results Clement and Co need revealed to reach the top 8

It's another massive European night under the lights at Ibrox Stadium with opposition from Philippe Clement's homeland

Politics

10 hours ago Drug dealer staggers out of car after leading police on 'ludicrous' 139mph chase on M56

Maredudd Francis, 31, drove at high-speed during the motorway pursuit towards Manchester before he smashed into another vehicle

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10 hours ago Rangers 1 USG 0 LIVE as Raskin scores and the Belgians are bang up against it

It's another massive European night under the lights at Ibrox Stadium with opposition from Philippe Clement's homeland

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10 hours ago Donald Trump speaks of US ‘hour of anguish’ after no survivors in Washington DC plane crash – latest

President blames ‘confluence of bad decisions’ for crash that is believed to have killed everyone onboard; officials say 28 bodies recovered so farWashington plane crash: officials say no survivors expectedFirst confirmed victims of plane crash include figure-skating championsHow did Washington DC plane crash unfold? A visual guideMultiple 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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13 hours ago Comedy fans stunned as performer takes to stage – before people realise who he is

An audience member at a comedy club was left stunned when they realised the person who was about to take to the stage was actually a legendary comic who has sold out Wembley Stadium

Politics

10 hours ago I stayed in my toxic marriage because I didn't want my daughters to grow up in a broken home. But I was wrong. Now, I'm a proud 'solo mum' and have a message all women need to hear

Not long before I had walked out on my marriage of nearly 20 years, I'd got used to explaining I was a single mum to two daughters. This time, however, I stumbled on the words.

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13 hours ago Rachel Reeves grilled on past opposition to airport expansion over environmental concerns

Rachel Reeves was questioned over her previous opposition to expanding Leeds-Bradford airport after she gave the green light to a third runway at Heathrow on Wednesday (28 January).

Politics

12 hours ago Whatsapp users sent urgent warning over popular feature as messaging app issue security update

If you use the View Once tool, there's bad news, as WhatsApp has uncovered a glitch. Worryingly, that means any pictures you've sent with View Once could still be saved on the recipient's phone.

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13 hours ago I’m a mum who feels like the most boring fool on Earth. How do I find ‘interesting me’ again? | Leading questions

You’re allowed to want to feel like yourself again, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Sometimes things have to change outside us for things to change insideRead more Leading questionsI’m 36 and a mother to two beautiful hyperactive boys, six and two. I feel like the most boring fool on earth. I have no friends who I can talk to. Social interaction is limited to small talk day to day – at work, with neighbours etc. I am unable to hold any meaningful conversation unless it revolves around kids, their shenanigans and how tired parents always are.My husband goes out with colleagues every week but I am rarely invited anywhere and I don’t think I want to be. I get terrified whenever I am. I’m sure that I add no value to any moment. I feel dejected and sad almost all the time. I can’t even read a book fully any more; I feel I don’t have any headspace left after attending to the boys all day. My husband holds an upper management position therefore he makes more money than me and...

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12 hours ago Opus review – John Malkovich plays an evil pop star in a silly horror dud

Sundance film festival: The cult of celebrity is targeted in a progressively nonsensical and poorly made debut with too much on its plateAnyone who has written about a much-loved music star with even the vaguest hint of light criticism will be aware of the horrors that can often follow. The tribal intensity of extremely online and extremely sensitive fandoms can lead to either a mild torrent of more tolerable abuse or something far darker, like death threats and sometimes doxing, an unending rage erupting from people who use emojis as avatars. There’s a great thriller to be made about this unpleasant tension, the fans who will do anything for their idol and the idol who will do nothing to stop them, but Opus, a poppy new A24 misfire premiering at Sundance, is not that movie.It’s the first film from writer-director Mark Anthony Green, who, like many before him, is so fixated on what he wants to say that he hasn’t been able to figure out how to say it. There’s maybe a slicker, simpler...

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14 hours ago Saudi Arabia go public with Mo Salah charm offensive in bid to sign Liverpool star

Mohamed Salah's contract at Liverpool continues to wind down and Saudi Arabia has been talked up as a destination with leading lights confessing they want the Egyptian

Politics

13 hours ago 'I saw a fireball': Shocking air traffic control audio captures moments before Washington DC plane crash

Authorities believe there are no survivors after the commercial flight collided with a military helicopter

Events

14 hours ago 'I've charged my teen daughter rent – but people think strict rule is too harsh'

A mum asked fellow parents whether or not they charge their adult children rent for living under their roofs – and she received a very mixed response on the matter

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13 hours ago Urgent warning to WhatsApp users as glitch allows recipients to see 'View Once' photos MULTIPLE times

If you use the View Once tool, there's bad news, as WhatsApp has uncovered a glitch. Worryingly, that means any pictures you've sent with View Once could still be saved on the recipient's phone.

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14 hours ago Franchised higher education courses face tighter rules to curb ‘rogue operators’

More than half of 341 franchised institutions are unregistered with the Office for Students, the DfE said.

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13 hours ago Stephen Graham reveals 'first of its kind' gesture he offered to the child actors he rejected from new Netflix drama Adolescence

Stephen Graham has revealed how he gave all the kids who auditioned for a role in his new series, Adolescence, a part because he couldn't 'break their hearts'.

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15 hours ago Mum's genius way to clean oven racks with 87p product you'll have at home

An Instagram cleaning guru has shared a simple hack to make sure your oven racks are sparkling clean by using a product you probably already have in your cupboards

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14 hours ago Air traffic audio from American Airlines crash with military helicopter: 'Did you see that?’

Audio from air traffic control during a crash between an American Airlines passenger plane and a military helicopter in Washington DC on Wednesday, 28 January has been released.

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