1 hour ago Traitors star Jake Brown breaks silence after 'showdown' with wife over work pal

Traitors winner Jake is said to have been confronted by his wife Shannon after growing close to a female colleague

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8 hours ago SARAH VINE: Kate's 'very happy' childhood has given her the grounding to withstand the vicissitudes of Royal life. That's why she's perfect to help improve Britain's early years parenting

A new survey by a charity working to improve early-years development has revealed that 24 per cent of parents do not consider toilet training a necessary skill before their child starts primary school.

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54 minutes ago UK interest rate cut a ‘sure bet’ amid faltering economic growth, say experts

The Bank of England’s top economists will meet on February 6 when forecasters predict they will cut the base interest rate to 4.5%.

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5 hours ago Snoop Dogg wants to see Oasis play in Scotland and has invited some Celtic player pals to the gig

The rap legend has told the Sunday Mail “his boy Noel” is going to give him tickets for the Manchester band’s hotly anticipated reunion tour.

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60 minutes ago Russia and Ukraine trade blame over an attack on a boarding school in Russia’s Kursk region

Competing claims have emerged over a deadly attack on a boarding school in Sudzha, a city in Russia’s Kursk region that has been under Ukrainian control for five months

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19 hours ago Jessica Alba's secret past worthy of a Hollywood movie including her on

Jessica Alba 's personal life has been back in the spotlight after she confirmed her split from her husband Cash Warren this month and declared she was 'embarking on a new chapter of growth.'

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8 hours ago Doctors said Trey, 11, just had a stomach bug. Now the schoolboy is in a coma fighting for his life and a heart transplant is his only hope...

It was the type of upsetting yet commonplace problem most parents face from time to time. Early last month, the Taylor family were on their way home from a meal out when Trey, 11, began feeling sick.

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2 hours ago Does Labour really think Trump is a better bet than the EU? | William Keegan

Rachel Reeves is all for growth; her party and the country needs it. But still we hear nothing about the most obvious solution In 1935, Sinclair Lewis wrote a satirical book, It Can’t Happen Here, about a lying demagogue, Buzz Windrip, who rises to power and transforms the American scene for the worse within months.There were fears of parallels with the plot of the book when Trump first became president. This time, the fears are far more serious, as Trump’s barrage of executive orders challenges the constitutional checks and balances designed by the founding fathers to inhibit the autocratic desires of a future wrong’un becoming president. Continue reading...

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27 hours ago How slow tourism visitors have proven a £1m goldmine for Scottish Highland communities

The growing movement of ‘slow tourism’ offers a counterbalance to ‘overtourism’ in Scotland

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18 hours ago Princess Anne wraps up warm as she greets rugby players ahead of the Scotland v Italy Six Nations clash in Edinburgh

The Princess Royal, 74, who is patron of the Scottish Rugby Union, met those competing for the Cuttitta Cup in Edinburgh on Saturday.

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2 hours ago Mikel Arteta must take bold attacking approach as Arsenal look to exploit Man City weakness

Latest chapter of growing Premier League rivalry is must win if Gunners want to stay alive in the title race

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25 hours ago Actor and comedian Miles Jupp: 'At school I used to eat two puddings a day'

The actor and comedian, 45, tells Tom Parker Bowles about school Nutella feasts, the glamour of frozen orange juice and why he won't taste his own cooking

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2 hours ago Pregnant teenage wife dissolved in bath of acid by jealous and controlling husband

Arnima Hayat had ambitions of becoming a surgeon, but while at medical school in Austrlia, she met the man who would cut her life short before dissolving her body in a bath of acid

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18 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations score and latest updates as the Azzurri stunningly fight back to level

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

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3 hours ago Canada strikes back with retaliatory tariffs as fears grow that Trump's trade war will causes prices to rocket

Canada will retaliate against President Donald Trump's new tariffs with 25% levies on a raft of U.S. imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday.

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3 hours ago Sunday with Felicity Montagu: ‘Allotment shed etiquette is very important’

For the Beyond Paradise actor, happy Sundays are all about the plotWhat’s an average Sunday? I share an allotment with my friend, which is wonderful. We grow turnips, parsnips and tromboncinos, which are in the squash family and a bit phallic. It’s a really peaceful thing to do and it calms me.Is it hard to get an allotment? You have to go on a waiting list. One of my big regrets is that I didn’t do it with my kids. Now they’re grown up, they look at me as if I’m a mad woman when I say I’m going down to the allotment. But it’s full of young couples with young children, digging.Is there allotment envy? Yes. There’s always someone better than you. There’s a lady who does French squashes in the most extraordinary shapes, and someone else who has a magical bottomless pit of potatoes. My friend Caroline sorts out our logistics. She’s always getting gets me to build structures and hang nets to stop the birds eating all the cavolo nero.Have you got a shed? We share a shed. There’s a lot of...

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19 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations score and latest updates as Scotland race into lead in Edinburgh

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

Sport

3 hours ago ‘Data is the new oil’: Why Scotland should be excited, not scared, by artificial intelligence

With artificial intelligence in need of large amounts of energy, Scotland’s is ideally placed to supply it

Politics

25 hours ago ‘I don’t like corporate boxes’: Jeremy and Ben Corbyn on Arsenal, coaching and Starmer

The former Labour leader and his son reveal how football changed their family, and discuss the pleasure and pain that comes from loving such a voraciously capitalist sportLast Saturday morning, with the biting cold and bright sunshine providing a perfect day for football, Jeremy Corbyn climbed off his bicycle at Tufnell Park playing fields. I joked about a red bike being appropriate for his politics and his beloved Arsenal but Corbyn just smiled and gazed at the teeming pitches.His eldest son, Ben, is a scout for the Arsenal academy and runs the London Football School which coaches around a thousand young footballers. They range in age from three to 18 and there are 42 LFS teams. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago Pasadena school shooting: Elderly gunman opens fire during band competition, one injured

An 81-year-old man opened fire at a band event at Pasadena Memorial High School on Saturday evening, shooting one person, according to a Pasadena ISD official

Events

3 hours ago The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she 'scooped' the nation's media

Independent journalists live outside the mainstream and their numbers are growing

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26 hours ago How to watch Scotland vs Italy FOR FREE: TV channel and live stream for Six Nations rugby today

Hosts rocked by huge injury blow as 2025 campaign begins

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9 hours ago 'Terrifying' rise in number of Scottish pupils using dangerous weapons in schools

Fresh tragedy feared unless action is taken to halt ‘collapse in discipline’ in nation’s schools

Events

6 hours ago Justin Bieber looks downcast as he's seen in NYC without wife Hailey amid increasing fan concern

Justin Bieber sparked fresh concern on Saturday as he was seen in New York City looking fatigued for the third time this week, fueling rumors of tension in his marriage to wife Hailey Bieber.

Politics

11 hours ago Year after lockdown and school closures saw tragic spike in attempted child suicides, shocking figures reveal

Suicides and attempted suicides by young people soared during lockdown, new figures reveal. Among them was Christopher Nota, from Essex, who was just 19 when he died in 2020.

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14 hours ago Settled, industrious, essential: it’s time we saw immigration as a British success story | Martha Gill

New arrivals are set to push the population to 72.5 million but the numbers matter less than how well people fit in once hereLast week some startling numbers hit the headlines. If the Office for National Statistics is correct, net migration will add five million people to these islands in the span of a decade. That will account for almost all population growth in that time, driving us up to 72.5 million by 2032.Is it good news or bad? Many commentators reacted with alarm: there is already a great deal of strain on housing, education and health services. But others like the idea. They point out that birthrates are falling across the world, and that Britain, like other countries, is due to get increasingly decrepit with time. We will eventually have to live off the life force of skilled young people from overseas, over whom everyone else will be competing. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Nathan Aspinall felt emotion of sad Cameron Menzies and says sorry for horror game

Scotland star Menzies was on the receiving end of regular taunts from English fans as he crashed out of the World Darts Masters

Events

14 hours ago Sick and wounded Palestinian children wait for evacuation as Rafah crossing reopens – video

Palestine Red Crescent Society crews prepare sick and wounded children to be evacuated from Gaza into Egypt as Israel reopens the critical Rafah crossing after nine months. The reopening is part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and allows for medical evacuations for patients with urgent care needs. The crossing is a vital conduit into Gaza, and its closure caused outcry, trapping people with medical needs inside the territory.Rafah crossing reopens for Gaza’s sick and injured children after months of closure Continue reading...

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13 hours ago Lidl issues urgent product recall for popular snack amid risk of 'burning sensation'

Supermarket chain Lidl and the Food Standards Agency has issued an urgent UK recall on two popular snacks that could cause a 'burning sensation' in the mouth when eaten.

Events

15 hours ago Gregor Townsend says win over Italy will prepare Scotland for what is to come

The visitors fought back until Scotland pulled away.

Politics

14 hours ago Prison bosses urgent warning of drone jail breaks as they may soon lift inmates out

Prison bosses have revealed they are worried about the very possible prospect of drones being used to lift inmates up and out of jail. They are already being used to deliver drugs into cells

Events

15 hours ago Clement haters during Rangers lowest ebb have a tenuous grip on reality and I'll answer them when I stop laughing

Hugh Keevins praised the Light Blues boss for the way he has overcome his legion of detractors

Politics

14 hours ago Mum of schoolgirl, 14, murdered by dad in 'playfight' is 'standing by him'

Sarah Hall is struggling after the killing of her daughter Scarlett Vickers and the jailing of her husband Simon Vickers for murder, according to her mother Elaine Hall

Events

17 hours ago Scotland avoid painful Italian deja vu to launch Six Nations title bid

Scotland 31-19 Italy: Scotland were stunned by the Azzurri last year and held off a fightback this time to claim a bonus-point win

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14 hours ago Finn Russell frustration as Scotland talisman makes Italy performance admission and Gregor Townsend has say

Scotland co-captain and head coach assess opening Six Nations victory

Events

17 hours ago Huw Jones helps see off Italian fightback as Scotland secure win in Six Nations opener

It was a positive start for Gregor Townsend's men with a 31-19 win at Murrayfield.

Politics

14 hours ago ‘I’ll see you in a year’: the Australian women over 60 hitting the road solo

A growing number of older women are taking up the nomadic lifestyle, challenging traditional views of ageing. While grey nomad stereotypes persist, many say it’s the best decision they ever madeSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterSeven years ago, Robyn Drayton stood out the front of her home in Newcastle, north of Sydney, and felt overwhelmed with a desire to get out.“Something came over me. I just burst into tears,” Drayton, now 63, says. “I’d done a lot of travelling overseas and had a caravan and knew it was time.Sign up to receive Guardian Australia’s fortnightly Rural Network email newsletter Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Huw Jones stars as late scores push Scotland past Italy in Six Nations opener

The Italians fought back before Scotland forged ahead.

Politics

15 hours ago ‘Our youngest and brightest’: grief of DC plane crash rocks figure skating community

The loss of the young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short in the American Eagle flight 5342 crash has ripped a hole in the tightly knit world of figure skatingEveryone agreed it was the best camp they’d ever been to. The most fun. There was an interpretive dance class. Successful jump drills were met with high-fives all around. On the day of the Chinese new year, the kids all went out for hot pot. And parents and coaches, regardless of athlete rivalries, intermingled in camaraderie; when one parent noticed a coach’s voice grow hoarse, they pulled a ginger shot from out of their purse, handing it to her with a smile.National development camps, such as the one that took place following the US figure skating championships in Wichita last week, are held for the highest performing juvenile, intermediate and novice skaters. The young athletes with the greatest potential are offered this chance to watch the stars of their sport compete, and then learn from some of the most...

Events

19 hours ago Ron DeSantis tried to crusade against undocumented students. Florida is fighting back

Latest anti-immigration agenda pushes to strip in-state tuition rates from tens of thousands of college studentsIt was a week in which two of Ron DeSantis’s flagship culture war crusades – education and immigration – collided. And it did not end well for Florida’s hard-right Republican governor.Alongside a revolt by previously loyal lawmakers upset by DeSantis’s “power grab” in trying to write and impose immigration law, he also found himself under fire from tens of thousands of undocumented college and university students furious at his push to strip them of in-state tuition rates. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago ‘Why did we give back this alleged criminal?’ Pressure grows on Meloni after Italy releases wanted Libyan police chief

Critics accuse prime minister of pandering to Tripoli over migration after Osama Najim was freed despite an ICC warrant for alleged war crimesAfter stepping off an aircraft belonging to the Italian secret services, Osama Najim was triumphantly carried on the shoulders of the crowd of supporters awaiting his arrival at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport.Najim, also called Almasri, was not a footballer bringing home a trophy but a police chief wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, including alleged murder, torture, enslavement, rape and sexual violence. Continue reading...

Events

20 hours ago Scots families who lost loved ones to brain tumours welcome new specialist centre

Scientists at the facility are seeking and developing new drugs that can target and kill the cancer-causing cells that drive the growth of glioblastoma, in order to create more effective treatments.

Politics

16 hours ago Barclays issue urgent warning to customers as IT glitch continues for second day

Barclays customers have been unable to access the bank's mobile banking app and Internet banking services for over 24 hours following an IT outage

Events

20 hours ago Starmer accused of ‘fudging the facts’ of his schooling by education expert

Sutton Trust founder Sir Peter Lampl made the claim as he criticised the Government’s plans to charge VAT on private school fees.

Politics

17 hours ago Tonight's rugby news as Warburton expects Gatland to fly in shock omission and Scotland beat Italy

The latest rugby news and headlines from Wales and beyond

Events

20 hours ago Boy forced to grow up alongside a chimpanzee after family carried out bizarre experiment

An experiment went seriously wrong after a mother and father decided to test their new born son by raising him alongside a chimpanzee – which led to devastating results

Politics

17 hours ago D Is for Distance review – tender portrait of parents battling for their son’s medication

Only medical cannabis can stop Louis’ epileptic seizures, but the NHS refuses to supply it. Chris Petit and Emma Matthews have turned their fight into a filmThat uniquely valuable British writer and independent film-maker Chris Petit, creator of downbeat classics such as Radio On from 1979 and An Unsuitable Job for a Woman from 1982, may not these days find it easy to get an outlet for his work; this would be appear to be his first feature credit for 15 years. But he and co-director, editor and partner Emma Matthews have emerged with a deeply personal movie: painful, complex, challenging and engaging.Petit and Matthews riff and free-associate on the themes of memory, memory-loss and the moving image on video and celluloid, but at the centre of this is an urgent story from their own lives. In his early teens, their son Louis, now 22, a talented artist and musician, began to have epileptic seizures that wiped out his memories of childhood; some of these were of the type nicknamed “Ali...

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21 hours ago Scotland vs Italy LIVE: Six Nations latest updates ahead of tasty clash in Edinburgh

The Azzurri are looking to build on a breakthrough campaign last year as they come to Murrayfield

Politics

17 hours ago Rafah crossing reopening cannot be underestimated – it hints at success for Gaza ceasefire

Border has been closed since May 2024 for even the most urgent medical cases and evacuations are significant first stepThe Rafah terminal that marks the crossing between southern Gaza and Egypt straddles a complicated border. On the Egyptian side, a double arch marks the entry to the terminal buildings themselves, and beyond, Gaza.Television cameras on the Egyptian side caught the moment on Saturday that the crossing, which has been closed since May, was reopened for medical evacuations showing one young girl, whose foot had been amputated, being loaded into an Egyptian ambulance. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago TV presenter Olivia Attwood looks back: ‘I was a big character on Love Island, but it was all bravado’

The reality star turned documentary maker on being a shy child, growing up with dyslexia and ADHD, and how TV has given her confidenceBorn in London in 1991, Olivia Attwood shot to fame as a contestant on the third series of Love Island. The reality TV universe beckoned – Attwood joined the cast of The Only Way Is Essex and Celebs Go Dating. She then stepped into TV presenting, making documentaries about trolls, cosmetic surgery, and in the third season of her ITV show Getting Filthy Rich, young entrepreneurs selling sex. She lives between London and Cheshire with her husband, the footballer Bradley Dack.The eyes are giving Princess Diana, as if there’s some pending, awful news on the horizon. I loved doing ballet but I was a shy and anxious child, always pondering. My parents are staggered by the shift that’s happened in me over the last decade, because for that kid in the photo, the idea of being the centre of attention was horrifying. There was one t...

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19 hours ago Missing Aberdeen twins tragedy timeline in full as police find second body in river

Police Scotland have confirmed a second body has been found in the search for twin sisters Henrietta and Eliza Huszt, who have been missing since January 7, as we take a look at the timeline

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