74 minutes ago I'm A Celeb star Dean McCullough sparks fury after breaking show rules as 'ulterior motive' spotted

After Dean failed his third Bushtucker Trial in three days last night, I'm A Celebrity viewers reckon they've cottoned on to Dean's tactic to become the "lead character"

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1 hour ago Putin’s missile attack threat on UK is 'bluster' and won't undermine support for Ukraine, says Yvette Cooper

Putin made the threat after Ukraine fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia

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2 hours ago Sport may be a blunt tool of social change, but it’s time to take a stand against Israel | Jonathan Liew

As the bombing continues in Gaza, the inaction of bodies such as Fifa and the IOC becomes a glaring, conscious choice Probably you already know what this is. Probably before you read a word of it, you decided what it was, where you stand on it, how you’re going to feel about it. The headline, there’s your first clue. Maybe you recognised the name of the writer and drew your own conclusions. And of course there’s the Guardian masthead at the top, the world’s leading bat‑signal for wet liberals, so already there’s a self‑selecting audience there.Or maybe you came via a social media link that already told you what to expect. Necessary, vital, powerful. Great piece by so-and-so. A shocking antisemitic screed by an unashamed Jew-hater. Sides are taken. Feelings are felt. Minds are not c...

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2 hours ago Benjamin Netanyahu unlikely to be arrested in Britain after ICC ruling, says Home Secretary Yvette Cooper

Israeli premier condemns arrest warrants against him and his defence minister as ‘antisemitic’ and US president Joe Biden calls them ‘outrageous’

Society

2 hours ago Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – folk horror spans the centuries

The chill of the supernatural pervades these unsettling tales, following a settlement’s history from the deep past to the near futureThe quintessential “bad place” is one of the staples of horror fiction. For Stephen King, the bad place – think the peculiar little town of Castle Rock or the Overlook Hotel in The Shining – most usually acts as a repository for a long-forgotten evil or injustice to resurface (often literally, like the dead cat from the desecrated Native American burial ground in Pet Sematary). For writers such as Robert Aickman, the nature of the bad place is more elusive, so deeply immured in time that its effects are felt more often than seen: a prickling at the back of the neck, a chilly intimation of doom that, when spoken aloud, is ignored or ridiculed...

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2 hours ago Budget hammer blow to shops: Retail sales slumped 0.7% last month as jittery Brits feared huge Labour tax raid

Retail volumes were down by 0.7 per cent, far more than expected, as consumers waited for Chancellor Rachel Reeves to drop the hammer.

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3 hours ago British households’ energy bills will rise by 1.2% in January – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsWhat is the energy price cap and can I cut my bill?Citizens Advice fears that households with children and those on lower incomes will struggle to keep warm this winter:Alex Belsham-Harris, head of energy policy at Citizens Advice says: “Energy prices remaining relatively stable over winter will offer cold comfort to millions across the country already struggling to afford bills. It comes as people are falling further and further behind on their energy bills, with the amount owed to suppliers now a record £3.7 billion.“As colder weather sets in, we’re particularly worried about households with children and those on lower incomes, who are most likely to struggle with their heating costs.“The decision to introduce a price cap chang...

Society

3 hours ago Cop 29 live: Poor countries may have to compromise on climate funding, says former UN envoy

Negotiations continue amid disputes over climate finance goals and previous commitments on transitioning from fossil fuelsHopes of a breakthrough at the deadlocked UN climate talks have been dashed after a new draft of a possible deal was condemned by rich and poor countries, write Guardian reporters in Baku.Faith in the ability of the Azerbaijan presidency to produce a deal ebbed on Thursday morning, as the draft texts were criticised as inadequate and providing no “landing ground” for a compromise. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Actor James Cosmo launches new whisky, Storyman, created with Annandale Distillery

The quality of Annandale Distillery’s blended Storyman whisky, inspired by Scottish screen actor James Cosmo, tells its own tale, writes Rory Ford.

Politics

3 hours ago In Greece, our general strike was a flop. Here’s why not enough people joined it | Yanis Varoufakis

The Greek economy has been bled dry by vulture funds and austerity, making citizens too poor to lose a day’s wages. The left has an onerous task aheadRena never knew a strike in Greece she did not support, never missed a rally that our party endorsed. But on Wednesday, at a rally to mark a rare nationwide general strike, Rena was not there. Worried, I rang her. No, nothing untoward had happened. “I just can’t afford to lose a day’s wages, not this week,” she said, apologetically. Having lost her flat last year to a vulture fund – an investment fund that buys shares cheaply in companies that are failing in order to take control, improve their performance and so make money – Rena was struggling to pay this month’s rent, which eats up 60% of her income. “I shall join you briefly, during my...

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