18 minutes ago King 'charming and funny' as he attends Royal Variety Performance alone after Queen skips event

The King attended the annual Royal Variety Performance alone after the Queen was forced to miss the event to recover from a chest infection.

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30 minutes ago What is the International Criminal Court and what does an arrest warrant mean for Israel’s Netanyahu?

Hague prosecutors have accused Israeli and Hamas leaders of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity

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35 minutes ago Unseen Barbara Hepworth letters reveal ‘recipes’ for sculptures – and her high standards

A cache of notes that will be auctioned this week include the artist’s instructions to her bronze foundry and show how deeply involved she was with the casting process Barbara Hepworth’s stone and bronze sculptures are recognised around the world for their distinct, curved forms. The oval alabasters and gleaming bronzes, punctured with holes and lozenge-like gaps, were all made in contrasting tones and surfaces, creating a new aesthetic.Now, Hepworth’s unseen letters to the London foundry owner who made many of her bronze pieces offer a revelatory new guide to her work. The bundle of letters and draft sketches, which cover a decade of work and will be sold for the first time this week, also reveal the exacting standards of this pioneering woman, hailed as one of Britain’s most important...

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48 minutes ago West faces biggest threat since 1945 says Trump military adviser amid growing WW3 fears as Putin vows to keep up massive missiles attacks on Ukraine

The threat of direct conflict with Russia over the war in Ukraine has escalated in recent days following the decision to allow Kyiv to fire long-range missiles deep into Russia

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52 minutes ago Rare old pennies with unique features worth fortune – and one can sell for £200k

These old pennies are worth a lot of money, with one flogging for £200,000 and another in the £2,000 region. It's worth checking your change as you could own one of these...

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60 minutes ago Around 60,000 power cuts as Storm Bert sweeps across island of Ireland

There has been major flooding in Killybegs, Co Donegal, while flooding was also reported in Cork, Galway and Limerick.

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84 minutes ago Cop29 live: rich nations to raise climate finance offer to $300bn as Thunberg warns summit ‘about to agree to death sentence’

The talks in Azerbaijan have seen nations at odds over how much money developed countries should provide to poorer onesMarching in silence with their arms crossed high, activists from around the world protested the draft deal at the Cop29 venue last night.“Pay up or shut up!” the campaign group Demand Climate Justice said in a post on social media. Continue reading...

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86 minutes ago Ronan Farrow on surveillance spyware: ‘It threatens democracy and freedom’

The investigative journalist takes on the shadowy world of invasive surveillance technology in frightening new documentary SurveilledIn 2017, while reporting a story on Harvey Weinstein that would, along with a New York Times report, kick off the #MeToo movement, the investigative journalist Ronan Farrow found himself the target of covert surveillance.The efforts to suppress investigations into Weinstein’s history of sexual abuse, for which the Hollywood mogul paid the Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube, were mostly old-school: front companies and false identities, hired subcontractors staking out buildings or tailing targets, gumshoes eavesdropping on meetings. Black Cube was able to obtain some of Farrow’s geolocation data from his phone, thus tracking his movements, but the...

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96 minutes ago Max Verstappen's net worth, girlfriend Kelly Piquet, car collection and retirement stance

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is set to further his legacy as an F1 legend and also give his bank balance a boost with a fourth world title on the horizon ahead of the Las Vegas GP

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1 hour ago How Connie Grace won Cole Palmer's heart: Mancunian manicurist, who walked the red carpet with footballer beau, is no stranger to showing off her jet set lifestyle

Cole Palmer traded the football pitch for the red carpet on Tuesday night, stepping out with his influencer girlfriend Connie Grace for the first time at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London.

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