66 minutes ago Ant McPartlin leaves son behind to enjoy rare date night with wife Anne

Ant McPartlin and his wife Anne Marie Corbett enjoyed a date night in Australia as they were pictured without their son Wilder Patrick, who they welcomed in April

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80 minutes ago Voices: Rachel Reeves is standing by her ‘tough decisions’ – but for how long?

The chancellor insists that she is not for turning, writes John Rentoul. But with the current cold snap and discontent among farmers, I predict she will, indeed, retreat

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80 minutes ago Women and LGBTQ+ people take up guns after Trump’s win: ‘We need to protect ourselves’

National gun clubs field an influx of newcomers interested in learning how to shoot firearms for self-defenseThe misogyny and anti-trans rhetoric that were hallmarks of the 2024 election campaign have seemingly ramped up since Donald Trump’s win, prompting some women, queer and trans people to respond by buying guns – and learning how to defend themselves from potential attackers.The Guardian spoke to various Americans from marginalized groups taking firearms classes, arming themselves with stun guns and pepper spray and taking their friends shooting in an effort to protect themselves from bigots they fear will be emboldened by the president-elect’s return to power. A few left-leaning gun clubs say their numbers are increasing dramatically. Continue reading...

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80 minutes ago I’ve joined Bluesky and it feels like a breath of fresh air – in some ways | John Naughton

The flourishing new platform may be like Twitter once was. The problem is the limited algorithmic scope of all social mediaAs I write, there’s a window on my laptop screen that is providing a live view of a stampede. It’s logging the numbers of people joining the social network Bluesky. At the moment, the number of registered users is 20.5 million. By the time you read this there will be more than 30 million of them, judging by the rate that people are currently joining.The proximate cause of it is the role that Elon Musk, owner of X (née Twitter), played in the election of Donald Trump, when a significant proportion of the platform’s 200 million-plus users realised that they’d been had – that they had, in effect, been useful idiots for Musk on his path to the centre of political power....

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89 minutes ago Cadbury ditches Christmas chocolate favourite and people are beside themselves

A spokesperson for Cadbury's has officially revealed the reason they're axing a popular Christmas chocolate bar – and fans are begging them to bring it back as soon as possible

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98 minutes ago The only qualification Trump's absurd Cabinet nominees have is blind loyalty to him

Trump's has set a new standard for rapid-fire, jaw-dropping appointments by picking some of the least appropriate people. If any of them make it through, says US editor Christopher Bucktin, they pose a serious threat to the stability of America

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1 hour ago Trump’s inauguration will be held on MLK Day. His daughter Bernice King is glad

Civil rights leaders are worried Trump’s administration could roll back the rights of US residents

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2 hours ago People finally discover hidden hot water bottle symbol – and it could be 'risky'

A little-known symbol on your hot water bottle could reveal whether it's safe to use - and the expert shared a way to make sure you're not putting yourself in danger

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2 hours ago Liam Payne's ex Danielle Peazer issues moving statement after singer's funeral

Danielle Peazer, who dated Liam Payne for three years, has shared a statement following the funeral of the One Direction star, who died at the age of 30

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3 hours ago Inside the drastic cosmetic surgery procedures Ozempic users are getting to counter extreme weight loss

Plastic surgeons are taking drastic measures to make people who have lost huge amounts of weight after taking Ozempic and other weight loss drugs look good again. 

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