13 minutes ago Israel says air force struck Hezbollah facility in southern Lebanon; curfews announced amid uneasy ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Israeli military and Lebanon MP both says ceasefire has breached – but officially it remains in placeMy colleagues, Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem, and Oliver Holmes have produced this explainer on what the terms of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire are. You can read more at the link below:Here is a video report on families returning to homes in Lebanon and northern Israel after the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took effect: Continue reading...

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20 minutes ago Officers served misconduct notices over teenage girl who died on motorway after escaping from police car

Two police officers have been served with misconduct notices after a 17-year-old girl escaped from a police car and died on the M5 in Somerset, the Independent Office for Police Conduct said.

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33 minutes ago ‘He tried to kill me’: White supremacist pleads not guilty in killing of camper initially thought to be bear attack

Dustin Kjersem’s brutal death was initially thought to have been a bear attack

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34 minutes ago ‘A very poor idea’: Julia Roberts rejected Richard Curtis’s proposed Notting Hill divorce sequel

While Roberts put the kibosh on Richard Curtis’s proposal, Hugh Grant was happy to prove the lie of a happy ending for his ‘despicable’ characterThe writer and director Richard Curtis has revealed that he had been planning a follow-up to romcom hit Notting Hill in which the lead characters split up.Speaking to IndieWire to promote forthcoming animation That Christmas, Curtis – who has previously overseen short spin-offs of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Love Actually in aid of Comic Relief – said he had envisioned a similar “mini sequel” to Notting Hill. Continue reading...

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38 minutes ago Phil Spencer left ‘huge fortune’ by parents who both died in tragic accident

The presenter’s mother and father were involved in a shock river crash this summer

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42 minutes ago Not just dessert: how sweet potato pie became a tool of Black American resistance

From the civil rights movement to the killing of Michael Brown, the deep orange dish has gained cultural power in the US – and comforted generations of Black familiesThe pastry chef David Benton grew up in a pumpkin pie family; they always bought the dessert for Thanksgiving dinner.So he was thrilled whenever someone gifted them a sweet potato pie. “Sweet potato pie has a richer, more authentic homemade taste to it, and you could never find them in the store so people must have made those,” says Benton, of Sugarsweet Oakland, an online bakery in California. He grew up before Patti LaBelle’s sweet potato pies became a staple at Walmart. Continue reading...

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43 minutes ago Maria felt pressured to sign an NDA after being sexually harassed. Now she’s speaking out against the practice

Hopes are rising that a push for change in Victoria means victims will no longer be ‘badgered into silence’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMaria* says she did everything right. She studied hard at school, got a degree and then looked to climb the corporate ladder.She found a job at an internationally recognised manufacturer, in a role in which she says she excelled at and loved. Then, Maria says, she was sexually harassed by a male colleague.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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43 minutes ago Michael Schumacher health puzzle unfolds as close friend slams 'fake news' about F1 icon

F1 legend Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public for years after a tragic skiing accident left him with a catastrophic brain injury and changed everything

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49 minutes ago Loose Women's Coleen Nolan 'scared to death' as she halts interview to make announcement

Coleen Nolan had big news to share during the latest installment of Loose Women.

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55 minutes ago Safiyya Vorajee struggles with tears as she reveals special way she recently honoured late daughter

Safiyya Vorajee broke down as she shared the emotional tradition of decorating her daughter Azaylia’s ‘garden’ after her tragic passing

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