62 m. ago ‘My work is a scream for help’: Gaza’s artists document life under fire

Work illustrating the war’s brutality but also the resilience of four Palestinian artists, is being exhibited at the Darat al Funan in JordanBasel El Maqousi says he is amazed to be alive at the end of each day. Living in Gaza, where more than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s assault, and with the tally rising still, his amazement returns, he says, with each morning light.“The war began and life stopped. There is no work or art, we just try to run from one place to another, searching for salvation from the bombing and killing that pursues us. We walk quickly to search for water and food, and running has become the master of all times,” he says. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The violent thugs who thought they could get away with attacking police officers

Assaults on police officers in Wales are on the increase with over 3,000 assaults committed on emergency workers between July 2023 and June 2024

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7 h. ago Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year

Patients in England aged 65 or over made up almost 70% of long ‘trolley waits’, with some left for up to 10 days, data revealsAbout 49,000 A&E visits last year resulted in patients waiting 24 hours or more for a hospital bed, with people aged 65 or over making up almost 70% of cases.According to a freedom of information request by the Liberal Democrats, some patients went 10 days before getting a space on a ward. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago A Pentecostal church in South Africa holds mass Easter weddings for 3,000 people, some polygamous

A Pentecostal church in South Africa has celebrated Easter Sunday with mass wedding ceremonies for around 3,000 people, with many of them making polygamous marriages

Politics

15 h. ago RFK's claims about people with autism offer a sinister insight into how Trumpism sees us all | John Harris

The war on science being waged by the US health secretary and the White House is bound to spread. We must be on our guardIn the recent past, Robert F Kennedy Jr has said that Donald Trump is “a terrible human being” and “probably a sociopath”. But in the US’s new age of irrationalism and chaos, these two men are now of one voice, pursuing a strand of Trumpist politics that sometimes feels strangely overlooked. With Trump once again in the White House and Kennedy ensconced as his health and human services secretary, what they are jointly leading is becoming clearer by the day: a war on science and knowledge that aims to replace them with the modern superstitions of conspiracy theory.Nearly 2,000 members of the US’s National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have warned of “slashing funding for scientific agencies, terminating grants to scientists, defunding their laboratories, and hampering international scientific collaboration”. Even work on cancer is now under threa...

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15 h. ago RFK’s statements prove autistic people and their families everywhere should fear Trump and his allies | John Harris

The idea that autism is some aberration that can be cured is typical of a movement that celebrates simplistic thinking and loathes human differenceIn the recent past, Robert F Kennedy Jr has said that Donald Trump is “a terrible human being” and “probably a sociopath”. But in the US’s new age of irrationalism and chaos, these two men are now of one voice, pursuing a strand of Trumpist politics that sometimes feels strangely overlooked. With Trump once again in the White House and Kennedy ensconced as his health and human services secretary, what they are jointly leading is becoming clearer by the day: a war on science and knowledge that aims to replace them with the modern superstitions of conspiracy theory.Nearly 2,000 members of the US’s National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have warned of “slashing funding for scientific agencies, terminating grants to scientists, defunding their laboratories, and hampering international scientific collaboration”. Even work on...

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15 h. ago 62,000 witness the ‘changing of the guard’ at London Stadium

62,000 witness the ‘changing of the guard’ at London Stadium  West Ham News: C&H

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15 h. ago Enormous Easter rave with 3,000 revellers sparks desperate police call for volunteers

Sussex Police were alerted to an unlicensed event taking place in Charlton Wood, Chichester, in the early hours of this morning.

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21 h. ago Inside West London's first ever tulip festival with 400,000 flowers

Inside West London's first ever tulip festival with 400,000 flowers  MyLondon

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25 h. ago Amazon cuts price of 'best tan there is' St Tropez mousse with 14,000 reviews

The St Tropez Self Tan Express Mousse is the number one best seller in the fake tan section on Amazon

Politics

34 h. ago Graham Potter responds to angry West Ham fans as Hammers star slams team

West Ham have continued to stutter since Graham Potter replaced Julen Lopetegui at the London Stadium with Hammers fans appearing to turn on their boss during Saturday’s dismal draw against Southampton

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34 h. ago Extraordinary moment angry West Ham star Niclas Fullkrug fumes 'we were S***' in X

The German striker said the Hammers players 'didn't have the ability or the motivation' to push up after Jarrod Bowen had given the hosts the lead at the London Stadium.

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35 h. ago Graham Potter not a happy Hammer as he ponders big decisions

The West Ham boss was disappointed his team failed to control the game at home to already-relegated Southampton

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61 h. ago Katie Price 'heartbroken' as devastated son Harvey, 22, is forced to leave her and return to college as she documents the challenging 200

The former glamour model, 46, who was at risk of having to withdraw her son from the £350,000-a-year Cheltenham school amid her bankruptcy , admitted Harvey wanted to stay with her.

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62 h. ago New RFK assassination files are released with 10,000 pages of investigative notes into 1968 killing

Latest record drop contains more than 10,000 pages related to the government’s investigation into the late senator’s assassination

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64 h. ago Katie Price 'left 'heartbroken' as devastated son Harvey, 22, is forced to leave her and return to college as she documents the challenging 200

The former glamour model, 46, who was at risk of having to withdraw her son from the £350,000-a-year Cheltenham school amid her bankruptcy , admitted Harvey wanted to stay with her.

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65 h. ago Black barrister is hit with £20,000 legal bill after losing race claim against her employer who said her work was 'not vanilla enough'

Jeniffer Campbell had alleged her manager Alexandra Jacobs racially discriminated against her by using the phrase to refer to her writing, suggesting that it be 'safer and blander'.

Economics

66 h. ago 'Sugar baby', 29, who earns £40,000 a year going on dates with rich men claims they 'don't even want sex'

Nova Jewels, 29, from Dundee, claims her controversial hobby comes without the need for sexual favours, and she is 'in full control' at every turn.

Economics

3 d. ago Celtic don't give a toss about Rangers act of honour as changing of the guard is real Parkhead priority – Chris Sutton

Chris makes thecase for keeping Greg Taylor despite calling for a left back up grade for Champions League matches

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3 d. ago Walmart down: Shoppers face tech glitch as customers look to make Easter purchases

Walmart, which has more than 10,000 supermarkets, experienced issues with its website and app, which left customers unable to secure last-minute Easter purchases

Economics