40 m. ago Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?

Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnessesNigel Farage has denied – albeit through a spokesperson – that he ever said anything racist or antisemitic when he was a teenager.The Guardian has spoken to 20 of his contemporaries while at Dulwich College in south London who say otherwise – more than half of them on the record. Continue reading...

Politics

54 m. ago Meet the man who bought a doomed house on Norfolk's collapsing coastline for £125k because he 'didn't know' it was yards from disaster

would consider the chance to purchase a £125,000 three-bedroom clifftop property in the heart of Norfolk, yards from a lively village resort a no brainer -but those people have never been to Hemsby.

Economics

66 m. ago Police arrest man in attempted murder probe as woman fights for her life

A woman in her 60s sustained serious head injuries

Events

71 m. ago Starmer joins European leaders expressing 'concern' over Trump's peace plan: Ukraine and US to meet as Zelensky faces humiliating ultimatum to end war with Russia

Vance said peace 'won't be made by failed diplomats or politicians living in a fantasy land' but by 'smart people living in the real world'.

Politics

97 m. ago 'Millions of men' to be affected by huge decision for NHS next week

A meeting will be held involving just a handful of people - but the consequences will be very significant

Politics

1 hour ago Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI

When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts sayKrista Pawloski remembers the single defining moment that shaped her opinion on the ethics of artificial intelligence. As an AI worker on Amazon Mechanical Turk – a marketplace that allows companies to hire workers to perform tasks like entering data or matching an AI prompt with its output – Pawloski spends her time moderating and assessing the quality of AI-generated text, images and videos, as well as some factchecking.Roughly two years ago, while working from home at her dining room table, she took up a job designating tweets as racist or not. When she was presented with a tweet that read “Listen to that mooncricket sing”, she almost clicked on the “no” button before deciding to check the meaning of the word “mooncricket”, which, to her surprise, was a racial slur against Black Americans. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Did YOU get married on the most popular day of the year? Latest figures reveal likeliest date for Brits to have their wedding

The most popular day of the year for Britons to get married has been revealed.

Politics

2 h. ago Less politics, more makeup: the unraveling of Teen Vogue under Trump 2.0

The closure of the progressive youth-focused magazine comes at turbulent time for journalism and the crumbling of feminist mediaIn late 2016, just a few weeks after Donald Trump won his first presidential election, Teen Vogue published a story that set the internet ablaze: “Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America.”The story garnered more than 1.3m hits, making it the magazine’s most-read story of the year. Elaine Welteroth, then the editor-in-chief, told NPR that the day it published, Teen Vogue sold “in that month, more copies of the magazine than we had that entire year”. It was a transformative moment for the publication: proof that a magazine long associated with Disney child stars and headlines like “Prom Fever!” could shine light on the political dimensions of young people’s lives. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Rapper’s wife who chopped him up with hacksaw while still alive before putting body parts in washing machine is jailed

THE wife of a popular rapper has been jailed after being found guilty of killing and dismembering her husband. Marina Kokhal, 41, was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison, for hacking her partner's corpse and shoving his body parts in a washing machine. Ukrainian-born singer Andy Cartwright, whose real name is Alexander...

Events

3 h. ago ‘The French people want to save us’: help pours in for glassmaker Duralex

The brand, which evokes nostalgia and pride, hit its €5m fundraising target within hours and orders have soaredDrop a Duralex glass and it will most likely bounce, not break. The French company itself has tumbled several times in the past two decades and always bounced back, but never quite as spectacularly as when, earlier this month, it asked the public for money.An appeal for €5m (£4.4m) of emergency funding to secure the immediate future of the glassworks took just five hours and 40 minutes to reach its target. Within 48 hours, the total amount pledged had topped €19m. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago As Grantchester films final series insiders hint at big budget Netflix return

Filming wrapped on the final series of Grantchester last month but the producer of the much-loved series - which is even more popular in the US - has hinted it could be back

Culture

3 h. ago JONATHAN ASHWORTH: 'Giving every child the best chance in life has to be at heart of Labour’s vision'

'The British people are yearning to hear a compelling story about our country’s future with bold urgent action', the former shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth writes

Politics

4 h. ago This little boy became one of the most influential people in the world

The black and white image, featured in a recent documentary, captures him long before the world knew his name - just a baby with plump cheeks and a gaze full of curiosity.

Politics

4 h. ago 6 lost car maintenance skills everyone had in the 60s and 70s, but most drivers today lack

Most drivers today wouldn’t know how to fix these faults

Events

4 h. ago Siobhan's family all used a trusted bathroom product for decades... now she's one of thousands left with terminal cancer

Siobhan Ryan, 63, is one of 3,000 people in the UK who claim that either they or their family members have developed forms of ovarian cancer or mesothelioma from the well-known baby product.

Politics

4 h. ago KFC issues apology after social media post 'mocking' Welsh woman

The video 'mocking' popular TikTok influencer Jessie Yendle's stammer was reportedly seen more than four million times before it was deleted

Politics

4 h. ago Pension scheme used by 5 million 'to be hit with new threshold' in Budget tax raid

The Treasury is reportedly preparing a tax change on a scheme used by millions that Rachel Reeves is said to view as 'unfair' to some people

Economics

4 h. ago Amazon's most popular heated blanket has 25% off in Black Friday sale

The Mia&Coco Electric Heated Blanket Throw has been a hit with Amazon shoppers who have left over 10,000 reviews and given it an average rating of 4.4 out of 5

Politics

4 h. ago How stubborn homeowners in the Cotswolds' strictest villages are embracing draconian planning laws

Villages across the Cotswolds have been forced to take on strict building regulations banning even minor changes to people's homes without planning permission.

Society

4 h. ago ‘The flowing red saree on the bank of the Ganges was incredibly striking’: Divyanshu Verma’s best phone picture

The Indian photographer captured a quiet moment at the popular Maha Kumbh Mela religious festival in PrayagrajDivyanshu Verma regards the north Indian city of Prayagraj as deeply special: not only is it home, it is also where he began his journey into street photography. This image was taken in the Sangam area during the huge Hindu purification festival Maha Kumbh Mela – maha meaning great because this was the 12th in a row of the ritual that takes place once every 12 years.“It’s a massive spiritual gathering and the energy is entirely unique,” Verma says. “The place was incredibly crowded with people who had travelled from far and wide, all drawn by faith, but there was a strange sense of calm within the chaos. I wandered through the crowds with my phone, observing rituals and soaking up the powerful atmosphere.” Continue reading...

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