18 minutes ago AP PHOTOS: Ballerinas turn one of Kenya's largest slums into a stage for a Christmas show

With perfect pirouettes and plies, dozens of young ballet dancers gracefully moved between the makeshift iron houses of one of Africa’s largest urban slums, spreading Christmas spirit.

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42 minutes ago ‘They knew that we were here’: following in the footsteps of the uncontacted Pardo River Kawahiva people

Every few years, a team from Brazilian state body Funai enter the forest hoping to find signs of the community in order to assesses their wellbeing and security. Here is what their most recent mission revealedRead more in this seriesIn 1999, when Jair Candor came across four huts, several hunting blinds and a fishing spot used by a previously unknown group of people, he immediately followed government policy and retreated.Brazil’s 1988 constitution requires that such places – where uncontacted peoples or isolados are proven to be – be declared Indigenous territory and outsiders should avoid making unwanted contact with communities living there. Continue reading...

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42 minutes ago Coronation Street's Gail Platt unrecognisable in first wedding five decades ago

Coronation Street's Gail Platt is set to bid farewell to the cobbles for good as she embarks on a fresh start in France with her new husband

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42 minutes ago UK's most dangerous 'cannibal' killer asked for a gruesome present in prison

Born in Liverpool, Robert Maudsley has lived in isolation in Wakefield Prison for decades and once told a family member he wanted to kill as many paedophiles as he could while inside

Events

1 hour ago Stephen King posts ‘scary’ warning about Elon Musk’s control over Trump

King’s fans said that the statement was more disturbing than any of his novels

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1 hour ago ‘It’s a hostile takeover’: Hilma af Klint’s family fight ‘plundering’ deal for her art

Relatives say involving gallerist David Zwirner would lead to ‘commercialisation’ of Swedish painter’s workThe family of the Swedish artist Hilma af Klint claim that a potential agreement between the foundation responsible for preserving her work and the gallerist David Zwirner could lead to a “plundering” of her world-renowned abstract art.Klint family members say that a proposed deal between Zwirner, who is one of the biggest gallerists in the world, and the foundation’s board would open the door to the “commercialisation” of the artist’s work, which they say directly contravenes her wishes and the statutes of the foundation. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Ghosts of the landscape: how folklore and songs are key to rewilding Finland’s reindeer

For ecologists restoring the vast bogs of remote Karelia, wild reindeer are not just part of the environment but entwined with the ancient culture of the boreal forestsThe Finnish folk musician Liisa Matveinen lives in a mustard-coloured house in Ilomantsi, 12 miles (20km) from the Russian border. Large books of folk songs line her walls. Sitting in her kitchen, Matveinen sings a about a humble hunter going into the woods to find reindeer.The song tells us how they were “honoured” providers of food, clothing and a sense of place, says Matveinen, who is recognised as a doyenne of Finnish folk music. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ‘I take karaoke seriously. I’ve got a good falsetto’: Asim Chaudhry’s honest playlist

The actor and writer used to be obsessed with Michael Jackson and loves Teddy Pendergrass, but which rap banger does truly inhabit when passed the mic?The first song I fell in love with I was obsessed with Michael Jackson as a kid, to the point where we went to Butlin’s and there was a thing where they’d record you in a music video in front of a green screen, and I did Thriller. I just loved the synths, funk and disco but also the horror.My karaoke go-to Juicy by Notorious BIG. I take it very seriously. It’s not a karaoke, it is a performance. This is my moment. I might ask a female to do the chorus, if not, I’ll do it. I’ve got a good falsetto. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Journalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targeted

Belfast-based Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey won landmark victory that PSNI’s surveillance was unlawfulTwo investigative journalists who a tribunal ruled were unlawfully spied on by police have said that they are in “no doubt” reporters continue to be targeted in the UK.In a landmark judgment, the investigatory powers tribunal (IPT) found last week that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Metropolitan police unlawfully carried out covert surveillance on Belfast-based journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Who’s who? Test your knowledge with our Christmas picture puzzle news quiz

They all made waves in 2024, but can you name the politicians, sports stars, pop heroes and good eggs?0-4 Congratulations on not paying very close attention to 2024. It’s probably for the best5-10 Better luck next year11-20 Sterling work, well done21-26 You are a one-person Google reverse image search Continue reading...

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