61 m. ago Why Labour needs 'betray Brexit' a lot more than it's currently doing

It’s time for Labour to seriously consider rejoining the EU Customs Union because of the economic benefits this would bring

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61 m. ago BBC Sports Personality of the Year: why each shortlisted contender should win

From Hannah Hampton to Lando Norris, our experts give their view on why each nominee is a worthy winnerNo sporting event in 2025 gripped England quite like the Lionesses’ Euros success and that euphoria would not have happened without Hannah Hampton’s saves. Long before Hampton dived the correct way to stop two Spain penalties in the final, including one from the world’s best player Aitana Bonmatí, she had produced heroics, without which the team would have flown home disappointingly early. Continue reading...

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61 m. ago Emily in Paris season 5 review: Watching this feels like allowing your brain to regress in real time

Minnie Driver joins the cast, bringing a much-needed injection of camp, self-aware energy, but she still can’t save this terrible show from itself

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61 m. ago Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's stunning Man Utd transfer shortlist blocked by bosses revealed

Former Manchester United manager and striker Ole Gunner Solskjaer wanted some top players during his time at Old Trafford, when they were still young in their careers

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75 m. ago Albanese announces new hate speech laws as he concedes more could have been done before Bondi beach attack

Australian prime minister unveils new measures to combat antisemitism as Coalition outlines own plan Victims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesHate speech laws will be expanded to directly target “hate preachers” under a new push to stamp out antisemitism, as Anthony Albanese concedes more could have been done to combat anti-Jewish sentiment ahead of the Bondi beach massacre.The home affairs minister will also be granted powers to cancel and reject visas of people who spread “hate and division” under a five-point plan announced on Thursday, after days of intensifying pressure on the prime minister to do more to address antisemitism and radicalisation after Sunday’s terrorist attack on a Hanukah celebration. Continue reading...

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83 m. ago Rachel Reeves' budget blamed for Pep Guardiola's restaurant shutting down

Pep Guardiola and some of his Man City pals invested in Test Catala back in 2018 to bring a taste of his home country to the UK, but it has announced it is shutting its doors for the last time

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88 m. ago Swap screens for strings with last minute kids presents that 'boost concentration'

From keyboards to ukuleles, there are lots of options to help kids ditch the screen time this Christmas

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1 hour ago Mum's urgent warning after Primark product left daughter 'swollen and unrecognisable'

Violet Barron-Clarke, 14, from Anglesey suffered a severe allergic reaction causing her face to swell up after using Primark PS micellar cleansing water, her family claim

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2 h. ago One Tech Tip: Tis the season to unplug and enjoy the holidays IRL

The holiday season is a great time to disconnect from screens and connect with loved ones

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2 h. ago ‘It’s an open invasion’: how millions of quagga mussels changed Lake Geneva for ever

The molluscs are decimating food chains in Switzerland, have devastated the Great Lakes in the US, and this week were spotted in Northern Ireland for the first timeLike cholesterol clogging up an artery, it took just a couple of years for the quagga mussels to infiltrate the 5km (3-mile) highway of pipes under the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne (EPFL). By the time anyone realised what was going on, it was too late. The power of some heat exchangers had dropped by a third, blocked with ground-up shells.The air conditioning faltered, and buildings that should have been less than 24C in the summer heat couldn’t get below 26 to 27C. The invasive mollusc had infiltrated pipes that suck cold water from a depth of 75 metres (250ft) in Lake Geneva to cool buildings. “It’s an open invasion,” says Mathurin Dupanier, utilities operations manager at EPFL.Mathurin Dupanier indicates the water cooling systems that were blocked by the invasive quagga mussels. Photographs: Phoebe We...

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2 h. ago ‘Pretty birds and silly moos’: the women behind the Sex Discrimination Act

In the 50 years since equal rights for women were enshrined in UK law, the campaigners have been reduced to caricatures, or forgotten. But their struggle is worth rememberingCelia Brayfield was at her desk in the Femail section of the Daily Mail’s Fleet Street office when an editor called her over. It was July and Wimbledon had started. “He said: ‘We want you to go down and get into the women’s changing rooms and report on lesbian behaviour.’ One didn’t normally swear at that time but I declined. That was the attitude then,” she told me.From the late 1960s until the early 70s, Brayfield was one of a small group of female journalists working on women’s pages in newspapers. “We were dealing with everyday sexism on an unbelievable scale,” she said. “You learned to wear trousers or take the lift because if you took the stairs someone would try to look up your skirt. But then you couldn’t go to a lot of press conference venues in trousers. In the Savoy, for example, women in trousers wer...

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2 h. ago A Chocolate Orange has doubled in price – and got smaller. Why?

From Quality Street to Toblerone to the Terry’s classic, festive treats are becoming more of a luxury – and it’s not just down to the price of cocoa You’re right – it is smaller. The Terry’s Chocolate Orange on shop shelves this Christmas weighs 12g less than it did this time last year. That’s a decrease in size of 8% – not as big a cut as when the product lost 10% of its mass in 2016, but a further whittling away of a favourite Christmas treat.Prices have been going up too, although it’s been a series of increases. Figures from market researchers Assosia show that across the big four supermarkets, the full price of a cChocolate oOrange has increased from £1.24 in December 2022 to about £2.25 today – a rise of 81%. If you factor in the size reduction, you’re actually paying 96% more. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago EU leaders urged to use frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defence

Pressure is growing on member states to back a €90bn loan for Kyiv ahead of a Brussels summitEuropean leaders are being urged to decide whether to use Russia’s frozen assets to fund Ukraine’s defence at a time of unprecedented pressure from the US.At a critical summit in Brussels on Thursday, EU leaders will be asked to make good on a promise to find urgently needed cash for Ukraine, with Kyiv under pressure to cede territory as Russia ekes out advances on the battlefield. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ten years of fortress Europe has served only cruelty, profiteers and racists. The next decade is up to us | Maurice Stierl

The hard right and far right are the political winners from the migration ‘crisis’, but only because centrist parties keep legitimising themFor a decade, Europe has remained suspended in a perpetual state of migration crisis. While the Greek word krisis refers to an exceptional moment that disrupts the normal order of things, since 2015 it has become an enduring condition in contemporary Europe. That year, 1 million people sought refuge in Europe, fleeing wars and persecution. In the ensuing decade, the issue of migration has been so thoroughly weaponised that one can hardly remember a time when it was not considered a crisis.The idea of a permanent state of emergency does not reflect a reality whereby Europe genuinely cannot cope with new arrivals. Rather, it reflects the fact that there are simply too many who profit from manufacturing a sense of crisis.Dr Maurice Stierl is a migration and border researcher at the University of Osnabrück, Germany Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Rob Reiner death latest: Devastated children Jake and Romy issue statement as brother Nick appears in court over parents’ murders

Jake and Romy Reiner described the ‘unimaginable pain’ in the wake of their parents’ deaths, calling them their ‘best friends’

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2 h. ago The internet reacts to Trump’s frustrated national rally style speech in prime time: ‘Old man yells at cloud’

Trump delivered a loud and seemingly angry speech Wednesday night, something viewers at home picked up on

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3 h. ago Arsenal news: Bukayo Saka 'conundrum' emerges as talisman could miss Everton clash

Arsenal are preparing to face Everton on Saturday evening in the Premier League but could be second in the table by the time their match kicks off

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5 h. ago Neighborhood cameras capture potential shooter's route around Brown University

Security footage released by the FBI shows a route taken by a person police are seeking in connection with the Brown University shooting

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5 h. ago Dan Bongino announces he's quit as FBI Deputy Director to return to his talk show the week of the Epstein file drop

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino confirmed Wednesday he has resigned his position.

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6 h. ago Deputy Director to quit – as Trump says Dan Bongino ‘wants to go back to his show’

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has resigned - just hours after Donald Trump appeared to announce the top intelligence officer's return to radio. Bongino confirmed his resignation following reports that he was considering stepping down amid disagreements over the Jeffrey Epstein files. The US president appeared to tell reporters that Bongino was thinking about going...

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