88 m. ago Saltwash by Andrew Michael Hurley review – raw, dark folk horror confronts mortality

This wildly atmospheric tale of a party for dying people in a crumbling seaside hotel borrows tropes from cosy crime, but is truly chillingLiving is hard emotional work – until you try dying. Alongside the rage many terminally ill people feel against the dying of the light, there are the memories that return to flagellate the conscience: the failures of kindness, the misjudged words that can’t be unsaid, the feelings left catastrophically unexpressed. Crimes of the heart – and sometimes, worse.The malaise of regret and the yearning for absolution vibrate through Andrew Michael Hurley’s latest work of fiction, a wildly atmospheric, deceptively simple tale that borrows tropes from cosy crime only to snare you into something deeper, darker and more chilling. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Save 60% off this USB washing machine you can fit in a backpack

A tiny but powerful USB-powered washer is making travel life easier - and at 60% off in the early Black Friday sale, it’s a steal.

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1 hour ago Reform UK leader Nigel Farage vows to 'take back control of our borders' by calling for Britain to quit the ECHR

The Reform UK leader told the Daily Mail that Britain's membership of the treaty had 'totally neutered' the Government's ability to deport illegal migrants.

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2 h. ago Vietnam leader’s UK visit overshadowed by ‘interrogation’ of BBC journalist

British government being urged by friends of journalist to pressure Vietnam's top leader, who is scheduled to meet Sir Keir Starmer, to secure her release

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2 h. ago Arsenal's biggest title rival named as Mikel Arteta told to 'fear' challenge

Arsenal sit top of the Premier League and have a commanding lead over title rivals Liverpool and Manchester City, but Mikel Arteta has been warned about one side

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3 h. ago BBC journalist barred from leaving Vietnam and interrogated repeatedly

BBC ‘deeply concerned’ for journalist’s wellbeing after Vietnamese police withhold their ID card and passportVietnamese authorities have barred a BBC journalist from leaving the country and subjected them to days of interrogation, in a press freedom case that comes to light during a high-profile visit by Vietnam’s leader to the UK.The journalist, a Vietnamese citizen who lives and works in Thailand, had returned to their home country in August to renew their passport, according a source with knowledge of the situation. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles | Owen Jones

We’re watching the Orbánisation of the US – and as in Hungary, control of the media is key to consolidating powerDemocracy may be dying in the US. Whether the patient receives emergency treatment in time will determine whether the condition becomes terminal. Before Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, I warned of “Orbánisation” – in reference to Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán. There, democracy was not extinguished by firing squads or the mass imprisonment of dissidents, but by slow attrition. The electoral system was warped, civil society was targeted and pro-Orbán moguls quietly absorbed the media.Nine months on, and Orbánisation is in full bloom across the Atlantic. Billionaire Larry Ellison, the Oracle co-founder, and his filmmaker son, David, have become blunt instruments in this process. Trump boasts they are “friends of mine – they’re big supporters of mine”. Larry Ellison, second only to Elon Musk as the world’s richest man, has poured tens of millions into R...

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5 h. ago Trump and Xi talks could end months of global economic chaos

High on agenda for the leaders of the US and China will be rare earths and tariffs, with a chance of a relationship resetAhead of Thursday’s long-awaited first meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping since the US president’s return to office, officials from both sides have been hammering out the contours of what a trade deal between Washington and Beijing might look like, an agreement that could bring an end to months of global economic chaos caused by the US-China trade war.The two leaders have not met in person since 2019. Since then, the war in Ukraine and increasing concern in Washington about China’s technological advances, as well as longstanding issues about the imbalanced US-China trade relationship, have strained the bonds between the two superpowers. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago 'Lost' UK village compared to Atlantis that has wild beaches and coast full of shipwrecks

The village was once a rival to London and an important medieval hub. But a series of unfortunate storms meant much of it was lost to the sea and now lies under the water

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10 h. ago BBC journalist barred from leaving Vietnam and repeatedly interrogated

BBC ‘deeply concerned’ for journalist’s wellbeing after Vietnamese police withhold their ID card and renewed passportVietnamese authorities have barred a BBC journalist from leaving the country and subjected them to days of interrogation, in a press freedom case that comes to light during a high-profile visit by Vietnam’s leader to the UK.The journalist, a Vietnamese citizen who lives and works in Thailand, had returned to their home country in August to renew their passport, according a source with knowledge of the situation. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago John Swinney to ask if Holyrood is strong enough to stand up to Reform ‘threat’

The First Minister and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will address a conference in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

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10 h. ago London’s massive new Guinness brewery in Covent Garden finally has an official opening date

London’s massive new Guinness brewery in Covent Garden finally has an official opening date  Time Out

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11 h. ago Charlie Kirk's top team set the record straight on 'mysterious' shooting aftermath video

Turning Point USA leader and Executive Producer of The Charlie Kirk Show Andrew Kolvet took time on Monday to address the latest viral claims about the late Kirk's death head-on.

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11 h. ago Manny Pacquiao confirms Floyd Mayweather rematch talks 10 years on from first bout

Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has talked up the possibility of a fight with old rival Floyd Mayweather and revealed some talks have taken place over a bout taking place

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11 h. ago Photos show massive police raid in Rio's favelas leaving dozens dead in clashes with drug gangs

Brazilian security forces launched a massive daylong operation on drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, setting off fierce gun battles that left dozens dead and many wounded, in what officials called one of the largest and most violent police actions in recent years.

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11 h. ago Christina Aguilera, 44, shows off her smallest waistline yet at Disneyland Paris... after 50lb weight loss

The 44-year-old New York native had on a cropped ivory-and-black sweater and black leggings that revealed she now has a very tiny waistline.

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11 h. ago Steven Pressley on the one area where Dundee can topple runaway league leaders Hearts

The Dens Park boss is looking to cause an upset against the table toppers on Saturday

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12 h. ago Jamaica officially declared 'disaster area' as Hurricane Melissa leaves 7 dead and 500k powerless with massive storm barreling toward Cuba

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest development as Hurricane Melissa - the world's most powerful storm this year - approaches Jamaica after barrelling across the Caribbean Sea.

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12 h. ago Opposition leaders in Cameroon contest official election results as protests continue

Opposition leaders in Cameroon Tuesday contested the results of the Oct. 12 presidential election after the country’s top court declared the world’s oldest leader Paul Biya winner

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12 h. ago 60 people killed as ‘biggest gang raid in history’ sparks shootouts in Rio de Janeiro

The massive raid by thousands of cops followed a year of investigation into the criminal group

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