4 h. ago Doctor delivers verdict on best diet to follow for healthy 2026

Dr Federica Amati, head nutritionist at wellbeing app Zoe, says there is overwhelming evidence to show that it is the healthiest

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4 h. ago ‘The children were delighted to see themselves in such bright colours’: Moe Wai’s best phone picture

The photographer’s painted bottles and hoops enhanced a carefree afternoon on a Burmese beachAs a tuk-tuk driver, Moe Wai feels that he has honed both his observational and people skills. Wai lives and works in Myin Ka Par, a village in Myanmar, and became interested in mobile photography several years ago. In this instance, he used his phone to capture this gaggle of local children as they were returning home from school.“They were playing on a sandbank with their own plastic bottles,” Wai recalls. He’d been collating props for some time; bottles and hoops he had painted in a variety of colours, including neon pink. “The children were happy to let me replace theirs with my own colourful ones for the purpose of this photo.” He later applied some minor edits using the Lightroom app. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Hebridean high: joy, tears and camaraderie on a 100km trek for charity across the Isle of Skye

A 100km hike to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer proves uplifting and challenging in equal measure, with friends made for lifeThe day starts with a gentle trek. We clamber up from Flodigarry to circle under the black cliffs of the Quiraing where clouds flood around the bizarre rock formations. At the pass, we meet a howling wind and force our way down with shrieks of laughter.I’m walking on the Isle of Skye, specifically a section of the Trotternish Ridge for CoppaFeel!, the young people’s breast cancer awareness charity. There are 120 participants in total, split into four groups of 30. Over five days, we will trek about 100km on the island’s rugged trails, traversing sea cliffs, climbing mountains, passing ruined castles, crossing bogs and jumping over rivers to raise money for the charity. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Mystery pink slime on secluded Tasmanian beach prompts fears of potential algal bloom

Environment Protection Authority says blooms are ‘natural occurrence’ as marine scientist warns it has grown ‘significantly’ in recent hoursGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTasmanian authorities are working to identify a pink slime that has appeared on a secluded beach, with some scientists concerned it could be an algal bloom.The pink-tinged sludge appeared along a stretch of Randalls Bay about 60km south of Hobart on Friday morning. A similar sludge has also been recorded on sections of Little Roaring Beach in Tasmania’s D’Entrecasteaux Channel and Little Taylors Bay. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago How to watch Celtic vs Rangers: TV channel and live stream for Old Firm derby

Arch rivals meet in huge game in Scottish Premiership

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8 h. ago Blind Date: ‘My contact lens fell out towards the end, so we had to cut it short’

Karyshma, 27, a financial data analyst, meets Arun, 36, a radiographerWhat were you hoping for? A memorable evening, good company and to meet someone I wouldn’t have crossed paths with. I’m a romantic, so I like the idea of letting the universe (or the Guardian) do some matchmaking instead of the Hinge monotony. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Afghan migrant, 25, faces jail after sexually assaulting woman who fell asleep while eating pizza he bought her

The victim told a court she woke up on a bench near LondonBridge station to find Abid Sherzad touching her intimately.

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17 h. ago In London’s packed theater season, “Pride” cometh before the fall

In London’s packed theater season, “Pride” cometh before the fall  Gay City News

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17 h. ago Taylor Swift steals spotlight at BFF's wedding in shimmering metallic gown with Stevie Nicks by her side

Taylor Swift stole the spotlight at her best friend's wedding, giving fans a glimpse of her radiant glow as she gears up for her own big day with fiancé Travis Kelce.

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20 h. ago 'Afghan men stole my phone after we arranged to meet on gay hookup app'

Rahmat Khan Mohammadi and Bilal Hotak were jailed after duping unsuspecting men into thinking they were wanting to get hot and steamy — when they were looking to burgle homes

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20 h. ago Search for five men over London Tube robbery after gang slashed commuter in the face and stole his bag when he tried to stop them threatening elderly passenger

A man was slashed in the face and robbed when he stepped in to help an elderly passenger who was being threatened by a gang on a London Tube train, according to police.

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22 h. ago Ryan Searle's incurable condition passed on to daughter as he takes swipe at darts bosses

Ryan Searle will meet Luke Littler in the PDC World Darts Championship semi-finals on Friday

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23 h. ago ‘Come on, respect’ – Luke Littler issues rallying cry to close pal Angry Ginge ahead of World Darts Championship semi

LUKE LITTLER has urged King of the Jungle pal Angry Ginge to get himself down to the Ally Pally after being caught texting him moments before his press conference. Teenage darts sensation Littler was on his phone messaging Morgan Burtwistle (AKA Angry Ginge) when he sat down to face the media before his World Darts...

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23 h. ago Who is Judy from The Traitors? Meet the contestant and Child Liaison officer

THE TRAITORS has returned for yet another new series and 22 contestants have signed up for the challenge. The fourth series of the show hosted by Claudia Winkleman premiered on New Year's Day. A new 'Secret Traitor' has been added to the show as well as the usual three Traitors who were revealed in episode...

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25 h. ago Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’

Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement, although change is not permitted in LondonUber has swerved paying millions of pounds to the UK exchequer under Rachel Reeves’s new “taxi tax” after the ride-hailing app rewrote contracts with its drivers.The move came as rules announced in November’s budget took effect, which adjusted how VAT is payable on minicab fares and would have resulted in the whole Uber fare becoming subject to the 20% sales tax. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago ‘Playing in a war zone isn’t for most people’: the British band braving drone strikes and pneumonia to tour Ukraine

How did an Aussie, a Texan, an Irishman and three Cumbrians find themselves on the road on the Ukrainian frontline? For classic rock collective Hardwicke Circus, it was a no-brainer: ‘We thought they’d like to hear some rock’n’roll’ It is late October and, 10 kilometres from the frontline in Donetsk, east Ukraine, the inhabitants of a reconditioned ambulance are completely lost. While opening your phone and logging on to a maps app might appear the obvious solution, this would be extremely unwise here: Russian drones are overhead and hunting for any signals.Inside the van are a motley crew: an 81-year-old Irish music industry veteran; a 72-year-old Texas rocker; an Australian keyboardist; a Ukrainian saxophonist; and three twenty-something musicians from Carlisle, Cumbria. Their destination is a military base where they are to perform for Ukrainian troops. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Claim a free Google Pixel Watch 3 worth £499 in rare New Year's deal

Shoppers on the hunt for a new phone can claim a free Pixel Watch 3 worth £499 with their purchase from Sky

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26 h. ago ‘I felt like my Bafta statue was judging me!’ Gbemisola Ikumelo on backlashes, Black Ops and why 2026 will be her year

Whether she’s a chicken-obsessed schoolboy or a hapless cop fighting a plot to bring down Notting Hill carnival, the comic actor’s dizzying range means she may soon need a bigger awards shelfIn 2020, as long-overdue conversations about race rippled out across the world, Gbemisola Ikumelo, now 39, made a decision. “I had this soul-destroying experience on a job,” she says, hersunny demeanour at odds with the grim tale. She decided to post online about the microaggressions she had endured while appearing in a play some years before, making peace with the fact that it could affect her chances at future roles, and shaking as she typed out the thread. A day passed, “and I just heard my phone going ding, ding, ding. I was convinced it was going to be backlash – but it was people sending their congratulations.” Ikumelo had been nominated for a Bafta for her short, Brain in Gear. “I felt like God was going: ‘Don’t worry.’ It was a beautiful moment.” She won that Bafta and has since scooped ...

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29 h. ago Major money app launches new feature based on viral challenge to help you save £600 this month without lifting a finger

A MAJOR money app has launched a new feature based on a viral TikTok challenge and it could help you save £600 this month. Savings and investment app Plum has launched a No Spend Challenge to help users stow away some extra cash this January. To take part in the free challenge, you must link the smart...

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29 h. ago ‘No one can know’: Heated Rivalry’s gay love story exposes ice hockey’s culture of silence

The surprise hit series has reopened a familiar debate: why, in the National Hockey League, visibility is still treated as a problem rather than a possibilityAt around the midpoint of the first episode of Heated Rivalry, just after Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov – one Canadian, the other Russian, both hockey’s top prospects – have had their first tryst, Hollander sits at the side of his hotel bed and says: “So. You’re not going to tell anyone about this, are you?” Rozanov, lying naked beside him, replies sarcastically: “Me? Yes, Hollander, I’m going to tell everyone.” Hollander reinforces the point: “Because no one can know,” he says. Rozanov utters something under his breath in Russian, then: “Hollander. Look, I’m not going to tell anyone, OK?” Hollander replies: “OK.”No one can know. If hockey were to have an unofficial slogan, this might be it. Heated Rivalry, the surprise 2025 hit series from Crave and HBO, is layered drama, prompting timely questions about the barriers to acc...

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