37 m. ago Oxfam warns of ‘dangerous inequality’ as billionaire wealth jumps to highest peak ever

The total number of billionaires in the world has now reached 3,000 for the first time ever, while nearly half of the world’s population lives in poverty, the report says

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48 m. ago Trial of Duke of Sussex’s legal claim against Mail publisher set to begin

Harry is one of seven people suing Associated Newspapers Limited, including Sir Elton John, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and Liz Hurley.

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52 m. ago ‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam

Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report saysThe world saw a record number of billionaires created last year, with a collective wealth of $18.3tn (£13.7tn), while global efforts stalled in the fight against poverty and hunger.Oxfam’s annual survey of global inequality has revealed that the number of billionaires surpassed 3,000 for the first time during 2025. Since 2020, their collective wealth grew by 81%, or $8.2tn, which the charity claims would be enough to eradicate global poverty 26 times over. Continue reading...

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52 m. ago Course warns small business leaders about ‘shadow AI’ and other risks

The course aims to equip business leaders with enough knowledge to make informed decisions.

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1 hour ago AFCON 2025 final result as Senegal clinch second title after beating Morocco

Africa Cup of Nations final descends into chaos

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3 h. ago Celtic transfer state of play as Martin O'Neill 'pushes' board amid Fofana clue and Amenda agent address

The Hoops are in dire need of incoming players amid a quiet January window

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6 h. ago Plastic surgeons weigh in on Jimmy Kimmel's rumored cosmetic work

Renowned plastic surgeons told the Daily Mail that Jimmy Kimmel's age-defying appearance may stem from a combination of Botox, lifts, liposuction and skin-tightening treatments.

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6 h. ago The many faces of Tom Brady: Legendary quarterback is building an empire on weight

The former NFL star is worth an estimated half a billion dollars - here’s how he did it, Graig Graziosi discovers

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6 h. ago Inside the controversy over Flock, the AI surveillance company whose data is being fed to ICE

Cities across the nation are cutting ties with the Atlanta-based police tech firm after revelations that Donald Trump’s deportation squads have repeatedly gained access to its data. Io Dodds reports

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6 h. ago F1 star's future wealth will dwarf Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen's net worth combined

F1 driver Lance Stroll is set to one day inherit a monumental fortune from his father, thanks to some very smart moves

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7 h. ago Strictly's Vicky Pattison teases 'not long now' as fans 'counting down the days'

The BBC star will be joining her fellow 2025 contestants on the Strictly tour

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8 h. ago Adam Henson addresses ‘frustration’ over Countryfile as viewers switch off

Adam Henson has previously admitted he 'gets a bit of stick' from Countryfile viewers for how he explains all things agriculture and admit one thing can be 'difficult' when fronting the show

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9 h. ago Saturday Night Live: big name cameos can’t save weak Stranger Things

A$AP Rocky steals the show during Finn Wolfhard’s first ever go as host with surprise appearances from Sabrina Carpenter, Jason Momoa and moreSaturday Night Live returns from the holiday hiatus to catch us up on all things Trump: the president (James Austin Johnson) addresses the nation from the Oval Office, bragging about his favorite Christmas present: “My very own somebody else’s Nobel prize and in my stocking: Maduro we did a reverse Santa on him.”Joined by cabinet members “Little” Marco Rubio (Marcello Hernández) and JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane, taking over for departed cast member Bowen Yang), who are all trying to “help me do so many legal-ish things to try to get people to stop talking about Epstein.” Said things include an impending invasion of Cuba, “trans in menswear”, new tariffs, and Greenland, only to be interrupted by Trump wandering behind them and looking out the window in a senile fugue state. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Man City confirm new Claudio Echeverri loan after Bayer Leverkusen disaster

Claudio Echeverri has joined Girona on loan from Manchester City for the second half of the 2025/26 season, subject to international clearance.

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9 h. ago Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity | Heba Gowayed and Victor Ray

It’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claimOn 7 January 2026, Renee Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross; video captures a man’s voice calling her a “fucking bitch” afterwards. Kristi Noem, secretary of homeland security, maligned Good as having committed “domestic terrorism”. Good’s killing became a national flashpoint as protests erupted demanding justice for the mother of three.Good’s killing is no anomaly. A Wall Street Journal investigation revealed 13 instances of ICE firing into civilian vehicles since July 2025, with at least eight people shot and two killed. ICE detentions are notorious for their inhumane conditions; 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025 alone, matching a record set two decades prior in 2004.Heba Gowayed is an associate professor of sociology at Cuny Hunter College and Cuny Graduate Center and author of the book Refuge: How the State Shapes Human PotentialVictor Ray is the F Wendell Miller asso...

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9 h. ago Wayne Lineker says 'I couldn't turn on my phone in case I found out what I did last night'

Wayne Lineker has been open about his addiction battles in the past, but a pneumonia infection left him feeling like he had cheated death twice

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10 h. ago Police granted more time to question three suspects over Wayne Reid murder

The 43-year-old was found dead at an address in the Society Court area last week.

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10 h. ago AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow

AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its rootsI am a science-fiction writer, which means that my job is to make up futuristic parables about our current techno-social arrangements to interrogate not just what a gadget does, but who it does it for, and who it does it to.What I do not do is predict the future. No one can predict the future, which is a good thing, since if the future were predictable, that would mean we couldn’t change it. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago 7 used cars slashed the MOST in price at start of 2026 – including world

THE prices of the UK’s most in-demand used EVs and hybrid motors have fallen again, according to the latest AA Cars Used Car Index. But looking at the last three months of 2025, the pace of the decline has begun to slow. Their data reveals the average asking price for the 20 of the most...

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11 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Amber Davies was given warning by bosses before BBC debut

Welsh star Amber Davies was a contestant on the 2025 series of Strictly Come Dancing and spoke about taking part in the BBC series on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch

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