5 d. ago People are only just realising the true meaning behind British place names

Around 10,000 years ago, humans began to repopulate the British Isles. They started to assign names to the things they observed

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6 d. ago Tara Reid: American Pie actor rushed to hospital after her 'drink is tampered with'

Tara Reid, who played Vicky Lathum in the American Pie films, was moved from a hotel lobby to an ambulance after falling unwell at he establishment in Chicago, Illnois

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7 d. ago Andrew Cavenagh next Rangers move could shape American regime and he must be wary of turning to one man – Keith Jackson

Our man reacts to the bombshell binning of Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell and has a warning for chairman Cavenagh

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9 d. ago Vote for competent leaders, not entertainers – that’s what I wish the Covid report could say | Devi Sridhar

To prevent a future pandemic we’d need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system?It feels as though a collective amnesia has set in around Covid-19. We all just want to move forward and pretend it didn’t happen. But, as the saying goes, those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.On 20 April 2020 I tweeted, “At what point will the British public realise what has happened over the past 9 weeks?” On Thursday, the Covid inquiry published its module 2 report on the political response to the pandemic. The answer finally to my tweet, more than five years later.Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of EdinburghFit Forever: Wellness for midlife and beyond On Wednesday 28 January 2026, join Annie Kelly, Devi Sridhar, Joel Snape and Mariella Frostrup, as they discuss how to enjoy longer and healthier lives, with expert advice and practical tips. Book tickets here or at g...

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1 week ago ‘Do you expect me to talk?’: Dick Van Dyke says he turned down playing James Bond

As the veteran actor turns 100 he reveals that he was approached to play the British spy in the early 60s, but realised his accent wouldn’t have been up to scratchFor more than six decades, the actor Dick Van Dyke has been pilloried for his attempts at a British accent in Mary Poppins (1964). Now, the actor who has since apologised for the “most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema” as chimney sweep Bert in the Disney classic has revealed he was in the running to play another UK icon on screen: James Bond.Speaking on the Today TV programme in the US, Van Dyke, who turns 100 next month, said that Bond producer Albert Broccoli approached him to ask if he fancied the role of the British spy in his first big screen outing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'War on drugs' or political agitation? Assessing Trump's actions in Venezuela – video explainer

In August, Donald Trump started a campaign of aggression against Venezuela. The US president first launched airstrikes on alleged drug boats off the coast of the South American country – a move largely condemned as extrajudicial killings – then deployed US naval assets in the Caribbean. The Guardian's Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, explains why the claims the targeted boats were carrying drugs destined for the US are dubious and what Trump's actions could mean for the Venezuelan president, Nicolás MaduroVenezuela’s Maduro urges Trump to avoid Afghanistan-style ‘forever war’ Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mamdani inflames critics by backing hardline Muslim who blames 'white Americans' for 9/11

Aber Kawas, a Palestinian-American activist who only moved to the district last year, has received Mamdani's backing in her fight to take his seat in a special election.

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1 week ago How US evangelicals are using Trump’s aid cuts to attack human rights in Africa

As Donald Trump's aid cuts leave African health programmes scrambling, The Independent pieces together events at a number of conferences where American religious organisations are looking to move in to shape the future. Rachel Schraer reports

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1 week ago Inside the US evangelical push into Africa in vacuum left by Trump’s aid cuts – as activists fear for human rights

As Donald Trump's aid cuts leave African health programmes scrambling, The Independent pieces together events at a number of conferences where American religious organisations are looking to move in to shape the future. Rachel Schraer reports

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2 w. ago Sacha Baron Cohen, 54, spotted getting cosy with Kylie Jenner lookalike, 26

Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen was seen getting flirty with a young American influencer as he continues to move on from ex-wife Isla Fisher following the end of their 14 year marriage

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2 w. ago ‘I moved from Barcelona to London and this one thing hit me the hardest’

Living in London for eleven years made me realise the differences between the Spanish and British lifestyle, and this one thing still hits me the hardest - and it's not the weather.

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3 w. ago American who moved to UK is only just realising what these British phrases mean

One American has opened up about the culture shock of British lingo after she moved across the pond to the UK. She admitted she was left "baffled" by the likes of 'taking the mick' and 'Gordon Bennett'

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3 w. ago I'm an American who moved to Manchester and there's one thing I absolutely love

Ashley Jackson was left "baffled" by one difference between the UK and US when she moved to Greater Manchester from Texas

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3 w. ago Royal British Legion support helps traumatised war hero realise his own bravery

Army veteran Warren Howell has finally taken his medals from his drawer after PTSD left him too traumatised to look at them. The Royal British Legion helped him make the change

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last month People are just realising popular British pub meal has 'gone extinct'

People have been left gobsmacked after realising that there's a meal in pubs that seems to be going 'extinct', and people aren't happy about the fact that they're disappearing from menus

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