43 m. ago What to know about the Muslim Brotherhood after the US terrorist designation

The Trump administration has designated the Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations

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47 m. ago ‘A very tough moment’: how Trump has put museums in jeopardy

A study has shown the devastating impact of arts funding cuts on institutions across America and many within the industry are concerned for what’s nextFrom Times Square to the Washington Monument, America saw in the new year with a bigger bang than usual, celebrating the fact that 2026 marks the nation’s 250th birthday. Yet as the US looks back, precious repositories of the nation’s history are facing an uncertain future.Museum attendances are down. Budgets are precarious. Cuts in federal funding are taking their toll. And Donald Trump’s culture wars are spreading fear, intimidation and self-censorship among some directors and donors. Continue reading...

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50 m. ago Best DNA testing kits for uncovering your family history, tried and tested

Use a DNA kit to fill out the branches on your family tree or discover more about your genetic make-up

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58 m. ago Joseph Beuys review – the grotesque bathtub containing all the horrors of modern history

Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, LondonThere’s no escape from the torments of the past in this show, which celebrates the German artist at his most Wagnerian, enchanting and sickening you simultaneouslyBorn in 1921, Joseph Beuys was the “perfect” age to fight for Hitler and he did, with the wounds to prove it. The Andy Warhol portraits that complement this exhibition, without actually being part of it, brutally catch his gaunt, ravaged face in the glare of a photo flash under the hat he wore to hide burns sustained in a plane crash while serving in the Luftwaffe. The most haunting portrait turns Beuys into a spectral negative image, all darkness and shadow, his eyes wounded, guilty, lost. This was in the 1970s when Beuys was a charismatic one-man artistic revolution, inspiring young Germans to plant trees, lecturing about flows of ecological and human energy – and, in breathtaking performances, speaking to a dead hare or spending a week locked in a cage with a coyote.All that remains today ...

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94 m. ago Olympic snowboarding medalist dies tragically in Swiss avalanche

Kestenholz made history by competing in snowboarding’s debut on the Olympic stage

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1 hour ago Meet the world’s ‘prettiest referee’ who works in glamorous outfit and is favourite with fans

AGUSTINA LOOS MATRELLA has been making history in Argentinian football - and the referee has also been stunning fans on social media. She became the first female to officiate a final in the Tres Lomas Regional League. https://www.instagram.com/p/DTJh5mGFUEL/?img_index=1 Loos Matrella was in the middle - wearing a glamorous black skirt - as Atletico Quenuma sealed...

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2 h. ago World's richest monarch is 50 times wealthier than King Charles and has huge £32bn fortune

Thailand's King Rama X has a £32bn fortune - 50 times greater than King Charles III's wealth. The world's richest monarch owns 17,000 houses, 38 private jets, 300 cars and 52 luxury boats

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2 h. ago New Red Arrows leader announced as woman to lead display team for first time

For the first time in Red Arrows history a woman will be leading the 150-strong team. Wing Cdr Sasha Nash says she 'excited' and hopes their team will inspire future aviators.

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2 h. ago Ancient boats found beneath lake 'older than Egyptian pyramid' that 'alter history'

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient canoes, including one that’s 5,200 years old, making it even older than Egypt’s Great Pyramid, proving a sophisticated Indigenous culture

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2 h. ago Ancient Rome meets modern technology as tourists visit an ancient home via livestream tours

One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time

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2 h. ago First of three stranded narrow boats refloated after Shropshire canal breach

The rear of the Pacemaker was left hanging over a huge ‘sinkhole’ after a canal bank collapsed in the early hours of December 22.

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2 h. ago Drugs and gangs exist in Venezuela, but don’t be fooled. Trump arrested Nicolás Maduro to plunder our wealth | Andrés Antillano

The US president invokes the usual suspects – drugs, organised crime, illegal migration – but this is simply a grab for resources and powerIn the early hours of 3 January, Caracas and other cities in Venezuela were bombed and the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, was kidnapped along with his wife by US military personnel. In addition to the 100 deaths recorded so far as a result of the attack, approximately 100 more were caused by US attacks on small boats in the previous months, under the pretext of combatting drug trafficking. Although it seems clear that the real intention of Donald Trump’s administration was to seize Venezuela’s wealth, the initial argument to justify the military deployment in the Caribbean was that it was to fight the illegal drugs trade and stop the flow of migrants that the Venezuelan government was allegedly causing by emptying prisons of criminals and sending them to the US.As a criminology professor who has studied Venezuelan drug trafficking for 20 y...

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2 h. ago Warning to Lake District visitors as tourists face up to £1,000 in fines amid new camping rules

Around 18million people visit the Lake District each year, with a large percentage of people camping. But the sheer number of visitors in recent years has had negative consequences.

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3 h. ago BBC viewers left furious over 'worst 30 minutes in TV history'

Viewers immediately switched off.

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3 h. ago Everything We Know About the ‘Bizarre’ Ancient Snake Found in a London Museum

Everything We Know About the ‘Bizarre’ Ancient Snake Found in a London Museum  VICE

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4 h. ago Stockbridge Heritage in Pictures: These are 26 fascinating photos of the Edinburgh neighbourhood in the 1950s and 60s

It’s one of the most in-demand places to live in Scotland’s Capital, and Stockbridge has a fascinating history.

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4 h. ago Bathgate Air Cadet members marking significant milestone in their history

The 1271 squadron will have been at its current location in the town’s Torphichen Street for the past 60 years.

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5 h. ago Prehistoric shell trumpets used as walkie talkies play a tune for the first time in 6,000 YEARS after scientists discovered they were used to communicate long distances

Your iPhone's battery life might be impressive, but it's nothing compared to the longevity of these ancient 'walkie-talkies'.

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5 h. ago China plans to build 'secret room' beneath new London super embassy, unredacted documents show

A decision on the embassy is due to be made on January 20 amid critics fears site could be used for espionage

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5 h. ago How much do you know about history's most infamous serial killer? Take our Jack the Ripper quiz in this week's The Crime Desk newsletter

He was the terrifying murderer who operated in east London alleyways more than two centuries ago, but how well do you know the story of Jack the Ripper?

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