49 m. ago NYC daycare owner sentenced to 45 years after toddler’s fentanyl death

The daycare center was operated out of a Bronx apartment where the owner stored and packaged narcotics

Events

52 m. ago Italian woman’s tattoo of Hindu deity sparks backlash in India for ‘objectionable placement’

Police arrest tattoo parlour owner and artist after Hindu groups complain about ‘hurt religious sentiments’

Politics

72 m. ago Looming relegation vote begs question: do WSL clubs now have too much power? | Suzanne Wrack

Amid a controversial proposal to suspend relegation in the WSL, decision-makers risk putting self-interest above all elseOn Friday a shareholder meeting of the Women’s Professional Leagues Ltd took place to discuss the future of the women’s professional game. This was not unusual. The body responsible for running the Women’s Super League and Championship, owned by the clubs and having taken over from the Football Association last summer, holds quarterly meetings and each one has involved discussions on the professional women’s game in England as it enters a new phase.There was caution ahead of the first season of WPLL ownership; no immediate expansion, no swift progression to full-time referees, no big moves to adopt the other recommendations in the fan-led government review of women’s football carried out by Karen Carney, despite a widespread desire for many of them. Continue reading...

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73 m. ago 'Ruben Amorim could already be running out of time at Man Utd as sack threat looms'

Manchester United's FA Cup loss to Fulham was their 10th defeat in Ruben Amorim's 24 games and their sixth at Old Trafford as things continue to go from bad to worse

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76 m. ago Alejandro Garnacho issues grovelling Man Utd apology as snub explained

Manchester United's season went from bad to worse as Fulham dumped them out of the FA Cup with a host of the team's players coming out to apologise to the fans for another setback

Politics

81 m. ago Fans despair as Justin Bieber smokes drugs in new viral post after leaving wife Hailey Bieber to attend party alone

Justin Bieber's latest social media post left fans increasingly worried. The hitmaker, 31, took to his Instagram sharing photos that showed him smoking from what appeared to be a bong.

Events

1 hour ago Archive of the Future review – mesmerising safari through Vienna’s natural history museum

Joerg Burger’s film, as immersive as a museum visit, lovingly embraces the meticulous labours of the curators and touches on key current questions for the sectorJoerg Burger’s meticulous and mesmerising study of the Vienna Museum of Natural History is itself a work of natural history, in that it studies its core subject from a number of methodological angles. In one level, it simply puts the displays on display via some exquisitely composed, high-resolution photography that drinks in the rooms, both public and private, where the many collections dwell; vitrine after vitrine, drawer upon drawer, archive boxes until the end of time, with beetles, geological samples, taxidermied birds and botanical samples, each one lovingly tagged and sorted.That said, the fact that the archive is only maybe 10% digitised and indexed means that the staff clock up kilometres’ worth of walking every day as they search for requested items: as such this is also a study of information science at a point of...

Culture

1 hour ago Nature Photography Contest 2024 winners and finalists – in pictures

The winners have been announced for the second annual Nature Photography Contest, featuring breathtaking images showcasing life on our planet. Bringing together work from around the world, this year’s competition once again proved the power of photography to capture landscapes, wildlife, and the delicate balance that sustains life on Earth Continue reading...

Culture

1 hour ago JD Vance’s traumatic past doesn’t explain his bullying of Ukraine: his ‘might is right’ doctrine does | Karolina Wigura and Jarosław Kuisz

The man who wrote Hillbilly Elegy would have recognised the old eastern Europe. But he’s attacking the democratic order we yearned forEven before the shocking treatment of Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, the US had voted with Russia in the UN. Alarm bells about the security threat now facing Europe were already ringing during JD Vance’s speech in Munich in February, when he questioned the point of defending Europe’s liberal democracies from Russia.For the countries surrounding Russia, this is not just about impertinence or failing diplomacy but about potentially being wiped off the map.Karolina Wigura is a Polish historian and co-author of Post-Traumatic Sovereignty: An Essay (Why the Eastern European Mentality is Different)Jarosław Kuisz is editor-in-chief of the Polish weekly Kultura Liberalna and the author of The New Politics of Poland: A Case of Post-Traumatic Sovereignty Continue reading...

Events

1 hour ago Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy review – incurable sadness if bravely borne

Colm Tóibín introduces this welcome reprint of the US author and critic’s poignant account of orphanhood, first published in 1957Mary McCarthy was a formidable, not to say frightening, figure in the literary landscape of mid-20th-century America, one of a cohort of remarkable left-leaning intellectuals that included Elizabeth Hardwick, Dwight Macdonald, Randall Jarrell and McCarthy’s lifelong friend Hannah Arendt. The famous feud between McCarthy and the playwright Lillian Hellman – “every word Hellman writes is a lie, including ‘and’ and ‘the’” – led to a $2.5m libel suit brought by Hellman but which in the end damaged her own reputation beyond repair.McCarthy was already an established critic and fiction writer when, in 1963, she published The Group, the novel that was to bring her huge popular success. It is an account of the lives of a set of young women in postwar New York and, for its time, was frank to the point of being scandalous. Anyone reading it now will wonder what the ...

Politics

3 h. ago The Rainham volcano: a waste dump is constantly on fire in east London. Why will no one stop it?

Under Arnolds Field, tonnes of illegally dumped waste have been burning for years, spewing pollution over the area. Locals fear for their health – and despair that no one seems willing to helpOne afternoon in July 2011, an 11-year-old boy named William Knowlden was out cycling with friends when he came upon Arnolds Field, an expanse of green land in Havering, east London. The site spans about 17 hectares, or 24 football pitches, and around its perimeter runs a wooden fence, with two access points through which vehicles can pass. Arnolds Field rises much higher than the surrounding land. Its surface is lumpy and undulating, like a blanket thrown over a heap of cuddly toys. The land is overgrown. It has been decades since animals grazed there, and few people have set foot on it in recent years. But every so often, it is mistaken for a safe place to explore.As Knowlden descended a hill, he lost control and was thrown over the handlebars. When he came to, he was lying in a small crater ...

Events

4 h. ago Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori risks Instagram ban with daring nude photo after Grammys controversy

Bianca West is no stranger to pushing the boundaries and she did just that on Monday, March 3, when she shared a completely nude photo of herself on Instagram

Events

4 h. ago Maura Higgins sparks massive backlash with cryptic comment about Danny Jones

Maura Higgins is facing even more drama after a comment on a Danny Jones Instagram post has resurface which waves further red flags for fans after the alleged BRITS kiss

Politics

4 h. ago Aid to Kyiv being reviewed to ensure country is ‘committed’ to goal of peace deal – as it happened

This live coverage has ended. You can find all of the latest US politics stories here. Donald Trump will lay out his priorities tomorrow evening in a prime-time speech to Congress, his first since returning to the White House.He’s doing some expectation setting this morning, posting on Truth Social:TOMORROW NIGHT WILL BE BIG. I WILL TELL IT LIKE IT IS! Continue reading...

Economics

4 h. ago London council meetings postponed, protests continue for Doug Harless

London council meetings postponed, protests continue for Doug Harless  LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY

Events

4 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Cat owners in Kashmir thrown into a tizzy over viral posts bad

Cat lovers in Indian-controlled Kashmir were thrown into a tizzy. Panic spread and local veterinarians saw a surge in pet owners coming in with their cats — all because of posts that went viral on social media.

Culture

4 h. ago Manchester United fans are demanding something from the Glazers

Man Utd fans remain unhappy with the club's ownership and are set to protest about ticket prices again on Sunday.

Sport

5 h. ago Teen girl fights for life after being thrown from car and hitting tree in horror crash

Olivia Windle, 17, suffered multiple fractures and breaks to her head and face after being ejected from a car and hitting a tree headfirst in a devastating crash

Events

6 h. ago Almost three quarters of dog owners say their pooches suffer 'bouts of stress and anxiety', poll reveals

Main signs of doggy depression include an increase in barking, having a low or tucked tail, pacing around or trembling.

Politics

6 h. ago Almost three quarters of UK dog owners say their pooches suffer 'bouts of stress and anxiety', poll reveals

Main signs of doggy depression include an increase in barking, having a low or tucked tail, pacing around or trembling.

Politics