69 m. ago The free illuminated art experience in the city centre set to dazzle families this Easter

A fusion of light, colour, and movement has arrived

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86 m. ago Families 'devastated' as popular play centre suddenly shuts after 14 years

The owner of the centre said she'd 'simply run out of options' after 'struggling to keep our heads above water'

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1 hour ago Vilified, arrested, held incommunicado: that's the price of protest in Britain today | George Monbiot

It seems to me that whatever the charges facing the activists at the Quaker meeting house raid, their fundamental crime is dissentThe faces are different, but it’s the same authoritarianism. Keir Starmer’s team might not look or sound like Donald Trump’s, but its policies on protest and dissent are chillingly similar. So is the reason: coordinated global lobbying by the rich and powerful, fronted by rightwing junktanks.Last week, six young women were having tea and biscuits in the Quaker meeting house in Westminster. Twenty police officers forced open the door and arrested them on conspiracy charges. Had the police discovered a plot to blow up parliament or to poison the water supply? No. It was an openly advertised, routine meeting of a protest group called Youth Demand, discussing climate breakdown and the assault on Gaza.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnistThe Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism, by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison, was published in paperb...

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1 hour ago ‘I was eating 7,000 calories in one sitting – I had to delete the Deliveroo app’

Lachlan Munro (Lucky), 43, a London-based life coach and music producer, suffered from food addiction and went up to 18.5st, ordering vast quantities on Deliveroo – and spending all his rent money. He’s now found recovery, he tells Charlotte Cripps

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2 h. ago Netanyahu to visit Hungary as Orbán vows to defy ICC arrest warrant

Israeli prime minister begins four-day trip after Hungarian counterpart says court ruling would ‘have no effect’Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin a four-day official visit to Hungary on Thursday, marking the first time the Israeli prime minister has stepped foot on European soil since the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for him over allegations of war crimes in Gaza.Hours after the ICC announced the warrants in November, Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, made it clear he would defy the court to host Netanyahu, telling reporters that he would “guarantee” the ICC’s ruling would “have no effect in Hungary”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 'Wonderful' digital memorial can help grieving loved ones through 'difficult time'

GUESTPIX's Digital Memorials allow families and friends to celebrate a loved one through the memories of those who knew them best.

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5 h. ago ‘Catastrophic for American families’: Business leaders react as Trump imposes ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs on world

Tariff announcements prompted worldwide financial anxiety and opposition from some Republicans on Capitol Hill

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6 h. ago Six in 10 Americans oppose deporting migrants who haven’t committed crimes to El Salvador prison

Respondents also expressed alarm over administration efforts to deport protesters and critics of U.S.-Israel relationship

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7 h. ago Council delays force disabled child to miss crucial operation as hidden crisis of Britain’s homeless children laid bare

MPs alarmed by ‘appalling conditions’ for homeless families living in temporary accommodation

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7 h. ago MPs call for urgent action to end child deaths linked to temporary accommodation

A cross-party committee called for new requirements on councils to ensure vulnerable families are protected.

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9 h. ago American Airlines plane fills with smoke as it comes in to land forcing passengers to flee cabin

The American Eagle jet was evacuated on the runway of Augusta Airport in Georgia.

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9 h. ago Why Starmer’s trade diplomacy may still bear fruit despite 10% tariffs on UK

Retaliation may not be needed as Britain likely to be ‘front of the queue’ in agreeing deal to redraw trade relationshipWhat is the best way to respond to Donald Trump and his sweeping tariffs? Keir Starmer thinks the answer is to tread softly, softly – while engaging in intensive negotiations behind the scenes.There are signs that this strategy is bearing fruit. On Wednesday night, the president announced “reciprocal tariffs on countries throughout the world” including a 10% import tax on UK exports to the US – crucially, lower than the 20% imposed on the EU. The 10% rate was the lowest rate Trump announced and applied to several other countries including Australia, Singapore and Brazil.100 days of Trump’s presidency, with Jonathan Freedland and guests Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke MP welcomes rise in National Living Wage

Full-time workers on the National Living Wage will see a real-terms pay increase of £1,400 per year, helping to provide families with better financial stability, improve living standards and kickstart growth as part of Labour’s Plan for Change.

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12 h. ago Hostage families urge Keir Starmer to take ‘bold steps’ in helping to end war

Two British families of Israeli hostages have written to the Prime Minister asking for ‘diplomacy’ and ‘bold steps’ to help end the war in Gaza.

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12 h. ago Families urged to claim up to £200 for school essentials before applications close

Thousands of eligible families are yet to claim

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13 h. ago Teddi Mellencamp candidly addresses the possibility of her dying amid cancer battle

Mellencamp was diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, which advanced to stage four and metastasized to her lungs and brain

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13 h. ago ‘Devastated’ families pay tribute to three victims in station house fire

A mother and her four-year-old daughter were killed in a fire along with a 23-year-old man in Northamptonshire.

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14 h. ago David Schwimmer reveals he couldn’t listen to Friends theme tune for years

Actor says he had to hear I’ll Be There for You so many times, he could no longer bear itThe Friends actor David Schwimmer spent years unable to listen to the theme tune of his smash-hit comedy, he revealed yesterday. According to the star, he was forced to hear it so many times at the height of his fame that the mere sound of it made him feel miserable.“I’ll be really honest, there was a time for quite a while that just hearing the theme song would really uggh,” he said during an appearance on Matt Lucas and David Walliams’ Making a Scene podcast. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Drones could be stopping us finding alien life as part of UFO 'umbrella'

An expert has suggested that drone tech has advanced so much, it is becoming increasingly difficult to know if UAPs are military weapons or proof of alien life

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14 h. ago Sydney Sweeney stars in true story of mummified bodies found on beach

Sydney Sweeney will star in a film about the true story of two German socialites who tried to flee civilisation - and what it had to do with two bodies found mummified on a beach

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