57 h. ago Harrowing new crash pictures show total devastation after family's plane fell from sky

Harrowing new photos show the total devastation left after a prominent Massachusetts family's plane crashed in upstate New York, killing all six on board.

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3 d. ago Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women by Sofi Oksanen – review

This harrowing study of the Russian leader’s weaponising of sexual violence argues that misogyny goes hand in hand with imperialismIn 1944, the Red Army pushed the Germans out of the Baltic state of Estonia. Soon afterwards, Soviet officers took away Sofi Oksanen’s great-aunt for interrogation. It was night. When she returned the next morning Oksanen’s young relative appeared unscathed. In fact, she had been raped. She could only mutter a few words: “Jah, ära”, or “Yes, please don’t”.The consequences of her unspoken ordeal were lifelong. As Oksanen relates it, her great-aunt became mute. She never married, had children or a relationship. Nor were the men who abused her punished. After the Soviet reoccupation – which saw Estonia erased from Europe’s map – she lived quietly with her ageing mother. Black-and-white family photos and the stories that went with them were hidden.Same River, Twice: Putin’s War on Women by Sofi Oksanen is published by HarperVia (£16.99). To support the Guard...

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5 d. ago Nobu Matsuhisa: ‘I’d watch my mentor making sushi and copy him under the table’

The chef and restaurateur, 76, shares his boyhood inspiration, losing everything in a fire, and saying no to Robert De NiroMy father died in a car accident when I was seven. Whenever I missed him, I would look in the family photo album at this picture of when he had gone to Palau. He was an architect and had gone to source lumber for his work. It made me dream of going abroad someday and making him proud.My older brother took me to sushi restaurants as a kid. They were very expensive; not the kinds of places kids would go. I was so impressed by the energy of the sushi chefs, the smells, the choice of fish. From then on, I knew that’s what I wanted to be. After graduating from high school at 18, I trained to be a sushi chef in Tokyo. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘It never happened – but the picture says it did’: 28 fake images that fooled the world

From the pope in a puffer to the Princess of Wales and family, baby Hitler to Mussolini on horseback, people have always manipulated photographs, whether for political power, image control – or just for fun “Pictures or it didn’t happen.” So runs the immediate social media retort to any claim deemed too extraordinary to be true. Carried within it is an assumption shared across the globe which has held firm almost since the invention of the camera: that the ultimate form of proof is the photograph. The idea is so strongly fixed in the human mind, it has acquired the status of a law of nature, one obvious even to a child: the camera never lies.Except it does, as the images collected here vividly attest. We may think of AI deepfakes, and their Photoshop predecessors, as thoroughly modern menaces, corrupting a previously innocent, reliable medium, but we would be wrong. It turns out people have been doctoring photos, manipulating and meddling, from the start. “Honest” Abe Lincoln was no...

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6 d. ago Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Chris looks unrecognizable years after dramatic weight loss

Arnold Schwarzenegger's youngest son Christopher, 27, commanded attention with his impressive transformation in a new family photo - and he didn't need to flex to make a statement.

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6 d. ago Final photos of Agustin Escobar and family before deadly New York helicopter crash

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES: Agustin Escobar and his family were all smiles in haunting final photos taken moments before their New York Helicopter sightseeing trip turned to tragedy

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6 d. ago New York helicopter crash final photos of Agustin Escobar and family before horror

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES: Agustin Escobar and his family were all smiles in haunting final photos taken moments before their New York Helicopter sightseeing trip turned to tragedy

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9 d. ago Bear Grylls' son Marmaduke towers over famous dad in birthday tribute family photos

The adventurer and TV star has reflected on missing his second eldest, who's travelling through Asia

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9 d. ago Bear Grylls' son Marmaduke towers over him in a gallery of pictures to mark his 19th

Bear Grylls has shared a sweet tribute to son Marmaduke on Instagram on Monday as he marked his 19th birthday. 

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1 week ago Genetic data is an another asset to be exploited – beware who has yours | John Naughton

The bankruptcy of genealogy company 23andMe has resulted in a fire sale of millions of people’s genetic information – and there’s no shortage of eager buyers with questionable motivesEver thought of having your genome sequenced? Me neither. But it seems that at least 15 million souls have gone in for it and are delighted to know that they have Viking ancestry, or discombobulated to find that they have siblings of whom they were hitherto unaware. The corporate vehicle that enabled these revelations is called 23andMe, which describes itself as a “genetics-led consumer healthcare and biotechnology company empowering a healthier future”.Back in the day, 23andMe was one of those vaunted “unicorns” (privately held startups valued at more than $1bn), but is now facing harder times. Its share price had fallen precipitately following a data breach in October 2023 that harvested the profile and ethnicity data of 6.9 million users – including name, profile photo, birth year, location, family s...

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1 week ago Truth about this photograph of Virginia Roberts: Toxic split with husband and violence restraining order revealed, as family speak out and Virginia remains under medical supervision

The most famous photograph of Virginia Giuffre was taken of her as a 17-year-old girl standing alongside a grinning Prince Andrew in Ghislaine Maxwell's Belgravia mews house.

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1 week ago Heartbreaking tributes paid to tragic teen girl 'cherished beyond words' killed in fire

Schoolgirl Layla Allen was pronounced dead at the scene of the horror fire on Wednesday. Her heartbroken family have now released a photo and a touching tribute

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2 w. ago Doge gained access to sensitive data of migrant children, including reports of abuse

Former officials question the reason for a Doge engineer’s access to the Unaccompanied Alien Children portalA member of Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency” gained access to a government system that contains the personal data of unaccompanied immigrant children, according to a recent court filing.The database, called the Unaccompanied Alien Children portal (UAC), contains extremely detailed information about thousands of minors who enter the United States alone, including individual children’s mental health and therapy records, as well as immigration records, photos and addresses of their family members. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why this simple photo of footy great Sonny Bill Williams and his family has kicked off a heated debate about religion

The former Bulldogs, Roosters and All Blacks star posted the shot of him with his wife and five children in order to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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2 w. ago Loose Women star announces 'new arrival' to her family with adorable photoshoot

One Loose Women star is glowing from within after sharing news that she has welcomed a new member to her family, much to the delight of the presenter's husband and daughters

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2 w. ago Family is accidentally photobombed by one of the world's most famous men

One of the world's most famous people was caught accidentally walking into a family's photo in Washington DC on Monday in what the clan now sees as a serendipitous moment.

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2 w. ago Emmerdale's Steph star makes fans do 'double take' as she shares family snap

The actress took to her social media and surprised fans as she shared a family photoshoot

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2 w. ago Michelle Keegan's sweet nod to baby Palma with stunning item of jewellery on Mother's Day

Michelle Keegan shared new photos with her daughter Palma as they enjoyed a family meal out to celebrate Mther's Day - and it wasn't just Palma who was pictured wearing some beautiful personalised items

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2 w. ago Michelle Keegan celebrates first Mother's Day with newborn in touching family photo

Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright have shared another glimpse at their newborn daughter, Palma Elizabeth, in a sweet photo to mark Mother's Day

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2 w. ago Paris Fury celebrates Mother's Day by taking entire family on a lavish holiday

Paris Fury is celebrating Mother's Day with her husband, Tyson, their seven kids as well as their extended family and friends as the glamorous gang posed for a photo on holiday

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