53 m. ago How ‘calm, pragmatic, serious’ Starmer hopes to sell frigates to Norway

The Independent’s political editor David Maddox accompanied the prime minister to the defence summit in Norway and saw a prime minister visibly emboldened by his ‘big win’ trade deals with Narendra Modi and Donald Trump

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54 m. ago Kevin Muscat still meets Rangers next manager criteria as takeover kings hear exactly what unflinching boss craves

The former Ibrox midfielder has long been linked with the hot seat - but could finally jet in this summer

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66 m. ago Myammar's military government chief has first meeting with China's leader since taking power in 2021

The chief of Myanmar's military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has for the first time since seizing power four years ago met with President Xi Jinping of China, a top ally of his military government

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1 hour ago 'Best film Netflix has ever produced' with near unrecognisable Sopranos star leaves fans in tears

It is based on real life events

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1 hour ago Meet the former England wonderkid playing in exile under a completely different name

He once stood toe-to-toe with Liverpool at Anfield. Now, he's donning the red of China, answering to a new name, and winning titles thousands of miles from where it all began.

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2 h. ago The White Lotus’s Walton Goggins: ‘Who do I most admire? My wife, because of what we have overcome together’

The actor on obsessive cleaning, missing his own teeth, and his sand and dirt collectionBorn in Alabama, Walton Goggins, 53, moved to Los Angeles where he started a car valeting business and took acting lessons. His films include Lincoln, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight and Tomb Raider. He plays the dual role of the Ghoul and Cooper Howard in the Amazon series Fallout and starred in the third series of Sky Atlantic’s White Lotus. The Uninvited, his new film, is in cinemas. He is married for the second time, has a son and lives in upstate New York.What is your greatest fear? Snakes. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'I spent £75k for yummy mummy transformation – it makes me a better parent'

After giving birth to her only daughter, Cléo Souza decided to invest in a series of surgeries and non-invasive treatments to address the changes to her body

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2 h. ago Amanda Holden teases big plans for future of travel show with Alan Carr

EXCLUSIVE The BGT judge also reveals why she wouldn’t dare offer boss Simon Cowell her favourite snack

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2 h. ago Countryfile's Matt Baker bids farewell after series ends leaving fans in 'tears'

The final episode of Channel 4's Our Dream Farm saw one couple secure a 15-year tenancy to farm 613 acres in the foothills of Yr Wyddfa

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2 h. ago Serial sex predator, 21, who forced young girls across the UK to send him explicit images is jailed for five years

Max Hollingsbee, 21, used his computer to target at least 13 children and one young woman with his victims living in Surrey, Sunderland, Doncaster and Scotland.

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3 h. ago Countryfile's Matt Baker supported by fans after series ends 'it's a tough decision'

Matt Baker has been flooded with support from fans after his series came to an end

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3 h. ago Meet Hydropol, the plastic that dissolves in water — and could solve London's fatberg crisis

Wipes made from this new technology dissolve before they flush — and won’t even form microplastics

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3 h. ago Alan Shearer tips Liverpool to sign Champions League star after meeting with Cody Gakpo

Trent Alexander-Arnold has confirmed he will be leaving Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season - and the Reds have long been linked with his replacement

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3 h. ago Watch: Moment UK ambassador to US reveals Donald Trump’s surprising first words to him

Lord Mandelson, now serving as US Ambassador to the UK, revealed on BBC’s Newsnight that Donald Trump greeted him with an unexpected compliment during their first meeting.

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3 h. ago Why a police raid of a meeting at a London Quaker house is causing outrage

Why a police raid of a meeting at a London Quaker house is causing outrage  The Guardian

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3 h. ago Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?

When six young women hired a room to discuss the war in Gaza, the gathering ended with 30 officers storming in to make arrestsWhen six young women gathered in central London to discuss the climate crisis and the war in Gaza, the setting could not have been more appropriate. The building in which they sat was a Quaker meeting house, the home of a movement whose centuries-long history is rooted in protest and a commitment to social justice. On the table were cups of jasmine tea, ginger biscuits and a selection of vegan cheese straws.But the events that brought this apparently convivial gathering to an abrupt end have sparked protests of a different kind and raised questions about how justice is administered by the UK’s largest and most embattled police force. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago What time is UFC 315? TV channel and live stream for Belal Muhammad vs Jack Della Maddalena

It is the first UFC event to be held in Montreal for a decade

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5 h. ago Virgin Island: Show's 'sexologists' DEFEND use of 'surrogates' who are helping 12 people lose their virginity on camera

Channel 4's groundbreaking new six-part series, titled Virgin Island, sees sexologists Dr Danielle Harel and Celeste Hirschman and their team, guide the group of virgins on a unique course.

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5 h. ago Leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland arrive in Kyiv to push for 30

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk arrive in Ukraine in show of support amid US intelligence warning of possible air attackThe leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland have arrived in Kyiv for a symbolic visit to Ukraine, one day after Vladimir Putin hosted a set-piece military parade on Red Square. The visit comes as the US warned of intelligence about a big impending air attack on Ukraine.Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on the same train on Saturday morning, while Donald Tusk travelled on a separate train. The four leaders met in the Polish city of Rzeszow on Friday night before departing. On Saturday, they will meet Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of support for Ukraine, Downing Street said in a statement issued late on Friday. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago The Liver King – this hilarious exposé is like Tiger King but with way more genital eating

The sly wit of this documentary shines through as it follows a toxically masculine fitness influencer who consumes so many raw animal organs you can almost taste the salmonella. It is frequently hilariousFor many young men, masculinity is sold as an obsession with protein, and a personality that answers the question “What if WWE was real, and all the time?” Which brings us to Netflix’s explosive new documentary. Untold: The Liver King (out Tuesday 13 May), real name Brian Johnson, is a fitness influencer who promotes “ancestral living” as the solution to enervating modernity. This includes a great deal of hollering and extreme workouts, saying the word “alpha” a lot, plus eating a carnivorous diet of raw animal organs, including an unfeasible amount of genitals.Liver King angry that people addicted to phones. Works with marketing agency to pump out stunt videos specifically designed for them. Opening shot shows Liver King pulling truck on chain. Famous caveman activity. Meanwhile, o...

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