79 m. ago State pension age set to go up in 2026 for people born between these years

State pension age will be increasing next year from 66 to 67. The rise will be implemented in phases, with phase one in 2026 allowing some to still receive a pension at 67

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86 m. ago Netflix You's Charlotte Ritchie shares major concern as she addresses series five ending

The fifth and final chapter of the psychological thriller You will finally land on Netflix later this month and actress Charlotte Ritchie has opened up about the "thrilling" last series

Culture

2 h. ago Inside tiny village where residents are 20x more likely to catch horror disease there's no cure for

Montchavin, a ski resort in the French Alps with a population of around 200, has seen an alarming cluster of the fatal motor neurone disease (MND) - with around one in ten people diagnosed

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2 h. ago Home Bargains fans rave over 'insane' White Company vase dupe at a fraction of the cost

Shoppers are swooning over a £7.99 vase from Home Bargains which looks exceptionally similar to the White Company's Witcome Frill Vase, which retails at a staggering £45

Economics

2 h. ago Gregory Porter: ‘My worst job? Shovelling exterminated rats’

The singer on a precious photograph of his mother, losing his brother and the wonders of cooking with butterBorn in California, Gregory Porter, 53, released his Grammy-nominated debut album, Water, in 2010. He went on to receive best jazz vocal album Grammys for Liquid Spirit in 2014 and Take Me to the Alley in 2017. He sang for Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee and was the first celebrity to sing a lullaby on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Next week, he begins a UK tour. He is married with two children and lives in California.What is your greatest fear? Immunity to cruelty. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump rebrands Covid health website to promote ‘lab leak’ theory

The new site features a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab” and “leak” under a White House heading

Politics

3 h. ago In the Rhododendrons by Heather Christle review – back to the mother land

A poet’s memoir of family, trauma, and Virginia Woolf pulses with feeling and intelligenceLike most kids, Heather Christle was drilled about “stranger danger”. Like some, she had a family codeword designed to show that an adult picking them up from school when her mother was busy could be trusted. But, in her American home town in the 1980s, no other kid’s word was a bygone British sweet. And so “Dolly Mixture” joins the growing list of things learned from her English mother that Christle, looking back, finds out of place. Things such as dining etiquette, cardigans, M&S outfits, margarine. But also bigger stuff: beliefs and behaviours. Assumptions. Silence. Shame.With her mother in her 70s and their relationship strained, Christle, a poet and academic, embarks on a quest for new understanding – of her mother, of “Englishness”, and of herself. In a memoir that pulses with feeling and intelligence, she excavates the past to expose difficult truths. As she proved with her acclaimed...

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3 h. ago The two ingredient drink hospital medics swear by to instantly relieve constipation: 'It's better than laxatives'

Social media users who have tried the simple-to-prepare drink, which contains just two easily obtained ingredients, confirm it delivers on its promise.

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4 h. ago ‘It will be beautiful to see our kids grow up with this’: how communities around the world are planting trees

City residents are working out how to fill their streets with trees as evidence grows of their benefits“I wanted to do something that would benefit as many people from the community as possible,” says Chloe Straw, pointing at a small but promising sapling visible through the window of her local cafe.In 2023, Chloe began chatting to her neighbours in Haringey, north London, about trees. “I thought it’d be really nice to raise some money for trees on the main road. Everyone uses West Green Road, regardless of whether you have a lot of money or not, regardless of your background.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago White Lotus stars Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood ‘set to team up’ again amid feud rumors

‘The White Lotus’ co-stars have ignited feud speculations after they appeared to unfollow each other on Instagram

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6 h. ago AP PHOTOS: Chinese factories seek to expand their business outside the US

Massive sheets of aluminum hang in Danny Lau’s factory as workers bustled about painting them with oil coating in China's southern industrial city of Dongguan.

Culture

6 h. ago Argos garden solar lights now 60p for shoppers who stack these two deals

Argos has reduced the price of the Garden by Solar Faux Rattan Bollard Lights from £20 to £16, but thanks to a cashback deal you can get them for a fraction of the price

Economics

6 h. ago Billy Idol: ‘I’m the sexy sexagenarian. Then I’m gonna be the sexy septuagenarian, ha ha!’

The punk rocker who broke America with ‘White Wedding’ looks back on the ‘unhinged’ time of free love and sex before Aids, legging it from rehab back to crack addiction, and making his starry new album. And, finds Craig McLean, he also has a sensitive side...

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6 h. ago Inside incredible European theme park 'better than Disneyland' with tiny queues

PortAventura in Spain is a fraction of the size of Disneyland Paris, but welcomes five million guests a year who say it's the best theme park they have been to

Politics

7 h. ago As DEI rollbacks take hold, students of color say they're losing campus support systems

As U.S. colleges are pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion practices, students of color say they are starting to lose campus mentors, move-in events, scholarships and diversity offices where they always have felt welcome on predominately white campuses

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8 h. ago Louise Thompson just wore Nobody's Child's lace skirt and it's 'a must

The White Tiered Lace Detail Skirt from Nobody's Child and its matching lace detail top has shoppers swooning after Louise Thompson was spotted in the set earlier this week

Politics

10 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: Farage beware! No politician aspiring to win power should want to align themselves with Trump's dumpster fire

He entered the White House on January 20 with an average approval rating of +6 per cent. That has since slumped into negative territory, with his average approval rating now -4 per cent.

Politics

11 h. ago FSU shooting: Mom speaks out after suspected shooter son is identified as ‘white supremacist’

Phoenix Ikner was removed from a school political club over ‘far-right rhetoric’ he shared, his classmates claim

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12 h. ago FSU shooting: Victim named after suspected shooter is identified as a ‘white supremacist’

Phoenix Ikner was removed from a school political club over ‘far-right rhetoric’ he shared, his classmates claim

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12 h. ago Mystery of Harry's death on the farm: Father's heartbreaking tribute to boy, 14, crushed to death in agricultural accident as police say his death is 'unexplained'

Harry Moss' devastated father described him as 'the best thing in the world' in a touching tribute after a horrific agricultural accident on a farm in Malvern, Worcestershire,

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