88 m. ago Revealed: The perfect temperature to set the office thermostat to keep everyone happy

Scientists have now revealed the ideal temperature to keep everyone happy - and it might be a little warmer than some people expect.

Politics

92 m. ago How can we defend ourselves from the new plague of ‘human fracking’?

Big tech treats our attention like a resource to be mercilessly extracted. The fightback begins hereIn the last 15 years, a linked series of unprecedented technologies have changed the experience of personhood across most of the world. It is estimated that nearly 70% of the human population of the Earth currently possesses a smartphone, and these devices constitute about 95% of internet access-points on the planet. Globally, on average, people seem to spend close to half their waking hours looking at screens, and among young people in the rich world the number is a good deal higher than that.History teaches that new technologies always make possible new forms of exploitation, and this basic fact has been spectacularly exemplified by the rise of society-scale digital platforms. It has been driven by a remarkable new way of extracting money from human beings: call it “human fracking”. Just as petroleum frackers pump high-pressure, high-volume detergents into the ground to force a litt...

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92 m. ago Sweet thing: a personal look at a photographer’s Cuban slavery heritage – photo essay

From the remnants of my great-grandparents’ Cuban home near the sugar plantation that is part of Unesco’s Slave Route programme – where they were once enslaved - to personal artefacts, each piece reconstructs an uncertain pastGathering information on our origins that might help with constructing self-identities could be a beautiful endeavour.Unfortunately, for millions of people worldwide, retracing a past filled with unfinished stories is like trying to nurture a tree whose roots have been severed.I still remember that narrow ribbon of earth winding down from my grandfather’s house towards the old Triunvirato plantation – the same fields where an enslaved woman called Carlota, who led an uprising in 1843, raised her voice against chains. In the silence of that road, it feels like a place that has been frozen in time Continue reading...

Culture

92 m. ago Epstein survivors say financier lured them with promise of college education

Multiple survivors claim Epstein dangled admission to top universities to ensnare them in his sexual abuse networkA New York City artist who said Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell shopped her around to men is among the survivors claiming that Epstein used the lure of a university education to ensnare her in their sexual abuse network.Rina Oh was a 21-year-old art student when she was introduced to Epstein in 2000 by Lisa Phillips, a model and Epstein survivor who has since emerged as a powerful voice in the survivors’ network pressuring for full accountability in the long-running money, sex and power scandal. Continue reading...

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92 m. ago ‘People saw dollar signs’: a year after devastating wildfires, an LA community is fighting displacement

As survivors face pressure to sell their land in Altadena, a historic Black community, experts say we’re witnessing ‘climate gentrification’Ellen Williams’ left hand played with her long dark hair as her right hand guided the steering wheel, her phone resting face-down in her lap. Born and raised in Altadena, an unincorporated area in Los Angeles county, she didn’t need to look at a map as she drove to where her home of 22 years burned down.We passed empty lots with gaping holes where foundations once stood. The banging of hammers rang through the neighborhood and wood frames rose from the dirt, the smell of fresh lumber in the air. Perched on street corners were signs declaring: “Altadena is not for sale.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago 'I lost 5.5 stone without giving up 2 of my favourite treats and it's so easy'

A man has shared his secret to dropping 5.5 stone in just a year without it negatively impacting his overall lifestyle - and says it's so easy, other people will be able to do it too

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2 h. ago Blue Posts boss: If opening a pub becomes so risky, in the end people just won't do it

Pubs are community assets, says Layo Paskin, and they’re under threat

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2 h. ago Bloke drags caravan around by hand and 'survives' off pasta but people want to destroy it

Ben Smith used to live rough on the streets before he acquired a caravan to call his own. But without a permanent plot, he's forced to drag it around by hand and is regularly threatened with violence

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2 h. ago Death toll rises to 6 in a fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s city of Karachi

Firefighters in Karachi are battling a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza that erupted overnight, killing six people, including a firefighter

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2 h. ago Katie Price's friends fear star will 'destroy herself' after devastating weight loss

Katie Price's former photographer Jeany Savage has expressed huge concern for TV personality after she was seen looking worryingly thin while on a shopping trip with Princess

Economics

2 h. ago Flight tracker captures moment Indonesian plane loses contact

A flight tracker captures the moment an Indonesian plane carrying 11 people lost contact on Saturday (17 January).

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3 h. ago 'Irresistibly scandalous' murder mystery series that's 'more fun than it has any right to be' is now free to stream

The drama - described as 'more fun than it has any right to be' - follows four people working together to cover up a dark secret.

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3 h. ago JD Vance: ‘despicable toady for Trump’ – and 2028 candidate in all but name

Vice-president has emerged as key defender of Maga flame – and is backed by big tech billions. Is this the heir apparent?“We did not have a lot of money,” said JD Vance, placing hand on heart as he recalled his childhood in Middletown, Ohio in the 1990s. “I was raised by a woman who struggled often to put food on the table and clothes on her back.”There was an earnest cry from the audience. “Mamaw!” shouted a man. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Hitler DID win...That's the sorrowful conclusion of UN war crimes judge Theodor Meron, who as a small Jewish boy in WWII survived a German camp

Theodor Meron was just a boy when his mother and maternal grandparents were executed by the Nazis...he has spent a lifetime making sure the same atrocities are never carried out again

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3 h. ago At least six dead as huge fire rips through Pakistan shopping centre

Horrifying images shows flames rising through Gulo Plaza shopping Centre in Kurachi, Pakistan with firefighters tackling the blaze throughout the night with at least six people feared dead

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4 h. ago Horror fire rips through shopping mall leaving at least 6 dead and 11 injured as cops declare ‘mass disaster protocol’

A HUGE fire has ripped through a shopping centre in Pakistan, killing at least six people and injuring 11. Dramatic footage shows flames rising through Gulo Plaza shopping Centre in Kurachi as firefighters laboured through the night to stop fire from spreading. Hundreds of people had gathered around the multi-storey building, including distraught store owners...

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4 h. ago Doctor says 5p drink can boost sleep and reduce inflammation

Dr Eric Berg says a simple glass could help people who struggle with sleeping - and it costs just a few pence

Politics

4 h. ago Dermatologist's warning to anyone taking this medication for acne

People have been issued a warning over the side effects which many may not know about

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5 h. ago Trump slams Supreme Leader as 'sick man' and Iran 'worst place to live'

US President Donald Trump has hit back at Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who blamed him for causing the anti-government protests where more than 3,000 people may have died

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5 h. ago Tragic reason newlyweds who survived Bolton crash must live apart to recover

Newlyweds Georgina, 28, and Tom Daniels, 29 face a "cruel" battle for recovery after surviving the horrific crash in Bolton that left four dead

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