16 h. ago As a white Afrikaner, I can claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity | Max du Preez

We are not victims, there is no genocide. This rhetoric shows that the US administration doesn’t understand my thriving countryI am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly related to the president of the old Transvaal Republic, Paul Kruger. I am a descendant of Dutch, French and German settlers who were brought to the southern tip of Africa in the 17th century. Unlike other colonial societies in Africa, my ancestors never left.They occupied the whole country, displacing and oppressing the Indigenous inhabitants. Eventually, their concept of white supremacy developed into a formal state policy, apartheid. The UN classified this as a crime against humanity. Miraculously, my country has been a thriving democracy and open society ever since the formal end of apartheid in 1994.Max du Preez was the founding editor of Vrye Weekblad, an anti-apartheid, Afrikaans weekly newspaper Continue rea...

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42 h. ago Inside Blue Bloods and NCIS actress Jennifer Esposito's next move with Yellowstone star after CBS drama axed

Jennifer Esposito has had a varied career in the industry, with roles in films like Taxi and TV series such as NCIS and Blue Bloods, and she's now set to star in a new project.

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60 h. ago Union dismisses Starmer's desperate plea to 'get round the table' and end Birmingham bin strike crisis as fury mounts at Labour council

Amid mounting fury at the Labour-run council over the chaos, with rubbish piling up and rats running riot on the city's streets, No10 urged Unite to negotiate 'in good faith'.

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4 d. ago Blue Bloods fans still have questions as Reagan family drama axed after season 14

Blue Bloods was axed after 14 seasons but fans still have questions about the Reagan family after the season 14 finale.

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer says all options remain on table as UK set to be hit by Donald Trump tariffs

The Prime Minister suggested the UK could hit back with its own tariffs but said he does not want to see a trade war.

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5 d. ago Starmer: Trump tariffs likely to hit UK and all options on table in response

The Prime Minister suggested that retaliatory tariffs were possible but stressed that he does not want to see a trade war.

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer gives major update on UK tariffs on Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day'

Keir Starmer insisted 'all options remain on the table' in how the UK responds to Trump's tariffs, adding: 'Nobody wants to see a trade war - but I have to act in the national interests'

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8 d. ago Leeds v Swansea, Bayern Munich v St Pauli, and more: football – live

Follow updates from Saturday afternoon’s kick-offsLive scoreboard | The latest league tables | Mail EmilliaLeeds starting line-up: Meslier, Bogle, Byram, Struijk, Rodon, Ampadu (C), Rothwell, Solomon, Aaronson, James, Piroe. Substitutes: Darlow, Firpo, Schmidt, Gruev, Tanaka, Guilavogui, Ramazani, Joseph, Gnonto.Swansea starting line-up: Vigouroux, Key, Fulton, Cabango (C), Darling, O’Brien, Tymon, Franco, Cullen, Delcroix, Ronald. Substitutes: McLaughlin, Allen, Vipotnik, Eom, Bianchini, Christie, Naughton, Cooper, Parker.Reims v Marseille (4pm GMT)St Étienne v PSG (6pm GMT)Monaco v Nice (8:05pm GMT) Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Starmer ‘disappointed’ Sentencing Council won’t change guidelines that have prompted fears of two tier justice – UK politics live

Justice secretary says ‘all options are on the table’ and threatens to change law Keir Starmer has said that he is “disappointed” at the Sentencing Council’s refusal to agree to the government’s request to withdraw the guidelines that have led to claims it is promoting “two-tier” justice. (See 11.44am.) Asked about the Sentencing Council’s letter this morning, he said:Look, I’m disappointed in this response, and the lord chancellor is obviously continuing to engage on this, and we’re considering our response.All options are on the table. I’m disappointed at this outcome, and now we will have to consider what we do as a result.Farage wants you to eat chlorinated chicken just so he can keep licking the boots of his idol Donald Trump. It’s so pathetic and unpatriotic. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘I was sexualised, patronised and ridiculed’: how Charlotte Church survived the tabloids to become an earth mother

Charlotte Church has lived her life in the full glare of publicity, rising from child star to tabloid target. Now, happier and more free than ever, she’s found her feet – and her voice – at her healing retreat in the Welsh valleysWhen Charlotte Church arrives, she starts to cry. “I break down,” she says, “every time I reach here. It’s the first thing I do when I set foot on this soil.” It’s a two-hour drive from her home in Barry to The Dreaming, the retreat centre she opened in 2023, a pilgrimage across Bannau Brycheiniog and into the myth-steeped hills of the Elan Valley in Powys, central Wales. “Two to three weeks,” she’s explaining, icy ground crunching underfoot, “is the longest I can stay away before I start clucking. As I get closer, I feel myself relaxing, a calm coming over me, my nervous system resetting.” That bodily response, she’s sure, is physiological. Tears stream. “This land holds me like nothing else. It feels like coming home; I’m enveloped here.”It’s early Januar...

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2 w. ago Blue Bloods' Reagan dining table is being put to good use by one of its stars after season 14's conclusion

A Blue Bloods actor has revealed the one piece of memorabilia he took from the set of the long-running CBS police procedural following its recent conclusion.

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2 w. ago BREAKING: No10 shoots down speculation over UK troops in Ukraine pledge

Downing Street said 'nothing is off the table' when asked if Keir Starmer was shifting focus away from deploying British troops to enforce a peacekeeping operation in Ukraine if a deal is reached

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2 w. ago Moving the Goalposts | Mak Whitham makes NWSL debut at 14 – time will tell if it is the right move

Forward became youngest player to appear in NWSL’s regular season against Seattle – and Gotham say she is readyOver the weekend the National Women’s Soccer League started its 13th regular season, marking the 19th year of top-flight women’s soccer in the US (together with the WPS and WUSA that came before it). As is typical for an ever-expanding, aspirational league that still sees itself as a “scrappy startup”, the new year set off with myriad changes, milestones, and hopes for another historic year. There are certainly signs they’ll get that.Amid the early indications of the same dominant teams returning, marquee stars scoring again and a competition staying fierce across the table, the opening weekend featured one notable benchmark that is worth extra consideration: a 14-year-old debutant for Gotham.This is an extract from our free weekly email, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gwyneth Paltrow refused intimacy coordinator despite having ‘a lot of sex’ with Timothée Chalamet in new movie

The actor is in a new Josh Safdie movie about table tennis star Marty Reisman

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3 w. ago Blue Bloods' Amy Carlson's career after tragic Linda Reagan exit and TV comeback

Amy Carlson was a huge part of Blue Bloods for the first seven seasons but has since moved on to other projects, including a brief stint in Law and Order SVU.

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3 w. ago Starmer says Putin must 'come to the table' as world leaders meet over Ukraine crisis

Starmer said the ‘world is watching’ Russia’s next moves closely.

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3 w. ago Sir Keir Starmer says Vladimir Putin 'will have to come to the table sooner or later'

The UK Prime Minister is hosting a virtual summit on Ukraine

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3 w. ago How Apprentice star Luisa turned the tables on the new plague of pests who fly drones over private properties

Ex-Apprentice star Luisa Zissman was riding her horse in the grounds of her home when she received a message that someone was trying to fly a drone over her property.

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3 w. ago How will the tariff wars impact me? Sir Keir Starmer says 'all options on table'

Labour government considering options after 25 per cent steel and aluminium tariff imposed

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer vows 'all options on the table' in retaliation to Donald Trump's steel tariffs

The Government has hit out at US tariffs imposed by Trump, but ministers say the UK will ‘not retaliate immediately’

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