7 h. ago Kremlin scientist close to Putin says the West is plotting to wipe out most of mankind with a virus, leaving a small elite who will be served by robots

Mikhail Kovalchuk, head of Russia 's Kurchatov nuclear research institute, made the extraordinary remarks while addressing a forum of school teachers in M oscow .

Science

55 h. ago Zelenskyy and UN atomic agency head warn of heightened risk at huge Ukrainian nuclear plant

Ukraine’s president and the U.N. nuclear agency head are raising concerns about safety risks at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Events

66 h. ago The day Labour dragged politics into the gutter: Desperate Starmer accuses Farage of not liking Britain... triggering bitter war of words

The Prime Minister triggered a bitter war of words when he used his speech at the Labour Party conference to repeatedly attack the Reform UK leader,.

Politics

2 d. ago Lee Miller review – a dazzling, daring career from war photographer to surrealist pioneer via Hitler’s bathtub

Tate Britain, LondonAn overdue showcase of Miller’s remarkable work follows its many frenzied twists – from her unrecognised work with Man Ray to unseen gems of the Egyptian desert and unflinching glimpses of DachauUnapologetically ambitious and voraciously inventive, this vast new Lee Miller exhibition is the most comprehensive display of the late American photographer’s work ever held in the UK. It’s an overdue account of a remarkable artist whose dazzling, daring career had more than a few twists: from Vogue cover girl to Vogue photographer; from surrealists’ muse to pioneer of the movement; from commercial portraitist to war photographer.Some of Miller’s fabled work is here, including her famous self-portrait in Hitler’s bathtub, her boots – dirtied with mud from Dachau concentration camp – strewn symbolically on the floor. The exhibition builds a sense of the dizzying, sometimes frenzied energy of Miller, who could photograph fashionable hats as well as Nazis who died by suicid...

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3 d. ago Lee Miller at Tate Britain review: These images will be seared onto your retina

The largest retrospective of the artist’s work staged in the UK charts her journey from Vogue cover girl to war correspondent

Politics

3 d. ago Donald Trump says Tony Blair could be part of authority in Gaza peace plan

Mr Trump called the former Prime Minister, who led Britain into war in Iraq, as a 'good man, very good man'

Politics

4 d. ago Britain might 'already be at war with Russia' as Putin launches cyber

Eliza Manningham-Buller said Moscow's 'extensive' deployment of cyber attacks, intelligence work, 'physical attacks' and 'sabotage' in Britain are tantamount to conflict.

Politics

4 d. ago Britain may already be at war with Russia, former head of MI5 says

Eliza Manningham-Buller points to extent of cyber-attacks and other hostile activity orchestrated by MoscowBritain may already be at war with Russia because of the depth and intensity of cyber-attacks, sabotage and other hostile activity orchestrated by Moscow against the UK, according to a former head of MI5.Eliza Manningham-Buller, who led the domestic spy agency two decades ago, said she agreed with comments made by the Russia expert Fiona Hill, who argued in a Guardian interview earlier this year that Moscow was at war with the west. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago 'I stayed in a hidden WWII bunker that was far more luxurious than it sounds'

This old RAF bunker once helped keep Britain's radar network running during World War II - and is now a unique holiday home with incredible views of the Dorset coast

Events

1 week ago Britain could 'lose the war on inflation': Higher business rates 'to push up food prices', retail bosses warn Reeves

The BRC said the Chancellor 'risks losing the battle against inflation' if she pushes ahead with plans to raise taxes on around 4,000 shops.

Economics

2 w. ago Outgoing MI6 chief says Putin has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ in Ukraine

Richard Moore said Russia was unlikely to win on battlefield, as his agency launched call to recruit spiesUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesThe outgoing head of MI6 has issued a damning indictment of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying that Vladimir Putin has “bitten off more than he can chew”.Richard Moore, known within MI6 as C, used his farewell speech in Istanbul to say that while Russia was unlikely to win on the battlefield, his agency was seeking to recruit spies inside Russia and worldwide in order to fight back. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stands firm in support for Zelensky and says Britain will support Ukraine to peace and beyond

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has vowed that Britain will continue supporting Ukraine amid its ongoing war with Russia.

Politics

2 w. ago Inside Britain's most bitter neighbour row: How homeowner went to war with next door neighbour after building huge concrete 'spite wall' to block out their view

A dispute between neighbours in Victorian England which rocked a sleepy coastal village on the edge of the Lake District has left an enduring legacy.

Events

3 w. ago Jamie Oliver divides opinion with his 'dessert' chicken on new healthy eating show

The TV chef - who famously waged a war against unhealthy meals in Britain, including banning Turkey Twizzlers - combined blistered blueberries, chicken and lentils.

Society

3 w. ago Putin's real life 'body snatchers': Mad scientist blows the lid on Russia's insane head transplant surgeries... after Vlad's chilling hot mic moment

The dictators' discussion would seem to be straight out of science fiction, a Daily Mail investigation has revealed it is significantly more realistic than is widely known.

Science

3 w. ago Cancelled by Britain, Graham Linehan's war with trans lobby ended his career and his marriage. Now he's quit the UK for America

The Father Ted creator was arrested by armed police at Heathrow Airport last week and questioned over three tweets defending women from transgender rights campaigners.

Events

4 w. ago Britain is 'heading to a civil war' because of the rise of radical Islam, Steve Bannon says

Bannon, who was Donald Trump's chief strategist for the first seven months of his first term and remains a key ally, made the remarks at a gathering of America First supporters in Washington last night.

Events

last month Xi, Putin and Kim: behind the choreographed image that could symbolise a shift in the global balance of power

In an unprecedented spectacle the leaders of Russia, China and North Korea led a group of more than 20 world leaders at a victory day parade in BeijingFull report: Xi Jinping appears with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at China military paradeIt is an image that, had it been published just a few years ago, would have been dismissed as a piece of mischievous photo-shopping: the leaders of Russia and China, accompanied by the head of a pariah regime whose mission to arm his country with nuclear weapons had been opposed at the United Nations by his two companions.But dramatic shifts in the geopolitical landscape – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and, crucially, the re-election of Donald Trump – have combined to bring Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un together in what many observers are calling a dramatic redrawing of the global balance of power. Continue reading...

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