12 h. ago British Jewish veterans who fought for Churchill in WWII say the level of antisemitism in modern times feels like 'the whole world is against us'

EXCLUSIVE: They proudly fought for Britain to free the world from the clutches of Hitler's fascism. But 80 years on, three Jewish veterans say they are alarmed by surging levels of antisemitism in the UK.

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18 h. ago Towels will feel softer if you swap fabric softener for 1 natural item you have at home

Towels can start to feel rough and scratchy over time, but a cleaning fan has shared a simple method to make them soft and fluffy again

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48 h. ago Charming historic village feels like stepping back in time with quaint stone cottages

It was previously named 'Britain's Friendliest Town to Drive Through'.

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65 h. ago Forget Big Ben! Try Telford’s Frog Clock: why Hollywood should stop destroying the same old landmarks

As the Gerard Butler film Greenland 2 becomes one more addition to the list of action movies to tamper with the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty or Golden Gate bridge, isn’t it time they mixed it up a bit?Realistically there was never going to be a good time to release a sequel to 2020’s Greenland. This is partly because Greenland was one of those films in which Gerard Butler runs around looking as if he’s desperately trying to hold in a whopper of a fart. However, releasing a film about Americans focusing all their effort on Greenland at this precise moment in time feels a little on the nose.Also, and hopefully this isn’t a spoiler, but it’s weird to make Greenland 2 when the entire world was destroyed at the end of Greenland 1. In that film, you will remember, Butler and his family had to get to Greenland because the planet was about to be pummelled by meteors. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago I went in a coma after breastfeeding my baby for the first time almost killed me, I threw up blood & it went black

A MUM has revealed how the happiest day of her life turned into a living nightmare - as she almost died of sepsis while breastfeeding her baby for the first time. Ellie Marples says she started to feel unwell when she was taken into the recovery room after giving birth to Albie Marples, 9lbs 4oz,...

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4 d. ago Simon Yates announces surprise retirement with ‘deep pride and sense of peace’

British cyclist calls time aged 33 after a 13-year career‘Now feels the right moment,’ says Giro d’Italia winnerSimon Yates, one of Britain’s most storied riders and the winner of last year’s Giro d’Italia, has stunned cycling by announcing his retirement at 33.The Visma-Lease a Bike rider announced on Wednesday that he is quitting with “deep pride and a sense of peace” after a 13-year career that gleaned two grand tours, 10 elite stages and 36 professional races. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The Shadows and the Dust by Allan Gaw review: 'a heck of a lot of backstory'

This latest instalment in the acclaimed Dr Jack Cuthbert series spends so much time exploring the pathologist’s past that it almost feels like a filler episode, writes Stuart Kelly

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5 d. ago With Sátántangó and Werckmeister Harmonies, Béla Tarr became the vividly disquieting master of spiritual desolation

The Hungarian director’s films moved slowly like vast gothic aircraft carrier-sized ships across dark seas, giving audiences a feeling of drunkenness and hangover at the same time• Béla Tarr, Hungarian director of Sátántangó and Werckmeister Harmonies, dies aged 70The semi-official genre of “slow cinema” has been around for decades: glacial pacing, unhurried and unbroken takes, static shooting positions, characters who appear to be looking – often wordlessly and unsmilingly – at people or things off camera or into the lens itself, mimicking the camera’s own calmly relentless gaze, the immobile silence accumulating into a transcendental simplicity. Robert Bresson, Theo Angelopoulos, Joe Weerasethakul, Lav Diaz, Lisandro Alonso; these are all great slow cinema practitioners. But surely no film-maker ever got the speedometer needle further back to the left than the tragicomic master Béla Tarr; his pace was less than zero, a kind of intense and monolithic slowness, an uber-slowness, in ...

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6 d. ago Male bonds develop one way, female friendships another. Should we stop trying to make men more like women? | Gaby Hinsliff

The strong and silent masculine image is often derided, but why? Perhaps companionship via trains, golf or a quiet drink is enoughIt’s good to talk. Or so men are always being told, by everyone from mental health campaigners to the women they live with, bemused by the male tendency to spend all night in the pub with friends they have known for decades and yet come back utterly clueless about whatever is going on in each other’s lives. What can they be doing, all that time? Why haven’t they asked how X feels about splitting up with his girlfriend, or how Y is coping with his father dying?To women whose own friendships revolve around an intimate and encyclopaedic knowledge of each other’s innermost feelings, intimacy based on never seemingly talking about anything that matters looks oddly empty and sad. No wonder, we think to ourselves, that more than a quarter of British men say they have no close friends at all; that male loneliness is endemic, that they won’t go to the doctor until...

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6 d. ago Stunning village where cars aren't allowed feels like stepping back in time

Quaint fishing village has a picture-perfect harbour, historic cobbled streets, a gorgeous tidal pool and a lovely stretch of sandy beach - and no cars are allowed inside the village

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6 d. ago Code Vein 2 plays like an anime Soulslike sequel that prioritises refinement over reinvention

Following three hours of hands on time with Bandai Namco's upcoming sequel, Code Vein 2 feels like a worthy spiritual successor to the original game.

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6 d. ago Health alert as doctor shares why you are feeling tired 'all the time'

A doctor has shared some of the most common reasons for fatigue

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7 d. ago UK's quaint fishing village with blue boats and stunning views feels 'frozen in time'

Northumberland village is one of the UK's most picturesque fishing villages, boasting charming cottages, sweeping views of the sea and plenty of fresh air — perfect for a serene getaway.

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7 d. ago Trump’s coup in Venezuela didn’t just break the rules – it showed there aren’t any. We’ll all regret that | Nesrine Malik

It’s not just the triumphalism in the White House. Leaders loth to oppose this gangsterism must think how that looks to Putin, Xi and in the UAEI never thought it possible that you could look back on the Iraq war, and the foreign invasions of the “war on terror” in general, and feel some measure of nostalgia. For a time when there were at least concerted attempts to justify unilateral interventions and illegal wars in the name of global security, and even a moral duty to liberate the women of Afghanistan or “free the Iraqi people”.Now, as the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, is in essence abducted and Venezuela taken over by the US, there is barely any effort to situate the coup in any reasoning other than the US’s interests. Nor are there any attempts to solicit consent from domestic or international law-making bodies and allies, let alone the public. The days of the US trying to convince the world that Saddam Hussein did in fact have weapons of mass destruction despite secret...

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8 d. ago 'All good things must come to end' as beloved pub announces closure after 33 years

'It has been an incredible 33 years, but as with all good things, they must eventually come to an end, and we feel that time has now come'

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9 d. ago 'Spectacular' action film with killer soundtrack on ITV tonight

'I can watch it every day, it feels like I'll be watching it for the first time'

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9 d. ago The simple side hustles that could net you thousands: From selling unwanted clothes to 'dropshipping' and dog walking, SCARLETT MOFFAT reveals what's really worth trying to top up your savings

It's that time of year when we're all feeling the financial pinch, but are things so bad for Scarlett Moffatt that she's had to turn to flogging her unwanted clothes? Not quite.

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1 week ago It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope | Nina Lakhani

I’ve spent six years writing about environmental justice. The uncomfortable truth is that we’re not all in it together – but people power is reshaping the fightIt’s been another year of climate chaos and inadequate political action. And it’s hard not to feel despondent and powerless.I joined the Guardian full time in 2019, as the paper’s first environmental justice correspondent, and have reported from across the US and the region over the past six years. It’s been painful to see so many families – and entire communities – devastated by fires, floods, extreme heat, sea level rise and food shortages. But what’s given me hope during these six years of reporting as both an environmental and climate justice reporter are the people fighting to save our planet from catastrophe – in their communities, on the streets and in courtrooms across the world. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The perfect working day: how to get everything done – without getting stressed

From writing lists to taking a walk, it can be possible to gain clarity and perspective, even when faced with the most daunting tasks• Sign up here to get the whole series straight to your inbox“Perfection,” the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once wrote, “is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” The Little Prince author was talking about elegance in design, but it’s not a bad principle to apply to having a productive day. Rather than thinking about how many things you can cram in, perhaps it’s better to ponder how few you really need to do, and focus on doing them really well.Where do you start? With a list, obviously. To the chronically overstressed, taking the time to handwrite all the stuff you already know you need to do can feel like a waste of time, but it’s always worth the effort. “You can’t prioritise tasks if you feel overwhelmed,” says Graham Allcott, the author of How to Be a Productivity Ninja, “but you ca...

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1 week ago ‘There’s no such thing as normal’: 13 essential lessons about sex – from 20 years of Sexual Healing

The Guardian’s sex advice columnist has answered countless questions over the last two decades. As the column ends, here’s what has struck and surprised herPeople find it so hard to talk about sex, so if someone takes the time to sit down and write a question, then send it to the Guardian for me to answer, I always regard that as a great privilege. In the 20 years of writing the column, I have been reminded how many people are still out there, living their lives in quiet desperation about something that’s really troubling them sexually. Often the solution is more education; they just need to learn something, or be helped to be more open about a problem.So many people grow up without the message that sex is healthy and important for a person’s quality of life, and they feel guilty every time they have sex, or think a sexual thought. They haven’t been able to enjoy sexuality and discover who they really are. Sometimes, it’s not the sexuality that is causing someone’s problem, it’s soc...

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