15 m. ago England crash out of Champions Trophy early as Afghanistan defeat deepens ODI woes

Dramatic chase falls narrowly short as Jos Buttler’s side exit at group stage after back-to-back defeats

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18 m. ago Budapest Pride should be held in closed venue for ‘child protection’, says government official

Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff says event this year should be taken off streetsHungary’s Budapest Pride should be held in a “closed venue” this year rather than on a city centre avenue as in previous years, the prime minister Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff has said, citing child protection.The plan, announced on Wednesday, appeared to be part of Orbán’s restrictions on the activities of the LGBTQ+ community as the nationalist leader prepares for elections in 2026 in which his right-wing Fidesz party faces an unprecedented challenge from a new opponent. Continue reading...

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29 m. ago Trump says Zelenskyy will sign minerals deal on Friday with US getting ‘our money back’ – Ukraine war live

Trump made the comment during a cabinet meeting at the White House on WednesdayThe Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and Russia were being prepared. In his daily media briefing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said there were no current plans for Vladimir Putin and US president Donald Trump to speak directly on the phone.The Kremlin said it declined to comment on any aspect of a proposed US-Ukraine deal allowing the US to extract rare minerals from Ukraine in lieu of payment for military support until there were official statements. Russia’s president on Monday evening offered to sell Russian rare earth minerals to US companies, including minerals from the Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine Continue reading...

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36 m. ago F1 testing LIVE: Results and times as Lando Norris goes fastest after power cut hits Bahrain

Follow live updates as the 2025 season gets underway with the three-day pre-season test in Bahrain

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43 m. ago Nvidia to report first earnings since shock debut of Chinese AI DeepSeek

Investors will be eyeing firm’s financials for signs of slowing demand after revelation high-end chips not necessaryNvidia will deliver its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2024 Wednesday evening, which investors will be watching closely for any signs of slowing demand for semiconductor chips. The chipmaker’s financials will face scrutiny over possible signals of an end to the AI-fueled market boom that has propelled the company to a stratospheric valuation of $3.1tn.Analysts expect Nvidia to maintain its leadership position as the maker of the AI industry’s favorite chips, but recent news has presented new potential challenges to the company’s ownership of the market. For one, analysts at TD Cowen published findings earlier in the week that Microsoft, one of Nvidia’s biggest customers, was cancelling leases with private data center operators. Investors expressed concerns about the sustainability of mass investment into AI infrastructure, including Microsoft’s $80bn, which ...

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44 m. ago ‘Champagne for my real friends!’ Francis Bacon masterpiece escapes to the artist’s old drinking den

Seeing Bacon’s stunning depiction of his lover Peter Lacy hanging in a reincarnation of the watering hole where his skeletal friends would drink, stagger and cackle was a fleeting yet unforgettable experienceWhen a work of art fails to excite, interest or move me, the word that comes to mind is “dead”. Bad art is lifeless, good art is alive and great art is supervital. And it’s a supervital masterpiece I am looking at right now. Face as sharply hewn as a Congolese mask, with a flesh-coloured pullover melting into the shadows of his loins, Peter Lacy dominates the room, captured in a gold-framed portrait by his lover Francis Bacon.That room is the Colony Room Green in London, not the original Colony Room but a bar nearby that lovingly recreates, with the precision of an art installation or stage set, the bohemian drinking den run by Muriel Belcher where Bacon would order drinks all round with his famous toast: “Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends!” Its gre...

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44 m. ago Everyone has gone nuts for pistachios. But they’re just an upmarket green peanut, aren’t they? | Emma Brockes

Encased in chocolate, blended into martinis, baked in a croissant – tasty, maybe, but let’s not kid ourselves about the health benefitsOn my desk as I write this I have a packet of shelled, unsalted pistachios, a snack about which I have no particular feelings beyond the fact they’re better for me than Hula Hoops and, like so many things I’ve been persuaded to buy by my doctor, can be integrated into a “heart healthy diet”. Pistachios are also, it turns out, having a moment. We’ve been here before, with pomegranates and acai and, a few years ago, bone broth and anchovies. Now it’s the turn of the upmarket green peanut (oh look, I do have an opinion), which, once you start noticing it, you’ll find appears to be everywhere.It started last year with the rise of what is informally known as Dubai chocolate, the so-called confectionery invented by the British-Egyptian entrepreneur Sarah Hamouda, that took over the world – and that became, according to Deliveroo, one of last year’s top ite...

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49 m. ago Outcry as White House starts dictating which journalists can access Trump

Even Fox News correspondent decries move that journalists say will ‘tear at independence of a free press’ in USThe Trump administration announced it will take control of the White House press pool, stripping the independent White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) of its longstanding role in deciding which journalists have access to the president in intimate settings.The move has immediately triggered an impassioned response from members of the media – including a Fox News correspondent who called it a “short-sighted decision”. Continue reading...

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59 m. ago PS Plus March 2025 free games revealed as Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Sonic and more added

The PlayStation Plus games for March 2025 have been revealed, with players able to download and play some huge games this month including the critically-acclaimed Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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59 m. ago 10 best cordless drills for tackling your DIY tasks in 2025 and beyond

Whether you’re after entry-level or heavy-duty tools, these are up to the task

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64 m. ago Perth and Kinross Council tax to increase by 9.5 per cent as councillors approve budget

The increase was agreed by councillors as they met to set the 2025/26 budget on Wednesday

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66 m. ago PS Plus Essential March 2025 games – Dragon Age The Veilguard arrives in shock drop

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has arrived in a PS Plus Essential bombshell, giving subscribers access to the massive AAA game at no additional cost.

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67 m. ago EU reveals plans to hit climate goals by helping dirty industries clean up

European Commission recommits to 90% emissions cut by 2040, and will support steel and cement in transitionThe EU executive has insisted it will stay the course on its climate goals, while setting out plans to help Europe’s most polluting industries reach the green transition and watering down environmental reporting demands on companies.Publishing its “clean industrial deal” on Wednesday, the European Commission said it had a plan to help polluting industries, such as steel and cement, make the switch to the net zero emissions future, as well as boosting clean tech companies, such as firms making electric vehicle charging points. Continue reading...

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79 m. ago England chasing 326 to defeat Afghanistan: Champions Trophy cricket – live

Champions Trophy updates from Lahore, 9am GMT startRead this week’s edition of The Spin | And email JimIs Livingstone living on a prayer?Yes, says John Starbuck:Hi. Unless he produces a whizzo performance today, I suspect Livingstone will be omitted from Saturday’s game, in favour of the (now) extra spinner. What do you reckon? Continue reading...

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86 m. ago Madden Bowl 2025 officially rescheduled, moving to London on March 3

Madden Bowl 2025 officially rescheduled, moving to London on March 3  Esports.gg

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87 m. ago F1 testing LIVE: Latest updates and times as power cut hits Bahrain on bizarre day one

Follow live updates as the 2025 season gets underway with the three-day pre-season test in Bahrain

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89 m. ago Most Loving Cats 2025: Here 11 breeds of affectionate cat that just love cuddles

You’ll never be short of a cuddle with these affectionate felines.

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90 m. ago The ultimate signs of wealth: do you most covet a kitchen island – or early retirement?

Forget a Porsche and a Rolex. A new survey has thrown up some interesting signifiers of what it means to be wealthy todayName: Wealth signifiers.Age: We know from cave paintings and burial sites that Homo sapiens started to live a more settled life about 35,000 years ago – not just hunting and gathering, but trading, too. The ones who had the most tools, weapons, food and baskets were seen as the wealthy ones. Continue reading...

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93 m. ago The Chase contestant reveals Bradley Walsh's 'surprising' habit that's edited out of show

Bradley Walsh has hosted The Chase since it first aired in 2009, however a contestant on the ITV show has revealed the presenter has a surprising habit viewers never get to see

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94 m. ago Romanian presidential hopeful Călin Georgescu faces criminal investigation

Pro-Russia populist, who won first round of election that was later annulled, suspected of communicating false informationRomanian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Călin Georgescu, the far-right, Moscow-friendly populist who surged from almost nowhere to win the first round of the country’s cancelled presidential election last year.The announcement of the investigation covering a number of separate accusations took place after Georgescu, 62, was stopped by police in Bucharest traffic on Wednesday as he was about to submit his candidacy for a rerun of the election, which is scheduled for May. Continue reading...

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