92 m. ago BBC Antiques Roadshow couple stunned after family treasure is given heartbreaking valuation

A couple were left devastated when they showed the team a brooch passed down through the generations

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2 h. ago As the far right surges around the globe, what can a new TV series about Mussolini teach us? | Caroline Moorehead

Joe Wright’s new drama gives a theatrical take on the dictator’s flaws but there is so much more history viewers need to knowOn 3 January 1925, Benito Mussolini delivered the most important speech of his life to the Italian parliament. His career was about to be over. The body of the socialist deputy and his bitter foe, Giacomo Matteotti, had been discovered in a shallow grave near Rome and mounting evidence pointed to Mussolini’s responsibility for his murder. With the king, the old liberal democratic elite, the left and many of his own party pressing for his dismissal, Mussolini declared that everything – the fascist violence, the immorality, the turmoil into which Italy had sunk – was his fault, “because I, I alone, created it”. By the same token, he alone was the man “capable of dominating the crisis”. Parliament, stunned, sat silent. There was no voice of protest. The dictatorship was saved.Based on the first volume in a trilogy of the same name by Antonio Scurati and garlanded...

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2 h. ago Tess Daly, 55, wows in plunging swimsuit as she flaunts ageless beauty in Dubai

Strictly host Tess Daly has jetted off to Dubai to soak up the sun and hasn't been shy in showing off her golden tan and timeless beauty in a plunging turquoise swimsuit

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2 h. ago Trump posts bizarre AI video of Gaza vision as beach resort featuring golden statues and bearded belly dancers

President Donald Trump shared a bizarre AI video depicting a future vision of Gaza as a beach resort to his Truth Social account on Tuesday, 26 February.

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3 h. ago Christian Horner slams British F1 fans for Max Verstappen boos as FIA theory denied

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen and his boss Christian Horner were both subjected to booing by some fans at the O2 Arena at the Formula 1 season launch event

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3 h. ago AI tools can help 'fuel creativity' by cutting out 'drudgery' of work, YouTube exec says

Some have raised concerns about the possible impact of generative AI tools on the workforce, with fears that AI could replace humans at carrying out administrative tasks in years to come.

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3 h. ago Voices: Making the world’s most defenceless people pay for UK defence is reprehensible

When countries are reneging on their promises where Britain stands on international development is a critical test of the prime minister’s leadership, writes Christian Aid boss Patrick Watt

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4 h. ago Zak Brown says booing of Christian Horner and Max Verstappen ‘part of sport’

Both Red Bull team principal Horner and his driver, Verstappen, were subjected to jeers at the O2 Arena during Formula One’s season launch.

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4 h. ago Christian Horner unhappy that Max Verstappen was booed at F1 curtain

Red Bull principal attacks driver’s treatment at F175 event‘The fandom has changed over the last few years’Christian Horner has said he was unhappy at the barrage of booing that greeted Max Verstappen when the four-time world champion was introduced at formula one’s F175 launch show in London last week and observed that the make up of F1 fans had “changed” in recent years.Both Verstappen and his Red Bull team principal Horner were received with jeers from the 16,000-strong crowd at the 02 Arena when they were introduced in what was a lively atmosphere. The sport’s governing body, the FIA, which also received enthusiastic booing when mentioned, issued a statement condemning what it described as a “tribalist reaction” and called for fans to treat all F1 participants with respect. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Trump faces furious backlash from diehard fans on Truth Social for unhinged AI video

Donald Trump's most loyal supporters have expressed their shock and horror after the President posted a disturbing AI-generated video depicting the Gaza strip as a tacky beach resort

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4 h. ago Pharmacist reveals two early warning signs of a 'silent killer' disease that you can spot in your feet

Although your feet are not the first thing you consider to judge your overall health - they can offer valuable insight. They can even reveal if you have a killer disease, pharmacist Noel Wicks explained.

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5 h. ago Erik ten Hag feels today’s players ‘find it difficult to deal with criticism’

Dutchman admits ‘more tact and more love’ neededTen Hag enjoyed Manchester United spell ‘very much’Erik ten Hag says the current generation of players “usually find it difficult to deal with criticism” and that the one he grew up as part of had “much thicker skin”.The 55-year-old Dutchman’s time as Manchester United manager, which came to an end with his sacking in October, saw some high-profile cases of his players expressing unhappiness at their treatment. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago The US Christian population has declined for years. A new survey shows that drop leveling off

The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing

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5 h. ago Christian Horner reacts to Max Verstappen boos at F1 event in London: ‘That was disappointing’

Both Horner and Verstappen were jeered by the British crowd at F1 75 Live last week

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5 h. ago Trump faces Truth Social backlash over AI video of Gaza with topless Netanyahu and bearded bellydancers

Users of president’s own social media site criticise video showing reimagined Gaza featuring Trump and Israeli PM sipping cocktailsDonald Trump is facing a backlash on his Truth Social platform after sharing an AI-created video of him sipping cocktails with a topless Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza, in a future imagining of the Palestinian territory devastated by Israel’s war.The video presented a computer-generated vision of Trump’s property development plan for Gaza, under which he said he wants to “clean out” the population of about 2 million people. Named the “Riviera of the Middle East” plan, the proposal has been criticised as a blueprint for ethnic cleansing. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Christian Pulisic series exemplifies this USMNT’s status as reluctant celebrities

The Milan star’s nine-episode docuseries is most notable in that it reveals anything at allDeep into the third and most recent episode of the Paramount+ docuseries on Milan and United States men’s national team star Christian Pulisic – with the very does-exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin title of Pulisic – a remarkable sight unfolds: Pulisic, coaxed by his girlfriend, reveals something of himself.In that scene, Pulisic and Alexa Melton, a golfer on the second-tier Epson Tour, sit at a table in his house in Italy playing a card game. He looks uncomfortable. “What feelings are hard for you to communicate to me and how can I make it easier?” Melton asks, reading off a card. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Christian Pulisic docuseries exemplifies USMNT’s mostly silent golden generation

The Milan star’s nine-episode turn on Paramount+ is most notable in that it reveals anything about the player at allDeep into the third and most recent episode of the Paramount+ docuseries on Milan and USMNT star Christian Pulisic – with the very does-exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin title of Pulisic – a remarkable sight unfolds: the player, coaxed by his girlfriend, reveals something of himself.Pulisic and Alexa Melton, a golfer on the second-tier Epson Tour, sit at a table in his house in Italy playing a card game. He looks uncomfortable. “What feelings are hard for you to communicate to me and how can I make it easier?” Melton asks, reading off a card. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Oscars 2025: best actress nominees – awards, interviews and what their chances are

What to know about the actors nominated for the Academy Awards’ biggest acting prize, along with the Guardian’s reviews and interviewsFull list of Oscar nominationsWant more? Our guides to the best picture, best actor and best director racesCareer wins and nominations: After a career marked more by box office records than silverware – bar a Golden Raspberry win – Moore, 62, has been hoovering up a lot of trophies for The Substance. She missed out on the Bafta earlier this month, and the independent spirit award, but won the Golden Globe for leading actress in a comedy or musical, as well as the Critics’ Choice trophy and the Sag award. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Trump’s Gaza video is a cruel, delusional spectacle that whitewashes war and suffering

The video, complete with golden Trump statues, luxury yachts, and even an AI-generated Elon Musk gorging on fondue, grotesquely trivialises the suffering of both Israelis and Palestinians

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7 h. ago Trump posts bizarre AI video of Gaza vision as beach resort featuring golden statutes and bearded belly dancers

President Donald Trump shared a bizarre AI video depicting a future vision of Gaza as a beach resort to his Truth Social account on Tuesday, 26 February.

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