63 m. ago Iraq's displaced Yazidis and security forces cast ballots in early voting in parliament election

Members of the Iraqi security forces and displaced people are casting their ballots in early voting in the country's parliamentary election

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68 m. ago ‘Ambition is a punishing sphere for women’: author Maggie Nelson on why Taylor Swift is the Sylvia Plath of her generation

What do Swift and Plath have in common, and should Kamala Harris have spoken out about her political ambitions? The Argonauts author turns her lens on poetry, pop and patriarchyMaggie Nelson is an unapologetic Taylor Swift fan. She knows the discography, drops song lyrics into conversation and tells me she took her family to the Vancouver leg of the Eras tour. So she’s a dyed-in-the-wool Swiftie? Nelson seems not entirely comfortable with the breathless connotations of that term but yes, the love is real. So much so, she has written a book about the billionaire singer-songwriter, or rather, a joint analysis of Swift and Sylvia Plath, who recurs in much of Nelson’s oeuvre.The notion of uniting these two cultural titans, who are seemingly poles apart in sensibility – one a melancholic American poet, the other an all-American poster girl – came to her when she heard Swift’s 2024 album, The Tortured Poets Department. Alongside its literary references to F Scott Fitzgerald...

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87 m. ago Nandy apologises for donor link error in football watchdog appointment

An independent investigation found the Culture Secretary ‘unknowingly; breached the code on public appointments .

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2 h. ago A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit

Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realizeA young white woman in yoga clothes berating masked ICE agents in a parking lot this spring. A pope speaking up again and again for immigrants. Furious judges dressing down the Trump administration and ruling against it time after time after time, in response to the blizzard of lawsuits filed by human rights and environmental groups, states, cities and individuals. A senator speaking nonstop for 25 hours and another flying to El Salvador to find out what happened to his kidnapped constituent. The biggest day of protest in US history as an estimated 7 million people showed up for No Kings on 18 October in small towns and red counties as well as big blue cities.Weekly protests at Tesla salesrooms earlier this year that succeeded in damaging the brand, depressing global sales and prompting Tesla CEO Elon Musk to retreat from his Doge slash-and-burn project. Federal workers resisting sometimes...

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2 h. ago Lisa Nandy defends David Lammy over prison release errors and scrutiny claims

The Culture Secretary said her Cabinet colleague had weighed up which detail to share in the Commons.

Events

2 h. ago Mandelson loses Oxford honour after email showed he told billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein 'I think the world of you'

The former US ambassador was sacked in September after emails emerged in which he told Epstein to 'fight for early release'.

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2 h. ago Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy gives Labour's backing to BBC bosses despite 'serious allegations' in Donald Trump row

The Culture Secretary said she had 'confidence' in BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC chairman Samir Shah as she was quizzed over an ongoing row.

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3 h. ago New map shows the London prisons with the highest number of early releases

New map shows the London prisons with the highest number of early releases  MyLondon

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3 h. ago I paid my mortgage off early by 36 as a single parent. You miss out on fun and freedom, but if you're willing to make sacrifices you can do it too

Rebecca Tidy purchased her dream home just outside St Mawes, Cornwall, in 2017 for £450,000. However, three years later, she had no choice but to leave for a cheaper alternative.

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3 h. ago How Mamdani is defying immigrant expectations by embracing his identity: ‘His boldness resonates’

New York City mayor-elect refused to ‘be in the shadows’ in the face of Islamophobic attacks during his campaignAcross the country, Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants has shaken neighbourhoods, torn apart families and engendered a sense of panic among communities. But in New York, on Tuesday night, Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York, and an immigrant from Uganda, chose to underline his identity. “New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant,” he told an ecstatic crowd at Paramount theater in Brooklyn.The son of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother, he was born in Kampala, raised in Queens, and identifies as a democratic socialist. Almost every aspect of Mamdani’s identity had been an issue of contention during the election. Earlier this week, the Center for Study of Organized Hate published a report highlighting the surge in Islamophobic comments online between July and October,...

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3 h. ago Davina McCall shares how she found lump in breast as presenter urges women to check themselves for cancer

Davina McCall has revealed her breast cancer diagonosis after finding a lump five weeks ago.

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3 h. ago Best early Amazon Black Friday deals for 2025, picked by a consumer writer

From kitchen appliances to skincare, we’ve rounded up what you can expect in this year’s sale

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4 h. ago Strictly’s Nikita Kuzmin praises partner Amber Davies: ‘I want the real you every day’

Strictly Come Dancing professional Nikita Kuzmin passionately praised his partner Amber Davies following an impressive Salsa.

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4 h. ago Strictly’s Alex Kingston cries during live show as she says explains how condition made it ‘hardest’ week

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Alex Kingston struggled to fight back tears during Saturday’s live show after her “hardest” week.

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4 h. ago 'There's nothing better than playing a villain inspired by a drag queen, really'

'When I’m on the stage, I come alive and just feel so much power'

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5 h. ago Tiger Woods' 'hate to admit it' remark about son Charlie speaks volumes after bad news

Tiger Woods has suffered an injury setback that could deny him the chance to team up with his son Charlie, whose golf game he has praised from an early age

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5 h. ago New £20 beauty baubles contain up to £70 worth of brands like Laneige and Liz Earle

Boots has launched its brand new collection of beauty baubles ready for Christmas gifting and you can nab three different ones for £20 each with up to £70 worth of products inside

Economics

5 h. ago Davina McCall reveals Lorraine Kelly helped detect breast cancer as stars rally round TV presenter

The TV presenter said she found a lump a few weeks ago and had a lumpectomy after being diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer

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6 h. ago The man who shot Al Capone: Jun Fujita’s Chicago – in pictures

Disasters, riots, gangsters and construction early 20th-century Chicago is seen here through the lens of the pioneering Japanese-American photojournalist, poet and artist Jun Fujita. His life and work is covered in Behind the Camera by Graham Harrison Lee, published by Hat & Beard Press, with an accompanying exhibition planned in Los Angeles next year Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Sign when watching TV could be 'early' indicator of dementia

There are several warning signs of dementia that can appear in everyday life

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