97 m. ago Wedding photographer accused of ghosting brides after getting paid thousands of dollars

Holly Christina Photography says it is a ‘God-focused’ team of photographers and filmmakers that has been featured in People Magazine, Marry Me NC and Wed Society

Culture

2 h. ago Rollout of AI may need to be slowed to ‘save society’, says JP Morgan boss

Jamie Dimon warns of civil unrest but Nvidia’s Jensen Huang argues tech will create rather than destroy jobsJamie Dimon, the boss of JP Morgan, has said artificial intelligence “may go too fast for society” and cause “civil unrest” unless governments and business support displaced workers.While advances in AI will have huge benefits, from increasing productivity to curing diseases, the technology may need to be phased in to “save society”, he said. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Cuba: an exhausted society on the brink of a humanitarian crisis

In this week’s newsletter: how mass exodus is bringing Cuba closer to collapse, Iran protests, and the new motorway dividing MumbaiIn a world where geopolitical flashpoints push global media to focus on a narrow group of countries, turning vast regions into virtual news deserts, Cuba is a remarkable exception. For decades, it was scrutinised intensively; now it has slipped into obscurity as an undercovered Caribbean island.Rather than adopting the ideological biases that shaped 20th-century debates about Cuba under Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, I recently sought to show the Guardian’s global audience the challenging circumstances faced by the Cuban people, which were evident when I visited Havana. Continue reading...

Events

5 h. ago Meghan Markle ditches entire PR team for 'crisis management' specialists as end of Megxit looms

Amid mounting scrutiny in California and a string of PR staff departures, including the recent exit of their eleventh press officer in five years, Meghan Markle has reportedly dismissed her entire PR team

Politics

5 h. ago Celtic ‘interested in £10.5m Bundesliga midfielder with 49 caps for Austria’ for late transfer swoop

CELTIC are exploring a deal for a midfielder with almost half a century of international caps, according to reports. So far the Hoops have made just one signing in the January transfer window, welcoming right-back Julian Araujo on loan from Bournemouth. It's understood the Parkhead club are however on the brink of announcing a loan-to-buy...

Economics

6 h. ago Cops ramp up searches after Scot 'murdered' in Northern Ireland

Wayne Reid, 43, was found dead at a house in Society Court in Coleraine on January 12.

Events

8 h. ago More mortgage customers can now borrow up to six times income, says Nationwide

The Society is extending its high loan-to-income lending to a wider range of borrowers.

Economics

8 h. ago Hospitality in crisis: Reeves REJECTS calls to extend pubs U

Rachel Reeves delivered a blow to beleaguered hotel and restaurant operators as she signalled that only pubs will receive any help to cope with a surge in business rate bills.

Events

8 h. ago Britain's newest prison in crisis as guards 'repeatedly leave gates open' and inspectors are too scared to visit alone

The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) at HMP Millsike in East Yorkshire has written to prisons minister Lord Timpson to raise concerns over the 'safety and security' of the site.

Events

8 h. ago Awkward moment leaves BBC studio in silence live on air during Reporting Scotland Breakfast show

BBC viewers witnessed an awkward blunder on the Breakfast Show which left the studio in silence live on air. The morning broadcast featured the NHS crisis and were about to hear an interviewee's response. But before he could answer the camera cut away to the studios in Glasgow. Presenter Lucy Whyte was standing in front...

Society

8 h. ago Inside Brooklyn Beckham's 'identity crisis' amid bitter family feud over funds

Brooklyn Beckham has spoken out about his upbringing in the famous Beckham family, claiming he's seeking to reclaim his identity from 'Brand Beckham'

Events

9 h. ago American democracy on the brink a year after Trump’s election, experts say

Scale and speed of president’s moves have stunned observers of authoritarian regimes – is the US in democratic peril?Three hundred and sixty five days after Donald Trump placed his hand on the Bible and completed an extraordinary return to power, many historians, scholars and experts say his presidency has pushed American democracy to the brink – or beyond it.In the first year of Trump’s second term, the democratically elected US president has moved with startling speed to consolidate authority: dismantling federal agencies, purging the civil service, firing independent watchdogs, sidelining Congress, challenging judicial rulings, deploying federal force in blue cities, stifling dissent, persecuting political enemies, targeting immigrants, scapegoating marginalized groups, ordering the capture of a foreign leader, leveraging the presidency for profit, trampling academic freedom and escalating attacks on the news media. Continue reading...

Politics

9 h. ago WRU bosses questioned LIVE: MPs grill governing body on crisis

WRU chief executive Abi Tierney and chair Richard Collier-Keywood face questioning by the Welsh Affairs Committee as fans' representatives also give evidence

Events

9 h. ago Nationwide makes major change to its mortgages meaning customers can borrow £50,000 more

New and existing customers of Britain's biggest building society could potentially borrow tens of thousands more under the new rules.

Economics

9 h. ago Everything we know about Greenland crisis as Trump flies in to Davos

Donald Trump is set to address world leader's in his speech later today amid the deepening Greenland crisis

Politics

9 h. ago Inner London house prices fall at fastest rate since global financial crisis

Sharp decline in most expensive boroughs underscores impact of affordability pressures and Budget uncertainty

Economics

10 h. ago Why are British people so obsessed with bins? | Polly Hudson

Our nation’s fascination with rubbish knows no bounds – as was proved by one recent online debateEven if you’ve never been anywhere near it, the Mumsnet message board is legendary. Since it launched in 2000, it has changed the vernacular – “am I being unreasonable?” is not just a question, it’s a shorthand for the type of person who asks it – and introduced us to the penis beaker (one maverick husband’s postcoital hygiene regime, made infamous). It’s a screenshot of society, a cultural thermometer; if it’s happening on Mumsnet, it’s big news. And one of the most popular recent threads is about bins.The post that kicked it off was written by a woman who lived opposite an empty house where tenants had moved out. The landlord popped round late at night to drag the bins out for collection, and the next morning, at 6.45am, she could hear the lorry approaching. The coast was clear, and she still had a backlog of rubbish from Christmas. Deciding it was a victimless crime, she slipped one o...

Politics

10 h. ago ‘People say I am out of my mind’ – What incoming Celtic star Tomas Cvancara has said about ‘bad attitude’ claims

INCOMING Celtic striker Tomas Cvancara was forced to defend himself last season after his own Borussia Monchengladbach teammates urged management at the club not to play him. The Hoops are on the brink of landing the Czech international striker from the Bundesliga side, after a loan spell in Turkey ended acrimoniously when he terminated his...

Politics

10 h. ago London jobs crisis: Rachel Reeves has hit hiring and is driving posts abroad, warns Currys boss

Alex Baldock, chief executive of the technology giant, says the Chancellor has undermined the retail sector

Events

10 h. ago 'Don't do what Harry and Meghan did' — celebrity crisis experts on the Beckhams' next move

Brand Beckham will be reeling after Brooklyn’s explosive comments. But what’s the best PR strategy for them?

Events