19 m. ago Loose Women set to air on Christmas Day for first time as ITV reveal festive schedule

ITV has announced Loose Women will air on Christmas Day for the first time ever, as part of the broadcaster's expanded festive TV schedule

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48 m. ago Luigi: The Making and the Meaning by John H Richardson review – sympathy for a devil?

This nebulous study of Luigi Mangione veers close to romanticising him as a latter-day Robin HoodOn 5 December 2024, the New York Times ran the headline “Insurance CEO Gunned Down In Manhattan”. The newspaper then noted that Brian Thompson was “shot in the back in Midtown Manhattan by a killer who then walked coolly away”. The murder in broad daylight was indeed both cold and shocking. But many Americans had a different response: for those who had been denied health insurance or faced exorbitant healthcase costs, the news felt cathartic. Social media blew up. One post read: “All jokes aside no one here is the judge of who deserves to live or die. That’s the job of the AI algorithm the insurance company designed to maximize profits on your health.”Five days later, Luigi Mangione, a good-looking, 26-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate with a master’s in computer science, was apprehended at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He awaits tri...

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64 m. ago Key £12,570 personal tax threshold post Budget Rachel Reeves update as 'more pay'

900,000 extra people to pay tax as Resolution Foundation says it's 'Britain’s biggest stealth tax rise'

Economics

2 h. ago Woman with 'world's biggest cheeks' posts rare snap before fillers and it's shocking

Anastasia Pokreshchuk has risen to fame thanks to her massive cheeks, which she claims are the biggest in the world. However, she wasn't born with the extreme cheekbones

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2 h. ago Experts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one million

Number of women incarcerated around the world rising at nearly three times the rate of men, with female prisoners often subjected to sexual violence and forced labourExplainer: How many women are in prison and on death row around the world? – in chartsUp to a million women worldwide are facing sexual violence and forced labour in prisons, where they are overlooked and forgotten, in what is being called a growing global crisis.The number of incarcerated women is rising much faster than men and is expected to surpass one million on current trends. While on average women account for between 2% and 9% of national prison populations, since 2000 the number imprisoned has grown by 57%, compared with a 22% increase in the men’s prison population. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Best time to sell items on Vinted as expert shares 'crucial' secret

Neesha, who posts on TikTok as The Fun Money Club, shared how she managed to grow views, likes and sales on her Vinted account by 450%

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3 h. ago Molly McCann: ‘I’m a scouse female gay athlete who supports Everton – it’s like my cards are marked already’

Britain’s most successful female UFC fighter on knowing when to stand her ground, why she won’t box in Saudi Arabia and aiming to win a world title in the next year“I give my hidings and I take my hidings and so they have seen me with snapped ligaments in my knee, broken feet, broken toes, broken hands, stitches, broken legs,” Molly McCann says of the damage she has endured as a fighter and the impact it has had on her mum and her partner, Fran Parman. “It’s traumatic for Fran and even more traumatic for my mum. I’m 35 and I’ve been in the gym since I was 12. I had my first fight at 16. I’ve spent most of my life fighting.”McCann boxed as a teenager and she won an ABA title. But, at a time when women’s boxing was still undermined, she turned to mixed martial arts and eventually became the most successful female British fighter in the UFC. McCann retired in March after 14 savage UFC bouts; but, within days, she became a professional boxer. On Saturday night she will have her second c...

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3 h. ago Cuddling capybaras and ogling otters: the problem with animal cafes in Asia

A boom in places offering petting sessions is linked to a rise in the illegal movement of exotic and endangered species, say expertsThe second floor of an unassuming office building in central Bangkok is a strange place to encounter the world’s largest rodent. Yet here, inside a small enclosure with a shallow pool, three capybaras are at the disposal of dozens of paying customers – all clamouring for a selfie. As people eagerly thrust leafy snacks toward the nonchalant-looking animals, few seem to consider the underlying peculiarity: how, exactly, did this South American rodent end up more than 10,000 miles from home, in a bustling Asian metropolis?Capybara cafes have been cropping up across the continent in recent years, driven by the animal’s growing internet fame. The semi-aquatic animals feature in more than 600,000 TikTok posts. In Bangkok, cafe customers pay 400 baht (£9.40) for a 30-minute petting session with them, along with a few meerkats and Chinese bamboo rats. Doors are...

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3 h. ago Do women really need to pretend they are men on LinkedIn to get their posts seen?

Women are testing LinkedIn’s algorithm by swapping their gender profiles on the platform and seeing how it impacts the visibility of their posts. Katie Rosseinsky explores their claims that the social media site is prioritising men’s voices

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5 h. ago Youth football coach banned after 'cocaine menu' posted in coaches' chat

The league took swift action after a drug-dealing menu was posted in a group chat used by coaches to confirm match times.

Sport

6 h. ago JD Vance told 'do better' after turkey rant and Kid Rock post following Washington DC shooting

Vice President JD Vance went on a bizarre rant about turkey, just moments after addressing the tragic shooting that took place in Washington DC this afternoon

Events

9 h. ago Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro

A new feature on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allows users to see the location of other accounts. It has resulted in a firestorm of recriminationsWhen X rolled out a new feature revealing the locations of popular accounts, the company was acting to boost transparency and clamp down on disinformation. The result, however, has been a circular firing squad of recriminations, as users turn on each other enraged by the revelation that dozens of popular “America first” and pro-Trump accounts originated overseas.The new feature was enabled over the weekend by X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, who called it the first step in “securing the integrity of the global town square.” Since then many high-engagement accounts that post incessantly about US politics have been “unmasked” by fellow users. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Washington DC shooting: two national guardsmen’s condition unclear as West Virginia governor walks back earlier post

West Virginia governor Patrick Morrisey now says his office is awaiting ‘more complete information’ after two guardsmen from his state were shot near White HouseTwo West Virginia national guard members shot near White HouseBloomberg’s scoop showing how Trump aide Steve Witkoff coached the Kremlin on the best way to get into Trump’s good graces is extraordinary for what it tells us about Witkoff’s dubious loyalties, and the Kremlin’s potential influence over US negotiation efforts. But equally interesting is the leaked material itself and where it may have come from.The story covers two intercepted phone calls: one between Witkoff and top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, and another between Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, who has been deeply involved in negotiations with the Trump White House. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Two women 'killed by the same man five months apart' were found dead with their bodies in a 'similar' position, court hears

Simon Levy is accused of carrying out a series of attacks on women while he was on police bail. [Pictured: Carmenza Trujillo one of two women Levy is accused of murdering]

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12 h. ago Meghan and Harry take Archie and Lilibet to bake cookies with children and volunteers after she was mocked over her Thanksgiving turkey

Meghan, 44, posted a montage on Instagram of her and husband Harry, 41, grinning as they took part in the baking session. Archie and Lilibet could be seen at their sides.

Society

13 h. ago Two US national guard soldiers shot and suspect in custody in Washington DC

Homeland security secretary says two soldiers were shot, following incident near Farragut West metro stationUS politics live – latest updatesTwo US national guard soldiers were shot on Wednesday near the White House and their conditions aren’t immediately known.“Please join me in praying for the two National Guardsmen who were just shot moments ago in Washington DC” Kristi Noem, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, posted on X, adding that the agency is working with local law enforcement to gather more information. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago NHS doctor who praised Hamas attacks and arrived at tribunal hearing wearing 'celebratory' October 7 necklace is suspended for 15 months

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, has been suspended by over a series of alleged anti-Semitic and pro-terrorism comments she posted online.

Sport

15 h. ago French civil servant 'drugged more than 200 women during job interviews so they would uncontrollably urinate'

Christian Nègre is under formal investigation over claims he laced coffees and teas before taking candidates on long 'walking interviews'.

Events

15 h. ago London out, Budapest in: The dramatic change in Israelis' post

London out, Budapest in: The dramatic change in Israelis' post-war vacation destinations  Ynetnews

Politics

15 h. ago Trump calls New York Times reporter ‘ugly’ after branding another journalist ‘piggy’

In a Truth Social post, the president lashed out at journalist Katie Rogers after an article questioned whether he was slowing downDonald Trump lashed out on Wednesday against a New York Times reporter, calling her “ugly inside and out” in his latest personal insult against female members of the media after last week calling another “piggy”.In a Truth Social post, Trump criticitized the newspaper for an article suggesting he was running low on energy in his 80th year, insisting he has “never worked so hard in my life”. Continue reading...

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