58 m. ago ‘Border czar’ touts Trump’s immigration successes and blasts Biden for ‘unsecuring’ border

The White House is taking credit for unprecedented drops in illegal crossings, which have virtually disappeared due to Trump’s harsh border crackdown

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60 m. ago UK weather maps turn ORANGE as exact date 27C heat blast set to roast Brits revealed

Brits have been warned to get out their suncream and hats as temperatures are set to climb to the late 20s from this week. Luckily, the conditions are meant to stay strong until the middle of May

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75 m. ago Maga’s sinister obsession with IQ is leading us towards an inhuman future | Quinn Slobodian

A coalition fixated on intelligence is staking the US economy on AI – which will devalue the very skills the right fetishisesOne thing that Donald Trump and his Silicon Valley partners share is an obsession with IQ. Being a “low-IQ individual” is a standard insult in the president’s repertoire, and being “high-IQ” is an equally standard form of praise for those on the tech right. Yet in the drive for US supremacy in artificial intelligence – signalled by the $500bn (£375bn) Stargate project announcement in the White House and an executive order to integrate AI into public education, beginning in kindergarten – there is a hidden irony. If their vision for our economic future is realised, IQ in the sense that they value will lose its meaning.IQ testing arose at a time when the US and other industrialised nations were worried about the health of their populations. Recruitment campaigns for the Boer war in the UK, and then the first world war elsewhere, showed male populations that were...

Events

92 m. ago ‘A lot of Russians have been killed. We like this’: on the frontline with a Ukrainian artillery unit

Soldiers expect Moscow to launch summer offensive and dismiss US efforts to bring peace as ‘pretty disappointing’Europe live – latest updatesFrom a line of trees the Ukrainian gun team prepared to fire. An artilleryman, Yurii, loaded a 152mm shell into an old Soviet-made howitzer. “We are ready!” Yurii said. He moved away from the barrel. “Fire!” the unit’s commander replied. There was an almighty boom.White smoke filled the dugout, which was hidden beneath camouflage nets and cut pine branches. From the undergrowth, a chiffchaff resumed its spring warbling. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago UFC chief Dana White told who to call 'if he needs a saviour' – 'I'll be ready'

UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER COLUMN: Ian Machado Garry steps up at late notice at UFC Kansas City to get a welterweight title shot and is the back-up star for Belal Muhammad vs Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315

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2 h. ago African diplomats urge UK government to back bill to speed up debt restructurings

Exclusive: Countries are struggling to manage expensive loans, with much of debt transacted through LondonDiplomats from eight southern and east African countries have signed a letter calling on the UK government to support a private member’s bill that aims to speed up debt restructurings, after economic crises meant countries were unable to pay back loans.Poor countries’ economies have been hit by a series of global events in recent years, including the coronavirus pandemic, which reduced growth; the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which sent inflation soaring; and raised US interest rates, which have pushed up the cost of international loans to often unaffordable levels. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ‘Ready, fire, boom’ – on the frontline with a Ukrainian artillery unit

National guard soldiers aim to ‘kill as many Russians as possible’ with drones and Soviet-era howitzersEurope live – latest updatesFrom a line of trees the Ukrainian gun team prepares to fire. An artilleryman, Yurii, loads a 152mm shell into an old Soviet-made howitzer. “We are ready!” Yurii says. He moves away from the barrel. “Fire!” the unit’s commander replies. There is an almighty boom.White smoke fills the dugout, which is hidden beneath camouflage nets and cut pine branches. From the undergrowth, a chiffchaff resumes its spring warbling. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Stunning footage captures incredibly rare albino killer whale with all

'My legs were shaking with excitement,' the photographer said. 'It was the first time in my life I'd seen a white orca. I was desperate to get a shot, they swim fast and only surface for a moment.'

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2 h. ago Netflix's new dark comedy gets trailer featuring Footloose and White Lotus stars

The trailer for Netflix's new dark comedy series, Sirens, has been released and it features an all-star cast including Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon and Glenn Howerton

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3 h. ago Best homeware alternatives to shop as M&S cyber attack enters fourth day

Here's where shoppers can get their fix while the popular site is offline, including picks from Dusk, The White Company and Oliver Bonas

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3 h. ago Trump team litters White House lawn with mugshots of arrested migrants

About 100 posters were set up capturing ‘some of the worst illegal immigrants and criminals’ that have been arrested since Trump reclaimed the White House, an official said

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3 h. ago Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for asparagus, pea and lemon orzotto | Quick and easy

Orzo pasta with seeded pea pesto: spring on a plate, and a good option for the kids, tooThis dish manages to be simultaneously spring-like and comforting, thanks to the intense flavour from the pea pesto. Telling you to stir whole peas through orzo feels a bit too much like nursery food, but if you are serving this to small children who are amenable to pesto pasta (mine are not), I’d suggest finely blitzing the pumpkin seeds before adding them to the pesto, because they’re quite large pieces otherwise. Top with seasonal asparagus and this is the perfect dinner to eat outdoors on a warm spring evening. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Terrifying evidence that infection found in chicken could be driving epidemic of colon cancers

While red and processed meat have been linked to an increased risk of the disease, poultry had, until now, been considered a less risky source of protein.

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4 h. ago Alan Shearer calls out daughter's boyfriend – 'Meant to be looking after her!'

Alan Shearer has jokingly chastised his eldest daughter Chloe's Newcastle-supporting boyfriend Micky Young while the rest of the family were at the London Marathon

Politics

5 h. ago Scientists say this common food type is killing ‘thousands’ every year

Experts say there is a link between people eating UPFs and a greater risk of early death

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5 h. ago Eating white meat was meant to be good for you – now, apparently not

Swapping chicken for seafood and avoiding overcooking could cut the risks associated with eating too much white meat, the authors of a new study suggest

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5 h. ago Group concealed kilos of cocaine and heroin in generators and engines

Anthony Sheridan, 45, Keith Shea, 53, Mark Peers, 61, William Armstrong, 44, Mark Pickthall, 40, and Andrew White, 45, each deny importing class A drugs

Politics

5 h. ago The one change that worked: I took my bra off during lockdown – and never put it on again

I couldn’t imagine life without hooks, wires and straps. Then Covid came along and suddenly I couldn’t bear any of itI still remember getting my first bra. It was soft, white cotton mesh with embroidered pink flowers. It served no discernible purpose other than to make sure I wasn’t the last girl in my class to get one. But to my 12-year-old self, it signified womanhood: what glamour, what sophistication, twirling in front of the mirror. I look just like Madonna, I thought. (I did not.) After this, more or less unthinkingly, I wore a bra every day for 20 years. There was the inevitable push-up phase, the simple T-shirt bra phase, the somewhat classier black lace phase. It was a non-negotiable step of getting dressed, even if I was just lounging around the house.All this changed in March 2020. I contracted Covid, which turned into long Covid; for three and a half years my life ground to a halt. Among an ever-rotating inventory of symptoms, one of the most persistent was an intense pa...

Economics

5 h. ago Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen takes drastic action as goat eats quadbike keys

Amanda Owen fears the worst when her goat eats her quad bike keys. Luckily one of her nine children has a bright idea to save the day, and it works!

Politics

6 h. ago This is how much meat you can eat without damaging the planet

Study says even ‘modest consumption’ of beef is not sustainable

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