2 h. ago Israel's chilling 'escape' warning in phone call to Iranian general

In a call from a Mossad agent to an Iranian official, the Israeli intelligence officer gave an ultimatum in a bid to install fear among the Tehran regime, insiders have said

Events

4 h. ago Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security review warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

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5 h. ago Superdrug shoppers race to buy 'classic for a reason' £70 perfume reduced to just £34 online

"This perfume is a classic for a reason"

Economics

5 h. ago Britain must prepare for possibility of attack on UK soil, government warns

The government’s new security strategy said it has to actively prepare for potential wartime scenariosBritain needs to prepare for the possibility of being attacked on its own soil, the government has warned in its security strategy, laying out in stark terms the range of threats ministers say the UK now faces.Russia’s military buildup and Iran’s increasing attacks on dissidents abroad mean the country could soon find itself involved in a domestic war, the review says. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Citroën C4 review: A quirky crossover hatch with standout comfort

Motoring writer Gareth Butterfield tests Citroen’s new C4 and finds there’s lots to like - and plenty to ponder on

Politics

7 h. ago UK must 'actively prepare for wartime scenario' on home soil, says government review

A recently published national security review has concluded that the UK must begin preparations for a "wartime scenario" on home soil for the first time in many years

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7 h. ago Ford Explorer review: Stylish electric SUV is every inch a Ford

The Ford Explorer family SUV has a excellent range and drives well, although prices may take some by surprise

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8 h. ago UK must ‘actively prepare’ for a war on home soil, major government review warns

The new National Security Strategy has been published with a grim warning as international turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine continues

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9 h. ago Kiefer/Van Gogh review – Anselm puts the nightmare into Vincent’s sunflower visions

Royal Academy, LondonThe Dutch artist looks like a prophet of the Holocaust when viewed through the 80-year-old German painter’s dark lens in this startling show, which makes you see how Van Gogh might have painted modern horrorsVincent van Gogh was born in 1853, in the middle of the comparatively peaceful 19th century. If he hadn’t shot himself in a cornfield at the age of 37, and had made it to his 60s, he could have witnessed all that end in the 1914-18 war. If he’d lived to 80, he would have read in his newspaper, at an Arles cafe table, of the election of Adolf Hitler as German chancellor, and in 1945, at 92, watched newsreel footage of the emaciated survivors of Belsen.Odd thoughts, but they are stoked by the Royal Academy’s strange and startling exhibition. This is an intimate encounter between the great living German history painter, to mark his 80th year, and his hero Van Gogh. It juxtaposes his responses to the latter, from teenage drawings to recent gold-spattered wheatfi...

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9 h. ago Nuclear weapons threat to UK 'growing' as challenge 'more complex than Cold War'

The National Security Strategy review says the 'foundations of strategic stability' are being challenged, and tackling the nuclear weapons threat is 'likely to be more complex than in the Cold War'

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9 h. ago Dundee care home achieves perfect 10/10 score on carehome.co.uk

HC-One Scotland is proud to announce that Ballumbie Court, a nursing dementia care home in Dundee has achieved a perfect 10/10 review score on the independent care review website, carehome.co.uk. This exceptional rating places Ballumbie Court among the top 25 care homes in Scotland to receive a perfect score out of 1,377 homes listed nationwide.

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9 h. ago Poop Cruise review – a fascinating look at a toilet disaster that still haunts passengers 12 years later

In 2013, more than 4,000 people on a malfunctioning 13-storey holiday boat had to spend days defecating into bags. This catch-up with passengers makes for a fun hour of unintentional comedyWith the latest instalments of the series Trainwreck, Netflix appears to be trying to grant us some brief summer break from the worst kind of horrors the true crime genre can offer. In contrast to previous episodes, which looked at the Woodstock 99 riots and Astroworld tragedy that saw 10 people die in a crowd crush at a massive Live Nation-organised concert – including a nine-year-old child – it has suddenly pivoted in tone.Last week it gave us Mayor of Mayhem, the tale of Rob “I am not a crack addict” Ford, the crack-addicted mayor of Toronto and his very un-Canadian way of doing municipal business. In coming weeks, there will be accounts of the balloon boy’s story, a private investigation agency run by soccer moms, and “the greatest shitpost ever made”. Whether this tonal change comes as a reli...

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10 h. ago Air conditioner that's 'a godsend for sleeping on hot nights' gets £120 price cut

'I love my portable air con unit and it's extremely quiet so doesn't keep me awake at night.'

Economics

10 h. ago Liverpool 'held shock talks' over Kevin De Bruyne signing after Mohamed Salah message

De Bruyne ultimately decided to join Serie A champions Napoli as a free agent

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10 h. ago How safe is YOUR summer holiday? As bombs fly in the Middle East and flights are cancelled around the world, read our ultimate guide to the travel hotspots at risk

Unrest in the Middle East this week has caused great confusion among many holidaymakers - but it's still safe to visit most popular destinations.

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12 h. ago Andy Murray to become just second person to receive ultimate Wimbledon honour

Andy Murray has called time on his career but his Wimbledon exploits will earn the two-time champion a statue at the championships, which will be unveiled in two years

Politics

12 h. ago Words of War review – Maxine Peake leads line as murdered Putin

Peake stars opposite Jason Isaacs, as Politkovskaya’s husband, in this sentimental look at the life of a woman who, 19 years after her death, remains a folk heroThis British-American co-production offers a dramatised portrait of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (played by Maxine Peake) who was assassinated in 2006. Politkovskaya’s gutsy, impassioned reporting on the second Chechen war was highly critical of the Kremlin, the Russian army and Vladimir Putin personally. (The fact that she was murdered on his birthday was surely no coincidence.) Nineteen years after her death, she remains a folk hero worldwide for resistances to autocracy, especially given the rise in repression everywhere and constant threats to journalists.Given all that, the film deserves respect for the subject matter, even though this is a pretty basic rendition of Politkovskaya’s story, a little too sticky with hagiographic sentimentality and the cliches of crusading journalist-led movies. It also should be n...

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13 h. ago Barry Morgan, Australia's most celebrated organ salesman, brings flourish and flair(s) to the Fringe

Straight from the golden era of the late 70s into the 1980s and the showroom floor, the Ozzie organ maestro himself, Barry Morgan hits the Fringe this year with his one man keyboard extravaganza, Barry Morgan's Home Organ Experience, the ultimate in jaunty music and comedy.

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14 h. ago DWP urged to review Motability scheme as part of new welfare reforms

Proposed changes to PIP eligibility and assessments are due to start in November next year.

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14 h. ago Win £1,000 Sykes Holiday Cottages voucher for the ultimate UK staycation

As we step into summer, Sykes Holiday Cottages is giving away this fantastic prize to one lucky winner who will get to splurge on a fabulous cottage holiday of their choice

Economics