54 m. ago Kingdom review – David Attenborough never fails to make nature awe

Attenborough’s latest extravaganza is packed with such high drama it’s like Game of Thrones if Cersei was a hyena. If only it hadn’t been bumped down the schedules because of StrictlyAs I watch a leopard hunt in Kingdom, the BBC’s latest David Attenborough-narrated documentary, I find myself thinking about a YouGov survey from a few years ago that found that half of Britons wouldn’t take a free trip to the moon, with 11% turning it down because “there isn’t enough to see and do”. As well as it providing a fantastic insight into the great British public’s psyche (would outer space be better if it had Alton Towers?), I can’t help but wonder if it also explains the pressure that TV commissioners feel under to find new ways to interest the pesky human race in sights that would previously have been greeted with wonder.Back in 2017, Blue Planet II was the most-watched programme of the year, with 14.1 million viewers tuning in to see dolphins surf on prime time. Today, the six-part Kingdom...

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94 m. ago The Sebastians conjure up a multimedia music world with “Handel’s London”

The Sebastians conjure up a multimedia music world with “Handel’s London”  New York Classical Review

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3 h. ago Celtic fans boo Remembrance Sunday silence as referee ends tribute after 20 seconds

Celtic and Kilmarnock players held a minute's silence before kick-off to mark Remembrance Sunday, but the gesture was disrupted by the home support at Celtic Park

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3 h. ago Trump weighs giving Americans $2,000 from tariff revenues in bid for support

Congressional approval would likely be required for plan to take effect, an idea Trump has floated beforeDonald Trump on Sunday mused about giving most Americans $2,000 funded by tariff revenues collected by the president’s administration – an evident bid to rally public support on the issue.“A dividend of at least $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago West Lothian veteran's charity hand over donation to help Ukrainian soldiers and civilians

ASA Scotland proudly donated £500 to Sunflower Scotland to support Ukrainian soldiers and civilians caught in the ongoing tragedy of war.

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5 h. ago HMRC to review suspension of child benefit payments to 23,500 people

Those cases affected are now being reviewed after a growing number of complaints from people who briefly left the UK and returned to find their payments had been stopped

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5 h. ago National security is more than just military might, UK Defence chief warns as Britain sends drones to Belgium over 'Russian' drone attacks

Sir Richard Knighton said security also requires the 'support of a society that understands' what is at stake in an increasingly 'dangerous world'.

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6 h. ago I’m a committed introvert – but no AI will take away the joy I get from other people | Emma Beddington

While it might be soothing to think you could replace social interactions like book clubs with ChatGPT, subcontracting human thought out to a bot will never bring happiness This is depressing: according to the Cut, people are using AI to solve escape room puzzles and cheat at trivia nights. Surely, that is the definition of spoiling your own fun? “Like going into a corn maze and just wanting a straight line to the end,” says one TikToker quoted in the article. There’s also an interview with a keen reader who uses ChatGPT as a book club replacement, scraping the internet and aggregating “stimulating opinions and perspectives”. All well and good (actually, no, it sounds bleak as hell) until he had a character’s death spoilered in the fantasy epic he had been enjoying.Meanwhile, Substack seems to be clogging up with AI-generated essays. The nu-blogging platform is an earnestly artisanal space where writers craft their stuff; subcontracting that to a bot seems like the acme of pointless...

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6 h. ago ‘If it tells me to walk, I get my stick’: How robots are caring for Britain’s vulnerable and elderly

Home care robots are being rolled out across the UK, providing reminders, health support, and companionship in a health system under strain

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7 h. ago Two care workers charged after police probe into Edenfield Centre mental health unit

Described by police as a nurse and a support worker, they will appear in court next year

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7 h. ago Britain sends RAF specialists to help Belgium combat disruptive drones

Incursions halted flights at Brussels and Liège airports last week with Russia said to be the most likely culpritBritain is deploying Royal Air Force specialists to help Belgium counter drone threats to the country’s airports after disruptive sightings last week that some politicians blamed on Russia.Sir Richard Knighton, the head of the UK’s armed forces, said the British military would provide “our people, our equipment” to help Belgium, though he was careful to say “we don’t yet know” the origin of the drones seen last week. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago UK to provide military support to Belgium after drone incursions

Devices suspected to be operated by Russia have been spotted above Brussels and Leige.

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8 h. ago Man tries 'best chips in England' then gives brutally honest review

Harrison Webb took a trip to Camden in a bid to try the new viral chip stall in town and shared his honest review in a post with his 810,000 followers on TikTok

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8 h. ago Review: iFi Travel Up gives you the best quality audio in the air and on the road

This Bluetooth receiver and transmitter is not only small and light, but also has a very cool design

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9 h. ago How Adam Peaty was saved by Holly Ramsay: Olympic swimmer was brought back from brink of depression and alcohol abuse by fiancée who helped him out of 'three years of hell'

Through the support of his family, and his fiancee Holly Ramsay, the 30-year-old made a roaring return at the Olympics, falling just short of gold by an agonising 0.02 seconds in the breaststroke.

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9 h. ago Country pub of the week: The Village Pub, Barnsley, Cotswolds

This is not your typical old-fashioned, rural boozer, says Josh Barrie

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10 h. ago Family of boy killed by a train on his way to school furious after he was blamed for being distracted by his iPhone

A review carried out by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch found that 11-year-old Jaiden Shehata was 'probably' distracted by his iPhone as he crossed the Bourneview footpath.

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10 h. ago Remains dating back 4,000 years being uncovered on outskirts of Greater Manchester town

Ancient cemetary may even have origins in the Stone Age

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10 h. ago Celebrity Traitors star Cat Burns shares tearful video after battling grief

Celebrity Traitors star Cat Burns was showered in support from fans after the tearful video.

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10 h. ago Queen Camilla joked that Kate Middleton's cancer clip was like 'a shampoo commercial'

In September 2024, the Wales family shared an update on how the family were coping following Kate's diagnosis in a heartwarming three-minute polished video directed by Will Carr.

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