1 hour ago William to take in sights of Rio de Janeiro as Brazil tour begins

The Prince of Wales will visit Brazil to stage his Earthshot Prize and attend the Cop30 summit.

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2 h. ago LIZ JONES: The shocking truth about what happened when I stole my husband's sperm...

How did I get here: 67, child- and partner-free? Statistics tell us that women without children and a life partner are happier, richer, more sociable and likely to live longer.

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5 h. ago News Wrap: British police investigate mass knife attack on train headed to London

News Wrap: British police investigate mass knife attack on train headed to London  PBS

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5 h. ago UK small businesses struggling to take advantage of trade deals

British Chambers of Commerce urge ministers to do more to help exporters

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6 h. ago Police investigate fatal school bus crash on Highway 401 in London, Ont.

Police investigate fatal school bus crash on Highway 401 in London, Ont.  Yahoo News Canada

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8 h. ago Sadiq Khan calls on Reeves to bring ‘authentic’ Labour budget that boosts green investment

London mayor says government should stay true to its beliefs and face down those who claim net zero adds to cost of livingKeir Starmer’s government has shown a lack confidence that it has the answers to the country’s problems, the mayor of London has said, as he called on the chancellor to back green investment in this month’s budget.Speaking on the eve of a summit of world mayors in Rio de Janeiro, Sadiq Khan said the Treasury should be more supportive of the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, in his pursuit of the government’s target of an 81% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Erling Haaland tells Pep Guardiola he's risking the wrath of fantasy football players

Erling Haaland scored twice in Manchester City's win over Bournemouth but was denied a hat-trick after being subbed off - with the Norwegian admitting fantasy football players won't be happy

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10 h. ago Man in his 40s ‘stabbed to death’ at house as cops arrest woman, 45, amid murder investigation

POLICE have launched a murder investigation after a man in his 40s was "stabbed to death" at a house. Officers were called to a home in Chatham, Kent, on Saturday morning following reports of an assault. Kent Police said that officers found a man in his 40s with injuries "consistent with stab wounds" at a...

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10 h. ago Brit man, 50, found dead between parked cars near holiday hotspot Benidorm as cops investigate

A BRITISH man has been found dead between two parked cars at a holiday resort in the Costa Blanca, and police are investigating. The 50-year-old’s body was discovered on the ground in the town of Javea, up the coast from Benidorm in south-east Spain. The alert was sounded just before 7.45am this morning in Javea...

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10 h. ago The Guardian view on art and health: the masterpiece can cure the body as well as the soul | Editorial

From a Van Gogh self-portrait to Gauguin’s dreamscapes, new studies show that seeing original art can calm stress and boost healthIn an era characterised by burnout and doomscrolling, a therapeutic alternative is hanging on a gallery wall. When volunteers at London’s Courtauld Gallery stood before Van Gogh’s Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear, Manet’s Bar at the Folies-Bergère, and Gauguin’s Te Rerioa, their stress and inflammation levels dropped compared with those of volunteers viewing reproductions. Science suggests that original art is a medicine that one can view rather than swallow.That art can lift spirits is well known. But that it calms the body is novel. A study by King’s College London asked participants to look at masterworks by 19th-century post-impressionists – Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, Manet and Gauguin – while strapped to sensors. Half the group saw the originals in the gallery, half viewed copies in a lab. The results were clear: going to art galleries is good f...

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12 h. ago Man said girlfriend deserved to die before punching and stabbing judge in court

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. A court date turned into complete chaos when a man attacked the judge who was overseeing his case, after telling the room that his girlfriend had 'deserved to die'

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13 h. ago Headless diver with no hands found off the Dover coast as his identity remains a mystery

The discovery of a diving suit off the coast of Dover in 1992 led to a major investigation – but the identity of the headless, handless diver has never been discovered

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14 h. ago Top Gear producer hits out at BBC 'witch hunt' during time on show

Andy Wilman, who worked as series producer on the legendary motoring programme, weighed in on an internal investigation that was conducted into Top Gear and described it as a 'witch hunt'

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14 h. ago The ghost of Ronald Reagan has spooked Trump over tariffs | Sidney Blumenthal

The president is lashing out before the supreme court’s impending decision on his absurd policyHalloween came early for Donald Trump. Ronald Reagan spooked him. Trump had a startled reaction to the TV ad that appeared during the first game of the World Series, placed by the provincial government of Ontario, featuring excerpts from President Reagan’s radio talk in April 1987 in which he explained the danger of trade wars. “Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD,” Trump posted. It was, he falsely claimed, a “serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act”. In retaliation, he slapped an additional 10% tariff on Canada.Trump was apparently horrified at the sudden presence of the ghost of conservatism past, who had kept the outlandish bounder at arm’s length and whom Trump regarded warily if not nervously. Reagan was the original, bigger and more successful performer, whose appeal...

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14 h. ago Forget Jomo, gezellig and hygge – this winter, let’s get a grip and go out | Emma Beddington

The dark nights are here and staying in is more appealing than ever. But there’s a very real cost to not venturing outSince the clocks changed, a damp, dark blanket settles over York from about 5pm – and it’s brilliant; the perfect excuse to stay in. I love every quiet corner of home: my armchair, angled for a perfect view of bird goings-on and bleak skies outside; my marshmallowy bed; the sofa, stacked with blankets; the kitchen (I don’t cook, but it’s where snacks live). What could be nicer than sinking into the stifling embrace of multiple heated throws as a jacket potato crisps up in the oven and I succumb to a smorgasbord of good winter telly? Why would I ever move?Me and everyone else. Right? We’re sleepmaxxing and soup-making in our slippers, sparking up fairy lights and enthusiastically appropriating hygge and gezellig (Dutch for cosy). We’re sharing memes on the thrill of someone else cancelling social plans before we’re forced to and proclaiming our Jomo. It’s natural to r...

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15 h. ago ‘I was in Parkhurst with Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the stories I could tell you’

Dubbed ‘The Big Cheese’ for his criminal prowess, Keith Cheeseman sounds proud, rather than remorseful about his gangster past - boasting about meeting everyone from The Krays to football legend George Best.

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16 h. ago Huntingdon train stabbings: Everything we know so far about the attack that left nine in critical condition

Counter-terrorism police are investigating after nine people were left fighting for their lives in a mass stabbing on a train in Cambridgeshire

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16 h. ago ‘A lot of this is speculative’: faith and fear mix amid $3tn global datacentre boom

Many believe planned investment will bring prosperity, while others worry its debt-fuelled exuberance will backfireThe global investment spree in artificial intelligence is producing some remarkable numbers and a projected $3tn (£2.3tn) spend on datacentres is one of them.These vast warehouses are the central nervous system of AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Veo 3, underpinning the training and operation of a technology into which investors have poured vast sums of money. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Has OpenAI really made ChatGPT better for users with mental health problems?

Prompts indicating suicidal ideation got alarming replies, which experts say shows ‘how easy it is to break the model’An OpenAI statement released this week claimed the company had made its popular service ChatGPT better at supporting users experiencing mental health problems like suicidal ideation or delusions, but experts tell the Guardian they need to do more to truly ensure users are protected.The Guardian tested several prompts indicating suicidal ideation with the ChatGPT GPT-5 updated model, which is now the default, and got alarming responses from the large language model (LLM) chatbot. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Boom or bubble? Inside the $3tn AI datacentre spending spree

Investment in these vast warehouses is huge but some worry the debt-fuelled exuberance will backfireThe global investment spree in artificial intelligence is producing some remarkable numbers and a projected $3tn (£2.3tn) spend on datacentres is one of them.These vast warehouses are the central nervous system of AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Veo 3, underpinning the training and operation of a technology into which investors have poured vast sums of money. Continue reading...

Economics