48 m. ago Politicians want to normalise what’s happening in Gaza. Our moral outrage won’t let that happen | Nesrine Malik

The more shocking the carnage becomes, the more people are punished for speaking out. This just makes it clear how much is really at stakeGraphic images. Distressing footage. Blurred-out posts that only clicking a consent button will reveal. For a year and a half now, disclaimers have hung over what the world sees from Gaza. Sometimes, the scenes stop me in my tracks as they are suddenly recalled, like a nightmare forgotten but then vividly remembered. Except without the relief that it was all a dream. Last week, I watched footage that showed what appeared to be the shattered, headless corpse of a baby. I have seen shredded body parts collected in plastic bags. Heard the screams of the dying and the silence of the dead, as cameras capture them piled together, some in entire families. Israel’s assault on Gaza defies inurement. As time goes by, even as the threshold for what is seen as intolerable increases, the graphic and varied forms of killing continue to scale the hurdle of numbn...

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49 m. ago Texts connected to King Charles I to go on display in public library

First-edition biography among three volumes to be exhibited at Dunfermline Carnegie Library and Galleries

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49 m. ago UK weather TODAY: Monday maps turn red hot despite Met Office

The Met Office says that most Brits will enjoy a warm day today after a chilly morning start, apart from the northeast where there will be patches of cloud throughout Monday

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49 m. ago Rangers can't see truth for themselves but trust me when I tell you something about Barry Ferguson – Keith Jackson

Our man reckons the current caretaker is the answer despite suffering defeat at home to Hibs on Saturday

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50 m. ago The killer drug becoming more popular because it's cheaper than cocaine

Known as a dissociative anaesthetic, ketamine is used as a party drug for its hallucinogenic effects. However, it can also cause serious health problems such as irreversible damage to the bladder and kidneys.

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86 m. ago Idaho mom who killed 2 of her kids goes on trial over death of her husband

A mother with doomsday religious beliefs who was convicted of killing her two youngest children and conspiring to kill a romantic rival in Idaho is on trial again

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1 hour ago ‘I stole material from my dad’s funeral!’ Sarah Silverman on her outrageous and tender show about her parents’ demise

It’s got sex jokes, Hitler gags and endless gallows humour. The comedian once famed for being ‘ignorant-arrogant’ reveals why she’s written a show about the deaths of her stepmother and the father who taught her to swear‘There was one night,” says Sarah Silverman, describing a recent standup gig, “when I hid notes for myself all over the stage. I’m a stoner: I don’t want to have to remember what happens next. And I was in a pretty heavy part of the show, looking down at my notes. It was taking a few seconds, so I said sorry to the audience – and they all started applauding! Because they thought I was overcome with emotion and apologising for it.”She might well have been. The special in question, Postmortem, is about the death of her father and stepmother. But it’s not that kind of show. “Probably I should’ve just gone with it,” says Silverman, recalling the moment with a shudder. “But I was like, ‘Oh no, no! I’m not crying!” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump is targeting US universities as never before. Here are four ways to help them | Cas Mudde

Supporters in Europe can offer new opportunities and minimise the isolation. Certainly they can avoid making things worseUniversities in the US are under attack. While the Trump administration pretends to punish them for their alleged compliance with or support for “antisemitism” (ie pro-Gaza demonstrations) and “anti-white racism” (ie diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives), the real targets are academic freedom and freedom of speech. Going after the most prominent and privileged universities, such as Columbia and Harvard, kills two birds with one stone: it garners prime media attention and spreads fear among other, far less privileged universities.The rest of the world has taken note and has started to respond, though mostly without knowing much about the specifics of US academia and without asking US-based academics what they need. Obviously, different academics face different challenges – depending on, for example, their gender and race, legal status, the state they live in...

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1 hour ago Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’

She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how best to meet the challenge of Trump, Musk and the politics of chaosMy conversation with Abigail Disney opens with the kind of bog-standard line that starts most chats. But because she is a left-leaning American, with a record of righteous criticism of the man now once again in charge of her country, I suspect it might invite a very long answer indeed.Still, out it comes: “How are you?” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Son of Scots postmaster sued over £78,000 mystery shortfalls says stress of ordeal 'killed him'

Greenock sub-postmaster Arthur Still died in 2009 without having learned what happened to the missing cash which cost him his business and pension.

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2 h. ago White Lotus season three finale FINALLY reveals identity of mysterious corpse floating in pond

HBO 's The White Lotus brings its third season to a close with the highly-anticipated finale that finally reveals the identity of the mysterious corpse in the premiere.

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4 h. ago White Lotus season three finale to FINALLY reveal identity of mysterious corpse floating in pond

HBO 's The White Lotus brings its third season to a close with the highly-anticipated finale that finally reveals the identity of the mysterious corpse in the premiere.

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4 h. ago Prince Harry and William's bodyguard dead at 77: Security who was with the royals when their mother Princess Diana was killed in car crash passes away

Graham Craker, 77, a royal protection officer for 15 years, was nicknamed 'Crackers' by the two Princes and was later a guest at Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding.

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5 h. ago A wealthy Arab 'Mr Fixit' and the tantalising clues that link the savage killing of a Playboy Bunny 50 years ago to two other unsolved murders

When she agreed to pose naked for the March 1975 edition of Mayfair Magazine, Eve Stratford knew she risked losing her coveted job as a Playboy Bunny.

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5 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Macron urges strong action against Russia if it continues to ‘refuse peace’

French president speaks after missile attack on Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town that killed 20, including nine children. What we know on day 1,139See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageFrench president Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for “strong action” if Russia continued “to refuse peace”, days after a Russian ballistic missile killed 20 people, including nine children, in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s home town. Despite US and European efforts to secure peace in Ukraine, Russia continued “to murder children and civilians”, Macron said. “My thoughts are with the children and all civilian victims of the bloody attacks carried out by Russia, including on 4 April in Kryvyi Rih,” Macron said on X. “A ceasefire is needed as soon as possible. And strong action if Russia continues to try to buy time and refuse peace.” Macron said that even though Ukraine accepted US president Donald Trump’s proposal for a complete ceasefire and European countries were also working to secure peace, “Russia is co...

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6 h. ago Battle to keep influencers away from the uncontacted tribe who KILL intruders... and were 'nearly exterminated' by a Coke can

This uncontacted tribe, estimated to number between 50 and 200 individuals, has consistently shunned external contact and often responds with lethal force to intrusions.

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6 h. ago Me and my father were both diagnosed with prostate cancer: This is why screening would benefit those most at risk

Mr Charles, 67, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease shortly after retiring as a risk manager in nuclear and radiation safety in 2017.

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6 h. ago Glenn Close joined Kim Kardashian for boozy pajama party at her momager Kris Jenner's $20M mansion

The All's Fair castmates sipped on 'fabulous martinis' and enjoyed a screening of the 78-year-old acting legend's hit 1987 movie Fatal Attraction

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6 h. ago Man and woman arrested after 'terrifying' deadly shooting that killed 60

A 60-year-old man was found to have been shot and, despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene

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7 h. ago Love rat choirmaster, 68, who beat up wife in fit of 'anger' when she confronted him over affair with widow chorister, 72, is spared jail

Jack Taverner gave businesswoman Elina Fragola (left) a black eye and a fractured nose after she revealed she had a video of him being 'intimate' with chorister Jean Munday.

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