58 h. ago Former Republican Sen Jon Kyl announces dementia diagnosis and will withdraw from public life

As a lobbyist, Kyl helped guide the confirmation of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh

Politics

60 h. ago New year, new Chloe Green! Heiress' lifestyle overhaul revealed as she shows off her super toned figure in St Barts with her husband and kids after stepping back from the spotlight

Chloe Green's new look caused a stir when she stepped out in St Barts for the first time in more than a year after enjoying a private life out of the public eye.

Culture

4 d. ago Hollywood stars Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo recognized in New Year's honor's list

Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III’s New Year’s honors list, an annual tradition that recognizes people for their contributions to U.K. public life

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4 d. ago Celtic boss who 'saved club' and ex Hearts FC chair named on King's New Year's Honours list

First Minister John Swinney has paid tribute to the many Scots who have been recognised for their exceptional contributions to public life.

Society

5 d. ago Safety warning issued after 'serious incidents' along UK coast

Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade is warning the public to be cautious over the coming days as big waves and strong rip currents are expected along the coastline

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5 d. ago Man who predicted Queen's death says 'Meghan Markle will disappear in 2026'

Psychic Athos Salome, who reportedly predicted Queen Elizabeth's death, claims Meghan Markle will retreat from public life in 2026 before returning with renewed focus

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6 d. ago Princess Diana 'jumped from a balcony' after divorcing Charles leaving her bodyguard fearing she would 'ultimately perish' when she abandoned her security officers

Princess Diana announced that she was stepping back from public life on December 3, 1993, during a speech at the brain injury charity Headway, her loyal bodyguard Ken Wharfe was not at her side.

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2 w. ago How many big names have paid the price for being linked to Jeffrey Epstein? Fewer than you might think | Emma Brockes

Remarkably, most of the men connected to the convicted sex offender have barely experienced any fallout. That says as much as the scandal itselfA couple of weeks ago, the annual DealBook Summit got under way in New York. It’s a series of public talks billed as conversations with “the world’s most consequential people”, and is part of that circuit of live events in which the worst people on Earth gather on stage to address the second-worst people on Earth, their paying audience. Hosted by Andrew Ross Sorkin, the conference was a characteristically starry affair, but in a lineup that included Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, the US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, and “changemaker” Halle Berry, it was Ehud Barak, the former prime minister of Israel and a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein, who really caught the eye.My first thought about Barak’s appearance was: Larry Summers must be spitting. Summers, the former president of Harvard and another Epstein associate, was very much not...

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2 w. ago The Innocents of Florence by Joseph Luzzi review – how abandoned babies spurred a flowering of Renaissance art

The precarious, cruel but dazzling world of a foundling hospital is brought wonderfully to life by the author of Botticelli’s SecretJoseph Luzzi, a professor at Bard College in New York, is a Dante scholar whose books argue for the relevance of the great Italian art and literature of the late middle ages and Renaissance to our own times. A great populariser and advocate of the humanities in public life, he has done for Dante what his Bard colleague Daniel Mendelsohn did for Homer in An Odyssey and other books.This short volume tells the story of the Hospital of the Innocents in Dante’s home town of Florence, a building Luzzi has been fascinated by since encountering it in 1987 on his college year abroad. The Innocenti, as it is known, was the first institution in Europe devoted solely to the care of unwanted children. The first foundling, named Agata because she was left by its gates on Saint Agata’s Day 1445, had been nibbled at by mice. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sen. Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved soon to prevent another midair collision

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of next month to prevent another midair collision like the one near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January

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2 w. ago Sen. Cruz threatens another shutdown unless restrictions on military flights are approved

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is threatening to hold up funding to keep the federal government open after the end of January if reforms don't pass to tighten up the rules on military flights after the deadly collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C. Cruz and Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell urged Congress Monday to strip provisions from a massive defense bill that would allow military aircraft to get a waiver to return to operating without broadcasting their precise...

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2 w. ago ‘A lot of stories but very few facts’: sceptics push back on buzzy UFO documentary

The Age of Disclosure was granted a Capitol Hill screening and has broken digital rental records but does it really offer proof of alien life?It has been hailed as a game changer in public attitudes towards UFOs, ending a culture of silence around claims once dismissed as the preserve of conspiracy theorists and crackpots.The Age of Disclosure has been boosted in its effort to shift the conversation about extraterrestrials from the fringe to the mainstream with a Capitol Hill screening and considerable commercial success. It broke the record for highest-grossing documentary on Amazon’s Prime Video within 48 hours of its release, Deadline reported this week. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Readers' Letters: Vaccine uptake levels may be in decline, but the nasty microbes have not gone away

As one of the very few virologists who worked on smallpox at a time when its extinction was imminent thanks to a vaccine, despite the vigorous activities of antivaxxers, I agree wholeheartedly with Dr Al Qutob's endorsement of vaccination (Letter,December 12) and the Scotsman's timely editorial about the flu vaccine as life saving public health measures. It is worth remembering that one of the 3,283 fatal cases of diphtheria in 1940 was Harry Hart, the young brother of June Almeida, the discoverer of human coronaviruses, and that his death was an important stimulus that lead to her becoming one of the best electron microscopists in the world.

Politics

3 w. ago King Charles' cancer journey timeline in full as he addresses nation in major update

As the nation waits to hear King Charles' personal address to the nation this evening, the Mirror takes a look back on the monarch's cancer journey so far, from his return to public life to his warm chats with fellow patients

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3 w. ago Huw Edwards deletes his new 'comeback' Facebook account with broody professional portrait after fury from victims' families and MPs

The former BBC newsreader, 64, removed his account last night after the new social media page prompted speculation of an audacious return to public life.

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3 w. ago Shameless Huw Edwards rolled out picture with his mother, 88, drinking champagne just before latest effort to burnish his disgraced reputation with a new professional headshot

Edwards, 64, began posting updates to his official Facebook page in October after being absent from public life since allegations against him were fist published in July 2023.

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3 w. ago Linda Robson makes Pauline Quirke admission as she issues update on friendship

Birds of a Feather star Pauline Quirke announced her retirement from acting earlier this year after her dementia diagnosis was made public and Linda Robson gave an insight into their time on the show

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3 w. ago In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real

Our UN report reveals the link between the online misogyny and offline crimes that are hounding women out of public lifeNetworked misogyny is now firmly established as a key tactic in the 21st-century authoritarian’s playbook. This is not a new trend – but it is now being supercharged by generative AI tools that make it easier, quicker and cheaper than ever to perpetrate online violence against women in public life – from journalists to human rights defenders, politicians and activists.The objectives are clear: to help justify the rollback of gender equality and women’s reproductive rights; to chill women’s freedom of expression and their participation in democratic deliberation; to discredit truth-tellers; and to pave the way for the consolidation of authoritarian power.Dr Julie Posetti is the director of the Information Integrity Initiative at TheNerve, a digital forensics lab founded by Nobel laureate Maria Ressa. She is also a professor of journalism and chair of the Centre for ...

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3 w. ago Leonardo DiCaprio shares truth behind why he goes incognito in public

The actor recently spoke with ‘Time’ after being named ‘Entertainer of the Year’

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3 w. ago Inside Huw Edwards's mysterious 'comeback' and the surprising names secretly supporting disgraced BBC news presenter as he paves way for 'tentative' return to public life

Last month, Huw posted what appears to be a new professional headshot in black and white, posing with a determined expression and a stubbly beard.

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