63 m. ago 'Meghan Markle used common tactic to drive As Ever sales but it can quickly fall flat'

Meghan Markle finally launched her first batch of products from her As Ever lifestyle brand and they sold out in minutes - and an expert has weighed in on how she can ensure similar success in the future

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2 h. ago Max Verstappen on pole after blistering final lap in F1 Japanese GP qualifying – live

Red Bull driver pips McLaren’s Lando Norris on final lapAny thoughts? Email or tweet @joeylynchyOne of the most striking features of the Suzuka Circuit are the cherry blossoms that can be found around the track, blooms which Haas have paid tribute to with a special livery for this weekend.We’re just under 20 minutes away from the start of qualifying and given that Verstappen has won from pole in the last three races at Suzuka, it could prove decisive. Continue reading...

Sport

3 h. ago Six players who MUST move in the summer to keep England World Cup hopes alive

Thomas Tuchel will be hoping England's best players are getting plenty of minutes next season to ensure they're ready for the World Cup so we take a look at who needs to move clubs

Sport

6 h. ago Best plants to prune in April to 'stimulate healthy growth and flowers'

April sees the garden come alive with flowers and new foliage but it is also the time to start pruning your plants and shrubs to remove old, diseased or damaged growth and encourage new growth

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11 h. ago Spare a thought for the billionaires: Zuckerberg tops losses just as he buys DC house

The five richest men lost a combined £41.4billion on Thursday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Economics

13 h. ago Interior secretary orders national parks to be open and accessible as workforce is cut

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is directing national parks to remain open and accessible despite staff cuts, And he says officials will ensure proper staffing to let that happen

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17 h. ago Hillsborough families told Keir Starmer will miss own deadline to bring in law

Keir Starmer vowed to bring in Hillsborough Law before the next anniversary of the 1989 disaster to ensure justice would never again be blocked by public officials trying to conceal wrongdoing

Society

18 h. ago Plastic or fantastic? Grand National steps out on delicate high

Traditionalists rail at the ‘Plastic National’ but a third of all adults will have a bet on the world’s most famous raceThe numbers are nearly as breathtaking as the sight of 34 horses soaring over Aintree’s famous fences. Before Saturday’s Grand National, a third of adults in Britain will place some sort of bet on the world’s most famous steeplechase. £150m will be wagered in total. And six million will then tune in for the spectacle.But amid all the noise and fanfare surrounding the 177th running of the “people’s race”, organisers are increasingly engaged in a delicate high-wire act. Because the more they try to ensure the thrills come without horrific spills – and potential deaths – the more they upset traditionalists, who fear that the National has gone too soft. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Dementia warning as neurologist advises cutting out two foods that raise risk 13%

You can lower your dementia risk further by replacing these foods with plant-based alternatives, he said.

Events

19 h. ago Bacteria in the gut could make certain medicine less effective, researchers say

Researchers say these findings could help ensure medications work better for everyone in the future

Science

21 h. ago Woman reveals how her routine to achieve the perfect body without Ozempic is ruining relationships

A model who trains in outfits that nearly bare it all claims her vigorous routine to achieve the perfect body is breaking up relationships.

Politics

22 h. ago ‘Everyone is affected’: UK town with Jaguar Land Rover plant reacts to Trump’s tariffs

In Solihull, where the factory employs 9,000 workers, there are fears for an ailing industry and wider communityFrom mountainsides to deserts, or even just to get around town, Land Rovers are used the world over. For a time however, many of the sturdy vehicles’ distinctive oval plates were branded with the name of a West Midlands town.“It’s an icon for Solihull and it was synonymous with Britain,” said Robert Mills, 70. The town is home to the 121-hectare (300-acre) Jaguar Land Rover car plant, which employs more than 9,000 people and is one of the last bastions of the UK’s waning automotive industry. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Peta rail against Gail’s Bakery for ‘discriminatory’ extra charges for non

The bakery charges coffee drinkers up to 60p extra for plant-based milk

Events

23 h. ago Brit couple facing jail after Thai neighbours attacked THEM 'elated' to be back in UK

Mary Byrne, 69, and husband Des, 77, were savagely punched and kicked by a kickboxing couple after confronting them for ripping up plants from their garden in Thailand

Events

23 h. ago Gardener's simple 79p Vaseline hack keeps your plants safe from slugs

A woman, who is also known as The Lockdown Gardener, has taken to social media to share her easy five-step method to keep slugs away from plants - and you'll have the product in your bathroom

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26 h. ago ‘Cathedral of crap’: is this the world’s most beautiful sewage treatment plant?

Its lab buildings have a rusticated air while its sleek, paper-thin louvre windows are reminiscent of a luxury ocean-liner. More importantly, the people of Arklow in Ireland can finally go swimming without fear of floatersIt is not often that the arts section of a newspaper finds itself concerned with the aesthetic merits of a sewage works. But then there are few facilities designed with the finesse of the new €139m (£117m) wastewater treatment plant in Arklow, which stands like a pair of minty green pagodas on the edge of the Irish Sea. Nor are there many architectural firms who have thought so deeply about the poetics of effluent as Clancy Moore.“There’s a wonderful passage in Ulysses,” says practice co-founder, Andrew Clancy, summoning James Joyce as we tiptoe along a metal gantry above a gigantic vat of bubbling brown sludge. “The narrator turns on the tap to fill a kettle, sparking a lengthy rumination on where the water comes from, how it flows from reservoirs, through aqueduc...

Economics

26 h. ago Stop rats and mice chewing on garden plants without pesticides in one trick

This is how to deter rodents from your back garden

Politics

27 h. ago Man to walk from Romford to Ghana to ensure his fiancee’s memory ‘lives on’

Daniel Forrester will be walking with his fiancee’s ashes from Romford to her hometown in Ghana.

Politics

29 h. ago Four plants that must be pruned right now to ensure 'vigorous blooms' later

Spring pruning is a vital job for all gardeners. To help you get into the swing of spring pruning, gardening experts have shared four common plants that need pruning now

Politics

31 h. ago Not that Norfolk! Mislabelled shipments led to Trump tariffs on uninhabited islands and remote outposts with no US trade

Exclusive: Aquarium systems, Timberland boots and recycling plant parts were mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island or Heard and McDonald islandsTariffs send US markets tumbling to worst day since Covid crashTrade tariffs imposed on tiny Australian territories that are either uninhabited or claim to have no trading relationship with the US appear to have been calculated based on erroneous trade data.The data relates, at least in part, to shipments mislabelled as coming from remote Norfolk Island, or Heard Island and McDonald Islands, instead of their correct countries of origin, the Guardian can reveal. Among the erroneously-labelled shipments over the past five years from the island territories are shipments of aquarium systems, Timberland boots, wine and parts for a recycling plant. Continue reading...

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