13 h. ago Paraglider bomb attack by Myanmar military kills at least 20 at protest

Dozens more injured by night strike on anti-government demonstration held during national holidayAt least 20 people were killed and dozens more were injured in central Myanmar after the military launched a paraglider bomb attack during an anti-government protest on Monday night.The attack hit Chaung U, in Sagaing region, twice during a national holiday. Myanmar has been engulfed in armed conflict since the military seized power in 2021 and the town has been a key battleground in the war. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Nordic Noir review – one severed horse’s head is just not nearly enough noir

British Museum, London While some prints are suitably nasty, these mostly so-so drawings feel more like something you’d see in Ikea. Who thought they were worthy of purchase for the nation?Nordic noir. Wasn’t that a genre that had people abuzz back in the 00s? Its revival by the British Museum’s prints and drawings department as a title for an exhibition of modern and contemporary Scandinavian graphic art seems desperate. Forget our oldies like Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Dürer, Leonardo da Vinci – we’re all about new stuff by hot young Scandi artists! Maybe it’s understandable; after all the National Gallery is also moving in on modern art. But Nordic Noir shows just how far overeager neophilia can go wrong. A museum that specialises in history has gone fishing in contemporary waters and, like a lonely angler on an Arctic lake, has come up with absolutely nothing.The big surprise is that most of the works here are not on loan. The British Museum owns them. It has “acquired” 400 exampl...

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37 h. ago Huge chunk of concrete falls from building in Cardiff city centre

Churchill Way remains closed with disruption to travel including car parking and bus stops

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37 h. ago Do YOU have what it takes to be a Premium Bonds millionaire? How much £1m winners held, where they live and how long it took them to win

Everyone has daydreamed about becoming a millionaire overnight. It is the main reason 24million people hold Premium Bonds, the nation's favourite savings account.

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42 h. ago Israel stands in silence to remember its darkest day: Nation mourns on the second anniversary of October 7 with people gathering to remember those killed and the hostages still held in Gaza

Across southern communities and in Tel Aviv, citizens held memorials at border towns and at the Nova festival site.

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43 h. ago Has Kemi Badenoch sounded the death knell for one nation Conservatism?

The Tory leader’s shift to the right has left its centrist wing wondering if its tradition still has a futureIn one popular reading of the history of Tory successes, the party’s last three election-winning prime ministers – John Major, David Cameron and Boris Johnson – all swept into Downing Street on unifying one-nation platforms.But for many people this year’s Tory conference, marked by its hardening rhetoric on asylum seekers and growing overtures to Nigel Farage’s brand of politics, feels a far cry from those broad principles. Continue reading...

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58 h. ago Greta Thunberg is booted out of Israel still wearing prison clothes as activist friend claims Gaza campaigner was 'dragged by her hair' and beaten 'as a warning to others'

The Swedish climate activist is among more than 70 people of different nationalities who have left Israel after they were seized aboard an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla.

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59 h. ago Greta Thunberg is booted out of Israel still wearing prison clothes after claiming she was 'given very little food or water' and subjected to 'harsh treatment'

The Swedish climate activist is among more than 70 people of different nationalities who have left Israel after they were seized aboard an intercepted Gaza aid flotilla.

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62 h. ago Free bus travel warning to specific group of people using National Entitlement Card

Renewal forms are no longer being sent to disabled card holders with a National Entitlement Card due to expire.

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3 d. ago Why Dublin is the surprising city to delve into Picasso’s troubling relationship with women

Not focusing just on Picasso, but also highlighting the importance of the other people around him, a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin, in partnership with the Musée Picasso in Paris, promises a new perspective on the troubled artist, writes Michael Hodges

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8 d. ago The Breakdown | Every World Cup match felt like a celebration of women’s rugby – the breakthrough we’ve dreamed of

When I started covering the Red Roses they played Six Nations games after many fans had left, but their World Cup triumph at a sold-out Twickenham is a new dawnA turning point, a line in the sand, a pivotal moment. Whatever you want to call it, this Rugby World Cup, and the final in particular, is a point women’s rugby won’t be turning back from. The showpiece at a sold-out Twickenham was a moment decades in the making, a long-held dream for so many in the sport.This summer has been unbelievable. The sight of thousands of fans in the stands, and not only for the England games, was just what the game needed. People travelled from abroad to support their nations but local communities also turned out for all 16 teams, which led Ruahei Demant, the New Zealand co-captain, to call England “world-leading” in supporting women’s sport. Every match also felt like a celebration of the game, whether that was down to players being applauded off their coaches, a fan at Twickenham saying “we’re al...

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9 d. ago Covid inquiry hears of ‘grievous harm’ suffered by children behind closed doors

The latest module of the inquiry will also examine the impact of learning moving online in lockdowns.

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9 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Over 350 bus workers striking while many Tube lines face delays

Commuters can expect little or no service on at least seven bus routes due to workers for First Bus taking industrial action across London

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9 d. ago London travel news LIVE: Over 350 bus workers striking while M25 traffic delayed until 9.45am

Commuters can expect little or no service on at least seven bus routes due to workers for First Bus taking industrial action across London

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1 week ago Brit bosses should 'encourage workers' to join Army Reserves as WW3 fears grow

Defence Secretary John Healey said it is his 'personal mission' to bring up public confidence in the Armed Forces and believes people should join reserve units and cadets to help national security

Economics

1 week ago What the deadly new 'bleeding eye disease' outbreak could mean for Brits

Brits told to brace themselves for a wave of travel warnings as a new outbreak of the deadly 'bleeding eye disease' has swept across a nation, killing several people

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2 w. ago At least 20 people reported injured after drone strike on Israeli city of Eilat

Two people seriously injured, says national ambulance service as military says drone was launched from YemenAt least 20 people were injured on Wednesday after a drone launched from Yemen hit Israel’s Red Sea resort city of Eilat on the border with Jordan and Egypt, the Israeli national ambulance service Magen David Adom said.It said two people were seriously injured while others sustained medium to light injuries. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Warning three sugary drinks may 'worsen' cancer spread risk in specific cases

The worrying new research was led by the University of Texas - here's what you should know

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2 w. ago 26 of the best photos transporting you back to golden era of bus travel in the 60s, 70s and 80s

There was no tapping on and off back then, but getting the bus was a much smoother experience for many passengers.

Culture

2 w. ago Revealed: US law enforcement claimed emojis could signal Tren de Aragua affiliation

Claims are ‘an unsophisticated, uneducated approach that demonstrates a lack of knowledge’, says one professorUS law enforcement officials have claimed that the use of certain emojis could signal affiliation with Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Venezuelan gang, according to internal records reviewed by the Guardian.The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the US army and other agencies have alleged in briefings, threat warnings and training materials for law enforcement that specific symbols used on social media are associated with Tren de Aragua, a group Donald Trump has regularly cited to support his immigration crackdown. Continue reading...

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