2 h. ago Sex Pistols icon Johnny Rotten reckons punk music was actually invented by cavemen

Sex Pistols hellraiser Johnny Rotten, real name John Lydon, reckons that cavemen were the original punk rockers, rather than bands like The Ramones

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3 h. ago Suspect, 71, claiming to be Charlie Kirk shooter so assassin could escape charged with having images of child sex abuse

‘I shot him, now shoot me,’ George Zinn told officers moments after Kirk’s assassination

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4 h. ago Strikes and marches against budget cuts cause disruption across France, with 141 arrests – Europe live

At least 476 separate demonstrations are taking place over public services and wages, a week after the appointment of new PM Sébastien LecornuPeople in France: share your views on the strikeFull report: France’s biggest strike in years under way amid political crisisI am keeping an eye on the EU’s midday briefing just now, but there is no substantial update from the EU on the 19th package of sanctions against Russia.The European Commission’s deputy chief spokesperson, Olof Gill, repeated that “we expect to present [them] soon”, as he asked journalists to “please bear with us on that”, without offering more detail. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Terror plot to attack UK with bombs hidden in massage cushions is foiled

Bomb squads intercepted the packages and discovered they contained homemade incendiary devices

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6 h. ago Intersex people in Europe face ‘alarming’ rise in violence, EU finds

Increase in violence since 2019 is linked to online campaigns seeking to sow disinformation and fuel hatredEuropeans who do not fit the typical definition of male or female are grappling with an “alarming” rise in violence, the EU’s leading rights agency has said, as concerted campaigns seek to sow disinformation and fuel hatred towards them.The findings from the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights, published on Tuesday, were based on responses from 1,920 people in 30 countries across Europe. All of them identified as intersex, an umbrella term referring to those with innate variations of sex characteristics and which includes people who identify as trans, non-binary and gender diverse. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Buckingham Palace is hiring and you don't need any experience for some roles

The Royal Household is currently recruiting for a number of roles, with some offering a 'generous benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and life priorities'

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7 h. ago Strikes and marches against budget cuts cause disruption across France, with 94 arrests – Europe live

Up to 800,000 people are expected to protest over public services and wages, a week after the appointment of prime minister Sébastien LecornuPeople in France: share your views on the strikeFull report: France’s biggest strike in years under way amid political crisisI am keeping an eye on the EU’s midday briefing just now, but there is no substantial update from the EU on the 19th package of sanctions against Russia.The European Commission’s deputy chief spokesperson, Olof Gill, repeated that “we expect to present [them] soon”, as he asked journalists to “please bear with us on that”, without offering more detail. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago British taxpayers lose £400m as result of investment fund set up by Sunak

Report shows 334 companies backed by Future Fund, set up in May 2020 by then chancellor, had since gone underBusiness live – latest updatesUK taxpayers have lost £400m after the collapse of hundreds of startups backed by a heavily-criticised Covid-era investment fund launched by former prime minister Rishi Sunak.The so-called Future Fund had originally spent £1.14bn backing 1,190 companies, including those not usually associated with government portfolios, such as the sex party organiser Killing Kittens and now-defunct festival tickets business Pollen. The fund also invested nearly £2m in companies linked to Sunak’s wife, Akshata Murty. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Taxpayers lose £400m as result of investment fund set up by Rishi Sunak

Report shows 334 companies backed by Future Fund, set up in May 2020 by then chancellor, have since gone underBusiness live – latest updatesUK taxpayers have lost £400m following the collapse of hundreds of startups backed by a heavily criticised Covid-era investment fund launched by Rishi Sunak when he was chancellor.The Future Fund spent £1.14bn backing 1,190 companies, some of them of types not usually associated with government portfolios such as the sex party organiser Killing Kittens and the now defunct festival tickets business Pollen. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago STI warning as Biblical infection cases soar across UK as student warning issued

The UK Health Security Agency has warned students not to have unprotected sex as cases of a Biblical STI remain dangerously high - and our map reveals how infections have soared where you live

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7 h. ago Elon Musk to get $1tn Tesla pay but only if whopping 20m cars are sold

Tesla on Friday announced a new $1 trillion share compensation package for CEO Elon Musk, as the company prepares for it to be voted on by shareholders

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8 h. ago Frenchie’s petit Eiffel sex toy is proof that good things come in small packages

Reach new heights with this très magnifique vibrator

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8 h. ago New French PM under pressure as strikes disrupt schools and transport across country – Europe live

Up to 800,000 people are expected to march over budget cuts, public services and wages a week after Sébastien Lecornu’s appointmentPeople in France: share your views on the strikeFull report: France’s biggest strike in years under way amid political crisisI am keeping an eye on the EU’s midday briefing just now, but there is no substantial update from the EU on the 19th package of sanctions against Russia.The European Commission’s deputy chief spokesperson, Olof Gill, repeated that “we expect to present [them] soon”, as he asked journalists to “please bear with us on that”, without offering more detail. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Former special constable who encouraged strangers to turn up at front door and sexually assault his girlfriend in bizarre stalking campaign jailed for seven years

James Dunne, 36, encouraged strangers to turn up at their front door and sexually assault her or demand sex. He also persuaded them to leave used condoms in envelopes at their home.

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10 h. ago Postures: Jean Rhys in the Modern World review – sex, squalor and jungle sweat for an eternal outsider

Michael Werner Gallery, LondonArtists as varied as Sarah Lucas, Gwen John and Georg Baselitz are called upon by critic-curator Hilton Als to chime with the writer of Wide Sargasso SeaJean Rhys was a perpetual outsider. Born Welsh and Creole into largely black Dominican society in 1890, she was out of place everywhere – too foreign for Europe, too Caribbean for Britain, too white for Dominica, and much too female to be taken seriously as a writer for most of her lifetime.But her literary influence continues to grow and resonate, especially with American critic and curator Hilton Als. His group show is a heady, passionate, experimental love letter to Jean Rhys – to her literature, her in-betweenness, her life of unbound creativity in a postcolonial world – in the vein of his previous exhibitions-as-portraits of Joan Didion and James Baldwin. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Brigitte Macron to provide ‘scientific proof’ she is a woman in Candace Owens defamation battle

The far-right podcaster has spread absurd conspiracy theories that the first lady of France was born male

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13 h. ago Jaguars vs. Rams in London 2025: Tickets, travel package and game day guide

Jaguars vs. Rams in London 2025: Tickets, travel package and game day guide  sportingnews.com

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13 h. ago 'Sex parties and drug cooking' in council block for over 50s leaves neighbours in fear

People living in Ardingly Court, in High Street, Brighton, who do not want to be identified due to fear of reprisals, told councillors and housing officials about their experiences

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13 h. ago Browns vs. Vikings in London 2025: Tickets, travel packages and game day guide

Browns vs. Vikings in London 2025: Tickets, travel packages and game day guide  sportingnews.com

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14 h. ago Voices: I don’t feel any desire for the person I’m dating – am I asexual?

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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