28 m. ago William Shatner mocks Stephen Miller’s call for him to save ‘woke’ new Star Trek series

U.S. Homeland Security Advisor last week decried Paramount+’s ‘tragic’ new spinoff, ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’

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33 m. ago Trump’s tariff threat leaves Europe with a choice: fight back or cease to matter | Georg Riekeles

Appeasing Trump has only emboldened him. But European leaders are not as helpless as the US president believesGeorg Riekeles is the associate director of the European Policy CentreEU leaders’ tough rebukes to Donald Trump in Davos must be followed by concrete action when they convene in Brussels on Thursday night. The US president’s attempt to strong-arm Greenland and Denmark, backed by explicit tariff threats against those who refuse to comply, is not bluster or improvisation. It is economic coercion, openly deployed to force political submission and territorial concessions. The danger lies in the demand itself, but also in how Europe responds.The EU has reached a moment of truth. If it cannot defend one of its member states whose most basic interests are under direct threat, then the EU is weakened as a geopolitical actor and emptied of purpose.Georg Riekeles is the associate director of the European Policy CentreDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you ...

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36 m. ago Farage says Greenland would be safer as part of the US after Starmer says UK ‘will not yield’ to tariff threat – UK politics live

Reform UK leader says Greenland would be ‘more secure’ if part of the US, after PM says he will not back down to TrumpWe’re not far off PMQs. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.There will be two statements in the Commons after PMQs. At 12.30pm Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, will give one about the warm homes plan, and about an hour later Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, will give one on the water white paper. Continue reading...

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38 m. ago No military force on Greenland but Trump’s biggest threat came in what he didn’t say at Davos

Trump has backed away from using force against Greeland but that doesn’t leave Europe any safer, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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47 m. ago Germany’s plan to axe sick notes given over phone meets outcry from unions and medics

Opponents say proposal, designed to tackle employee skiving, would fill up doctors’ waiting rooms unnecessarilyA German proposal to end the right to get short-term sick leave from a doctor over the telephone as a means of cracking down on skiving has met with an outcry from labour groups and the medical profession.Germans enjoy some of the most generous employee illness policies in Europe, a fact the conservative chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says is undermining efforts to kickstart the EU’s biggest economy, whose growth has largely stalled since 2022. Continue reading...

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60 m. ago Secret love letter shows softer side of Cambridge spy ring’s alleged fifth man

Intimate correspondence between John Cairncross and Gloria Barraclough features in National Archives exhibitionIt was a love letter written by one of the more important British spies of the cold war that made Tom Brass realise he had never fully known his mother.The spy in question was John Cairncross, the alleged fifth man in the Cambridge spy ring, whose spycraft also helped the Soviets win the Battle of Kursk and turn the tide of the second world war. Continue reading...

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73 m. ago Unrestored time capsule Mercedes expected to fetch astonishing £4.4m at auction

The rare 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 'Gullwing' - considered by many to be the greatest sports car ever - has its original paintwork and is even covered in dust.

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83 m. ago AI boss says chip sales to China ‘like selling nuclear weapons to North Korea’

Anthropic CEO says Trump administration’s approval has ‘incredible national security implications’

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93 m. ago Return to Silent Hill review – video game horror series births another middling movie

Director Christopher Gans returns to the haunted town franchise but can’t seem to figure out what to do with itThere’s an admirable loyalty, maybe even poetry, in a film-maker returning to an unpromising, barely-there movie series 20 years after his first crack became a minor hit. The horror film Silent Hill, based on a video game of the same name, has garnered a cult following in the decades since its 2006 release, but it’s not exactly a genre classic nor beloved franchise, with a single little-seen 2012 sequel to its name – until now. Return to Silent Hill brings back the first film’s director Christopher Gans for a new story set in the same ash-strewn ghost town, this one based on the Silent Hill 2 video game. Characters in these movies tend to wander into a place that is obviously haunted or cursed, refusing to leave even after it becomes clear that they should, and only decide to escape after it’s too late. Maybe Gans can relate.Or maybe he’s the only man for the job because no...

Culture

1 hour ago Hand shape in Indonesian cave may be world’s oldest known rock art

Archaeologists say stencil painted with ochre in limestone cave on Muna Island was created at least 67,800 years agoThe faded outline of a hand on a cave wall in Indonesia may be the world’s oldest known rock art, according to archaeologists who say it was created at least 67,800 years ago.The ancient hand stencil was discovered in a limestone cave popular with tourists on Muna Island, part of south-eastern Sulawesi, where it had gone unnoticed between more recent paintings of animals and other figures. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Gabby Logan admits fears over TV return after devastating call during Match of the Day

Gabby Logan had to leave midway through Match of the Day earlier this month after rushing to a family emergency as her father passed away - but she was back in action on Tuesday

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1 hour ago Prue Leith quits Great British Bake Off after nine years and shares reason why

The 85-year-old chef previously revealed she was ‘keen’ to leave the BBC show for a ‘worrying’ reason

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2 h. ago WW3 an 'immediate threat' as UK government urged to consider conscription

A number of European countries are reconsidering national service or have brought it back in response to rising security threats from Mad Vlad and an increasingly-volatile relationship with the US

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2 h. ago Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith steps down from show after nine series

Prue Leith has announced that she is leaving The Great British Bake Off, saying that it has been 'fabulous' but that it 'feels like the right time' to go

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2 h. ago Prue Leith QUITS The Great British Bake Off after nine years as judge

The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has revealed she's leaving the Channel 4 show after nine years of judging alongside Paul Hollywood.

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2 h. ago Full list of 33 stores at risk of closure as Next buys out huge shoe chain – with 440 jobs likely to be lost

A PRE-PACK administration deal could lead to the closure of 33 shoe stores across the UK and Ireland. The 150-year-old retailer was recently taken over by Next, leaving 440 jobs at risk. The future of footwear and handbag chain Russell & Bromley remains uncertain after the acquisition. After the retailer fell into administration, UK high...

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2 h. ago Trump leaves door open to climb down over furious US row with Europe over Greenland

But the US president chided European leaders telling them: ‘Without us you’d be speaking German’

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2 h. ago 8 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he makes chilling threat to world leaders over Greenland

The US President slurred his words and appeared to be struggling to stay awake during the hour-long keynote speech at the World Economic forum. Here's all the key moments

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2 h. ago Bologna boss insists Celtic are carbon copy of Serie A rivals as reveals key change under Martin O'Neill

The Serie A gaffer knows the Hoops have had their struggles this season but he's been doing his homework on the man in charge

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2 h. ago Full list of all Russell and Bromley stores at risk of closing in weeks

High street giant Next has stepped in to acquire luxury footwear retailer Russell & Bromley for £2.5 million after it fell into administration, securing the brand’s name and intellectual property

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