64 m. ago Warning to car drivers as breakdowns caused by these common battery problems

Not caring for your car's battery can cause untold problems so it's worth kitting yourself out with one that's got the reliability and lifespan to spare you the hassle

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80 m. ago Can a brown Hindu be English? English people say yes. Why do so many on the right say no? | Kenan Malik

An argument about Rishi Sunak’s identity reveals how ideas of ethnicity and race have become conflated‘They think they’re English because they’re born here. That means if a dog’s born in a stable it’s a horse.” That was a staple of the comedian Bernard Manning’s routine back in the 1970s. Enoch Powell had, a decade earlier, expressed the same sentiment in more refined language: “The West Indian or Asian does not, by being born in England, become an Englishman. In law he becomes a United Kingdom citizen by birth; in fact he is a West Indian or an Asian still.”Few today would laugh along with Manning or take seriously the claim that only white people can be English. Britain has transformed over the past half-century and most English people now embrace Ian Wright and Idris Elba as being as English as David Beckham or Joanna Lumley. Continue reading...

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80 m. ago ‘I stripped away this caricature that I created’: Pamela Anderson on makeup, activism and gardening

The star of Baywatch and The Last Showgirl answers questions from Observer readers and famous fans including Stella McCartney, Liam Neeson, Ruby Wax and Naomi KleinPamela Anderson, makeup-free and beautiful in a floral Westwood suit, is making a fuss of my dog. My dog likes her. I’m not a particular believer in the idea that animals are great character judges but, in this case, me and the dog are aligned. I like Anderson too. She combines openness with a kind of vulnerability, and you warm to her immediately.Settled on a sofa in a small dressing room off a photography studio, she asks for a coffee and promptly spills it everywhere. “I strive for imperfection,” she jokes. “I strive for it, and I just hit it every time.” Cortado mopped, she takes a breath, before talking excitedly of a new phase in her eventful life. “A door opened, and I walked through,” she says. “It’s hard to believe.” Continue reading...

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90 m. ago Hunt for Staffie after boy, three, left needing surgery on his face

Police say the dog was running free with no sign of an owner

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3 h. ago Easy car purchase mistake that could leave you with a £2,500 fine

It's advised to never rush head first when it comes to buying a new car as you could end up losing a lot of cash

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4 h. ago States threaten fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump's immigration crackdown

Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration

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4 h. ago Owners of these 20 cat and dog breeds warned they go missing the most

A law that took effect last summer requires all cats to be microchipped, even those that primarily live indoors

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7 h. ago Syrian refugee who stepped in to stop Islamist killer who stabbed teen to death in Austria fears for his life after being sent death threats amidst spate of horror attacks across Europe

Allaaeddin Alhalabi, a food delivery driver, had been driving through the Austrian city when he witnessed the horrific scene, quickly and bravely driving his car into the attacker.

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7 h. ago Thousands at risk of losing their homes in the Amazon rainforest as terrifying sinkholes threaten to swallow their homes

The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth.

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8 h. ago Identity of mystery woman spotted at Chiltern Firehouse with Jack Grealish is revealed

Jack, who recently welcomed his first child with girlfriend Sasha Attwood , shouted: 'She's not with me!' as they left the restaurant before he got into his car alone.

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9 h. ago Affluent neighborhood at war over family's distasteful front yard display

Alexis Luttrell decked out her home in Tennessee with a decorative skeleton and skeleton dog ahead of Halloween last year, only to repurpose them to hold political signs a week later for Election Day.

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9 h. ago Fashionable baby bouncers, jumpers and even car seats may delay development, researchers find

Early years specialists warn bouncers, jumpers and car seats may hamper infants' efforts to learn to walk and increase the risk of obesity, calling the phenomenon 'container baby syndrome'.

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10 h. ago Stopping blood thinning drugs for elderly could put them at risk of a life

The drugs - known as anticoagulants - are prescribed to patients to prevent deadly blood clots forming in their veins, but many doctors limit the length of time over-75s spend on them.

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11 h. ago Brit WAGs deliver damning verdict on UK fellas on smell, reliability and the dog

A fifth of women said their four-legged friend was better at ‘cheering them up’ (21%) while another fifth (21%) said their pet was more ‘thoughtful’ than their other half

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11 h. ago Elon Musk reveals the dire consequence if federal employees don't respond to email asking 'what they got done'

Elon Musk has threatened all federal employees if they do not reply to his email asking what they've done.

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12 h. ago Britain's Got Talent's Dec issues warning over shock act as fans make same demand

Dec Donnelly threatened to 'smash faces in' on Britain's Got Talent after Auzzy Blood got the audience raving for the Golden Buzzer

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13 h. ago Man's life 'ruined' by parking ticket after he was 10 minutes late back to his car

Ashley Pavett was enjoying a coffee at a Costa last April when he overstayed the 90-minute limit and was slapped with a £60 parking fine - but it was worse than he thought

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14 h. ago Celebs Go Dating heading to UK tourists party isle to lure stars in 'raunchy edition'

Producers are in talks with a string of reality stars about a raunchy new edition of the hit TV show Celebs Go Dating that could take stars to sunny Ibiza, sources say

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14 h. ago Boy, 3, left needing surgery after being bitten on the face by dog on Scottish street

The child received facial injuries and required surgery

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15 h. ago Man who overstayed by 10 minutes in a Costa car park almost has his life ruined

Ashley Pavett had exceeded the 90-minute limit at a car park in Green Meadow near Pontyclun in South Wales. He paid the fine promptly, but a letter months later turned his life upside down.

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