70 m. ago Donald Trump's 79th birthday plans in jeopardy with threat of rain on his huge military parade

Donald Trump is expected to attend a huge military parade in Washington DC on his 79th birthday on Saturday, though safety fears could disrupt the plans

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92 m. ago ‘I’m not The Rock, right?’ Julianne Moore on action movies, appropriate parenting and twinning with Tilda Swinton

Ahead of her new film – in which she fights, dives and wrangles horses – the Oscar-winning actor discusses sunburn, age-gaps and hanging from helicoptersJulianne Moore has played some right mothers in her time. There was Amber Waves in Boogie Nights, whose pornography career and cocaine addiction costs her access to her child. Or Maude, the outre artist – “My work has been commended as being strongly vaginal” – whose determination to conceive drives much of in The Big Lebowski. Moore was the infernal, domineering mother – the Piper Laurie role – in the 2013 remake of Carrie, and a lesbian cheating on her partner with the sperm donor who fathered their children in The Kids Are All Right. In May December, the most recent of the five pictures she has made with her artistic soulmate, the director Todd Haynes, she became pregnant by a 13-year-old boy, then married and raised a family with him after her release from prison. Shocking, perhaps, but then she had already played a socialite wi...

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2 h. ago Company boss pocketed £150,000 in fraudulent Covid business loans

A judge told Zahid Afzal that at a time of national emergency the government had set up a system to help businesses which he had abused

Economics

4 h. ago There are three ways the world could strike Iran's threatened nuclear warhead

Benjamin Netanyahu's doom-laden rhetoric has become almost part of the global background noise. He has cried 'Wolf!' so many time now world leaders ignore his alarms.

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5 h. ago American tourist who'd never left the US comes to UK and is instantly let down

Sean Miller, a comedian from New York, is one of the participants of the new Travel Virgin Show, which takes people abroad for the first time. He touched down in London this week

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5 h. ago Rory McIlroy stumbles in US Open first round as JJ Spaun strides into lead

McIlroy endures bruising finish to opening roundSpaun ends with one-stroke lead over Thriston LawrenceThere was a Thursday spell where it felt like Oakmont had poked the bear. Rory McIlroy was two under par, he had fired a drive 392 yards; it seemed the Masters champion had his mojo back. McIlroy has been in uncharted, strange psychological territory since completion of the career grand slam at Augusta National in April.Oakmont and the US Open then jabbed back in the manner only Oakmont and the US Open know. By the time McIlroy walked from the ninth green, his last, he had taken 74 shots including a second half of 41. He took a double-bogey five at the 8th. McIlroy’s demeanour showed he still cares. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Question Time audience skewers Reform UK's Zia Yusuf with 'Blackpool comedy act' jibe

Zia Yusuf, who quit as chairman of Reform UK last week, came under fire on Question Time on BBC One on Thursday night when immigration and his party was discussed

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5 h. ago Chris Hughes dresses up in wigs and looks very smitten with JoJo Siwa during a shoot at Sandown Racecourse after his girlfriend hit back at her idol Miley Cyrus over sexuality comments

The dancer, 22, and her former Love islander boyfriend, 33, found a spark during their time together in the Celebrity Big Brother house in May.

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6 h. ago The makers of this puff piece should have read the Mail... CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Savoy: Great Hotels Through Time

This dash through the hotel's history, narrated by Fay Ripley , was torn between the desire to coo over the elegant surrounds and gasp over the scandals.

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7 h. ago First picture of Air India pilots who made desperate plea seconds before horror crash

The aircraft departed at 1.39pm local time (9.09am BST) from runway 23, according to air traffic control at Ahmedabad Airport.

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7 h. ago Meet the Club World Cup WAGs: Maya Jama and Co will be cheering on their partners during FIFA's new tournament

The Club World Cup will get underway when Al Ahly take on hosts Inter Miami in the early hours of Sunday morning UK time.

Society

8 h. ago Love Island new pairings revealed after four couples swapped in chaotic twist

Love Island's girls were given a chance to choose their partners for the first time tonight, and the results were chaotic after two stars snuck out to the Hideaway

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8 h. ago Indian bride heading to Britain to meet her husband for the first time since their wedding was among those on doomed Air India jet

Khushboo Rajpurohit, 21, was on board the London Gatwick-bound aircraft when it crashed moments after take-off from Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian city of Gujarat this morning.

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9 h. ago Thunderstorms could dampen Trump’s big birthday parade and may even lead to its cancelation

Thunderstorms are forecasted in the D.C. area during President Donald Trump’s military parade on Saturday

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9 h. ago This could be the best time to exercise for heart and lung health, scientists say

A study in older adults shows benefits that could reduce the risk of disease

Science

9 h. ago Briton is sole passenger to survive Air India crash that killed more than 260

Flight AI171 was bound for London when it crashed into residential area of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoffAir India plane crash – latest updatesMore than 260 people have been killed after a London-bound Air India flight crashed in a residential area of Ahmedabad, with a British man being the sole survivor.The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner heading for Gatwick was carrying 242 people when it crashed minutes after taking off at 1.38pm local time from Ahmedabad, the main city in the north-western state of Gujarat. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago British man is sole survivor of Air India plane crash that left more than 260 dead

Flight AI171 was bound for London when it crashed into residential area of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoffAir India plane crash – latest updatesMore than 260 people have been killed after a London-bound Air India flight crashed in a residential area of Ahmedabad, with a British man being the sole survivor.The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner heading for Gatwick was carrying 242 people when it crashed minutes after taking off at 1.38pm local time from Ahmedabad, the main city in the north-western state of Gujarat. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Trump insists ‘not a king at all’ as he’s pressed on abuse of power concerns over tank

President also attacked Gov. Gavin Newsom and denigrated Ukraine’s self-defense efforts at signing of bill to overturn California’s longstanding ability to set its own car emission standards

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10 h. ago Met Office map shows exact time thunderstorms will batter Greater Manchester this weekend

The national forecaster issued three weather warnings on Wednesday

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10 h. ago ‘We’re gonna have troops everywhere’: Trump’s use of the military to quell protests is a shocking abuse of power

Trumps’s decision to send troops to face of against protesters came ahead of a deeply politicized speech to soldiers at Fort Bragg and just days before a military parade in Washington D.C., Richard Hall writes

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