32 m. ago Former Archbishop of Canterbury: Putin is a heretic – he has no holy mission in Ukraine

For years, the Russian Orthodox Church has given its blessing to Moscow’s brutal invasion and attempted to frame it in religious terms. The former archbishop tells Maira Butt that Vladimir Putin’s violence directly contradicts the message preached by Christ

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41 m. ago Guatemalan police free hostages in prison as attacks kill 3 officers

No injuries or fatalities were immediately reported following the police action

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49 m. ago The ultra athlete who blames Chris Hemsworth for everything, including a 1,000 mile swim around Iceland

Ultra-endurance athlete Ross Edgley reveals how a conversation with Chris Hemsworth inspired his brutal 1,000-mile swim around Iceland - and why the challenge became one of the proudest achievements of his career.

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67 m. ago Snooker referee intervenes as Kyren Wilson forgets rules during Masters final

Former world champion Kyren Wilson was left red-faced during the Masters final at Alexandra Palace

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80 m. ago Moment exhausted cop tells crook 'bloody hell you can run' after dramatic police chase

Bodycam footage captures the moment an exhausted cop tells a crook 'bloody hell you can run' after chasing him on foot.

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85 m. ago The dementia glasses designed to help people with Alzheimer's remember names and stay safe

The glasses, installed with an AI tool known as Cross Sense, have been created as a 'gentle anchor' to help those suffering from Alzheimer's in their daily lives.

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90 m. ago Motorist who left university professor to die in the road after reversing over him in his Land Rover avoids prison

A motorist who left a university professor to die in the road after reversing over him in his Land Rover avoids prison.

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91 m. ago Molly Russell's father speaks out against social media ban for under

The father of a teenager who took her own life after being bombarded with harmful social media content has spoken out against banning under-16s from the platforms.

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1 hour ago Parts of Florida see snow in unusual winter phenomenon for the Sunshine State

A small part of Florida is the Snowy State for the second year in a row

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1 hour ago Incredible story of the village that saved and transformed its pub with celebrities and strangers

The heart of the village had died until the community decided that with help from Hollywood actors, rugby stars and over 1000 people they could create something special

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1 hour ago Teen 'played house in dead neighbour's home while body rotted in yard'

A teenager has been charged with murder and burglary after breaking into his neighbours home - killing him and leaving his body in the garden to decompose and decay

Society

1 hour ago Saturday Night Live: big name cameos can’t save weak Stranger Things

A$AP Rocky steals the show during Finn Wolfhard’s first ever go as host with surprise appearances from Sabrina Carpenter, Jason Momoa and moreSaturday Night Live returns from the holiday hiatus to catch us up on all things Trump: the president (James Austin Johnson) addresses the nation from the Oval Office, bragging about his favorite Christmas present: “My very own somebody else’s Nobel prize and in my stocking: Maduro we did a reverse Santa on him.”Joined by cabinet members “Little” Marco Rubio (Marcello Hernández) and JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane, taking over for departed cast member Bowen Yang), who are all trying to “help me do so many legal-ish things to try to get people to stop talking about Epstein.” Said things include an impending invasion of Cuba, “trans in menswear”, new tariffs, and Greenland, only to be interrupted by Trump wandering behind them and looking out the window in a senile fugue state. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Teenage girl died after bed was set alight with lighter, inquest hears

Layla Allen was asleep when a fire engulfed her bunk bed at her family home

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3 h. ago Eddie Hearn praises ‘inspiring’ Anthony Joshua after return to gym following fatal car crash

The former world heavyweight champion was injured in the crash in Nigeria on 29 December which killed Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele

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3 h. ago British Sikhs save teenage girl in London: Inside the UK's grooming gang scandal

British Sikhs save teenage girl in London: Inside the UK's grooming gang scandal  Times of India

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3 h. ago Withernsea tragedy: Heartbreaking details on recovery of Grace Keeling's body

Grace Keeling and her mum, Sarah, died when a wave swept the teenager into the sea - now details of her body being recovered after a two week search have emerged.

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3 h. ago ISIS sex slave raped by terror chief with his wife's help during 7

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Sipan Khalil was abducted and sold to ISIS commanders at the age of just 15. She was forced to endure years of rape, hunger, humiliation and violence

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3 h. ago Why am I a vegan? I do it for my mental health | Emma Beddington

Vegan restaurants are closing, RFK Jr is sounding the drum for carnivores, and the protein cult is bigger than ever. But eschewing animal products helps me ward off a sense of impotence – and despairLet’s get this out of the way, because I’m itching to tell you (again): I’m vegan, and this is our time, Veganuary! Imagine me doing a weak, vitamin B12-depleted dance. Unlike gym-goers, vegans are thrilled when newbies sign up each January, for planetary and animal welfare reasons, but also, shallowly, for the shopping. This is when we can gorge on the novelties retailers dream up: Peta’s round-up for this year includes the seductive Aldi pains au chocolat and M&S coconut kefir.I need retail therapy, because Veganuary has become quite muted and that’s part of a wider inflection point in vegan eating that I’m sad about. “Where have all the vegans gone?” Dazed asked in November, and now New York Magazine has investigated, with the tagline: “Plant-based eating was supposed to be the fu...

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3 h. ago Kindness of strangers: stranded on a tiny Indonesian island, a local took us under her wing

Noticing how out of place we looked, she asked in English if she could help us Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesIn 1996, I travelled around Indonesia with my then-boyfriend. We’d been exploring Surabaya when we heard about an island off the coast called Madura that could be reached via ferry. It didn’t turn up in any of the tourist guides, which appealed to us, being adventurous types. We knew Madura wouldn’t be touristy, but expected there’d be some streets to explore and somewhere to sit down and have a cup of tea.As soon as Madura came into sight, we realised our visit may not have been a great idea. We were expecting to see houses and buildings dot the shore, as well as the hawkers who’d typically crowd around piers in Indonesia with food and wares to sell. There was none of that. It was just a pier next to a tiny village. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Pouring 1 liquid inside washing machine can stop clothes from smelling foul

If you're sick and tired of that stench coming from inside your washing machine, you are certainly not alone. Now you can use one cupboard essential to solve the problem

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