69 m. ago Train station lockdown as suspect explodes smoke bombs and slashes man with knife

Nine people have been left injured, with some in a critical condition, after a suspect went on a rampage at two train stations in Taipei, Taiwan. The man then jumped off a building

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78 m. ago Add to playlist: the bullish confidence and versatility of JayaHadADream and the week’s best new tracks

A breakout star of the underground rap scene shows vulnerability and wit in her genre-bending tracksFrom CambridgeshireRecommended if you like Manga Saint Hilare, Kojey Radical, Little SimzUp next Happiness from Agony out now“One of the coldest writers but man don’t say it ’cause I’ve got vagina,” JayaHadADream raps on her recent track Bug, calling out those who underestimate her talent – and laying bare her lyrical confidence. In a fertile underground rap scene, the Jamaican-Irish, Cambridge-via-Nottingham artist has cut through thanks to her command and vulnerability, as well as a sharp eye for bullshit. The track Main Characters (featuring Big Zuu), also from her recent mixtape Happiness from Agony, is a critique of the fake love and hollow posturing that saturates the music industry. Continue reading...

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81 m. ago SpaceX Starlink satellite 'tumbling' to Earth from space after rare 'anomaly'

SpaceX says it has lost contact with a Starlink satellite, which is now plunging towards Earth

Technology

1 hour ago KT Tunstall reflects on the ‘unwelcome side’ of her early fame

Appearing on the ‘Good Vibrations’ podcast, the Scottish artist reflected on the 20th anniversary of her debut album ‘Eye to the Telescope’ and how she was perceived at the time

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3 h. ago Grief inspired so much of the year’s best music – and that’s something AI won’t ever feel

As AI generated ever more pop slop, reflective songwriting by artists from Clipse to CMAT drew its power from its very humanityThe most acclaimed albums of 2025 make for impressively eclectic listening. Surveying them does not reveal much in the way of obvious musical trends. There’s very little similarity between Rosalía’s heady classical approach to pop on Lux and Lily Allen’s conversational disclosures on West End Girl. You could broadly group CMAT’s Euro-Country, Bon Iver’s Sable, Fable and the Tubs’ Cotton Crown together as alternative rock but they don’t sound anything like each other. And the year’s best-of lists are sprinkled with albums that brilliantly defy classification: Blood Orange’s Essex Honey leaps from old-fashioned indie to Prince-y funk; on Black British Music, Jim Legxacy sees no reason why UK rap can’t coexist with distorted guitars, pop R&B and acoustic bedroom pop.But it’s hard not to notice how similar they are thematically: a large swathe of the Guardia...

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7 h. ago ‘I had to plunge the knife into the canvas’: Edita Schubert wielded her scalpel like other artists wield a brush

In her day job, the ‘first lady of Croatian avant garde’ sliced up cadavers at Zagreb’s anatomical institute. In her studio, she used the same medical instruments to make art that surprises to this dayEdita Schubert lived a double life. For more than three decades, the late Croatian artist worked at the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Zagreb’s medical faculty, meticulously drawing dissected human bodies for surgical textbooks. In her studio, she made art that resisted every attempt at categorisation – often using the very same tools.“She was producing these really precise, technical illustrations which were used in medical textbooks,” says David Crowley, curator of a new retrospective of Schubert’s work at Muzeum Susch, in eastern Switzerland. “She was right in the middle of that practice She was totally unfazed about being in dissections.” Her anatomical drawings, notes Marika Kuźmicz, the museum’s curator, are still published in handbooks for medical students in Croatia ...

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16 h. ago Moment man is arrested for the murder of his OAP neighbour after row over a paintbrush is shown as he is jailed for life

David Hill, 57, beat to death Kurt Giwisser, 77, because he was unhappy with the condition of a paint brush he had loaned to the pensioner.

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16 h. ago Imogen Thomas continues to show off the results of her breast reduction surgery in a tiny bikini as she posts throwback snaps from her recent trip to Dubai

The Big Brother star, 42, who went under the knife in September, slipped into a skimpy snake skin print bikini while topping up her tan.

Politics

18 h. ago How support for Labour crumbled in Britain in 2025 with Rachel Reeves' popularity plunging

Backing for the Tories also fell, went up slightly for Reform UK, was unchanged for the Liberal Democrats while the biggest gainers this year were the Greens

Politics

18 h. ago From ‘Drishyam’ To London School Of Economics: Child Artist Shares Inspiring Journey

From ‘Drishyam’ To London School Of Economics: Child Artist Shares Inspiring Journey  IndiaWest

Economics

25 h. ago ‘I enjoy fame. It’s very exposing and raw – though you pay a price’: Addison Rae, the Guardian’s artist of the year

In just two years, Rae has gone from star TikTok dancer to being Grammy-nominated for best new artist. She reflects on her critically acclaimed debut and how she’s learning to reclaim and relinquish controlNo one in pop has had a year like Addison Rae. She may not be the biggest star – that remains Taylor Swift – or even the most commercially successful breakout act. But the dreamy dance-pop haze of her debut album, Addison, made her into an artist’s artist, loved by the likes of Charli xcx and Lana Del Rey – the leftfield pop acts who paved the way for someone like her. Like a pre-Brat Charli, or perhaps Sky Ferreira, the 25-year-old is the pop connoisseur’s choice, justly earning comparisons to Del Rey, her fellow Louisiana girl Britney Spears and Ray of Light-era Madonna, while knowing her way around her R&B and Jersey club. She’s up for best new artist at next year’s Grammy awards – and with Addison and its knowingly anaesthetised single Headphones On placing in the Guardian...

Economics

34 h. ago Leonardo DiCaprio shocks fans by confessing he's NEVER rewatched Titanic

The 51-year-old Oscar winner portrayed starving artist Jack Dawson in James Cameron's 1997 romantic disaster epic, which amassed $2.264 billion and won 11 Academy Awards

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36 h. ago Leonardo DiCaprio shocks fans by confessing he's NEVER seen Titanic

The 51-year-old Oscar winner portrayed starving artist Jack Dawson in James Cameron's 1997 romantic disaster epic, which amassed $2.264 billion and won 11 Academy Awards

Events

36 h. ago The London property bust: How property prices in the capital have plunged in wake of Rachel Reeves' budget

Homeowners in the capital have suffered the largest loss across the nation with almost 2 per cent - worth £10,541 - knocked off house prices from September to October this year, analysis shows.

Economics

36 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Divorce blow for inspiring disabled artist Alison Lapper

Those who have followed the remarkable life story of Alison Lapper - born without arms and with shortened legs due to phocomelia - will be dismayed by the latest jink in her road.

Politics

37 h. ago Defence spending is in chaos as Keir Starmer 'rips up military wish list'

Britain's defence spending plans were plunged into chaos on Wednesday night after the Prime Minister reportedly blocked a major investment boost.

Events

39 h. ago Investigators cast wider net for video footage in latest Brown University update

Authorities have been canvassing the surrounding neighborhoods and have received about 200 tips

Culture

39 h. ago Police race to Cardiff retail park as man seen with knife days before Christmas

Police raced to the Capital retail park in Leckwith, Cardiff, after a man was seen with a knife at the busy shopping centre - he was detained at the scene

Events

40 h. ago King Charles meets hero survivors of the Huntingdon train stabbing attack

King Charles met hero train guard Samir Zitouni and brave passengers at Buckingham Palace after they stepped in to protect passengers during a knife attack on a Doncaster to London train in Huntingdon on November 1

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41 h. ago Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori finally explains why she wears zany body

The brunette beauty tried to spin her the reason behind her attention-grabbing looks. It's not for press but rather a way for an artist to express herself. And she doesn't get hurt when people hate on her.

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