31 m. ago New York’s Met Opera announces ‘necessary’ layoffs and pay cuts

‘Cost-cutting’ announcement comes amid uncertainty over deal struck with Saudi Arabia to perform in RiyadhNew York’s Metropolitan Opera has announced a round of layoffs, pay cuts and program reductions as it grapples with financial strain.The organization cited problems left over from the Covid pandemic, which drastically affected performing arts shows across the US and internationally. Continue reading...

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76 m. ago Emmerdale star Zoe Henry's sadness after husband Jeff Hordley's health diagnosis

Emmerdale star Zoe Henry has been married to co-star Jeff Hordley for over two decades and previously opened up about his health condition

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81 m. ago Dramatic red squirrel jump pictures captured by wildlife photographer

The jaw-dropping action shot of a red squirrel flying through the air like a comic-book hero has captured a split second of pure wildlife magic.

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92 m. ago Emmerdale star Zoe Henry's heartbreaking confession about husband Jeff Hordley’s health

Zoe Henry has been married to her Emmerdale co-star Jeff Hordley for over two decades.

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1 hour ago Labour's jobs massacre: Nearly 1,400 roles shed every day after Budget as Reeves hammers business

The Chancellor (pictured) arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos to claim that Labour had brought stability and would start to 'reap dividends' this year.

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1 hour ago Bank would not open a savings account for me without photo ID

I am 83 and recently tried to open a savings account. The bank said I couldn't as I don't have a passport or photo driving licence, nor access to a smartphone.

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1 hour ago Pictured: Father who died after he was found injured at school 'by students getting ready for PE'

Tributes have been paid to 'much loved' father Neil Thompson, who was discovered fatally injured on the grounds of Smestow Academy in Wolverhampton, on Monday morning.

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2 h. ago Donald Trump announces he's scaling back NATO involvement after Greenland backlas

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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2 h. ago Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance say they are expecting their fourth child

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting their fourth child

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2 h. ago Chloe Khan unrecognisable 16 years after X Factor as she unveils £1m surgery results

Chloe Khan shot to fame on X Factor in 2010 and has since undergone a major transformation, with the star sharing new lingerie photos on Instagram

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2 h. ago Belfast man jailed for strangling woman at bus stop couple mistook for CPR

We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

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3 h. ago Dozens of brides accuse wedding photographer of ghosting them before their big day after they’ve paid thousands of dollars

Holly Christina Photography says it is a ‘God-focused’ team of photographers and filmmakers that has been featured in People Magazine, Marry Me NC and Wed Society

Culture

3 h. ago Thomas Skinner makes bizarre topless response to critic who slams his Reform antics

The ex-Apprentice star was pictured with Nigel Farage after joining his populist party, but bizarrely shared a shirtless snap in reply to a social media critic on Tuesday night

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3 h. ago The transatlantic order is crumbling. Greenland is a moment of great rupture | Christopher S Chivvis

Trump’s demand for Greenland is a throwback to the 1884 Berlin conference: a transaction of land and people driven by a might makes right worldviewThe announcement on 17 January that Washington will impose punitive tariffs of 10% to 25% on eight European allies – unless they facilitate the “complete and total purchase” of Greenland – is likely to be the death knell of the post-1945 transatlantic order. By linking the territorial sovereignty of a Nato ally to trade access, the US has transitioned from Europe’s security guarantor to a 19th-century imperial rent-seeker.This is a moment of profound rupture. For decades, the western world believed that raw imperialism had been relegated to the past among advanced industrial powers. Even China, for all its assertiveness, largely couches its ambitions in the language of revanchism – the “reclaiming” of lost territory. Washington’s current demand for Greenland, by contrast, is a throwback to the age of the 1884 Berlin conference: a transact...

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3 h. ago UK approves controversial Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London — despite CCP spying fears: ‘Defies common sense’

UK approves controversial Chinese ‘mega embassy’ in London — despite CCP spying fears: ‘Defies common sense’  New York Post

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3 h. ago Grantchester star Robson Green's life from marriage 'vow' to devastating flood

Robson Green has been a household name for decades thanks to his roles in a string of much-loved TV shows, including Soldier Soldier, Wire in the Blood and Grantchester.

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3 h. ago Deacon Blue on celebrating 40 years and getting back on the road with their Edinburgh gig

Lorraine McIntosh and Ricky Ross talk about their decades making music together and their new album, The Great Western Road.

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4 h. ago Ten adorable puppies pictured as first new litter of guide dogs born in 2026

Guide Dogs welcomed six boys and four girls as the first litter of 2026 has been born in Worcestershire

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4 h. ago Wales coach Steve Tandy left trapped in middle of toxic Ospreys and Cardiff saga

Doubt over regions is fast escalating into a civil warSix Nations squad announcement overshadowedThe prevailing mood in Welsh rugby has frequently been dark but rarely this bible black. Once upon a time a Six Nations squad announcement would have topped the agenda across the country; on Tuesday it felt like a semicolon in a much bigger narrative. Even Wales have never selected seven players whose club is in imminent danger of being axed by their own union.The bare facts of the situation are increasingly stark for all involved. The existing owners of Ospreys, Wales’s most successful region of the past two decades, have just been controversially nominated as the preferred bidders for Cardiff, potentially clearing the way to reduce the number of Welsh professional sides from four to three. The internecine politics have become so increasingly toxic that Steve Tandy, the national head coach, had to plead for rugby-related questions at his lunchtime squad announcement. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Ella Baron on Keir Starmer, Donald Trump and social media bans – cartoon

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