45 m. ago Daylight saving time 2025: Do the clocks go forward in the US this weekend?

Some Americans may experience potential health effects when the clocks ‘spring forward’ on Sunday, March 9, 2025

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86 m. ago Federal workers might get email requiring response after Trump and Musk praise efforts to investigate workforce – live

Employees may again be asked to explain recent accomplishments, AP reports, days after Musk argued the aim was to ‘pulse check’ US governmentUS aid cuts have forced the UN children’s agency Unicef to suspend or scale back many programmes in Lebanon, with more than half of children under the age of two experiencing severe food poverty in the country’s east, a Unicef official said on Friday.“We have been forced to suspend or cut back or drastically reduce many of our programmes and that includes nutrition programmes,” Unicef’s deputy representative in Lebanon, Ettie Higgins, told reporters in Geneva via video link from Beirut, Reuters reports. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago This city is like no other in Spain – here’s why you should visit during Ramadan

A place where Islam and Christianity have rubbed shoulders for more than a millennium, the Andalusian city offers a rich experience of cultural discovery, finds Queenie Shaikh

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3 h. ago AD FEATURE: 23 exceptional students at Xaverian College secure Oxbridge offers

The college is committed to providing students with the skills, experience, and qualifications to prepare them for their future careers or higher-level studies at university

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4 h. ago Is Facebook Messenger down right now? App hits technical issues after WhatsApp outage

It is the latest app to experience trouble today

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4 h. ago Golden toilet burglary suspect admits using the £4.8million loo himself as he tells court experience was 'splendid'

Michael Jones, 39, visited the historic estate on two occasions in the days before a gang smashed their way inside to steal the artwork (pictured) on September 14, 2019.

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4 h. ago WhatsApp down: Live updates at thousands report problems sending messages

Thousands of Whatsapp users are experiencing problems sending messages and making calls

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4 h. ago 'I was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer after dismissing four symptoms'

One woman has taken to TikTok to share her experience of overlooking four innocuous symptoms of the disease, while urging other people to remain more vigilant

Science

4 h. ago Is Whatsapp down? As people struggling to load messaging app

Whatsapp users are experiencing issues with the messaging and calling app across the UK

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4 h. ago I tried a Temazcal ceremony and my sweat lodge experience was nothing like your average sauna

Having a spiritual experience at the W Hotel was not on my bingo card for this year

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6 h. ago Earn while you learn and gain experience in a new job with an apprenticeship

Apprentice Lamara and mentor Milton explain how an apprenticeship at CFS Chester helped her career take off

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6 h. ago ‘He looks half the man he was’: brother of Israeli hostage on seeing him pleading for release

Sighting of Evyatar David in Hamas video brought joy to his brother Ilay but his appearance indicated his sufferingWhen Hamas brought two captive Israelis to watch Saturday’s release of six of their fellow hostages and then beg for their own liberation, it was purposely jabbing at a deeply painful divide in Israeli society.Evyatar David and Guy Gilboa-Dalal were 22-year-old best friends when they were kidnapped at the Nova music festival on 7 October 2023. The Hamas video showed them sitting in a minivan watching the propaganda-laden handover ceremony, and then turning to the cameras to plead with Benjamin Netanyahu to agree a second phase in the current ceasefire, which would allow the release of all the remaining 59 hostages (only a minority of whom are thought to be still alive). Continue reading...

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6 h. ago This Morning's Dave Fishwick shares 'secret' Oscars chaos ahead of 2025 ceremony

This Morning star Dave Fishwick reported live from Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on Friday

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6 h. ago Trump reportedly wants to shrink size and focus of state department; climate agency braces for more cuts – live

President wants radical overhaul of state department, including fewer diplomats and embassies, Politico reports; Noaa expects more cuts after hundreds firedUS aid cuts have forced the UN children’s agency Unicef to suspend or scale back many programmes in Lebanon, with more than half of children under the age of two experiencing severe food poverty in the country’s east, a Unicef official said on Friday.“We have been forced to suspend or cut back or drastically reduce many of our programmes and that includes nutrition programmes,” Unicef’s deputy representative in Lebanon, Ettie Higgins, told reporters in Geneva via video link from Beirut, Reuters reports. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Ruling blocks Trump’s mass firings at agencies; RFK Jr fails to address measles outbreak – US politics live

Ruling called victory for Americans ‘illegally fired from their jobs’, while anonymous official tells NBC Kennedy has done nothing about outbreakUS aid cuts have forced the UN children’s agency Unicef to suspend or scale back many programmes in Lebanon, with more than half of children under the age of two experiencing severe food poverty in the country’s east, a Unicef official said on Friday.“We have been forced to suspend or cut back or drastically reduce many of our programmes and that includes nutrition programmes,” Unicef’s deputy representative in Lebanon, Ettie Higgins, told reporters in Geneva via video link from Beirut, Reuters reports. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Oscars 2025 chaos as TV host shares concerns ahead of ceremony

Dave Fishwick reported live from Los Angeles during Friday's This Morning

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7 h. ago Oscars 2025: Last minute betting odds ahead of this weekend’s ceremony

Here’s who the bookies think are set to win big at this weekend’s 97th Academy Awards 🏆🎞🏆

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7 h. ago The history of the Highland hunting lodge where fiend tortured women in dungeon

The chamber contains an empty coffin, “life-sized Egyptian figures and a metal bench”.

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7 h. ago 'I have a micropenis but my girlfriend loves it and our sex life is great – I swear'

Penny Talbot, 33, has been dating her boyfriend Jake Timms for nearly two years and says he is the total package, even if his mini member is below the national average

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8 h. ago The Guide #180: Anything can happen in la la land, so what can you expect at the 2025 Oscars?

In this week’s newsletter: Hollywood is literally rising from the ashes for this year’s ceremony, and as usual it won’t be without controversyCaffeinated energy drinks at the ready! Sunday is Hollywood’s biggest night of the year – and quite possibly the longest night of the year for those of us in the UK who plan to stay awake for it. Yes, the Oscars are upon us, and the Guardian has you covered as you swot up on this year’s ceremony.We’ve got guides to the best picture, actor, actress and director races, and our annual hustings, where Guardian writers go to bat for the best picture nominees (I backed The Brutalist). Plus deep dives into the anonymous Oscar ballots, the annual class photo and even the goody bags attenders at the ceremony will receive. Want even more? Rachael Healy gets the full red carpet makeover, this award season’s speeches are scrutinised, there’s a piece looking at why religion was the year’s big theme and there’s a roundup of the Oscar-baity films that didn’t...

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