94 m. ago Is the 75 Hard challenge good for you? Experts weigh in on viral workout trend

The challenge on TikTok has gained millions of views

Politics

1 hour ago Romanian burglars ransacked houses and tore through children's bedrooms just a day after sneaking into UK

Ion Zaharia (left), 44, and Samir Barbulesteanu (right), 23, travelled to England on October 28 last year, arriving at the Harwich sea port in Essex with another male.

Society

1 hour ago Brit crime lord 'The One' plotted £216million coke deal involving Venezuelan leader

A US indictment has claimed there was a UK link to a record Class A drug deal

Economics

2 h. ago Is the 75 Hard challenge good for you? Experts weigh in on the viral workout trend

The challenge on TikTok has gained millions of views

Politics

2 h. ago Yodellers, bathing monkeys and a ballroom clean: photos of the day – Wednesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Culture

2 h. ago A Day with David Bowie: how a visit to a psychiatric clinic changed him – and his music

In 1994, Bowie and Brian Eno spent a day with ‘outsider’ artists. Intimate photographs, showing in Australia for the first time, reveal the effect it hadFrom the Thin White Duke to Ziggy Stardust, the Berlin recluse to the late-career elegist, David Bowie’s oeuvre is defined by reinvention. As an artist, he was relentlessly attuned to the conditions that might provoke the next creative rupture. One defining moment, however, has largely slipped from the popular imagination: a day spent inside a psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of Vienna – one that would prove unexpectedly formative.In September 1994, Bowie and Brian Eno – who had recently reunited to develop new music – accepted an invitation from the Austrian artist André Heller to visit the Maria Gugging Psychiatric Clinic. The site’s Haus der Künstler, established in 1981 as a communal home and studio, is known internationally as a centre for Art Brut – or “Outsider Art” – produced by residents, many living with schizophrenia...

Science

3 h. ago Teenagers ‘planned to attack man who thought he was meeting girl, 16’

Woolwich Crown Court heard Alexander Cashford was chased and hit with rocks and a bottle at a seaside resort in Kent last year.

Events

3 h. ago Ripped Paddy McGuinness gives away ultimate fitness tip after jaw

Paddy McGuinness has unveiled some seriously ripped abs after following a controversial new exercise regime, going from dad bod to ripped abs on a 75-day challenge

Politics

4 h. ago Two simple diet rules supercharged my Mounjaro weight loss after the jabs stopped working: I plateaued after dropping six dress sizes with these changes, I reached my goal

Two years ago, Louise Peachman felt trapped in her own body. Tipping the scales at 101.5kg (223.7lbs), every day was a struggle for the mother-of-four who could barely complete simple tasks.

Economics

4 h. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Should Labour scrap digital IDs entirely, after axing mandatory plan for workers in latest U

Keir Starmer had vowed to crack down on illegal immigration by making digital ID compulsory to verify a person's right to work in the UK, but he was forced into a 13th U-turn since becoming PM.

Politics

4 h. ago Parents of tragic waitress blamed for starting Swiss inferno slam nightclub owners after 'emergency exit was shut to stop people dodging 1,000 euro charge instead of hiring a doorman'

Cyane Panine, 24, was killed in the blaze after fire broke out at the packed club, with footage showing her sitting on a colleague's shoulders holding two champagne bottles fitted with sparklers.

Society

4 h. ago Winter sun flights to US from Canada slashed as tourists shun Trump

The equivalent of 5,000 aircraft seats a day have been switched to other destinations

Politics

4 h. ago William and Kate to try curling and meet Olympic medal hopefuls in Scotland

The prince and princess will visit Stirling during a day of joint engagements next Tuesday.

Politics

4 h. ago 17,000 properties remain without water in Kent and Sussex on fifth day

South East Water has blamed the latest supply failure on Storm Goretti causing burst pipes and power cuts.

Politics

4 h. ago World's largest spa just 2 hours from the UK with 28 waterslides

The world's largest spa is an attraction unlike any other, with a huge variety of thermal pools, as well as a waterpark for a thrilling edge to your day of relaxation and daytime accommodation to relax in

Politics

5 h. ago I’m a crime writer. Here’s why we make the best Traitors contestants

Barrister turned novelist Harriet Tyce is playing a blinder in the fourth series of the show. As a thriller writer myself, I recognise the traits that make her such a formidable FaithfulThis time last year a rumour swept through the close-knit British crime-writing community, not whispered in a quiet moment in the billiard room but shared on group chats and message boards. The producers of The Traitors were recruiting contestants for 2026, and wanted one of us to take part. Of course they did! The Traitors is a controlled, lower-stakes, stylised version of the golden age country house whodunnit, which is itself a controlled, lower-stakes, stylised version of real-life murder. It is crime writers’ job to examine the dark side of human behaviour. Betrayal of trust and manipulation are all in a day’s work. We often write from multiple perspectives, identifying with victim, perp and detective, giving us a unique kind of empathy. We spent the rest of the year wondering who it would be. (...

Events

5 h. ago Couple and unborn baby killed in Northern Ireland crash to be buried together

Tragically, the couple had marked their sixth wedding anniversary the day before the crash

Events

5 h. ago Scotland's deep freeze to return as two areas to see 15 inch snow bomb in a day

Now isn't the time to put away your hats and scarves as the weather maps predict the wintry showers will continue.

Events

6 h. ago 'I'm a shopping expert and these are the 5 best deals to bag on Wednesday'

Get over the mid-week slump with our shopping expert's handpicked bargains of the day.

Economics

6 h. ago 5 easy everyday habits that can regulate your nervous system

The secret to feeling calmer and happier is right in front of you, according to a new book, Glimmers. Read an extract here

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