76 m. ago Terrible night’s sleep? Here’s how to make it through the day – and maybe even enjoy it – one step at a time

Coffee or no coffee? Almond croissant or exercise snack? Early night or bedtime as usual? You’ll be grateful you made the right choices Ah, sleep – “nature’s soft nurse” to Shakespeare, “the foundation of our mental and physical health” to the less poetically minded neuroscientist and podcaster Andrew Huberman. By now, you hopefully know that getting a consistent seven to eight hours of shuteye is crucial for everything from your short-term decision-making to your long-term health, and you’re familiar with all the usual advice on getting it (have a consistent bedtime, make your bedroom really dark, no double espressos at 9pm). But one question that’s considered less is: what if you have one restless night? How do you best get through the day – and what can you do to avoid a single interrupted slumber snowballing into several? Let’s take it one hour at a time.When you first drag yourself out of bed, it’s tempting to click the kettle straight on – but should you hold off your first ho...

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3 h. ago 'Disturbing pattern' of Secret Service 'failures' exposed in new report on Trump's Butler assassination attempt

Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday released the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee's final report from its investigation into the attempt on Trump's life in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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4 h. ago Ukraine secret service says it killed Russian agents suspected of Kyiv assassination

SBU intelligence agency claims to have ‘liquidated’ members of Russia’s FSB who were suspected of killing Colonel Ivan Voronych last weekUkrainian intelligence agents killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel last week, the SBU said.The SBU intelligence agency said in a statement that the operation had sought the arrest of the agents of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), who it believes were behind the killing of Colonel Ivan Voronych – also a member of the SBU security service – in Kyiv on Thursday. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago In a secret dugout by the Russian frontline, RICHARD PENDLEBURY is the first journalist to see the deadly power of a new kamikaze weapon changing the face of warfare

Puma, sitting near the dugout entrance, gave a sharp hiss and raised his hand for silence. Into it swelled the flesh-creeping buzz of a kamikaze drone, which passed low and fast over our position.

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5 h. ago Harry and Meghan 'frustrated' after details of secret 'peace summit' between Sussexes' spokesperson and King's aide is caught on camera

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex last night denied leaking details of the rendezvous between Meredith Maines and the King's communications secretary Tobyn Andreae in London on Wednesday.

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8 h. ago My dad was a secret service agent, here are the common things he taught me to NEVER do to keep myself safe

Ashley, who asked to keep her last name hidden for privacy reasons, 36, from Washington, D.C., said her dad learned a lot about how to keep himself and others safe during his 25 years in Secret Service.

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11 h. ago The dirty secret about AI in the office that has CEOs admitting millions of white

Artificial Intelligence may not be fully replacing the duties of middle managers, but it is allowing companies to employ fewer of them, writes Graig Graziosi

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13 h. ago Secret Service’s ‘cascade of failures’ allowed Trump assassination attempt, report says

Highly critical Senate committee report calls for severe disciplinary action against Secret Service in the futureA new Senate committee report on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year, described the events as a “cascade of preventable failures” and called for more severe disciplinary action to be taken with the Secret Service in the future.In the 31-page, highly critical findings released on Sunday, the Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee lamented the mishandling of communications around the rally and said Trump was denied extra security on the day. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Chris Hoy's wife kept agonising secret from him and their children still don't know

The six-time Olympic champion cyclist was diagnosed with cancer in 2023 and announced last year that his condition was terminal, while his wife Sarra has also been battling ill health

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14 h. ago King Charles and Prince Harry's aides in 'secret peace talks' to resolve bitter feud

Meredith Maines, the duke’s chief communications officer, and Liam Maguire, who runs Harry and Meghan’s UK public relations team, met the King’s communications secretary Tobyn Andreae

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14 h. ago Love Island star says 'I don’t want them to see' as they share secret terrace kiss

Love Island viewers are set to see one couple 'risk it all'

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14 h. ago ITV Love Island stars plan secret kiss on terrace as voting opens

One Islander claims they don't want to rest to see them

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17 h. ago One year after Butler assassination attempt on Trump new report reveals ‘series of bad decisions’ and ‘handicaps’ by Secret Service

The Secret Service ‘failed to implement security measures’ that could have prevented the assassination attempt, a new report states

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18 h. ago Putin hit squad sent to kill a Ukrainian colonel has been 'eliminated', says head of Kyiv's secret services

Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) chief, Vasyl Malyuk, said a male and female team of assassins from Vladimir Putin's FSB security agency resisted arrest and were gunned down as a result.

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18 h. ago Inside the £1.5m 'greenhouse' home with six bedrooms and a secret

The home blends natural beauty with comfort and innovation. The Garden House 'sits perfectly in harmony with its surroundings'

Society

18 h. ago Farmworker dies after falling from greenhouse roof during chaotic ICE raid

Jaime Alanis, 57, is the first person to die in one of the Trump administration’s anti-immigration operations

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19 h. ago Blood and bravado: the Trump shooting upended an election and shook the US

A year ago the image of Trump’s raised fist became a political touchstone, helping force Joe Biden from the race and fuelling a presidency like no otherBlake Marnell was standing in the front row, about 10 yards from Donald Trump, when the shots rang out. He watched the Secret Service pile on the former US president. “I was able to see him standing and I could see the blood on his ear,” Marnell recalls. “When he put his fist up, I remember yelling, ‘Yes! Yes! Yes!’”Sunday marks one year since the assassination attempt on Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, and a week that changed US politics. Eight days later then-president Joe Biden, 81, dropped out of the election race amid concerns over his mental and physical decline. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Mum hears strange sound outside kids' bedroom at 3am – but it's not what it seems

A mum woke up in the middle of the night when she kept hearing a mysterious voice saying 'hello' outside her kids' bedroom - and she was left in stitches when she realised who it was

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21 h. ago Mum hears mysterious voice outside kids' room at 3am – then sees who's trying to get in

A mum shared how she woke up at 3am one night only to realise there was a mysterious voice talking outside her kids' bedroom, clearly trying to get inside - but it's not what it seems

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24 h. ago Inside Jurgen Klopp's £4million mansion that still hasn't sold a year on from Liverpool exit

Jurgen Klopp may have left Liverpool over a year ago yet his stunning former mansion is still up for sale, with the property boasting six bedrooms and a breathtaking gym facility

Economics