46 m. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: hundreds of thousands evacuated as Cuba faces 120mph winds; disaster area declared in Jamaica

Warning of life-threatening flooding as storm hits Cuba; path of destruction ripped across Jamaica‘Storm of the century’ wreaks havoc across JamaicaVisual guide to Hurricane MelissaTell us if you’ve been affectedAs Cuba prepares for the storm to make landfall any minute, officials in Jamaica are preparing to assess the damage on Wednesday.A video shared by the Jamaican Constabulary Force shows officers surveying extensive destruction in Black River, close to where Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. Continue reading...

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62 m. ago Pitch Points: Are long throws changing soccer, and is Liverpool’s title defence over?

The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions on a regular basis. In today’s column, Graham Ruthven endeavors to answer three of themRory Delap was apparently ahead of his time. The spirit of Stoke City’s legendary ball flinger lives on with the long throw-in enjoying a renaissance in the Premier League this season. Indeed, statistics show that the number of long throw-ins per match has more than doubled from last season, pointing to a very real and meaningful trend. Continue reading...

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62 m. ago Dear Donald Trump, here’s how you can win that Nobel peace prize | Mehdi Hasan

Make Israel release Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’. The future of peace in the region depends on itDear Donald Trump,You still want that Nobel peace prize, right? You believe you deserve it, don’t you? Even as you send the world’s biggest warship towards Venezuela, promise to just “kill people that are bringing drugs into our country they’re going to be, like dead”, and threaten further national guard invasions of Democratic-run cities here in the United States.Mehdi Hasan is a broadcaster, author and a former host on MSNBC. He is also a Guardian US columnist and the editor-in-chief of Zeteo Continue reading...

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62 m. ago All is not lost for England but Shaun Wane needs to be bold in second Test

The coach should rethink his halfback combination and stand down his old pack for the game at Everton’s stadiumBy No Helmets RequiredHaving bet the house on Hull KR hero Mikey Lewis being the problem that Australia could not solve, England coach Shaun Wane has retreated home to Wigan to ponder whether he should have stuck rather than twisted. Dropping Harry Smith for the Ashes opener, and favouring treble-winner Lewis to partner captain George Williams in the halves, was surprising but understandable. Lewis, the player of the match in the Super League Grand Final, was in the form of his life. But the Williams-Lewis combination struggled to open up Australia. If they fail again on Saturday in Liverpool, Wane’s dream of winning the Ashes will be over.“Our last plays disappointed me most,” said Wane after the 26-6 defeat at Wembley. “They outkicked us.” It’s rare anyone outkicks Wigan player Smith. Lewis mixed up his kicks under the arch, but very little troubled Australia. The best at...

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77 m. ago 'I didn't get on with Man Utd icon Ruud van Nistelrooy – he blocked me for seven months'

Former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has been out of work since being sacked by Leicester City in May 2025 and one of his former players has hit out at him

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78 m. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get royal treatment with front row seats at LA Dodgers game

Royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got front row seats to cheer on the LA Dodgers at the World Series as they enjoyed a night out together at the baseball

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81 m. ago Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 104 overnight as ceasefire looks increasingly fragile

Netanyahu ordered strikes on Tuesday evening after firefight between Israeli troops and Palestinian militantsIsraeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 104 Palestinians, including children, in what appeared to be the gravest challenge yet to the increasingly fragile US-brokered ceasefire and the deadliest day since the truce began.The strikes, one of the bloodiest attacks in the two-year war, killed at least 35 children and injured 200 people, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency. They took place hours after Donald Trump said nothing would jeopardise the ceasefire agreement he had helped broker. Continue reading...

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92 m. ago Alan Carr shares Paloma Faith friendship update after Celebrity Traitors betrayal

Comedian has revealed singer is ‘not happy’ with his backstabbing antics on BBC game show

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93 m. ago “My Honest Review Of Lagana – One Of London’s Buzziest New Spots”

“My Honest Review Of Lagana – One Of London’s Buzziest New Spots”  The Handbook

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94 m. ago Dry clothes in 3 hours for just 12p a time with cleaner's 'game

Drying clothes and bedding indoors during the colder months can be a challenge, but there is one "game-changing" way to do it efficiently and affordably

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96 m. ago Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 81 overnight as ceasefire looks increasingly fragile

Netanyahu ordered strikes on Tuesday evening after firefight between Israeli troops and Palestinian militantsIsraeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 81 Palestinians, including children, in what appeared to be the gravest challenge yet to the increasingly fragile US-brokered ceasefire and the deadliest day since the truce began.The strikes, which according to Gaza’s civil defence agency killed at least 22 children and injured 200 people, took place hours after Donald Trump said nothing would jeopardise the ceasefire agreement he had helped broker. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Bukayo Saka names match that made him believe Arsenal can win Premier League title

Arsenal are the favourites to lift the Premier League title after amassing a four-point lead after just nine games and Bukayo Saka has picked out the moment that made him believe

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1 hour ago Strictly Come Dancing 2025: Who left last night and which celebs remain?

Strictly Come Dancing is back and a few celebrities have already left the building

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1 hour ago Deal Or No Deal fans have A LOT of complaints within minutes of Stephen Mulhern game show returning to ITV

The return of Deal Or No Deal not go down well with many telly fans on Monday, who blasted the show for 'ruining' daytime TV with its boring 'chatter'.

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1 hour ago Mikel Arteta claims he's making change to Arsenal defence that will 'raise the level'

Arsenal have conceded just three goals in all competitions this season, but Mikel Arteta believes their defence can get even better ahead of their Carabao Cup game against Brighton

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1 hour ago Trump says he will cut fentanyl tariff on Chinese goods and expects ‘great deal’ with Xi – business live

Most Asian stock markets rally on trade deal optimism, ahead of expected US interest rate cutAston Martin has slashed £300m from its investment plans after the British sportscar maker reported a bigger than expected loss in the third quarter because of Donald Trump’s tariffs and weak demand in China.The carmaker said on Wednesday that losses before tax were £112m in the third quarter of 2025, a ninefold increase from £12m a year earlier.This year has been marked by significant macroeconomic headwinds, particularly the sustained impact of US tariffs and weak demand in China.Work is under way to review our future product cycle plan with the aim of optimising costs and capital investment while continuing to deliver innovative, class-leading products to meet customer demands and regulatory requirements. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Saltwash by Andrew Michael Hurley review – raw, dark folk horror confronts mortality

This wildly atmospheric tale of a party for dying people in a crumbling seaside hotel borrows tropes from cosy crime, but is truly chillingLiving is hard emotional work – until you try dying. Alongside the rage many terminally ill people feel against the dying of the light, there are the memories that return to flagellate the conscience: the failures of kindness, the misjudged words that can’t be unsaid, the feelings left catastrophically unexpressed. Crimes of the heart – and sometimes, worse.The malaise of regret and the yearning for absolution vibrate through Andrew Michael Hurley’s latest work of fiction, a wildly atmospheric, deceptively simple tale that borrows tropes from cosy crime only to snare you into something deeper, darker and more chilling. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago A House of Dynamite is both political fantasy and major disappointment

Kathryn Bigelow’s Netflix ‘what if?’ drama is the director’s most frustratingly assembled and visually flat film to dateBestowed on an elite few, the mantle of Noted Film-maker can be both a crown and a burden. On the positive side, it can serve as protection: viewing an ennobled director’s films through this prism, auteurist critics can feel obliged to make excuses for even the worst among them. (The rationale is that a bad film by a Noted Film-maker is still better than the best efforts of a jobbing hack.) One disadvantage is that such honorifics can leave a creative patrolling a very narrow courtyard, searching only for material worthy of a Noted Film-maker; another is that the dismay when a project doesn’t spark is all the greater. A prominent test case has just reached Netflix in the Kathryn Bigelow-directed A House of Dynamite, a not-so-heavy-hitter that – if texts from cinephile pals this past weekend are anything to go by – seems nailed on for only one award this season: tha...

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2 h. ago Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu deported to Ethiopia, Home Office confirms

Kebatu, who was wrongly freed from Essex prison, was put on a flight to Ethiopia and arrived on WednesdayA convicted child sex offender who arrived in the UK in a small boat and was mistakenly released from prison has been deported, the Home Office says.Hadush Kebatu arrived in Ethiopia in the early hours after being removed from the UK on a flight with no right to return, a statement said. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Meghan and Harry upset US sports fans by getting best seats in the house for World Series baseball game as they sit in front of LA legends

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were seated in the front row at the LA Dodgers World Series game last night in front of a number of local sporting legends.

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