50 m. ago Rescue operations at Hong Kong apartment complex ‘almost complete’, as death toll reaches 94

By Friday morning the fires had been mostly contained, after burning for more than 24 hours, officials announcedAnger swelling in Hong Kong over deadliest fire in more than 70 yearsHow the Hong Kong fire unfolded – visual guideRescue operations inside the Hong Kong apartment complex that was engulfed by fire on Wednesday are “almost complete”, fire officials have said, as the death toll reached 94 early on Friday with scores more missing.Firefighters were combing though through the high-rises on Friday, attempting to find anyone alive after the massive fire that spread to seven of eight towers, in one of the city’s deadliest ever blazes. Continue reading...

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55 m. ago UK rejects visa for girl left destitute in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa

Lati-Yana Brown’s parents had asked for application to be expedited so she could join them in UK after house ruinedAn eight-year-old girl left destitute in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa has been barred from coming to the UK to join her parents.The Guardian reported on the case of Lati-Yana Stephanie Brown after the hurricane. Her mother, Kerrian Bigby, a carer, moved from Jamaica to be with Lati-Yana’s British father, Jerome Hardy, a telecommunications worker, in April 2023, leaving their daughter to be cared for by her grandmother. Continue reading...

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56 m. ago The Vatican has given Rosalía its blessing – are the days of finger

The pop star’s experimental, religious new album has found an unlikely fan in the Vatican, writes Fiona Sturges. Could this signal a new era of papal-pop culture diplomacy?

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59 m. ago Disney cancels Zootopia 2 premiere in Hong Kong ‘out of respect’ for fire victims

City sees number of entertainment and cultural events cancelled or pared back as rescue operations continue

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80 m. ago Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting

In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shootingDonald Trump has said he will “permanently pause migration from all third world countries,” a day after two national guard members were shot in Washington DC in an attack that has become a political flashpoint in the president’s ongoing crackdown on immigration.In a social media post beginning with “a very happy Thanksgiving,” sent after 11pm on Thursday, the US president said his administration would “end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens” and remove “anyone who is not a net asset to the United States”. Continue reading...

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84 m. ago South London NHS trust will save £700k moving blood cancer care

South London NHS trust will save £700k moving blood cancer care - patients 'feel angry and unheard'  My London

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92 m. ago Trump announces National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, is dead after DC 'terror attack' during live

The 20-year-old was 'ambushed' alongside fellow West Virginia National Guard member Andrew Wolfe while on duty near the White House on Wednesday night.

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1 hour ago Here's what to know about the federal ban threatening the market for THC

THC-infused drinks and snacks have soared in popularity as alcohol sales have declined in recent years

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1 hour ago ‘Is this doable?’: why political paralysis threatens an ambitious Brussels arts complex

Kanal is 95% complete and on schedule but plans to slash its budget mean conversation around its opening have moved from ‘when’ to ‘if’A year before its scheduled opening on 28 November 2026, building works at Kanal, a new contemporary art museum in Brussels, are running on time.Housed in a remodelled former Citroën garage on the north-western edge of the city centre, the centre is 95% complete. Curators are putting the finishing touches to an opening show that will feature works by Matisse, Picasso and Giacometti on loan from the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Trilingual wall texts in English, Dutch and French have already been signed off. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago ‘Our underachieving careers make the friendship easier’: Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater on Blue Moon and their 32

As they launch their 10th film together, the actor and director look back on how their stellar careers have progressed in tandem, through co-stars’ addictions and Hollywood pressures‘I like this, it’s good,” Ethan Hawke tells Richard Linklater, midway through a lively digression that has already hopped from politics to the Beatles to the late films of John Huston. “What’s good?” asks Linklater. “All of this,” says Hawke, by which he means the London hotel suite with its coffee table, couch and matching upholstered armchairs; the whole chilly machinery of the international press junket. “I like that we get to spend a couple of days in a room,” he says. “It feels like a continuation of the same conversation we’ve been having for the past 32 years.”It’s all about the conversation with Linklater and Hawke. The two men like to talk; often the talk sparks a film. The director and actor first met backstage at a play in 1993 (“Sophistry, by Jon Marc Sherman,” says Linklater) and wound up ch...

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1 hour ago OpenAI partners amass $100bn debt pile to fund its ambitions

Cloud companies and developers rely on lossmaking start-up to repay huge loans

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1 hour ago Man Utd news: Ruben Amorim 'ready to sign replacement' as two players face suspension

Manchester United's ranks will soon be affected by the Africa Cup of Nations, and that's not the only factor that threatens to limit Ruben Amorim's options in the near future

Sport

2 h. ago Brits braced for snow this weekend as dramatic shift in weather patterns threatens Arctic attack

The Met Office has warned of heavy rainfall and possible snow this weekend, with temperatures set to drop amid more forecasts of the white stuff heading into next week

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2 h. ago Glasgow council leader rejects 'emergency' homeless summit as city faces crisis

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP's Susan Aitken turned down the plea by the Scottish Tenants Organisation.

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2 h. ago 'Pregnant' fake baby scammer Kira Cousins filmed marching in Orange Walk

Kira Cousins has been caught on video from July donning the artificial baby bump in an Orange Order march.

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2 h. ago Arsenal news: Arteta threatened with revenge as Rice put in his place over Ballon d'Or shout

Arsenal are fresh from their Champions League win over Bayern Munich and are preparing to face Chelsea in the Premier League this wekened

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3 h. ago See inside Epstein's creepy Lolita Express as secret VIP pals who partied with the pedophile are set to be exposed in file dump

Secrets aboard Jeffrey Epstein's Lolita Express are set to be unleashed following President Donald Trump's signing of the Epstein Transparency Act on November 19.

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3 h. ago Inside El Chapo's prison life: Married drug lord is seeking solace with an attractive interpreter as he sues Supermax over 'torture' conditions

Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzmán, 68, has been serving his life sentence since 2019 at the United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility, also called ADX, in Florence, Colorado.

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3 h. ago North West takes savage dig at Kim Kardashian's fashion sense AGAIN saying 'people hate' her outfits

Kim Kardashian's 12-year-old daughter North West doesn't mince words when it comes to critiquing her mom's outfits and in this week's episode of The Kardashians, she outdid herself.

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3 h. ago Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka chooses a luxury London setting for a heartfelt proposal to Tolami Benson as he get

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka chooses a luxury London setting for a heartfelt proposal to Tolami Benson as he get  Times of India

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