6 h. ago Couple arrested after complaining about daughter's school on WhatsApp speak out

Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine were put in a cell after six police officers descended on their home in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, following their comments in a WhatsApp group

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12 h. ago 23andMe’s demise is a warning: the US needs to overhaul genetic data protection | Dalton Conley

We’re moving toward a society where genetic information is a part of everyday life – and we don’t want it in the wrong handsWith a heavy heart, I clicked on my 23andMe account on a recent morning, confirming that I wanted to delete my data. The genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy late last month and the California attorney general and others have recommended that users delete their data lest it be acquired by less scrupulous companies as the company is stripped for parts during bankruptcy proceedings.I was one of the company’s earliest customers and had used their service to genotype not just myself but my entire extended family. I even got my kids’ babysitter a kit.Dalton Conley is Henry Putnam university professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of The Social Genome: The New Science of Nature and Nurture Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Exact time Northern Lights could be visible in UK tonight as Met Office forecasts 'potential aurora sightings'

The aurora borealis could light up UK skies again this weekend

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16 h. ago Council fined as worker left in wheelchair from freak accident installing Christmas tree

James Lyth, 34, was left with severe injuries while installing a 20-foot Christmas tree in Bury, Greater Manchester - the local council has now been slapped with a huge fine

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16 h. ago Remarkable Art Deco seafront house in Essex for sale for £1.5 million

The seaside house was supposed to be part of a much larger development of Art Deco houses, many of which were never built

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18 h. ago Sol Campbell admits he's 'disappointed' by remarks made about Arsenal's Myles Lewis

Myles Lewis-Skelly has been a revelation for Arsenal and England this season, but his performances have been overshadowed by the criticism he has received for his actions

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18 h. ago Premature baby who spent first months of life in hospital becomes an astronaut

Jannicke Mikkelsen was born in Edinburgh at just 27 weeks, but has made remarkable achievements in her life.

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19 h. ago Clickbait titles and cliffhangers: the mini TV serials capturing phone audiences

‘Vertical dramas’ consisting of minute-long episodes are booming, with market predicted to be worth $14bn by 2027Found a Homeless Billionaire Husband for Christmas. The Quarterback Next Door. Revenge of the XXL Wife. My Secret Agent Husband.These may sound like cringey fantasies, but they’re actually titles of “vertical dramas”, a new form of episodic television that is gripping millions around the world. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Leading the charge: how a drive for electric vehicles is cleaning up Nepal

With air pollution causing a fifth of deaths in Nepal, growing EV use could add nearly three years to Kathmandu residents’ livesIn a rundown hangar in the heart of Kathmandu, the remains of a dozen electric trolley buses stand abandoned and corroding. Caked in dust and bird-droppings and lined with rubbish, they are a reminder of a bold experiment, launched 50 years ago, to electrify the city’s public transport system. Down the side of one is written, “Keep me alive”.Today, that plea is being heard. More than 70% of four-wheeled passenger vehicles – largely cars and minibuses – imported into Nepal last year were electric, one of the highest rates in the world. The figure reflects a remarkable growth in the use of electric vehicles (EVs), which saw the country import more than 13,000 between July 2023 and 2024, up from about 250 in 2020-21. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago What you MUST do to protect your pension from Trump's tariffs fallout: JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Not for the last time, President Trump has sent the world into a frenzy like one of those spinning tops we were given for Christmas as youngsters. Here's how you can protect your pension.

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24 h. ago Antiques Roadshow guest left gobsmacked as expert shares true value of lantern used at Christmas

An Antiques Roadshow expert was on hand to give a woman the true value of her grandfather's Chinese lantern, which she used to light at Christmas, and she was left gobsmacked.

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24 h. ago Inside Meghan Markle's £337,000 Netflix jewellery collection: From her iconic engagement ring to a dazzling evil eye bracelet

These dazzling accessories take centre stage in the Duchess of Sussex's new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, where they subtly sparkle as she goes about everyday moments.

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30 h. ago What you MUST do to protect your pension from Trump's tariffs fallout, revealed by money guru JEFF PRESTRIDGE

Not for the last time, President Trump has sent the world into a frenzy like one of those spinning tops we were given for Christmas as youngsters. Here's how you can protect your pension.

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35 h. ago Tom Allen shares 'they hated it' as he admits Christmas dinner blunder

The comedian joined The One Show as he chatted about gardening and The Apprentice

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35 h. ago Badenoch accused of being ‘in the pay of climate deniers’ over net zero remarks

The Conservative Party leader said last month that achieving net zero by 2050 is “impossible”.

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38 h. ago Musk to remain ‘friend and adviser’ to Trump after leaving Doge, says Vance

Vice-president makes remark after reports that president told cabinet members billionaire will be stepping backJD Vance said on Thursday that Elon Musk would remain a “friend and an adviser” to the vice-president and Donald Trump after he leaves his current role with the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge).In recent days, several news outlets, including Politico, reported that Trump had told members of his cabinet that the tech billionaire, who holds the position of “special government employee”, would soon be stepping back from his role in the administration, and would take on a supporting role and return to the private sector. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago UK's 'cheapest' seaside town where there are beautiful beaches and few visitors

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland has previously been named the cheapest seaside town in the UK with the average house price coming in at £117,895 - and it's also remarkably quiet

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40 h. ago ‘We got bored of real life’ – UK women ready for pioneering row across Pacific

Miriam Payne and Jess Rowe will aim to row from Peru to Australia.

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43 h. ago Debenhams shoppers 'not hesitating' to buy fruity £36 perfume that 'lasts all day'

The scent is perfect for everyday wear and fans 'always have an extra bottle at home'

Economics

44 h. ago Giuseppe Penone review – an ecstatic realm where trees and humans merge

Serpentine, LondonFrom the moment we inhale the scent of this remarkable show – in which trees blast open and boulders perch on branches – the Italian artist intoxicates us like a shaman communing with wood spritesIt’s the aroma that lures you in. Deep and difficult to place, it comes from the thousands of laurel leaves that pad the walls of the Serpentine’s high central space. Laurel is the sharp-leaved evergreen tree sacred to the god Apollo and through him associated with victory and the arts. Poets are crowned with it. In Botticelli’s Primavera, a nymph is chased through laurel trees. A marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicts Daphne transforming into a laurel to escape Apollo’s unwanted lust – a reason this tree is sacred to him.So much cultural baggage. It can’t be easy to be a modern Italian artist with ancient Rome, the Renaissance and the baroque on your back. One of the captivating things about Giuseppe Penone’s meditative selection of his works is how easily this ...

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