42 m. ago The Last Journey review – Sweden’s Ant and Dec hit the road with octogenarian dad

In this moving and funny documentary, Swedish TV presenters Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson try to rekindle Filip’s father’s zest for life on a road trip to France‘Do you want to rot away in an old armchair?” asks Filip Hammar, a Swedish TV presenter, talking to his dad. In this charming, often hilarious documentary, Hammar takes 80-year-old Lars on a road trip to the south of France; the idea is to rekindle Lars’s spark, shake a bit of life back into him. Since retiring as a French teacher, Lars has been sitting around at home, steadily more depressed and frail. Hammar wants to show his dad that life is worth living. But as you’d expect from a documentary this heart-warming, Hammar has a lesson or two to learn himself.For the trip, Hammar has bought a knackered old Renault 4, the same car the family had when he was a kid. Their destination is the apartment they rented every summer holiday (judging from the old photos, this was pre-factor 50 sunscreen; everyone was a livid shade...

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48 m. ago Republican hawks vs Maga isolationists: the internal war that could decide Trump’s Iran response

Trump could decide to help Israel by joining the fight against Iran, or refrain from involving the US in a new overseas war – either choice will upset his supportersFollow live updates in the Middle East crisis As Donald Trump considers a direct intervention in Israel’s conflict with Iran, another war has broken out in Washington between conservative hawks, calling for immediate US strikes on uranium enrichment facilities, and Maga isolationists, who are demanding Trump stick to his campaign pledge not to involve the US in new overseas wars.At stake is whether the US could target the mountain redoubt that is home to the Fordow fuel enrichment plant, a key uranium enrichment site hidden 80 to 90 metres underground that cannot be targeted directly by Israeli jets – although they can attack some of the infrastructure that allows the plant to operate. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Key sign you have Covid not hay fever as UK hit by new NB.1.8.1 strain

Due do some overlap in symptoms it could be difficult to know if you have hay fever or coronavirus

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2 h. ago Judge extends pause on Trump’s efforts to block Harvard from enrolling international students

Harvard is challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to cut billions in funding in a separate lawsuit

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3 h. ago Demands for DWP 'safeguards' after vulnerable benefit claimants 'paid the ultimate price'

Safeguarding failures at the DWP after years of benefit cuts led to the 'tragic deaths' of benefit claimants, an extensive new report has found

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3 h. ago Boots' No7 serum that 'reverses' signs of skin damage sold every 7 seconds

The No7 Future Renew Damage Reversal Night Serum has been clinically proven to reverse visible signs of skin damage while you sleep - and it's been a huge hit with shoppers

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3 h. ago Judge deems some of Trump’s National Institutes of Health grant cuts illegal

The Reagan-appointed judge said he had “never seen” such “palpable" racial discrimination in his 40 years on the bench

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5 h. ago BBC Breakfast's toxic feud 'exposed': Bullying probe is branded 'the tip of the iceberg' with star Naga Munchetty 'at her wits end' as crisis

On Monday it was claimed that a bullying probe had been launched into the crisis-hit show, with much of the upset centred around its bullish editor Richard Frediani.

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5 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv under Russian drone attack with apartment building hit

Stay off Russian gas even after peace, says EU energy chief, as ban is drafted; 6,000 casualties out of 10,000 North Koreans fighting against Ukraine. What we know on day 1,210 Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Jane Goodall chimpanzee conservation project in Tanzania hit by USAid cuts

US agency had pledged almost $30m over five years to Hope Through Action initiative, which was launched in 2023The US government funding cuts will hit a chimpanzee conservation project nurtured by the primatologist Jane Goodall.USAid has been subjected to swingeing cuts under Donald Trump, with global effects that are still unfolding. Now it has emerged that the agency will withdraw from the Hope Through Action project managed by the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI). USAid had pledged $29.5m (£22m) over five years to the project, which was designed to protect endangered chimpanzees and their habitats in western Tanzania. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Businesses plan further job cuts after national insurance hikes

Firms said they were also looking to a series of other measures in order to offset the jump in their operating costs

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7 h. ago Third of businesses planning further job cuts after national insurance hikes

Businesses have also suggested they will cut back hours, freeze pay and hike prices.

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7 h. ago England faces ‘huge’ water shortages of 5bn litres a day by 2055, officials warn

Urgent action is needed to cut leaks, curb demand and build new water supply schemes, the Environment Agency warns.

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7 h. ago Conspiracy of silence over grooming gangs' race doomed thousands of girls to abuse: Sickening evidence covered up 'for fear of appearing racist', damning report finds

Baroness Casey last night hit out at 'do-gooders' who tried to bury the facts of such cases, yet only ended up giving racists 'more ammunition'.

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8 h. ago How two more Minnesota politicians had lucky escapes from gunman Vance Boelter

Another politician who was on Vance Boelter's hit list was on holiday, while the other was spared as the suspect left their home after police arrived early on Sunday

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9 h. ago Vladimir Putin's Russian war machine to be hit by new UK sanctions

Keir Starmer is expected to announce the fresh package of sanctions as he appears at the G7 summit in Canada to ratchet up pressure on the Russian leader

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9 h. ago HMRC issues warning as thousands urged to 'withdraw' pension after new rule change

The rule change has prompted many savers to reconsider their withdrawal strategies. Under current rules, once people hit the age of 55, they're entitled to take out 25 per cent of their pot tax-free

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9 h. ago Friends star shares regret about missing kiss from Carol and Susan’s wedding scene

The 1996 sitcom episode featured primetime TV’s first onscreen lesbian wedding

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9 h. ago JPMorgan’s Europe boss set to quit London for NYC — as UK hit with executive departures

JPMorgan’s Europe boss set to quit London for NYC — as UK hit with executive departures  New York Post

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9 h. ago In this Israeli city hit by an Iranian missile, many people still support their military's operation

In the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva, many people seem to be lining up to support the military operation against Iran — despite an Iranian missile hitting here days ago

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