56 m. ago Is ITV’s Frauds based on a true story? Truth behind Suranne Jones and Jodie Whittaker’s new show

JODIE Whittaker and Suranne Jones are joined by a host of familiar faces for their new thriller Frauds. Here's everything you need to know about whether the crime caper is based on a true story and how to watch it. ITV’s Frauds is about two former partners-in-crime who reunite for one last audacious heist after one of them is...

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7 h. ago Freed Israeli hostage recalls Hamas captivity torment: 'We were treated like animals'

Ex-hostage Tal Shoham was held for 505 days in Gaza under brutal conditions

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44 h. ago Journalists work in dire conditions to tell Gaza's story, knowing that could make them targets

Minutes after journalists converged on the site of an Israeli strike in Gaza, cameraman Ibrahim Qannan began a live broadcast

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3 d. ago Hamas likely to accept Trump Gaza plan with key revisions, experts say

Turkey and Qatar putting pressure on group to make concessions – but condition it disarm a sticking pointMiddle East crisis – live updatesHamas is likely to provisionally accept Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire proposal in the coming days – but only on condition there are significant revisions of some of its key elements, analysts and sources close to the group say.Trump imposed a deadline of “three or four days” from Tuesday for Hamas to give its response to his 20-point plan, which aims to bring the two-year war in Gaza to a close and allow an apparently indefinite international administration of the devastated territory, or “pay in hell”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet?

The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silenceSo you really want to know how Prime Minister Farage would pan out? Well, speculate no longer. An excellent test case is unfolding right now, in a country that just so happens to be run by one of Nigel’s heroes. Javier Milei is “amazing”, said the CEO of the private company he calls Reform. “Cutting and slashing doing all the things he’s done that’s leadership.”You may know some of this story, about how a political outsider took power in Argentina. You’ve seen photos of El Loco, the self-styled madman, in a black leather jacket, with sideburns like hedges and wielding a giant red chainsaw – all the better to slash the public sector with. Taking over Latin America’s second-largest country made Milei the poster boy of the international hard right. Elon Musk: “I love Javier Milei.” Kemi Badenoch: “Javier Milei is the template.” Donald Trump: “My...

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4 d. ago Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty

The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silenceSo you really want to know how Prime Minister Farage would pan out? Well, speculate no longer. An excellent test case is unfolding right now, in a country that just so happens to be run by one of Nigel’s heroes. Javier Milei is “amazing”, said the CEO of the private company he calls Reform. “Cutting and slashing doing all the things he’s done that’s leadership.”You may know some of this story, about how a political outsider took power in Argentina. You’ve seen photos of El Loco, the self-styled madman, in a black leather jacket, with sideburns like hedges and wielding a giant red chainsaw – all the better to slash the public sector with. Taking over Latin America’s second-largest country made Milei the poster boy of the international hard right. Elon Musk: “I love Javier Milei.” Kemi Badenoch: “Javier Milei is the template.” Donald Trump: “My...

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5 d. ago I’m just Ken: why is Kenneth Branagh narrating Anthony Hopkins’s memoir?

You might think the audiobook of the acting legend’s autobiography should be read by the acting legend himself. But apparently he wasn’t right for the partIn November, the biggest celebrity memoir of the year will be published. We Did OK, Kid promises to tell the life story of Sir Anthony Hopkins, and anyone with even a passing knowledge of the man will know that it’s a hell of a story. Born working class, he was hauled out of repertory theatre after being spotted by Sir Laurence Olivier, a move that set him on a course to the stars. Sir Richard Attenborough called him “unquestionably the greatest actor of his generation”. He has battled depression and alcoholism. He can do a mean Tommy Cooper impersonation. His publisher promises that Anthony Hopkins will tell this story with “a voice that is both arresting and vulnerable”.That is, unless you listen to it on audiobook. Because Kenneth Branagh’s doing that bit. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Saint Laurent takes YSL’s old threads and spins them into something new

Anthony Vaccarello’s 30th collection for the label blooms in a Parisian garden, while Louis Vuitton stays indoorsThe Saint Laurent show, which opened Paris fashion week on Monday night, began with a pussy-bow blouse and ended with a ruffled dress you could fold up, pac-a-mac style, and pop in your handbag.The label’s creative director, Anthony Vaccarello, is not known for practicality. But he can spin a story using clothes within 10 minutes. Here, under a perfectly clear night sky in front of the Eiffel Tower, an army of “mesdames” stalked a Parisian garden dressed – by the designer’s own admission – for cruising. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Nick Knowles lets slip huge DIY SOS blunder as he shares 'nuts' story

The presenter's hit BBC home makeover show is returning to TV screens this week

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7 d. ago TikTok star Paola Caldera dead: Influencer mum dies of cancer aged just 30 after amassing 237k fans

TIKTOK star and mum-of-two Paola Caldera has died aged 30 following a year-long battle with cancer. The beloved Venezuelan influencer had amassed hundreds of thousands of followers across social media advising US immigrants on how to achieve the American Dream. Paola was best known for her well-documented story - fleeing her home country before applying...

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1 week ago BBC to air documentary marking 30 years since Dunblane tragedy

The BBC has announced that a documentary film will be aired to mark the 30th anniversary of the tragedy and it will tell the lesser-known story of Britain's gun culture at the time.

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1 week ago Someone has to drag the US out of the hellscape of Trumpism. Who better than AOC? | Arwa Mahdawi

Yes, the Democratic congresswoman is flawed – but she’s a fighter. Let’s not write her off as too young or too femaleQuiz time, and the category is American gerontocracy. Here goes: how many sitting Democratic members of Congress have died in office since November 2022? The answer is a mind-boggling eight. While Republicans aren’t dropping dead at the same rate, they’re arguably clinging to power for longer than is dignified. Last year, a Texas journalist discovered Kay Granger, a high-ranking octogenarian Republican congresswoman, had stopped coming to work because she was in a senior living facility, suffering from “dementia issues”. And while he is not in a facility yet, Donald Trump’s nonsensical ramblings, including a recent weird and completely fictitious story about his uncle knowing the Unabomber, suggest he may be suffering some sort of issue with his mental acuity.I’m not trying to be ageist here (the older I get, the more worried I become about ageism). I’m simply setting...

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1 week ago The consensus is clear: it’s genocide. Now will international law die in Gaza too? | Raji Sourani

There is a UN convention for exactly this kind of horror: the convention for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide. When will the world act on it?Raji Sourani is the coordinator of the Palestinian legal team at the international criminal court (ICC)Israel has committed and continues to commit genocide in Gaza. That is the conclusion of a UN commission report. Since the release of the report last week, Palestine has finally been recognised as an independent state by the UK and a number of other countries. In his announcement at the weekend, Keir Starmer called the death and destruction in Gaza “utterly intolerable”. This recognition comes too late and is still conditional, but has the UK government indeed now stopped tolerating Israel’s devastation of Gaza? Has anything changed for the people there who are being starved and bombed? Far from it.Even as the UN publishes the findings of its independent commission, and a flag is raised outside the Palestinian mission in ...

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1 week ago NHS surgeon who volunteered at hospital in Gaza lays bare the horror of warzone's devastating conditions

An NHS surgeon who volunteered at Gaza 's Nasser Hospital has laid bare the devastating conditions in the warzone, saying the 'smell of the blood is unbelievable, intolerable'.

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2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Is Keir Starmer making a grave mistake by recognising a state of Palestine?

The PM said the UK will press ahead with the move unless Israel meets certain conditions, including agreeing to a ceasefire in Gaza and reviving the prospect of a two-state solution.

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2 w. ago Haunting story behind The Rolling Stones' most iconic song fans don't know

The Rolling Stones have released some of the most iconic songs of all time, but there is one in particular which has a dark and haunting legacy

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3 w. ago This is how we do it: ‘I want sex four or five times a day, but I’m learning to respect her libido’

Grace and Theo’s long-distance relationship – and mismatched libidos – puts pressure on their sex life, but they are learning to build intimacy• How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymously“We’ve been getting to know each other and building intimacy in bursts of a few weeks at a time Continue reading...

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3 w. ago RTÉ says Ireland will boycott Eurovision if Israel is allowed to compete

National broadcaster joins Slovenia in making participation next year conditional amid war in GazaIreland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ, has decided not to take part in next year’s Eurovision song contest if Israel is a participant.RTÉ is the second of 37 broadcasters who took part in the event this year to have made participation next year conditional. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Inside luxury life of Hamas billionaires living in mansions while Gazans live in poverty

Despite worsening conditions in Gaza, top Hamas leaders live in luxury abroad, amassing billions, while civilians face famine, poverty, and a collapsing infrastructure.

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3 w. ago The terrorists who live in luxury: How Hamas billionaires live in marble

While conditions in the rubble-strewn Gaza Strip continue to deteriorate after more than 700 days of war, senior Hamas officials have been enjoying a life of luxury in Qatar.

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