73 m. ago Staying single for too long could impact young people’s health, study finds

Younger Americans are lonelier than ever

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88 m. ago Piers Morgan in hospital: All you need to know as he blames Donald Trump

Former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan is in hospital.

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95 m. ago UK to create new ‘school of government’ to train senior civil servants

Establishment will give training in AI and other skills, more than a decade after David Cameron axed previous schoolMinisters will bring in a new “school of government” for senior civil servants to train them in AI and other skills – more than a decade after David Cameron axed the previous college for Whitehall.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, will announce the new body in a speech on Tuesday setting out the government’s plans to “rewire” the civil service for modern times. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Uganda’s president calls opponents 'terrorists' in victory speech

Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term but poll criticised by observers and rights groups over repression of opposition and internet blackoutUganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, fresh from winning a seventh term in office at 81, said on Sunday that the opposition were “terrorists” who had tried to use violence to overturn the election results.Official results showed Museveni winning a landslide with 72% of the vote, but the poll was criticised by African election observers and rights groups due to the heavy repression of the opposition and an internet blackout. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: Britain needs an escape plan from the Trump world order | Gaby Hinsliff

The US president’s trade war for Greenland tells us that the time for fence-sitting or wishful thinking is overOne way or the other, President Trump said, he will have Greenland. Well, at least now we know it’s the other; not an invasion that would have sent young men home to their mothers across Europe in coffins, but instead another trade war, designed to kill off jobs and break Europe’s will. Just our hopes of an economic recovery, then, getting taken out and shot on a whim by our supposedly closest ally, months after Britain signed a trade deal supposed to protect us from such arbitrary punishment beatings. In a sane universe, that would not feel like a climbdown by the White House, yet by comparison with the rhetoric that had Denmark scrambling troops to Greenland last week it is.That said, don’t underestimate the gravity of the moment.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Why Piers Morgan is in hospital and why he's blamed Donald Trump

Former Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan is in hospital and has blamed US president Donald Trump after sharing a photo from a hospital bed following an accident

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2 h. ago Inside the 'chaotic' first days of Salford's phoenix rugby league club

Bosses at the club spoke about its future and relationship with Salford council.

Sport

2 h. ago UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP

Emily Thornberry says risk posed to British democracy by bot farms and biased algorithms requires actionOnline disinformation campaigns, including Iranian bot farms promoting Scottish nationalism and biased algorithms depicting London as “an overwhelmingly dangerous” city, are seeking to undermine British democracy, a senior Labour MP has warned.Emily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the foreign affairs select committee, said online disinformation about the UK was being promoted by Donald Trump and other US and UK politicians, and Britain was “constantly suffering from disinformation campaigns from both state and non-state actors”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Police probe more than 100 Britons amid fears they could be spying for Russia, Iran and China

Security services are currently handling around 160 investigations linked to state threats, with the vast majority focused on suspected proxies operating inside the UK.

Events

3 h. ago Inside Love Island Maya Jama's relationship with footballer boyfriend Rúben Dias

Love Island host Maya Jama is currently footballer Rúben Dias, who is a centre-back for Manchester City and the Portugal national team. We take a look at their relationship timeline

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3 h. ago Who is joining the cast of Call the Midwife season 15 episode 2?

BBC Call the Midwife season 15, episode 2 sees Rosalind and Cyril take another step forward in their relationship.

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4 h. ago Asylum seekers 'are SEVEN times more likely to be arrested than everyone else on Britain's railways' as MP warns our open borders have made country 'dangerous'

Asylum seekers are up to seven times more likely to be arrested than the rest of the population, official figures suggest.

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4 h. ago UK parties unite to condemn Trump’s tariffs threat over Greenland

United political front reflects potential danger to British exports and fragile economic growth

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4 h. ago Demi Lovato has opened up about her eating disordering saying cooking was the key to recovery

Former Disney star Demi Lovato has opened up about her battle with bulimia and says learning how to cook played a key part in her recovering and understanding the eating disorder some more.

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4 h. ago Weather maps show exactly where UK will be hammered with 70cm of snow

A bitter cold spell is forecast for millions of Brits with snowfall expected in northern parts of the UK before spreading further south and dumping several inches of the white stuff

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4 h. ago Cooking 1 popular snack in air fryer could lead to major fire hazard

Air fryers have become a kitchen staple for many Brits, but there are some foods that should never be cooked in the popular appliance - including a popular snack

Society

4 h. ago Emma Raducanu told 'no, no, no' as Australian Open umpire puts unhappy Brit in her place

Emma Raducanu questioned an umpire's decision that left her fuming during her Australian Open first-round 6-4, 6-1 victory over Mananchaya Sawangkaew

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5 h. ago British Sikhs save teenage girl in London: Inside the UK's grooming gang scandal

British Sikhs save teenage girl in London: Inside the UK's grooming gang scandal  Times of India

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5 h. ago Piers Morgan undergoes hip replacement surgery after tripping at London restaurant

The former Good Morning Britain host, 60, fractured his femur after tripping at a London hotel restaurant and will be on crutches for six weeks

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5 h. ago Stop cooking 1 popular food in your air fryer or risk serious fire hazard

More than 50% of Brits now own an air fryer, but experts have warned against cooking one popular snack in the appliance due to serious fire risk in your kitchen

Society