6 d. ago Donald Trump issues his toughest threat yet to Hamas as he reveals details of Gaza 'stabilization force'

Donald Trump warned Hamas that they will face a massive 'problem' if the ceasefire collapses, as he revealed plans for an 'international stabilization force' preparing to enter the territory.

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9 d. ago Carol Vorderman says she was 'lying on floor crying' after tragic health diagnosis

Carol Vorderman has revealed she collapsed in tears during a crippling battle with rheumatoid arthritis, just months after stepping back from work due to burnout

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2 w. ago JP Morgan boss says more ‘cockroaches’ will emerge after private credit sector failures

Jamie Dimon expects further weak links in ‘shadow banking’ sector to be revealed after collapse of two US firmsThe boss of JP Morgan, Jamie Dimon, has warned over further losses linked to the private credit sector, saying more “cockroaches” could emerge after the collapse of the sub-prime auto lender Tricolor and the car parts supplier First Brands.The bank said on Tuesday that although it had no exposure to First Brands, which sells car parts across the US, it had taken a $170m (£128m) hit from Tricolor, which collapsed amid fraud allegations last month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai review – growing up in public

Clambering up bell towers, dancing the night away and falling in love – how ‘saint’ Malala forged a new identityLying in her Birmingham hospital bed in the weeks after she’d been shot in the head by a Taliban assassin, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai used to imagine the conversation she would have with Taliban leadership. “If they would just sit down with me I could reason with them and convince them to end their reign of misogyny and violence,” she writes in her new memoir.Malala kept a notebook by her bed, filled with rhetorical strategies and talking points – the names of journalists who might be able to broker a meeting with the Taliban, the Qur’an verses she could cite to show that girls do have a right to education in Islam, the things she could say to establish her own credentials as a God-fearing Muslim. Of course, that conversation never happened. Much later, after the fall of Afghanistan in 2021, it made her wince to recall her naive be...

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace chief reveals reason Marc Guehi's Liverpool transfer collapsed

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has opened up on the decision to keep hold of Marc Guehi after a move to Liverpool collapsed on transfer deadline day

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2 w. ago Crystal Palace: Steve Parish reveals why Marc Guehi did not join Liverpool after summer move collapsed

Former Chelsea centre-back was denied a big move at the last minute

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2 w. ago How smoking a bong brought back the trauma of being shot by the Taliban – an exclusive extract from Malala Yousafzai’s memoir

In the activist’s new memoir, she remembers how trying weed at university brought on terrifying flashbacks• ‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op.’ Read an interview with Malala Yousafzai“Explain how the time inconsistency of optimal monetary policy can lead to a stabilisation bias. How would the introduction of a price path target help to address it?”After reading the question three times, I still couldn’t make sense of it. I groaned, went back to the textbook, tried to read, made a cup of tea, and tried again. Nothing improved my focus. Then my phone lit up with a message from my friend Anisa: a picture of my name spelled out in Scrabble letters. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Malala Yousafzai reveals how she collapsed after smoking cannabis bong at Oxford

In her soon-to-be published second memoir, Finding My Way, getting high for the first time on cannabis unleashed a torrent of suppressed memories for Malala Yousafzai.

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3 w. ago ‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her

The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen with herI am at the shed where Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai smoked her first bong. No, there’s no punchline – it’s not that kind of anecdote. “My life has changed for ever,” Yousafzai says sadly, as we gaze at the semi-derelict structure. “Everything changed for ever, after that [night].”The shed is tucked away at the back of Lady Margaret Hall, away from the prying eyes of Oxford’s college life. You have to know how to find it. Yousafzai leads me through quadrangles and out into a hidden garden. Inside are dusty pint glasses and spiderwebs, and board games with the pieces missing. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rising inflation under Labour and factory blaze blamed as historic family firm baker chain reveals it's on the brink of collapse

Roberts Bakery, based in Cheshire, is preparing to appoint administrators after what it called 'an exceptionally difficult period'.

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3 w. ago Carte blanche for China to spy on Britain: Espionage case collapsed after Government advisers refused to brand Beijing a national security threat, CPS chief reveals

Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson revealed that the China spy case collapsed after the Government's national security adviser refused to provide crucial evidence.

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