50 m. ago ‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam

Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report saysThe world saw a record number of billionaires created last year, with a collective wealth of $18.3tn (£13.7tn), while global efforts stalled in the fight against poverty and hunger.Oxfam’s annual survey of global inequality has revealed that the number of billionaires surpassed 3,000 for the first time during 2025. Since 2020, their collective wealth grew by 81%, or $8.2tn, which the charity claims would be enough to eradicate global poverty 26 times over. Continue reading...

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50 m. ago Charity set to install 100th bench offering support to help prevent suicide

Legend on the Bench was set up by ex-professional footballer Micky Hazard and his sister Michelle following the death of her son.

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63 m. ago Sydney harbour shark attack: police warn against swimming and say heavy rain created ‘perfect storm’ before boy bitten

Police praise fast actions and bravery of boy’s friends as he faces ‘fight for his life’ in hospitalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA 12-year-old boy is in for the “fight of his life” after being attacked by a large shark while swimming in Sydney Harbour on Sunday afternoon.NSW police said the boy was jumping off a popular rock ledge near Nielsen park in Sydney’s east about 4.20pm on Sunday with friends when the attack, possibly by a bull shark, took place. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Patriots torment Stroud to beat Texans and set up AFC championship with Broncos

Houston Texans 16-28 New England PatriotsNew England intercept Houston QB four timesBroncos and Patriots will play for place in Super BowlDrake Maye threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Jones returned one of CJ Stroud’s four interceptions for a score and the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 28-16 on Sunday to advance to the AFC championship game for the first time in seven years, where they will play the Denver Broncos. In Mike Vrabel’s first season as head coach, the Patriots will make their 16th conference championship game appearance and first since their run to their sixth Super Bowl title under Bill Belichick in the 2018 season. New England have won their last nine divisional round games.Maye finished 16 of 27 for 179 yards, but had an interception and fumbled four times, losing two in cold conditions as snow and rain fell throughout the game. One of Maye’s fumbles set up Houston’s first touchdown. Continue reading...

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77 m. ago Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds review – an electrifying crescendo of faith, fury and fragile joy

Fremantle Park, Perth Returning to Australian stages after nine years, the band delivers a fierce, generous set that draws on four decades of musicGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailDragging his hand across the piano keys, Nick Cave leaps into the air and charges towards the crowd like a preacher breaking from the pulpit. “Bring your spirit down!” he cries repeatedly, arms flung wide as the choir roars behind him.It’s barely 10 minutes into their set at Fremantle Park in Perth, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have the audience in the palm of their hands. Touring their 2024 album Wild God in Australia for the first time, they open with the brooding track Frogs and the eponymous Wild God, an explosive crescendo of high-pitched strings, soaring vocals and pounding percussion. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Kyren Wilson holds off John Higgins to secure his first Masters title

World No 2 defeats ‘legend and idol’ 10-6 in final‘I’m trying not to cry because it means so much’Kyren Wilson collected his first Masters title to end John Higgins’ hopes of making more history after a cagey final replete with uncharacteristic errors from both players.Higgins was seeking a third Masters title at Alexandra Palace – 20 years after he last lifted the trophy – and at 50, the Scot had become the oldest player to reach the final of a triple crown event. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago BBC The Traitors' star Rachel's secret family heartache ahead of gripping grand final

As the 2026 finale of The Traitors nears on the BBC, heartbreaking details of breakout star Rachel's family life have emerged after she shared her plans if she wins the jackpot

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2 h. ago Call the Midwife fans sobbing over sad death just minutes into BBC show airing

Call the Midwife left viewers emotional after the BBC drama aired a sad death in the latest episode

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2 h. ago Pape Gueye fires Senegal to Afcon glory against Morocco after walk

This had been, by general agreement, the most predictable, least dramatic Cup of Nations in living memory. And that was true, until eight minutes into injury time in the final, when a video assistant referee decision contrived to produce perhaps the most ludicrous finale to any major final in history. Senegal won it, but that is a tiny detail in the denouement that erupted. There was a walk-off in protest, a missed Panenka and a brilliant winning goal from Pape Gueye.The chaos began two minutes into injury time when Abdoulaye Seck was penalised for a slight push on Achraf Hakimi as he headed against the post. Ismaïla Sarr nodded in, but the whistle had already gone. Four minutes later, Adam Masina was penalised, following a VAR review, for a pull on Morocco’s Brahim Díaz as he defended a corner. For Senegal, already convinced there was a plot against them, that was too much and the majority of their players stormed off. Sadio Mané seemed notably reluctant to go, and it was he who ev...

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2 h. ago Thomas Frank takes training as uncertainty rages over his Tottenham future

Frank under intense pressure after West Ham defeatIrate supporters call for his sacking with team 14thThomas Frank oversaw training at Tottenham on Sunday and maintained a business-as-usual front before the club’s Champions League tie against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night – despite the uncertainty that is raging over this future.The manager’s continued employment is in the balance after Spurs’ last-gasp 2-1 home defeat against West Ham on Saturday when the club’s supporters called for him to be “sacked in the morning”. The result kept Tottenham 14th in the Premier League and continued their miserable run in the competition. They have won only two of their past 13 games in the league. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Call the Midwife fans left in tears just minutes in over heartbreaking death

Call the Midwife returned to screens for another episode but things took an emotional turn minutes into the BBC show airing

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3 h. ago US reportedly considers granting asylum to Jewish people from UK

Trump lawyer Robert Garson told the Telegraph he discussed refuge for those leaving UK over antisemitismDiscussions are reportedly under way within Donald Trump’s administration about the US possibly granting asylum to Jewish people from the UK, according to the Telegraph, citing the US president’s personal lawyer.Trump lawyer Robert Garson told the newspaper that he has held conversations with the US state department about offering refuge to British Jews who are leaving the UK citing rising antisemitism. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Ohio man, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver faces sentencing

William Brock fatally shot Lo-Letha Toland-Hall in 2024 after wrongly assuming she was involved in plot to rob himAn 83-year-old Ohio man faces sentencing on Tuesday after being convicted of murder in the shooting of an Uber driver who he wrongly thought was trying to rob him.William J Brock fatally shot the driver after wrongly assuming she was in on a plot involving scam phone calls that deceived them both to get $12,000 in supposed bond money for a relative, authorities said.Associated Press contributed Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Scots dad of tragic young woman says cancer patients 'warned for years' of hospital water infections

Molly Cuddihy, 23, died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow in August after she became seriously ill with a hospital acquired infection.

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4 h. ago Romford MP Andrew Rosindell becomes latest Tory to defect to Reform

Veteran MP says ‘time to put country before party’ citing Conservative position on Chagos IslandsThe Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell has joined Reform UK, the party has announced.Rosindell, the MP for Romford since 2001, said on X that he had joined the Conservative party at the age of 14, inspired by the principles advocated by Margaret Thatcher but that “the time has come to put country before party”. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Christian bishop warns clergy to be sure ‘their wills written’ in wake of Renee Good’s death

Hirschfeld did not call for violence, but instead said people of Christian faith should not fear death

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4 h. ago Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15

Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flamesWildfires raging across central and southern Chile have killed at least 15 people, scorched thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heatwave.Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobío region and the neighbouring Ñuble region, about 500km (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 18

Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flamesWildfires raging across central and southern Chile have killed at least 18 people, scorched thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heatwave.Chile’s president, Gabriel Boric, declared a state of catastrophe in the country’s central Biobío region and the neighbouring Ñuble region, about 500km (300 miles) south of Santiago, the capital. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Meghan Markle posts heartwarming videos of Lilibet and Archie splashing in the pool and feeding animals at the zoo

The sweet clips, uploaded to Instagram, show four-year-old Lilibet causing a splash in the water - accompanied by what appears to be Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland.

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4 h. ago Ja Morant returns, scores 24 to lift Grizzlies to win in London

Ja Morant returns, scores 24 to lift Grizzlies to win in London  ESPNMagic vs. Grizzlies prediction, odds, spread, time: 2026 NBA London Game picks from proven model  CBS SportsNBA London: Memphis Grizzlies beat Orlando Magic as NBA returns to UK  BBC

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