1 hour ago This simple kitchen tip could save you hundreds of pounds on your energy bills

British Gas, EON, Octopus, EDF and OVO customers with a freezer have been issued a warning

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2 h. ago RFK’s statements prove autistic people and their families everywhere should fear Trump and his allies | John Harris

The idea that autism is some aberration that can be cured is typical of a movement that celebrates simplistic thinking and loathes human differenceIn the recent past, Robert F Kennedy Jr has said that Donald Trump is “a terrible human being” and “probably a sociopath”. But in the US’s new age of irrationalism and chaos, these two men are now of one voice, pursuing a strand of Trumpist politics that sometimes feels strangely overlooked. With Trump once again in the White House and Kennedy ensconced as his health and human services secretary, what they are jointly leading is becoming clearer by the day: a war on science and knowledge that aims to replace them with the modern superstitions of conspiracy theory.Nearly 2,000 members of the US’s National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have warned of “slashing funding for scientific agencies, terminating grants to scientists, defunding their laboratories, and hampering international scientific collaboration”. Even work on...

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2 h. ago Famed scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki DEFENDS Katy Perry's space trip and says the pop star is being 'picked on' simply because she's female after controversial Blue Origin flight

Famed Australian scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Jeff Bezo's all-female Blue Origin space flight.

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2 h. ago Inside Princess Isabella's very lavish 18th birthday party: Danish royal welcomed 1000 guests to enjoy performances before receiving £1000 gift

Denmark's royal family arrived at the lavish Royal Theatre's Old Stage in Copenhagen yesterday evening to mark Queen Mary and King Frederik X's second child's coming of age.

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2 h. ago The sweet moment Prince Harry proves he's the 'resident joker' with simple gesture that made Meghan Markle 'collapse in hysterics' after Liam Payne performance

Prince Harry has long held the reputation for being the 'resident joker' of the Royal Family so it is no wonder he knows just what button to press to make Meghan Markle, 43, crumble into fits of laughter.

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2 h. ago DWP State Pension update – why you could still be waiting for key letter

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been issuing letters to all State Pension recipients in Great Britain, which outline the new payment rates for 2025/26

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3 h. ago Ruth Langsford gives fans a glimpse at her 'special' first Easter since splitting from husband Eamonn Holmes after her 'dating plans' were revealed

Ruth Langsford has given fans an insight into how she is spending her first Easter as a single woman.The This Morning host, 65, took to Instagram to share that she had been enjoying fish and chips.

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3 h. ago German special forces hunt for gunman who shot two dead near Frankfurt

German police in a spa town north of Frankfurt on Sunday were expanding a manhunt for a suspect still on the loose after two people were fatally shot.

Events

3 h. ago Swinney warns against ‘simple solutions’ offered by Reform UK

The Scottish First Minister said Nigel Farage’s party was contributing to the undermining of ‘some of the central values of our society’.

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4 h. ago Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, Trump is setting the stage for disaster | Terry Garcia

Cuts to science, environmental and safety agencies are a rejection of hard-won knowledge gained from studying the disaster that occurred 15 years agoLast month, I joined nearly 500 former and current employees of National Geographic, where I was executive vice-president and chief science and exploration officer for 17 years, urging the institution to take a public stance against the Trump administration’s reckless attacks on science. Our letter pointed out that the programs being dismantled are “imperative for the success of our country’s economy and are the foundation of our progress and wellbeing. They make us safer, stronger and more prosperous.” We warned that gutting them is a recipe for disaster.In the face of this danger, none of us can remain silent.Terry Garcia was National Geographic’s executive vice-president and chief science and exploration officer for 17 years. He also served as the assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and deputy administrator of N...

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6 h. ago Easter lottery players scoop £1million EACH thanks to bonus ball bonanza in special draw

Despite no one taking the top prize by matching all six balls, the three winning tickets matched five of the six main numbers plus the bonus ball.

Economics

6 h. ago Nigel Slater’s recipes for fettuccine with mussels and dill, and lemon Swiss roll

Combine classic pasta and a favourite old cake for a spring lunch full of bright colours and vivid flavoursMussels, ribbons of pasta, herbs and cream is a perfect marriage for a spring lunch. I sometimes fill a puff-pastry case with such an assembly or present it in a white porcelain dish with a splodge of creamy potato in the retro style of coquille St Jacques. (And when exactly did I last see that on a menu?) The mixture of shellfish and cream is one of my favourite pasta sauces, especially when I take a few minutes to remove the mussels from their shells.Any aniseed-scented herbs work, chervil or tarragon being good dill alternatives, but also fennel fronds. I even used celery the last time I made this, but you can also finely chop a bulb of fennel instead, letting it cook for a few minutes before you add the vermouth or white wine. You could also swap the mussels for clams, if you are the sort of person who doesn’t mind extricating the little chaps from their shells as you eat. ...

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6 h. ago Elton John and Brandi Carlile ITV special sparks viewer complaints minutes in

Elton John and Brandi Carlile's ITV special, An Evening with Elton John and Brandi Carlile, left some viewers unimpressed.

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8 h. ago There’s a deep ugliness and some slippery ethics behind the snail slime beauty boom | Catherine Bennett

If gastropods are lucky, another cheap and unlovable source of age-defying secretions will come along soonApologies. As a reasonably attentive student of generational divides, I’m still late to one of the most dramatic divergences yet: the normalisation of snail slime.At some point, maybe around the time I stopped believing in face cream miracles, smearing on snail mucus, in serums or lotions, was hailed by newcomers to Korean-made skin products as transformative, almost immediately. Its most cherished effect being, as an industry spokeswoman told British Vogue in 2023, “a radiant youthful glow”. Today, thanks more to rhapsodising influencers than age-defying evidence, the slime phenomenon persists, gathers converts and withstands objections from snail supporters, who do not, sadly, seem that numerous. What snails need now, perhaps more than any other animal, is celebrity allies, supposing there are any willing to sacrifice the magical power of slime. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Zelenskyy accuses Putin of creating ‘impression’ of a ceasefire and says Russian shelling has continued – Ukraine war live

‘Easter truce’ ordered by Putin on Saturday but Ukraine president says Russian army continuing efforts to advanceLuke Harding, a Guardian foreign correspondent, writes that the ceasefire declaration came amid reports that the White House was ready to recognise Russian control of Crimea as part of a broad US proposal to end the war in Ukraine.Here is an extract from his piece:According to sources cited by Bloomberg, the US may be willing to give Putin a strategic victory and to accept Russian control over the peninsula. In 2014, Russian special forces seized Crimea, which Putin annexed after a sham referendum.US diplomatic recognition would violate the UN charter and the post-1945 consensus that countries cannot seize territory by force. Most states, including the UK, have refused to recognise Russia’s illegal takeover. Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago Confident, ambitious, serious – the Nuno effect is taking Forest into dreamland

Those who know the man behind the stern facade all attest to the special qualities of a manager who has taken club to unexpected heightsCommunication is key for Nuno Espírito Santo, whether it is speaking to his squad, playing music or guiding horses over jumps. Simple and clear messages make working for and with the Nottingham Forest head coach uncomplicated, because everybody knows what is demanded of them on and off the pitch.The only place Nuno’s methods have not worked at is Tottenham, where he returns on Monday with Forest, who are in a race to qualify for the Champions League and are preparing for an FA Cup semi-final. The Portuguese was never the right fit in north London, lasting four months before being dismissed, but he will not be out for revenge: the league table has done that for him. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Lip reader reveals the moment Charles proved himself as a 'brilliant grandfather' to Prince Louis after answering William's touching question

Charles, 76, is a grandfather of five but he has a particularly special bond with the Prince and Princess of Wales's youngest son Prince Louis, who turns seven years old this week.

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9 h. ago 'I was meant to be on doomed Naples cable car that killed 2 Brits – one simple choice saved my life'

Massimo Amitrano, 60, a long-standing employee of the Funivia del Monte Faito was supposed to be driving the very cable car that plunged over 100ft into the ground - but one move saved him

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9 h. ago The secret code that alerts midwives to very special ‘rainbow babies’

“The hand-made hat will definitely be a keepsake for the memory boxes.”

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9 h. ago 'I tried the kebab served at a Manchester Post Office and discovered something quite special'

It wasn't my first choice for lunch - until now

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