9 m. ago Major supermarket unveils tech to help perfect your avocado on toast

The One Third Avocado Scanner can measure the ripeness of an avocado in seconds

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16 m. ago The truth about weighted blankets and whether they help with anxiety

Celebrities and influencers swear by their calming effects, but do they deliver?

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18 m. ago Farage condemns UK’s ‘authoritarian censorship regime’ ahead of giving evidence at US congress

Reform UK leader to speak about Online Safety Act at House judiciary committee; government set to announce date of budget at PMQs later Good morning. It is the first PMQs, and with the government set to announce the date of the budget today (Wednesday 26 November, if HuffPost UK is right), you would expect Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch to get stuck into a debate about the economy, and taxation.But it might end up as a free speech day at Westminster, as a result of the conflation of two related issues.On the question of civil liberties, Britain has, unfortunately, now lost her way.I will do my part, as a participant in UK democracy, to help our country find its way back to the traditional freedoms which have long bound together our two countries in friendship. In the meantime, Congress should draw bright lines: British free speech rules, applicable to Britons, are made in Britain, and American speech rules, applicable to Americans, are made in America. Continue reading...

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48 m. ago UK households urged to apply for new £500 cost of living payment

The help is being issued by energy advice charity Act on Energy as gas and electricity bills are set to rise again this winter

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53 m. ago 'Careful easing' of mortgage stress test rules could help more first

A measured easing of stress test rules could allow more people into the mortgage market without a significant increase in arrears, UK Finance has said.

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65 m. ago This is the type of music you should play to help with car sickness

Soft and joyful music produced the best recovery effects, while sad music was less effective than doing nothing at all

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94 m. ago Holidaying Brits more tired than before they went away urged to try this sleep travel tip

72% of Brits say their travels abroad are ruined by poor sleep, new research from Simba reveals, but these smart travel life hacks can help ease tension and ensure you have better sleep on holiday

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2 h. ago 'I lived with Fred and Rose West and spotted something truly terrifying in my bedroom'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A woman who lived in Fred and Rose West's house of horrors as a teenager has spoken out about the moment she realised she was living with serial killers

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2 h. ago 'I visited Wales on solo trip and loved it but one problem really puts me off'

The man opened up about his first visit to Wales and how it was the "best time" of his life. He made friends in the area which helped him fall in love with our country

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2 h. ago Young and in love: an intimate look at Los Angeles – in pictures

Paul Jasmin, who died in May, helped define the visual language of LA and its youthful dreamers – as these sensual, glowing portraits prove Continue reading...

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2 h. ago The school ban Esther Ghey says ‘would have really helped’ daughter Brianna

The teenager was murdered in Culcheth Linear Park in a premeditated attack by Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe

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2 h. ago 'I moved into Fred and Rose West's home and immediately noticed chilling sign in bedroom'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Kathleen Richards's first day as Fred West's lodger was marked by a sinister act that was a disturbing sign of horrors to come in her time at 25 Cromwell Street

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2 h. ago Dad shares pictures he wants you to see to show reality of his diagnosis

David Scott, 60, was diagnosed last year and says 'the pain and the suffering come through the photos'

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4 h. ago Russian cinema full of fairytales and propaganda, says Ukrainian film

Alexander Rodnyansky reflects on shift in Russian film as his documentary Notes of a True Criminal screens in VeniceThe Ukrainian film-maker Alexander Rodnyansky was once at the very centre of Russia’s cultural life. Over two decades he ran one of Russia’s biggest media conglomerates, produced some of the most celebrated films in recent Russian history – including the Oscar nominees Leviathan and Loveless – and helped bring Russian cinema to international prominence.But since the invasion of Ukraine, Rodnyansky said, he has witnessed a huge shift in Russian cinema. “The most popular genre in Russian cinema today is fairytales,” the 64-year-old told the Guardian. “They adapt all the stories we grew up with. There’s no single social drama, no movie reflecting life during the war. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Tourist 'grabs crying boy from his mother and refuses to hand him back' at airport

Chaos unfolded at Miami International Airport in the US when 23-year-old Alvina Omisri Agba, from Luton, Bedfordshire, allegedly took the little boy from his mother

Society

6 h. ago Pregnant woman complains of tummy pain before ultrasound scan unveils alarming find

A pregnant woman was shocked to learn she had a cyst growing around her unborn baby - and it was only discovered after she complained of stomach pains and was sent for a scan

Events

8 h. ago Colorado sheriff's deputy disciplined for helping immigration agents resigns, ending lawsuit

A Colorado sheriff’s deputy disciplined for helping federal immigration agents make arrests has resigned

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8 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: No action from Trump as another Putin deadline passes

US president ‘very disappointed’ in Russian ruler; Trump had promised to get Putin to negotiating table with Volodymr Zelenskyy. What we know on day 1,288Donald Trump took no apparent action at the passing of his latest deadline for Vladimir Putin to come to the negotiating table with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He was “very disappointed” in the Russian ruler, and was planning on “doing something to help people live”, said the US president, without any specifics. He was speaking on the radio show of Scott Jennings, a US conservative pundit.Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Russia was engaged in a new troop buildup in certain sectors of the frontline and still launching strikes on Ukrainian targets. “Now we see another buildup of Russian forces in certain sectors of the front. [Putin] refuses to be forced into peace Russia continues to launch strikes. Of course, we will respond to this,” said the Ukrainian president in his nightly address.European allies are ready to contribute to po...

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9 h. ago Esther Ghey says school phone ban ‘would have really helped’ daughter Brianna

Brianna’s mother has launched a campaign calling for the Government to provide funding and implement a statutory phone ban in schools

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9 h. ago Britain could have to import '70%' of oil and gas if we don't invest in the North Sea

OEUK chief executive David Whitehouse argued scrapping the windfall tax on the fossil fuels could help deliver more than two billion barrels - and add up to £150 billion to Britain’s economy

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