16 m. ago Iran delivered ‘heavy slap to US’s face’, says Khamenei as he threatens further attacks on American bases – Middle East crisis live

In his first comments since the ceasefire, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US ‘gained no achievement’ when it joined the war with Israel against TehranIsrael’s national security minister called for a “complete halt” of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Thursday, claiming that Hamas is taking control of the supplied goods and food.Itamar Ben-Gvir says that he will “demand” Benjamin Netanyahu put a new vote to the country’s cabinet on the issue of the introduction of aid to Gaza.The humanitarian aid currently entering Gaza is an absolute disgrace. What is needed in Gaza is not a temporary halt to the “humanitarian” aid, but a complete halt to it.When I warned and warned, and unfortunately the only one who voted a month and a half ago against the introduction of the aid, it was clear to me that it would give oxygen to Hamas.With all due respect and gratitude to the president of the United States, he’s not supposed to intervene in a legal process of an independent state.I hope and suppose tha...

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20 m. ago 'Britain has gone to hell': UK’s ninth richest man moves business out of London

UK’s ninth richest man John Fredriksen owns The Old Rectory in Chelsea valued at up to £250 million

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34 m. ago A Moon for the Misbegotten review – even Ruth Wilson can’t redeem this long night

Almeida theatre, LondonRebecca Frecknall’s usually bold directorial hand seems stilled in a glacially paced revival co-starring Michael Shannon and David ThrelfallRebecca Frecknall has given some surprising spins to the American canon with her refreshing and untraditional revivals. The surprise in the director’s production of Eugene O’Neill’s final play is that it is served up straight.Frecknall has stepped back to let the play do the speaking but this faithfulness lays bare the datedness of the drama, which creaks with age at times. The production itself seems imbalanced too: glacial in pace, it stretches across three hours, not gathering enough intensity and chugging anti-climactically to its end. Continue reading...

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61 m. ago Lorraine Kelly has been wearing these 'comfortable' £35 M&S sandals on repeat this summer

Shoppers say the shoes 'go with everything' and love them so much they've purchased them in multiple colours

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77 m. ago Christian Norgaard: Why Brentford captain is perfect fit for Arsenal, after rejecting Liverpool and Chelsea

The Dane is considered a physical leader who will offer effortless control in midfield

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81 m. ago Oil tanker billionaire rages that UK 'has gone to hell' as he axes London HQ

UK’s ninth richest man John Fredriksen owns The Old Rectory in Chelsea valued at up to £250 million

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91 m. ago Iconic Lush product spotted in store five months early as shoppers gobsmacked

Shoppers have been left floored after an iconic Lush product has been spotted five months before it usually appears, but there is a little catch with the beloved item

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96 m. ago BBC and ITV star John Stapleton's 'frustrating' health update 8 months after announcing diagnosis

The 79-year-old has presented on programmes including Newsnight, Panorama and GMTV’s News Hour

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1 hour ago I agreed my Celtic transfer exit hours before a Champions League clash — the gaffer’s speech stunned my teammates

The defender knew he was leaving the club but didn't think twice about playing to help Celts reach the next round

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1 hour ago Three Mobile customers 'leaving network' after being unable to text or call for hours

The company issued an apology last night after customers were left in the dark for hours unable to use their phone

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1 hour ago Flying Ant Day 2025 to be one of biggest in recent memory, experts say

Pest control experts say we will see swarms of tens of millions of ants large enough to be seen on radar

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2 h. ago A street in Gaza, a map of dreams, and the people desperate to live

Gaza City’s main high street has been destroyed but Palestinian memories of life before the ongoing Israeli assault survive. As those in Gaza face bombing, starvation and miserable living conditions, here’s how they try to hold both the past and the present in their mindsBefore it was bombed into a long grey line of rubble and dust cutting across Gaza City, Omar al-Mukhtar street was full of life – shoppers in the day, friends and families on evening outings after dark.Running from east to west through the city, this artery road is home to some of Gaza’s most significant landmarks. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Shell has ‘no intention’ of making offer to buy BP after £60bn takeover rumours

Shell doubles down on denials after media reports of early talks with rival BP to create £200bn UK oil companyBusiness live – latest updatesShell has said it has “no intention” of making an offer for the rival fossil fuel company BP after speculation it had been planning a £60bn takeover, ruling out a formal approach for the next six months.In an official statement to markets on Thursday, the company doubled down on the previous day’s denials that it was planning a bid, after media reports that it was in early talks with its competitor to create a £200bn UK oil supermajor. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Shell ‘no intention’ of making offer to buy BP after £60bn takeover rumours

Shell doubles down on denials after media reports of early talks with rival BP to create £200bn UK oil companyBusiness live – latest updatesShell has said it has “no intention” of making an offer for the rival fossil fuel company BP after speculation it had been planning a £60bn takeover, ruling out a formal approach for the next six months.In an official statement to markets on Thursday, the company doubled down on the previous day’s denials that it was planning a bid, following media reports that it was in early talks with its competitor to create a £200bn UK oil supermajor. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Shell denies reports that the energy giant is in talks to take over BP

British oil giant Shell is denying reports that it is in talks to buy rival BP

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4 h. ago Miracle baby dies, aged four months, after surgery couldn't save her

Her family got to make a few precious memories before baby Harlow had to leave them

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4 h. ago Parents heartbroken as miracle baby dies at just four months old

The family had a few months to make precious memories with baby Harlow

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5 h. ago The Bear season four review – finally becoming the show it was always destined to be

It’s outgrown the ‘Yes chef’ rages and screaming matches in the pantry and morphed into something more tender, beautiful – and endlessly moving. Let the happy tears flowRecalibrate your palate: The Bear is not the show it used to be. The relentless drama you were stunned by in season two – when you finished an episode and said it was the best show you had ever seen, then played the next one and said it again – is not coming back.Season four starts with Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt), the family friend who has invested in the fledgling Chicago eaterie The Bear, installing a countdown clock that says the business has 1,440 hours to save itself. But much of the new run isn’t even about the restaurant. The show is outgrowing its premise, leaving behind “yes, chef!”, lingering closeups of seared beef and screaming matches in the pantry in favour of a different intensity, one that draws even more deeply on the characters and how they fit together. Indulge it – and you will have to indulge it,...

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6 h. ago White House marks Trump's return from NATO summit with provocative Usher music video

The montage video came just hours after NATO chief Mark Rutte was forced to publicly backtrack on an embarrassing blunder in which he appeared to refer to Trump as 'daddy.'

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7 h. ago ‘Curate your own Glastonbury’: the BBC team bringing festival into millions of homes

Broadcasters including Jamz Supernova will host more than 90 hours of coverage across radio, iPlayer and TV“What makes me so proud to be part of the coverage is a very, very small minority of people actually get to go to Glastonbury,” says the BBC presenter Jamz Supernova. “It brings it into your homes, whether you have a desire to go one day or you never want to.”The 6 Music DJ, also known as Jamilla Walters, is part of a small team of broadcasters bringing this year’s Glastonbury festival into the homes of people across the UK on television, radio and online. Continue reading...

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