58 m. ago India arrests prominent climate activist for campaigning against fossil fuels

Financial crimes agency raids Harjeet Singh’s home and office after accusing him of using foreign funds to promote an international green initiative

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96 m. ago Doc Martin's Martin Clunes to star as disgraced Huw Edwards in 'complex' Channel 5 drama

Doc Martin star Martin Clunes is to play shamed BBC presenter Huw Edwards in a new two-part drama which will portray his 'double life' and how the scandal unfolded

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1 hour ago As Lloyds share price hits highest since financial crisis, are banks set for a bumper year?

Analysts at investment bank Jefferies believe valuations for UK bank shares have 'considerable scope' to rise further in 2026.

Economics

1 hour ago Should Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have their automatic taxpayer

You've read the headlines and heard our experts' opinions - but what do YOU think?

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2 h. ago Want to scare a Hollywood star? Just set up a fundraiser in their name | Emma Brockes

More horrifying to a celebrity than any scandal is having the public believe they’re down on their luck. Just ask Mickey RourkeIt’s a tough time to be famous in Hollywood, what with dwindling respect levels for movie stars and the inability of anyone under 35 to recognise that George Clooney’s lips weren’t always that thin or that Brad Pitt, at one time, was a thing. Add to this a painful new pitfall for celebrities; not defending their unremarkable offspring from accusations of nepotism or explaining how big a role Ozempic has played in their new look, but rather the small, horrifying possibility that in the event of a bad year, some enterprising fan or assistant will whip up a GoFundMe for them.Most of us know instinctively that there’s nothing worse for business than admitting that business is bad. Unless you’re a parent soliciting donations to fund your Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome, or have just committed an act of heroism and are rightfully in line for a reward, being the benef...

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2 h. ago Martin Lewis MSE shares 1 common radiator mistake and it's raising your bills

Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert has exposed a widespread radiator blunder that many of us are making — and it has an easy fix.

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2 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal want Diomande; Chelsea £130m double deal; Semenyo hijack; Man Utd latest

January window is kicking into gear

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3 h. ago Royal fans amazed by Princess of Wales' simple parenting style

While the Prince and Princess of Wales guard the privacy of their three children closely, we have been able to observe some insights into how they have raised the trio.

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4 h. ago 'Existential questions' over future of Scottish national orchestra amid funding crisis

The Scottish Government is due to review funding for the RSNO in the upcoming budget

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4 h. ago UK Government to directly invest £140m in five areas of Scotland

Glasgow will receive £60.9 million of the Local Growth Fund, Edinburgh £37.8 million, the Tay Cities region £19.5, Ayrshire £11.8 million, and Forth Valley £9.8 million.

Economics

4 h. ago AI chatbot Grok used to create child sexual abuse imagery, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation warns Elon Musk-owned AI risks bringing sexualised imagery of children into the mainstreamOnline criminals are claiming to have used Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot to create sexual imagery of children, as a child safety watchdog warned the AI tool risked bringing such material into the mainstream.The UK-based Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said users of a dark web forum boasted of using Grok Imagine to create sexualised and topless imagery of girls aged between 11 and 13. IWF analysts said the images would be considered child sexual abuse material (CSAM) under UK law. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Mark Hix’s recipe for roast pumpkin and pickled walnut salad

This superb winter salad uses shaved and roast pumpkin to bring a riot of textural contrast and a flash of colour to a grey winter’s dayI try to grow a few varieties of squash every season, but in the past couple of years the results have more or less failed me. I originally put that down to the lack of time and attention I’d given those poor plants, but I’m now starting to wonder if the soil in my raised garden beds overlooking Lyme Bay in Dorset is actually right for them.I’m not giving up just yet, though, and this year I’ll be trying different varieties in a different bed that I’ve prepared and composted over the winter with seaweed mulch. As luck would have it, however, my friend Rob Corbett came to the rescue a couple of weeks ago by giving me several specimens when he delivered some wine from his Castlewood vineyard a few miles away in east Devon. If you know your gourds even a little, you will also know that squashes keep for months, which is handy, because they ideally need...

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4 h. ago Trump’s Venezuela action raises threat for China’s oil supplies

Chinese producers fear similar US intervention in Iran would disrupt access to discounted crude supplies

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5 h. ago Top private equity groups capture largest fundraising share in a decade

The 10 biggest funds took nearly half of investment capital as concentration increases for established managers

Economics

8 h. ago Trump demands massive increase to defense spending budget in what he calls ‘very troubled and dangerous times’

The unprecedented funding request comes as the president has pursued military action across Latin America and is threatening to take over Greenland

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8 h. ago Huge fire rips through Birmingham carpet factory as 80 firefighters battle blaze

Crews were called to the scene just after 7pm on Wednesday, initially deploying a crew of 40 firefighters to tackle the blaze. The fire service has since doubled the number of firefighters at the scene

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9 h. ago My ungrateful daughter cut me off after I refused to fund her second wedding. Now I'm hitting back for 'doormat mums' everywhere to help other parents against their entitled children

To this day, Laura Wellington struggles to identify the moment her relationship with her youngest daughter Imogen went catastrophically wrong.

Society

9 h. ago Fatal shooting by ICE agent in Minneapolis raises questions about officers firing at moving vehicles

The fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration and customs enforcement agent in Minneapolis is raising questions about when law enforcement officers are justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle

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10 h. ago The 6 ‘danger’ chemicals in popular foods that ‘raise risk of at least 2 cancers by almost a THIRD’

SCOFFING junk food regularly could raise the risk of developing certain cancers by almost a third, a study suggests. Foods laden with preservatives such as ready meals and crisps have been vilified for decades over their alleged risks, with dozens of studies linking them to a host of diseases.  Experts have even called for ultra-processed foods...

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11 h. ago Trump pulls US out of 66 international bodies, including key UN climate treaty

President’s order suspends support for UNFCCC climate framework, UN population agency and other entitiesThe Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation.Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order suspending US support for 66 organizations, agencies and commissions following his instructions for his administration to review participation in and funding for all international organizations, including those affiliated with the UN, according to a White House statement on social media. Continue reading...

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