16 h. ago The Guardian view on Iran’s protests: old tactics of repression face new pressures | Editorial

A brutal regime has failed to safeguard either the country’s physical security or basic living standards. But Donald Trump’s threats to intervene won’t help civiliansThe internet blackout across Iran is meant to prevent protests from spreading, and observers from witnessing the crackdown on them. But it’s also emblematic of the deep uncertainty surrounding this unrest and the response of a regime under growing pressure.Rocketing inflation and a tanking currency sparked the protests in late December. They have since broadened and spread. Videos showed thousands marching in Tehran on Thursday night and people setting fire to vehicles and state-owned buildings.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Swiss fire survivors recall 'unbearable burning smell' after 'night of ashes' kills 40

The trio spoke out at an official memorial service, nine days after 40 people, including 20 children, were killed and 116 injured in the blaze at Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana

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41 h. ago Fireworks gang thug who attacked police & smashed up car during Bonfire Night mayhem jailed

A FIREWORKS yob who was part of a gang that attacked police and smashed up a vehicle during a shocking Bonfire Night riot in Edinburgh has been jailed. Lewis Forbes was a member of a 30 strong masked mob that launched fireworks, set fires in the road and trashed a parked car in the Gracemount...

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42 h. ago Edinburgh man who handed out fireworks and smashed vehicle during Bonfire Night riot jailed

An Edinburgh man who was part of a gang that attacked police and smashed up a vehicle during a shocking Bonfire Night riot in the city has been jailed.

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43 h. ago Bonfire Night riot thug jailed after masked mob hurled fireworks at Edinburgh police

Lewis Forbes helped lead a masked gang who hurled fireworks at police, lit fires in the road and trashed a parked car during Bonfire Night chaos.

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52 h. ago Right to protest is under attack in England and Wales, reports warn

Human Rights Watch and Justice say recent legislative changes have had a chilling effect and should be repealedThe right to protest is under attack in England and Wales with laws trampling over human rights protections and more oppressive restrictions in the pipeline, two major reports have warned.Both Human Rights Watch and the cross-party law reform organisation Justice say recent legislative changes have created a chilling effect on lawful protest and should be repealed. Their reports, simultaneously published on Thursday, also say that proposals for more curbs should be halted. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Gunfire erupts near Venezuela presidential palace as interim leader sworn in after tyrant Maduro slams capture in court

HEAVY gunfire was heard near the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, last night. The shots lit up the sky on Monday night, believed to be drones and anti-aircraft fire by locals. After the gunfire, armoured vehicles arrived at Miraflores presidential palace, with troops were deployed to surrounding areas, witnesses said. The shots came as a...

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5 d. ago Outrage as Critics Choice Awards cut off Best Foreign Film winners' speech to go to a commercial after surprising Brazilian director with his gong on the red carpet: 'Such disrespect for non

The Critics Choice Awards have come under fire after awarding one of the night's major gongs on the red carpet.

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7 d. ago DWP confirms it will not delay Universal Credit health element changes from April

The DWP has responded to a cross-party group of MPs' concerns over the changes

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8 d. ago Thousands of fireworks light up London on New Year’s Eve in bird’s

Watch as thousands of fireworks light up the night sky above London as the clock struck midnight during New Year’s Eve celebrations.

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8 d. ago Hundreds descend on makeshift memorial for Swiss ski resort fire after 40 die

A makeshift memorial has emerged for the dozens of people killed in last night's horrific ski resort fire that's killed about 40 people.

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8 d. ago My big night out: I was about to get fired – then a colleague invited me to the party that changed my life

I wasn’t sure journalism was for me until I ended up in a bar with a group of lawless, funny co-workers who complained long and hard about the panther suspended above us in a cageIn the mid-90s, I was working as an admin assistant on the listings magazine of the London Evening Standard, and was about to be fired. OK, I wasn’t that good at the job, but I was also done with it. It was on my mind that I needed an actual job, one that you could describe to someone: “I’m an X.” At what point did you get to say: “I’m a journalist”? And was that even a real thing? A lawyer friend had told me: “I see mine as a profession and yours as more of a trade.” I ruminated on that a lot.Anyway, some time between my latest misdemeanour and my inevitable disciplinary letter, someone from the main paper, let’s call him Pete Clark because that was his name (everyone else will go by initials, but Pete’s dead now, and he would want to be named, I think), asked if I wanted to go to a party. It was no specia...

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9 d. ago Mayor Sadiq Khan blasted over London’s ‘disappointing’ New Year fireworks after ‘advert’ for Wicked shoehorned into show

SADIQ Khan’s New Year fireworks bash sparked fury last night after viewers accused the Mayor of turning London’s biggest celebration into a giant advert for the new Wicked movie. A staggering 100,000 revellers watched on in London and millions more tuned in from home as a huge fireworks display was let off to ring in...

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9 d. ago Salute to the Lionesses sees London kick off 2026 in style: Capital's patriotic New Year fireworks captivate millions with tributes to sporting greats taking centre stage

Tens of thousands of revellers descended on Britain's capital city this evening in a bid to catch a glimpse of Big Ben ringing in the New Year and more than 12,000 fireworks lighting up the night sky. 

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1 week ago NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father killed and mother critically injured in massive house fire

Firefighters arrived Sunday night at a two-story home that was mostly engulfed in fire

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1 week ago My big night out: I finished the 1990s with fireworks, a funfair, flirting – and furious hope for the future

It was the end of a fabulous decade, when spontaneous, unpredictable parties seemed not just possible but typical. A new millennium was dawning. What could possibly go wrong?‘We wish you peace,” said Tony Blair as the clock struck 8pm. It was New Year’s Eve 1999, a Friday night, and I was on the banks of the Thames. Britain’s fresh-faced prime minister – only two years into the job – was giving a gimmick called The British Airways London Eye its first spin. The Eye was physically unremarkable and harrowingly slow, but it didn’t matter because it only had a five-year lease and definitely wouldn’t still be around a quarter of a century later, littering the skyline.It was the end of the 90s and, as the Thatcher/Major doldrums whizzed out of view like the subplot of Sliding Doors, we maintained a Bridget Jones-like innocence and entrusted the future to guys like Blair, Peter Mandelson and Bill Clinton, who didn’t seem like (respectively) warmongers, abuse excusers or sex pests. Continue...

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1 week ago NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father killed by house fire injuries

Firefighters arrived Sunday night at a two-story home that was mostly engulfed in fire

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1 week ago The chilling boast of the alleged Bondi Beach massacre gunman that now makes my blood run cold

Akram, 24 along with his father Sajid, 50 opened fire on a Jewish festival celebrating the first night of Hanukkah on December 14.

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1 week ago Revolver hotel fire: Hotels closed as fire fighters remain on site of huge Glasgow blaze

The fire broke out on Saturday night

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2 w. ago Bondi Beach massacre dad unmasked at last in final photograph before the deadly attack

Sajid Akram, 50, was shot dead by police after he opened fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach on Sunday night, killing 15 people and injuring 40 more.

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