16 h. ago The Guide #185: How The Phantom Menace’s trade wars can help you understand our political moment

In this week’s newsletter: Donald Trump’s week of chaos has made me reappraise the unloved Star Wars prequel – was it quite prescient after all?There are many scary things to come out of Trump’s tariffs. The world economy being thrown into chaos; spiralling prices; furious economic experts showing charts with big down arrows, using phrases like “gilt markets” and “share index undergrowth”, which I definitely understand. But the most terrifying thing – the thing that has made me truly believe that we are living in the End Times – is a panic-inducing realisation: The Phantom Menace just might have been right all along.For those who haven’t seen the first Star Wars prequel, GOD I envy you. The dialogue is wooden and the structure inexplicable (sure, let’s just have a pod-race instead of an Act II) – and that’s even before we get onto the Jar Jar Binks of it all (the answer to the question “what if we shaved Paddington and spliced his DNA with the most unlikeable newt in the world?”). B...

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3 d. ago Complete the Daily Star headlines on Satanism, Thomas Tuchel's England and Greggs

It's been another chaotic week in the news so we're back with five tricky quiz questions on the news agenda. Just fill in the missing word from our headlines to win

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4 d. ago NADINE DORRIES: I believe there's only one excuse left for Harry's behaviour... and here's what it says about Meghan

In 1984 I was running a school in Central Africa just as the AIDS pandemic hit. At the time, we had no idea why formerly fit and healthy men and women were suddenly starting to die before our eyes.

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4 d. ago NADINE DORRIES: This week's chaos has exposed Meghan's narcissistic, self

In 1984 I was running a school in Central Africa just as the AIDS pandemic hit. At the time, we had no idea why formerly fit and healthy men and women were suddenly starting to die before our eyes.

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5 d. ago Leaving a sour taste: How dumped stolen Lime bikes are causing chaos for commuters with '300 illegally hacked every week'

A gallery of recent images assembled by MailOnline shows how frequently the branded e-bikes have been dumped in locations that make them a menace for pedestrians or a danger to motorists.

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7 d. ago Heathrow airport braced for more travel disruption next month as passenger assistance workers strike

Around 500 workers providing assistance to passengers with restricted mobility will strike for four days

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9 d. ago Meghan Markle's shock Netflix editing fail exposed: Producers forced to dub episode of her show

Meghan Markle's new Netflix series has been hit with controversy yet again as claims emerged producers had to dub the actress asking her guests questions. 

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1 week ago NADINE DORRIES: Rachel Reeves has heaped devastation on businesses while enjoying thousands in freebies. This is why I think Keir Starmer is now about to turn on his 'Yes' woman...

It was painful to watch Rachel Reeves on Laura Kuenssberg's show on Sunday morning. The Chancellor was a blinking, stuttering mess attempting to explain why she accepted freebie tickets.

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1 week ago Complete the Daily Star headlines on Katie Price, McDonalds and adult stars

It's been another chaotic week in the news so we're back with five tricky quiz questions on the news agenda. Just fill in the missing word from our headlines to win

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1 week ago NADINE DORRIES: I had high hopes for Rachel Reeves. Her downfall shows who the levers of power are REALLY held by

It was painful to watch Rachel Reeves on Laura Kuenssberg's show on Sunday morning. The Chancellor was a blinking, stuttering mess attempting to explain why she accepted freebie tickets.

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2 w. ago What happens if my flight is diverted to another country? All your questions answered as Heathrow closure sparks worldwide travel chaos

Around 220,000 people were due to travel through Heathrow today and the chaos from the complete closure will rumble on over the weekend and into next week.

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2 w. ago Heathrow Airport live updates: London's biggest airport will be SHUT all day on Friday after massive power cut following substation blaze

More than 200,000 travel through the airport a day - with the chaos expected to have drawn out effects over the weekend.

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2 w. ago Maps show when warm weather will return to UK as Brits enjoy balmy 18C temperatures

The latest charts show the chaotic forecast of the last few weeks will bring temperatures closer to 20C in time for the weekend - but the nicer weather may not stick

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2 w. ago Judge blocks Trump’s ‘unabashedly demeaning’ ban on transgender service members for now

The order comes after a five-hour-long chaotic hearing last week

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2 w. ago NADINE DORRIES: The sickening threat Rupert Lowe made to a fellow Reform member

Parliament is no place for extremes or extremists, as Labour's Jeremy Corbyn famously found to his cost.

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2 w. ago NADINE DORRIES: I know a narcissist and a windbag when I see one. And that's why Reform's Rupert Lowe is heading for oblivion

Parliament is no place for extremes or extremists, as Labour's Jeremy Corbyn famously found to his cost.

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2 w. ago At least 32 dead as monster storm system sweeps across US south with multiple tornadoes

Chaotic weekend sees blizzard warnings in midwest, wildfires in southern plains and dust storms in TexasViolent tornadoes ripped through parts of the US, wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that killed at least 26 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday.In western Kansas, a dust storm was reported to have killed eight people as high winds produced blowing dust over the interstate, causing collisions of more than 55 vehicles on the I-70. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ross Noble: ‘The weirdest place I have been recognised? During my vasectomy’

The British comedian on being shot into space by Jeff Bezos, his nightmarish run-in with a fan and the thing he loves most about AustraliaRead more 10 Chaotic QuestionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWould you rather die at the bottom of the ocean or out in space?I’ve actually just learned how to dive, so I’m a bit obsessed with being at the bottom of the ocean! But I don’t know that I want to die underwater. It’s very peaceful and serene down there. I think I’d like to be fired out to space in a massive cannon.Ross Noble is touring his new live show, Cranium of Curiosities, around Australia until September, then the UK from October; check here for all dates. He is also a guest on Memory Bites with Matt Moran on SBS Food. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago At least 26 dead as monster storm system sweeps across US south with multiple tornadoes

Chaotic weekend sees blizzard warnings in midwest, wildfires in southern plains and dust storms in TexasViolent tornadoes ripped through parts of the US, wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that killed at least 26 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday.In western Kansas, a dust storm was reported to have killed eight people as high winds produced blowing dust over the interstate, causing collisions of more than 55 vehicles on the I-70. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Massive storm system brings tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms to US south

Chaotic weekend sees blizzard warnings in midwest, wildfires in southern plains and dust storms in Texas. At least 26 tornadoes were reported but not confirmed as a low pressure system drove powerful thunderstorms across parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi and Missouri. The Storm Prediction Center said fast-moving system could spawn twisters and hail as large as baseballs, but the greatest threat would come from straight-line winds near or exceeding hurricane force, with gusts of 100mph (160km/h) possible.At least 17 dead as massive storm system sweeps across US south with multiple tornadoes Continue reading...

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