3 h. ago A cultural revolution? Trump’s America feels oddly familiar to those watching from China

Demands of absolute loyalty and attacks on institutions have raise memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in ChinaWhen Vickie Wang, a budding standup comedian, gets on stage in New York, she’s not just thinking about what jokes to crack. She’s also thinking about which ones to avoid. “I don’t criticise the administration directly,” she said. Or if she does, she makes sure it’s not recorded for social media. “I would never publicly publish something where I directly criticise the government I think it’s a learned behaviour from China”.Wang, 39, lived in Shanghai for nearly a decade, leaving in 2022. In 2025 she relocated to the US. When she arrived, she went on a frenzy of “revenge bingeing on democracy”, going to talks, protests and diving into New York’s public library. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Tom Brady reveals he cloned his dead dog to have ‘second chance’ with it

The former NFL star shared his late dog, Lua, with ex-wife Gisele Bündchen

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5 h. ago Sauce Gardner traded by New York Jets to Indianapolis Colts in stunning deadline deal

Gardner had only signed a four-year, $120.4 million contract extension with the Jets in July

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6 h. ago Bake Off 2025 winner announced as Paul Hollywood says ‘it’s never happened before’

The Great British Bake Off 2025 has crowned its winner after a history-making final, with Jasmine, Aaron and Tom battling it out to be named the champion

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6 h. ago Liverpool deliver statement win vs Real Madrid to ruin Alexander

LIVERPOOL 1-0 REAL MADRID: Liverpool were frustrated by familiar foe Thibaut Courtois for nearly an hour but finally found a breakthrough against Xabi Alonso' Real Madrid

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6 h. ago Jasmine Mitchell: The Great British Bake Off crowns Edinburgh

Jasmine Mitchell faced Tom Arden and Aaron Mountford-Myles in the final

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6 h. ago NFL great Tom Brady says his dog is a clone of family’s deceased pit bull mix

Brady says his dog is a clone of late pet LuaEx-NFL star is investor in biotech firm ColossalCompany also works on de-extinction projectsFormer NFL quarterback Tom Brady said Tuesday that his dog, Junie, is a clone of his family’s late pet Lua, created by Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based biotechnology company that Brady has invested in.The Birmingham City co-owner revealed the news in a statement released through Colossal, which also announced its acquisition of another cloning company, Viagen Pets and Equine. The two firms plan to combine their technologies to expand cloning services for pet owners and conservation projects. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago South London children with SEND 'being broken by education system that should protect them'

Families protest amid ‘endless’ battles to get right support for their children

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7 h. ago HMRC urges families to start financial discussions and use its app

This year’s Talk Money Week theme is ‘start the conversation’ and the HMRC app provides tax and financial information for all ages.

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8 h. ago Joe Marler says Celebrity Traitors has scored him a follow from Dawn French

The 35-year-old is among the five finalists on the BBC spin-off reality gameshow.

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8 h. ago Calls for health warnings on popular meats after evidence of cancer risks

Experts argue that these ham and bacon pose a cancer risk that successive UK governments have failed to address

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9 h. ago Roebuck and Steward injuries likely to trigger major England reshuffle against Fiji

Smith, Arundell and Lawrence in frame to startBorthwick faces dilemmas to backline selectionInjuries to Tom Roebuck and ­Freddie Steward look likely to trigger an eye-catching reshuffle in England’s backline for the Test against Fiji on Saturday. Marcus Smith, Henry Arundell and Ollie Lawrence are all in contention to be involved, with Manny Feyi-Waboso potentially the solitary starting back-three survivor from the victory against Australia last Saturday.The head coach, Steve ­Borthwick, had been hoping to announce his starting XV early this week only for that plan to be mothballed when Roebuck limped out of training prematurely on Tuesday with an ankle problem. Steward has not trained so far this week after sustaining a finger injury late in the win against the Wallabies, opening the way for Smith to replace him at full-back. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago England given back three headache as Tom Roebuck joins Freddie Steward as major doubts for Fiji clash

Roebuck, who impressed against Australia, limped out of training on Tuesday with an ankle issue

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10 h. ago The Night Manager first look as Tom Hiddleston returns after almost 10 year wait

The Night Manager is set to return to screens with Tom Hiddleston reprising his role as Jonathan Pine.

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10 h. ago That time Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face and the Texas man apologized for getting shot says it all about Bush VP

The White House delayed telling the press, then called Cheney’s explanation for the shooting ‘strong’ and ‘powerful — an all too familiar tactic, John Bowden writes.

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10 h. ago First look at Tom Hiddleston in The Night Manager as series returns after 9 years

Back in 2016, The Night Manager kept BBC viewers on the edge of their seats as Tom Hiddleston was thrown into the crime world.

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10 h. ago Pizza Hut could soon be up for sale as CEO warns of ‘challenges’ plaguing fast food chain

Pizza Hut's familiar red roof debuted in 1969 and by 1971 it was the top pizza chain in the world by sales

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11 h. ago Taxi driver fined after refusing to take blind passenger and guide dog

The customer was hoping to catch a train in the city centre

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11 h. ago The NFL was working to broaden its female fanbase – even before Taylor Swift

A September poll by Ipsos found that 41% of American women were NFL fans

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11 h. ago Imanaga becomes eligible for free agency after Cubs, pitcher turn down options, AP source says

A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that left-hander Shoto Imanaga became eligible for free agency when the Chicago Cubs declined an option to keep his contract by guaranteeing $57 million for the 2026-28 seasons and he turned down a $15.25 million option for 2026

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