29 h. ago Gritty Netflix period drama to get second series after first season surged to top of streaming giant’s ratings

FROM the moment House Of Guinness went straight to the top of Netflix’s viewing chart, the streaming giant was gearing up for a second series. Now I can reveal it has officially commissioned another outing of the drama, which looks at the origins of the famous Irish brewing family. Naturally, in the three months since...

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47 h. ago Premier League club given £125m loan to push through stunning 34,000

A PREMIER LEAGUE club are set to receive a cash injection to fund upgrades to their stadium. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will reportedly grant a £125 million loan for the London side. Crystal Palace plan to expand Selhurst Park's capacity from roughly 26,000 seats to about 34,000. Their longer term aim is to raise the...

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3 d. ago No wonder it was the most viewed house of 2025! Rare medieval townhouse on market for £875,000 has a stunning surprise in the bathroom

The four-bedroom house in Conway was so popular that it even relegated a palatial mansion in one of London 's most exclusive postcodes to second spot.

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4 d. ago Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for rare orangutan species

Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 peopleIndonesia’s deadly flooding was an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, the Tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday.Only scientifically classified as a species in 2017, Tapanulis are incredibly rare, with fewer than 800 left in the wild, confined to a small range in part of Indonesia’s Sumatra. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for world’s rarest ape

Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli orangutan population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 peopleThe skull of a Tapanuli orangutan, caked in debris, stares out from a tomb of mud in North Sumatra, killed in catastrophic flooding that swept through Indonesia.The late November floods have been an “extinction-level disturbance” for the world’s rarest great ape, scientists have said, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty

More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products – money for care siphoned off for profitOf Arthur Scargill it was said that he began each day with two newspapers. The miners’ leader read the Morning Star of course, but only after consulting the Financial Times. Why did a class warrior from Yorkshire accord such importance to the house journal of pinstriped Londoners? Before imbibing views, he told a journalist, he wanted “to get the facts”.In that spirit, let us parse a deal just struck by the governments of Donald Trump and Keir Starmer. You may not have heard much about this agreement on medicine, but it is huge in both financial and political significance – and Downing Street could not be more proud. A “world-beating deal,” boasts the science minister, Patrick Vallance. It “paves the way for the UK to become a global hub for life sciences,” claims the business secretary, Peter Kyle, with the government press release adding: ...

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6 d. ago Riveting images of faith and spirituality: 30 of AP's best religion photos of 2025

From a bird's-eye view high above St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a stunning photograph shows the estimated 250,000 mourners who gathered for the funeral of Pope Francis. Another photo, taken at sunset from a beach in Uruguay, shows a solitary woman wading knee-deep into the ocean to pay homage to the African sea goddess Yemanja.

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6 d. ago A braver Tory leader than Badenoch would dare to call out Farage's bogus patriotism | Rafael Behr

Across western democracies, established conservatives are yielding to radical nationalism. There’s no sign that Britain will be the exceptionIn free societies, when you don’t like the government, you support the opposition. In dictatorships, or under military occupation, you join the resistance. The distinction isn’t precise but it matters.All European democracies have radical anti-immigration parties, some on the fringes of opposition, some that have crossed into the mainstream. None qualify as heroic resistance movements, except in the minds of white supremacists who see liberal institutions as part of a conspiracy to ruin Europe by filling it with foreigners. That is also the view taken in the new White House national security strategy, published last week.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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1 week ago House of Games fans left fuming as BBC show hit with major schedule shake

Richard Osman's House of Games viewers were left fuming as BBC Two shifted the popular quiz show from 6pm to 7:30pm for World Cup coverage

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1 week ago US lawmakers call for inquiry into second US military strike on alleged Caribbean drug boat

Democratic representative Jim Himes, who saw footage of attack, called it ‘one of the most troubling scenes’ he’s observed in public serviceAnalysis: Killing of survivors sparks outrage – but entire US ‘drug boat’ war is legally shakyA Democratic congressman described an unedited video of an extrajudicial military strike that killed two survivors in the Caribbean as “one of the most troubling scenes” he’s seen in public service, as human rights advocates and policy experts are lining up to demand the video’s public release.Congressman Jim Himes, the ranking member of the House intelligence committee, made the remarks on Thursday after viewing footage in a classified briefing of the 2 September follow-up attack that killed two men clinging to wreckage off the coast of Venezuela. His assessment came as experts called the operation murder under international law. Continue reading...

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1 week ago EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China

Commission unveils €3bn strategy to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elementsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU is considering legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China to insulate Europe from future hostile acts, the industry commissioner, Stéphane Séjourné, says.He made his remarks as the European Commission unveiled a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble caused by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths. Continue reading...

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1 week ago EU to unveil €3bn strategy to reduce dependency on China for raw materials

ReSourceEU project aims to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare-earth metals and elementsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU is to unveil a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble triggered by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths.The ReSourceEU programme will seek to de-risk and diversify the bloc’s supply chains for key commodities with a funding initiative to support 25-30 strategic projects in the sector. Continue reading...

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1 week ago EU unveils €3bn strategy to cut dependency on China for raw materials

ReSourceEU project aims to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elementsBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU has unveiled a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble triggered by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths.The ReSourceEU programme will seek to de-risk and diversify the bloc’s supply chains for key commodities with a funding initiative to support 25-30 strategic projects in the sector. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Gorgeous Scottish country house with 'breathtaking views' hits the market

"It offers buyers a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a high quality lifestyle."

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2 w. ago Save up to £25,000 on a new build home just over 10 miles from Edinburgh city centre

New year, new home, new beginnings – savings of up to £25,000 on a stunning new development just over 10 miles from the city centre.

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2 w. ago Angry Ginge's mum shares incredible story of his I'm A Celeb journey for first time

Angry Ginge's mum Michelle sits down with the Mirror to talk about her son's astonishing rise from his council house bedroom through to wowing viewers on I'm A Celebrity

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2 w. ago Woman with ‘world’s biggest cheeks’ shares rare snap before extreme filler & folk are stunned at how ‘beautiful’ she was

A WOMAN who is believed to have the ‘world’s biggest cheeks’ has shared rare snaps before her extreme filler. Anastasia Pokreshchuk, a Ukrainian model who has gained notoriety for her jaw-dropping look, took to social media to upload the throwback snaps, leaving the internet stunned. The 36-year-old content creator, who has 775,000 followers on Instagram,...

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2 w. ago Tom Brady leaves NFL Thanksgiving viewers in awe of his stunning $500,000 watch on Fox's coverage

Tom Brady may not have been celebrating Thanksgiving with family on Thursday, but he still had plenty to be thankful for as he called the NFL matinee from Detroit.

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2 w. ago Priest's terrifying death after attaching himself to 1,000 balloons

Father Adelir Antonio de Carli's charity balloon stunt turned fatal when 1,000 helium balloons carried him over Brazil before he vanished at sea

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3 w. ago 'I went to view £2.2m house near Buckingham Palace and made despicable discovery'

David Burnip was left horrified when he viewed a five-bedroom house in Pimlico, London, which was on the market for £2.2million - and it was in a very sorry state

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