1 hour ago Thomas Frank admits ‘it’s difficult to enjoy’ being Tottenham head coach

Frank likens challenges at Spurs to running a marathonTottenham booed off after goalless draw at BrentfordThomas Frank has admitted he is not enjoying his job at Tottenham. The head coach is dealing with numerous problems as he navigates what always stood to be a transitional season, the most insistent being his team’s lack of creativity.Spurs were booed off after Thursday’s 0-0 draw at Brentford by the travelling support, who also chanted “boring, boring Tottenham”. But Frank is confident he will come to look back on the first half of his debut campaign more fondly once – and not if – his squad emerges on the other side, stronger and wiser for the suffering. Tottenham are 12th in the Premier League – their next game is at home to Sunderland on Sunday and Frank leant into a marathon-running analogy when he was asked whether he was enjoying the challenge to which he has signed up. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago BBC pays £28k to October 7 survivors after filming inside their destroyed home

The BBC team even filmed personal photographs of the family’s children.

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5 h. ago Top UK Slot Sites – The Best Online Slots & Bonuses in January 2026

Compare licensed UK slot sites and find out which ones The Independent rank as the best places to play real money online slots

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5 h. ago Reluctant trailblazer Khawaja confronts racial stereotypes before Sydney farewell | Taha Hashim

The first Muslim to play for Australia has been an inspiration for many in the way he has broken down barriers during his careerMore than half an hour into the press conference, with his retirement from Test cricket confirmed, Usman Khawaja was asked about the role of opening the batting and its relevance in the modern game. He answered with ease, detailing the specific mental challenges of facing the new ball. Minutes later, he was asked how Australia can unite after last month’s terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. Again, there was little hesitation before the lengthy reply. He cited the teachings of the prophet Muhammad, politicians who “try to divide and conquer” and closed with his reflections on the tragedy itself. This was no ordinary sporting farewell.Those who have tracked the path of Khawaja’s career closely will not have been surprised by the openness in the 50-minute press conference on Friday and the lines to have come from it. Reflecting on his proud journey as a Muslim bo...

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5 h. ago Elon Musk's Grok AI bot digitally removes clothes from women with one left 'dehumanised'

Women are being stripped naked online as perverts use the AI chatbot Grok to turn innocent photos into X-rated content - putting Elon Musk's X under fire for not preventing the abuse

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6 h. ago The Guardian view on Gaza’s winter: the world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again | Editorial

Families are struggling to survive amid the devastation. Israel’s ban on international NGOs will worsen this disasterAs Gaza enters the bleakest period of winter, children are dying of hypothermia, drowning in flooded camps and burning to death as their families try to cook in flimsy tents. Israel destroyed nine out of 10 homes over more than two years of war. Camped amid the ruins, Palestinians struggle against strong winds, heavy rain and freezing temperatures. Aid deliveries resumed following the ceasefire, staving off the famine that had taken hold in parts of the territory, but remain wholly insufficient: 1.6 million people face acute food insecurity. The sanitation infrastructure has collapsed.The UK, Canada, Japan, France and six other nations have jointly warned that the situation is catastrophic. Yet Israel is now deepening one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. On Tuesday, it announced that it is deregistering 37 NGOs active in Gaza. They must cease all operations t...

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6 h. ago Online ‘brainrot’ isn’t ruining children’s minds – it’s a new way of navigating the modern internet

Young people aren’t abandoning meaningful play, they’re interacting with an online environment that is dramatically different from the one their parents grew up with.

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7 h. ago Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’

xAI says it is working to improve systems after lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this weekElon Musk’s chatbot Grok posted on Friday that lapses in safeguards had led it to generate “images depicting minors in minimal clothing” on social media platform X. The chatbot, a product of Musk’s company xAI, has been generating a wave of sexualized images throughout the week in response to user prompts.Screenshots shared by users on X showed Grok’s public media tab filled with such images. xAI said it was working to improve its systems to prevent future incidents. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Adlib And triplex Strengthen UK Operations With Strategic London Expansion

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8 h. ago Football coach had vile images of children and searched for pics of kids 'on leashes'

Ciaran Bright, 30 had searched for images of 'young gymnast' and 'girl cheerleaders' - police officers found a series of indecent images when they raided his Cardiff home

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8 h. ago Young couples increasingly choosing pets over starting a family...with dogs now outnumbering children in one in three neighbourhoods!

They are affectionately known as man's best friend but for many couples under 35 their pet pooches are increasingly part of the family.

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9 h. ago The best concealers: eight favourites for camouflaging blemishes and dark circles – tested

Searching for a concealer that can do it all? From creamy to crease-resistant, brightening to hydrating, these are the formulas that impressed us most• The best mascaras for longer, fuller and fluttery lashesWhen life gets stressful, your face is often the first place to show telltale signs. Eye bags get darker after sleepless nights and pimples appear in protest at the first signs of stress. Whatever the cause, the best concealers can help to even out imperfections, so you look flawless regardless of what is going on behind the scenes.It might seem obvious, but not all concealers are the same. Some leave a cakey finish on the skin, while others settle quickly into fine lines or blend out and leave barely any coverage at all. Many modern concealers also include active skincare ingredients to combine the benefits of both products.Best concealer overall: Nars Radiant Creamy concealerBest budget concealer:Collection Lasting Perfection concealer Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Lily Allen admits her teenage daughters are struggling to adjust to life in the UK following split from David Harbour and reveals they are still in touch with actor

The 40-year-old singer revealed that Ethel, 14, and Marnie, 13 are finding it difficult to navigate changes after moving from New York back to the UK.

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10 h. ago Kentucky woman who ordered abortion meds online could face life in prison after being charged with fetal homicide

Melinda Spencer, 35, allegedly confessed to clinic workers she took medication for her abortion

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10 h. ago I taste words. ‘Bob’ is like a milk chocolate Easter egg on my tongue

Monique Todorovski, a clinical administrator, shares her experience of lexical-gustatory synaesthesiaRead more in the way I feel seriesWhen I met my husband and found out his name was Philip, I felt conflicted. I liked him as a person but his name tasted like crunchy green pears and I don’t like green pears at all. My compromise was to call him Phil, which tastes more like stewed pear – sweeter and not as crunchy. It’s just a nicer-tasting name in my mind.Fortunately I was 30 by the time I met Phil, so I had an explanation for my word-taste associations, after years of strange looks from family and friends. I had lexical-gustatory synaesthesia, one of the rarest forms of the phenomenon, in which words or sounds trigger taste sensations. Researchers estimate it affects just 0.2% of the population. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Parents offered new NHS chickenpox jab for thousands of children

The NHS is introducing a chickenpox vaccine as part of its routine childhood immunisation programme for the first time, with eligible children to receive the combined MMRV jab

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11 h. ago Faces of the missing: Families plead for information about missing loved ones, many of them children, following Swiss nightclub blaze that left 47 dead

New Year's Eve celebrations turned into a nightmare when Le Constellation bar in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana went up in flames,

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11 h. ago ‘I’ve seen a lot of great pissheads’: Stephen Graham on booze, Baftas and the return of his bone

Stephen Graham and Steven Knight had an astonishing 2025. As A Thousand Blows explodes back, they talk about taking decades to become overnight sensations, the Peaky Blinders movie – and why it could be time for a scouse Bond villainStephen Graham had a stellar 2025. He didn’t just play Bruce Springsteen’s father in biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere but, of course, co-created and starred in Netflix mega-hit Adolescence – the game-changing drama that sparked global debate about online misogyny, incel culture and the “manosphere”.His friend and regular collaborator Steven Knight watched admiringly from afar as the devastating four-parter became event TV. “My God, it was a cultural phenomenon,” he says, puffing out his cheeks with pride. “Adolescence got people talking who don’t normally talk, about things they don’t normally talk about. Is there any finer achievement than having a direct, immediate and positive effect worldwide on human relationships? It’s like putting something on scree...

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11 h. ago Should Harry and Meghan's children have official royal roles in the future? Have your say

With the Duke and Duchess of Sussex dropping hints about Archie and Lilibet’s future career prospects, many have been left wondering if the children will take on official roles later in life

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11 h. ago EastEnders legend hits back at online haters as she champions body positivity

Clair Norris has praised her fans for uplifting messages while opening up about tackling negativity, championing body positivity, and helping others embrace themselves

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