38 m. ago What next for climate activism now Just Stop Oil is ‘hanging up the hi

After three years, thousands of arrests and a state crackdown on protests, the group is ending direct action after a polarising campaignOn the morning of Valentine’s Day 2022, Hannah Hunt stood at the gates of Downing Street to announce the start of a new kind of climate campaign, one that would eschew mere protest and instead move into “civil resistance”.Last week, three years and thousands of arrests later, in a neat tie-up exemplary of Just Stop Oil’s (JSO) love of media-savvy stunts, Hunt went to the same spot again – this time to announce the group would be “hanging up the hi-vis”. Continue reading...

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38 m. ago Store lettuce properly for six weeks by stopping it going mouldy or wilting

Lettuce is a great addition to a salad or sandwich, but it can be frustrating when it wilts or goes mouldy just days after you buy it - here's how to store it properly

Politics

2 h. ago Scots man reverses diabetes with incredible 7.5 stone weight loss

Neil Clark was told to lose weight by the NHS just under a year ago and developed a food plan.

Politics

2 h. ago Boy, 9, dies after being swept away by floodwater while walking to bus stop

Gabriel Andrews' body was found half a mile from where he was caught in the rising water in Hickory Hills, Kentucky, at around 6.30am this morning

Events

2 h. ago I ate at the pub serving bottomless Sunday roast and got more roast potatoes than I could ever finish

They offer unlimited extras with their Sunday roast and they really do mean unlimited

Politics

2 h. ago Two popular chocolate bars recalled due to 'possible presence of small stones'

Point of sale notices are being displayed in all retail stores selling the affected Tony's Chocolonely products

Politics

2 h. ago 'My son was killed in horror crash – I won't stop until we get change'

'It’s a driving force for us and a lot of the families. It’s our passion. We’ve been through it. We’ve known that heartbreak and we’re still dealing with it now. So many families are going through what we are and it’s so needless'

Events

6 h. ago I'll never tire of stopping men in the street and telling them to get their prostates checked out: Soho House founder NICK JONES launches a major Daily Mail campaign

Three years ago Nick was diagnosed with a large and aggressive tumour on his prostate, which was urgently removed.

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8 h. ago Organisers slam 'disgusting' attack on park picnic for transgender people

The attacks spoiled what had been a 'joyous' Trans Picnic in the Park event in Platt Fields Park

Events

8 h. ago Schoolboy, 9, dies after being swept away in floodwater while walking to bus stop

The body of Gabriel Andrews, aged nine, has been found after he was swept away in floodwater as he walked to a school bus stop this morning in Kentucky, which is being hit by extreme weather

Events

8 h. ago US department ‘disappointed’ by UK court’s conviction of anti

Livia Tossici-Bolt was found guilty at Poole Magistrates’ Court of two charges of breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order.

Events

11 h. ago De Bruyne’s perfectly timed departure marks tipping point in Guardiola era | Jonathan Liew

The City midfielder made his teammates look like geniuses and once more he is making just the right move at just the right momentNot for the first time, Kevin De Bruyne read the situation to perfection. Not for the first time, he spotted the right play just a little earlier than everyone else. And of course this was always his gift: not simply to pick the right option but to do it faster than anyone else, buying him those crucial fractions of a second when everything else was in flux and only he in stillness.And of course this was not the only respect in which De Bruyne understood the game of football better than most. As a struggling teenager in the Genk academy, he noticed the way the club abruptly stopped paying for a foster family to house him, and then quietly resumed when he started banging in goals for the second team. Cast adrift at Chelsea, he noticed how he was ignored while first-team players were lavished with attention and bespoke coaching. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Popular bakery famed for its pastries and cakes opens at the Trafford Centre

Expect huge queues as pastry, cake and coffee specialists Blanchflower finally open their doors at the Trafford Centre this weekend

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12 h. ago Tesco shoppers thrilled as supermarket brings back 90s packaging

Tesco is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Clubcard scheme by reintroducing 19 food and drink items in their 1990s packaging - but shoppers have been left divided

Economics

12 h. ago Top football agent arrested at Heathrow on suspicion of rape

Senior figure in football was arrested by officers following allegation of rape and grievous bodily harm against a woman at an address in London in 2017

Events

12 h. ago ‘This is ideal for them’: business is booming for Birmingham’s ‘rat king’

The Guardian joins a pest controller on the city’s streets as residents fear a rise in rodents during bin workers’ strikes“They’re not fussy,” said Martin Curry, describing the far from epicurean appetites of the scurrying rodents that the residents of Birmingham fear could flood the streets of their city.“Rats all have their own personal tastes but if food is scarce they’ll eat anything,” he said. Curry, who has been called the “rat king” locally, runs MC Environmental Pest Control. He has been on the frontline of stamping out the rodent threat amid a weeks-long bin strike that has caused bins to pile up on Birmingham’s streets. Continue reading...

Economics

13 h. ago Believe it or not, there are some winners in the stock market this week

Most of the numbers on Wall Street this week were red, but not all of them

Politics

13 h. ago Juice recalled in 12 states due to possible botulism contamination

Customers should contact Walker’s Wine Juice to determine how to dispose of the juice

Politics

13 h. ago Welsh villagers lose four year long fight to stop farmer building barns near their homes

The farmer who applied to build the barns said he lost livestock in the years he waited for a decision on his plans

Society

13 h. ago Woman freaked out after finding 'human remains' in chimney during home renovation

A woman has gone viral after sharing the 'creepy' discovery she made in her home while she was remodelling it - and people are seriously divided over what she should do

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