38 m. ago Conclave latest LIVE: Cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect successor to Pope Francis

The conclave begins at the Vatican with mass attended by all voting cardinals in St Peter’s Basilica at 9am BST

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42 m. ago The Magnificent 7 vs 'the S&P 493': How have the tech giants performed this year?

After two years of phenomenal growth spurred by an artificial intelligence boom and falling interest rates , these technology giants have now stumbled.

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42 m. ago Our house is in my husband's name only: What does this mean for inheritance tax?

When one of us dies, would my husband and I still be able to inherit each other's residence nil-rate bands of £175,000 each for inheritance tax purposes?

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48 m. ago A moment that changed me: I found out the identity of my troll – and it shook me

Who was behind the anonymous account sending nasty messages at 4am? The answer made me paranoid, then defiantWhen I first saw the message, I froze with shock. I had just woken up and, as usual, was spending the first half hour of my day in bed, clearing notifications from social media apps. That day, hidden in my Instagram message requests, was a troll. Their message, which read, “Your actually disgusting and you shouldn’t be promoting morbid obesity”, was sent from an anonymous account, at 4am. The message continued: “Stop pretending you love your body because your too lazy to diet or exercise.”I felt upset but, more than anything, I felt surveilled. Who could have sent me this attack? The more I read, the worse it got. I knew I should ignore the message – simply delete it and carry on with my day – but curiosity got the better of me. I started to look for clues. Continue reading...

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73 m. ago Football news: Arsenal ‘close’ to first summing signing as Man Utd eye return for former star

Premier League clubs already appear to be gearing up for the summer transfer window with Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United all adding players to their respective shortlists

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1 hour ago Man City have unleashed an academy 'giant' who is worth more to Pep Guardiola than trophies

Manchester City have already produced an amazing success story from their academy this season however the rest of their matches go

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2 h. ago Today’s AI can crack second world war Enigma code ‘in short order’, experts say

Crowning achievement of Alan Turing’s codebreakers is now ‘straightforward’, according to computer scientistsThe Enigma code was a fiendish cipher that took Alan Turing and his fellow codebreakers a herculean effort to crack. Yet experts say it would have crumbled in the face of modern computing.While Polish experts broke early versions of the Enigma code in the 1930s and built anti-Enigma machines, subsequent security upgrades by the Germans meant Turing had to develop new machines, or “Bombes”, to help his team of codebreakers decipher enemy messages. By 1943, the machines could decipher two messages every minute. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Untold: Shooting Guards review – a devastating tale of elite sport’s ruthless cruelty

These NBA stars had it all – until a changing room prank tore their lives apart. This documentary sensitively examines two basketball players’ struggle to cope with success, and the tragic consequencesElite sport has millions of stories about kids who didn’t quite make it, but the bigger tragedy is the young adult who gets to the big leagues then throws it all away, because they can’t cope with the life that success brings. It is peculiarly upsetting to watch from afar as a rare talent is undone by a personality flaw that has nothing to do with the game itself: this lad can do the difficult bit and get the ball in the net, but he can’t withstand the pressure of the media’s gaze, or the disappointment of sometimes not being picked? Can’t someone please help him?The reliable US documentary strand Untold has found numerous variations on this sad old story over the years, and it’s turned up a devastating one in Shooting Guards, which tracks the parallel lives of basketball pros Gilbert ...

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2 h. ago From the archive: Food fraud and counterfeit cotton: the detectives untangling the global supply chain – podcast

We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2021: Amid the complex web of international trade, proving the authenticity of a product can be near-impossible. But one company is taking the search to the atomic levelBy Samanth Subramanian. Read by Raj Ghatak Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ukraine’s strong economy is a great asset, but the US mineral deal shows how fragile it could be | Luke Cooper

Kyiv still relies heavily on foreign support for its war effort, and it has agreed to difficult terms to keep the US on sideDespite Russia’s occupation of its territory, missile attacks on its infrastructure and the enormous human costs of the war, Ukraine’s economy has been impressively resilient. Its effective military resistance against a much stronger adversary is in fact underpinned by this successful economic management. Rather than face institutional sclerosis or even collapse, Ukraine’s state capacity has been strengthened by the conflict. Through a combination of tax revenue collection and substantial networks of voluntary fundraising, the state has dramatically increased the size of its armed forces, invested in defence production and maintained a decent level of public infrastructure.State spending on soldiers’ wages, infrastructure and logistics – including public sector procurement from private firms – has had a positive knock-on effect, supporting demand in the civilia...

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2 h. ago People more likely to empathise with groups than individuals, study finds

Empathy was also rated as taking more effort and being more distressing than remaining neutral.

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2 h. ago Man City could see Kevin De Bruyne replacement earlier than expected as FIFA rules impact summer transfer plans

Manchester City have room to register up to 35 players in their FIFA Club World Cup squad as Kevin De Bruyne's future remains uncertain.

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4 h. ago Bill Gates meets Indonesian leader to discuss health and sustainable development initiatives

Bill Gates is in Indonesia to discuss health and sustainable development initiatives with the leader of the world’s fourth most populous country

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5 h. ago China's central bank cuts key interest rate as US tariffs threaten economy

China’s central bank has cut a key interest rate as U.S. tariffs threaten the economy

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6 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Hegseth’s sudden arms halt ‘cost US up to $2.2m’ – report

Missile attack against Kyiv after deadly strike on Sumy; Zelenskyy seeks ramp-up of drone interceptor development. What we know on day 1,169 The Pentagon under Pete Hegseth stopped arms shipments to Ukraine in February without being ordered to do so by Donald Trump, the newly inaugurated president, Reuters reports. The order – which the news agency said blindsided top US national security officials, and the Ukrainians – was reversed within a week, but it cost up to $US2.2m to cancel the 11 flights involved, according to records. Reuters said records showed Hegseth gave a verbal order for the stoppage after a 30 January Oval Office meeting where only the idea of stopping military assistance was discussed.Ukraine’s air defence units were trying repel a missile attack on Kyiv, the mayor said, after explosions shook the city just after 1am local time on Wednesday. A Russian ballistic missile attack killed three people including a child at Sumy in Ukraine and wounded 10 other people – mo...

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6 h. ago Arsenal legend gives huge credit to Mikel Arteta for tactical change that has ignited Gunners star

Mikel Arteta is to thank for tactical tweak that has seen Declan Rice produce the goods in final third as Arsenal icon Patrick Vieira saying he is the player he loves watching

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7 h. ago The VE Day Hangover: What happened when the bunting came down and Britain became a grim, sour place

After about six years of living in mortal fear, the people hardly dared to believe it. It was May 1945 and for weeks they had been promised that the war was about to end but...what if?

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7 h. ago The blanket ban on mobile phones introduced by two Scottish city schools

Edinburgh City Council hopes the move to ban mobile phones during class time will increase the focus on learning.

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7 h. ago New AI tool could help NHS predict who will fall ill in 'healthcare revolution'

Secretary of State Peter Kyle says 'artificial intelligence - paired with the NHS's wealth of secure and anonymised data - is set to unlock a healthcare revolution'

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7 h. ago Trump, Congress and city council: Managing relationships, DC's mayor walks a tightrope

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