26 m. ago Luke Littler makes damning Man Utd admission after dream stadium gesture

Luke Littler was in attendance for Warrington Wolves' Super League game against Catalan Dragons on Friday night, where he spoke about Manchester United's fortunes

Events

39 m. ago Culture wars: Trump’s takeover of arts is straight from the dictator playbook

US president’s attempt to control or dismantle cultural institutions plays into a long history of authoritarians using arts to push their agendaIn 1937, leaders of Germany’s Third Reich hosted two simultaneous art exhibitions in Munich. One, titled the Great German Art Exhibition, featured art viewed by the regime as appropriate and aspirational for the ideal Aryan society – orderly and triumphant, with mostly blond people in heroic poses amid pastoral German landscapes. The other showcased what Adolf Hitler and his followers deemed “degenerate art” (“Entartete Kunst”). The works, chaotically displayed and saddled with commentary disparaging “the sick brains of those who wielded the brush or pencil”, were abstract, profane, modernist and produced by the proclaimed enemies of the Reich – Jewish people, communists or those suspected of being either.The Degenerate Art exhibition, which later toured the country, opened a day after Hitler declared “merciless war” on cultural disintegrati...

Politics

48 m. ago ‘It allowed us to survive, to not go mad’: the CIA book smuggling operation that helped bring down communism

From George Orwell to Hannah Arendt and John le Carré, thousands of blacklisted books flooded into Poland during the cold war, as publishers and printers risked their lives for literatureThe volume’s glossy dust jacket shows a 1970s computer room, where high priests of the information age, dressed in kipper ties and flares, tap instructions into the terminals of some ancient mainframe. The only words on the front read “Master Operating Station”, “Subsidiary Operating Station” and “Free Standing Display”. Is any publication less appetising than an out-of-date technical manual?Turn inside, however, and the book reveals a secret. It isn’t a computer manual at all, but a Polish language edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell’s famous anti-totalitarian novel, which was banned for decades by communist censors in the eastern bloc. Continue reading...

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54 m. ago ‘Russia is not winning’: Ukraine frontline soldiers say ‘weak’ Moscow should be negotiating with its back to the wall

On the three year anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine frontline soldiers tell World affairs editor Sam Kiley that it’s Russia that should be suing for peace

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59 m. ago Draper battles into Qatar final, Andreeva’s run rolls on but Zverev stunned in Rio

British No 1 recovers to beat Jiri Lehecka 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3World No 2 Zverev shocked by Francisco ComesanoThe British No 1, Jack Draper, produced another gutsy display to defeat Jiri Lehecka in three sets at the Qatar Open and reach the fifth ATP Tour final of his career, while world No 2 Alexander Zverev tumbled out of he Rio Open against Francisco Comesana.Lehecka had stunned Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals in Doha and looked on course to claim another scalp when he won the first set. Draper required a tie-break to get the match back on level terms before he showed his class in the decider to take victory by a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 score. Continue reading...

Events

63 m. ago Jenny Hall: Police fears over mystery disappearance of runner missing for four days

Police have checked Jenny Hall’s mobile phone, smartwatch and running apps

Events

80 m. ago Why after three years of Ukraine war the bloodiest battles may be still to come

The outcome of this war is still likely to be decided on the battlefield, Alexander Titov writes

Events

82 m. ago Beterbiev vs Bivol 2: Fight time, undercard, latest odds, prediction, ring walks tonight

Light-heavyweight rivals contest undisputed rematch in blockbuster Riyadh main event

Sport

1 hour ago Berlin film festival 2025 roundup – a new boss, a flawless fairytale and Ethan Hawke’s finest hour

At a snowy Berlinale, against a backdrop of political divisions, this year’s standouts include Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower, Richard Linklater’s Broadway biopic of Lorenz Hart, and intensely sexual romance starring Jessica ChastainBerlin can be a touch inhospitable in February; this year was no exception, with visitors to the film festival enduring heavy snow, treacherous pavements and a two-day, city-wide transport strike. But the Berlinale itself is contending with a frosty climate. Traditionally a hub for film-makers of forthright, oppositional persuasions, it must now attempt to flourish in the face of Europe’s swing to the right, with Germany’s elections imminent and the troubling rise of the extremist AfD party.Every new festival head faces the challenge of reinventing the event they have inherited, and in the Berlinale’s 75th year, the bar was set especially high given the scrutiny the festival has received. Last year’s closing night brought controversy, with some Ge...

Society

2 h. ago Army chiefs say Vladimir Putin can be defeated if Ukraine fight back with 'flying AK

In a summit in Kyiv last night, military chiefs mapped out a way to overcome Putin's Russia – obviously it involves an army of AI-powered 'flying of Kalashnikovs'

Politics

2 h. ago Parents' fury as paedophile given permission from school to attend kids' dance

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The man was seen pointing his phone camera in the direction of students aged between five and eleven on a dance floor at an Elementary School in Kansas - leaving parents horrified

Events

3 h. ago I bought a £35 mystery box at the new super cheap Trade Outlet and was left bewildered

I was left bewildered and confused

Economics

3 h. ago AD FEATURE: University of Salford hails apprenticeships during National Apprenticeship Week

The event gave the University the opportunity to celebrate the sheer range of training, courses and activities it offers as part of its apprenticeship programmes

Politics

7 h. ago DWP to increase universal credit, PIP and attendance allowance for millions in matter of weeks

Millions of people in the UK will see a rise in their benefits in the coming weeks

Politics

7 h. ago ITV Emmerdale fans 'work out' who killed Nate as mystery body is pulled from lake

Emmerdale fans are convinced they know who killed Nate Robinson as a mystery body was pulled from a lake this week, and a hooded figure was seen watching on

Events

8 h. ago Putin on track to have lost a MILLION Russian soldiers in Ukraine invasion ahead of so

Data from the UK defence intelligence already estimates that Putin's forces have lost 860,000 soldiers to death or injury at an average of 1,500 servicemen a day since November.

Events

8 h. ago US offers UN resolution on war in Ukraine that stops far short of competing European statement

The United States has proposed a draft resolution for the U.N. General Assembly that stops far short of a competing European-backed statement demanding an immediate withdrawal of all of Moscow’s forces from Ukraine

Events

8 h. ago Kate Moss, 51, exudes glamour in black mini dress as she poses alongside lookalike daughter Lila, 22, at Donna Karan event

The supermodel, 51, was joined by her daughter Lila, 22, and a selection of other famous faces including Pixie Geldof and Bella Freud amongst others.

Politics

8 h. ago Anais Gallagher exudes elegance in black ball gown with white gloves as she attends Richard Quinn LFW show

The model, 25, cut a glamorous figure as she arrived at the Richard Quinn show during London Fashion Week on Friday.

Events

9 h. ago Trump ducks Putin ‘dictator’ question; GOP voters angered by DOGE purges as 1,500 FBI staff ordered out of DC: Live

Trump’s rhetoric on Russia’s war on Ukraine continues to rile allies as reality of DOGE cuts begins to sink in at home

Politics