4 d. ago Gaza activists target editor of the New York Times by covering home with red paint in vile anti

The apartment building of Jewish New York Times editor John Kahn was splattered with red paint by one or multiple pro-Palestine protestors, police said.

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9 d. ago Colourful costumes and music fill streets for Notting Hill Carnival

The festival began early on Sunday with the J’ouvert celebration where people covered each other in paint, coloured powder and chocolate.

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1 week ago My husband is a lamp guy. But I will defend the Big Light for ever | Coco Khan

Let me be the lone voice of reason: I do not want to turn on five lamps to achieve the amount of light the Big Light deliversIf there is one thing I have learned from a life lived on the internet, it is that being sent into a spiral of existential dread can come from the unlikeliest of places. And what could be more unlikely than wondering about the dire prospects of humankind through the prism of the Big Light? That’s right, the lightbulb in the middle of the ceiling, the main light, the one operated from the wall switch that you instinctively feel around for when you enter a room. If TikTok is to be believed, people around the world are saying “Down with the Big Light”, with videos that urge viewers never to use it and claim turning it on is a dating red flag garnering millions of views – all of which has left me wondering: truly, is nothing sacred?I confess that defending the Big Light has long been a personal mission. My husband is a lamp guy. He values “mood”, whereas if I am u...

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2 w. ago 'Quirky' Scottish artist's flat with paintings covering all walls and ceilings up for sale

The brightly-coloured flat will go under the hammer later this month.

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3 w. ago 'Cute and quirky' Scottish isle with just 60 inhabitants that 'doesn’t seem real'

Located in the Slate Islands 17 miles south-west of Oban, the isle is a peaceful place you can walk around in under an hour with no roads to navigate.

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3 w. ago Mindless yobs damage 41 cars in vandalism rampage through sleepy market town

Vehicles were left scratched and dented, and covered in green spray paint

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