67 m. ago The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith review – a terrific, tightly plotted romp

With four murder inquiries in play, JK Rowling’s eighth Cormoran Strike novel avoids the page-padding longeurs of previous volumes – but will he finally tell Robin how he feels about her?In his popular BBC series Just One Thing, the late Michael Mosley made the case for resistance training. Lifting weights, he explained, not only builds stronger muscles, it also boosts the immune system, maintains a healthy heart and improves brain function. Best of all, it can be done in your kitchen, using ordinary domestic items: pints of milk in place of dumbbells, say, or squats wearing a backpack full of books.Anyone intending to use Robert Galbraith’s Strike novels for this purpose would be advised to seek the advice of a GP. The Hallmarked Man may not be the heftiest of the eight so far – it does not even make it into the top three – but it still clocks in at a cool 912 pages. Galbraith’s tendency to whopperdom has in the past elicited a fair amount of griping from critics, me among them, wh...

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67 m. ago Nigel Farage 'should face MPs probe' instead of flying to US to meet Donald Trump chums

The Reform UK leader will spend the first two sitting days after MPs return from the Summer break in Washington, doubling down on his crusade against migrants and arguing against Britain's online safety laws

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83 m. ago Australia captain Pat Cummins facing race to be fit for Ashes after injury set

Australia are confident Cummins will be ready for the series-opener in Perth despite a worrying back issue

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2 h. ago Blame migrants, or blame the rich? That’s the populist divide in Britain’s politics now | Gaby Hinsliff

Taxing the ultra-rich may be a vote winner, but it’s just as important to shift the conversation away from Reform’s immigration doom loopThe long, hot summer of discontent is finally over. Parliament returned this week if not exactly with a rush of back to school energy, then at least with the sense that the government is now back to fill what was becoming an increasingly dangerous August vacuum.When exhausted ministers retreated to lick their wounds over the summer, Nigel Farage saw his chance and took it, filling the slow news days with encouragement of protesters over asylum seeker accommodation. He was rewarded by polling showing voters now see immigration – the terrain on which Reform UK is palpably desperate to fight an election, because it’s terrain on which Labour can never go far enough to please some supporters without horrifying half the rest – and not a broken economy as Britain’s biggest problem, an impression arguably only reinforced when the government’s first announc...

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2 h. ago I'm a phonics expert and these are the simple actions every parent should do

If your child is a baby or toddler and yet to start school, you can still prepare them at home for what's to come. Phonics expert Ann Sullivan shares her top tips for encouraging a love of books in your little one

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3 h. ago Prominent UK women tell rightwingers: stop linking immigration to sexual abuse

Exclusive: Open letter says politicians are exploiting violence against women ‘to fuel hate and division’Prominent women including cultural figures, politicians and campaigners have signed a letter criticising rightwing attempts to link sexual violence in Britain to asylum seekers.Signatories include the musicians Paloma Faith, Charlotte Church and Anoushka Shankar as well as Labour, Green and independent MPs including Kim Johnson, Ellie Chowns, Diane Abbott and Zarah Sultana. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Scots Labour MP accuses OnlyFans of being 'largest pimping empire in the world'

Joani Reid said the multi-billion firm should be hit with a super tax unless child protection investigators are allowed access behind their paywalls

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5 h. ago Four chilling words nan must tell granddaughter after 'miscarriage of justice'

Linda Westcarr is grieving her daughter Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche, killed by her partner of nine years, Gogoa Tape, who to the family's fury, eventually dodged a murder charge

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6 h. ago I will have to tell my granddaughter 'Daddy killed your mummy' I'm outraged her cannabis

Linda Westcarr has been teaching her granddaughter about stranger danger. But she is conscious she will one day have to impart a far more horrific truth: 'Daddy killed your mummy'.

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6 h. ago Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe fired over 'undisclosed romantic relationship'

Laurent Freixe became CEO of Nestlé last year but has been dismissed, with Philipp Navratil named as his replacement - and the firm insisted this was "a necessary decision"

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7 h. ago Now council launches legal action to shut THREE migrant hotels: After saga over Bell hotel in Epping, Reform

West Northamptonshire Council said that by accommodating asylum seekers, the three sites may have breached planning rules.

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8 h. ago Victoria Beckham hints she's given up on fixing feud with Brooklyn with telling move

Victoria Beckham has been wishing son Romeo a happy birthday but there was a noticeable absentee from her message as she said 'we love you' to the 23 year old

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8 h. ago Coronation Street star 'reveals' Betsy's fate in crash horror with telling comment

Coronation Street's Betsy Swain actress Sydney Martin has teased the fate of her character, as the teen is involved in a scary crash twist next week on the ITV soap

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8 h. ago Emmerdale star hints Charity's 'unforgivable' baby lie will be exposed

Emmerdale's Charity Dingle actress Emma Atkins has teased 'the walls are closing in' on the character amid her baby lie, with a DNA twist set to rock multiple characters

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9 h. ago Liverpool take firm view on future Marc Guehi transfer after deadline day deal collapses

Liverpool ended up missing out on a deadline day deal for Marc Guehi after Crystal Palace decided to pull the plug on a transfer at the eleventh hour in a dramatic twist

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9 h. ago Keeley Hazell steps out with a male pal in New York after releasing her tell

The former Page 3 model, 38, cut a casual figure in a white vest top and high-waisted flared jeans as she went for a stroll around New York City.

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9 h. ago Trump family made upward of $6 billion in a day thanks to its crypto

The family’s firm, World Liberty Financial, has become a profitable venture for Trump and his sons

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10 h. ago The Guest review – a gloriously ridiculous thriller that slips down a treat

When a cleaner starts working for a wealthy woman, she gets sucked in by a luxury mansion bursting with secrets. Get the popcorn ready for a preposterous world of locked rooms, creepy gardeners and bodiesThe writer Matthew Barry and director Ashley Way gave us one of the highlights of 2023’s television output in Men Up, a witty, moving, compassionate treat of a drama about the development of the drug that would become known as Viagra and the group of Welshmen who were among its first guinea pigs.Their new offering is a more straightforward one, and if it doesn’t achieve the same success Men Up did, they can hardly be condemned for having set their bar so high. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Reform councillor investigated after 'handing out ice creams at polling station'

Reform councillor Joseph Boam, 22, is under police investigation over allegations that he tried to sway voters by handing out ice creams outside a polling station in North West Leicestershire

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10 h. ago Inside Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright's lavish Mallorca holiday with baby Palma

Michelle Keegan has showcased her idyllic family holiday as she and husband Mark Wright enjoyed a scenic getaway with baby daughter Palma

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