50 m. ago Thief fails to bring home bacon as delivery driver foils meat heist

A thief failed to bring home the bacon after he attempted to steal £120 worth of meat from Smithfield Market in London, but was stopped by a delivery driver.

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56 m. ago Tenerife chaos as heavy rain sends massive boulders hurtling into cars

Images show the aftermath of boulders falling onto a road in Tenerife, with two cars seen lying decimated by the impact - and the local mayor has called for action

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58 m. ago Kim Kardashian breaks silence on Taylor Swift feud, North West backlash and Kanye drama on Khloe's podcast

Kim Kardashian picked her moment on sister Khloe's podcast to dish every bit of chaos and drama swirling around her.

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60 m. ago Britain facing ‘catastrophe’ because of children being addicted to social media, peers told – UK politics live

House of Lords debate amendments to bill that would ban children under the age of 16 from having social media We’re not far off PMQs. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.There will be two statements in the Commons after PMQs. At 12.30pm Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, will give one about the warm homes plan, and about an hour later Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, will give one on the water white paper. Continue reading...

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89 m. ago The World Cup is out of reach for many. The hope lies outside the stadiums | Leander Schaerlaeckens

The opportunity for this tournament’s legacy is in the fan fests, camps and tune-ups accessible to more than the lucky fewIn Germany, fans watched the games on screens in crowded town squares, their roars careening off ancient buildings, or from the banks of rivers, peering at floating, double-sided big screens on barges. At the next World Cup, in South Africa in 2010, people gathered in parks and open-air markets and hotel lobbies and unlicensed, makeshift bars in people’s garages. In Brazil, four years later, fans spilled from the bars on the Copacabana or watched in restaurants or in streets closed for the occasion – not as if anybody was driving during the Seleção’s games anyway.During the 2018 World Cup, Russia surprised visitors – and its own citizens – with its friendliness as spontaneous parties broke out all over the country. The reason the 2022 World Cup in Qatar didn’t entirely feel like a real World Cup is that those sorts of spontaneous soccer gatherings just didn’t see...

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1 hour ago Farage says Greenland would be safer as part of the US after Starmer says UK ‘will not yield’ to tariff threat – UK politics live

Reform UK leader says Greenland would be ‘more secure’ if part of the US, after PM says he will not back down to TrumpWe’re not far off PMQs. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.There will be two statements in the Commons after PMQs. At 12.30pm Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, will give one about the warm homes plan, and about an hour later Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, will give one on the water white paper. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Sick of Britain? These are the incredible holiday homes in Spain, Italy and Greece

To help you in your search, we've compiled a list of some of the most amazing properties you can buy right now in Europe for under £100,000 - and starting from just £4,000.

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2 h. ago Mercy review – Chris Pratt takes on AI judge Rebecca Ferguson in ingenious sci

It is the year 2029 and an LA cop finds himself accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to clear his name before robo-justice sends him downIrish writer Marco van Belle delivers an entertaining script for this real time futurist thriller-satire set in LA in 2029, in a world (as they say) where AI is wholly responsible for assessing criminal guilt or innocence. You’ve heard of RoboCop. This is RoboJustice. Veteran Russian-Kazakh film-maker Timur Bekmambetov directs, bringing his usual robust approach to the big action sequences, and Chris Pratt stars as the LAPD cop accused of murder. (Longtime Pratt fans will appreciate a cameo appearance here of Pratt’s fellow cast-member from TV’s Parks and Recreation, Jay Jackson, effectively reprising his performance as sonorous TV newsreader Perd Hapley.)The film’s ostensible target is the insidious power of AI, though the movie partakes of today’s liberal opinion doublethink, in which we all solemnly concur that AI is very worrying wh...

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2 h. ago Coolest shower curtains to bring a splash of decadence to your bathroom

Rub a dub dub, time to dress the tub

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2 h. ago Voices: ‘The Farage effect is starting to wear off’: Readers say Reform slump is helping Kemi Badenoch

Our community saw Badenoch’s polling uptick as less a Tory comeback and more a sign that Farage’s appeal may be levelling out, with many arguing the numbers reflect protest fatigue rather than genuine enthusiasm for either leader

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3 h. ago What will cause the weather 'battleground' set to bring heavy snow to Scotland?

The Met Office predicts snow on higher ground in Scotland and northern England as temperatures fall in coming days

Events

3 h. ago Verizon outage triggered a phishing scam. Here’s how to spot it

‘If you’re unsure whether a message is real, go directly to your Verizon app or official website,’ a Georgia sheriff’s office warned

Politics

3 h. ago Centuries of love letters go on display at the National Archives in London

Love letters spanning five centuries are on display at Britain’s National Archives

Politics

4 h. ago Here’s how to fix America’s immigration system. Trump’s path is not the solution | Kenneth Roth

A grand bargain on immigration could address problems with both the old approach and Trump’s new approachImmigration is one of the most divisive issues facing the United States, as it is in many countries. An ICE agent’s killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis is only the latest outrage that has brought the issue to the fore.Facing a 30 January deadline to renew funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which houses ICE, Democrats are now insisting on limits on ICE, at risk of another shutdown. It may be a pipe dream, but it is worth asking whether now might finally be a time to forge the long-elusive bipartisan agreement on immigration.Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch (1993-2022), is a visiting professor at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs. His book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments, is published by Knopf and Allen Lane Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast

Meteorologists warn that a stretched polar vortex could bring severe winter weather to much of the United States

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4 h. ago Howard Lutnick’s Davos speech ends in chaos after heckling and ‘walkouts’

ECB president Christine Lagarde is reported to be among the high-profile attendees to leave the BlackRock event

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4 h. ago Trump hits out at Britain's 'catastrophic' North Sea oil and gas curbs as he stokes mounting feud with Keir Starmer

Donald Trump lashed out at Britain's 'catastrophic' North Sea oil and gas curbs today as he stoked Transatlantic tensions.

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4 h. ago 'Our friends don't understand we don't want them to come on our family holiday'

A Reddit user said they and their family had gone on holiday with some friends, and things hadn't gone as well as expected. And now their friends had asked to join them on their next trip.

Politics

4 h. ago Moment dozens of people swarm Wilmslow Road in chaotic scenes amid protest

CCTV footage showed cars trying to drive the road as crowds of people gathered

Events

5 h. ago Major change at 1,300 outlets at supermarkets over 'old mobile phones'

The service allows people to bring unwanted smartphones branches and payment is issued within minutes.

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