2 h. ago Sir Alex Ferguson's true feelings on Michael Carrick speak volumes after Man Utd outburst

Michael Carrick has been named Manchester United's interim manager and spent several seasons working under Sir Alex Ferguson

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3 h. ago Clarkson's Farm star Harriet Cowan's brilliant response as trolls criticise her look

Harriet Cowan, who starred in the latest series of Clarkson's Farm, has been the target of online abuse this week as she defended her makeup and hair choices

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3 h. ago Musk v Starmer: will UK ban X over Grok nudification? | The Latest

The UK government is threatening Elon Musk’s X with a ban. The social media platform is under pressure from ministers over the use of the Grok AI tool to manipulate images of women and children to remove their clothes. Ofcom, the UK’s media regulator, has launched an investigation into X – and the government says it will support a ban if Ofcom decides to press ahead. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says

Defense secretary says AI tool will join military systems later this month as it comes under fire for sexual imageryPete Hegseth announced on Monday that the US military will begin integrating Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence tool, Grok, into Pentagon networks.Speaking at the SpaceX headquarters in Texas on Monday evening, the US defense secretary said that the integration of Grok into military systems would go live later this month. “Very soon we will have the world’s leading AI models on every unclassified and classified network throughout our department,” Hegseth said. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Ten products to weatherproof your hair in wet and windy weather

Ten dependable stylers to help keep your hair in check, whatever the forecast

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7 h. ago Your hair myths, debunked: does rosemary oil really promote hair growth

An expert trichologist separates fact from fiction on hair growth, greys and scalp care

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7 h. ago Hair transplant in Turkey: Inside the world of Smile Hair Clinic

A closer look at how Istanbul became a global destination for hair restoration – and what the patient experience really involves

Science

8 h. ago Meet the merpeople: ‘Once I put the tail on, my life was changed forever’

Professional mermaids risk hypothermia, seasickness and the cling of skin-tight silicone, but the reward is becoming an ‘ocean ambassador’ – and a bit more colour in the worldPropelled by a shimmering silicon tail, Katrin Gray spins underwater, blowing kisses to the audience as her long, copper hair floats around her face. Her seemingly effortless movement is anything but – a professional mermaid’s free diving and performance skills require training, practice and total concentration.Mermaiding has become a global cottage industry, with pageants, conventions, retreats and meet-ups, where people gather in “pods” to practise their dolphin kicks. Makers create bespoke tail flukes, bejewelled bras, mermaid hair and even prosthetic gills for professional and hobbyist “seasters”. There is even a Netflix reality series called MerPeople, which documents the occasionally perilous journey of several aspiring professional merfolk. “No dead mermaids,” is the motto of one business featured. Conti...

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8 h. ago 'I tried cryotherapy on my bleached hair and couldn't believe the results'

We tested out Hair.TOXX's cryotherapy, a new treatment for 2026 using -16°C technology and promising up to 264% more shine for damaged hair

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9 h. ago Anne Boleyn painting is ‘actually a different royal’, claims historian

Off with her head? Painting in National Portrait Gallery’s collection may have been important political tool to shore-up Elizabeth I’s hold on power

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9 h. ago Charlie Hebdo tried to humiliate me. Instead it debased the freedom of speech it symbolises | Rokhaya Diallo

The satirical title targeted in an Islamist attack 10 years ago published a racist, sexist caricature of me that speaks volumes about its valuesThe day before Christmas Eve, just as France readied itself to slip into the holiday slowdown, something abruptly shook me out of any festive torpor. The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, known globally and tragically for being the target of an Islamist attack in 2015 published a caricature – of me. And it was appallingly racist. A huge, toothy grin, an enormous mouth, the cartoon depicts me dancing on a stage before an audience of laughing white men, adorned with a banana belt on a largely exposed body. The headline: “The Rokhaya Diallo Show: Mocking secularism around the world.”Stunned by the violence of this grotesque cartoon, I shared it on social media with a brief analysis: “In keeping with slave-era and colonial imagery, Charlie Hebdo once again shows itself incapable of engaging with the ideas of a Black woman without reducing her to...

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9 h. ago Hair cryotherapy promises 264% more shine – here’s what it did to my dull, bleached hair

Cryotherapy for your hair looks set to be a big beauty trend for 2026, freezing strands to -16 deliver incredible shine and hydration. Here's what happened when we tries it out...

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9 h. ago Bruno Fernandes decision and Michael Carrick snubbing close Man United pal speaks volumes

Michael Carrick is expected to be named Manchester United's interim manager until the end of the season, with the 44-year-old previously showing he's not afraid to make tough decisions on star players

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9 h. ago Labour’s first ‘Twitter tsar’ says ministers should get off ‘cesspit’ X immediately

Kerry McCarthy said X had ‘gone too far’ after its AI tool Grok was found to have been used to ‘undress’ images of people without consent and sexualise women and children

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12 h. ago Can X be banned under UK law and what are the other options?

UK media regulator is investigating whether X has breached the Online Safety Act – what could happen next?The UK government is threatening Elon Musk’s X with the nuclear option under the country’s online safety laws: a ban. The social media platform is under pressure from ministers after it allowed the Grok AI tool, which is integrated within the app, to generate indecent images of unsuspecting women and children.The government has said it will support the media regulator Ofcom, which has launched an investigation into X, if it decides to push ahead with a ban. But is such a move likely? Continue reading...

Events

13 h. ago Kylian Mbappe's farewell message to Xabi Alonso speaks volumes after brutal Real Madrid exit

Xabi Alonso has departed Real Madrid by mutual consent after less than eight months in charge and been replaced as head coach by Alvaro Arbeloa

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14 h. ago I watched Michael Carrick at Middlesbrough – what he did speaks volumes for Man United

EXCLUSIVE: Middlesbrough reporter Craig Johns provides an insight into Michael Carrick's tenure at the club and what Manchester United fans could expect with his arrival

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15 h. ago Revlon hair tool that 'gives excellent volume with no frizz' now 50% off

As winter weather makes hair frizzy, the Revlon styler has been branded a 'breeze' to use '

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15 h. ago Viofo A229 Ultra review: pushing dashcam technology to its limits

Viofo’s A229 Ultra takes an already excellent dashcam and pushes resolution and coverage to the absolute limit

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16 h. ago 'Premium' smart watch reduced from £130 to £24 is 'similar' to Apple at a fraction of the price

"Call quality is excellent, a really lovely looking watch, very similar to the Apple Watch but a fraction of the price. Battery life seems to be very good, would recommend this to anyone looking for an affordable smart watch."

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