93 m. ago Revealed: How 11 out of 12 toilets became blocked forcing plane with 300 passengers on board to u

Hundreds of passengers aboard the Air India faced a nightmare journey when their plane had to head back to Chicago - all because of the toilet disaster at 35,000 feet.

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1 hour ago Holland review – twisty Nicole Kidman thriller is a disappointing mess

SXSW film festival: Fresh director Mimi Cave delivers an underwhelming follow-up that can’t make the most of its hard-working leading starNicole Kidman is, in general, providing a public service with her seemingly inexhaustible energy. She’s been working consistently with female directors – 19 in the last eight years – while also attempting to rescue the tight domestic thrillers of yore and consistently probing the gap between women’s placid public facades and private turmoil. The quality of Kidman’s performances – and she is almost always delivering something a little weird, a little off and very magnetic – does not indicate the quality of the project, which can range from the provocative (if underwhelming) Babygirl to her personal beach-read cinematic universe of mediocre TV roles.Holland, Kidman’s latest film as a star and producer (under her Blossom Films banner), finds Kidman in a familiar groove: a suburban housewife with secrets and suspicions, beset by paranoia and straining...

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1 hour ago Zelensky faces a painful choice in Saudi Arabia talks – bend the knee to Trump or lose his country

With Russia struggling to make gains in the east of the Ukraine, the sudden assault in the Kursk region looks like a coordinated move between the Kremlin and the White House

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2 h. ago Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi as Ukraine expected to push for air and sea ceasefire during US talks – Europe live

Ukrainian president will be holding talks with Mohammed bin SalmanThe UK rejected Russian allegations that two British diplomats were suspected of carrying out espionage activities (9:04) as “malicious and baseless,” saying it is not the first time Russia made similar accusations.Visitors from around the world have been flocking to the Pompidou Centre in Paris this weekend, seizing the last opportunity to enjoy Europe’s largest temple of modern and contemporary art before it closes its doors for a five-year overhaul. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Commons Speaker orders review after Big Ben clock tower security incident

A man spent more than 16 hours barefoot and holding a Palestine flag while perched on the clock tower of Big Ben on Saturday.

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2 h. ago Beautiful little country with stunning white sand beaches is 31C in April

If you're looking for a stunning destination that's warm, has white sand beaches, lush green forests and hardly any tourists - then look no further than Grenada

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2 h. ago Trump urged Steve Bannon to quash beef with Elon Musk and sit down privately with DOGE leader

The White House didn’t deny that the president urged his former chief strategist to stop attacking the world’s richest man

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3 h. ago Met Office reveals '80% chance' of polar vortex collapse that could bring icy blast to UK

Temperatures are expected to plummet across the country after a brief sunny spell

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3 h. ago Marco Rubio announces cancellation of most USAid programs – live

Secretary of state says on social media that 83% of the programs at USAid are being cancelledSecretary of state Marco Rubio has announced that USAid will cancel the majority of its programs, while the rest will be folded into the state department.Writing on X, Rubio said:After a 6 week review we are officially cancelling 83% of the programs at USAID.The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Apple iPad Air with M3 Processor review: Does the new tablet live up to the hype?

Apple's latest iPad Air model offers enhanced performance and new features such as an updated Magic Keyboard

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3 h. ago DWP PIP update as 'freeze' planned with those with most extreme disabilities set to lose out

Labour is carrying out a major review of the benefits system, as it emerged that the government is reportedly planning to announce a freeze on PIP payments.

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3 h. ago Oil tanker on fire after collision with cargo ship in North Sea with more than 30 casualties brought ashore

Fears of environmental disaster after oil tanker the Stena Immaculate and the container ship MV Solong collide off the coast of East Yorkshire

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3 h. ago Lara Trump declares Trump doesn’t take days off – as he spends yet another weekend golfing

President Donald Trump has played golf six out of seven weekends since he returned to the White House

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3 h. ago White Lotus fans celebrate after unexpected star’s brief full

‘I did not have this on my bingo card,’ joked one fan

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3 h. ago The making of Elon Musk: how did his childhood in apartheid South Africa shape him?

The billionaire and now Trump adviser grew up amid the collapse of white rule, attending an all-white school and then a more liberal oneWith an imposing double-winged redbrick main building, and school songs lifted directly from Harrow’s songbook, Pretoria boys high school is every inch the South African mirror of the English private schools it was founded in 1901 to imitate.Elon Musk, who has rapidly become one of the most powerful people in US politics, spent his final school years in the 1980s as a day pupil on the lush, tree-filled campus in South Africa’s capital, close to his father’s large detached home in Waterkloof, a wealthy Pretoria suburb shaded by purple jacaranda blossoms in spring. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Netflix bosses 'worried' about dire reviews of Meghan's show

Meghan Markle's new Netflix show 'With Love, Meghan' has dropped from the top 10 spot and the bosses are 'worried' about the negative reviews, an insider has claimed

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4 h. ago Revealed: Unthinkable item that blocked 11 out of 12 toilets on plane forcing it to u

Hundreds of passengers aboard the Air India faced a nightmare journey when their plane had to head back to Chicago after ten hours in the air - all because of the toilet disaster at 35,000 feet.

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4 h. ago Jason Isaacs' full frontal White Lotus scene has fans saying one thing

The White Lotus returned for its third season just weeks ago, with Harry Potter star Jason Isaacs among the cast alongside the likes of Parker Posey and Patrick Schwarzenegger

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4 h. ago iPad Air review: I tested Apple's new tablet and Magic Keyboard

Ahead of its general release this Friday, Apple kindly sent me the iPad Air and Magic Keyboard to test, and I wasn't disappointed .

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4 h. ago New iPad Air review: A powerful, immersive, lightweight beauty

Here’s our tech critic’s honest first impression of the brand-new iPad Air

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