56 m. ago Israeli hostage kisses his Hamas captive on the head as he and two other prisoners are handed over in highly emotional public ceremony

A traumatised Israeli hostage has today been seen kissing a Hamas fighter on the head as he and two other prisoners were handed over in an emotionally charged ceremony

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70 m. ago Indian politician accuses airline of allotting him broken seat: ‘Isn’t this cheating passengers’

Indian agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan publicly criticised the Air India airline for allotting him a ‘broken’ seat on the flight from Bhopal city to the capital New Delhi

Politics

1 hour ago Wales v Ireland LIVE: Six Nations updates, start time and latest score

It's Wales v Ireland in the Six Nations as Matt Sherratt takes charge of his first match

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2 h. ago Russia and US could meet again within weeks to discuss Ukraine, Moscow says – Europe live

Moscow and Washington held their first talks on ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine on TuesdayUkrainians who once lived in parts of the country now occupied by Russia hope they can claim some kind of compensation from the Russians in charge for the damage to their homes, Reuters reports.Maria Seryogova is one of those who have returned to snap photos of the rubble to back up their claims. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago A Thousand Blows true story: Inside the real infamous Forty Elephants all

A Thousand Blows brings to life real-life characters that walked the dirty East End streets more than 100 years ago.

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2 h. ago The New York Yankees’ repeal of their facial hair policy is simply business

Ending their decades-long ban on facial hair and bringing beards back to the Bronx had to be done to prop up New York’s declining competitive advantageOne of the last vestiges of George Steinbrenner era is finally over. The in-house (that Ruth built) rule that denied New York Yankees players the right to wear beards on baseball diamonds from the 1970s on is done and dusted, not unlike like The Boss himself, who died at 80 back in 2010. It’s the latest move showing that the new boss, George’s son Hal, who axed the 49-year-old rule on Friday, will do everything he can to differentiate himself from the old Boss, his dad.“In recent weeks I have spoken to a large number of former and current Yankees – spanning several eras – to elicit their perspectives on our longstanding facial hair and grooming policy, and I appreciate their earnest and varied feedback,” Steinbrenner said in a statement. “These most recent conversations are an extension of ongoing internal dialogue that dates back sev...

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2 h. ago Who is KSI as Britain's Got Talent judge set to bring in army of new fans

Britain's Got Talent is back with YouTube sensation KSI as a guest judge - but who really is the social media star filling in for Bruno Tonioli?

Sport

2 h. ago How many bottles of wine you'd need to drink to gain a pound of fat, according to a fitness coach

Scots on a weight loss journey might worry how a glass of wine or two will affect their progress

Sport

3 h. ago ‘It allowed us to survive, to not go mad’: the CIA book smuggling operation that helped bring down communism

From George Orwell to Hannah Arendt and John le Carré, thousands of blacklisted books flooded into Poland during the cold war, as publishers and printers risked their lives for literatureThe volume’s glossy dust jacket shows a 1970s computer room, where high priests of the information age, dressed in kipper ties and flares, tap instructions into the terminals of some ancient mainframe. The only words on the front read “Master Operating Station”, “Subsidiary Operating Station” and “Free Standing Display”. Is any publication less appetising than an out-of-date technical manual?Turn inside, however, and the book reveals a secret. It isn’t a computer manual at all, but a Polish language edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell’s famous anti-totalitarian novel, which was banned for decades by communist censors in the eastern bloc. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Emma Raducanu drops charges against man who 'stalked' her as details emerge

Dubai authorities have now disclosed details of Raducanu's encounter with the individual and confirmed that she has withdrawn charges

Politics

4 h. ago Emergency services descend after man 'shot in buttock' in street

Police believe a car pulled up and a passenger opened fire

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4 h. ago Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for peazotto with pickled peas | The new vegan

The freshness of pureed peas and mint and the tartness of lemony pickled peas combine to give pasta ‘rice’ a perky, vibrant liftToday’s recipe is inspired by an Italian method of preserving, sott’olio, which translates to “under oil”. The most delicate of vegetables, such as peas, are picked at peak ripeness, plunged briefly in vinegar, then stored in oil to preserve them until desired. I’ll admit that my recipe wantonly uses frozen petit pois, which are then in part pickled and in part whizzed up to make a stock in which to cook the orzo; nevertheless, eating it brings its own warm and welcome Italian sunshine to my English kitchen in cold, dark February. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Revealed: The sneaky European airports that are miles away from the cities they're named after

The worst culprits, used by airlines including Ryanair and Wizz Air, have been named by SCSChauffeurs and presented here in a series of maps to lessen the shock for flyers when they land.

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5 h. ago Which English arboreal project occupies 200 square miles? The Saturday quiz

From back, basting and zigzag to ‘the stuff that dreams are made of’, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What TV cliffhanger was resolved on 21 November 1980?2 Which body in the solar system has lakes of liquid methane?3 What Yorkshire side were the first national women’s football league champions?4 In a 1941 film, what was “the stuff that dreams are made of”?5 Who writes the Empyrean fantasy book series?6 What does the US defense department classify as UAP?7 What arboreal project occupies 200 square miles of central England?8 Which monarch was killed in 1057 at the Battle of Lumphanan?What links: 9 Emotion icon; glamorous camping; smoke and fog; fan magazine; romantic comedy?10 Cantuar; Dunelm; Ebor; Petriburg; Roffen; Sarum?11 Tom Cruise (6.5 mins, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation); Kate Winslet (7.25 mins, Avatar: The Way of Water)?12 Seth Pecksniff; Howard Roark; Anthony Royal; Rudolf Santonix?13 Back; basting; blind; cross; running; slip; zigzag?14 8 (1950-60); 9 (19...

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5 h. ago Man Utd decision 'upset' Sir Alex Ferguson before he angrily hit back at 'nonsense' claim

Sir Alex Ferguson delivered trophy after trophy over the course of his historic reign at Manchester United, but David Moyes' spell in charge after he succeeded his fellow Scot proved problematic

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6 h. ago AD FEATURE: Why heating and water management matters all year round

Temporary hiring solutions can help businesses prepare for changing conditions, ensuring productivity and efficiency

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6 h. ago Sir Alex Ferguson was 'upset' by Man United decision after hitting back at 'nonsense' claim

Sir Alex Ferguson had a big hand in David Moyes becoming his successor at Manchester United, but unfortunately the Everton boss' time at Old Trafford was cut short after a troublesome spell in charge

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7 h. ago Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro

Five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide in the next three weeks whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others charged by the country’s prosecutor-general with attempting a coup will stand trial

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8 h. ago Cabin crew unveils secret area on the plane where passengers are banned

An air-hostess has pulled the curtain on a tiny, but secret rest room cabin crew use on long-haul flights, and people are gob-smacked

Events

8 h. ago Welsh Water writes to thousands of customers telling them their bills are going up

The average rise is said to be 27% but some residents are seeing their go up by as much as 33%

Economics