39 m. ago The West Bank's dwindling Palestinian Christian communities, in photos

Christians who are proudly Palestinian and live in the occupied West Bank continue to find hope in Sunday worship as they wish for independence and peace in the Holy Land, even as they struggle with growing violence from Israeli settlers, restrictions on daily life imposed by Israel and fears of growing Islamist radicalization. The village of Taybeh is entirely Christian — Catholics of the Roman and Greek Melkite rites and Greek Orthodox.

Culture

2 h. ago ‘It’s like fencing with a close friend. Terrifying in a lovely way’: Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton on taking a gamble with their new drama

The actors star in Edward Berger’s woozy casino film Ballad of a Small Player. Amid the opulence of a Macau hotel, they talk risk, addiction and Fabergé eggsOn a humid morning in Macau, a blue-and-orange phoenix embellished with more than 60,000 flowers is hatching from an enormous pink Fabergé egg in the lobby of the Wynn Palace hotel. The haughty bird basks in the attention of onlookers as it rotates on a diamond-encrusted perch to the triumphant sound of clarions, before returning to its shell. Chancing upon this spectacle, you think to yourself, “How lucky that I was passing at that precise moment!” Stick around and you will be disabused of your sense of good fortune: the hatching occurs every 15 minutes without fail.It is summer 2024, and Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton are guests here while shooting Ballad of a Small Player, directed by Edward Berger (Conclave) and based on Lawrence Osborne’s clammy 2014 novel about ghosts, guilt and gambling. Farrell plays Brendan Reilly, an ...

Events

3 h. ago People are ditching 10,000 steps for walking trend giving '10 times the benefit'

This walking routine is super simple and low-impact

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5 h. ago New blood test could provide hope for misdiagnosed condition affecting 400,000 in UK

Chronic fatigue syndrome has been lacking reliable diagnostic tools, often leaving patients misdiagnosed and facing an arduous journey to find support

Events

6 h. ago Didn’t see that coming: Fortune tellers accused of stealing almost $600,000 from victim by claiming they’d ‘remove curse,’ police say

Fortune tellers claimed they would lift curse from client in exchange for money, luxury goods and concert tickets

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7 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Disgraced Gregg Wallace is seeking £10,000 from the BBC for 'distress and harassment'

Some might have thought that Gregg Wallace 's goose had been conclusively cooked when he was sacked by the BBC this summer - but he has now served up legal action against his ex-employer.

Economics

8 h. ago Morrisons faces demands to pay out to hundreds of angry motorists after fuel pump mix

People are demanding motorists are compensated after the Morrisons petrol station in Tiverton, Devon, caused problems for many who unwittingly put the wrong fuel into their cars.

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8 h. ago Around 70,000 users’ personal data at risk after hackers target popular messaging platform for gamers

Hackers targeted a third-party company that works with the popular messaging app in an effort to extort a ‘ransom,’ Discord said

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8 h. ago California company recalls nearly 245,000 pounds of pasta tied to listeria outbreak

A California company has recalled nearly 245,000 pounds of pre-cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak and potential contamination of dozens of products sold at grocery stores nationwide

Politics

9 h. ago Offshore wind developer Orsted to cut around a quarter of its workforce by the end of 2027

The Danish firm said it was axing about 2,000 roles out of its 8,000-strong workforce, with plans to make around 500 staff redundant by the end of the year.

Politics

9 h. ago UN is ready to surge aid into Gaza and waiting for green light from Israel after deal

The United Nations says 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid is ready to enter Gaza

Politics

11 h. ago Lottery results LIVE: National Lottery Set For Life draw tonight, October 9, 2025

THE National Lottery Set For Life numbers are in and it's time to find out if you've won the top prize of £10,000 every month for 30 years. Could tonight's jackpot see you start ticking off that bucket list every month or building your own start-up as a budding entrepreneur? You can find out by...

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12 h. ago We had an £170k joint income but still struggled in the UK – the country we moved to gets so much hate but we love it

A COUPLE have ditched the UK after claiming they were struggling to survive on their joint income of £170,000. Lacey Buff worked in HR while her husband worked in construction but both felt they weren't getting the most out of their paychecks. While their income is much higher than most, the pair were still struggling...

Economics

12 h. ago CCTV released of man with arm in sling after £9,000 of handbags are robbed from Selfridges

Police believe the man may be able to assist with ongoing enquiries

Economics

13 h. ago Jailed footballer set for return after being released from prison halfway through 14

Lucas Akins, 36, was jailed in April after causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving. He hit Adrian Daniel, 33, after he pulled out of a T-junction in his £200,000 Mercedes.

Events

13 h. ago More than 1,000 small boat migrants arrive in UK in 24 hours

It is the fourth time this year that more than 1,000 migrants have arrived on small boats in the UK in a single day

Events

13 h. ago Angel Reese to make history as first professional athlete in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Angel Reese is getting a pair of wings

Culture

13 h. ago Man Utd's new stadium 'takes major step forward' as next steps outlined by club

Manchester United have launched the next phase of their consultation with supporters on the club's plans to build a new 100,000-capacity stadium at Old Trafford

Events

14 h. ago One of world’s biggest wind farm developers to cut quarter of workforce

Ørsted plans to shrink company after Trump administration causes share price to plunge to all-time lowOne of the world’s biggest windfarm developers will cut its workforce by a quarter in the next two years after a series of setbacks for the industry.Danish wind giant Ørsted plans to remove about 2,000 positions from its 8,000-strong workforce by the end of 2027 through a combination of redundancies, natural attrition and selling off parts of its business. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago One of world’s biggest windfarm developers to cut quarter of workforce

Ørsted plans to shrink company after Trump administration causes share price to plunge to all-time lowOne of the world’s biggest windfarm developers will cut its workforce by a quarter in the next two years after a series of setbacks for the industry.Danish wind giant Ørsted plans to remove about 2,000 positions from its 8,000-strong workforce by the end of 2027 through a combination of redundancies, natural attrition and selling off parts of its business. Continue reading...

Politics