1 hour ago Atrocities mount daily. Promised aid does not arrive. Why has the west turned its back on Sudan?

As territory is won and lost by opposing military forces, people grasp at scraps of normality. But the country is undergoing the world’s most severe humanitarian catastrophe and global announcements of help have amounted to nothingA friend had gone missing. Nothing unusual in Sudan’s ruinous war, but Hitham Mohund knew it was vital to act quickly. However, in an abandoned home near the Nile River he stopped searching after making a grisly discovery: wedged inside a bathroom were three bodies. Hands tied, eyes staring upwards.“They were shot in the chest,” said the 28-year-old, as he walked towards Maigoma Street, a dusty thoroughfare in north Khartoum, Sudan’s capital. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago M4 closures set to cause misery as warning issued to drivers

Several spots on the network could be affected this week with scheduled repair works

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9 h. ago ‘Robbed him blind’ Fans fume as UFC London is hit by several controversial scorecards

‘Robbed him blind’ Fans fume as UFC London is hit by several controversial scorecards  Bloody Elbow

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10 h. ago Donald Trump 'ready to join British Commonwealth' as he declares love for King Charles

Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social account that he 'loves King Charles', adding that the idea of the US becoming an 'associate member' of the British Commonwealth 'sounds good'

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10 h. ago Sir Alex Ferguson agrees shock management return after Manchester United role axed

Sir Alex Ferguson was poised to be back in the dugout this weekend as he takes his place on the touchline for Giuseppe Rossi's farewell match in Florence alongside several greats of the game

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11 h. ago Trump's prayer army: Spiritual leaders who are guiding the president through his 2nd term

The White House Faith Office and several faith leaders from across the country joined President Donald Trump for a prayer in the Oval Office on Wednesday.

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14 h. ago Labour considers sending migrants to ‘overseas hubs’ in Balkans

Conservatives said the idea showed prime minister Keir Starmer was wrong to cancel scrapped Rwanda scheme before it even started

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14 h. ago Did AI mania rush Apple into making a rare misstep with Siri? | John Naughton

The company that prides itself on announcing products only when they’re ready grossly underestimated the demands of personalising its virtual assistantAfter ChatGPT broke cover in late 2022 and the tech industry embarked on its contemporary rendering of tulip mania, people started to wonder why the biggest tech giant of all – Apple – was keeping its distance from the madness. Eventually, the tech commentariat decided that there could be only two possible interpretations of this corporate standoffishness: either Apple was way behind the game being played by OpenAI et al; or it had cunning plans to unleash upon the world its own world-beating take on the technology.Finally, at its annual World Wide Developers’ Conference (WWDC) on 10 June last year Apple came clean. Or appeared to. For Apple, “AI” would not mean what those vulgar louts at OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Meta raved about, but something altogether more refined and sophisticated – something called “Apple Intelligence”. It ...

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17 h. ago How casting directors are turning on nepo babies and striking gold by hiring unknown actors with zero experience such as Owen Cooper and Keiyon Cook

The Warrington-based teen, who had done 'literally nothing' in the world of acting, isn't the only star plucked off the streets and given a chance at stardom.

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19 h. ago Make popular Domino's Creme Egg cookies in your air fryer for a fraction of the price

This easy recipe for the air fryer cookies will impress your guests this Easter.

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20 h. ago Yotam Ottolenghi: I tried intermittent fasting, and hated it. This is why we need to ditch the diets and go back to basics

The chef says we need to forget fads and focus on the joy of good food cooked with love• Yotam’s recipes for roast chicken with butter beans, and perfect potatoesThe kids normally have breakfast at 7.30. I make eggs – soft boiled, scrambled or an omelette – sliced cucumber, toast with butter and a bowl of yoghurt on the side. Whether I eat too depends on how much I ate the previous night – and how late.Last year, I decided I’d skip breakfast altogether. I was reading everywhere about the benefits of intermittent fasting (IF) and it didn’t feel like a huge sacrifice. Apparently, if I managed to avoid food for 16 hours, half of it spent sleeping anyway, I was more likely to sustain weight loss compared with following any other diet. On top of that, fasting periods are said to allow the body to repair cells and, as a result, help to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, general inflammation, memory loss, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and other maladies. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Scientists identify ‘tipping point’ that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed

Giant blobs along 5,000-mile-wide sargassum belt has killed animals, harmed human health and discouraged tourismScientists in Florida believe they have identified a “tipping point” in atmospheric conditions in the Atlantic Ocean they say caused giant clumps of toxic seaweed to inundate beaches around the Caribbean in recent summers.Previous theories for the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt that has killed marine animals, harmed human health and plagued the tourism industry in several countries include a surfeit of nutrients in the water, such as nitrogen and phosphorus in runoff from intensive farming and carried into the ocean in the Congo, Amazon and Mississippi rivers. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Putin crony in sinister threat to Prince William after Estonia visit

Prince William this week visited British troops in Estonia, which borders Russia, and drew the scorn of several people in the Kremlin who made threats against the heir to the throne

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22 h. ago Iconic 80s pop star Kim Wilde reveals the three foods she always keeps in her fridge and her favourite Cadbury chocolate

The singer, 64, tells Tom Parker Bowles about the joy of buttered crumpets, a Japanese cookery disaster and her pre-teen baking skills

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23 h. ago EastEnders stars had no idea they were secretly related until they met on BBC set

EastEnders character Jay Brown has been a firm favourite amongst fans of the BBC soap for years - and it turns out the actor who plays him is related to another former star

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23 h. ago I travelled 2,000 miles from Italy to the tip of Spain – on horseback

I had to brave wolves, bitter weather and mountain passes during my epic journey, but it was transformativeBefore riding a horse across the Ligurian Alps in north-west Italy, I had never heard the phrase “in bocca al lupo” (into the wolf’s mouth). An idiom of good luck, in the same vein as saying “break a leg” to a performer, the words passed the lips of almost every stranger I met. As we travelled through these little-known mountains, the message began to take on a whole other meaning: a call to embrace the unknown, wolves and all.I was on an ambitious journey – from Siena in Tuscany roughly 2,000 miles to the north-west tip of Spain at Finisterre, which literally means “the end of the earth”. I thought that a perfect place to finish. The idea came while working in London as a stable boy and (out of work) actor. Restless and desperate for a sense of purpose, I came across a copy of Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’s 17th-century picaresque adventure. It lit my imagination and a que...

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24 h. ago How to turn excess celery leaves into celery salt – recipe | Waste not

If you ever wondered how to make celery salt, read on: it’s superbly thrifty and simpleI came across homemade celery salt by accident. As part of my ongoing mission to use up every part of any vegetable, I dehydrated some celeriac leaves to use as a garnish for a savoury cheese and mushroom porridge (see next week’s column), and was astounded by their rich, umami flavour. It was then that I realised they could be ground with sea salt to make that old kitchen staple, celery salt. Celery salt can be used to replace regular table salt and as a flavour enhancer for just about any savoury dish, from soup to salad; it’s also delicious as a seasoning for meat or fish and, of course, makes a sublimely savoury bloody mary. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago The stunning forest walks and adventure trails in Scotland still closed due to Storm Eowyn damage

National Trust for Scotland said up to 1,000 trees had blown down across its whole estate, as forestry managers warned several outdoor trails remain closed due to storm damage.

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32 h. ago Man entered UK hospital with 'pressure cooker bomb' to 'kill as many nurses as possible'

He was found by an inpatient, Nathan Newby, with the bomb, knives and an imitation firearm, but luckily he was able to calm and divert Farooq before seeing police help

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32 h. ago National Weather Service suspends critically important forecasting practice after DOGE devastation

The move — which comes after a severe weather outbreak last weekend resulted in dozens of deaths — has drawn strong reactions from forecasters and meteorologists on social media

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