68 m. ago Africa’s last glaciers: an expedition to map ice loss in the Rwenzori mountains – in pictures

The project in Uganda has captured the disastrous effects of the climate crisis on a vital source of water that is central to the lives and sacred beliefs of the local Bakonzo community• Photographs by Project Pressure Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Democrats decry reported dismissal of NSA director Tim Haugh

Dismissing Haugh, who headed the US Cyber Command, puts the country at risk at a time of ‘unprecedented cyber threats’, congressional Democrats sayTop congressional Democrats on Thursday protested against the reported firing of Gen Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency (NSA), with one lawmaker saying the decision “makes all of us less safe”.The Washington Post reported late Thursday that Haugh and his civilian deputy at the NSA, Wendy Noble, had been dismissed from their roles. Haugh also headed US Cyber Command, which coordinates the Pentagon’s cybersecurity operations. The Post report cited two current US officials and one former US official who requested anonymity. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Israeli bombing of Gaza school housing displaced Palestinians kills at least 27, say medical officials

Most of those killed were women and children, according to the Hamas-run health ministry

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1 hour ago The Latest: Trump’s tariffs slam world markets in the biggest blow since the pandemic hit in 2020

Asian shares slid further Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs sent shudders through Wall Street at a level of shock unseen since the COVID-19 pandemic pummeled world markets in 2020

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2 h. ago Loose Women star Andrea McLean gives health update after revealing she ‘nearly died’

‘I may not be here now’ said the mother-of-two as she shared the details of her close call with death

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3 h. ago ‘We’re feeling good’: Vance insists market implosion could have been worse after shock Trump tariff announcement

‘We’re going to have a booming stock market for a long time because we’re reinvesting in the United States of America,’ vice president claims after market loses $3.1 trillion

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3 h. ago People of State Pension age with arthritis could be due up to £441 each month

Nearly half a million people will receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week from April 7.

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4 h. ago Doctor Who boss Russell T. Davies reveals why show could come off air in shock move

Whovians, prepare! Doctor Who is returning to screens with a star-studded cast - but series boss Russell T. Davies has revealed one of the show's episodes may not even be aired.

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4 h. ago Doctor Who could be axed from air in shock move due to BBC Eurovision clash

Doctor Who is returning to screens but series boss Russell T. Davies has revealed one of the show's episodes may not even be aired. due to two long-awaited TV events.

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5 h. ago FSG have already made their minds up on Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk contracts

Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold are all set to see their contracts expire this summer and Liverpool will not allow emotion to dictate their negotiations

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6 h. ago JCB is the first big British firm planning to boost production in the US in response to Trump's tariffs

JCB has become the first major British manufacturer to say it will bolster its US operations in response to Donald Trump's tariffs.

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7 h. ago Maura Higgins distracts herself from Danny Jones drama as she poses braless for racy photoshoot

Maura Higgins appears to be distracting herself from the Danny Jones saga by throwing herself into work as MailOnline can reveal she has appeared in another racy campaign.

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7 h. ago UK brothel ring busted as three jailed for forcing vulnerable women into sex work

Lina Wang, Chung Fu Wang and Yuan Hang played key roles in the prostitution of vulnerable victims in places including Canterbury, Chatham, Dartford, Gillingham, Maidstone, and Tunbridge Wells

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8 h. ago Mark Wright shares rare glimpse of baby daughter as he heads with Michelle Keegan to exclusive retreat

Mark Wright has posted adorable photos of his baby daughter Paloma as they headed on a trip to Soho Farmhouse with Michelle Keegan, with Mark writing: "In my Dad era."

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8 h. ago Mehmet Oz confirmed by US Senate to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Former TV pitchman has close relationship with boss RFK Jr but regularly encourages Americans to get vaccinatedFormer heart surgeon and TV pitchman Dr Mehmet Oz was confirmed on Thursday to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Oz became the agency’s administrator in a party-line 53-45 vote. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Sweeping Trump tariffs shock global economy, drawing threats and calls for talks

Tariff hikes announced by U.S. President Donald Trump have provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and calls for further negotiations to make trade rules fairer

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9 h. ago Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed’s Fixer review – this startling tale urgently needed telling

Dispatches, presented by Cathy Newman, talks to 16 survivors or witnesses of the ex-Harrods boss’s abuse, as well as tracking down his alleged enabler. The result is a raw, horrifying and invaluable watchIt is disturbingly easy to respond with little more than fatigue to reports of powerful men sexually exploiting women, because there have been so many. The part of us that should emit shock, disgust and righteous outrage becomes dulled through overuse. And so, when Mohamed Al Fayed, the billionaire former owner of Harrods, died in 2023 and was then credibly accused of being one of Britain’s worst sex offenders, the collective reaction felt like a shrug.The new Dispatches investigation, Delivered to a Predator: Al Fayed’s Fixer, however, ought to sharpen our revulsion and our resolve to fight for change. Building on the 2017 Dispatches documentary Behind Closed Doors and the 2024 BBC programme Predator at Harrods, it outlines the scale of the tycoon’s wrongdoing: last year, the Metro...

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9 h. ago ‘Jolly’ King plays carrot recorder at Windsor Castle music reception

The London Vegetable Orchestra is the UK’s only ensemble to use instruments made of hand-crafted local vegetables.

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9 h. ago Trump tariffs live: US markets see worst day in five years as president claims ‘stock is going to boom’

US president insists country is going to flourish as markets close sharply down; Republican ex-leader Mitch McConnell says tariffs are a ‘bad policy’US stock markets have worst day since Covid over Trump tariffsGlobal markets in turmoil amid Trump tariffsTrump’s chaos-inducing global tariffs, explained in chartsIn the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.“You need to cancel that,” Ron Klain, Biden’s former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu dodges war crimes arrest in Hungary visit

Hungarian leader Viktor Orban quits International Criminal Court, refusing to allow arrest of Israeli leader wanted on war crimes accusations because he says it is an unfair 'political' tribunal

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