19 m. ago The US agencies hit hardest by Trump and Musk’s layoffs so far

From Revenue and Energy to Agriculture and Defense

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34 m. ago Ben Stiller discusses his most 'underrated' Disney movie ever on its 30th anniversary

Ben Stiller is known for starring in many hit films such as Zoolander, Night at the Museum and Meet the Parents and also for his directing work on TV hit Severance, but fans wanted to discuss one of his Disney classics this week

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50 m. ago Gogglebox fans 'switch off' as show ends with 'weird' and 'disturbing' scene

Gogglebox viewers were left reaching for the remote as the latest instalment of the hit Channel 4 show ended with a scene from the new season of The White Lotus

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73 m. ago Ruud van Nistelrooy breaks unwanted Premier League record as Leicester crisis deepens

Leicester City were thrashed 4-0 at home by Brentford on Friday night in a match which saw them hit a new low in the Premier League under manager Ruud van Nistelrooy

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75 m. ago Plans for direct trains from London St Pancras to Germany and Switzerland: Simon Calder explains all

Trains could soon go direct from St Pancras International in London to cities such as Milan, Frankfurt and Geneva in under six hours, as the station looks to expand its capacity for European travel with the help of different train operators.

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76 m. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel says body of Shiri Bibas handed over as Hamas prepares to release six more hostages

Hamas says six captives expected to be freed from Gaza on Saturday in swap for about 600 Palestinian prisoners and detaineesA convoy of Red Cross vehicles is now heading to a hostage handover site set up by Hamas in Rafah in southern Gaza, the Times of Israel is quoting an Israeli defense official as saying.The Red Cross is expected to receive two hostages there, the report says. According to Al Jazeera, hostages Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu will be freed in Rafah. The other four — Omer Shem-Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert and Hisham al-Sayed — will be released later in central Gaza’s Nuseirat.On the stage prepared by Hamas in Rafah are the usual placards with messages including “We are the flood” as well as military weapons and equipment the group claims were stolen from the IDF on October 7 2023.One piece is a gun on which the group wrote “Ravshatz,” the Hebrew acronym for the head of a community’s local security team, indicating it was taken from such an individual killed by terr...

Events

94 m. ago Toxic Town: Jodie Whittaker is absolutely flawless as she battles real

The hasty regeneration of Corby’s old steelworks poisoned a generation. Now the story of how it came to court is told in a harrowing, if slightly melodramatic, new Netflix seriesJack Thorne writes the kind of meaningful, worthwhile dramas that you definitely – no, honestly – do plan to watch but just maybe not tonight. Best Interests from 2023, about a distraught mother battling the NHS doctors who decide to allow her severely ill teenage daughter to die, was warm, miraculously funny, and as gripping as a thriller. It was also so traumatising that it could make the viewer feel as if they were in actual physical pain. Before that, there was The Accident, whose matter-of-fact title only hinted at the harrowing subject matter: the series covered the aftermath of a construction site explosion in Wales that killed eight children.Toxic Town (Thursday 27 February, Netflix) – Thorne’s new four-part series – could be considered a companion piece to The Accident: it also deals with a dea...

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94 m. ago ‘Traditional flavours and modern ideas’ turn Swedish buns into a TikTok delight

The ‘fantasticallly delicious’ semla has gone from a simple Nordic springtime favourite to a Noma-approved delicacyThe earliest version of the Swedish semla was a 16th-century plain bread bun served in a soup of warm milk eaten only on Shrove Tuesday in preparation for the 40-day fast of Lent.It is a far cry from this year’s hit varieties, which include Dubai chocolate (the chocolate bar with a knafeh and pistachio filling that became a TikTok trend) and chokladboll (based on a Scandinavian oat, cocoa and butter ball – a popular fika item). Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ruben Amorim makes Manchester United transfer statement over free agents

Man Utd have been hit by some damaging injuries in attack and have been left short of numbers since the transfer window shut.

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2 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

Events

2 h. ago Druggy period drama Dope Girls struggles to hit the ultimate high

Despite Peaky Blinders comparisons, this tale of crime and debauchery in post First World War Soho doesn’t quite find its voice.

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2 h. ago ‘I do feel we can be too prudish’: one woman’s experience as a life model

Life drawing hit the headlines when a north London class, which had been running for more than 30 years, was told to cover up its naked models or find a new location. Ellie Heney, 32, from Lancaster, has been a life model for 13 years and hopes to be one for the rest of her life. She explains whyIt was my first year of university in Liverpool and it was a typical broke student situation. I saw a poster saying £20 for life modelling and when you’re living on beans on toast you think: ‘Well, I can do that.’ So I gave it a go.It’s the strangest thing in the world when you do it for the first time. I remember my heart was pounding and the adrenaline was rushing and the back of my head was prickly because I was thinking: ‘What on earth am I doing? This is crazy!’ Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Shiri Bibas remains identified as Israel and Hamas prepare for another hostage

Gaza ceasefire deal still on track amid uproar over fate of two Israeli boys and initial false return of their mother’s bodyThe body of the Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been identified, Israel’s army radio reported early on Saturday, adding that Bibas was likely killed in captivity with her children.The confirmation came as Israelis and Palestinians braced for another tense exchange of hostages, prisoners and detainees on Saturday after uproar in Israel over allegations that two child hostages were “brutally murdered” by Hamas, and the group’s initial failure to deliver the body of their mother, instead returning the corpse of an unidentified woman. Continue reading...

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2 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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2 h. ago Discovery of potential pandemic virus in China raises global health concerns

Researchers in China have discovered a new coronavirus in bats that they say has the potential to spread to humans, after the world was recently hit by the COVID-19 pandemic

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3 h. ago A train through Germany: is Europe’s powerhouse going off the rails?

In the run-up to Sunday’s crucial election, the Guardian took a long journey through Europe’s heartland to talk to votersCreaking, overcrowded, neglected, Germany’s railways, once a source of national pride, have taken a battering to their image in recent years. Amid wider concerns about the health of Europe’s stagnating largest economy, the state of its trains has become something of a metaphor for a more general sense of malaise.On Sunday Germans will go to the polls in one of the most important elections in recent times, with an emboldened far right hoping to more than double its share of votes. In the run-up, the Guardian travelled more than 850 miles on trains across Germany to hear what its citizens have to say about the state of their nation. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Sex Pistols legend John Lydon reveals music career started playing the bagpipes

Lydon, who fronted the legendary punk rock group and helped pen hits such as Anarchy in the UK and God Save The Queen, joined bassist Vicious, real name Simon John Ritchie, at the lessons held where they worked as cleaners at the Heal's department store in London.

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4 h. ago Vehicle tax changes that will see some pay up to £195 for the first time

Some car owners across the country will be hit by major tax changes in just a couple of months

Economics

5 h. ago DWP data shows Brits have on average £9,000 in lost pensions

The Pensions Dashboard is a new tool that is currently being developed by the Department of Work and Pensions which will allow people to track down all of their current pension pots

Economics

6 h. ago Love Island All Stars winners Gabby Allen and Casey O'Gorman pack on the PDA as they enjoy London night out after flying back from South Africa

The couple were crowned winners of Love Island: All Stars on Monday night and took home the £50,000 cash prize, and still appear to be going strong outside the villa.

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