85 m. ago Trump targets Cuba in Truth Social posts and jokes about who its next president could be

Trump issued a stern warning to Cuba after joking that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would become the island’s next leader

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1 hour ago Humiliating FA Cup loss leaves Crystal Palace and Oliver Glasner at crossroads

After Macclesfield defeat, club must invest wisely to bolster a weak squad and convince their manager to stayOliver Glasner’s face told the story. The Crystal Palace manager watched in exasperation as the FA Cup holders headed towards ignominy on Macclesfield’s artificial surface and was still in shock when he conducted his post-match interview. “Honestly, I have no explanation for what I have seen today,” said Glasner.A mere 238 days since the greatest day in Palace’s history, when he and the club stalwart Joel Ward paraded their first major trophy at Wembley, Marc Guéhi’s first thought after the final whistle at the weekend was to face the music from the diehards who had made the trip to Cheshire from south London. Accompanied by the assistant manager, Paddy McCarthy, the Palace captain held intense discussions with several supporters as Macclesfield’s celebrated their historic victory with a pitch invasion. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Cardiff forced to wait on European qualification amid Amsterdam 'shambles'

The Cheetahs v Ulster match was called off just before kick-off, with the result directly impacting Cardiff

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2 h. ago Owners of the Swiss bar in which 40 people burned to death in a New Year's fire say waitress they viewed as 'a stepdaughter' suffocated 'in a pile of bodies behind a locked door'

Providing their most detailed account of the disaster to date, Jacques and Jessica Moretti said Cyane Panine's last minutes alive encapsulated the full horror of the evening.

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2 h. ago Revealed: Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett proposed to his yoga guru girlfriend on a family holiday to Morocco... as new details of their very unconventional on off then on again romance emerge

The multi-millionaire Diary of a CEO podcaster (left), 33, popped the question to French-Portuguese yoga entrepreneur Melanie Lopes (right) on Christmas Day in the historic city of Marrakech.

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3 h. ago Former Republican chair says US institutions yielded to Trump, ‘the bully’

Michael Steele argues law firms, universities and media capitulated with startling speed and voters want accountabilityThe biggest surprise of Donald Trump’s first year back in office is how quickly America’s institutions capitulated to “the bully”, said Michael Steele, a former chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) turned arch critic.But with the midterm elections for Congress looming, Steele predicts a resounding Democratic victory amid a hunger among voters to hold the president and his allies accountable for threatening democracy. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Macclesfield miracle is latest proof that FA Cup magic is still alive and well

Sixth-tier Macclesfield secured one of the all-time upsets as they knocked out FA Cup holders Crystal Palace as the competition continues to prove it is the best in world football

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4 h. ago Sweet taste of success! British boxer Dalton Smith, 28, WINS light

The 28-year-old, from Sheffield, floored the Puerto Rican with a thunderous right hook in New York, leaving the title-holder wobbling before the referee stepped in to halt the contest.

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4 h. ago Seven 'common conditions' that pharmacies can treat without a GP appointment

You don't need to wait to see a doctor if you're grappling with these seven health issues

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5 h. ago A congresswoman wants to impeach Kristi Noem. She’s right to do so | Jan

It may be tempting to dismiss the move as hopeless – but it interrupts the Trump administration’s promise of impunityIn the wake of the killing of Renee Nicole Good, Congresswoman Robin Kelly has announced the filing of three articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary. Predictably, reactions have been muted at best: with the GOP holding both the Senate and the House, impeachment can be dismissed as purely performative, a helpless response to an in and of itself understandable moral imperative of “just do something!”But such dismissals are too quick: this administration has been running on a promise of impunity at all levels, and Democrats have to start signaling that actions have consequences. They also need to break out of a fateful dynamic: during Trump 2.0, misdeeds and scandals are following each other in such rapid succession that neither the press nor the public ever seem to get to focus on one. Impeachment can concentrate minds and slow down ...

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5 h. ago ‘There is one story we never tell’: will old family photos bring joy to my ailing mother – or remind us of dark secrets?

As Alzheimer’s tightens its grip, we have started making our way through the hundreds of albums in my childhood home. But some are too painful to revisitA couple of months ago, my mother moved into a nursing home. Her Alzheimer’s has progressed to a point where it’s no longer safe for her to live alone, and she now needs round-the-clock care. It has been my task to empty out her house, where she lived for more than 50 years.It’s not a job I would have asked for; it requires that I trawl through memories that aren’t mine, or shared memories that are painful for one reason or another. But my mother is no longer able  to make these decisions herself, about which of her possessions are worth keeping hold of and which should be discarded, either for practical reasons of space or necessity or because a continued attachment to the stories behind them might do more harm than good. By deciding these things for her I’m curating her life story. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago ‘People think abuse comes with working in A&E. It shouldn’t be like that’

How a hospital is helping NHS staff realise they need not accept violence, abuse and aggression on the job Hugo (not his real name), an advanced clinical practitioner, was on the night shift in A&E at Great Western hospital, Swindon, when a drunk patient started swearing aggressively at a nurse. “When I asked if I could help, he told me, ‘Fuck off you gay cunt.’ When I asked him not to speak to me like that and to return to his seat in the waiting room, he just walked up the corridor swearing and repeatedly shouting ‘gaydar’.”Hugo said he was initially more annoyed than scared, even when the patient grabbed a crutch and started swinging it about. “There wasn’t time to be frightened,” he said. “You’re just trying to protect your colleagues and the patients.” He called security and in the end the police had to arrest the patient. He said although he had experienced aggressive and violent behaviour – over the course of his career, he has been kicked, spat at, pushed and intimidated...

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5 h. ago Truth behind FA Cup practice draws as curtain peeled back on behind

The draw for the fourth round of this season's FA Cup will take place on Monday, but it won't be the first time organisers will get a glimpse of what the schedule could look like

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6 h. ago Shaun Murphy 'never forgave' Ronnie O'Sullivan and continues to hold grudge against rival

Masters champion Shaun Murphy still harbours resentment towards Ronnie O'Sullivan over an incident

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6 h. ago Biggest FA Cup upsets ranked after Macclesfield stun holders Crystal Palace

Holders Crystal Palace suffered one of the biggest shocks in FA Cup history as sixth-tier Macclesfield dumped them out in the third round

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7 h. ago Coronation Street’s Katy Cavanagh makes bold move to become the next Kris Jenner

Soap star Katy Cavanagh is putting her own career on hold and turning to being a Karsdahian style momager to her sons - who are building their film careers

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7 h. ago The high street that holds the recipe for success to broken Britain

As high streets crumble under the rise of online shopping, unsustainable business rates and Labour's Budget, Petworth has not only survived but continues to thrive.

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9 h. ago Dwayne Peel cuts lonely figure and humiliated Dragons to hold 'deep review'

The latest rugby news stories from wales and the wider world

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9 h. ago Defog car windscreen 'twice as fast' by pushing forgotten switch

Motorists are wasting valuable time on frosty mornings waiting for windscreens to clear

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11 h. ago Martino’s, London SW1: ‘Beautiful bedlam’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

Does central London really need another fancy Italian restaurant? Well, yes, apparently it does Does the area around Sloane Square in central London really need another fancy, Italian-leaning restaurant that serves up tortellini in brodo and veal Milanese? Well, yes, apparently it does. One Saturday lunchtime late last year at Martino’s was hectic even in the delightful reception area, where we were waiting to check in a coat with the elegantly uniformed front-of-house ladies. All the tables in this hot new all-day brasserie were booked and busy, and plenty of walk-ins were champing at the bit for cancellations.Actually, “delightful reception” is not a phrase I’ve often uttered, or even thought, but this is a Martin Kuczmarski restaurant, so the small things tend to add up to a larger picture – this cocoon-like holding pen keeps would-be queuers away from the diners. Why was I so charmed by this weird, crisply officiated bends chamber that operates as a liminal space between the rea...

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