25 m. ago No Kings protest live updates: Bernie Sanders to headline rally in Washington DC

Other Democratic officials, including Chuck Schumer and Gavin Newsom, posted in support of the protestsDemocratic officials across the US have posted in support of the No Kings protests.The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, wrote on Saturday morning in a social media post: “Do not let Donald Trump and Republicans intimidate you into silence. That’s what they want to do. They’re afraid of the truth. Speak out, use your voice, and exercise your right to free speech.”“They have a ‘Hate America’ rally that’s scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall,” the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said on Fox News on Friday. “It’s all the pro-Hamas wing and, you know, the antifa people. They’re all coming out.”The Republican Minnesota congressman Tom Emmer said the party’s “terrorist wing” was holding the “Hate America” rally. “Democrats want to keep the government shut down to show all those people that are going to come here and express their hatred towards this country that they’re fighti...

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50 m. ago The Twits star says 'no more reboots' as they insist 'we need more original stories'

EXCLUSIVE: The Twits actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan has opened up on working on the iconic Roald Dahl story which has never been adapted to the screen until now.

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58 m. ago Peter Crouch says wife Abbey Clancey refused to wee on him — even when he asked

Former footballing legend Peter had been badly stung by jellyfish whilst the couple enjoyed a relaxing getaway, but Abbey straight up refused to do it, even with Peter's begging

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60 m. ago Dashcam films the front, back and gets you moving, literally

TIME was it a dashcam took footage of the view in front of the driver and that was it. No frills, just doing what it said on the tin - a camera, on your dash. Simple.

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82 m. ago Jewish film festival postponed after cinemas ‘refuse to host events’

Some venues were worried something might happen to endanger their staff, organisers say

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1 hour ago I can’t stop watching videos of people discovering Beds are Burning by Midnight Oil. Send help

Like all good addicts, I couldn’t tell you how much time I’ve spent with First Time Hearing clips on YouTube. They sucked me in and didn’t let me goRead more in the Internet wormhole seriesOh the pleasant pain of waiting impatiently for someone to understand the point! Oh the power of dramatic irony; the smug joy of knowing something they don’t.Oh how I wallowed in these feelings and more, when YouTube sucked me into a genre I had previously known nothing about: First Time Hearing videos, where people film themselves watching the music video of a song they’ve never heard before and grace viewers with their impromptu reactions, thoughts and facial expressions. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago What is private credit, and should we be worried by the collapse of US firms?

First Brands and Tricolor failures raise concerns for wider financial sector, including traditional banksThe collapse of two US firms, First Brands and Tricolor, has shone a light on private credit and its growing influence in the global economy.The failures have led to ballooning losses at traditional banks, and, coupled with worries about the health of US regional banks, have raised concerns about weak lending standards and potential threats from an opaque corner of the so-called shadow banking sector. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Burglary suspect does a poo in courtroom and lobs it at the judge before verdict

A judge’s day took a very dirty turn when a burglary suspect had a poo in the courtroom and tried to throw it at her - and the verdict on his alleged crime was even more surprising

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2 h. ago Mould will vanish from window panes and not come back if you use 35p Tesco ingredient

If you've started to notice mould spots around your window panes, there's no need to panic. You can help to keep it under control with one common household item you can pick up from Tesco.

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2 h. ago Christy director says film ‘important story about women living in coercive relationships’

Director David Michôd has called his latest film Christy an “important story for women in coercive relationships.”

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2 h. ago How Laura Woods became the golden girl of sports presenting: From work experience at Soccer AM to earning £1.5m a year while starting a new life with Love Island bad boy Adam Collard

Eyebrows had been raised when Woods and Collard's relationship went public in October 2023 when the former posted a series of photos of the couple that the presenter would swiftly delete.

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2 h. ago A congressman’s ex got a protective order against him. His boss has little to say about it | Arwa Mahdawi

This isn’t the first time Cory Mills has faced allegations of misconduct – but the House speaker wants to talk about ‘serious’ thingsMeet Cory Mills, a Republican congressman representing Florida. He is rabidly anti-abortion, incredibly anti-immigration, and obsequiously pro-Trump. Earlier this year, perhaps in a desperate bid to get Dear Leader to notice him, he introduced a bill, dubbed the “DON-ument Act”, which would make the wall on the US-Mexico border a national monument.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Naked man terrorises quiet neighbourhood as locals woken by creep staring through windows

The 23-year-old is facing multiple charges including armed residential burglary, two counts of residential burglaries, lewd behavior, criminal mischief and violating probation

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3 h. ago Race riot grandad Peter Lynch took own life after breaking prison rules, inquest hears

Lynch died two months after being jailed following riots outside a hotel housing asylum seekers last summer, where he was at the front of a mob, shouting 'scum' and 'child killers' at police

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3 h. ago Martin Lewis's superb radiator hack costs less than £10 but could save tonnes on heating bills

As the cold weather sets in, Martin Lewis has shared some of his top tips to stay warm and save money this winter - including one hack that uses a household item

Economics

3 h. ago World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’, says nature photographer

Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuildingMargot Raggett has spent the past decade raising money for conservation efforts around the world but, right now, she feels nervous about the future. “It does feel like we’ve taken a backward step,” she said.The wildlife photographer has raised £1.2m for the cause in the past 10 years through her Remembering Wildlife series, an annual, not-for-profit picture book featuring images of animals from the world’s top nature photographers. The first edition was published in 2015, when the Paris climate agreement was being drafted but, in the years since, efforts to tackle the climate crisis have been rolled back. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder's 'true colours' revealed after the cameras stop rolling

Rylan Clark and Rob Rinder are best known for their successful TV careers where they have both taken on several presenting roles, including filming two series together

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4 h. ago Big Brother's Cameron B breaks silence on George Gilbert controversy

EXCLUSIVE: Big Brother star Cameron B has spoken out about life after the show and his thoughts on housemate George Gilbert’s removal from the house

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4 h. ago The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools

From 007 to Elsa, Vermillio claims it can trace percentage of AI-generated image drawn from pre-existing materialAsk Google’s AI video tool to create a film of a time-travelling doctor who flies around in a blue British phone booth and the result, unsurprisingly, resembles Doctor Who.And if you ask OpenAI’s technology to do the same, a similar thing happens. What’s wrong with that, you may think? Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Jimmy Fallon dines with the King's guards as he holidays near Balmoral in Scotland

The US TV star was greeted with kilts and bagpipes after a chance encounter

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