25 m. ago 'I swapped my electric toothbrush for Suri's sonic model and my teeth feel so much cleaner'

Shopping Writer Meghan has been a sworn Oral-B devotee - until she tried Suri's sonic toothbrush and she raves 'my teeth feel cleaned like I've been to the hygienist, every time'

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33 m. ago Coking coal to keep British Steel Scunthorpe furnaces burning being unloaded in docks in race against time

Industry minister Sarah Jones confirmed the shipment had been paid for and the rescue mission was being stepped up on Tuesday

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61 m. ago Pets at Home to stop rabbit sales over Easter weekend due to animal welfare concerns

Four out of five rabbits bought over Easter end up abandoned or dead within an year, according to PETA UK

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69 m. ago EU considers plans for firms to break Russian gas contracts without penalties

European Commission could reportedly let energy companies declare force majeure and avoid paying MoscowThe European Commission is considering plans that would allow European companies to break long-term Russian gas contracts without paying penalties to Moscow, it has been reported.Citing three officials with knowledge of the plan, the Financial Times reported that the commission was studying the possibility of allowing companies to declare force majeure, which would absolve importers of their obligations to pay penalty fees for ending contracts. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago British Steel secures raw materials to keep Scunthorpe furnaces burning in race against time

Industry minister Sarah Jones confirmed the shipment had been paid for and the rescue mission was being stepped up on Tuesday

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2 h. ago Actor Alan Rickman had ‘so much more’ to offer the world, his wife says

Rima Horton made the comments by Tower Bridge in London at an event highlighting the importance of early detection of pancreatic cancer.

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2 h. ago China taunts Trump: Factories flood TikTok with videos urging consumers to buy direct to avoid tariffs

Chinese TikTok creators have claimed that popular fashion labels such as Lululemon and Louis Vuitton are producing their garments in China for a fraction of their retail price.

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2 h. ago Trump tariffs latest: JD Vance says good chance of UK trade deal and praises ‘cultural affinity’ with Britain

The UK has welcomed J.D. Vance’s statements, saying Britain was in a “good position” to negotiate

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2 h. ago Daniel Dubois vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch date set for undisputed showdown

The pair first fought back in 2023, with the Ukrainian going on to stop the Brit, but it now looks as if the two stars are set to go head-to-head for a second time this summer

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2 h. ago Trump’s tariffs are reckless – but they hold a key lesson for Democrats | David Sirota

There is a middle ground on tariffs. But Democrats’ free-trade advocacy allows Trump to play the populistTo tariff or not to tariff? Today’s tweet-length political discourse pretends this is a binary choice. Donald Trump has pitched across-the-board import levies as a panacea to rebuild American manufacturing, while Democrats insist the president’s proposals are an attempt to crash the economy, and that their party should tout its opposition to all tariffs.But neither the policy nor politics of this moment are that neat and simple. While too few or too many tariffs can destroy economies, there is a Goldilocks zone that’s just right. It’s just being omitted from the conversation. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Having as many babies as possible is not the only way to show you love humanity | Zoe Williams

Elon Musk is obsessed with falling birth rates, as is the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán. Why would leftwingers want to buy into their ‘pronatalist’ agenda?‘Perpetuating humanity should be a cross-politics consensus,” read an article in the Atlantic last week, “but the left was mostly absent at a recent pronatalism conference.” It’s such a simple proposition – everyone loves babies and wants the species to perpetuate, right? – but pronatalism has provoked a ferocious battle on the American left. Should they be trying to engage meaningfully at a preposterous far-right conference? Or should the left stop self-flagellating and start organising?But what is pronatalism – and is it really borderline fascist? I don’t want to think about slippery, bad-faith, rightwing claptrap any more than you do, but in an era in which US politics can sneeze and the world catches encephalitis, we do, regrettably, have to think about bad-faith everything, all the time. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Pollen counts are climbing. Here’s how to make your home a hay fever

As the Met Office issues pollen warnings, it’s important to allergy-proof your surroundings

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3 h. ago China taunts Trump: Factories flood TikTok with videos urging consumers to buy direct to avoid tariffs while Beijing kneecaps US industry with suspension of rare earth exports

Chinese TikTok creators have claimed that popular fashion labels such as Lululemon and Louis Vuitton are producing their garments in China for a fraction of their retail price.

Economics

3 h. ago Pets at Home announces ban across Scottish stores for key reason

The popular shop has made the decision ahead of the upcoming Easter break in a bid to stop 'impulsive' purchases

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3 h. ago Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records

Medical information will be available from UK Biobank, despite western intelligence agencies’ security fearsResearchers from China are to be allowed access to half a million UK GP records despite western intelligence agencies’ fears about the authoritarian regime amassing health data, the Guardian can reveal.Preparations are under way to transfer the records to UK Biobank, a research hub that holds detailed medical information donated by 500,000 volunteers. One of the world’s largest troves of health data, the facility makes its information available to universities, scientific institutes and private companies. A Guardian analysis shows one in five successful applications for access come from China. Continue reading...

Science

3 h. ago Nvidia says it will build up to $500bn of US AI infrastructure as chip tariff looms

Plan comes after Donald Trump reiterated import threats and chipmaker’s CEO dined at US president’s resortThe chip designer Nvidia has said it will build up to $500bn (£378bn) worth of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the US over the next four years, in a sign of manufacturers investing in operations on American soil amid Donald Trump’s tariffs.The announcement comes after Trump reiterated threats on Sunday to impose imminent tariffs on the semiconductors that Nvidia makes mostly in Taiwan, and after the chipmaker’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, dined at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort earlier this month. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago My wife's arm has been swollen since she had breast cancer more than 30 years ago, how can she stop the numbness? DR MARTIN SCURR

My wife had breast cancer surgery more than 30 years ago, and ever since her left arm has been swollen with water retention. What can she do to relieve the numbness? Dr Martin Scurr replies...

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3 h. ago Pets at Home announces nationwide ban at all 460 UK stores this weekend

The temporary ban will prevent people from buying or adopting rabbits from shops in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in order to stop hasty Easter decision-making

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3 h. ago Celebrity Big Brother contestant looks completely unrecognisable

The former glamour model and reality star, 43, was kicked off the 16th series of Celebrity Big Brother in 2015 after it emerged she previously posed in front of Auschwitz wearing Nazi gear.

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4 h. ago Expert reveals how to protect your garden from a slug invasion this spring

As we step into spring, warmer days, humid nights and showery conditions can mean one thing for gardeners – the unwelcome return of slugs. With young plants on the menu, it’s a race against time for gardeners to stop them before these voracious pests could wreak havoc just as the growing season kicks off.

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