39 m. ago Argentina goes to polls amid economic crisis and Trump ‘interference’

Poor showing in Sunday’s election would deal hammer blow to country’s radical libertarian president, Javier MileiArgentina’s radical libertarian leader, Javier Milei, is facing a pivotal moment in his presidency with voters set to deliver their verdict on his two-year-old administration on Sunday against a backdrop of political and economic crisis and accusations that his ally Donald Trump is meddling in the country’s affairs.A poor showing in Sunday’s midterm election would be a hammer blow to Milei, who took power in December 2023 pledging to kickstart “a new era of peace and prosperity” by slashing spending and inflation. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago Jay Slater's mother says trolls' comments 'were disgusting' as 30million videos appeared online discussing her son's disappearance before his body was found

Debbie Duncan (pictured with Jay Slater), 57, is now calling for a law change to tackle the spread of misinformation and online abuse during the investigation into a missing persons case.

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74 m. ago London man who joined jihadist group in Syria jailed for nine years

Isa Giga, 32, from Hounslow, was arrested at Heathrow Airport in May 2024 after flying back from Turkey

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84 m. ago DAN HODGES: Lucy Powell's Deputy Leadership victory sounds the death knell for Starmer. I know her well, and this is what she has planned for Labour and the country

Now it is only a matter of when, not if, he is removed as Prime Minister. And that's good news for Labour, and good news for Britain.

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1 hour ago Lucy Powell's speech on 'huge privilege' to be elected Deputy Labour leader in full

The new deputy leader said: "We have to offer hope, to offer the big change the country is crying out for. We must give a stronger sense of our purpose, whose side we are on and of our Labour values and beliefs"

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1 hour ago London man who travelled to Syria 'for martyrdrom' in terrorist group jailed

London man who travelled to Syria 'for martyrdrom' in terrorist group jailed  Guardian Series

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2 h. ago Putin is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Arctic Circle as Russia prepares for war with Nato, Norway says

Putin is amassing nuclear weapons and attack submarines in the Artis Circle as his country prepares for war with NATO, Norway has said. 

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2 h. ago Early tallies show Catherine Connolly surging ahead in Irish presidential poll

Counting began across the country at 9am on Saturday.

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2 h. ago 'A desperately sad story': SAM GREENHILL reveals the uncomfortable truth about Virginia Guiffre's bombshell memoir 

Virginia Roberts was the 'sex slave' of Jeffrey Epstein who claims she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew. Now she has told her own story - in an autobiography published posthumously.

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3 h. ago ‘It’s insanely sinister’: horror writers on the scariest stories they’ve ever read

Bloodthirsty ghosts, sadistic supercomputers, creepy childhood games ... Mariana Enríquez, Paul Tremblay, Daisy Johnson and others on the tales that kept them up at nightThe Summer People by Shirley Jackson I read this years ago and it’s a story that’s truly haunted me ever since. The titular “summer people” are the Allisons from New York, who rent the same off-grid country cottage each year. This time, instead of heading back to the city, they decide to extend their holiday for a month longer – something that seems to unsettle everyone in the nearby town. All pass on the same veiled caution that nobody has ever stayed at the lake beyond Labor Day. Nonetheless, the Allisons are determined to remain, and that’s when things start to get increasingly weird. The man who delivers the kerosene won’t sell to them. No one will deliver groceries to the cottage, and when the Allisons attempt to drive into town, the car won’t start. A storm gathers, the batteries in the radio fade, and as dark...

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4 h. ago Worrying hidden signs in 'fake mum's' shock apology after fooling family with baby DOLL

Kira Cousins confessed to faking her pregnancy and the birth of her 'daughter', with the truth unravelling after a newborn doll was found in her bedroom

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4 h. ago Body of 'beautiful and talented' woman, 23, found 'mummified' in flat a year after death

Charlotte Leader had seemingly gone missing as her family desperately searched for her whereabouts, only to tragically find her body a full year after she had disappeared

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5 h. ago Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch: their hilarious ghost show is a warm

The Bafta-winning siblings bicker, fart and squeal the night away in some of the UK’s ‘haunted as hell’ hotspots. But forget the ghosts – this is really just a golden opportunity to weep with laughterA full moon looms, a synthesiser gulps and – dun dun duuuuuuuun – we’re off to HMP Gloucester in a Skoda Octavia with Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch (Sunday 26 October, 9.30pm, BBC Two). Why HMP Gloucester? Because the former Victorian prison is, according to our hosts – the titular, Bafta-winning siblings behind peerless mockumentary This Country – “supposedly haunted as hell.” A fitting setting, then, for the first episode of a series that finds lifelong paranormal enthusiasts Daisy May (39) and Charlie (36) stuff their slippers into the aforementioned family hatchback and set off to spend a night bickering and farting “in some of this country’s spookiest places.”An opening montage offers further elucidation. “Some people want to climb Everest,” explains Charlie while a the...

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6 h. ago ‘I’m living with a tumour the size of a golf ball in my head – it’s changed my attitude to life’

David Aird, 56, a London-based musician, builder, and father of one, had been suffering from migraines for five years before he saw his GP, who broke the news to him that he had a brain tumour the size of a golf ball. It blew his world apart, he tells Charlotte Cripps – but it also means he no longer sweats the small stuff

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7 h. ago Tiny market town could be the best place to charity shop in the country

The town has a rich history and is home to a number of charities

Economics

11 h. ago How posh is YOUR garden? From the society verdict on 'neat lawns' to hot tubs, fountains and what you SHOULD be using your greenhouse for, this is the ultimate test

Looking at this month's Country Life magazine pictures of David and Victoria Beckham's country estate, it's hard to believe this is the same couple who sat on gold thrones at their wedding.

Society

13 h. ago Lithuania shuts airports and Belarus border after weather balloon incursion

Vilnius and Kaunas airports closed down after balloons drift into country’s airspace for third time this monthLithuania closed its two biggest airports on Friday and shut crossings on its border with Belarus after helium weather balloons drifted into its territory, the third such occurrence in the Baltic state this month.European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings and other air incursions, including at airports in Copenhagen, Munich and the Baltic region. Continue reading...

Society

14 h. ago Experts reveal if a break up can really cause a brain aneurysm...after Kim Kardashian's startling diagnosis

After Kim Kardashian hinted that her divorce from Kanye 'Ye' West may have given her a brain aneurysm, experts have weighed in on whether there is any truth to the claims

Science

14 h. ago Keith Urban managed to 'stay silent' on Nicole Kidman split for months during TV filming

Country music star Keith Urban reportedly kept silent on his marriage woes with actress Nicole Kidman before their split as he filmed brand new TV series The Road

Culture

15 h. ago Trump’s new $300 million ballroom likely to bear a familiar name

Officials are reportedly already calling it ‘The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom’

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