1 hour ago UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP

Emily Thornberry says risk posed to British democracy by bot farms and biased algorithms requires actionOnline disinformation campaigns, including Iranian bot farms promoting Scottish nationalism and biased algorithms depicting London as “an overwhelmingly dangerous” city, are seeking to undermine British democracy, a senior Labour MP has warned.Emily Thornberry, the Labour chair of the foreign affairs select committee, said online disinformation about the UK was being promoted by Donald Trump and other US and UK politicians, and Britain was “constantly suffering from disinformation campaigns from both state and non-state actors”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Village stuck in 'endless nightmare' where children cough, windows can’t be opened and homes shake from blasts

Despite fierce opposition from locals, the quarry operator has secured a planning victory

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2 h. ago Coronation Street star announces engagement with ring reveal

Coronation Street star Tanisha Gorey has revealed that she is engaged, sharing pictures of her ring in a celebratory Instagram post.

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3 h. ago Lily Rose Depp is crowned the highest earning Gen Z nepo baby

New research has shown just how much the celebrities can make from sponsored posts based on the size of their following engagement - and the figures are huge!

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4 h. ago Why am I a vegan? I do it for my mental health | Emma Beddington

Vegan restaurants are closing, RFK Jr is sounding the drum for carnivores, and the protein cult is bigger than ever. But eschewing animal products helps me ward off a sense of impotence – and despairLet’s get this out of the way, because I’m itching to tell you (again): I’m vegan, and this is our time, Veganuary! Imagine me doing a weak, vitamin B12-depleted dance. Unlike gym-goers, vegans are thrilled when newbies sign up each January, for planetary and animal welfare reasons, but also, shallowly, for the shopping. This is when we can gorge on the novelties retailers dream up: Peta’s round-up for this year includes the seductive Aldi pains au chocolat and M&S coconut kefir.I need retail therapy, because Veganuary has become quite muted and that’s part of a wider inflection point in vegan eating that I’m sad about. “Where have all the vegans gone?” Dazed asked in November, and now New York Magazine has investigated, with the tagline: “Plant-based eating was supposed to be the fu...

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4 h. ago Disturbing truth about influencer dubbed 'most beautiful girl in world'

With millions of followers online, Nia Noir has captivated fans with her beauty. But speculation is growing that she might not be who she says she is - with key clues

Politics

5 h. ago Shoppers rejoice as Terry's Chocolate Orange product back in stores

The iconic Terry's Chocolate Orange Cream Egg has returned to supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Co-op and Iceland ahead of Easter

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5 h. ago Firefighter and five civilians killed as huge fire sweeps through shopping mall in Karachi

Emergency services rushed to the Gul Plaza in Karachi shortly after 10pm local time on Saturday following reports of the blaze, police and rescue officials said.

Events

5 h. ago Elizabeth Hurley, 60, poses topless on private island as fans hail 'incredible' figure

Austin Powers star, Liz Hurley, made sure all eyes were on her in her latest Instagram post as she posed topless in a bubble bath on a private island in the Maldives

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6 h. ago Epstein survivors say financier lured them with promise of college education

Multiple survivors claim Epstein dangled admission to top universities to ensnare them in his sexual abuse networkA New York City artist who said Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell shopped her around to men is among the survivors claiming that Epstein used the lure of a university education to ensnare her in their sexual abuse network.Rina Oh was a 21-year-old art student when she was introduced to Epstein in 2000 by Lisa Phillips, a model and Epstein survivor who has since emerged as a powerful voice in the survivors’ network pressuring for full accountability in the long-running money, sex and power scandal. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Poundland closes UK store today as six more branches to shut within days

UK budget high street chain Poundland is set to close more stores in England and Scotland this week in its latest wave of closures following over 50 shutting shop for good back in September last year

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6 h. ago Major discount retailer Poundland to close more shops in another high street blow

Poundland is closing its Dorchester store today in a major blow to the high street and the discount retailer is set to shut eight more stores over the next month

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6 h. ago London property: ICPC files criminal charge against Ozekhome

London property: ICPC files criminal charge against Ozekhome  Daily Post Nigeria

Society

6 h. ago Coronation Street's Tanisha Gorey reveals engagement in emotional post

Coronation Street actress Tanisha Gorey shared with fans that she is engaged to her boyfriend Lucas Whelan in an Instagram post while on a romantic holiday

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6 h. ago Dunelm sale on £16 bedding that 'goes well with anything' ends today

The simple patterned sheets, reduced in the January sale, have been praised by shoppers

Economics

7 h. ago Death toll rises to 6 in a fire at a shopping plaza in Pakistan’s city of Karachi

Firefighters in Karachi are battling a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza that erupted overnight, killing six people, including a firefighter

Events

7 h. ago Katie Price's friends fear star will 'destroy herself' after devastating weight loss

Katie Price's former photographer Jeany Savage has expressed huge concern for TV personality after she was seen looking worryingly thin while on a shopping trip with Princess

Economics

7 h. ago Dunelm's 'soft and cosy' £40 heated blanket will have shoppers 'warm as toast in no time'

"This is the best thing I’ve ever bought! Fantastic for keeping cosy now the weather has turned so cold."

Economics

8 h. ago Shopping centre blaze sees at least six dead and dozens injured in 'mass disaster'

Shoppers visiting a multi-story shopping centre in Kurachi, Pakistan, saw their trip turn to horror after a major blaze started on the ground floor quickly engulfed the whole building

Events

8 h. ago Apple's newest AirPods 4 dished out for £0 on one iPhone plan

iPhone shoppers should look beyond the Apple Store this week to bag a significant freebie

Economics