68 m. ago A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov

A cold reality hit us in Washington. Zelenskyy was being forced to buy hope of survival by people who have no care for our freedomIt’s warming up in Kyiv. The temperature has risen from -5C to 4C. Sometimes, the sun peeps through breaks in the clouds, but Kyivites are not much cheered by the sunshine. They are not watching for signs of spring as they usually do at this time of year. The atmosphere in the city and in the country as a whole has been one of nervous expectation. This was not an expectation of an end to military action or the signing of a peace treaty with Russia – nothing so specific. Indeed, it was not at all clear what we were waiting for, but it was something connected with Donald Trump and the change in US policy towards Ukraine.Clarity emerged at today’s macabre theatre at the White House: handshakes, a thumbs up and some fist pumps from the US president, before Trump sat side by side with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a minerals-for-war-support deal and to humili...

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71 m. ago Razzies 2025: Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix named worst screen duo while Dakota Johnson and Jerry Seinfeld 'win' big

Joker: Folie à Deux won for worst Prequel or Remake. Worst Screen Duo went to that film's stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.

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91 m. ago Jack Whitehall reveals clever BRIT Awards trick to make thinly

Jack Whitehall has revealed he makes a 'dummy' script when hosting the BRIT Awards so artists management teams can't stop him from making small digs

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3 h. ago Yale Sync Smart Home Alarm kit review: a good, basic alarm but lacking smarts

A six-piece smart home alarm kit with an outdoor siren and the option to add dozens of extra devices.

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3 h. ago Eufy Home Alarm Kit review: smart, expandable and great value

The DIY Eufy home security system is good value and expandable with cameras, doorbells and more

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3 h. ago Delusion of the leftists: Luvvies whose theatre has been overrun by refugees lash out at 'climate

Some 200 men moved in last December when the management gave them free tickets to a 'Refugees Welcome in France ' conference, but their numbers have now swelled to more than 440.

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4 h. ago Ungovernable by Simon Hart review: A tale of brothels, backbiting, and Conservative politics

The revelations are out from Simon Hart’s book: The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip. There’s the one about being woken at 4am by an MP who was being held in a Bayswater brothel by blackmailers, not to be confused with another MP, Mark Menzies, who found it difficult to extricate himself from “bad people” and allegedly paid for his release from local party funds (which he denied); then there was Rishi Sunak’s observation about the female minister promoted to the Cabinet who was “f***ing useless but we can’t get rid of her” — which may or may not have been Kemi Badenoch. There was Boris Johnson’s attempt to kill off a disobliging report by the Privileges Committee on his lockdown activities which did not, by that time, shock Hart.

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4 h. ago Sara Pascoe's secret London: breakfast at the Cafe Royal, and cocktails at Waterstones

The comedian shares her insider spots to the capital, and reveals who the person is who makes her laugh most in the world

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5 h. ago This Morning's Dave Fishwick shares 'secret' Oscars chaos ahead of 2025 ceremony

This Morning star Dave Fishwick reported live from Hollywood's Dolby Theatre on Friday

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7 h. ago Who's set for Oscars glory this weekend? Demi Moore and Adrien Brody prepare to battle it out for Best Acting roles as movies Anora and The Brutalist go head

The biggest night in film is just days away, with Hollywood's finest set to descend upon Dolby Theatre on Sunday night for the 97th edition of the Academy Awards.

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7 h. ago First look at Hunger Games stage show due to open at new London theatre

Producers of the stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games have shared a first look at the production, ahead of it opening at London's new Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre in October.

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7 h. ago Mindbending magician announces The Remarkable Ben Hart dates in Scotland

Following sold-out shows around the world, multi award-winning magician Ben Hart returns to the UK with a brand-new mind-bending theatrical experience.

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8 h. ago Yari Club, London WC2: ‘I didn’t expect the robot chef to be simply a deep

Yari Club, London WC2: ‘I didn’t expect the robot chef to be simply a deep-fat fryer’ – restaurant review  The Guardian

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8 h. ago Noel Fielding appears in bizarre music video following Bake Off comments

The 51-year-old seems to be consciously returning to the limelight as he makes a string of music appearances

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8 h. ago Who's set for Oscars glory this weekend? As Anora and The Brutalist prepare to battle it out for Best Picture we take look at the movies and stars predicted to bag themselves an accolade

The biggest night in film is just days away, with Hollywood's finest set to descend upon Dolby Theatre on Sunday night for the 97th edition of the Academy Awards.

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8 h. ago Liam Gallagher reveals what he and Noel did after secretly reuniting in London hotel this week

Liam Gallagher reveals what he and Noel did after secretly reuniting in London hotel this week  LADbible

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9 h. ago Qatar Airways defends crew after deceased passenger placed next to Australian couple mid

The airline said an internal review found that staff ‘acted quickly, appropriately and professionally’

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9 h. ago Noel Fielding debuts new bearded look as he returns to the spotlight in music video

Noel Fielding debuted a scruffy beard as he appeared in a music video after returning to the spotlight.

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9 h. ago Here’s why I wouldn’t recommend Beauty Pie’s new LED face mask

It’s fine, but is it worth the investment?

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10 h. ago James by Percival Everett audiobook review – reimagining Huckleberry Finn

Dominic Hoffman narrates this satirical, Booker-nominated reworking of the children’s classic, written from the perspective of the enslaved JimThis satirical, Booker-shortlisted tale flips the script on Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the children’s novel published in 1884 and set in Mississippi that went on to become a toxic cornerstone of the American canon. Where Twain had teenage Huck as his narrator, in James, Percival Everett reimagines the story from the perspective of his friend and fellow runaway Jim, an enslaved Black man who opens the book with the line: “Those little bastards were hiding out there in the tall grass.”The little bastards in question are Huck and his pal Tom Sawyer, who want to play a trick on Jim while he sleeps. He is alert to the boys’ games but plays along because, as he has learned from experience: “It always pays to give white folks what they want.” When our protagonist learns he is to be sold downriver and separated from h...

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