65 m. ago My screen time is 37 minutes per day. Here’s how yours can be too

Forget a dumbphone or ‘friction-maxxing’. The secret to breaking up with your phone is simple

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96 m. ago Arsenal transfer news: Man City battle for Premier League star as 'talks held'

Arsenal are expected to have a quiet January transfer window after their £250m summer spending, but Mikel Arteta is eyeing summer moves for Marc Guehi, Tino Livramento and Bradley Barcola

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2 h. ago ‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral

The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targetedLike thousands of women across the world, Evie, a 22-year-old photographer from Lincolnshire, woke up on New Year’s Day, looked at her phone and was alarmed to see that fully clothed photographs of her had been digitally manipulated by Elon Musk’s AI tool, Grok, to show her in just a bikini.The “put her in a bikini” trend began quietly at the end of last year before exploding at the start of 2026. Within days, hundreds of thousands of requests were being made to the Grok chatbot, asking it to strip the clothes from photographs of women. The fake, sexualised images were posted publicly on X, freely available for millions of people to inspect. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Martino’s, London SW1: ‘Beautiful bedlam’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants

Does central London really need another fancy Italian restaurant? Well, yes, apparently it does Does the area around Sloane Square in central London really need another fancy, Italian-leaning restaurant that serves up tortellini in brodo and veal Milanese? Well, yes, apparently it does. One Saturday lunchtime late last year at Martino’s was hectic even in the delightful reception area, where we were waiting to check in a coat with the elegantly uniformed front-of-house ladies. All the tables in this hot new all-day brasserie were booked and busy, and plenty of walk-ins were champing at the bit for cancellations.Actually, “delightful reception” is not a phrase I’ve often uttered, or even thought, but this is a Martin Kuczmarski restaurant, so the small things tend to add up to a larger picture – this cocoon-like holding pen keeps would-be queuers away from the diners. Why was I so charmed by this weird, crisply officiated bends chamber that operates as a liminal space between the rea...

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2 h. ago What unites Greenland, Venezuela and Ukraine? Trump's immoral lies and Europe's chronic weakness | Simon Tisdall

The president’s inability to tell right from wrong fuels his increasingly dictatorial, illegal and erratic behaviour Donald Trump made 30,573 “false or misleading” claims during his first term, according to calculations published in 2021 by the Washington Post. That’s roughly 21 fibs a day. Second time around, he’s still hard at it, lying to Americans and the world on a daily basis. Trump’s disregard for truth and honesty in public life – seen again in his despicable response to the fatal shooting in Minneapolis – is dangerously immoral.Trump declared last week that the only constraint on his power is “my own morality, my own mind”. That explains a lot. His idea of right and wrong is wholly subjective. He is his own ethical and legal adviser, his own priest and confessor. He is a church of one. Trump lies to himself as well as everyone else. And the resulting damage is pernicious. It costs lives, harms democracy and destroys trust between nations.Simon Tisdall is a Guardian foreign ...

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2 h. ago Prince William 'called in trusted Palace aide to deal with Harry' when 'wheels fell off'

Future king William is said to have predicted major issues with his younger brother when the Sussexes made the decision to quit royal life, some 20 months after they tied the knot

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2 h. ago Council tax alert as important check could save you 'thousands'

Martin Lewis warned that hundreds of thousands of properties could be in the wrong council tax band

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3 h. ago Back to the front: Ukrainian troops return to the battlefield – photo essay

Photojournalist Julia Kochetova and reporter Dan Sabbagh stayed with Da Vinci Wolves battalion as infantry and drone pilots rotated from Ukraine’s eastern frontlineIt is just before dawn, the December temperature a couple of degrees above freezing; time for troop rotations to start across Ukraine’s 750 mile front.A crew of four from Da Vinci Wolves battalion are loading up into an M113 armoured personnel carrier at a secret location ready to be driven out to a safe point. From there they will walk to their position and remain on the front for 10 or 12 days.Drone pilots of Da Vinci Wolves battalion prepare to return to the frontline. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 'Timeless' luxury perfume that 'lingers all day' gets 32% discount on Amazon

This luxury fragrance has been a favourite for almost five decades.

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3 h. ago Parents' fight for answers as daughter, 7, vomits up to 100 times a day

Harper Williams, 7, has been sick dozens of times every day for the past seven months - with parents Kat and Laura claiming they had to fight to get her scanned after being repeatedly turned away

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4 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: 'Talks held' with Champions League winner as £60m Man City battle awaits

Although Arsenal expect January to be a fairly quiet month for business, it could be crucial for teeing up some summer deals, while Mikel Arteta has not ruled out transfers this month

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4 h. ago Our daughter is sick dozens of times every day – we need answers

'It’s awful. I feel like our lives are ruined at the moment because every single day everything revolves around Harper being sick'

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5 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv struggles to stabilise ruined power grid after major Russian attack

Residents battle bitter winter cold inside unheated apartments; Ukraine confirms UN to hold emergency meeting Monday on Russian ballistic missile attack. What we know on day 1,418Engineers in Kyiv scrambled on Saturday to stabilise a power grid brought to the brink by a campaign of Russian strikes, including one two nights ago. The city’s residents huddled against bitter winter cold inside their unheated apartments on Saturday as engineers worked to restore power, water and heat. Prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that the power situation in the capital was still difficult, as the grid was badly damaged and people were using more electric heaters because of the cold.Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha confirmed Saturday the UN security council would hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss Russia’s latest large-scale attack on Ukraine, which used an Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile. “The meeting will address Russia’s flagrant breaches of the UN Charter,” Sy...

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5 h. ago I bought £40 device that clears window condensation in seconds — not a dehumidifier

If you are constantly battling condensation on your windows, there is a tool that will make your life a lot easier. It can suck up all the moisture in seconds and is perfect for those with single-glazed windows

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7 h. ago Bob Weir dead at 78: Grateful Dead founding member and guitarist passes after cancer battle

Grateful Dead guitarist and founding member Bob Weir has died at the age of 78, the news confirmed in a statement on his official Instagram account.

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8 h. ago Toddlers glued to smartphones and TVs for five hours a day say fewer words: Researchers warn parents over excessive screentime

The government is to give parents guidance on how long under-fives should spend watching TV or looking at computer screens.

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9 h. ago Julian Araujo likens Celtic 'legend' Martin O'Neill to managerial icon as he gets honest over 'crazy' first week

The loanee full back made his first Hoops start in the 4-0 win over Dundee United on Saturday

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10 h. ago Martin O'Neill's winning Celtic return maintains remarkable record as fans send message to chairman

Dundee United put to the sword as Celtic leapfrog Rangers

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11 h. ago Lulu, 76, announces a surprise 'one night only' show after revealing her battle with alcoholism

The Eurovision star, 76, who is best known for her 1964 single Shout, revealed that her charity trust is putting on a concert.

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11 h. ago Paddy McGuinness, 52, shows off his ripped abs after incredible weight loss transformation following 75

The TV presenter, 52, who has taken on the 75-day fitness challenge, 75 Hard, proudly displayed his results in a before-and-after photo.

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