50 m. ago Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House? review – a lazy, galling failure of a documentary

This Dispatches episode about Putin and Trump is a weird rundown of everything we’ve known for a decade – like reading a Twitter thread in 2018. What’s so frustrating is that this really matters right nowIt’s never a particularly encouraging sign when the title of a documentary ends with a question mark. It might just be a tiny scrap of punctuation, and yet it can single-handedly undermine an entire thesis.Take the latest episode of Dispatches. A film called Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House would hit like a juggernaut. That film would be an authoritative, definitive hammer blow, confirming beyond doubt what many have suspected for years: that Donald Trump is either working with or an unwitting puppet of Putin’s Russia. This film would represent a clean punch landed. It would reverberate around the world.Dispatches: Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House? is on Channel 4 Continue reading...

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53 m. ago Attorneys sue to restore deportation protections for abused and neglected migrant children

Legal advocates have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to restore deportation protection for migrant children and youth who suffered parental abuse, neglect, or abandonment

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72 m. ago Denise Richards accuses ex Aaron Phypers of abuse, gets temporary restraining order amid divorce

Phypers filed for divorce from actor and reality TV star earlier this month

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1 hour ago Trump won't appoint a special prosecutor for Epstein 'hoax' as Karoline Leavitt mocks renewed interest

The White House clarified Thursday that President Donald Trump did not support the idea of appointing a special prosecutor to review files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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1 hour ago Top human rights group leaves El Salvador after threats made by country’s president

Cristosal says decision to leave country and relocate employees comes after organisation was targeted by Nayib BukeleEl Salvador’s top human rights organisation, Cristosal, announced on Thursday it is leaving the country because of mounting harassment and legal threats by the government of President Nayib Bukele.The organisation has been one of the most visible critics of Bukele, documenting abuses in the strongman’s war on the country’s gangs and the detention of hundreds of Venezuelan deportees in an agreement with the US president Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Top rights group leaves El Salvador after threats from its government

Cristosal says decision to relocate employees was because of organisation being targeted by President Nayib BukeleEl Salvador’s top human rights organisation, Cristosal, announced on Thursday it is leaving the country because of mounting harassment and legal threats by the government of President Nayib Bukele.The organisation has been one of the most visible critics of Bukele, documenting abuses in the strongman’s war on the country’s gangs and the detention of hundreds of Venezuelan deportees in an agreement with the US president Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Denise Richards granted restraining order amid claims Aaron Phypers 'threatened to kill her'

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Denise Richards claims her ex-husband Aaron Phypers subjected her to physical abuse and threatened to kill her and has been granted a temporary restraining order

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3 h. ago Salford City player speaks out after being subjected to disgusting racist abuse

"I don't expect things like that nowadays - but it's not the first time it's happened"

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3 h. ago It turns out the CUB 2 Person Quick Pitch Moto Tent review is perfect for festivals

Is this the perfect festival tent?

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3 h. ago Norvegr duvet review: Can a £36,000 duvet improve my sleep quality?

Being swaddled in duck fluff is the new financial flex. Ellie Davis prepares to bed down and put it to the test

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3 h. ago Enabot Air 2 Plus review: The viral TikTok robot companion, tested

This viral TikTok gadget might be stealing my likeness and identity, but I can’t get enough of it

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3 h. ago Using a fan during summer could help you sleep better – and it’s not just about the temperature

In a survey of Americans’ sleep, 27 percent of respondents who considered themselves to be excellent sleepers reported regularly sleeping with a fan in their bedroom

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5 h. ago Pensioner faces court after extradition from Bulgaria on sex abuse charges

David Wilson, 77, appeared before Antrim Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon.

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5 h. ago Jon Rahm speaks out on fan whistle fury at The Open as 'badly timed' incident had silver lining

The Spanish star was seething but used the incident to focus him at The Open

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5 h. ago Connie Francis was a trailblazing pop star haunted by tragedy

The late star, who broke through with Who’s Sorry Now, paved the way for solo female singers in the highs of the 50s and 60s but her life was hit by devastating lowsConnie Francis, 1960s US pop star known for Pretty Little Baby, dies at 87There may be more widely revered singers, but the statistics don’t lie – worldwide, the Italian-American Connie Francis was the best-selling female vocalist of the 50s and 60s.Her breakthrough hit, 1958’s Who’s Sorry Now, was written as far back as 1923 and had been a hit for Johnnie Ray just a couple of years earlier, with a swinging, uptempo arrangement. But what made the 19-year-old Francis’s version click was the way in which she took pleasure in her ex’s misery, coolly and coyly cooing over the slow-rocking backing while picking his failed love life apart; for a finale, she ended the song with impressive, high-kicking spite. In contrast, her second UK No 1 was the daffy Stupid Cupid, written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, and loaded wit...

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5 h. ago Connie Francis was a trailblazing pop star haunted by tragedy | Bob Stanley

The late star, who broke through with Who’s Sorry Now, paved the way for solo female singers in the highs of the 50s and 60s but her life was hit by devastating lowsConnie Francis, 1960s US pop star known for Pretty Little Baby, dies at 87There may be more widely revered singers, but the statistics don’t lie – worldwide, the Italian-American Connie Francis was the best-selling female vocalist of the 50s and 60s.Her breakthrough hit, 1958’s Who’s Sorry Now, was written as far back as 1923 and had been a hit for Johnnie Ray just a couple of years earlier, with a swinging, uptempo arrangement. But what made the 19-year-old Francis’s version click was the way in which she took pleasure in her ex’s misery, coolly and coyly cooing over the slow-rocking backing while picking his failed love life apart; for a finale, she ended the song with impressive, high-kicking spite. In contrast, her second UK No 1 was the daffy Stupid Cupid, written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, and loaded wit...

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5 h. ago Hospital was advised trans doctor could use female facilities, tribunal told

Sandie Peggie has lodged a claim against NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton, citing four clauses in the Equality Act 2010.

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6 h. ago Jon Rahm angrily turns on spectator at The Open in tense confrontation

Jon Rahm didn't enjoy the best of starts at The Open as he mis-hit one of his shots while being whistled by a member of the crowd at Portrush - and didn't take too kindly to the individual's behaviour

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6 h. ago More than a fifth of patients in parts of England fed up with 'poor' GP services

It comes as the latest GP patient survey last week-jointly carried out by NHS England and Ipsos-discovered patient satisfaction with GP services has improved.

Science

6 h. ago Scientists pinpoint exactly how a cup of coffee can change the brain

Decaf coffee may be the last thing on your mind if you're looking for an afternoon caffeine hit to get you through to the end of the working day.

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