70 m. ago Mo Salah's 'secret' talks with Jordan Henderson as Saudi clubs want Liverpool transfer

Mohamed Salah met ex-Liverpool team-mate Jordan Henderson in London amid ongoing speculation about his future after his extraordinary rant at Reds boss Arne Slot and squad exile

Society

1 hour ago Joyride by Susan Orlean review – an extraordinary, curious life

An exuberant, inspiring memoir from the New Yorker writer and author of The Orchid ThiefIn 2017, 10 years after Susan Orlean profiled Caltech-trained physicist turned professional origami artist Robert Lang for the New Yorker, she attended the OrigamiUSA convention to take Lang’s workshop on folding a “Taiwan goldfish”. I was with her, a radio producer trying to capture the sounds of paper creasing as Orlean attempted to keep pace with the “Da Vinci of origami”, wincing when her goldfish’s fins didn’t exactly flutter in hydrodynamic splendour.It was Orlean in her element: an adventurous student, inquisitive and exacting, fully alive to the mischief inherent to reporting – and primed to extract some higher truth. “When we first met you said something to me I’ve never forgotten,” Orlean told Lang. “That paper has a memory – that once you fold it, you can never entirely remove the fold.” Was that, she wondered, an insight about life, too? Continue reading...

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1 hour ago I'm A Celeb rich list as one star banks £100K a week without getting out of bed

After finding fame in the jungle, some of this year's I'm A Celeb stars have the power to earn extraordinary amounts of money social media posts

Economics

7 h. ago Alleged Charlie Kirk shooter appears in court as Erika Kirk says public 'deserve' access to trial

Tyler Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder, felony use of a firearm and obstruction of justice, among other charges, for the fatal September 10 shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Events

12 h. ago 'I can feel my baby kick when my pregnant partner's not here thanks to a simple device'

Firsttuch’s founder Zeiynab Kane is developing a device that lets families feel a baby’s movements together in real time, offering a new kind of closeness long before birth.

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14 h. ago Brutally honest Rob Cross in staggering World Darts Championship admission – 'I feel a bit lazy'

The former World champion pulls no punches as he asssesses the past year and his fight to get back into peak form

Sport

15 h. ago Amanda Seyfried says she will not apologise for calling Charlie Kirk ‘hateful’ after his shooting

The Housemaid actor received backlash in September when she left a comment on Instagram after the rightwing activist was killedThe Housemaid star Amanda Seyfried has said she is “not fucking apologising” for describing Charlie Kirk as “hateful” after the latter was shot dead in September.Seyfried was speaking to Who What Wear when she was asked about her social media activity, including the backlash around her Kirk comment. “I’m not fucking apologising for that. I mean, for fuck’s sake, I commented on one thing. I said something that was based on actual reality and actual footage and actual quotes. What I said was pretty damn factual, and I’m free to have an opinion, of course.” Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Europe must 'take action' against Russia or risk becoming its 'next target', says NATO boss

Mark Rutte warned "too many don’t feel the urgency" to stop Vladimir Putin

Events

16 h. ago The Latest: Senate questions military leaders on Trump’s National Guard deployments

Senators for the first time are questioning military leaders over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, an extraordinary move that has prompted legal challenges as well as questions about states’ rights and the use of the military on U.S. soil

Politics

16 h. ago People think that when you're dying you climb Everest, do extraordinary things on a bucket list...but you don't: Author Sophie Kinsella revealed how 'little treats' helped her through three

The writer and mother-of-five, whose real name is Madeleine Sophie Wickham, received the devastating diagnosis of glioblastoma in 2022.

Events

17 h. ago Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy over Israel’s participation

‘I no longer feel this trophy belongs on my shelf,’ they announced

Politics

17 h. ago Next shoppers rush to buy £13.50 each jumpers that feel 'so warm and soft'

'Love the colours,' said one delighted shopper

Economics

17 h. ago Never be honest in Hollywood – even if you’re Quentin Tarantino | Dave Schilling

Success doesn’t mean you can speak your mind – and criticizing Paul Dano is like kicking a bunny at a birthday partyThere are many things Hollywood is known for: lavish parties, subtle (or not so subtle) plastic surgery, the concept of juice as a meal. What it is not traditionally known for is honesty. I live in Los Angeles, work in the entertainment industry when I’m not moonlighting as a semi-reputable journalist and have done my fair share of lying or, more accurately, omitting the truth. One of the least pleasant experiences in town is being asked to give honest feedback to someone who is at best an acquaintance. It’s worse yet if that person is a friend, lover or family member who actually takes your opinion seriously. Overall, the notion of offering honesty to a peer is akin to rubbing poison oak on your privates.And yet, despite knowing how gruesome this can be, I still solicit feedback on scripts, films and even nascent ideas I’m toying with. Naturally, I feel guilty doing i...

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18 h. ago NATO chief warns war with Russia 'is at our door' and tells Europe to be ready for action 'now' to avoid battle on scale 'our grandparents and great

In a speech in Berlin, Rutte said too many allies of the military alliance did not feel the urgency of Russia's threat in Europe.

Events

20 h. ago Ho, ho, Hamburg: bringing the flavours of a true German Christmas market home

From glühwein to lebkuchen, bratwurst to stollen, recreating the delicacies I sampled in the city’s festive markets is wholly achievable. Plus, a new digital cookbook for a good cause• Sign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastWithout wanting to sound tediously Scrooge-like, the German-style markets that have become seasonal fixtures in many British cities over the last few decades never make me feel particularly festive. What’s remotely Christmassy – or German – about Dubai-chocolate churros and Korean fried chicken, I grumble as I drag the dog (who enjoys all such things) around their perimeters.Hamburg’s markets, however, which I was myself dragged around last weekend, are a very different story. For a start, the city has many of them, mainly fairly small – and some, such as the “erotic Christmas market” in St Pauli, with a particular theme. What they all have in common is the range of food and drink on offer though let’s gloss hurriedly over the phallic gingerbread shape...

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20 h. ago Female solo traveller reveals the only destination where she 'never felt uncomfortable' walking alone at night

A solo female traveller on Reddit praised the East Asian country for its 'freeing' vibe, which allowed her to feel 'completely comfortable walking alone at night.'

Politics

20 h. ago ‘Go ahead and sue me, I’m not afraid any more’: South Park’s festive special isn’t afraid of a fight

Trump and Vance head to South Park in Christmas gear for a big showdown – only for Jesus to show up. At one point, you can almost feel Trey Parker and Matt Stone taking a stand against the US governmentComing off its most controversial and highest rated season in years, South Park had high expectations to meet with its season finale. Given how infamously down-to-the-wire its production schedule is – showrunners Matt Stone and Trey Parker often don’t start writing scripts until the week they’re set to air, working up to the 11th hour to turn in a completed episode (a method that caused them to miss a deadline earlier this year) – there was some question as to whether they would be able to tie everything up at all, let alone in a satisfying manner.Most viewers were probably anticipating a giant, apocalyptic climax to the various long-running storylines – chief among them Donald Trump’s attempts to kill his and his lover Satan’s soon-to-be-born spawn. Instead, Stone and Parker swerved ...

Politics

21 h. ago Amanda Seyfried addresses backlash over her Charlie Kirk comments: ‘Based on actual reality’

Actor called the right-wing activist ‘hateful’ after his death

Politics

22 h. ago Mohamed Salah's extraordinary demand to leave club in shock live TV interview

Mohamed Salah has never been wary of letting his feelings be known

Society

23 h. ago The hidden risks of using ‘buy now, pay later’ when Christmas shopping

Services like Klarna can feel deceptively inexpensive – but come with pitfalls

Economics