69 m. ago Why the US measles review matters as experts warn of wider risk

The re-evaluation is largely symbolic, contingent on whether a single measles chain has spread uninterrupted within the country

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2 h. ago Elon Musk trolled by Ryanair in brutal manner over his 'idiot' threat to buy airline

After Elon Musk reached out to Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary to buy the airline, bosses at the business have slammed the billionaire in a way that only the airline could

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2 h. ago Dozens of brides accuse wedding photographer of ghosting them before their big day after they’ve paid thousands of dollars

Holly Christina Photography says it is a ‘God-focused’ team of photographers and filmmakers that has been featured in People Magazine, Marry Me NC and Wed Society

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2 h. ago Which DWP benefits you cannot claim when reaching State Pension age

People approaching State Pension age need to understand which benefits they can no longer make new claims for, according to Turn2us guidance

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2 h. ago Therapists give their expert verdict on Brooklyn Beckham's bombshell Instagram post disowning his family: 'This is an all out assault... there is no kindness for his parents or siblings'

Families feud, it's a fact of life: But not everyone disowns their parents with a scathing open letter read by millions of people across the world.

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2 h. ago Mother fears British Isis suspect Jack Letts has been left ‘to die’ in Syrian clashes

As many as 60 people, including 35 children, with connections to the UK are in Syrian prisons and camps now engulfed by fighting, despite efforts to repatriate them

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2 h. ago The transatlantic order is crumbling. Greenland is a moment of great rupture | Christopher S Chivvis

Trump’s demand for Greenland is a throwback to the 1884 Berlin conference: a transaction of land and people driven by a might makes right worldviewThe announcement on 17 January that Washington will impose punitive tariffs of 10% to 25% on eight European allies – unless they facilitate the “complete and total purchase” of Greenland – is likely to be the death knell of the post-1945 transatlantic order. By linking the territorial sovereignty of a Nato ally to trade access, the US has transitioned from Europe’s security guarantor to a 19th-century imperial rent-seeker.This is a moment of profound rupture. For decades, the western world believed that raw imperialism had been relegated to the past among advanced industrial powers. Even China, for all its assertiveness, largely couches its ambitions in the language of revanchism – the “reclaiming” of lost territory. Washington’s current demand for Greenland, by contrast, is a throwback to the age of the 1884 Berlin conference: a transact...

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2 h. ago Ring a Republican: Payphones linking San Francisco and Texas aim to bridge US political divides

A Matter Neuroscience project lets callers in liberal San Francisco and conservative Abilene speak across party linesTwo experimental payphones – one placed in San Francisco and the other in Abilene, Texas – are connecting strangers across party lines, allowing callers to speak directly with Democrats and Republicans in two of the US’s most ideologically opposed cities.The project is the work of Matter Neuroscience, a Boulder, Colorado-based biotech company and is fashioned out of old payphones bought off Facebook. One phone sits outside Black Serum Tattoo parlor in San Francisco’s Mission District – and the other is in downtown Abilene by the bookstore Seven and One Books. Each phone is marked with a sign explaining that callers will be connected to someone from the opposite end of the political spectrum. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The world is facing irreversible water ‘bankruptcy’. Billions of people are at risk

Nearly three-quarters of the global population reside in nations deemed "water insecure" or "critically water insecure", UN researchers said

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3 h. ago Wildlife filmmaker and cameraman Gordon Buchanan comes out of the hide and hits the road

He’s come face to face with the world’s wildest animals but it was in Scotland that he faced his biggest challenge

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3 h. ago Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn

Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being feltThe global attack on nature is threatening the UK’s national security, government intelligence chiefs have warned, as the increasingly likely collapse of vitally important natural systems would bring mass migration, food shortages and price rises, and global disorder.Food supplies are particularly at risk, as “without significant increases”, the UK would be unable to compete with other nations for scarce resources, a report to ministers warns. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Struggling to get a GP appointment? Superdrug giving away £1m of free health tests

10,000 Brits can pick up a free at-home Health MOT this January as winter illness peaks, GP waits stretch on, and NHS services across England face mounting pressure.

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3 h. ago Man, 53, accused of blowing up Ulez camera with explosive 'thought he was being arrested by 'Facebook police' for anti

Kevin Rees was detained by counter-terrorism officers after the 'low-sophistication' device exploded in Willersley Avenue, Sidcup on December 6, 2023.

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3 h. ago Luxury, power, and allegations of abuse: Inside the Alexander brothers alleged sex

Tal Alexander, 38, his brothers, Oren Alexander and Alon Alexander, both 39, will face a jury in a Manhattan federal courtroom

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3 h. ago UK snow maps show 21 cities face Arctic blizzard as exact date revealed

New weather charts from Metdesk show snow sweeping the UK at the end of next week, bringing flurries of the white stuff for dozens of cities across the UK as drifts could reach 16 inches in some areas

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4 h. ago Trump reveals why he leaked world leaders' messages... as Greenland warns its people to prepare for possible invasion: Live updates

Donald Trump is scheduled to fly out to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum where he'll hold high-stakes talks with European leaders over his Greenland plot.

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4 h. ago This map shows how Andy Burnham will 'reindustrialise the birthplace of industrial revolution'

The mayor's new plan, which he called 'Manchesterism', could bring in thousands of homes, tens of thousands of jobs, and an economic boost worth billions

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4 h. ago Amy Adams, Ashley Walters and Charli xcx among the stars lined up for Berlin film festival

Programme for February’s Berlinale includes Adams in ‘enthralling’ film At the Sea, the directing debut for the Adolescence actor and the pop star’s tour mockumentaryNew movies starring Amy Adams, Channing Tatum, Pamela Anderson, Callum Turner and Charli xcx and the directorial debut of British rapper-actor Ashley Walters will headline next month’s Berlin film festival, the first major European cinema showcase of the year.The Berlinale, as the event is known, will spotlight new work on screen from 80 countries in its 76th edition, bringing A-list stars and fresh faces to the German capital during its 12-22 February run. Continue reading...

Culture

4 h. ago Police release images as they investigate alleged assault in Cardiff city centre

They have released images of four people they want to speak to after the alleged incident on one of the main streets in the Welsh capital on New Year's Eve

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4 h. ago Nurse in patient pronoun row will face no further action, trust says

Jennifer Melle faced a disciplinary meeting in Epsom on Tuesday.

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