66 m. ago House speaker says Democrats are not serious about negotiating as shutdown continues

Mike Johnson adds Trump does not want permanent job cuts as talks between parties stalled over weekendThe Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, accused Democrats of being “not serious” in negotiations to end the federal government shutdown, now on its fifth day and expected to last through next week or beyond.Talks between the opposing political parties stalled over the weekend, with no votes anticipated to end the standoff. A CBS poll found just 28% of Democratic voters and 23% of Republicans consider their party’s positions worth shutting down the government. Continue reading...

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96 m. ago Backstage bloodbath leaves Loose Women in turmoil: Insiders reveal show is fighting for survival after shock sacking

The fallouts between the panellists of Loose Women - both on and off-screen - can be vicious. As for managing their ever-changing cliques? Nigh-on impossible.

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2 h. ago Laura Loomer is advising Trump to turn against MAGA heroes like Tucker Carlson, report claims

The 32-year-old, MAGA influencer is known to be a close confidante of the president and has successfully campaigned for the dismissal of multiple national security officials in recent months

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2 h. ago Kristi Noem calls Chicago a ‘war zone’ after federal agents shoot woman

Homeland security secretary takes aim at city’s mayor who has called deployment of national guard ‘unhinged’Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s homeland security secretary, called Chicago “a war zone” on Sunday after federal agents shot a woman and the governor of Illinois accused the administration of fueling the crisis rather than resolving it.Speaking on Fox News Sunday morning, Noem took aim at the city’s mayor, Brandon Johnson, who has been a vocal critic of the Trump administration’s Ice raids and deployment of the national guard in Illinois, a measure he called “unhinged and unhealthy”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago NHS chiefs accused of 'prioritising' single women and lesbians as number of straight couples getting taxpayer

The Daily Mail can reveal the number of women with male partners having cycles of taxpayer-funded fertility treatment each year has fallen 28% since peaking in 2016.

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2 h. ago Kemi Badenoch condemns 'tolerance' of radical Islamism saying 'carnival of hatred' on Britain's streets must end

Opening Tory conference, Kemi Badenoch argued that protests amounting to 'carnivals of hatred' against Israel were being allowed on British streets.

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2 h. ago Your cups of tea always taste worse during a storm – and there's a scientific reason for it

Fall in atmospheric pressure during freak weather can physically reduce the boiling point of water from the 100C needed to make the perfect cuppa

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3 h. ago Trump complained Netanyahu was ‘so negative’ after Hamas partially accepts peace deal

U.S. president continues making threats to Hamas while privately chiding Netanyahu, reports say

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3 h. ago Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump’s ‘peace plan’ for Gaza – cartoon

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3 h. ago Bad Bunny pushes back on Kristi Noem threat that immigrants stay away from Super Bowl

Singer jokes on SNL that everyone was happy about his planned half-time show, ‘even Fox News’Bad Bunny responded to homeland security secretary Kristi Noem’s threats to send federal immigration enforcement agents to the Super Bowl next year, joking during Saturday Night Live that everyone was happy about his planned half-time performance, “even Fox News”.The 31-year-old Puerto Rican singer who has criticized the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies hosted the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, using his opening monologue to address controversy around his 2026 Super Bowl performance. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Home Secretary says ‘dark forces running amok’ as synagogue attack raises wider questions

She warned that there were "malign and dark forces running amok across our country", with antisemitism and "other forms of hatred" on the rise.

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3 h. ago Common depression drugs among those linked to autism after Trump's bombshell Tylenol announcement

Health experts around the world have been grappling to find a cause behind the rapid rise of autism and President Donald Trump recently pointed to acetaminophen as a potential factor.

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4 h. ago Positive thinking can make success feel like the only acceptable option. But humility allows for grace | Jackie Bailey

Being humble isn’t about shame or self-loathing: it is the act of being present, of knowing there is room to growMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeWhen I was a teenager in the 1990s, the government seemed to believe that the gender pay gap was best addressed by telling girls that they could do anything. Splashy, lurid pink ads told me that systemic and societal barriers would fall in the face of my self-confidence.Researchers have since debunked the notion that an individual can fix their lives through positive thinking. Will Storr, in his book Selfie, unpacks how the neoliberal myth of the level playing field underpins much of the self-improvement movement. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago ‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferencesTo many observers, both in the US and abroad, Donald Trump has been behaving strangely recently. Especially online.As a government shutdown loomed in the US last week, the president posted an AI video which depicted Hakeem Jeffries, the first Black House minority leader, wearing a sombrero and exaggerated moustache, with mariachi music playing in the background. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago A ‘magic pill’ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastropheFor two years, the world has watched as Israel has systematically destroyed the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians and maiming an untold number more. As dangerously, Israel continues to methodically target the healthcare, education, water and sewage systems to ensure that life cannot resume in the Gaza Strip.Western governments’ responses to Israel’s actions have ranged from cheerleading and unconditional support in the first year of Israel’s attack on Gaza after 7 October 2023, followed by statements of concern and handwringing, to, more recently, occasional expressions of consternation and empty threats that continued Israeli attacks may, at some unspecified time, lead to an arms embargo or a drop in trade relations. In the last few months, there have also been the greatly celebrated proclamations of conditiona...

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5 h. ago Saturday Night Live recap: Bad Bunny trolls MAGA over halftime show as season premiere hits Trump’s late

SNL skewered Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump tonight, while host Bad Bunny delivered his monologue partly in Spanish

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6 h. ago Trump sets sights on liberal megadonor George Soros: ‘A chilling message to other donors’

Billionaire ticks all the boxes on the antisemitic score card as Trump attacks Democratic contributors before midtermsPam Bondi, the US attorney general, said “everything is on the table” and left it there. But Donald Trump threw discretion to the wind and was far more specific about his choice of enemy to go after.“If you look at Soros, he’s at the top of everything,” the US president said. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago How to make rice and peas – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass

It’s the staple dish of the Caribbean: a moreish rubble of beans, rice and flavour, flavour, flavour Rice and peas (or peas and rice, according to Bahamians) is to the Caribbean what polenta is to north-west Italy – it is, Jamaica’s Helen Willinsky explains, “a staple of our diet”, and so much more than a mere side dish. Traditionally served on Sundays, it’s now on menus every day of the week, but it’s also worth saving for a special occasion.Prep 10 min Soak OvernightCook 2 hr Rest 10 min+ Serves 6 Continue reading...

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6 h. ago At America's national parks in the Trump era, the arc of history bends toward revisionism

The National Park Service under President Donald Trump is looking to reshape what it tells Americans about their history

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7 h. ago Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China

President Donald Trump is making plans for a significant aid package for U.S. soybean farmers

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