3 h. ago 2025 SAG Awards: Demi Moore, 62, shows off lithe frame in skintight black dress as she is up for The Substance

She was nominated that evening for her lead performance in The Substance, a body horror film about an aging actress who takes drastic measures in pursuit of youth.

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4 h. ago ‘Tsunami of closures’ looms for pharmacies as Reeves’s Budget measures bite

One pharmacist told The Independent he was ‘on borrowed time’ after going to his bank twice for extra money to stay afloat

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4 h. ago Pharmacies face 'a financial cliff edge' and could be forced to cut services, industry leaders warn

Pharmacists are facing a 'financial cliff edge' and will cut services for patients unless the Government provides funding, leaders have warned.

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5 h. ago Chemists across UK threaten to cut opening hours in 'collective action' over funding

The National Pharmacy Association warns thousands of pharmacies face financial ‘cliff edge’ in April as rises in National Insurance and National Living Wage take effect

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5 h. ago Children's playtime being 'squeezed out' of school day, major report warns

Generations of kids are also spending less time outdoors and with friends as a result of hundreds of playground closures and cuts to park budgets

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5 h. ago Pharmacies ‘hanging on by fingernails’ over financial pressures, leaders warn

Pharmacies are increasingly concerned about their future, according to the National Pharmacy Association (NPA).

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9 h. ago Shark attack horror at Australia holiday hotspot as tourist airlifted to hospital after bite

A swimmer at the Tangalooma Wrecks off Moreton Island, in Queensland, Australia, was rushed to hospital with abdominal and leg injuries when he was bitten by a shark

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12 h. ago DOGE has teased $5,000 stimulus checks amid mass spending cuts. Here’s what we know

Budget experts have weighed in as rumors swirl about $5000 checks being delivered to every taxpaying household

Economics

14 h. ago Future Of London Celebrity Haunt Chiltern Firehouse Unclear After Closure Due To Fire

Future Of London Celebrity Haunt Chiltern Firehouse Unclear After Closure Due To Fire  Deadline

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14 h. ago German election live: voters head to polls amid fears over Ukraine security, Trump and rise of far right

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz could unseat chancellor Olaf Scholz but threat of gains by far-right AfD looms largeBerlin correspondentIn the run-up to today’s vote, the Guardian’s Kate Connolly travelled more than 850 miles on trains across Germany to hear what its citizens have to say about the state of their nation. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Amazon slashes £110 off 'great budget' TCL smart TV and shoppers 'couldn't be happier'

"Fantastic smart TV with exceptional features!"

Economics

16 h. ago Family of man found dead on the M4 comforted by police as motorway reopens after closure last night

The busy motorway was closed in both directions on Saturday night after police discovered a body at around 6.30pm following reports from concerned drivers

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17 h. ago Gen Z are turning their back on consumerism as part of TikTok's 'no buy' movement

This TikTok movement involves Gen Z and Millennials taking drastic measures to save money.

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18 h. ago BMW pauses £600mn investment plan to produce electric Minis in Oxford

German carmaker’s review follows UK plant closures by Honda, Ford and JLR over the past decade

Economics

20 h. ago Police probe launched as human remains found on motorway and major road closed

Police have issued an investigation after human remains – believed to be those of a man in his 40s – were found on a stretch of the M4, prompting the closure of the road

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21 h. ago Waste Wars by Alexander Clapp review – the filthy truth about trash

A globe-spanning study of the waste industry reveals how wealthy nations dump their garbage on the poor while the rate at which we produce near-indestructible rubbish only increasesYou know the drill: plastic and glass containers go in the blue recycling bin, paper and cardboard in the blue sack, vegetable matter in the green compost bin, and the rest in the grey general rubbish bin. Households up and down the land go through variations of these familiar refuse-sorting tasks each week. But where does it actually all go?Into the trucks that pick them up, yes, but after that? It’s a kind of act of faith that we imagine our detritus that we’ve carefully – or not so carefully – categorised is transported to the right location where appropriate measures are taken to dispose of it in the most sensible and ecological manner. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Europe’s big carnivores are on the rise – but can we live with bears next door?

Numbers of animals once hunted as vermin are rising across the continent. But scientists worry about how we are going to get along with these predatorsEurope’s carnivores have had a remarkable change in fortune. After tens of thousands of years of persecution that wiped out sabretooth tigers, hyenas and cave lions, there has been a recent rebound in the continent’s surviving predators.Across mainland Europe, bear, wolf, lynx and wolverine numbers have risen dramatically as conservation measures introduced several decades ago have begun to make an impact. There are now about 20,500 brown bears in Europe, a rise of 17% since 2016, while there are 9,400 Eurasian lynx, a 12% increase. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago WHSmith to close another store next month after four shut for good in February

The closures come as part of a company-wide strategy to shift focus away from high street branches and onto travel hubs. Previously, the retailer said it planned to open 110 new branches in airports, railway stations, and hospitals over the coming years

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24 h. ago Insanely beautiful Spanish seaside city with theme park named cheapest for Brits

Getting a holiday booked can be an expensive ordeal, but Travel Supermarket has named the cheapest city to visit in Spain for budget-conscious families

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25 h. ago Manchester United's financial woes deepen as INEOS plans further job cuts at Old Trafford

Manchester United are reportedly preparing to sack up to 200 more members of staff at Old Trafford as they continue their cost-cutting measures amid financial concerns

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