3 d. ago Madonna, 67, looks worlds away from her typical glamour as the dishevelled star wraps herself in a scarf while leaving her hotel in Paris

The Queen of Pop, 67, cut a dishevelled figure as she headed into the French capital on the first day of Fashion Week.

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4 d. ago Mikel Arteta’s finishers rewrite story in inspired comeback win over Newcastle

Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners closed the gap to leaders Liverpool to just two points as they rallied late at St James’ Park

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6 d. ago Bibi beams speech to empty UN to EVERY phone in Gaza blasting 2

BENJAMIN Netanyahu broadcast his entire UN speech to Gaza as he slammed Western leaders who recognised the State of Palestine. The Israeli Prime Minister vowed that his country would "finish the job" as dozens of delegates walked out of the hall in protest. Speaking before a nearly empty assembly, Netanyahu claimed Israel has "crushed the...

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6 d. ago UK attraction which hosted world leaders and late Queen cuts dozens of jobs as visitor numbers plunge

A UK attraction which hosted world leaders and the late Queen has cut dozens of jobs. This comes as the number of tourists who have visited the site has plunged over the past year. The Eden project was first opened in 2001 and the late Queen Elizabeth famously hosted a reception as part of the...

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7 d. ago Netanyahu tells UN that Israel ‘must finish the job’ in Gaza after dozens of delegates walk out in protest

Israeli PM rebuked Western nations for embracing Palestinian statehood after scores of delegates left the hall in protestPalestinians living in poverty were also affected, the Palestinian prime minister’s spokesperson Mohammad Abu al-Rob told Agence France-Presse (AFP), with their numbers rising by more than 150% since the start of the Gaza war, and with cash assistance not paid out in more than two months.An increase in the number of Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, and a reduction in work permits for West Bank Palestinians seeking work inside Israel have had a drastic impact. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Starbucks to cut 900 jobs and close dozens of North American stores as sales struggle

Restructuring comes after six quarters of falling sales and growing pressure from unions over working conditionsStarbucks will lay off around 900 staff and pull down the shutters on some 100 cafes across North America as part of a $1bn restructuring plan to revive the world’s largest coffee chain.The business, which eliminated 1,100 corporate positions earlier this year, will also close “many” open or vacant positions as it notifies affected employees affected by cuts on Friday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Late Stirling Council leader shortlisted for top national award

The authority's longest serving councillor Margaret Brisley has been posthumously nominated in the Lifetime Legend category in the annual Councillor Awards.

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1 week ago Wayne Rooney likes to fish there, but it's the cafe that's reeling customers in

The attraction is hosting a special event this Halloween

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1 week ago Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him | Jonathan Freedland

It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British peopleThe march towards the darkness is becoming a sprint. In the US, warnings about the autocratic ambitions of Donald Trump that were once dismissed as hyperbole and hysteria now seem, if anything, too mild. Faster than most imagined, he has moved to weaken institutional checks on his power – whether the courts, the universities, the civil service or the press – and now has set to work gagging his critics, even, it seems, to outlaw large swathes of the opposition.This week saw the suspension by a major broadcasting network, Disney-owned ABC, of a late-night talkshow, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, following remarks Kimmel had made about the killing of the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk. Kimmel did not criticise Kirk himself – an act now considered all but blasphemous in the US – but rather Republicans’ reaction to his murder, especially their eagerness to “scor...

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1 week ago Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him

It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British peopleThe march towards the darkness is becoming a sprint. In the US, warnings about the autocratic ambitions of Donald Trump that were once dismissed as hyperbole and hysteria now seem, if anything, too mild. Faster than most imagined, he has moved to weaken institutional checks on his power – whether the courts, the universities, the civil service or the press – and now has set to work gagging his critics, even, it seems, to outlaw large swathes of the opposition.This week saw the suspension by a major broadcasting network, Disney-owned ABC, of a late-night talkshow, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, following remarks Kimmel had made about the killing of the rightwing activist Charlie Kirk. Kimmel did not criticise Kirk himself – an act now considered all but blasphemous in the US – but rather Republicans’ reaction to his murder, especially their eagerness to “scor...

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3 w. ago Manchester submits bid to host huge European event which attracts millions of visitors

It could feature a big free-to-attend stage area at Albert Square

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3 w. ago Revealed: The Queen's cutting remark when she discovered Meghan Markle wasn't attending Prince Philip's funeral

Biographer Tom Bower paints a solemn picture of the days surrounding Prince Philip's funeral in April 2021 in his book, Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors.

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