32 m. ago New warning NOT to feed babies one food to cut heart disease risk

Data from more than 60,000 people shows a reduction of up to 31 per cent in the early death risk

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39 m. ago Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost review – Ben Stiller’s moving study on the price his family paid for showbiz

Stiller’s documentary about his parents, comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, is a tender reflection on marriage and what it costs to keep smiling in the entertainment businessBen Stiller has created a sweet, affectionate, unexpectedly poignant portrait of his parents Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara – and, perhaps without quite realising it, of himself as well. His mum and dad were two hard-working actor-comedians who had a very successful TV double act in the 60s and 70s and a long marriage. This has been the source of so much material, based on the quarrels and tensions to which Ben and his sister Amy were intimate witnesses.Both parents’ backgrounds were hard. Anne’s mother had taken her own life; Jerry’s dad was tough and unsupportive. Perhaps they never experienced the full status of stardom that their son has enjoyed, although Jerry had a new lease of late-life TV fame in the 90s with his superb portrayal of George Costanza’s dad in Seinfeld. The film is centred on Ben and Am...

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98 m. ago Rachel Roddy’s recipe for leftover polenta biscuits | A kitchen in Rome

A biscuit crossed with a flapjack crossed with a bread pudding: these snacks are best enjoyed with a hot drinkThis, then, was the situation: it was Friday night after a long week, and having met a friend on the way home for a glass of wine, which arrived with crisps, taralli, dry roasted peanuts and enough salt that we needed another glass, it seemed a good idea to go home and cook polenta – the long-stir sort as opposed to the instant variety, although I always have that in the cupboard, too. Another good idea, which came to me as I pulled a new packet from the back of the dresser and ignored the flutter of tiny wings, was to make more than enough polenta and pour the extra into a Pyrex dish while it was still hot, so it could set into a block to be cut into slices and grilled the next day.I’ve written about polenta before; how the word is ancient and generic – referring to any mushy dish made from cereal flour and water – and how, after its arrival in Europe in the 1600s, it becam...

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99 m. ago Suspended chief executive of Historic Environment Scotland back at work

A new interim Chief Executive Officer has also now been appointed to steady the ship at the troubled quango.

Economics

2 h. ago Poland’s birth rate is in freefall. The cause? A loneliness epidemic that state cash can’t solve | Anna Gromada

Bonuses for families have done nothing to fix a baby bust caused by post-communist Europe’s relationships crisisIn 2015, I found myself advising Poland’s president on the nation’s demographic woes: the country’s fertility rate had stalled at 1.3 children per woman, among the lowest in Europe. I thought I understood the problem. Most Polish couples wanted to have two kids but settled for one. The culprits, I believed, were predictable: precarious jobs, not enough childcare, apartment prices out of reach. At 27, flush with the confidence that comes from being both right and young, I sparred with politicians and policymakers twice my age, usually men, who insisted that women like me would reproduce if only the state threw enough cash into the cradle.We were all, it turned out, fighting the wrong battle. In the decade since then, unemployment in Poland has sunk to one of the lowest in the EU. Incomes have more than doubled. Nursery and childcare places are multiplying. The government no...

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2 h. ago Turner seascapes and Damien Hurst sharks: Liverpool anniversary exhibition hopes to surprise

Walker Art Gallery highlights contemporary artists and ‘connections, histories and legacies’ to mark 250 years since Turner’s birthVisitors to a major JMW Turner exhibition may well be surprised to see the opening work is by Jeff Koons, and Damien Hirst sharks, a Bridget Riley stripe painting and some Doc Marten boots supplied by the curator herself are also on display.“Surprised? That’s what we’re hoping,” said Melissa Gustin, the curator of British art at National Museums Liverpool. But by the end it will all make perfect sense, she hopes. “That is the vibe we are after. We want visitors to see the connections, the histories and the legacies.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Turner seascapes and Damien Hirst sharks: Liverpool anniversary exhibition hopes to surprise

Walker Art Gallery highlights contemporary artists and ‘connections, histories and legacies’ to mark 250 years since Turner’s birthVisitors to a major JMW Turner exhibition may well be surprised to see the opening work is by Jeff Koons, and Damien Hirst sharks, a Bridget Riley stripe painting and some Doc Marten boots supplied by the curator herself are also on display.“Surprised? That’s what we’re hoping,” said Melissa Gustin, the curator of British art at National Museums Liverpool. But by the end it will all make perfect sense, she hopes. “That is the vibe we are after. We want visitors to see the connections, the histories and the legacies.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Tens of thousands to attend rival rallies as Hungary’s election campaign kicks off

Budapest marches by ruling Fidesz party and opposition Tisza will take place in a highly polarised political climateTens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for rival rallies by Viktor Orbán’s ruling party and his main opponent as they kick off campaigning for elections next year in a highly polarised political climate.The anniversary on Thursday of Hungary’s thwarted 1956 uprising against Soviet rule holds a central place in the ideology of the populist far-right Fidesz party, which was once firmly anti-Soviet but has grown closer to Russia under Orbán. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago The Djeidi Gassama advice Danny Rohl ignored that started journey toward unexpected Rangers reunion

Rohl decided to disregard certain references Gassama received at Shefield Wednesday after arriving at Hillsborough from PSG

Events

4 h. ago Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa fling zingers in New York mayoral debate as they try to win over voters

Final debate was marked by heated exchanges between the frontrunners, while Sliwa quipped at Cuomo’s expenseNew York City’s three mayoral contenders had a fiery debate on Wednesday night in their final televised face-off less than two weeks before voters decide the city’s next leader on 4 November.Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, independent Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa participated in a tense and often chaotic discussion. The current mayor, Eric Adams, who dropped out of the race weeks earlier, once again did not attend. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Youth who led Madagascar protests hope coup leader will continue to hear them as president

Last week’s military coup in Madagascar followed weeks of protests by youth angry about a lack of opportunity, poverty, and regular power and water cutoffs in the sprawling African island nation

Politics

7 h. ago Met police to use remotely launched drones to bolster emergency response efforts

A new trial will see the drones provide crucial intelligence to officers on the ground and in a central control room

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7 h. ago Ditch green zealotry and cut people's energy bills instead, Ed Miliband is urged by Blair's think

The Energy Secretary should prioritise making power cheaper or risk losing the argument on net zero, it warns.

Science

8 h. ago Cutting one thing from kids' diet could slash heart attack and stroke risk in later life

People were less likely to suffer heart attacks, heart failure and stroke if they cut one ingredient in early childhood

Events

8 h. ago Wegovy and Ozempic shown to slash risk of heart attack and stroke

Weight loss jabs like Wegovy and Ozempic have been shown to cut people’s risk of heart attack or stroke regardless of how much weight they lose - and belly fat is crucial

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8 h. ago Fat jabs ‘could prevent deadly heart attacks even if you DON’T lose weight’

OZEMPIC boosts your heart health even if you don’t lose weight, according to a study. Scientists at University College London found semaglutide, the active ingredient in diabetes medicine Ozempic and fat jab Wegovy, cut heart attack or stroke risk by 20 per cent. They found this was true regardless of how much weight the patient...

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8 h. ago US imposes sanctions on Russian oil over Putin’s ‘refusal’ to end war in Ukraine

Trump administration hardens stance against the Kremlin day after cancelling a planned summit with Russian leaderThe US has sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, as the Trump administration increased pressure on the Kremlin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine.The sanctions were the first against Russia since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, and were targeted to cut key revenues from oil sales that finance the Russian war machine. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Biggest squeeze on British living standards for over 18 months as fears mount over Budget tax raid

In a bleak report today, the Office for National Statistics said inflation remained stuck at 3.8 per cent in September, the third month in a row.

Economics

8 h. ago Celebrity Traitors winner ‘leaked’ – throwing BBC show into chaos as bosses scramble to keep finale a secret

THE result of the first Celebrity Traitors series has been 'leaked' - weeks before the final airs. Despite the BBC show being filmed under cloak-and-dagger, there has reportedly been an insider who has spilled the beans. Bosses are now concerned the spoiler will be revealed before the series ends on November 6. A source told The...

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8 h. ago UN Security Council pressures Haiti's leaders to hold general election as deadline nears

U.N. Security Council members have warned Haiti’s leaders that time is running out to restore security and hold general elections as the deadline to install a new government nears

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