76 m. ago New York Times sues Pentagon over new reporting restrictions – US politics live

NYT accuses Pentagon of infringing on the constitutional rights of its journalistsWith the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, already in the hot seat over the 2 September boat strike and the inspector-general report on his use of the Signal messaging app in March, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Hegseth had asked Admiral Alvin Holsey to step down after he had expressed concerns over the legality of the attacks in the Caribbean.Hegseth had announced in October that Holsey would be stepping down as head of the US military’s southern command less than a year after he took over the post. The posting, which oversees operations in Central America, South America and the Caribbean, typically lasts three years. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago New Universal Credit fraud crackdown will focus on three key loss areas from next month

The new campaign will launch at the end of January.

Politics

3 h. ago Imran Khan’s disappearance was a ‘death test run’ to gauge public reaction, claims sister

In an exclusive interview with Independent Urdu, Aleema Khan says family had previously been told there was a plan to ‘eliminate’ the former Pakistani premier

Events

3 h. ago ‘Biggest band that ever lived’: inside the Grateful Dead art show

As the band celebrate their 60th anniversary, a California exhibition draws attention to the unique psychedelic artwork that has long told their storyArtist Bill Walker is one of those guys who always seems to be in the right place at the right time. Having met Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead bassist and avant-garde classical composer, as a student at Nevada Southern University (now the University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Walker was invited in 1967 to make an album cover for the band’s second album, Anthem of the Sun. This experience led to an epic LSD and ayahuasca trip in the Valley of Fire outside Las Vegas over New Year’s Eve and when Walker returned to San Francisco, he painted Anthem of the Sun, complete with figures he came across in the desert.The Anthem of the Sun painting visually demonstrates the intense innovation that happened in the psychedelic revolution, when music was electrified and LSD became central to the burst of culture that defined the 1960s. The Grateful Dead enc...

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3 h. ago ‘I don’t take no for an answer’: how a small group of women changed the law on deepfake porn

The new Data (Use and Access) Act, which criminalises intimate image abuse, is a huge victory won fast in a space where progress is often glacially slowFor Jodie*, watching the conviction of her best friend, and knowing she helped secure it, felt at first like a kind of victory. It was certainly more than most survivors of deepfake image-based abuse could expect.They had met as students and bonded over their shared love of music. In the years since graduation, he’d also become her support system, the friend she reached for each time she learned that her images and personal details had been posted online without her consent. Jodie’s pictures, along with her real name and correct bio, were used on many platforms for fake dating profiles, then adverts for sex work, then posted on to Reddit and other online forums with invitations to deepfake them into pornography. The results ended up on porn sites. All this continued for almost two years, until Jodie finally worked out who was doing i...

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3 h. ago Army recruit, 23, whose military career ended when he suffered 'heat stroke'  during five

Charlie Gould, 29, collapsed during a five-hour march in full kit while carrying a large backpack in the summer heat in Dartmoor, a military training area in Devon.

Events

5 h. ago Students discovered dead without clothes, eyes or tongue in frozen wilderness

The grim true story of the Dyatlov Pass incident in the Siberian wilderness has been the subject of countless books and documentaries and the bodies of the nine students were found with horrific injuries

Events

7 h. ago Care Leavers are set up by the system to be homeless and fail, but this charity won’t settle for that

Few care-leavers make it to university, but finding a place to live after graduating and without family support can almost break you — as Rica found out

Events

7 h. ago This is WHY Donald Trump will fail to bring peace to Ukraine I fear the country will become Europe's Kashmir, PETER HITCHENS tells SARAH VINE in live Oxford University podcast debate

He predicted Ukraine's leaders will be 'too proud' to accept the necessary concessions to Putin after Western powers spent years telling them their fight is 'incredibly just'.

Events

8 h. ago UK universities restricting recruitment of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students

At least nine higher education institutions have stopped applications due to tougher Home Office rules and concerns over visa abuse

Politics

8 h. ago UK universities restrict recruitment of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students

At least nine higher education institutions have stopped applications due to tougher Home Office rules and concerns over visa abuse

Politics

12 h. ago I swear, a DEER ate my homework! Moment fawn walks into classroom in front of stunned students

This is the moment students in China were left amused when a deer strolled through their classroom and started munching on exam papers.

Society

13 h. ago Astronomers spot one of the largest spinning structures EVER found in the Universe

Using some of the world's most powerful telescopes, a team of researchers found more than 280 galaxies stretched in a line through the cosmos.

Politics

13 h. ago Several students hospitalized after consuming edible marijuana gummies at Florida high school

One student, 14, said eating the edible was an ‘out of body experience’

Politics

14 h. ago University of Delaware student arrested on allegations of plotting an attack against campus police

Authorities say a University of Delaware student was arrested after police found a handgun, ammunition and written plans for an attack in his vehicle

Events

15 h. ago Wirtz delivers but lacklustre Liverpool are held by Sunderland

Liverpool’s big name, big money summer signings owed Arne Slot following poor starts to life at Anfield and, right on cue, Florian Wirtz delivered. A deflected shot from the potential £116m recruit spared the Premier League champions the ignominy of a 10th defeat in 14 games with a late equaliser against Sunderland, who will count this as an opportunity missed.Chemsdine Talbi had set the in-form visitors on course for a first win at Anfield since 1983 before Wirtz’s shot flew in off Nordi Mukiele in the 81st minute. Sunderland substitute Wilson Isidor was close to restoring his side’s lead when rounding Alisson in stoppage time but a superb goalline clearance from striker Federico Chiesa salvaged a point for Liverpool. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Mum of missing Loughborough student says 'I love you, come home'

Mum of missing Loughborough student says 'I love you, come home'  BBC

Society

17 h. ago The US will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in violence against Christians

The State Department says the United States will restrict visas for Nigerians and their families involved in mass killings and violence against Christians in the West African country

Economics

17 h. ago Lacrosse coach suffers traumatic brain injury after 'unimaginable tragedy' at his home

Siena University lacrosse coach Liam Gleason suffered the tragic injury at his family home on November 30th and has remained hospitalized since.

Events

18 h. ago Eerie CCTV shows student running down busy street before he vanished 11 days ago

Haunting CCTV footage of a student racing down a street could be a clue to his mysterious disappearance as his 'devastated' family appeal for sightings

Culture