19 h. ago Please don’t succumb to hopelessness over Palestine. Your voice can still make a difference | Arwa Mahdawi

As the war gets livestreamed to our phones, it is easy to be overwhelmed and feel helpless. But even small acts of activism add upI don’t know if Frankenstein star Christoph Waltz is normally a man of few words but he didn’t have much to say at a recent Venice film festival press conference. Waltz uttered only six words, with “CGI is for losers” constituting four of them. The remaining two were “I don’t”, in response to a question about how he stays hopeful in today’s “monstrous times”.Waltz is certainly not alone in despairing of a world which seems to elevate liars, cheats, and adjudicated sexual predators. It’s hard to feel hope when a genocide has been livestreamed to our phones for almost two years and there is no justice in sight; just a systematic slaughter of the journalists who serve as messengers. No peace prospects on the horizon; just well-paid consultants putting together ethnic cleansing prospectuses so a “Gaza Riviera” can be built. (Oh, sorry, we’re supposed to say “...

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33 h. ago The village at war over £300K townhouses for asylum seekers: Furious residents 'were kept in the dark about new arrivals' and fear homes were purposely built for migrants

Residents in a sleepy Suffolk village say the decision to house legal migrants in four brand-new houses worth £270,000 has brought simmering tensions to the surface.

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5 d. ago Jude Law leads celebrities against 'heartbreaking' plan for 45 new homes on train station car park site in 'wonderful old village'

Hundreds of residents in the quaint suburban village of Blackheath in south-east London are up in arms over the proposals, which they think are too large and 'out of keeping' for the area.

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7 d. ago Tiny Scottish village with just five residents where cars and bikes are banned

The coastal village is only accessible on foot and the few remaining residents transport groceries using wheelbarrows

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8 d. ago Inside bleak world of Lily Phillips' 'live stunts' as parents share how they really feel about her work

Lily Phillips has become one of the world's most successful adult content creators and has made her parents millionaires.

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8 d. ago Dargavel residents fighting plans for electricity substation yards from their homes

Home owners say the recommendation to approve a large substation in Dargavel Village is “yet another example of residents being let down by Renfrewshire Council”

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9 d. ago UK's cheapest seaside village in fury over plans to flatten historic area

One resident of the coastal village said the demolition plans amount to 'social cleansing' as the regeneration project gathers pace

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1 week ago Killed for clicks? Autopsy results released for streamer who died on live stream as Drake now distances himself from controversial website Kick

Raphael Graven, better known online as Jean Pormanove, was found dead at a residence in Contes, a village north of Nice, on Monday.

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1 week ago Killed for clicks? Autopsy results released for streamer who died on live stream as Drake now distances himself from controversial website Kick 

Raphael Graven, better known online as Jean Pormanove, was found dead at a residence in Contes, a village north of Nice, on Monday.

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1 week ago Autopsy results are released after French streamer died live on camera

Raphael Graven, better known online as Jean Pormanove, was found dead at a residence in Contes, a village north of Nice, on Monday.

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1 week ago Autopsy results are released after French streamer died live on camera following days of 'torture'

Raphael Graven, better known online as Jean Pormanove, was found dead at a residence in Contes, a village north of Nice, on Monday.

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2 w. ago Residents complain their lives being made a misery and their village has become a 'no go zone' after a migrant hotel was opened nearby

Villagers in Crick, Northamptonshire, said their idyllic community is being turned into a 'no-go zone' by residents at a migrant hotel nearby.

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3 w. ago 'Ghost' village abandoned in 1943 as residents forced to flee

Tyneham village in Dorset was abandoned in 1943 when the British military requisitioned the village for training purposes during World War Two.

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3 w. ago UK village on lockdown as US Vice President JD Vance's holiday sparks fury

The US Vice President is headed to the Cotswolds' idyllic Dean in Oxfordshire, where the entire village has been locked down - leaving residents disgruntled over road closures, sniffer dogs, ID checks and a constant security presence

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3 w. ago Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, justice minister says – UK politics live

Government defends decision to proscribe protest group after mass arrests at a demonstration in Westminster over the weekendIn other news, a hostile environment era deportation policy is being expanded by Labour as the government continues to try to limit the threat from Reform by talking and acting toughly on migration.Foreign criminals from 15 more countries, including India, Bulgaria and Australia, face deportation before they have a chance to appeal against the decision to remove them, in a widening of the government’s “deport first, appeal later” scheme.Richard Dannatt wrote privately to two separate Home Office ministers asking them to address the “threat” posed by the group after its activists targeted a factory in 2022.The activists caused extensive damage to the factory which is run by Teledyne, a US multinational that sells technology for military, aerospace and other applications. Lord Dannatt has been a paid adviser to the company since 2022. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The pretty little villages set to be decimated by Heathrow's plans for a third runway

Three historic villages with listed buildings and residents who have lived there for four generations are set to be decimated by a third Heathrow runway.

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3 w. ago 'I visited the Spanish town that considered banning tourists

The charming white-washed village sees an estimated 800,000 visitors a year - and residents have previously complained about the antisocial behaviour of visitors

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3 w. ago Cotswolds village dubbed Britain's Beverly Hills has just one pub and a cafe

The tiny chocolate box village of Great Tew in Oxfordshire has just 156 residents and is served by one pub and a small cafe - but A-listers are moving in in their droves

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3 w. ago Man United transfer could see Jurgen Klopp signing finally leave Liverpool

Liverpool are likely to feel the impact of Manchester United's pursuit of Benjamin Sesko this summer, with RB Leipzig circling as they eye reinforcements in attacking areas

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3 w. ago 'Doesn’t feel right': Jamie Carragher reacts as Liverpool get Alexander Isak transfer boost

The Liverpool legend has delivered his verdict on a potential move for Alexander Isak

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