90 m. ago Starmer's bid to wrap himself up in a Union Jack is as cringe

The then Chancellor Gordon Brown was asked about what music he liked in an interview in 2006. To widespread incredulity he claimed he woke up to indie band the Arctic Monkeys.

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2 h. ago Burning Man death victim identified as Russian Vadim Kruglov with police launching criminal hunt

Vadim Kruglov, 37, was identified by his fingerprints by the Washoe Medical Examiner's Office and his family has been notified of his death, according to the Pershing County Sheriff's Office in Nevada.

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2 h. ago Burning Man homicide victim found lying in a pool of blood is identified as police hunt suspect

Officials have identified the man who was found dead at the Burning Man festival last week as a Russian national Vadim Kruglov.

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5 h. ago Hunt for Nazi painting 'looted' by Hitler's financial adviser may have led to more stolen art in Argentina

The new paintings were discovered as officials searched for an 18th century masterpiece stolen by SS officer Friedrich Kadgien , who fled to Argentina.

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6 h. ago Ukrainian teenagers dubbed the 'children of heroes' are given a break from the hell of war thanks to the generosity of kind Daily Mail readers

Many of these youngsters have lost a parent fighting off Putin's brutal invasion. Now Daily Mail readers have helped pay for a precious trip to Britain for trauma therapy - and hope for their futures

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6 h. ago What Gregor Townsend must do over next two years to justify Scotland contract extension

Murrayfield hierarchy in show of faith to long-serving Scotland coach

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7 h. ago Nigel Farage likens UK to North Korea in US congressional testimony

Reform party leader cites arrest of a comedy writer as an example of ‘big threat’ the UK posed to free expression

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8 h. ago Top cop wants 'common sense' over Father Ted writer gun cops arrest

The Commissioner has called for "greater clarity and common sense" to the law after they faced backlash following Linehan's arrest

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9 h. ago Union flags hanging outside controversial Lake District mosque were put there by the Islamic Centre itself as 'a symbol of our shared belonging'

Amid a campaign to raise flags around Britain's streets which swept the nation this summer, Union Jacks have been hung on the side of South Lakes Islamic Centre.

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10 h. ago 11 best protein powders for supporting your fitness goals, tried and tested by our fitness writer

Protein powders can be a practical way to hit your daily protein quota – these are the fitness writer-approved favourites to buy

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10 h. ago Scottish Rugby explain new deal for 'curious' Gregor Townsend as door left ajar for Franco Smith

No-one better insists Nucifora as Scottish Rugby sticks with the incumbents

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11 h. ago Trump’s belligerence is pushing Xi, Putin and Kim together – and tearing the old world order apart | Simon Tisdall

The three-way partnership on show in Beijing is united in opposition to US hegemony and a western-dominated financial systemSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreDonald Trump’s first reaction to the disconcerting spectacle of China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un marching side-by-side at a huge military parade in Beijing was, predictably, all about him. This show of solidarity and strength, he complained, was nothing less than an attempt to “conspire” against the United States. Trump likes military parades – his own, that is. Even more, he likes to be on the podium, at the centre of attention. He casts himself as world number one. The images coming out of the Chinese capital this week challenged him on all three counts.This puncturing of Trump’s insecure ego, and the striking feebleness of his response, will greatly grat...

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11 h. ago University slaps trigger warnings on vampire tales that might include 'cannibalism'

City St George's, University of London, warned students on its literature course that the vampire stories could be upsetting, but critics accused it of 'pandering'

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11 h. ago ‘Let him come to Moscow,’ Putin says about peace talks with Zelenskyy – Europe live

Russian president questions legitimacy of Ukrainian government as Zelenskyy ramps up diplomatic efforts in Denmark and Polish president prepares to meet Donald TrumpPutin was also asked about the prospect of more EU sanctions against Russia or its allies, including China and India.He said the leaders did not discuss this during their recent conversations.“I think there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. We will see.Otherwise, we will be forced to resolve all our objective objectives through military means.” Continue reading...

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12 h. ago London Pride parade boss probed over ‘bullying and misuse of funds’ allegations

Christopher Joell-Deshields says he is the victim of a witch hunt and rejects the new board’s authority to oust him from post

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12 h. ago How Graham Linehan’s gender activism led to comedian’s career armageddon

What began as a nasty Twitter spat seven years ago has led to a peculiar metamorphosis for award-winning writerIt was as he was lying on a hospital trolley, after surgery to treat testicular cancer in 2018, that Graham Linehan picked up his phone and first definitively waded into the issue of trans rights.According to his memoir, Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy, and subsequent media interviews, the Irish-born comedian could not remember quite what he wrote in those groggy early tweets but it nailed “my colours to the gender-critical mast”. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago How Graham Linehan’s gender activism led to career armageddon

What began as a nasty Twitter spat seven years ago has led to a peculiar metamorphosis for the comedy writerIt was as he was lying on a hospital trolley, after surgery to treat testicular cancer in 2018, that Graham Linehan picked up his phone and first definitively waded into the issue of trans rights.According to his memoir, Tough Crowd: How I Made and Lost a Career in Comedy, and subsequent media interviews, the Irish-born comedian could not remember quite what he wrote in those groggy early tweets but it nailed “my colours to the gender-critical mast”. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago From the Archives: Ken Walton on the first ever Lammermuir Festival

Over the last 15 years the Lammermuir Festival has become one of the highlights of Scotland’s classical music calendar, and the 2025 edition is about to take place in venues all around East Lothian. Back in September 2010, however, it was still just an idea. Scotsman classical music critic Ken Walton spoke to co-artistic directors James Waters and Hugh Macdonald about their plans for the inaugural event

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12 h. ago Hidden gem Scottish airport bar with 'great range of drinks' better than 'soulless' chains

Travel writer Mark Jones named an Edinburgh Airport bar as one of the UK’s best, saying it made journeys from his local airport “a lot more jolly.”

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13 h. ago Trump’s ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan is an obscenity. Can we really trust Tony Blair to have told him so? | Simon Jenkins

The former PM’s leaked visit to the White House is concerning. This scheme is an outrage that no other Arab – or western – state could backSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreTony Blair’s leaked presence at the recent White House discussion of Donald Trump’s “Gaza Riviera” plan is either good news or outrageous. Good news if he used his influence with Trump to terminate this obscenity. Dreadful news if he were to be party to it.The plan itself was first outlined to an incredulous world by Trump in February. The details have now emerged. It involves the expulsion – the de facto imprisonment – of 2 million Palestinians, while the US administers the exclave for 10 years. Each Palestinian would be paid $5,000 each plus four years’ rent somewhere else and one year’s supply of food. Gaza is then rebuilt as a skyscraper wonderland of artificial intelligence inv...

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