46 m. ago Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'in crisis' as he 'doesn't understand' wife's key goal

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's latest struggles are set to be focussed on in an upcoming book, written by Tom Bower, as it's claimed their lives have reached crisis point

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62 m. ago Trump has found in El Salvador a model for the repressive state he wants to build – and he’s just getting started | Jordana Timerman

Nayib Bukele has shown how brutal control can be sustained not just through force, but by raising the cost of speaking outThe Terrorism Confinement Center (Cecot) maximum security prison in El Salvador is the crown jewel of President Nayib Bukele’s efforts to quash not only criminal gangs, but also criticism and political opposition to his government. The “mega-prison” is also one of the more visible destinations in the emerging map of American deportations – a sprawling archipelago that includes conservative US districts, the Guantánamo military base and Central American waypoints connected by a tangle of military and charter flights.That the two states have connected their penal architecture is no coincidence. Donald Trump’s aggressive policies towards foreigners build on Bukele’s infamous iron fist crackdown against criminal gangs: it’s a political toolkit that leverages anti-establishment anger to justify an authoritarian slide. In deploying strongman tactics to address social c...

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62 m. ago No, you’re not fine just the way you are: time to quit your pointless job, become morally ambitious and change the world

Most working people can be put into one of three categories, from idealistic yet unambitious to greedy and immoral. But there is another option Of all the things wasted in our throwaway times, the greatest is wasted talent. There are millions of people around the world who could help make the world a better place, but don’t. I’m talking about the ones who have got the power to shape their own careers, though you would never know it from their utterly unsurprising résumés. About the talented folks with the world at their feet who nonetheless get stuck in mind-numbing, pointless or just plain harmful jobs.There’s an antidote to that kind of waste, and it’s called moral ambition. Moral ambition is the will to make the world a wildly better place. To devote your working life to the great challenges of our time, whether that’s the climate crisis or corruption, gross inequality or the next pandemic. It’s a longing to make a difference – and to build a legacy that truly...

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63 m. ago What is Youth Demand? Inside the activist group following in Just Stop Oil's footsteps

The announcement that climate activist group, Just Stop Oil, is effectively disbanded has allowed Youth Demand to become the new face of civil resistance. But what exactly are they demanding?

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72 m. ago Robbie Williams speaks candidly about the pressures of being a celebrity as he reveals how fans asking for selfies can cause him to 'panic'

Robbie Williams opened up with his fans about how he really struggles being recognised and asked for selfies when out and about. 

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92 m. ago The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce review – portrait of a patriarch

The mysterious death of an artist causes havoc among siblings in a novel that astutely observes family dynamicsWhat would writers do without problematic patriarchs? From King Lear to Logan Roy, they are the linchpins of countless family dramas: adored fathers who dominate and damage their children in equal measure.The new novel from Rachel Joyce, bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Miss Benson’s Beetle and others, revolves around one such man: Vic Kemp, a successful artist with four grown-up children. Vic is a widower who raised his offspring alone, and the story begins with him summoning them to a noodle bar to announce that he’s in love with a twentysomething called Bella-Mae he met online. He’s also the proud owner of a goatee, a surefire sign of an identity crisis. The offspring are aghast. “If he’s so lonely, he could get a cat,” says one. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Lady Gaga tickets and how to beat the queues for Mayhem Ball tour

Lady Gaga will be hitting the UK this year to play six enormous shows around the country. And you can still secure tickets right now.

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2 h. ago Gene Hackman and Denzel Washington's forgotten 'masterclass' war movie

Crimson Tide is set during a period of political unrest in Russia. The movie sees a large-scale showdown between military units loyal to Russian ultra-nationalist rebel Vladimir Radchenko and the crew onboard USS Alabama

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2 h. ago ACLU makes emergency bid to Supreme Court to halt ‘imminent’ new wave of deportations under Alien Enemies Act

The lawyers warned that the migrants’ deportation could be ‘imminent’

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3 h. ago Iranian minister says nuclear deal possible if US does not make ‘unrealistic demands’

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araqchi and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will resume talks in Rome on SaturdayIran’s top negotiator believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the US is possible as long as Washington is realistic, as the two sides prepare to resume talks in Rome on Saturday.Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, and the US Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, will begin indirect negotiations through mediators from Oman, after their first round in Muscat, which both sides described as constructive. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Appeals court pauses Judge Boasberg’s contempt probe against Trump administration

A federal appeals court late Friday temporarily halted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt investigation against the Trump administration after he accused officials of failing to comply with his order regarding deportation flights to El Salvador last month.

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4 h. ago John Swinney urged to host summit on tackling organised crime in Scotland as gang war rages

A growing turf war between rival gangs of drug dealers has escalated across Edinburgh and Glasgow in recent weeks.

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4 h. ago Donald Trump visit to Scotland 'in doubt' as US President opens up on state visit to UK

The US President had been expected to meet King Charles in Scotland this summer but a summit may now take place south of the Border.

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5 h. ago Woman branded 'idiot' after trying to touch Stonehenge as security chase her

A tourist has been slammed online after she was caught on camera trying to touch the stones at Stonehenge, despite security guards desperately trying to stop her

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5 h. ago Trump news at a glance: Maryland senator says Ábrego García moved from notorious El Salvador prison

Senator Chris Van Hollen accuses El Salvador’s government of planting margarita glasses to undermine his trip – key US politics stories from Friday 18 April at a glanceMaryland senator Chris Van Hollen revealed that Kilmar Ábrego García had been moved from El Salvador’s notorious Cecot prison – where he was sharing a cell with 25 other inmates – to a detention center with better conditions.Van Hollen met with Ábrego García, whom the Trump administration admits it mistakenly deported, and said that he had been left “traumatized” after facing threats in the Cecot facility. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Man Utd news: Marcus Rashford future decided as Harry Maguire makes plea

Manchester United are looking towards the summer transfer window and hope to secure some top-quality players, with potential qualification for the Champions League a major incentive

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6 h. ago Judges pauses Trump policy restricting passport choices for transgender people, finding it’s rooted in ‘irrational prejudice’

Judge found that group of nonbinary and transgender plaintiffs were likely to succeed on argument that Trump administration violated constitutional guarantees of equal protection

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6 h. ago Judges pauses Trump policy restricting transgender passport choices, finding it’s rooted in ‘irrational prejudice’

Judge found that group of nonbinary and transgender plaintiffs were likely to succeed on argument that Trump administration violated constitutional guarantees of equal protection

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6 h. ago Trump brags gas is down to $1.98 a gallon in a ‘couple of states.’ It isn’t — anywhere

President attacks ‘fake news’ when reporter questions him on rising prices

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6 h. ago US senator says margaritas in photo with wrongly deported man planted by El Salvador – live

Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says drinks placed on table created hoax and neither he nor Kilmar Ábrego García touched themThe US is optimistic that it can end “the very brutal war” between Russia and Ukraine, Vice-President JD Vance said before a bilateral meeting with the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday.The meeting comes less than 24 hours after the pair met in Washington. Vance said:I want to update the prime minister on some of the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine even in the past 24 hours, we think we have some interesting things to report on.Since there are the negotiations I won’t prejudge them, but we do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very brutal war, to a close. Continue reading...

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