71 m. ago How the Cheltenham Festival reveals the underlying reasons behind the dominance of Irish trainers

The Irish have beaten Britain in the Prestbury Cup in each of the last five years showcasing the decline of British racing

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1 hour ago What are smartphones stealing from us? When mine was taken away, I found out | Alexander Hurst

As a film extra, I surrendered my device and discovered the extraordinary connections I miss while staring at my screenA few Thursdays ago was a wrap. For my brief acting career, that is. One of the benefits of having a writer’s schedule in a city like Paris is the ability to say yes to the flurry of random opportunities that pop up. When an announcement flashed across a WhatsApp group that a Hollywood comedy-thriller with an all-star cast and a wacky plot was looking for extras, I thought why not – and sent in a few headshots. (I wish I could reveal more details, but I am, alas, bound by a non-disclosure clause that the production company declined to release me from.)I had little idea of exactly what to expect. But I certainly wasn’t thinking that one of the biggest takeaways would be spending hours with other people without access to our phones.Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...

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2 h. ago A look at the history of Greenland, from Viking raiders to Donald Trump

Greenland is having a moment in the international spotlight

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3 h. ago India’s official Oscar entry, which failed to make the cut, wins big at major Bollywood awards show

The film that was submitted as India’s official Oscar entry but failed to make the final list of nominees has swept the International Indian Film Academy Awards

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3 h. ago Internal emails reveal ONS fears about troubled UK jobs survey

Collapse in respondents skewed results for some industries

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5 h. ago Trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney's International Women's Day post sparks heated backlash

Transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has once again sparked backlash, this time with a social media post celebrating International Women's Day .

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8 h. ago Firms hold back on hiring amid ‘significant cost rises’, surveys say

KPMG/REC report shows decline in people being placed in roles continues, while unemployment is rising, says BDOCompanies are putting the brakes on hiring new staff amid a “subdued” economic outlook and rising wage bills, according to the latest business surveys.In signs of a weakening UK labour market, the consultancy KPMG and the trade body the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said a marked decline in the number of people being placed in permanent and temporary roles continued in February, although hiring declined at a slower pace than in January. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago EV charging points made cheaper and faster to install under Labour’s rapid deregulation plans

Exclusive: Businesses and communities will no longer have to get permission from councils to set up electric vehicle charge points

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8 h. ago US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms

Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and SerbiaThe United States has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that the global civil rights watchdog believes are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms.Civicus, an international non-profit organization dedicated to “strengthening citizen action and civil society around the world”, announced the inclusion of the US on the non-profit’s first watchlist of 2025 on Monday, alongside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago What does Crufts winner get as Best in Show dog whippet Miuccia leaves fans divided

Crufts was held at the NEC in Birmingham this week from March 6 to 9, with the Best in Show winner named in the final of the annual international event in the city earlier today

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14 h. ago Ella Baron on the US’s changing international status – cartoon

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14 h. ago Children in UK as young as 11 targeted by sextortion criminals, data reveals

Internet Watch Foundation says ‘worrying’ trend shows criminals are casting their nets wider to trap victims• Our son was targeted by sextortionist online – here’s what we didChildren as young as 11 to 13 are being targeted by sextortion criminals for the first time, according to data.The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said the “worrying” trend showed that criminals behind extortion attempts were casting their nets wider in an attempt to trap victims. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago India overcome New Zealand to secure Champions Trophy triumph

Rohit Sharma’s rapid half-century set up his side for a four-wicket victory despite a mid-innings collapse

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16 h. ago To neighbors, they were suburban dads. In secret, they were running an international gun smuggling ring

A secret group of Irish in America - such as Danny Cahalane, pictured left with his wife, and Vince Conlon, pictured right on his wedding day, sourced guns in the US to send to the IRA in Northern Ireland

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17 h. ago A woman was violently murdered two decades ago. Her killer got life but investigators never found her body – now the search continues

Jennifer Marcum vanished without a trace after traveling to Denver International Airport, Colorado on February 17, 2003. For the past 22 years, her family and senior FBI officials were tormented by her convicted killer “Hannibal.” but her father said they never found solace in her loss because they were deprived of giving her a proper burial. Now the lead FBI investigator on the case and the victims’ father tell Madeline Sherratt why they never gave up on Jennifer

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18 h. ago Revealed: The YouTube drone auditors who 'terrorise celebs for clicks'... Wannabe influencers lift the lid on how they make thousands by videoing celebrity mansions

The internet celebrities shamelessly travel for miles targeting celebrity homes and even Princess Diana's burial site to rage bait homeowners and security into furious rows.

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19 h. ago Flamboyance, creativity, club culture – and no smart phones: why the 1980s are all the rage again

A series of major exhibitions focusing on the era has unleashed a wave of nostalgia for those who were there and curiosity from the young who envy its freedomIn the future everyone will blame the eighties for all societal ills, in the same way that people have previously blamed the sixties,” Peter York, the quintessential observer of 1980s’ style and cultural trends, said recently. He was referring to what he called the “big bangs” of monetarism, deregulation and libertarianism which “have been working their way through the culture ever since”.Curiously, he did not mention one of the eighties’ equally enduring, but more positive “big bangs” – the “style culture”, which began in that much-maligned decade and continues to echo through contemporary culture in an altogether less malign way. It is currently being celebrated in three exhibitions across London. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy released after Texas DA declines to pursue charges

Kansas City wideout faced third-degree felony chargeWorthy was taken in first round of last year’s draftXavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of felony domestic violence.Williamson County district attorney Shawn Dick told the Austin American-Statesman his office had spoken with witnesses and was not accepting the case at this time. He also said Worthy and his lawyers were fully cooperating with the investigation. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago The disturbing case of a Tantric yoga guru and his followers

Under the guise of spiritual leadership, Gregorian Bivolaru allegedly exploited hundreds of people through an international network of yoga camps and retreats. Now he’s awaiting trial, accused of kidnap, trafficking and rape. Here, one of his victims reveals how she broke freeFrom the outside, Tara Yoga Centre looks like a normal, welcoming yoga studio. A pleasant building in an expensive east London postcode, with another popular branch on an Oxford high street. There are positive, even gushing, Google reviews. The website is professional, with photos of smiling people stretching on matching purple yoga mats. It promises “rapid and integral transformation”, as well as “an invitation to awaken now”.When Miranda, from Oxford – who has asked to go only by her first name – was in her late 20s, she visited India to practise yoga. It was 2015 and yoga was already a booming industry in the UK. She was working as an English teacher at a London school and gravitated to yoga for the same rea...

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21 h. ago ‘Will Trump give up the store?’ Edward Fishman on how US economic warfare works – and doesn’t

The Obama administration veteran’s Chokepoints looks at recent US sanctions policy regarding Iran, Russia and ChinaEdward Fishman’s first book, Chokepoints, is a study of American economic warfare. Densely reported but fast-moving, the book examines recent US sanctions policy regarding Iran, Russia and China, and how the dollar’s dominance of international financial systems has allowed administrations to pursue political aims.Fishman’s own service under Barack Obama, at Treasury, Pentagon and State, stands him in good stead. So does teaching at Columbia and being a Washington thinktank fellow.Chokepoints is out now Continue reading...

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