30 m. ago Jeff Brazier begs for 'parenting guidebook' for 'unconventional' dad

Jeff Brazier has pleaded with his fans for help after embarking on an 'unconventional path' amidst news his son Freddy is to become a father at the age of 20

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47 m. ago War, wildfires and child workers: Visa Pour l’Image highlights – in pictures

A selection of some of the best exhibited work from Visa Pour l’Image, the annual festival of photojournalism in Perpignan in the south of France Continue reading...

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48 m. ago Arsenal signed £42m Real Madrid ace who fell out with Mikel Arteta on transfer deadline day

Arsenal made a statement when they signed Mesut Ozil on deadline day in 2013, but his Gunners tenure ended on a sour note after his agent's infamous tirade and his bitter fallout with Mikel Arteta

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74 m. ago Reality TV star dead 'unexpectedly' aged 39 as date of death and cause unknown

Kelsey Bateman, who appeared on the final series of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels, has died at the age of 39. The cause of her death is not yet known

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74 m. ago Harry Redknapp fronts new campaign after wife Sandra's illness

Harry said 'She survived; 48,000 families across the UK aren’t as fortunate'

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82 m. ago Xi to project China’s global role with ‘victory day’ military parade

Shock-and-awe procession to be attended by Russia, Iran and North Korea seeks to recast second world war narrative

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90 m. ago Baby dies of whooping cough after pregnant woman was not vaccinated

Dr Gayatri Amirthalingam, UKHSA deputy director, says the death reminds everyone how ‘severe’ whooping cough can be for young babies

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91 m. ago Afghanistan earthquake: at least 250 dead after 6.0 magnitude quake near Jalalabad

Province of Kunar sees large number of casualties, according to local officials, amid fears of much higher toll after shallow quake hits near Pakistan borderAt least 250 people were dead and hundreds more injured in a magnitude 6 earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, authorities have said, as rescuers combed the rubble of homes looking for survivors.The quake struck the rugged province of Kunar at 11.47pm on Sunday and was centred 27km north-east of the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, the US Geological Survey said. It was just 8km deep. Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago Kelsey Bateman dead: Rock of Love star, 39, dies 'unexpectedly'

American star Kelsey Bateman, who appeared on Rock of Love, has died at the age of 39, it has been announced, as tributes poured in on social media

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1 hour ago Voting for Brexit, stopping the small boats – none of it will ever appease those who wage war on immigration | Nesrine Malik

The facts and the numbers are irrelevant: Donald Trump and Nigel Farage just find new excuses and increase the toxicityA few weeks after the Brexit referendum, a leave-voting friend of mine told me what the biggest benefit would be. “We will never hear about immigration again,” he said. If you give the people the control over the border they want, the logic went, then Brexit will finally dissolve immigration as an issue that politicians can exploit, and the country can crack on with all the other important stuff that needs doing. And, well, let’s just say that this prediction did not pan out on such a colossal level that no follow-up conversation has been necessary.Because that’s just not how the whole immigration thing works. The goalposts always move. Nothing clarifies that more than Nigel Farage getting everything he has said he ever wanted, the country heaving itself out of the EU and ending free movement, only for another boil to fester around the issue of immigration – and gue...

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1 hour ago 'Remarkable' Bronze Age hoard to go on display for the first time next year

Artefacts include rare spearhead decorated with gold and bronze sword in wooden scabbard

Politics

2 h. ago Ireland calls out the genocide in Gaza while profiting from Israeli war bonds. That’s why I’m joining the flotilla | Naoise Dolan

My government pays lip service to Palestine but remains complicit. Like many Irish citizens, I refuse toHundreds of people from 44 countries are sailing to Gaza in the Global Sumud Flotilla this week. I am among them. We aim to non-violently break Israel’s illegal siege by delivering much-needed supplies. I joined the mission because, as an Irish person, I have watched my government meet what our taoiseach acknowledges to be a genocide with little more than the occasional round of three Hail Marys.In fact, that framing is overly generous. The Irish government is not just passively useless in the face of genocide; it aids and abets the perpetrators. US military planes potentially carrying arms to Israel routinely pass through Ireland’s Shannon airport without inspection. A 2018 Occupied Territories bill originally intended to ban all trade with illegal Israeli settlements is now in its seventh year of legislative limbo, with endless dithering as to whether it should include services....

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2 h. ago China rules business must help pick up pension bill as population ages

Companies are struggling to adjust to a legal move that enforces contributions from September 1

Economics

3 h. ago Afghanistan earthquake latest: Hundreds feared dead after 6.0

Taliban government has urged international aid agencies to provide assistance

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5 h. ago This is the very common activity that can age you as much as smoking: Here's how to undo the damage and anti

Aperol spritz in hand, new book downloaded on the Kindle and hours of blissful lounging by the pool - these are the things summer holiday memories are made of.

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6 h. ago Traveller sparks flight etiquette row after middle seat passenger branded them 'rude'

When thousands of feet in the air, the last thing most travellers want is a disagreement with their fellow passengers. But something innocent set one passenger off...

Transport

6 h. ago Before and after: Trump’s extreme goldening of the Oval Office

An extravagant – and ongoing – makeover of the White House’s decor has taken place during the president’s second term. One colour theme stands outIn just seven extraordinary months, Donald Trump’s administration has left an unprecedented mark on the United States. From rewriting the rules of free trade to upending the norms of due process and challenging scientific orthodoxy, no corner of the country has remained untouched, including the president’s own centre of power: the Oval Office.Leaning into his former career as a real estate developer and hotelier, the president has, in his own words, applied some “Trump touches” to the room’s decor. The results have split opinions, with some calling the revamped office a symbol of America’s new golden age, while other have compared it to a professional wrestler’s dressing room. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Jeff Brazier begs fans for 'parenting guidebook' on 'unconventional early adult years' as he shares cryptic post addressing the news his son Freddy is to become a dad at the age of 20

Jeff Brazier begged fans for a 'parenting guidebook' on 'unconventional early adult years' as he shared a cryptic Instagram post addressing the news his son Freddy is to become a dad at the age of 20.

Culture

6 h. ago BRIAN VINER reviews The Wizard Of The Kremlin: Jude's latest big screen tyrant... Putin (with a Sarf London twang)

BRIAN VINER: It is a riveting account of how political power evolved in Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and how it all ended up in the hands of a former KGB agent.

Politics

7 h. ago Indonesia protests: president scraps lawmakers’ perks in bid to calm tensions

Six people have now died in nationwide protests, forcing Prabowo Subianto to remove perks include a housing allowance worth 10 times the minimum wageIndonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has pledged to revoke lawmakers’ perks and privileges, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, in a bid to ease public fury after nationwide protests in which six people have died.Flanked by leaders of eight Indonesian political parties, Prabowo told a televised news conference in the capital, Jakarta, that they had agreed to cut the housing allowance and suspend overseas trips for members of parliament. It was a rare concession in response to mounting public anger. Continue reading...

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