35 m. ago Revealed: Labour MP was used by Communist spies to 'give a KGB propaganda speech' to 'discredit' Margaret Thatcher's fight against the Soviet's nuclear threat

Frank Cook spoke at a CND event in 1987 to spread Russian disinformation branding Britain as a secret warmonger, files say.

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61 m. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Celebrity darling Ottolenghi's 'messy' split from husband

He's knocked off nearly a dozen effortlessly inventive cook books and hosted a medley of TV shows. But 2026 has not dawned happily for Yotam Ottolenghi.

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3 h. ago Rachel Reeves branded 'delusional' after taking credit for FTSE 100 reaching record high

In a boost for Britain's savers and investors - and a promising start for New Year trading - London's leading share index soared above the landmark figure.

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4 h. ago We Bury the Dead review – Daisy Ridley tackles the undead in solid zombie twist

Star Wars alum gives an impressively modest performance in this slightly smarter-than-average survival taleUnlike some other less resilient horror subgenres, the zombie movie is, fittingly, never going to really die. Neither will film-makers attempting to add their own twist, understandable given how repetitive the die, wake up, lumber, bite and repeat formula has become. Australian director Zak Hilditch’s attempt, the rather buried We Bury the Dead, is therefore not quite as striking as it might have seemed a decade and change ago. Using words such as “contemplative” and “mournful” to describe a film that includes its fair share of gnarly head-smashing has become something of a cliche, so much so that last month’s meta-comedy Anaconda reboot had its characters joke that these days, even a film about a giant snake needs “intergenerational trauma” to work.But Hilditch mercifully avoids drowning his film in drab self-seriousness. Yes, it’s a zombie survival thriller that’s also about ...

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5 h. ago The Traitors murder their first victim of the series as fans share bewilderment over players' decision to target a 'huge threat'

The Traitors have now banished their first victim of the series. 

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6 h. ago The Traitors banish their first victim of the series as fans share bewilderment over players' decision to target a 'huge threat'

The Traitors have now banished their first victim of the series. 

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8 h. ago The Guardian view on Gaza’s winter: the world must take heed as Palestinian suffering deepens again | Editorial

Families are struggling to survive amid the devastation. Israel’s ban on international NGOs will worsen this disasterAs Gaza enters the bleakest period of winter, children are dying of hypothermia, drowning in flooded camps and burning to death as their families try to cook in flimsy tents. Israel destroyed nine out of 10 homes over more than two years of war. Camped amid the ruins, Palestinians struggle against strong winds, heavy rain and freezing temperatures. Aid deliveries resumed following the ceasefire, staving off the famine that had taken hold in parts of the territory, but remain wholly insufficient: 1.6 million people face acute food insecurity. The sanitation infrastructure has collapsed.The UK, Canada, Japan, France and six other nations have jointly warned that the situation is catastrophic. Yet Israel is now deepening one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. On Tuesday, it announced that it is deregistering 37 NGOs active in Gaza. They must cease all operations t...

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12 h. ago New year, new Nicola! Brooklyn Beckham's wife shows off 'new teeth' on social media

The actress, 30, took to Instagram to share a photo of herself alongside husband Brooklyn Beckhamas they celebrated the New Year in a Floridanightclub.

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13 h. ago 'I thought my brain fog was exam stress before doctors told me it was something more sinister'

Ollie Cook, 23, began experiencing brain fog while studying at university but he dismissed this as just exam stress

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14 h. ago The Traitors star causes a stir as they share fully naked photo to Instagram

The Traitors star, 35, from Northern Ireland, wants to win the show after being an advocate for equal marriage rights in Northern Ireland, making him the first on the show from the North

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16 h. ago Football transfer rumours: Mohamed Salah in line for Roma return?

Today’s fluff has a dusty war chestTwo days in, and we have our first piece of Mohamed Salah transfer jabber. Reports in Italy suggest Liverpool’s unsettled forward could be Roma-bound. According to La Repubblica, the Giallorossi are keen to bring Salah back to the club he played for in 2015-17 but are unlikely to move for him until the summer. If he does hang around at Anfield for any length of time, Salah could have a new teammate in the form of the Club Brugge central defender Joel Ordóñez. The Mirror suggests Liverpool are set to shell out an initial £35m rising to £43m for the Ecuador international. The Premier League champions have a clearer run at a deal too now that Chelsea have withdrawn their interest.The furiously energetic Conor Gallagher has been kicking his heels of late, having started only four league games for Atlético Madrid this season, and is thus attracting interest from Premier League clubs looking to rev up their midfields. Manchester United were linked with h...

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17 h. ago Former Towie stars reveal they’re engaged as they share romantic proposal and ring snap

A FORMER TOWIE couple have confirmed they are engaged after a sweet proposal. Shelby Tribble has revealed that her co-star lover Sam Mucklow popped the question over the New Year. The former ITV reality star shared a snap of her stunning new engagement ring as she marked the momentous occasion. 33-year-old Shelby's oval diamond ring...

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18 h. ago Gogglebox's The Malones introduce new family member and share sweet name

A new member of Gogglebox family The Malones made their debut on the Channel 4 show

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18 h. ago Blue: Reflections review – a clunky rehash of their Y2K boyband heyday

(Blue Blood International/Cooking Vinyl)The four-piece try to tap into modern pop’s deep well of nostalgia but come off like Westlife on a bad day‘Blue’s in the house / Oh it’s party time!” muse the fortysomething man-band on Souls of the Underground, the penultimate song on this seventh album, and the fourth since their 2011 reunion. The British four-piece are keen to take us back to their early 00s heyday, a time of Met bar table service, where the ladies have “a little prosecco” and the guys have a “nice cold beer”. Musically, it’s a clunkier approximation of their (comparatively) harder-edged hybrid of pop, hip-hop and R&B; think 2002 “low ride” anthem Fly By II but on a Megabus budget.It makes sense that they would want to tap into modern pop’s deep well of nostalgia, but rather than recalling what made Blue originally stand out, Reflections often feels like a tribute to other evergreen boybands. For most of the album’s 13 tracks, the tempo is mid, with the dreary, Westlife...

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18 h. ago Chess: Magnus Carlsen wins two more world speed crowns despite mishaps

The Norwegian, 35, overcame elite fields despite time forfeits after knocking over pieces in critical gamesThe world No 1, Magnus Carlsen, recovered from a series of mishaps to win both the World Rapid and Blitz crowns at Doha, Qatar, last weekend. The global victories were the 19th and 20th of the Norwegian’s illustrious career and may give him the edge in the longstanding debate on whether he, Garry Kasparov, or Bobby Fischer is chess’s all-time greatest master.Peerless endgame technique was central to the 35-year-old Norwegian’s blitz success. He won a knight ending with Black against Nodirbek Abdusattorov from a position which elite grandmasters would normally have instantly agreed to halve, and also scored in other endings of extraordinary subtlety. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Rangers set piece guru funded players night out as Scott Fry's obsession earns him acclaim

The 47-year-old has only been at the club for six weeks but has already had a big influence.

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20 h. ago Arne Slot follows Jurgen Klopp transfer rule that Liverpool broke for Virgil van Dijk

Liverpool manager Arne Slot and Jurgen Klopp share a similar stance on the January transfer window

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20 h. ago More than 60 Henri Matisse artworks donated to Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris

Artist’s daughter Marguerite features in most of the pieces, kept in the family until ‘complete surprise’ donationThe Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris has received an “extraordinarily generous” donation of 61 works by Henri Matisse that have been kept in the artist’s family.Most of the donated art – which includes paintings, drawings, etchings, lithographs and a sculpture – features the painter’s daughter Marguerite. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Natalie Portman shows off stunning figure in swimsuit on St. Barts holiday nearly two years after divorce

Natalie Portman rang in the New Year with a beach day in St. Barts. The 44-year-old mother-of-two showed off her slim figure in a plunging black one-piece swimsuit.

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21 h. ago From bon appetit to Uber Eats: why France’s beloved restaurants are in crisis | Paul Taylor

When I started as a reporter in Paris in the 1970s, long, boozy lunches were the norm. Now only fast food and fine dining are thrivingSpare a thought for the poor French restaurateur. Once the iconic image of a sybaritic nation that loved nothing more than a boozy meal out with friends or colleagues, the French restaurant is in deep crisis. Traditional restaurants are closing faster than you can shout “garçon!”, as eating habits change and the cost of living pinches.“It’s a catastrophe for our profession,” Franck Chaumès, president of the restaurant branch of the Union of Hospitality Trades and Industries (UMIH) said in a television interview recently. “Some 25 restaurants are going out of business every day.” The UMIH has demanded – so far in vain – that the government ration the opening of new restaurants, in proportion to the local population, and license only professionals who are qualified in cooking and accounting.Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy ...

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