2 h. ago Poker Face: Natasha Lyonne’s seriously funny whydunnit caper is back with a cracking A

Cynthia Erivo plays sextuplets! Katie Holmes is an undertaker! And Kumail Nunjiani is the new Tiger King! The super cool, celebrity-packed show is even wilder than everThe best thing about Poker Face is that it doesn’t bother trying to shore up what it knows is a flimsy premise. Fans of the first season will recall that Charlie Cale, Natasha Lyonne’s wisecracking 70s detective homage, has an in-built ability to detect a lie as soon as someone tells it. Instead of trying to explain this gift away as the result of a gamma storm or spider bite or covert government experiment, it now accepts that, yeah, she has a “freaky little lie detector trick”, that’s the extent of the idea, got a problem with that? These days, Charlie waves away any queries about it with an “Eh”, a shrug and a cheeky nudge of the baseball cap and aviator shades.After using her talent to work her way through a series of increasingly preposterous case-of-the-week murders last time, then ending up with the mafia putti...

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2 h. ago ‘A cocktail for a misinformed world’: why China and Russia are cheering Trump’s attacks on media

Today on World Press Freedom Day, there are warnings that US attempts to withdraw from promoting independent journalism will have far-reaching effectsAs Donald Trump’s executive order in March led to the shuttering of Voice of America (VOA) – the global broadcaster whose roots date back to the fight against Nazi propaganda – he quickly attracted support from figures not used to aligning themselves with any US administration.Trump had ordered the US Agency for Global Media, the federal agency that funds VOA and other groups promoting independent journalism overseas, to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”. The decision suddenly halted programming in 49 languages to more than 425 million people. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Greyscale and prune your algorithm: ‘digital nutritionist’ offers advice on cutting down screen time

Kaitlyn Regehr says parents worrying about their children need first to look at their own usageSwitching off the colours on your phone and spending half an hour a week pruning your algorithm can help consumers control and improve their online media diet, according to a professor turned “digital nutritionist”.These two measures, otherwise known as greyscaling and algorithmic resistance, are among a number of recommendations from Dr Kaitlyn Regehr, an associate professor at University College London and a leading expert in digital literacy. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago There is a war on journalists raging around the world: let their voices be heard | Annie Kelly

Today is World Press Freedom Day. The Guardian is determined to highlight the dangers faced by reporters working in some of the world’s most perilous places, and to tell their storiesSupport the GuardianThere is a war on journalists raging across the world. Last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) recorded the highest number of media workers killed since it began collecting data three decades ago.According to that data, at least 124 journalists and media workers were killed in 2024 – nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and the West Bank. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Madeleine McCann's parents release heartfelt message to mark 18th anniversary of daughter's disappearance

Kate and Gerry McCann have dedicated the last 18 years of their lives to finding Madeleine. In a new touching message they say they 'continue to ‘celebrate’ her as the very beautiful and unique person she is'

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8 h. ago RACHEL KELLY: How to talk to your teenager about pornography, drink, drugs and, yes, those accursed smartphones

Netflix drama Adolescence showed just how little many parents know about their children's lives. Now, a new book provides an essential toolkit for parents to navigate this modern minefield

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8 h. ago Madeleine McCann's parents release heartfelt message to their missing daughter on 18th anniversary of her disappearance ahead of her 22nd birthday this month

Kate and Gerry McCann updated their official Find Madeliene Facebook page just hours ahead of the milestone of when she went missing during a family holiday in Portugal on May 3 2007.

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10 h. ago What are Prince Harry's UK security arrangements that make it 'impossible' for Meghan

Prince Harry has said he 'can't see a world' where he brings Meghan and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK after he lost his Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements

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11 h. ago Revealed: The children's vitamin chews that have more sugar than Haribos

Parents have no way of knowing the sugar content of many popular supplements aimed at children as young as three because manufacturers do not legally have to declare it on the packaging.

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12 h. ago 'A truly extraordinary person' : Parents of tragic skydiver Jade Damarell pay tribute to 'beloved daughter' and urge anyone 'struggling' to seek help amid fears death was 'deliberate act'

Jade Damarell, 32, a highly-experienced parachutist with more than 400 jumps to her name, died instantly during a skydive in Shotton Colliery, Co Durham, on Sunday.

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13 h. ago Parents suffering from 'COVID syndrome' kept kids inside for nearly four years

The three siblings were finally freed from their home in Spain on Monday after allegedly being locked inside since 2021, as their parents reportedly suffered from ‘COVID syndrome’

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13 h. ago Manchester parents slapped with £1.4 MILLION in fines for taking kids out of school

Data shows the number of fines dished out rose dramatically last year

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15 h. ago Prince Harry says it's 'impossible' to bring Meghan and his children back to the UK after losing legal challenge over his security

Harry said that on the occasions he has ventured back to the UK since his armed Met Police bodyguards were removed, he felt that he was 'putting myself at risk'.

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15 h. ago Harry BBC interview: What the Duke of Sussex said about King Charles, Meghan and reconciliation

Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has spoken openly about his relationship with his father, King Charles, after losing a Court of Appeal challenge over his security arrangements.

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15 h. ago Prince Harry says 'some people want history to repeat itself' in Princess Diana comparison

It is not the first time Harry has mentioned his fears of repeating history in terms of his mother's death as he said similar comments referencing the safety of his wife Meghan Markle in an Oprah interview

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15 h. ago After Runcorn, Labour now needs to prove itself to the electorate – the future of the country depends on it

Editorial: Pragmatic, practical moves can be taken to restore the trust many have lost in the government

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16 h. ago Sasha and Malia Obama's celeb inner circle revealed... as they brush off parents' 'divorce' drama and flaunt new summer bodies at glitzy LA spots

The former first daughters have been spotted attending a string of high-profile events since they moved to the west coast.

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16 h. ago 'I've been wearing these Timberland sandals all heatwave—they're the comfiest sandals I've owned'

Shopping Writer Meghan can't stop raving about her new Timberland sandals that she's been wearing all through the spring heatwave, as she says 'they're the comfiest sandals I've ever had - I won't take them off'

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17 h. ago 'These heeled Timberland sandals are so comfy I've been wearing them all heatwave week'

Shopping Writer Meghan has got her hands on a new pair of heeled sandles she says 'don't need breaking in' as she raves their 'so comfy I haven't stopped wearing them this spring heatwave'

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17 h. ago Megyn Kelly makes incendiary allegation against Meghan Markle

The former Fox News host made the inflammatory claim about the Duchess of Sussex during a conversation with Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy.

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