23 m. ago Gen Z replacing traditional Halloween sweets with 'tuna jerky and candied salmon'

As Brits gear up for their Halloween parties across the country, some trick-or-treaters will be left astounded as their sweet treats could be switched for something more healthy

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74 m. ago Why do Manchester United play 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' before home games?

The John Denver track is played before every Man United game at Old Trafford, but how did the idea come about?

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80 m. ago PETER HITCHENS: Yes Andrew is stupid, but this is the dangerous consequence I fear for the country if he's driven out altogether

You can say anything about Prince Andrew except 'leave him alone'. Well, that is my advice. Leave him alone. That's enough.

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90 m. ago Venezuela's Maduro says the US is fabricating a war as aircraft carrier approaches

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro claims the U.S. is waging a war against him as the world's largest warship nears the country

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1 hour ago Pressure piles on BBC to cut ties with Louis Theroux as British Airways ends support for his podcast over controversial interview with Bob Vylan singer

The BBC is under pressure to 'review one of its biggest stars' after British Airways pulled its support for Louis Theroux's podcast over platforming Bob Vylan 's lead singer.

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2 h. ago Jess Fishlock's glorious Wales career ends in defeat as legend left in tears

The Wales legend has ended her international career after 166 caps for her country

Politics

2 h. ago Prince Andrew police update as Met officers 'blocked Virginia Giuffre lawsuit'

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed they are expanding an ongoing review into the conduct of officers amid allegations they obstructed efforts to serve legal papers on Prince Andrew

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2 h. ago RACHEL REEVES: 'British people were sold a levelling up lie'

'The public were promised a plan to invest in every corner of the country and to boost living standards for working people, but instead were palmed off with empty slogans and broken promises', the Chancellor writes

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2 h. ago What are the Aldi ‘secret’ shops? 11 stores to open across the country

Aldi’s sustainability chief said this was a new example of how the company was working to cut food waste

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4 h. ago Why is Trump demolishing the White House's East Wing? Because he wants to | Arwa Mahdawi

The president’s mega-project raises a lot of questions – including when he’s planning on leavingDonald Trump has quite the passion for American history. If there’s a controversial statue commemorating a dead white supremacist out there, there’s a good chance the president has gone to bat for it.“Sad to see the history and culture of our great country being ripped apart with the removal of our beautiful statues and monuments,” Trump tweeted in 2017, in response to a push to remove Confederate monuments. “You can’t change history, but you can learn from it. Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson – who’s next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish!” Trump added.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Have YOU seen the Shug Monkey? Experts reveal the truth behind the demon creature with 'blazing eyes' said to haunt Cambridgeshire

Experts finally reveal the truth behind the mythical hybrid beast, said to be a cross between a shaggy black dog and a monkey.

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5 h. ago Savage maulings & a severed head inside world’s bear attack capital with 100 attacks and record deaths in 2025

JAPAN has become the world's bear attack capital after a record number of fatal encounters which have left humans savaged and dismembered. Ten people have been mauled to death with over 100 injured in a horror spate of assaults across the country this year alone. Locals and tourists have been targeted by the prowling beasts...

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5 h. ago Why Russians are fighting against Russia: ‘Putin has not only ruined Ukraine, he’s ruined my country’

Sam Kiley meets Russian volunteers in Ukraine’s army near the southern front line who explain why they turned on Vladimir Putin - and how they’re happy to kill their countrymen

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5 h. ago Secret mining studies and private deals: is a new gold rush quietly starting in El Salvador?

As the country’s metal mining ban is lifted, rural communities fear a return of the contamination, violence and water shortages that cost so many lives and livelihoods in the pastSet off the main road through San Isidro, El Salvador, an old gate sits locked by a chain. Across its rusted metal wire mesh are emblazoned the words: “Private property, entry forbidden.” A bus stop outside is covered with faded black and yellow posters. Though peeling with age, their message can still be read: “No to mining – yes to life.”This is the site of what was once the El Dorado gold mining project. After the suspension of operations in 2009 amid community backlash, OceanaGold formally closed the project in 2017 following El Salvador’s historic prohibition of metal mining. Continue reading...

Economics

6 h. ago New poll shows how public feel about higher taxes and fighting for their country in a war

Around a quarter of people, 29%, said they 'definitely' or 'probably' would fight if required, and a further 42% said 'maybe' or 'unlikely', while only 13% did not know

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6 h. ago Argentina goes to polls amid economic crisis and Trump ‘interference’

Poor showing in Sunday’s election would deal hammer blow to country’s radical libertarian president, Javier MileiArgentina’s radical libertarian leader, Javier Milei, is facing a pivotal moment in his presidency with voters set to deliver their verdict on his two-year-old administration on Sunday against a backdrop of political and economic crisis and accusations that his ally Donald Trump is meddling in the country’s affairs.A poor showing in Sunday’s midterm election would be a hammer blow to Milei, who took power in December 2023 pledging to kickstart “a new era of peace and prosperity” by slashing spending and inflation. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago DAN HODGES: Lucy Powell's Deputy Leadership victory sounds the death knell for Starmer. I know her well, and this is what she has planned for Labour and the country

Now it is only a matter of when, not if, he is removed as Prime Minister. And that's good news for Labour, and good news for Britain.

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7 h. ago Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere review: This is no fun watch, but Jeremy Allen White brings passion and conviction to this bold, intense biopic, says BRIAN VINER

Jeremy Allen White makes a plausibly tormented Bruce Springsteen, on the cusp both of super-stardom and mental disintegration.

Events

7 h. ago Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows

Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilitiesAmazon strategised about keeping the public in the dark over the true extent of its datacentres’ water use, a leaked internal document reveals.The biggest owner of datacentres in the world, Amazon dwarfs competitors Microsoft and Google and is planning a huge increase in capacity as part of a push into artificial intelligence. The Seattle firm operates hundreds of active facilities, with many more in development despite concerns over how much water is being used to cool their vast arrays of circuitry. Continue reading...

Culture

7 h. ago A cloak, some monsters and a bicycle: Marguerite O’Molloy’s best phone picture

A spooky scene in a Dublin shopfront – and a chance reflection – make for a surprising and unsettling shotCostume is a small boutique in Dublin’s city centre, usually fronted with elegant window displays of beautifully dressed mannequins. Last October, however, Marguerite O’Molloy was passing on her way for a manicure and found something startlingly different.“The shop is on Castle Market, a pedestrian shopping area,” O’Molloy says. “It’s a really lively, cool area and a regular haunt of mine; I actually met my husband in the famous Grogan’s Castle Lounge pub on the opposite corner. That afternoon, I didn’t expect to see this Halloween-themed display. I thought it was hilarious.” Continue reading...

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