1 hour ago How to watch Leeds vs Liverpool: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

Leeds are on a high after beating Chelsea and face a Liverpool side still struggling for consistency

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1 hour ago 'Putin killed my girlfriend' claims partner of poisoning victim Dawn Sturgess

Charlie Rowley has called for Vladimir Putin to be put on trial after an inquiry ruled the Russian president was 'morally responsible' for the 2018 novichok attack that killed his girlfriend Dawn Sturgess

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2 h. ago London’s mystery poisoning? Russian ambassador ridicules UK’s poisoning evidence, drops bombshell | Videos

London’s mystery poisoning? Russian ambassador ridicules UK’s poisoning evidence, drops bombshell | Videos  Hindustan Times

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2 h. ago Nick Cave’s Veiled World: the starry tale of how sometimes the devil doesn’t have the best tunes

This documentary on the musician interviews everyone from Flea to Rowan Williams. It’s a thoughtful take on his songs and ChristianityDevouring the new Nick Cave documentary on Sky, I am reminded how critics go wild for arty musicians who constantly change direction and dabble in everything. This is its own kind of myth. I know plenty of artists who keep moving – one week they’re sewing fish scales on to jackets, the next they’re painting mirrors or putting seahorses in samovars. The problem is, no one cares. If poet and ceramicist Nick Cave didn’t also write classic songs, he’d just be a local weirdo. I definitely wouldn’t buy a hardcover transcription of conversations he’d had with a mate about God. I’m glad I did, though.The documentary, Nick Cave’s Veiled World (Saturday 6 December, 9pm, Sky Arts), is timed to promote the TV adaptation of his filthy novel The Death of Bunny Munro. It’s a glorious opportunity to revisit his early, intense masterpieces: electric chair confess...

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2 h. ago Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way

Moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko PetkovicThe Swedish navy encounters Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea on an “almost weekly” basis, its chief of operations has said, and is preparing for a further increase in the event of ceasefire or armistice in the Ukraine war.Capt Marko Petkovic said Moscow was “continuously reinforcing” its presence in the region, and sightings of its vessels were a regular part of life for the Swedish navy. Its “very common”, he said, adding that the number of sightings had increased in recent years. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Prince Harry’s spiral into irrelevance is becoming painful to watch

From humiliating chat-show skits to a string of poor business decisions, the latest US appearances from the Duke of Sussex have left even loyal fans wincing, says Luciana Bellini

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2 h. ago How to watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

Both sides facing injury concerns ahead of crunch match

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3 h. ago ‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on

The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’ When Jumaa and Fadi Abu Assi went to look for firewood their parents thought they would be safe. They were just young boys, aged nine and 10 and, after all, a ceasefire had been declared in Gaza.Their mother, Hala Abu Assi, was making tea in the family’s tent in Khan Younis when she heard an explosion, a missile fired by an Israeli drone. She ran to the scene – but it was too late. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Six greats reads: a train ride to the future; searching for the ‘sky boys’ and wallaby hunting in the English countryside

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Meera Sodha’s recipe for Friede’s grandma’s zimtsterne | Meera Sodha recipes

When you try these festive, chewy German almond biscuits, you’ll see why people have kept making and gifting them at Christmas for more than 500 yearsThe thing I love most about these chewy, crisp, star-shaped, cinnamon-and-almond Christmas biscuits from Germany is that they date back to the 1500s. Which, much like spotting Mars in the night sky or visiting the pyramids of Egypt, makes me feel hugely insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but simultaneously awe-inspired by the power of a simple biscuit to provide joy and underpin celebrations across centuries. This particular recipe belongs to my friend Friede’s grandma, Hadmuth, and is worth continuing, I think, for at least another 500 years. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Nick Cave’s Veiled World documentary is a captivating look at the musician’s songwriting genius

Sky’s film assembles some of the Australian musician’s closest friends and collaborators for an in-depth look at the dark, mysterious worlds he conjures, and the eclectic characters dwelling in them, writes Roisin O’Connor

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3 h. ago Bombed Chornobyl shelter no longer blocks radiation and needs major repair – IAEA

Drone attack that Ukraine blamed on Russia blew hole in painstakingly erected €1.5bn shield meant to allow for final clean-up of 1986 meltdown siteThe protective shield over the Chornobyl disaster nuclear reactor in Ukraine, which was hit by a drone in February, can no longer perform its main function of blocking radiation, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced.In February a drone strike blew a hole in the “new safe confinement”, which was painstakingly built at a cost of €1.5bn ($1.75bn) next to the destroyed reactor and then hauled into place on tracks, with the work completed in 2019 by a Europe-led initiative. The IAEA said an inspection last week of the steel confinement structure found the drone impact had degraded the structure. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield

More women in Ukraine are joining the military in combat roles thanks to advances in technology

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4 h. ago Only Europe can save Ukraine from Putin and Trump – but will it? | Timothy Garton Ash

Whether using frozen Russian assets, ramping up defence production or deepening the relationship with the EU, it is up to us to secure Ukraine’s future – and our ownEurope, you have been warned. President Vladimir Putin has waged a full-scale war against Ukraine for nearly four years and this week threatened that Russia was “ready right now” for war with Europe if need be. President Donald Trump has demonstrated that the US is ready to sell out Ukraine for the sake of a dirty deal with Putin’s Russia. His new US National Security Strategy prescribes “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations”. How much more clarity do you need?Now it’s up to us Europeans to enable Ukraine to survive armed assault from Moscow and diplomatic betrayal from Washington. In doing so, we also defend ourselves. For a year now, people have been telling me that Trump will eventually get tough on Russia. It’s been the geopolitical version of Waiting for Godot. Then his perso...

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5 h. ago Will the EU’s bid to use frozen Russian assets hit the euro? 

Some fund managers see potential fallout affecting the currency’s global status from controversial plan

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5 h. ago First look at Gethin Jones and Owain Wyn Evans in Cardiff's New Theatre panto

We were lucky to get a first look of the show, as the cast and crew of Sleeping Beauty let us behind the scenes to watch their technical rehearsal

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6 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Progress depends on Russia taking peace talks seriously, say Washington and Kyiv

US and Ukraine to hold third day of discussions in Florida as Emmanuel Macron says there is ‘no mistrust’ between Europe and White House. What we know on day 1,382See all our Ukraine war coverageUkrainian and US officials will hold a third straight day of talks in Miami on Saturday, with Washington saying the two sides agree that “real progress” would depend on Russia’s willingness to end the war. Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have been meeting top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov and Andrii Hnatov, the chief of staff of Kyiv’s armed forces. “Both parties agreed that real progress toward any agreement depends on Russia’s readiness to show serious commitment to long-term peace, including steps toward de-escalation and cessation of killings,” said a summary of the talks.The US and Ukrainian officials “also agreed on the framework of security arrangements and discussed necessary deterrence capabilities to sustain a lasting pea...

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8 h. ago New Orleans leaders blast immigration crackdown, pointing to video of agents chasing US citizen

New Orleans’ mayor-elect says a federal immigration crackdown launched this week is already causing harm

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9 h. ago Germany and EU hold ‘constructive’ talks with Belgium on Russian assets

Merz jetted to Brussels for dinner with Belgian premier on Friday to try to win approval for a reparations loan for Kyiv

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9 h. ago Terrifying moment speeding Mercedes is catapulted into the air and jumps over two cars after hitting roundabout

THIS is the terrifying moment a Romanian motorist catapulted his Mercedes over several cars - and unbelievably walked away with his life. Shocking CCTV footage shows the car speeding straight at a roundabout, clipping the kerb and being launched sky-high at lightning speed. The vehicle is airborne for several seconds before slamming into a metal...

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