52 m. ago Vatican issue major Pope Francis health update after key step in recovery

Doctors say Francis remains stable but not out of danger

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73 m. ago Families being charged to park on their own DRIVES by Labour council trying to raise up to £1million

Nearly 200 homes in Streatham Vale have been marked with a red X where Lambeth council says occupants have been driving 'illegally' over pavements to park on their land.

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80 m. ago From the simple to the spectacular: the 20 best dessert recipes to comfort and delight

From crumbles to cheesecake, sticky toffee to tiramisu – the sweetest ways to finish any meal“For god’s sake, someone make me a proper dessert and quick,” Jay Rayner wrote in his paean to puddings in OFM, bemoaning the lack of care restaurants often give this essential course. There’s no question for us: the best, most comforting desserts, the ones that really hit that sweet spot, are made at home. Here you’ll find some of our favourites. Classics such as steamed pudding, creme brulee and profiteroles. Custard pie takes Greek form as galaktoboureko, rice pudding meets Indian spices, and Nigerian puff-puffs are the only kind of doughnut we want. We have the River Cafe’s famed lemon tart and Saltine’s should-be-famous sticky apple cake. Nigel Slater infuses jelly and ice-cream with grown-up flavours. These may not all be quick to make, but they are all proper. Grab a spoon. Continue reading...

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80 m. ago ‘We had all this energy’: the landmark gathering of women that unnerved the Chinese government

In 1995, 30,000 women from all over the world gathered near Beijing for what became a seminal moment in the women’s rights movement. Some of those who were there reflect on what has been achieved sinceIn September 1995, tens of thousands of women from around the world gathered in a sleepy town nearly 40 miles (60km) north of Beijing. The original plan had been to meet in the capital but, unnerved by such a large number of women, the Chinese authorities had insisted they stay a safe distance from the city in the settlement of Huairou, much of which was still under construction.The government’s distrust ran deep: hotels were provided with extra blankets in case the women decided to stage an impromptu naked protest; movement between Beijing and Huairou was strictly controlled; and the unseasonal rain was blamed on a concentration of women menstruating. Continue reading...

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80 m. ago Is Europe misunderstanding Trump on Ukraine? | Stephen Wertheim

The new administration appears to be taking a position that Ukrainian and European leaders aren’t hearing – or are trying to alterA high-stakes transatlantic miscommunication is unfolding, with the potential to produce far worse consequences than the Oval Office contretemps between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.In the past month, the Trump administration has delivered several strong and sometimes conflicting messages to America’s allies and partners in Europe. Discerning the signal in the noise isn’t easy, but amid the zigs, zags and bombast, the new administration appears to be taking a position that Ukrainian and European leaders aren’t hearing – or are trying to alter.Stephen Wertheim is a senior fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the author of Tomorrow, the World: The Birth of US Global Supremacy Continue reading...

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90 m. ago Mum taken to court after going on holiday with her children during school term

Melanie Vermaak was hauled to court after taking her two children to South Africa to visit family

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94 m. ago Zelenskyy offers to step down as president of Ukraine under one condition

The Ukrainian President spoke at London Stansted Airport after meeting with European leaders and King Charles.

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2 h. ago Man City injury update: Nathan Ake, Rodri, Oscar Bobb and John Stones latest news and return dates

Pep Guardiola is almost down to the bare bones with regard to central defenders

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2 h. ago Jane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney review – the women behind the woman

An erudite exploration of the female writers who influenced the celebrated 19th-century author brings to light neglected or forgotten but often captivating literatureIt would be easy to mistake Rebecca Romney’s Jane Austen’s Bookshelf for one of the many books produced annually by the Jane Austen industrial-entertainment complex: Jane Austen at Home, Jane Austen: Her Homes & Her Friends, Jane Was Here: An illustrated Guide to Jane Austen’s England. So much cultural real estate has been built off those six published books of Austen’s, it’s a wonder someone hasn’t thought before to do a little detective work into the authors that influenced her: Ann Radcliffe, whose 1794 gothic thriller The Mysteries of Udolpho peppers every other conversation in Northanger Abbey; Elizabeth Inchbald, whose 1798 play Lovers’ Vows is rehearsed by the characters in Mansfield Park; and Frances Burney, whose third novel, Camilla (1796), originated the phrase “pride and prejudice”. “There are two Traits...

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2 h. ago Monica Lewinsky on moving on from Bill Clinton: best podcasts of the week

The one-time White House intern is incredibly candid as she talks about how to reclaim what’s been taken from you. Plus: London’s most famous cafe spills the tea Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Emmerdale's Priya star Fiona Wade shares secret of successful marriage to famous husband

Fiona Wade left the role of Priya Kotecha in Emmerdale in 2023 and admitting she has 'no regrets', opens up on her obsession with true crime, and life with actor husband Simon

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2 h. ago Peter Andre reveals stalker fear and struggle to stop terrifying threats on social media

Peter Andre has been a famous face for more than to decades and says the threat of stalking has always been around - but it's being made worse by social media

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2 h. ago Benidorm, Ibiza or Blackpool? We tell you where you should go on holiday next

If you're looking for some holiday inspiration, you're in the right place. Take our quiz and find out if you should be raving in Ibiza or necking pints in Benidorm

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2 h. ago Peter Andre explains stalker fear and social media link to scary threat

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Andre has been a famous face for over 20 years and says the crime of stalking celebrities has always been around, but has been made worse by the introduction of social media

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2 h. ago Emmerdale's Fiona Wade on the secret to her happy marriage to famous husband

EXCLUSIVE: Fiona Wade, who played businesswoman Priya Kotecha in Emmerdale, has opened up about her marriage to fellow actor Simon Cotton and admits, her forties are her best years yet

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2 h. ago New team could move into Goodison Park after Everton leave for new stadium

Everton will vacate Goodison Park at the end of the season and move to Bramley-Moore Dock but the club's women's section could yet move in and call it their new home

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2 h. ago Sharon Stone explains ‘uncomfortable’ reason behind contract clause that lets her keep costumes

Actor says a significant incident on a 1980s film led to her decision

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3 h. ago The Greater Manchester park that was once the garden for a grand Victorian house

One visitor described it as a 'hidden gem' and it's even popular for wedding photos

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3 h. ago Oscars 2025: Mick Jagger jokes Bob Dylan turned the Academy down as he presents award

The Rolling Stones frontman had the A-list crowd on their feet when he bounded out to present the original song Oscar

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3 h. ago The AfD are circling like vultures. But in Berlin, I found a new, young left rising against them | Owen Jones

On election night, as the far right rose nationwide, Die Linke made crucial gains in the capital. But its supporters see the hard road aheadWill democracy still prevail in the west in a decade? It was certainly a question weighing on the minds of the hundreds of Die Linke supporters crammed into a former film studio overlooking Berlin’s Tempelhof airport last weekend. They were gathered to listen to the results of Germany’s election – and their reactions were mixed. The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) had just doubled its support in federal elections, securing a fifth of the vote, yet Die Linke came top in the capital, albeit with 21% of the vote. They cheered, hugged, kissed and cried.We were in Neukölln, a diverse neighbourhood of south-eastern Berlin, and the triumphant candidate was Ferat Koçak, a charismatic Kurdish-German leftist. His grassroots campaign knocked on every door in the district – not unusual in the UK and US, but a novelty in Germany. “For several yea...

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