4 h. ago What does white or black smoke from the Sistine Chapel mean?

The smoke of the Sistine Chapel can either be black or white - but what does each colour indicate?

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7 h. ago Stacey Solomon beams in a stylish ski suit as she shares sweet family snaps from lavish getaway on the slopes and gushes they made the 'best memories'

The TV star, 35, looked stylish in a £475 black and white hounds tooth ski suit from My Sunday Ski while her husband Joe Swash opted for a very quirky colourful attire.

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38 h. ago Banish toilet limescale without bleach using 70p method that 'breaks it down'

We all know how unsightly toilet limescale is, causing brown, black, yellow and white stains on your bowl

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39 h. ago Mirror Shops– monochrome style essentials to make your wardrobe and home more chic

Have a monochrome moment with our pick of stylish black and white buys from £23

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53 h. ago From the new Sambas to the best shoes for a soggy run – 64 trainers to tick every box

Want to know the best way to keep your kicks clean? Looking for a comfy pair that aren’t gross? We’ve got all your trainer questions answeredI bet you know very few people who don’t own a single pair of trainers. Even the most cursory glance at people’s feet on the street, in the office or, occasionally, on a red carpet (Spike Lee is never not in his Air Jordans) is proof that they have transcended their original purpose.But does that mean it’s OK to wear them to work – and if so, which ones? Does wearing black or white ones show your age, as much perhaps as how you wear your socks? What should you actually wear to run in – and, most burning of all, what is the new Adidas Samba in this post-Rishi world (clue: there’s more than one)? Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Anais Gallagher exudes elegance in black ball gown with white gloves as she attends Richard Quinn LFW show

The model, 25, cut a glamorous figure as she arrived at the Richard Quinn show during London Fashion Week on Friday.

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3 d. ago Marnie Simpson is pregnant! Geordie Shore star expecting her third child with husband Casey Johnson

The Geordie Shore star, 33, announced the news in a sweet Instagram post on Friday as she shared a black and white video of her ultrasound and sweet moments with their kids.

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3 d. ago Trump live: MAGA crowd chants for 2028 run; Musk waves chainsaw around in bizarre CPAC appearance

President hailed at White House Black History Month event and from stage at CPAC by former adviser Steve Bannon with calls to run again in 2028 in defiance of the Constitution

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3 d. ago Chess: Carlsen wins again as he qualifies for the $1.5m Saudi Esports World Cup

The Norwegian world No 1 is in pole position at the Chessable Masters despite endgame lapsesMagnus Carlsen’s dominance of online chess has continued this week as the world No 1 is in pole position for the concluding stages of the Chessable Masters, the first leg of the annual Champions Tour which the Norwegian has won every year since it was launched in 2020. For 2025, the tour is also a qualifier for the Esports World Cup at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in July-August, where the chess prize fund will be $1.5m.Carlsen began with a smooth 3-1 victory against Russia’s Andrey Esipenko, then defeated China’s Yu Yangyi by 2.5-0.5. He was leading 2-1 in his semi-final against India’s world No 5, Arjun Erigaisi, when they reached white king at f8, white rook at g7 and white pawn at g5 against black king at f5 and black bishop at c4. Now 1 g6 Kf6 2 Rc7! attacking the bishop and following up with 3 g7 wins, but Carlsen missed it, only drew with rook against bishop, allowed Erigaisi to equ...

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3 d. ago Tiger Woods fights back tears as Donald Trump reveals him as surprise guest at Black History Month event

Tiger Woods was visibly emotional as Donald Trump introduced him as a surprise guest at a Black History Month reception at the White House on Thursday, 20 February.

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3 d. ago Trump brings out 'incredible' Tiger Woods at White House Black History Month celebration

President Donald Trump brought out golfer Tiger Woods to surprise the crowd at a White House Black History month celebration.

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3 d. ago Watch live: Trump hosts Black History Month reception at White House after anti

Watch live as Donald Trump hosts a Black History Month reception at the White House on Thursday, 20 February.

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3 d. ago Watch: Trump hosts Black History Month reception at White House after anti

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4 d. ago ‘Politically, it’s important. It’s important for humanity’: the long

A new Raoul Peck documentary showcases the recently rediscovered work of the photographer who drew parallels between apartheid South Africa and America’s battle for equalityA group of Black men stand naked in a line with their arms up, facing the wall, as they undergo a medical examination before being sent to work in the mines. The image is just one of many by the late Ernest Cole depicting the dehumanisation of Black people during apartheid. Writing for Ebony magazine in 1968, the South African photographer explained how he wanted his work to “show the world what the white South African had done to the Black”. Since the late 1950s, he had been chronicling, up close and in detail, the horrors of racial segregation for publications such as Drum and the New York Times and had become arguably the most significant photographer documenting the country’s oppressive regime.“Ernest’s photos are the first ones that gave us an idea of what apartheid was, from the belly of the beast,” says Ha...

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4 d. ago Missouri man who pleaded guilty in shooting of Black teen at wrong door dies

Andrew Lester, who is white, was charged with assault after Ralph Yarl, who survived, rang doorbell by mistake in 2023An 86-year-old Missouri man died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.Andrew Lester of Kansas City had been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then 16-year-old, who survived and is now a freshman at Texas A&M. Before his trial was scheduled to begin, Lester had pleaded guilty on Friday to a lesser charge of second-degree assault, which carries up to seven years behind bars. He had been scheduled to be sentenced on 7 March. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ralph Yarl shooter Andrew Lester dies days after admitting shooting black teen for knocking on wrong door

Andrew Lester, a white homeowner who pleaded guilty days ago to shooting black teenager Ralph Yarl in 2023, has passed away aged 86.

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4 d. ago Ralph Yarl shooter Andrew Lester dies the day after admitting shooting black teen for knocking wrong door

Andrew Lester, a white homeowner who pleaded guilty days ago to shooting black teenager Ralph Yarl in 2023, has passed away aged 86.

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4 d. ago The white man who pleaded guilty to shooting a Black teen who rang a wrong doorbell dies

An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake

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4 d. ago Georgia woman who gave birth to someone else’s baby sues IVF clinic

‘I will never fully heal’, says Krystena Murray, who is white and gave birth to a Black boy after an embryo ‘error’A Georgia woman is suing a fertility clinic after she gave birth to a child that was not hers, only to eventually give the child up to his biological parents – in effect making the woman an unwitting surrogate.After undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, 38-year-old Krystena Murray gave birth to a “beautiful” baby boy and immediately realized something was wrong. The child was African American. Murray is white and chose a sperm donor with an appearance similar to her own. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Baffling optical illusion tricks the mind into seeing black and white photo in colour

The exhibit called The Girl with a Pearl Earring has left people dumfounded as to why they see it in black and white

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