42 m. ago The downfall of one of Britain's most powerful dynasties: How reckless spending, debauchery and bigamy brought down the House of Montagu

A new book reveals the downfall of a dynasty - one of Britain's most powerful families. The Fall of the House of Montagu, by Robery Wainwright, details how the family frittered away its fortune.

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59 m. ago Which dog should I get? How to choose the best pet for families, city living or people with allergies

We asked professional dog trainer Graeme Hall AKA The Dogfather to give us his suggestions for your perfect poochAt the risk of pleasing a handful of the dog owning population and annoying the vast majority, we asked Graeme Hall, AKA The Dogfather, a dog trainer, presenter of TV’s Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly and author of Does My Dog Love Me? to suggest the best breeds for different contexts. “It would be really funny if for every category I said labrador,” laughs Hall. However, his recommendations do come with a caveat: “Dogs are individuals. All Yorkshiremen are smashing, but every now and again you might meet one who’s not. Dogs are a bit like that.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Bishop fears poverty 'explosion' with DWP, PIP and UC changes making families homeless

EXCLUSIVE: The Bishop of Leicester Martyn Snow has blasted the Government for pursuing a policy that their own analysis says will push a quarter of a million people into poverty

Society

2 h. ago UK weather: Met Office heatwave verdict as exact time of temperature peak revealed

Brits are in store for above average temperatures next week, which will bring summerlike heat to major cities across the country - Met Office weather forecasting maps reveal the day and time these temperatures will peak

Society

4 h. ago Vancouver street festival: multiple casualties as car is driven into crowds at Lapu Lapu celebrations – latest updates

Police say several people have been killed and injured, as man arrested at sceneIn a statement posted on Instagram, Filipino BC, the group that hosts the local Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver, said it is heartbroken at the “senseless tragedy” and is urging people affected to access mental health and victim support services.It wrote in the social media post:We are still finding the words to express the deep heartbreak brought on by this senseless tragedy. We are devastated for the families and victims.We encourage everyone to check in, support and hold each other. Do not hesitate to access resources available. You are not alone. Continue reading...

Culture

7 h. ago Keir Starmer wishes Southport victims' families luck ahead of London Marathon

Keir Starmer wishes Southport victims' families luck ahead of London Marathon  BBC

Events

7 h. ago For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families

For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel

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8 h. ago Maltese ‘golden’ passports were sold to Russians with Ukraine war links

Paid-for citizenship that could be banned by European court was handed to people who later faced sanctions

Events

11 h. ago Painful sex. Shrinking bits. White patches, veins and the signs of cancer: DR PHILLIPA KAY's guide to EVERYTHING that can go wrong with your vagina and vulva

And if we can't name things properly, accurately and without shame, it only adds to the stigma and misunderstanding around women's most intimate health issues.

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12 h. ago Revealed: Official punch stats and how AI judge scored epic Chris Eubank Jr win over bitter family rival Conor Benn that made Anthony Joshua 'proud to be British'

All three judges scored the fight 116-112 in favour of Eubank Jr, with the punch stats reflecting his consistent workrate and sharper accuracy across the 36 minutes of action.

Politics

16 h. ago We're living a newbuild nightmare: Families stuck in 'absolute horror show' after finding catalogue of faults in £800k eco

Fuming neighbours living in Angmering's exclusive Swallows Gate community in West Sussex have been embroiled in an exhausting two-year insurance battle to fix their lavish homes.

Economics

16 h. ago Trump admin brainstorms aggressive tactics to clear homeless camps in cities and forcibly hospitalize people, report claims

Justice Department asks employees for ideas on how to ‘more efficiently shift chronic vagrants away from the public square and into a more concentrated space’ to better deploy services

Politics

18 h. ago Miss World finalist plans to smash stereotypes in brand new ITV Genius Game Show

Former Miss World finalist and past Miss England contestant Bhasha Mukherjee - who now works as an NHS doctor - has discussed taking part in ITV's new high stakes game show

Sport

27 h. ago Revealed: What the most stereotypical British tourists look like, according to AI... so, do YOU think it's accurate?

Instagram account @reimagineuk asked AI to create videos of the most stereotypical British tourists - with hilarious results.

Politics

27 h. ago ‘It feels empty’: is Hollywood film and TV production in a death spiral?

Filming in Los Angeles is at a historic low, with some suggesting the city might go the way of DetroitWhen screenwriter David Scarpa visits the great Hollywood studios these days, he is struck by what is missing. “It used to be you’d walk around those back lots and you’d see many people and they were very busy,” Scarpa muses. “They were like small cities. Now often you’ll walk around and have nobody else there. It feels empty. You definitely feel the absence of life on those lots.”Like the once proud industrial factories of the midwest, the dream factories of southern California are in decline. Last year was the worst for on-location filming in Los Angeles since tracking began 30 years ago apart from pandemic-hit 2020. Of all the TV shows and feature films that North American audiences watch, only one-fifth are now made in California. Continue reading...

Culture

29 h. ago Eubank Jr v Benn feels like a mistake – bad TV pretending to be good sport | Barney Ronay

Without their fathers’ surnames there is zero chance the mixmatched catchweight contest would take placeBack in his pomp as an era-defining, generational dog-torturer, the great Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov did an interesting experiment with shapes. This involved showing a dog called Vampire a combination of circles and ovals. Circles meant he was about to be fed. Ovals meant no food and possibly, maybe, at a push, being electrocuted.Before long Vampire was showing the familiar conditioned response, salivating when he saw a circle, shying away from the oval. At which point Pavlov began to show him shapes that were weirdly pitched between the two, not quite an oval, not quite a circle, half a food promise, half something else, until eventually Vampire snapped, yelping and running around in circles, unable to interpret the truth of the thing in front of him. So, top work there everyone. Another dog successfully confused. Continue reading...

Politics

30 h. ago Huge increase in home buyers being gifted £100k or more for deposits as families look to sidestep inheritance tax

Britain is in the midst of an unprecedented wealth transfer from baby boomers to younger generations - and house deposits are increasingly the vehicle of choice.

Economics

30 h. ago 'I'm neurodivergent and here's why you should watch ITV's The Assembly'

The Assembly sees some familiar faces get grilled by a panel of neurodivergent and/or learning disabled interviewers on a range of topics. And it's a breath of fresh air.

Politics

32 h. ago We hid in the bathroom as bombs fell on Kyiv. Is this Trump’s idea of peace?

In the early hours of 24 April the realisation dawned: Putin will get a deal that humiliates Ukraine – or continue to slaughter our civiliansDay 1,156 of the invasion; 24 April 2025. Thirty hours after the end of Russia’s fake “Easter ceasefire”. It is 6.21am: feeling anxious, I call my father. He is travelling by train from the western part of Ukraine to Kyiv, due to arrive in 40 minutes. He picks up the phone, and from his cheerful tone I gather that he has not yet heard the news. I ask if the train is running late. My father says everything is fine, he can already spot familiar places in the Kyiv region. He wants to know why I doubt the arrival time. I tell him that sadly Russia has been shelling the country all night long. In Kyiv, I say, we have lived through one of the worst nights. “I’m jumping in a taxi,” I add. “I’ll see you soon.”Those who survive shelling often imitate the sounds of explosions when they talk about the experience. I instantly think of this when an early mo...

Politics

32 h. ago ‘One mistake and their Germanness is gone’: how idea of stripping citizenship for crimes spread across Europe

Recent proposals put forward in countries such as Sweden, Finland and Germany reflect wider shift, say analystsThe plans, hatched by Sweden’s rightwing government with support of its far-right backers, made waves around the world. Politicians said they were working to strip citizenship from dual nationals who had been convicted of some crimes.It was a hint of a broader conversation taking place in capitals around the world. As far-right and nationalist parties steadily gain political ground, analysts say that citizenship is increasingly being linked to crime, giving rise to a shift that risks creating two classes of citizens and marginalising specific communities. Continue reading...

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