33 m. ago Illinois governor is first in US to block federal access to personal data on autism

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order protecting the privacy of autism-related health data

Politics

89 m. ago Kate Gosselin looks unrecognizable eight years after reality show went off air as she drinks BOOZE with her kids

The 50-year-old media personality - whose estranged son Colin recently revealed a new career venture - took to Instagram to share rare snaps of the kids.

Politics

2 h. ago Rylan Clark kept Doctor Who Interstellar Song Contest casting secret for a year

The TV personality is due to play himself in an upcoming episode of Doctor Who in which he is presenting the Interstellar Song Contest.

Society

3 h. ago ‘Just wildly illegal’: top Democrats push to censure Trump’s plan to accept Qatar jet

Four senators, including Cory Booker, say they’ll press for vote against president’s plan to take $400m gift from QatarTop Democrats in the US Senate are pushing for a vote on the floor of the chamber censuring Donald Trump’s reported plan to accept a $400m luxury jet from the royal family of Qatar for use as Air Force One and later as a fixture in the Trump’s personal presidential library.Four Democratic members of the Senate foreign relations committee said on Monday that they would press for a vote later this week. They said that elected officials, including the president, were not allowed to accept large gifts from foreign governments unless authorized to do so by Congress. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Shoppers say Morrison's new £2.75 ice creams are not a want, but a ‘need’

Morrisons shoppers have expressed their excitement for a treat that is in stores for less than £3

Economics

4 h. ago PIP cuts could devastate lives of 'horrified' claimants, Labour MP warns

Labour MP Imran Hussain told Work and Pensions Secretary the planned cuts to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) benefits could 'devastate lives' of claimants

Events

5 h. ago Firming eye cream with 20% off that shoppers say makes eyes 'less puffy and wrinkled'

This popular eye cream currently has 20% off in the brand's huge sale - and it's a hit with customers who say it makes their eyes look 'less puffy and less wrinkled'

Economics

5 h. ago The new pope is the internet’s biggest meme. What does that say about us? | Tayo Bero

Social media has been fun for the first time in years. But the joy of this moment is about more than just jokesWhile most good Catholics spent the early days of this week in solemn contemplation, praying that the church’s new leader would be a person of character and someone who could unite us in these tense, ungodly times, the rest of us were on X cackling at our screens and reposting chimney memes.Social media has been having a field day since Pope Francis passed and the race was on for a new pope. And now that Pope Leo XIV from Chicago has been selected, the jokes have been top-tier – references to the TV show The Bear, videos of the new pope walking out to music by the Chicago legend Chief Keef, Spike Lee somehow making this a win for the New York Knicks – I don’t remember the last time I had this much fun in the hellish digital town square formerly known as Twitter.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Gentle yet effective eye cream that makes skin ‘less puffy and wrinkled’ now has 20% off

Using one of the best eye creams can be an effective way to diminish signs of ageing, and shoppers think they've found a gentle yet effective formula for reduces bags and fine lines

Politics

5 h. ago 13 best sunscreen sticks for effortless sun protection all day

Slather on the sun cream, with these broad-spectrum buys

Politics

6 h. ago ‘I had a chance to pass my mum’s story on’: Kazuo Ishiguro on growing up in shadow of the Nagasaki bomb

The film version of A Pale View of Hills, the Nobel-winner’s tale of loss, exile and a pregnant radioactive bride, is about to premiere at Cannes. The writer explains why this story is so personal to himKazuo Ishiguro still remembers where he was when he wrote A Pale View of Hills: hunched over the dining room table in a bedsit in Cardiff. He was in his mid-20s then; he is 70 now. “I had no idea that the book would be published, let alone that I had a career ahead of me as a writer,” he says. “[But] the story remains an important part of me, not only because it was the start of my novel-writing life, but because it helped settle my relationship with Japan.”First published in 1982, A Pale View of Hills is a charged family story that connects England with Japan and the present with the past. Now along comes a film version to provide a new frame for the mystery, a fresh view of the hills. Scripted and directed by Kei Ishikawa, it is a splendidly elegant and deliberate affair; a trail o...

Events

6 h. ago Woman who did not eat solid food and was fed vital nutrients through a tube for the first 10 years of her life dies aged 26

In a case which baffled medical experts across the world, Tia-Mae McCarthy received all her vital nutrients through a tube while she slept for the first 10 years of her life.

Events

6 h. ago Kate Middleton cuddles William and issues heartfelt message in deeply personal new video

The Princess of Wales and her husband, Prince William, are shown visiting the Isle of Mull last month in the new video which celebrates the beauty of the UK in the changing seasons

Politics

6 h. ago Chris Kamara reveals heartbreaking reason why he apologised to his wife

The 67-year-old was one of the game's most amusing and beloved personalities during his 20-year tenure in front of the cameras and most notably on Sky Sports News.

Politics

6 h. ago UK special forces veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Former personnel describe soldiers exhibiting ‘psychopathic traits’ and executions of handcuffed prisonersFormer UK special forces personnel have accused colleagues of committing war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan, including alleging that they executed civilians and a child.Graphic accounts of routine executions of handcuffed prisoners and the killings of people in their sleep were handed to the BBC, which reported that weapons were planted during cover-ups. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago Chris Kamara reveals 'moment' he 'started getting better' in health update

The former Sky Sports star is one of football's most popular personalities

Politics

6 h. ago Brits share 'weirdest' jobs that 'pay well' and one role in particular stands out

One person asked Brits to share the 'weird' or niche jobs that they've had in the UK that actually turned out to be 'surprisingly good in terms of pay or experience' - and they had some interesting responses

Politics

7 h. ago 5th person dies from blaze that forced residents to jump from Milwaukee apartment building windows

A fifth person has died following an intense fire that engulfed a four-story Milwaukee apartment building on Mother’s Day

Events

7 h. ago Animals at Welsh farm were so malnourished they started trying to eat each other

The animals suffered in appalling conditions at the farm in Pembrokeshire, Pembrokeshire County Council discovered over the course of numerous visits

Politics

8 h. ago DWP confirms exact dates for PIP and Universal Credit changes to start next year

The DWP has confirmed that changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit will not be introduced immediately, with the reforms set to be implemented from next year

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