48 m. ago Brazil’s former President arrested over escape plan days before starting 27

Bolsonaro is an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has called his trial a ‘witch hunt’

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86 m. ago The Kremlin says the internet is turned off to stop drone attacks. Russians are fed up

Russia's government is tightening its internet control, with widespread outages and restrictions already defining 2025 for its citizens. These pervasive measures are impacting daily life, from public transport to critical health monitoring.

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1 hour ago Adam Peaty discusses his childhood and the dark side of his life in his own words

Olympic gold medal swimmer Adam Peaty's sad fallout with his mum feels worlds away from the days she'd wake up at 4am to take him to training - so where did it all go wrong?

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1 hour ago Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee

Move comes after fears the far-right former president was about to seek refuge at a foreign embassy to avoid prisonBrazil’s former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested at his villa in the capital, Brasília , amid suspicions he was poised to abscond to a foreign embassy to avoid going to prison for masterminding a military coup.In a brief statement, federal police confirmed officers had executed a preventive arrest warrant at the request of the supreme court. The 70-year-old politician was taken to a federal police base, 7 miles from the presidential palace he occupied from 2019 until 2022, when he lost the election and tried to launch a military coup. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago You've been eating sushi wrong – top chef reveals 6 golden rules you must follow

Naomichi Yasuda, who opened up arguably New York's most celebrated Japanese restaurant Sushi Yasuda, has revealed the most common mistakes Westerners make when eating the delicacy

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2 h. ago Nationwide issues important announcement which affects all UK branches

Nationwide sent a message to all of their customers on Friday

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2 h. ago You're probably eating sushi wrong, legendary chef has six golden rules to follow

A sushi master has shared six tips that could completely change how you eat the Japanese delicacy – so here's everything you need to know about the etiquette

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3 h. ago ‘Horribly wrong’: US veterans condemn Trump’s politicization of military

Experts infuriated by president accusing Democrats of ‘sedition’ for urging soldiers to refuse illegal ordersVeterans have condemned the politicization of the military after Donald Trump accused Democratic lawmakers of “sedition, punishable by death” after a small group of them released a video in which they urged US soldiers not to follow any “unlawful” orders.The extraordinary exchange was sparked after Democratic lawmakers with military or national security backgrounds – the Congressional representatives Maggie Goodlander, Jason Crow, Chris DeLuzio and Chrissy Houlahan, and the senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin – posted a video on Facebook addressed to US service members. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Zak Crawley’s awkward prod sends England down another terminal spiral | Simon Burnton

This team refuse on a point of principle to rein themselves in but latest batting collapse lays bare glaring weaknessesIt is the UK that is living through a cold snap, but in balmy Perth they were playing in a snow globe. The scenery was static, solid, but everything else was constantly getting shaken up, bits flying in unpredictable directions. The crowd roared, commentators gibbered, the glitter never settled.Unlike the first day England were not batting at the start, though they were not long delayed. At which point a pattern quickly emerged, one that almost perfectly repeated that established on the previous day, while also being completely different. The bowler who was useless was good, the marginal, unconvincing snickometer-based review that was not out was now given. Some things were both precisely the same (Australia’s tactics against England’s tail, how the tail reacted to Australia’s tactics) and also, at the same time, completely the opposite (the outcome). Continue readi...

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3 h. ago Freakier Friday's Easter eggs: From sweet nods to the original to Mean Girls and The Parent Trap references

Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis were back as mother and daughter Anna and Tess Coleman who are once again caught in mayhem after swapping bodies.

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4 h. ago Brandi Carlile: ‘I’m in a sweet spot – my kids are little, my wife is hot and my body doesn’t hurt’

The singer on being a school bully, having a panic attack on stage, and ‘fearless bitch’ Elton JohnBorn in Washington state, Brandi Carlile, 44, released her self-titled debut album in 2005. She went on to win 11 Grammy awards and is part of the country supergroup the Highwomen. She has collaborated with Joni Mitchell and this year released the album Who Believes in Angels? with Elton John. Their song Never Too Late was Oscar nominated. She has published a memoir, and established the charitable Looking Out Foundation. Her eighth studio album, Returning to Myself, was released last month. Carlile lives in Washington state with her wife and two daughters.When were you happiest? I’m the happiest right now. I can see that I’m in a kind of sweet spot: my parents are alive, my kids are little, my wife is hot and my body doesn’t hurt. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Peter Andre shares his 'worst nightmare' and 'biggest fear' as a parent

The father of five has revealed one of his biggest fears as a parent, sharing that it is 'devastating' to even hear of the possibility that it may happen

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4 h. ago Peter Andre reveals the 'worst nightmare' he fears as a parent

Peter Andre, who is a father of five, has revealed what his 'worst nightmare' as a parent is, and why people need to give Adam Peaty and his family a break amid their ongoing feud

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4 h. ago Grace Dent fights back tears as Celebrity MasterChef fans reveal what they really think of her

Celebrity MasterChef host Grace Dent fought back tears as she was read out messages from viewers revealing what they thought of her new role.

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6 h. ago The 27 habits that prove you’re no longer down with the kids and showing your age so are you past your time?

WHIZZING around the high street in your Lululemon yoga pants with a flat white in hand while you send a string of emojis to the latest gossip in Whatsapp feeling like old age hasn’t hit yet? Well, we have bad news. It turns out that while you thought you were being carefree and at one...

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6 h. ago 'I can't believe what twins in my class are called – even the teacher is puzzled'

School staff and students have been left gobsmacked after hearing what a set of parents decided to name their twins - and it has sparked a debate over baby names

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6 h. ago ‘Who’s screenshotting our messages?’: how a WhatsApp saga spiralled into two parents’ wrongful arrest

When Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine posted complaints about their local primary school, they never expected six uniformed police officers to turn up at their doorBefore it catapulted a small school community in London’s commuter belt into the centre of a global news story, the year-four class WhatsApp group at Cowley Hill school in Borehamwood was unremarkable – a place of snide comments, reminders about non-uniform day and flustered messages about being late for the school run.“It was mum gossip, you know?” said one member, Sarah. “A bit juicy, but it wasn’t anything nasty.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Toy Story cast now from tragic death to arrest as iconic film turns 30

On November 22, 1995, a film called Toy Story hit theatres and changed countless lives. If you’re one of the people wondering ‘whatever happened to the Toy Story cast?’ — look no further, because we’ve got the tea.

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7 h. ago 'Twins in my class have such weird names – many students think it's cruel'

A student has shared her shock after hearing what a set of parents decided to name their twins - and it has made her second-guess the choices some adults make in life

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7 h. ago Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world

A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctorsAs Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...

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