3 h. ago China's rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to 'panda diplomacy'

China's endangered golden snub-nosed monkeys have joined pandas as diplomatic envoys to Europe

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3 h. ago Six metres below ground, a hospital treats Ukrainian soldiers injured by Russian drones

Doctors at the secret facility are able to perform amputations while others monitor zigzagging drones overheadScrubby trees hide the entrance. A sloping wooden tunnel descends to a brightly lit reception area. There is a surgery unit, equipped with beds, cardiac monitors and ventilators. And shelves full of medical equipment, drugs and neat piles of spare clothes. In a staff room with a washing machine and kettle, doctors keep an eye on a screen. It shows the movements of Russian spy drones as they zigzag in the sky above.Welcome to Ukraine’s secret underground hospital. The facility opened in August and is the second of its kind, located in eastern Ukraine not far from the frontline and the city of Pokrovsk, in Donetsk oblast. “We are 6 metres below the earth. It’s the safest way of providing help to our injured soldiers. And it keeps medical personnel safe,” said the clinic’s surgeon, Maj Oleksandr Holovashchenko. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago France has survived revolutions and wars: its crisis now is deep, but not terminal | David A Bell

From the raid on the Louvre to the spectacle of Sarkozy in jail, it is tempting to think France is on a downward spiral. But history tells the tale of its resilienceIn the classic dinner-party scene in the film Notting Hill, Tim McInnerney’s character promises a brownie to “the saddest act here”. In response, the guests (including the glamorous movie star played by Julia Roberts) try to outdo each other with tales of their painful suffering and pathetic failures.In our gloomy autumn of 2025, western democracies could play quite a convincing version of this game. There is the depressed United Kingdom, where Keir Starmer’s approval ratings have fallen to record lows and Reform leads in the polls. There is the deeply broken United States, where a supine opposition seems incapable of preventing Donald Trump from chopping away one guardrail after another of our constitutional order. There is Spain, where this summer a Socialist party scandal threatened to topple the fragile minority gove...

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10 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: The lies of Labour's manifesto visible for all to see

The rise in employers' National Insurance contributions has caused serious grief for working people. The promise not to raise income tax also was a fiction

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10 h. ago Average premiums for health insurance through Obamacare set to jump by 30%, report reveals

Price rises could impact up to 17 million Americans who buy their health insurance through the government

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11 h. ago Trump aims to ‘reshape the global economic order’ on Asia trip and will sit

Chinese leader has not met with an American president since he visited San Francisco and met with Joe Biden in November 2023

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11 h. ago I tried budget champagnes winner was fab supermarket fizz that’s £50 less than Bollinger but has all the same flavours

WITH the festive season weeks away, you’ll soon be toasting it with some bubbly. France’s premier fizzy wine still holds the top spot for bubbles but many big brand bottles will set you back a pretty penny at the supermarket. So is the famous name on the label really necessary? Here drinks expert Helena Nicklin...

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13 h. ago Check your cabinets: More than 140,000 bottles of cholesterol medication part of elevated recall over health risk

The tablets were distributed nationwide in up to 1,000-count bottles

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13 h. ago Two migrants lose bid to temporarily stop removal to France under 'one in, one out' scheme

The men asked the High Court court late on Wednesday last week to issue an urgent order stopping their planned removal early the following morning.

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13 h. ago Big Brother star Zelah's girlfriend speaks out on 'weird' comment from Feyisola

Zelah's girlfriend Francesca is no stranger to supporting her partner on social media

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14 h. ago French biathlon star Julia Simon found guilty of theft and credit card fraud

Simon handed three-month suspended sentence and fineOlympic medallist admitted using teammate’s bank cardThe French biathlete Julia Simon was found guilty of theft and credit card fraud and handed a three-month suspended prison sentence by a French court on Friday.Simon was accused of repeatedly using the bank card of her France teammate, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, and that of a French team staff member to make online purchases totalling more than €2,000 (£1,371). Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Big Four accountants lobby against partnership tax changes in Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is looking at adding employer national insurance to UK businesses operating as LLPs

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14 h. ago Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines

Boy, 13, swallowed the high-power magnets after apparently buying them from the online retailer TemuA 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought online, forcing surgeons to remove tissue from his intestines, doctors said on Friday.After suffering four days of abdominal pain, the unnamed teenager was taken to Tauranga hospital in the North Island. “He disclosed ingesting approximately 80 to 100 5x2mm high-power (neodymium) magnets about one week prior,” said a report by hospital doctors in the New Zealand Medical Journal. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Thousands of Scots pensioners in crisis after funeral insurance is cancelled

Credit union members have paid millions into Family Protection Plans, over decades - that insurance firm is pulling plug on. Pensioners claim they now cannot cover the cost of their funerals.

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15 h. ago Sickly Dogs 2025: These are the 13 breeds of adorable dog predisposed to most health issues

Medical insurance is a must when it comes to having a pet dog - but that’s especially the case for these breeds.

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16 h. ago Trump spares San Francisco from federal law enforcement surge after mayor asks ‘very nicely’

Daniel Lurie, along with Silicon Valley tech leaders, managed to convince the president to stand downDonald Trump rarely has kind words for Democrats, especially those who stand in his way. But on Thursday the president offered something unfamiliar: a compliment.As federal immigration agents mobilized at a US Coast Guard base in the Bay Area, Trump credited San Francisco’s new mayor, Daniel Lurie, for “very nicely” persuading him to stand down from a planned “surge” of federal law enforcement into the city. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Daniel Lurie: the millionaire mayor who got Trump to back off (for now)

San Francisco’s mayor, along with Silicon Valley leaders, managed to stop the president’s law enforcement surgeDonald Trump rarely has kind words for Democrats, especially those who stand in his way. But on Thursday the president offered something unfamiliar: a compliment.As federal agents mobilized at a US Coast Guard base in the Bay Area, Trump credited San Francisco’s new mayor, Daniel Lurie, for “very nicely” persuading him to stand down from a planned immigration enforcement “surge” in the city this weekend. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Woman jailed after screaming 'I want to kill her' as she attacked own mum in hospital

Medical staff at Doncaster Royal Infirmary heard Susan Hardwick, 65, cry 'I want to kill her,' as they struggled to stop her pushing a pillow over her mother’s face

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17 h. ago 'I'm a travel expert and there are five hacks you're better off ignoring'

From booking flights on Tuesdays to skipping travel insurance, there are plenty of travel hacks and tips that people swear by - but not all of them are worth following.

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18 h. ago Huge haul of illegal weight loss jabs seized in record raid at UK factory

The operation on the outskirts of Nottingham also uncovered tens of thousands of empty pens and raw chemicals

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