72 m. ago ‘We can’t sit back and watch’: Former MI6 boss says Britain must get ready for war as Putin threatens Europe

Exclusive: As a Russia-Ukrainian ceasefire looks no closer, Sir Alex Younger tells The Independent how the UK is too detached from the threat posed by Putin – and that our ‘collective effort’ needs to change

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76 m. ago ‘False teacher’: Trump’s pick to head the ‘White House faith office’ roils some fellow Christians

Paula White, a millionaire televangelist who speaks in tongues, was criticized for an alleged cash-for-blessings schemeOn the campaign trail, Donald Trump repeatedly promised to “protect religious liberty”, and two weeks after his inauguration he acted: creating a “White House faith office”, which will be led by Paula White, a millionaire televangelist known to speak in tongues who called the Black Lives Matter movement the “Antichrist” and once encouraged people to buy “resurrection seeds” for $1,114.The move brought renewed focus on White, Trump’s longtime spiritual guru. And for White, not all of it will be welcome. Continue reading...

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94 m. ago Woody Harrelson reveals surprising reason he turned down top role on The White Lotus

The actor, 63, was considered to play the role of both Sam Rockwell's character Frank and Rick, who is currently played by Walton Goggins.

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1 hour ago Woody Harrelson shares real reason he turned down White Lotus season 3 role

‘It forced me to make an extremely hard decision,’ actor revealed

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2 h. ago ‘Too sticky. Too saucy. Too weird’: could I persuade my son to eat the food of my heritage?

Before she became a mother, Samantha Ellis secretly judged other parents who let their children subsist on white bread and pesto-pasta. And when her son was born she couldn’t wait to share the Iraqi Jewish food of her ancestors. Unfortunately, he had other ideas My family takes food very seriously. So seriously that when my mother’s family left Iraq in 1971, limited to 20kg of luggage each, they found room for not one but two rolling pins. The truth is that, having used the rolling pins, I think they were right. Born in England, I grew up on my father’s stories, too, of going to a Baghdad street stall to buy hot samoon, Iraqi bread shaped like a teardrop, with a puffy middle and a crunchy crust, with amba (mango pickle) oozing out of it. But he left Baghdad even earlier, in 1951, in a mass airlift along with most of Iraq’s Jews. I grew up in Britain, homesick for a place I’ve never been to, and will probably never see. There are now just three Jews left in Iraq.Scattered across the ...

Politics

2 h. ago AI scanning helps Scottish conservation project turn tide for flapper skate

Anglers who campaigned for protected area off Oban and Mull are providing key data on critically endangered speciesSea anglers will tell you that catching and landing a large flapper skate is the equivalent of running a four-minute mile. The fish can weigh 100kg and stretch the length of a dinner table.The first thing anglers will reach for when they land one is their camera or mobile phone, to capture the unique pattern of white spots ranged across each skate’s mottled brown back. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Prince Harry should be 'nervous' his 'unpleasant' message to Sentebale boss will leak to public because he's been so outspoken about his wife being bullied in past, charity insider claims

Prince Harry should be 'nervous' his alleged 'unpleasant' note to Sentebale's boss will be made public given he 'alienated his family' and 'moved heaven and Earth' when he believed Meghan was bullied, an insider at the charity has claimed.

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3 h. ago How Jason Isaacs became the latest White Lotus star to have a renaissance

The Harry Potter and Death of Stalin actor has found fame with a new audience in hit TV showHe has worked in the industry for more than three decades, and appeared in blockbusters, but for a long time Jason Isaacs had managed to eschew the limelight.Then came The White Lotus, and suddenly the 61-year-old Liverpudlian became an internet sensation. He presented an award at the Brits, and was part of ITV’s Oscars coverage last month, bemusing viewers with his refreshing honesty. “Whoever at ITV decided to get Jason Isaacs as part of their coverage is a genius,” one fan commented. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Marketing’s ‘woke’ rebrand has ultimately helped the far right | Eugene Healey

Our industry must reckon with how we’ve trivialised activism by turning it into comms strategy – only to abandon itNobody likes to admit we need marketing, but the discipline has always been necessary to match people with the products and services that fulfil their needs and desires.It started simply enough, with us focusing primarily on brands’ features and tangible benefits. But as consumer society evolved, we moved on to symbolic benefits: identities, lifestyles. Finally, we began selling values: an ideology that hit its zenith between 2015 and 2022 in the era of “brand purpose”.Eugene Healey is brand strategy consultant, educator and creator Continue reading...

Economics

3 h. ago Ruben Amorim dropped Man Utd star for Manchester Derby in first show of authority

Alejandro Garnacho has fallen foul of Ruben Amorim in the past and left the Manchester United boss unimpressed against Nottingham Forest as he was accused of trying "too much"

Culture

3 h. ago 'I found a lump bathing my son but doctors took 12 months to diagnose it'

Frustrated after seeing her GP Alexandra was advised to go to A&E and even had to pay for private care to finally get an answer

Science

4 h. ago Five affordable, easy and speedy ways to give your home an update

Nicole Gray's five simple interiors ideas will make your home feel brand new - without any stamp duty to pay

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4 h. ago PSG boss challenges his unbeaten side to become the first French Invincibles

Luis Enrique's team can seal a fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title on Saturday before their huge showdown with Aston Villa in the Champions League quarter-finals later this month

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5 h. ago America’s Brexit? Trump’s historic gamble on tariffs has been decades in the making

Trump’s economic assault on the world stunned economists and sent stock markets into a spiral. Who will pay the price?Donald Trump’s vast overhaul of US trade policy this week has called time on an era of globalization, alarming people, governments and investors around the world. No one should have been surprised, the US president said.The announcement of 10% to 50% tariffs on US trading partners tanked stock markets after Trump unveiled a “declaration of economic independence” so drastic it drew comparison with Britain’s exit from the European Union – Brexit. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Is there a Rangers vs Hibs live stream? TV channel, ref, VAR and team news for Ibrox Premiership clash

Barry Ferguson will be seeking his first home win since taking over as interim boss against a high-flying Hibs side

Politics

6 h. ago SNP facing social care 'meltdown' as £560m black hole risking service collapse

A £560m social care financial black hole could pay for more than 18,000 care home beds or more than 11,000 nurses.

Economics

6 h. ago Why do Red Bull have a white livery at the Japanese Grand Prix?

Red Bull are paying their respects to an F1 legend

Sport

7 h. ago Spanish island's tourist fury as top boss insists 'only 4 streets are overcrowded'

Despite a year of calls to curb over tourism, a senior hotel boss has controversially claimed the popular island of Majorca isn't actually saturated with holidaymakers

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7 h. ago UK beach looks like it should be in the Caribbean is named one of Britain's best

On a sunny day, this pristine beach with white sand and crystal-clear waters could easily be mistaken for a private island in the Caribbean - but it's much closer to home

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9 h. ago Defiant White Lotus showrunner defends shock Patrick Schwarzenegger incest scenes

White Lotus creator Mike White has defiantly defended the shock Patrick Schwarzenegger incest scenes in the third season of the hit HBO series.

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