50 m. ago Stop mice from entering your home in January using three flowers

January is a busy month for garden pests, particularly rats and mice. But there are three flowers that can help deter the rodents from entering your home

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63 m. ago Cecilia Giménez’s botched Monkey Christ became a global meme. The real marvel was the humble, graceful woman behind it | Sam Jones

The restorer, who died on Monday, brought unwanted attention to herself – and her small Spanish town. Then, slowly, a small miracle took placeVery few of us find fame quite as late, or quite as brutally, as Cecilia Giménez did in the summer of 2012. The Spanish amateur artist was already 81 when her efforts to restore a decent, if unremarkable, fresco of the scourged Christ brought her a renown that almost destroyed her.Almost overnight, Giménez, who died on Monday at the age of 94, was stripped of her quiet existence in the north-eastern Spanish town of Borja, and recast as the well-meaning and unwitting creator of what would become known around the English-speaking world as Monkey Christ. In Spain, the meme phenomenon was dubbed Ecce Mono (Behold the Monkey), a play on the painting’s Latin title Ecce Homo (Behold the Man).Sam Jones is Madrid correspondent for the Guardian Continue reading...

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93 m. ago Scots schoolgirl opens Keir Starmer's eyes to child poverty with heartbreaking letter

“It was moving to see such perception from a child. And shocking to think that the vast majority of children growing up in poverty in Britain today come from working families."

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1 hour ago Three flowers that may help deter mice from homes this winter

With temperatures continuing to plummet and food sources increasingly scarce, January can be a busy month for unwanted garden pests like mice

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3 h. ago Trump was bent on revenge and endangered the life of his VP: The top takeaways from Jack Smith’s Jan 6 testimony

In blockbuster testimony, the former special counsel batted down allegations of political partisanship, spoke of Trump retaliation threats, and explained why investigators sought phone records from members of Congress

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4 h. ago Salute to the Lionesses sees London kick off 2026 in style: Capital's patriotic New Year fireworks captivate millions with tributes to sporting greats taking centre stage

Tens of thousands of revellers descended on Britain's capital city this evening in a bid to catch a glimpse of Big Ben ringing in the New Year and more than 12,000 fireworks lighting up the night sky. 

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6 h. ago All the contestants on the new series of The Traitors and their backgrounds

Among them is a woman from Swansea who claims she is 'really good at spotting a liar'

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6 h. ago Artist murdered at $2m home on millionaires' island 'by son, 45,' during bloodbath that saw her younger disabled son and second woman killed at nearby $1m house

Danielle Cuvillier was found dead at her home alongside her son Mackenzie Williams, 45. Her disabled son Nick and a woman were killed at a second $1m home.

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7 h. ago Derek McInnes gunning for Hibs revenge as Hearts boss sets his side table

McInnes is still hurting from the 3-2 derby defeat at Easter Road

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7 h. ago Urgent hunt under way for woman in her 20s who gave birth in London hospital

Officers were called at around 5pm yesterday to reports the mother, in her 20s, had disappeared.

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7 h. ago Woman dies after being swept into ocean from Sydney beach in early hours of New Year’s Day

Police said 25-year-old woman hit by a wave near a tidal rock pool at Maroubra, and another swimmer missing at CoogeeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been found dead after being swept out into the ocean from a Sydney beach in the early hours of New Year’s Day.And later in the morning another swimmer went missing in the water at Coogee. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds

The Trump administration has frozen child care funds to all states after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents

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9 h. ago Urgent hunt underway for woman in her 20s who gave birth in London hospital

Officers were called at around 5pm yesterday to reports the mother, in her 20s, had disappeared.

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10 h. ago Mum vanishes from Romford hospital after giving birth as cops launch desperate search

Police are 'increasingly concerned' about a missing woman who left a hospital in Romford, east London, shortly after giving birth

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11 h. ago Woman wags her finger at journalist who asks her if she's running a daycare out of stunning Seattle home

A headscarf-wearing woman scolded a journalist for asking her if she is running a daycare out her Washington home on Tuesday.

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11 h. ago Somali woman wags her finger at journalist who asks her if she's running a daycare out of stunning Seattle home

A headscarf-wearing woman scolded a journalist for asking her if she is running a daycare out her Washington home on Tuesday.

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11 h. ago Retired teaching assistant found with images of child abuse on iPad

David Wood, 69, told police during his interview that he did not consider the 12 category A images and four category B images to be "indecent".

Society

11 h. ago Harry Randall and buoyant Bristol keen to carry form into new year

England scrum-half returned from injury to a side on the crest of a wave and will hope to catch Steve Borthwick’s eyeHarry Randall and Bristol enter the new year with high hopes. The scrum-half has returned to fitness ahead of schedule after hamstring surgery and marked his 150th Bears appearance in the win against Newcastle last Saturday.Pat Lam’s side approach the Prem encounter with Sale at Ashton Gate on Friday after five straight victories, sitting fourth in the table, their attractive style having clicked. A fresh assault on the playoffs looks likely. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Police appeal to find woman who left Romford hospital after giving birth

The woman, aged in her 20s, is described as dark haired and of a slim build

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12 h. ago Shoppers 'feel like a new woman' with £23 hair kit that smells 'out of this world'

"Feel like a new woman. My hair is so silky. I'll be ordering again."

Economics