30 m. ago Mum drops suitcase on own foot 'to see if it will hurt' and suffers excruciating injury

Klaire Cave broke her foot after a TikTok video which challenged viewers to drop heavy items led her to wonder whether her fully packed suitcase would hurt - it broke her bone

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41 m. ago ‘An intellectual stuck in a Batman suit’: readers remember the genius of Val Kilmer

Guardian readers recall encounters with a brilliant actor who was kind, generous and much more than a heart-throb• Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun and The Doors, dies aged 65• An ethereally handsome actor who evolved into droll self-awareness• A life in picturesI worked as a dialogue coach on Oliver Stone’s Alexander in 2003. Val was playing Alexander’s father, Philip II of Macedon. Oliver wanted the Macedonians to have Celtic accents in contrast to the Greeks, who looked down on the Macedonians, as the English have only too frequently done to neighbours of the UK. We were prepping in Morocco and I had been working for a while with Val on his Irish accent when my 95-year-old mother died and I had to leave for a couple of days for her funeral. During my absence, Val had to go home for a short while. When I returned I opened my hotel room door to find it awash with beautiful white roses. Val had sent them before he left, leaving a note of condolence and both his personal phone numbers so ...

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1 hour ago Invited to the Met Gala, nothing to wear? Hint: Find yourself a 'superfine' suit

If you somehow scored a Met Gala invite but can't figure out what to wear, fear not

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2 h. ago US authors’ copyright lawsuits against OpenAI and Microsoft combined in New York with newspaper actions

California cases over AI trainers’ use of work by writers including Ta-Nehisi Coates and Michael Chabon transferred to consolidate with New York suits from John Grisham and Jonathan Franzen and moreTwelve US copyright cases against OpenAI and Microsoft have been consolidated in New York, despite most of the authors and news outlets suing the companies being opposed to centralisation.A transfer order made by the US judicial panel on multidistrict litigation on Thursday said that centralisation will “allow a single judge to coordinate discovery, streamline pretrial proceedings, and eliminate inconsistent rulings”. Continue reading...

Culture

3 h. ago 41 best gifts for women to show her how much you care in 2025

Looking for present ideas for the woman in your life? This gift guide has you covered

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3 h. ago Trump’s attacks on law firms are an attack on law itself | David Cole and Amrit Singh

In unprecedented orders, the president is targeting lawyers simply for filing cases he opposes. And firms are surrenderingIf you are systematically engaged in lawbreaking, lawyers can be very annoying. They sue, and their suits may lead courts to declare your actions illegal.So Donald Trump, who has launched his second term with a blizzard of blatantly illegal actions, many of which have been suspended by the courts, has decided to address the problem at its root. He’s targeting lawyers, punishing them for doing nothing more than filing lawsuits he opposes, or hiring lawyers he does not like. He has issued unprecedented executive orders penalizing five of the nation’s major law firms, and more are likely to come. These tactics, blatantly illegal, are designed with one goal in mind: to chill lawyers’ willingness to challenge his illegal actions. They are a fundamental attack on the foundation of the rule of law. And they are achieving their purpose, not because they are legal – they ...

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5 h. ago Care home worker struck off after panel finds she took over £4,000 from 95

Lisa-Marie Edwards was found to have used the bank card to withdraw money from ATMs on 28 different occasions

Economics

5 h. ago Airlines warn passengers to avoid using these three suitcase colours when going on holiday

If passengers want to avoid the disaster of losing their luggage, which could make or break a holiday, it is best to have a distinctive suitcase.

Events

9 h. ago The Eluned Morgan Q&A in full: Why Reform UK 'don't care' and people should feel 'lucky' to have Labour

The First Minister answered your questions on issues from PIP changes to Cardiff Airport in our live Q&A

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11 h. ago The far right has seemed unstoppable in Europe. Here’s how Trump’s tariffs could change that | Nathalie Tocci

With populist leaders on the back foot and EU support at its highest in years, the US trade war could be an opportunity for the unionDonald Trump has unleashed a trade war on the world, and Europe, considered by Washington to be among the “worst offenders”, is a major target. After hitting European steel, aluminium and cars, this week Trump announced sweeping 20% tariffs on almost all EU imports. Europeans have seen this coming for a long time. Well before his re-election, officials in Brussels were drawing up plans on how the EU might respond to Trump 2.0 and a possible transatlantic trade war.What might the political fallout in Europe be? The good news is that Trump’s trade war puts Trump-friendly far-right forces in Europe in a terribly uncomfortable position. It’s one thing for the European far right to support Trump in principle, or to support the administration’s tyranny over peoples it doesn’t care about, be it Ukrainians, Canadians, Mexicans or Palestinians. It’s quite anoth...

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18 h. ago Michigan child protection workers sued for failing to save three

Suit alleges state officials didn’t act despite being aware of ‘years of horrific abuse and neglect’

Events

19 h. ago Heartbreaking interview with boy, 14, in foster care who just wants a family of his own

Enoch, 14, said he has always dreamed of someday having a family of his own, and shared how he found a passion for cooking because he 'grew up with not having that much food.'

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20 h. ago Work on new care home with 65 en suite rooms could begin this year

'It is no secret that west Wales desperately needs more high-quality care services,' says firm's managing director

Politics

23 h. ago Mistakes to avoid in your garden during April to keep the lawn looking lush

Spring is the prime time to pay attention to your lawn and give it the care it needs, but there are a few key mistakes that many gardeners make when it comes to lawn care

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25 h. ago New trade association guide sets out support on spray foam insulation

National trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has published a new consumer guide, to help householders in Scotland with concerns over spray foam insulation installed in their properties.

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25 h. ago Huge number of Brits to lose access to free dental work or prescriptions within days

Universal Credit changes mean over two million people have already stopped seeing a dentist because they lost access to free care or confusing new process meant they assumed they had to start paying NHS charges

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26 h. ago Older people on Attendance Allowance, PIP or ADP may be due an extra £331 from this month

Low-income pensioners on disability benefits, or those providing unpaid care, may be entitled to extra financial support.

Economics

27 h. ago Millions of Afghans lose access to healthcare services as USAID cuts shut clinics

Fears of surge in malnutrition, measles, malaria and polio as 206 World Health Organization facilities forced to close ‘I begged them, my daughter was dying’: how Taliban male escort rules are killing mothers and babiesMore than 200 health facilities run by the World Health Organization in Afghanistan, providing medical care for 1.84 million people, have closed or ceased operating after the US aid cuts announced by the Trump administration shut off life-saving medical care, including vaccinations, maternal and child health services.On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump announced an immediate freeze on all US foreign assistance, including more than $40bn (£32bn) for international projects coming from USAID, the United States Agency for International Development. It was later confirmed that more than 80% of USAID programmes had been cancelled. Continue reading...

Science

27 h. ago I make nearly £500,000 a year as a 'benefits influencer'. I show followers how to cheat the welfare system and get as much cash as possible from taxpayers

Whitney Ainscough says she doesn't care about the hate she gets online for showing off how she exploited the benefits system for maximum gain.

Economics

28 h. ago Refurbished marriage suite officially opened at Burns Monument Centre

The new Robert Burns marriage suite has been transformed.

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