11 h. ago Macron risks row with Trump after saying US will ‘betray Ukraine’ in leaked call with EU leaders

The phone call leaked in the German media has revealed a rift between Europe and Washington

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13 h. ago All My Precious Madness by Mark Bowles review – a deliciously sweary, prize

The actor Paul Hilton brilliantly inhabits the character of a ranting working-class academic in this debut novelSome books feel so suited to the audio format that they could have been written with the voice in mind. All My Precious Madness is one of those. Mark Bowles’s debut novel, which won the audiobook fiction category at the inaugural British Audio awards (where, full disclosure, I was a judge), is a deliciously sweary monologue from a middle-aged malcontent.A sideways reflection on working-class identity and masculinity, the novel gives voice to Henry Nash, a man of little patience. Sitting in a London coffee shop and trying to write a monograph of his father, he rains judgment on the other patrons whose obnoxious phone calls he can’t help but overhear. An Oxford graduate turned writer and academic, Nash lives in a Soho flat where he has been known to furtively drop eggs on passersby who disturb him with their drunken racket. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago DWP warns claimants on 3 benefits they may get a phone call with some bad news

A DWP minister said claimants will be told what action that will be taken

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19 h. ago Diogo Jota made phone call just hours before tragic car crash in heartbreaking update

Diogo Jota's sudden death alongside his brother rocked the football world in July

Events

20 h. ago Man appeals for witnesses after 'sickening' 2am phone call about best friend

Mikey Leese, 43, was found "stumbling around" by a passerby and is now fighting for his life in hospital

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21 h. ago DWP warns people on these 3 benefits may get a surprise phone call

Some claimants have to be assessed to decide how much benefits they get

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22 h. ago DWP minister issues update over assessments for people on 3 benefits

Some claimants may get a phone call

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24 h. ago Emmerdale's Natalie Robb teases 'real shock' as Moira visits Celia's farm

Moira Dingle learns what Celia's been up to after a surprise phone call

Events

27 h. ago GP let slip terminal diagnosis on phone after doctor told dad 'he would be ok'

William Chapman, 58, only discovered he had pulmonary fibrosis when his GP, who had assumed Mr Chapman was already aware of his prognosis, mentioned it in a phone call

Science

28 h. ago ‘Doctors said my dad would be ok after getting Covid. It turned out his illness was terminal’

Father-of seven-William Chapman only discovered he had deadly pulmonary fibrosis when his GP – who thought he already knew his prognosis – mentioned it during a phone call

Science

37 h. ago Young workers are refusing to go into the office because they are scared of making phone calls

Boffins have discovered the biggest things Generation Z fear the most about going into work - with being criticised and getting there on time named as some of the biggest anxieties.

Politics

37 h. ago Bin strikes in east London over Christmas period called off after new pay deal struck

GMB union members were due to begin rolling strikes in Waltham Forest next week ithat would have caused chaos

Economics

42 h. ago Agency refuse workers to join Birmingham bin strikers on picket lines

Unite said the number of agency workers who will join the strike action is ‘growing daily’.

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46 h. ago ‘Bad girls’ is how society labels women in prison. But what if that label is a lie? | Sabrina Mahtani

Incarceration should be a last resort, yet this broken and brutal system punishes marginalised women, most of whom are inside for non-violent crimes‘When you imprison a woman, you imprison a family,” a young woman in Sierra Leone told me, cradling her small baby in a damp cell. My mind flashed back to being a teenager, hearing my mother sob after receiving a phone call to say that my father had been arrested in Zambia for political reasons.I understand how children are collateral damage of imprisonment, and over 20 years as a lawyer, I know that is even more true when women – primary caregivers – are arrested. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago P Diddy's 'emergency call' with lawyer days before arrest exposed in Netflix doc

Sean Combs had a stern phone call with his legal team just days before his September 2024 arrest

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2 d. ago Omaze couple's lives change after huge phone call while they tucked into McDonald's

Rob and Lisa Nicholson were at a McDonald's in York when they received a phone call — which they first thought was a spam call — that changed their lives

Politics

3 d. ago Trump reportedly gave Maduro ultimatum to relinquish power in Venezuela

US president sent a ‘blunt message’ to his South American counterpart, sources sayHow US campaign against Venezuela has unfoldedUS politics – live updatesDonald Trump reportedly gave Nicolás Maduro an ultimatum to relinquish power immediately during their recent call – but Venezuela’s authoritarian leader declined, demanding a “global amnesty” for himself and allies.On Sunday, the US president confirmed the call had taken place, telling reporters: “I wouldn’t say it went well or badly, it was a phone call.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago David Martindale reveals personal Rangers howler apology from John Beaton as Livingston boss repeats call to bin VAR

Martindale says he got a phone call from John Beaton to apologise for the penalty his side didn't get

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5 d. ago Details of Trump's secret phone call with Venezuelan leader emerge as Pentagon hits back at chilling 'kill everybody' message

New reporting has revealed that Donald Trump and Nicolás Maduro spoke on the phone last week, as Pete Hegseth doubles down on lethal force against potential drug traffickers.

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6 d. ago Trump could MEET with Maduro in the US after pair ‘spoke by phone’ despite $50MILLION bounty on tyrant’s head

DONALD Trump could meet Nicolas Maduro for face-to-face crunch talks after the pair held a secret phone call - despite the Venezuelan tyrant's $50million bounty. The two leaders spoke last week amid the backdrop of spiralling relations between Washington and Caracas and fears of all-out war. During the call, Trump and Maduro reportedly discussed a...

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