83 m. ago Scots fisherman might have been saved if he was wearing lifejacket, report finds

"The skipper’s chances of survival would have been improved had he been wearing a PFD."

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1 hour ago The Northern Lights may be visible over Scotland this weekend, according to the Met Office

Scots may be in with a chance to see the Aurora Borealis as we leave February and enter March

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1 hour ago Most banned books feature people of color and LGBTQ+ people, report finds

Study counteracts claims by conservative lawmakers that books being removed from classrooms are sexually explicitThe majority of banned books in US public schools last year dealt with people of color, LGBTQ+ people and other demographics, according to a new study from PEN America.The report also counteracts claims by conservative lawmakers that books being removed from classrooms are sexually explicit and that book bans are altogether a “hoax”, an assertion made by Donald Trump. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Teachers join high school picket line in strike over 'violence and abuse from pupils'

The majority of pupils have been told to stay home with only two year groups allowed in school

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3 h. ago Carrion Crow by Heather Parry review – body horror with historical bite

The ‘mad woman in the attic’ is an archetypal force to be reckoned with in this gothic tale of metamorphosisYou don’t tend to encounter much body horror in historical fiction. We have our bold innovators, to be sure, but for many the archaic and the genteel remain oddly synonymous. The good news, if that’s you, is that there’s almost no swearing in Heather Parry’s new novel. The bad news is that it’s vile and unspeakable in almost every other way. But don’t let that put you off. Carrion Crow may be set in a fetid late Victorian London and couched in lightly brocaded prose, but what lurks within is unmistakably red in tooth and claw, a creature nearer in kinship to Kathy Acker than to Sarah Waters.The body undergoing the horrors belongs, in this instance, to Marguerite Périgord, the daughter of a French noblewoman in reduced circumstances. When the wayward Marguerite attracts a suitor, a strenuously unromantic solicitor named Mr Lewis, Cécile Périgord isn’t taking any chances. In a s...

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3 h. ago Tesco shoppers fume over security protected veg – but something more deadly spotted

A 2015 warning from public health officials warned supermarkets about placing daffodils in the fruit and vegetable sections inside their stores, but the issue continues to happen

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4 h. ago Your chance to stay in a former public lavatory converted into quirky one

A former public toilet in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, which has been converted into a quirky one-bedroom cottage perfect for Airbnb holidaymakers, has been snapped up after going on the market.

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4 h. ago Inside tiny house that was once an old toilet on market for £135k

The former public loo has been transformed into a unique one-bed property

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4 h. ago Liverpool declared CHAMPIONS already as fans offered chance to celebrate success

Liverpool moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday night with a 2-0 win over Newcastle, which, combined with Arsenal's failure to beat Nottingham Forest, effectively ended the title race

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4 h. ago The 'best' Eurocamp holiday park near two beach destinations

Reporter Vicky Lissaman went on a Eurocamp stay at Le Vieux Port in France and it offered the perfect mix of beachside beauty, thrilling waterparks, family-friendly activities, and unforgettable sunset celebrations

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5 h. ago Britpop star fights drug driving charge after he was arrested over claims he was 'intoxicated' at M25 service station following Land Rover crash

The 1990s band frontman, 54, was injured in a collision and a member of the public called the police in Surrey because they believed he was 'intoxicated', a court heard.

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5 h. ago Harry Kane told perfect Premier League team he should join if he leaves Bayern Munich

Former Tottenham star Harry Kane has enjoyed a sensational time of things with Bayern Munich but a release clause in his contract could open up the chance of a Premier League return

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5 h. ago Supreme court backs Trump over holding back $1.5bn in USAid cash – US politics live

Stay of lower court ruling comes as Trump administration said it is eliminating $60bn worth of US assistance around the worldUK prime minister Keir Starmer is in Washington where later today where he will have his first meeting with President Trump since the inauguration.With Trump aligning with Moscow even more explicitly than he did during his first administration, and threatening to wind down the Nato guarantees that have underpinned the security of western Europe since the second world war, the stakes could not be higher. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Eamonn Holmes celebrates his girlfriend Katie Alexander's birthday with a date night at the theatre

The GB News host, 65, went public with his new relationship with the dating counsellor, 43, in May last year following his split from Ruth Langsford.

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6 h. ago Second runway at Gatwick airport 'to be given green light TODAY' after Transport Secretary swiped at 'flight

Heidi Alexander is due to give her decision on a planning application that would convert the current emergency runway for routine use.

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6 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein 'client list' to be released by Trump administration

Pam Bondi warned the public that the documents “will make you sick” but delays over the release has prompted questions

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7 h. ago The question no one dares ask: what if Britain has to defend itself from the US? | George Monbiot

So much of our intelligence and military systems are shared or reliant on the US – if it becomes the enemy, it is already inside the gatesAll the talk now is of how we might defend ourselves without the US. But almost everyone with a voice in public life appears to be avoiding a much bigger and more troubling question: how we might defend ourselves against the US.As Keir Starmer visits the orange emperor’s court in Washington, let’s first consider the possibilities. I can’t comment on their likelihood, and I fervently hope that people with more knowledge and power than me are gaming them. One is that Donald Trump will not only clear the path for Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, but will actively assist him. We know that Trump can brook no challenge to his hegemony. Russia is no threat to US dominance, but Europe, with a combined economy similar to that of the US, and a powerful diplomatic and global political presence, could be. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Africa’s medical system risks ‘collapse in next few years’, warns health leader

Focusing foreign aid on infectious diseases has allowed a rise in cancer and diabetes that African governments don’t have resources to fight, says Dr Githinji GitahiHealth services in Africa are at risk of “collapse in the next few years” due to soaring chronic diseases, a senior public health leader has warned.Foreign aid to Africa has been focused on infectious diseases, leaving conditions such as cancer and diabetes to escalate, said Dr Githinji Gitahi, group CEO of Amref Health Africa. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago It’s the liberal German dilemma: Merz is anathema, but he might stand up to Trump | John Kampfner

Amid the gloom, the truth is dawning: the country faces hard political choices, and needs a more muscular approach to defence Donald Trump and his lieutenants have done Germans an enormous favour. Perilously late in the day, the US president and special envoy to the Kremlin has alerted Germany and the rest of Europe that there is one fault line, and one alone, between democracy and autocracy. All other political issues facing the country pale into insignificance.It seems that Friedrich Merz gets it, even if many in his country still don’t. Since winning Sunday’s election, the Christian Democrat (CDU) chancellor-elect has used every opportunity to warn of the dangers of the Trumpian new world order. He has not sought to provide reassurance, something that Germans tend to crave from their politicians. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Running Point review – you’ll be desperate for Kate Hudson’s basketball comedy to end

This tale of a girlboss battling the sporting world’s patriarchy is a real grind. Perhaps it’d be funny if you care deeply about the sport but shouldn’t a comedy be able to make you laugh regardless?Are you in the mood for a basketball comedy that has some leaden jokes and some even more leaden things to say about sexism and prejudice in the US industrial sports complex? Of course you’re not. Nobody is. But it’s here, it stars Kate Hudson and it’s called Running Point so let’s deal with it.Hudson plays Isla Gordon, one of four siblings whose father owned the Los Angeles Waves basketball team. Despite being the only one of Daddy Gordon’s children who is knowledgable about the game, she has been overlooked all her life. Why? Because she is a girl and the rest of them are boys! Cue a cutesy flashback in which a child actor delivers a Sorkinesque monologue about the team’s chances and her recommended player trades while trotting beside her father down a corridor of power, before having ...

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