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Shooting at Indianapolis Waffle House kills 1, injures 5 others
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:31:36 -0500
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A shooting at a Waffle House in Indianapolis, Indiana, left one person dead and five others wounded early Monday morning, according to officials.
Conservative mother of six in Maryland runs for school board in blue county: "Someone who will not back down"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:26 -0500
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School board candidate Bethany Mandel said Montgomery County Public Schools is in an educational crisis proliferated by a Democratic "machine" out only for itself.
Sorting kids into public schools based on household income is "immoral, discriminatory," says advocacy group
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:20 -0500
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The No More Lines Coalition vows to end "discriminatory public school district boundary lines." Over 30 organizations decry public school district boundaries, calling them "immoral."
Rhode Island teacher sounds alarm on DHS-funded "media literacy" program she says will "indoctrinate children"
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Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:03 -0500
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A report published in Legal Insurrection is sounding the alarm on a government-funded Rhode Island education program one teacher says is hyper partisan.
Pennsylvania caretaker sentenced up to 28 years for sexually abusing people with disabilities
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:47:24 -0500
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A former caretaker in Pennsylvania was sentenced to up to 28 years in prison for sexually abusing 14 residents with physical and intellectual disabilities.
Native Americans fear woke efforts by Kansas City Chiefs, Boy Scouts and Taylor Swift to erase heritage
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:30:31 -0500
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Native American activists fear a cancel culture "firing squad" will continue to erase indigenous heritage and history while driving a wedge between the American people.
New York doubles down on war on gas appliances over opposition from unions
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:16:13 -0500
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Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul"s recently released budget proposal includes provisions to curb the state"s reliance on natural gas over labor unions" objections.
American presidents once revered the Supreme Court: Here"s what we can learn from William Howard Taft
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:15:25 -0500
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William Howard Taft wanted to be chief justice, not president, as author Jared Cohen writes in an exclusive excerpt from "Life After Power," his new book. Here"s what the nation can learn from him.
Vulnerable Senate Democrat silent about Biden admin providing veteran medical resources to illegal immigrants
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:00:29 -0500
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Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has been silent about the VA"s efforts to assist with healthcare claims by illegal immigrants who are currently held in ICE"s custody.
GOP Senate candidate sounds the alarm about Biden"s cognitive issues after Hur report: "Scary for us"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:00:20 -0500
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Ohio GOP Senate candidate Matt Dolan told Fox News Digital that the recent Special Counsel report on President Biden was "scary" and that he"s not sure Biden can continue to serve.
NY scientist pleads guilty to operating "Breaking Bad"-style meth lab after mistakenly calling cops on himself
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:11:58 -0500
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A New York scientist has pleaded guilty to running a "Breaking Bad"-style meth lab that police first uncovered after he reported a burglary at his lab last year.
Haley says she has "one more fellow to catch up to" as she makes final push ahead of South Carolina primary
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:28:22 -0500
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Nikki Haley said at a Fox News town hall that she is ready to "get the job done" in the Oval Office, and pointed out that 70% of Americans do not want Trump or Biden.
A Fight Between Rivaling Tribes in Papua New Guinea Has Led to a Massacre
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:34:09 +0000
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Authorities say at least 49 men were massacred in a major escalation of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea.
Tens of Thousands Rail Against Mexico’s President and Ruling Party in ‘March for Democracy’
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:27:26 +0000
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The demonstrations called by Mexico"s opposition parties advocated for free and fair elections in the Latin American nation and railed against corruption the same day presidential front-runnerA Claudia SheinbaumA registered as a candidate for ruling party Morena.
Bristol: Police reveal 10-month-old baby was among three children found dead in Sea Mills home
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:29:26 GMT
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A woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a property in Bristol on Sunday
Boris Johnson awould bring back half of lost Tory votesa and is favourite to replace Sunak, poll finds
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:23:06 GMT
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The study comes just weeks after a Tory bustup over secretive polls, including the aLabour landslidea poll warning of Tory wipeout at the general election
Campaigners lose another challenge over Stonehenge tunnel plan
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:39 GMT
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The Government has argued that the benefits outweighed the harms
School friends of conjoined twins, 7, share sweet reasons they like them
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:18:12 GMT
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School friends of conjoined twins have shared the heartwarming and innocent reasons they all get along in class.
Wes Streeting apologises for Labour having ano good candidatea in Rochdale by-election
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:15:30 GMT
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Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said he is areally sorrya that there is no agood Labour candidate to vote fora in the Rochdale by-election after the party withdrew its support for Azhar Ali.
Man dies after Audi smashes into stationary cars in Birmingham horror crash
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:11:57 GMT
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Victim in his 30s died at the scene in Soho Road
Royal family news - live: King in first public outing since Harry visit as return given azero per cent chancea
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:05:45 GMT
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Sources say there is ano way backa for Prince Harry
Fresh Elgin Marbles row as Greece accuses British Museum of having azero respecta with Lily James fashion show
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:50:16 GMT
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Greek minister called the London Fashion Week aan insulta
Gillian Keegan defends new guidance to abana mobile phones in schools
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:25:02 GMT
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Gillian Keegan has defended new guidance intended to stop the use of mobile phones during the school day.
Two police officers strangled and one left unconscious in Colchester attack
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:14:52 GMT
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Two police officers left needing hospital treatment after violent attack
Fury at NHS hospitalas sign banning samosas in library
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:30:17 GMT
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The sign singled out asamosas, pakoras and filled chapatisa
Major search resumes in Leicester for missing toddler who fell into River Soar while with family - latest
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:57:19 GMT
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More specialist teams due to join effort to find missing two-year-old boy this morning, say police
February 2024 dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:29:18 GMT
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Inflation sees a worrying uptick as millions of households continue to struggle
Ministers push ban on mobile phones in school a even on breaks
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:05:48 GMT
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New guidance issued today also tells headteachers they should search students for devices as part of their school behaviour policy
New Airbnb rules to stop the ahollowing outa of local communities
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:04:02 GMT
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The rules would not apply to people renting out their main home for 90 days or less in a year
Morrisons announces change to hundreds of products in Aldi and Lidl price war
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:02:46 GMT
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Morrisons has become the latest supermarket to try to win back customers from the German challenger shops as it announced it would match prices of more than 200 products with Lidl and Aldi.
How much the average price tag on a home increased by in February
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:02:41 GMT
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The number of sales agreed in the first six weeks of this year is 16% higher than in the same period last year
Matt Smith recalls Prince Harry calling him agrandada after role in The Crown
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:14:24 GMT
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Matt Smith has revealed Prince Harry once greeted him as agrandada after playing the role of Prince Philip in The Crown.
Bafta viewers defend Andrew Scott after adisgustinga question on red carpet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:13:11 GMT
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aAndrew Scott is there to support his film and THIS is what you ask?a wrote one X/Twitter user
aShould I sing a rebel song?a: Cillian Murphy reacts after making history with Bafta best actor win
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:11:55 GMT
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Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy jokingly asked if he should sing a arebel songa after making history as the first Irish-born man to win Best Actor at the Baftas on Sunday, 18 February.
Vanessa Williams to star as iconic Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada Musical in West End
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:10:07 GMT
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The aUgly Bettya actor is switching offices as afashionas most powerful and terrifying icona
Roman Kemp fights back tears as he makes major Capital Breakfast show announcement
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:04:57 GMT
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Roman Kemp fought back tears as he made a major announcement on his Capital Breakfast Show.
Michael J Fox receives standing ovation in rare public appearance at Baftas
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:59:36 GMT
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Former actor and activist Fox, who is living with Parkinsonas disease, presented the Best Film award
Trisha Goddard says her breast cancer has returned and is incurable
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:30:01 GMT
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TV presenter said she has opted for alife-prolonginga care
Dancing on Ice fans call judges decision aa farcea and aabsolute travestya as contestant is eliminated
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:35:51 GMT
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Viewers said Davies was being alifteda and adragged arounda
Bafta responds after Matthew Perry left out of In Memoriam segment
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:20:18 GMT
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Late aFriendsa star was not acknowledged in tribute section of awards show
Roman Kemp makes emotional announcement live on Capital Breakfast show: aIave not found it easy at alla
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:11:16 GMT
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Radio star confirmed rumours that he is stepping down from the show he has fronted for the last seven years
Baftas: Emma Stone says sheas thankful for apunching babya line in Poor Things
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:10:38 GMT
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Emma Stone thanked Poor Things screenwriter Tony McNamara for the line aI must go punch that babya as she accepted her leading actress Bafta award on Sunday evening (18 February).
Olly Murs to headline Forest Live festival 2024: How to get tickets
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:57:26 GMT
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Pop star behind hits including aHeart Skips a Beata and aDance With Me Tonighta will perform at Cannock Chase Forest on 29 June
Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs viral Saltburn hit for star-studded crowd at Bafta awards
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:46:21 GMT
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor performed her viral hit aMurder on the Dancefloora for the star-studded crowd at the 2024 Bafta Awards.
BBC reporter shocks Andrew Scott with awkward Saltburn question at Baftas
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:09 GMT
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Andrew Scott was bombarded by inappropriate questions from a BBC reporter on the Baftas red carpet.
Ken Loach urges filmmakers to stick to aprincipalsa while calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:01:02 GMT
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Screenwriter, and director Ken Loach, used the Baftaas to urge the film community to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying itas their job ais to reflect the world around us.a
Where did True Detective: Night Country go wrong?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:07:39 GMT
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Despite high expectations and a great cast, the fourth season of the hit US crime drama has been something of a letdown. After a deflating series finale, Louis Chilton looks at the big reason aNight Countrya failed to connect
Navalny: The documentary thatas become even more essential following the activistas death
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:03:09 GMT
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The ex-politician shared an eerie message in the film in the event that he was killed
The Masked Singer: Danny Jonesa McFly bandmate reacts to pop staras unveiling on ITV series
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:39:40 GMT
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Star shared sweet claim about his friend of 21 years
Masked Singer winner shares sweet moment son found out he was Piranha: aItas daddya
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:37:18 GMT
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McFlyas Danny Jones has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the sweet moment his young son found out he had won The Masked Singer.
The Wayas Sophie Melville: aMy idea of acting was middle-class people in frocksa
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:00 GMT
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A new dystopian series about riots that break out over a local steelworks, written by James Graham, is coming to the BBC just weeks after news broke of Tata Steelas closure in Port Talbot. Stage star Sophie Melville tells Ellie Harrison why it could be the most impactful thing on screen since ITVas aMr Batesa
Ken or Billie: Who will win this yearas Oscar for Best Original Song?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:00 GMT
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The annual prize is one of the most coveted trophies in music, and this year the competition is fierce. Roisin OaConnor looks at the merits of each contender, from Ryan Gosling and Billie Eilish on the aBarbiea soundtrack, to Jon Batisteas emotional ballad
Bafta viewers cringe as Mr Swallow skit leaves crowd looking confused
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:01:44 GMT
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aWhat was the point of that?a asked one baffled viewer on Twitter/x
David Tennant divides Bafta viewers with dry opening monologue
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:57:07 GMT
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Donald Trump, artificial intelligence, and Greta Gerwigas aBarbiea all featured in the actoras joke-filled speech
Baftas 2024 review: A very British reminder that 2023 was more than just Barbenheimer
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:43:18 GMT
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In its current form, broadcast two hours after the actual ceremony, the Baftas is a strange beast a but one that host David Tennant mostly manages to tame
Bafta award winners 2024: The full list of victorious films
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:40:10 GMT
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The best movies, actors and directors of the year set to be announced in London
Oppenheimer dominates at the Baftas a as Christopher Nolan takes home first-ever prize
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:28:14 GMT
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aPoor Thingsa star Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer won this yearas big acting gongs
True Detective: Night Country creator explains real reason for divisive season 1 references
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:58:04 GMT
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Exclusive: Issa LA3pez has put an end to any theories linking season fouras case to season oneas
Birmingham City manager Tony Mowbray suddenly steps away from the job for "medical treatment" - just a month after he replaced Wayne Rooney - with players "left stunned"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:24:39 +0000
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BirminghamA City boss Tony Mowbray has stepped away from his role to have "medical treatment" - just over a month since he replaced Wayne Rooney.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner seen for the first time since denying all allegations of "inappropriate behaviour" towards a female colleague
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:24:11 +0000
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner has been seen in public for the first time since denying an allegation of "inappropriate behaviour" towards a female colleague made against him.A
US-owned ship reports missile attack off Yemen, Ambrey...
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:24:02 +0000
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No crew were injured in the strike, that came a day after a British cargo ship was forced to evacuate in a similar hit.
"Vladimir Putin killed my husband," says Alexei Navalny"s widow Yulia in tearful new video as she insists he was poisoned with Novichok in Arctic jail and vows to "build a new Russia"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:23:31 +0000
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Yulia Navalnya, the widow of dead Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accused Vladimir Putin of killing her husband and hiding his body to allow traces of poison to disappear
"Hippy crack" laughing gas dealer is jailed for 35 months after first conviction of its type in the UK
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:23:14 +0000
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Thomas Salton, 30, was arrested when he was pulled over by police in Southernhay, Basildon, for having no car insurance on December 1.
Shocking moment irate taxi driver brawls with helmet-wearing cyclist at red light before throwing him violently against his car
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:22:51 +0000
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The fight broke out for unknown reasons at an island by a set of traffic lights near Jubilee Way in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, which saw the two trade blows.
American Troy Bohling admits to rape and murder of fellow US tourist, 21, and pushing her friend, 22, off a cliff near Germany"s "Cinderella" castle as prosecutors say they found child porn on his cellphone
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:22:39 +0000
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The attack happened on June 14 last year near the Marienbruecke, a bridge over a gorge close to the castle that offers a view of Neuschwanstein.
Revealed: The Goldendoodle is Britain"s most sought after dog - beating out the Golden Retriever, Labradoodle and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:22:15 +0000
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A study of the sales and adverts placed on the Pets4Homes website found the cross between a golden retriever and a poodle was the nation"s favourite dog in 2023.
TOM PARKER BOWLES"S best cheap eats for under APS20: From a London kebab joint to the finest fish and chips in the country and an ordinary-looking Chinese takeaway that is a hidden gem
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:19:37 +0000
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From seriously goodA Sichuan cuisine to the nation"s favourite Nando"s, food critic TOM PARKER BOWLES rounds up the best bargain eats across the country.
The owner of "Britain"s chavviest house" revealed: Electrician hits back at snobby critics and says "obviously I like it, it"s my house" after viral online ridicule
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:16:57 +0000
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Owner Henry Reilly, who works as an electrician, has hit back at the snobby critics after they slammed the interior of three bedroom semi-detached house in Prescot, Merseyside.
Baby is found dead alongside girl, three, and boy, seven, in Bristol home as woman, 42, is arrested for murder - after cops visited property over "concerns for welfare" weeks earlier
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:16:05 +0000
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Officers tragically found a boy, seven, girl, three, and a ten-month-old boyA at a home onA Blaise Walk in the city"s northern suburbs in the early hours of Sunday morning.
BAFTAs 2024: Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal cosy up to Emma Stone while Kate Beckinsale and Kaia Gerber hit the town in glam dresses as the A-list let their hair down after the biggest night in British film
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:15:13 +0000
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A night of celebration ended with the usual flurry of high-profile departures following the star-studded 76th annual BAFTA Awards on Sunday evening.
Shocking drone footage shows Russian troops "shooting two surrendering Ukrainian PoWs" in trenches
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:15:10 +0000
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WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Footage shows several soldiers in the trenches, with Ukrainian and Russian flags identifying each side, as they approach each other.
"I"m not pathetica| I"m a tough son of a b****": Michael J Fox"s surprise Bafta appearance had audience members in tears, but his determination not to be an object of pity has defined his battle with Parkinson"s
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:10:31 +0000
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The famously chirpy star of Back To The Future cannot resist making quips, even about the terrible condition - Parkinson"s disease - that he has been battling for more than half his life.
Emma Stone"s awkward camera moment, hilarious David Tennant and Ted Lasso star"s "cringe and woke" stand up: All the brilliant and weird moments from the BAFTAs (including ex-England captain David Beckham referring to football as "soccer")
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:08:43 +0000
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Last night"s prestigious BAFTAs at The Royal Festival Hall saw Oppenheimer take home seven awards, while it was also a successful night for Poor Things, which picked up five gongs.
Major search continues for missing boy, two, who fell in Leicester river on day out with family - amid fears rising water levels could hamper mission
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:08:24 +0000
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Leicestershire Police revealed they were stepping up their hunt for the missing toddler who went into the River Soar in Braunstone at about 5pm yesterday.
Grandmother who spent four months living in a hotel while undergoing chemotherapy due to sewage leak in her council house is moved into new property "covered in black mould"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:07:15 +0000
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Joanne Smith, 57, was forced to spend months living in a hotel after her Gateshead council house was flooded with sewage water and now claims her new home is full of black mould that"s making her ill.
The incredible rise of Samantha Morton: How actress survived the care system, child abuse, homelessness and health battles to win a BAFTA Fellowship award for her "extraordinary" 30-year career on screen
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:03:33 +0000
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Watched by Prince William and a host of stars, 46-year-old Samantha dedicated her Bafta Fellowship "to every child in care, or who has been in care and didn"t survive".
The women who say they"ve had affairs with GHOSTS: They"re not mad, but respectable twenty-somethings who say spooks are better lovers than real men
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:02:29 +0000
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Sian Jameson (right) is a little breathless as she describes her first night of passion with her lover, an apparition of an artist who had died 100 years ago. It seems implausible, but she"s not the only one...
Could acupuncture stop the constant ringing in my ears? Ask the GP DR MARTIN SCURR
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:01:40 +0000
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Treatment for tinnitus focuses on reducing symptoms, and usually involves a form of cognitive behavioural therapy or biofeedback relaxation techniques, says DR MARTIN SCURR
Brits are going to war-torn Ukraine to see a dentist and pulling their own teeth. But there"s an easy fix to end the nightmare queues... so why are "protectionist" dentists opposed to it?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:00:36 +0000
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The British Society of Dental Hygiene And Therapy (BSDHT) says huge inroads could rapidly be made into the backlog if more use was made of the 9,000 dental hygienists.
Brits are going to war-torn Ukraine to see a dentist and pulling their own teeth. But there"s an easy fix to end the nightmare queues... so why are "protectionist" dentists opposed to it?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:00:36 +0000
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The British Society of Dental Hygiene And Therapy (BSDHT) says huge inroads could rapidly be made into the backlog if more use was made of the 9,000 dental hygienists.
Cancer-stricken grandmother, 90, unknowingly "cheated death" for 21 years after husband kept her terminal diagnosis a SECRET from her - and only told her shocked family in his eulogy
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:56:39 +0000
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Grandmother of six, Rosie Gamp from Edgeware, London, "cheated death" by 21 years after her husband found a successful cancer drug trial for Armidex. She died age 90, but not from cancer.
BAFTA viewers furious after Nick Mohammed"s "cringe" and "unfunny" sketch is included in the broadcast while other awards are cut
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:52:06 +0000
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BAFTA"sA viewers were left baffled after Nick Mohammed"s bizarre sketch on Sunday evening.A
Moment Meghan laughs as Michael BublA(c) sings Sinatra"s My Way with re-written lyrics at Invictus Games - including telling Harry "I think we know to stay the hell out of your way"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:47:33 +0000
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wereA attending a lavish gala dinner with 200 guests in Vancouver, Canada last week to wrap up their tour in preparation for the 2025 Winter Invictus Games.
Moo-ve over! Farmer left stunned after finding five of his cows making themself comfy on his sofa after wandering away from the rest of the herd
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:46:27 +0000
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Michael Andrew was heading in after a long day in the fields when he saw an unexpected surprise through the window.
Prince William becomes a star of the small screen as Kensington Palace releases glossy clip of the royal attending the BAFTAs 2024 solo - while Kate Middleton recovers from surgery
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:43:02 +0000
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The Prince of Wales became a film star in his own right as the focus of a glossy video filmed at the BAFT A"s last night and shared by Kensington Palace on Instagram.
"Miracle" Alzheimer"s drugs could be shrinking the brains of patients, experts warn
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:43:02 +0000
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Experts have warned that people who take a "miracle" Alzheimer"s drug could lose volume in their brains. Donanemab is currently awaiting approval in the US and UK.
UK-registered cargo ship is at risk of sinking in the Red Sea after being struck by Houthi missiles, rebels claim after crew were forced to abandon vessel
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:41:51 +0000
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The attack occurred in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, 35 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen, on Sunday night, authorities said, against a vessel that was later identified as the Rubymar
Hilarious moment dog sets off fire extinguisher in pub filling the room with foam (but one man refuses to budge as he stands at the bar with his pint)
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:41:33 +0000
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The video shows the dog accidentally setting it off by leaping after it was tied up to the wall-mounted extinguisher. The footage was caught in Oban, Argyll and Bute in Scotland on Friday, February 17.
Frozen in time: Melted wristwatch that stopped when US dropped nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945 is set to sell for up to $20,000 - as Oppenheimer cleans up at the BAFTAs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:41:05 +0000
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The melted timepiece"s hands are frozen at 8.15am, the moment that the bomb - named Little Boy - that had been dropped from B-29 Bomber Enola Gay detonated.
Dead European satellite weighing 5,000lbs will crash back to Earth this week - but experts still don"t know exactly where it will land
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:40:15 +0000
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ERS-2, which blasted off from French Guiana in 1995, weighsA just over 5,000lbs - about the same as an adult rhinoceros.
That"s nuts! Inside the government"s plan to crackdown on grey squirrels and deer - from releasing mutant animals into the wild to feeding prisoners venison
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:39:47 +0000
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The UK government is planning two new measures - including feeding grey squirrels contraceptive-spiked hazelnut spread and using gene-editing technology to limit their reproduction.
Shocking moment brazen pickpocket tries to steal a woman"s purse while walking near London"s Oxford Street
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:38:33 +0000
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Video shows the woman catching up with her victim as she walks down a street near London"s Oxford Street. As she gets close she tries to unzip the backpack - causing the victim to turn around.
Princess Rajwa Al Hussein"s father Khaled dies aged 71 just months after he watched his daughter marry into the Jordanian Royal Family - as the nation enters 3 days of mourning
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:36:31 +0000
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The Royal Hashemite Court announced the passing of Princess Rajwa Al Hussein"s father,A Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, yesterday.
Matt Le Tissier claims "people are hiding all sorts of information about footballers collapsing" as he restarts Covid vaccine conspiracy campaign on Joey Barton"s podcast
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:35:36 +0000
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Former England and Southampton striker Matt Le Tissier has accused authority figures of hiding information about the Covid vaccine during an appearance on Joey Barton"s new podcast.
BAFTAs 2024: Kate Beckinsale"s stepfather Roy Battersby missed out of show"s In Memoriam segment after she was left "paralysed and sickened" when bosses told her director may not be featured following his death
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:32:48 +0000
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Kate Beckinsale "s late father Roy Battersby was not included in the In Memoriam segment during theA 77th British Academy Film Awards at theA Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday.
Doctors" strikes may last YEARS, admits boss of militant union behind wave of devastating NHS walk-outs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:30:14 +0000
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Dr Emma Runswick, deputy chair of the British Medical Association Council, said the dispute between medics and officials could run beyond the general election.
Florence Pugh"s night of party-hopping! Actress leaves BAFTAs to attend Universal and Netflix bashes in plunging white dress - a year after she famously lived it up until 8.45am
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:25:16 +0000
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Florence Pugh stayed true to form on Sunday night and celebrated the BAFTAs by attending the Universal and Netflix bashes after parties.A
Chinese lawyer, 54, who married 94-year-old millionaire widower when he put out an advert offering free Christmas dinner in return for company denies "dumping him in the cheapest possible grave" after taking all his money
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:22:25 +0000
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Guixiang Qin, a trained lawyer from China , is being sued by Robert Harrington"s daughter Jill Langley after being accused of exerting undue influence on him in order to pocket his fortune.
BAFTAs 2024 viral moments: From Michael J Fox"s standing ovation to Sophie Ellis-Bextor rip-roaring performance and Ryan Gosling"s VERY cheeky wink - all the times that broke the internet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:43 +0000
From https:
It wasn"t just the winners that made the headlines as there were plenty of emotional, hilarious, and incredible moments on stage as the stars celebrated the best films of 2023.
Inside Britain"s most weird and wonderful villages - from the community stuck in the 1920s to a nudist colony and the teetotal home of Cadbury chocolate
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:38 +0000
From https:
Sometimes the most most normal-looking of places have the strangest traditions. From a community stuck in the 1920s to a town where every door is green, here are some of the quirkiest.
Hands off, Javier! Lord Cameron warns Argentina"s new president Milei against trying to claim Falkland Islands and says sovereignty is "not up for discussion" after eccentric leader says the UK should hand it over like Hong Kong
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:18:36 +0000
From https:
The Foreign Secretary will arrive in the Atlantic archipelago today in a high-profile demonstration that they are a "valued part of the British family" 42 years after the two countries went to war.
Laughing skier sparks outrage in Italy after filming himself chasing a WOLF down a piste before the terrified creature slams into a safety net while trying to flee
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:17:31 +0000
From https:
The images, filmed by the as-yet-unnamed skier himself on the Pampeago ski slopes in Val di Fiemme, in northern Italy"s Trentino province, show him thundering down a slope
Charge with a view: Five of the UK"s most picturesque EV charging spots
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:16:13 +0000
From https:
Whether by fortune or through planning, you may find yourself at an EV charger that"s surrounded by extraordinary natural beauty. Here are our top five most scenic charging spots in the UK.
Leaked footage "shows motorcade taking Alexei Navalny"s body out of Arctic prison in the dead of night" - as Putin critic"s mother is barred from morgue and told death probe is being "extended"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:10:16 +0000
From https:
Navalny, 47, is widely believed among his supporters and Western experts to have been murdered by Vladimir Putin "s regime ahead of next month"s Russian presidential election.
UK weather: Met Office map shows flood warnings in place across the country with more showers on the way - before temperatures drop this week
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:06:09 +0000
From https:
Heavy rain and gusty winds is expected to batter parts of Britain over the coming days, bursting river banks amid rising water levels, following a washout weekend.
Reform UK "could make the difference" between a massive 192-seat Labour majority and a hung Parliament with Keir Starmer left 14 seats short at the general election
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:02:47 +0000
From https:
According to modelling by the Labour Together think tank, the fortunes of the Nigel Farage-backed party may prove key to how many seats Labour wins.
How Dua Lipa and Callum Turner became Hollywood"s hottest couple after going public with their romance last month - enjoying PDA-filled dates, attending glitzy afterparties and meeting the family
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:57:13 +0000
From https:
Pop-star Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner have been turning heads since they"ve gone public with their romance just last month; and are slowly but surely becoming Los Angeles" hottest "It-couple".
Celebrity Big Brother "signs TV legend in HUGE six-figure deal leaving other famous faces "nervous" about the secrets they could spill"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:49:14 +0000
From https:
The iconic reality show returns for a brand new reboot on ITV2 next month and bosses hope the star share secrets from their long and distinguished career.
Teachers are urged to search pupils for phones as Gillian Keegan unveils four ways schools can ban mobiles including staff collecting devices every morning - but will it ever work?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:46:30 +0000
From https:
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said the new guidance can "change the norms" of children using mobiles at school.
"We didn"t know it would be our last dance": Heartbreaking moment Liza Tarbuck breaks down in tears reading out listener"s moving tribute to Steve Wright on his last ever Sunday Love Songs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:45:59 +0000
From https:
Liza Tarbuck broke down in tears yesterday reading out a listener"s tribute to Steve Wright on his last ever Sunday Love Songs show
This is EXACTLY how you find love on dating apps - the rules on lying about your age, how to choose your photos and why women should make the first move
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:41:16 +0000
From https:
You may have spent years defining your idea of the perfect life partner. But if you"re looking for love over 50, everything else you thought you knew about dating, you can forget.
Awkward moment Andrew Scott walks away from interviewer on BAFTAs red carpet after BBC presenter repeatedly asks him about Barry Keoghan"s naked performance in Saltburn
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:35:59 +0000
From https:
The star was left red in the face when he asked for his "first reaction" to Keoghan"s naked dance by BBC"s Colin Paterson at the 77th British Academy Film Awards in London.
Couple rescue trapped driving instructor from 4ft of floodwater while emergency crews STAND BY - because they are "only allowed to go in waist-high"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:28:01 +0000
From https:
Filmmaker Jamie Price and his partner Danielle waded into the deep water because the motorist "looked like he was drowning" when they arrived at the scene inA Ingatestone, Essex.
BAFTAs 2024: Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal cosy up to Emma Stone while Kate Beckinsale and Kaia Gerber hit the town in glam dresses as the A-list let their hair down after the biggest night in British film
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:23:07 GMT
From https:
A night of celebration ended with the usual flurry of high-profile departures following the star-studded 76th annual BAFTA Awards on Sunday evening.
Emma Stone"s awkward camera moment, hilarious David Tennant and Ted Lasso star"s "cringe and woke" stand up: All the brilliant and weird moments from the BAFTAs (including ex-England captain David Beckham referring to football as "soccer")
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:23:00 GMT
From https:
Last night"s prestigious BAFTAs at The Royal Festival Hall saw Oppenheimer take home seven awards, while it was also a successful night for Poor Things, which picked up five gongs.
Chinese lawyer, 54, who married 94-year-old millionaire widower when he put out an advert offering free Christmas dinner in return for company denies "dumping him in the cheapest possible grave" after taking all his money
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:22:25 GMT
From https:
Guixiang Qin, a trained lawyer from China , is being sued by Robert Harrington"s daughter Jill Langley after being accused of exerting undue influence on him in order to pocket his fortune.
Florence Pugh"s night of party-hopping! Actress leaves BAFTAs to attend Universal and Netflix bashes in plunging white dress - a year after she famously lived it up until 8.45am
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:22:10 GMT
From https:
Florence Pugh stayed true to form on Sunday night and celebrated the BAFTAs by attending the Universal and Netflix bashes after parties.A
BAFTAs 2024 viral moments: From Michael J Fox"s standing ovation to Sophie Ellis-Bextor rip-roaring performance and Ryan Gosling"s VERY cheeky wink - all the times that broke the internet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:43 GMT
From https:
It wasn"t just the winners that made the headlines as there were plenty of emotional, hilarious, and incredible moments on stage as the stars celebrated the best films of 2023.
Inside Britain"s most weird and wonderful villages - from the community stuck in the 1920s to a nudist colony and the teetotal home of Cadbury chocolate
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:38 GMT
From https:
Sometimes the most most normal-looking of places have the strangest traditions. From a community stuck in the 1920s to a town where every door is green, here are some of the quirkiest.
That"s nuts! Inside the government"s plan to crackdown on grey squirrels and deer - from releasing mutant animals into the wild to feeding prisoners venison
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:19:44 GMT
From https:
The UK government is planning two new measures - including feeding grey squirrels contraceptive-spiked hazelnut spread and using gene-editing technology to limit their reproduction.
Birmingham City manager Tony Mowbray suddenly steps away from the job for "medical treatment" - just a month after he replaced Wayne Rooney - with players "left stunned"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:19:17 GMT
From https:
BirminghamA City boss Tony Mowbray has sensationally stepped away from his role due to a "serious illness" - just over a month since he replaced Wayne Rooney at St Andrews".A
Laughing skier sparks outrage in Italy after filming himself chasing a WOLF down a piste before the terrified creature slams into a safety net while trying to flee
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:17:31 GMT
From https:
The images, filmed by the as-yet-unnamed skier himself on the Pampeago ski slopes in Val di Fiemme, in northern Italy"s Trentino province, show him thundering down a slope
Major search continues for missing boy, two, who fell in Leicester river on day out with family - amid fears rising water levels could hamper mission
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:12:03 GMT
From https:
Leicestershire Police revealed they were stepping up their hunt for the missing toddler who went into the River Soar in Braunstone at about 5pm yesterday.
Leaked footage "shows motorcade taking Alexei Navalny"s body out of Arctic prison in the dead of night" - as Putin critic"s mother is barred from morgue and told death probe is being "extended"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:10:16 GMT
From https:
Navalny, 47, is widely believed among his supporters and Western experts to have been murdered by Vladimir Putin "s regime ahead of next month"s Russian presidential election.
UK weather: Met Office map shows flood warnings in place across the country with more showers on the way - before temperatures drop this week
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:06:09 GMT
From https:
Heavy rain and gusty winds is expected to batter parts of Britain over the coming days, bursting river banks amid rising water levels, following a washout weekend.
Shocking moment brazen pickpocket tries to steal a woman"s purse while walking near London"s Oxford Street
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:05:43 GMT
From https:
The crook working together with another female is seen following the victim down the pavement as they try to unzip the unsuspecting tourist"s backpack.
Reform UK "could make the difference" between a massive 192-seat Labour majority and a hung Parliament with Keir Starmer left 14 seats short at the general election
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:02:47 GMT
From https:
According to modelling by the Labour Together think tank, the fortunes of the Nigel Farage-backed party may prove key to how many seats Labour wins.
Cancer-stricken grandmother, 90, unknowingly "cheated death" for 21 years after husband kept her terminal diagnosis a SECRET from her - and only told her shocked family in his eulogy
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:01:54 GMT
From https:
Grandmother of six, Rosie Gamp from Edgeware, London, "cheated death" by 21 years after her husband found a successful cancer drug trial for Armidex. She died age 90, but not from cancer.
Doctors" strikes may last YEARS, admits boss of militant union behind wave of devastating NHS walk-outs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:21 GMT
From https:
Dr Emma Runswick, deputy chair of the British Medical Association Council, said the dispute between medics and officials could run beyond the general election.
How Dua Lipa and Callum Turner became Hollywood"s hottest couple after going public with their romance last month - enjoying PDA-filled dates, attending glitzy afterparties and meeting the family
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:57:13 GMT
From https:
Pop-star Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner have been turning heads since they"ve gone public with their romance just last month; and are slowly but surely becoming Los Angeles" hottest "It-couple".
BAFTA viewers furious after Nick Mohammed"s "cringe" and "unfunny" sketch is included in the broadcast while other awards are cut
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:50:49 GMT
From https:
BAFTA"sA viewers were left baffled after Nick Mohammed"s bizarre sketch on Sunday evening.A
Celebrity Big Brother "signs TV legend in HUGE six-figure deal leaving other famous faces "nervous" about the secrets they could spill"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:49:14 GMT
From https:
The iconic reality show returns for a brand new reboot on ITV2 next month and bosses hope the star share secrets from their long and distinguished career.
Teachers are urged to search pupils for phones as Gillian Keegan unveils four ways schools can ban mobiles including staff collecting devices every morning - but will it ever work?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:46:30 GMT
From https:
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said the new guidance can "change the norms" of children using mobiles at school.
Brits are going to war-torn Ukraine to see a dentist and pulling their own teeth. As our readers share their infuriating stories - there"s an easy fix to end nightmare queues. So why are "protectionist" dentists opposed to it ?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:46:12 GMT
From https:
The British Society of Dental Hygiene And Therapy (BSDHT) says huge inroads could rapidly be made into the backlog if more use was made of the 9,000 dental hygienists.
"We didn"t know it would be our last dance": Heartbreaking moment Liza Tarbuck breaks down in tears reading out listener"s moving tribute to Steve Wright on his last ever Sunday Love Songs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:45:59 GMT
From https:
Liza Tarbuck broke down in tears yesterday reading out a listener"s tribute to Steve Wright on his last ever Sunday Love Songs show
This is EXACTLY how you find love on dating apps - the rules on lying about your age, how to choose your photos and why women should make the first move
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:41:16 GMT
From https:
You may have spent years defining your idea of the perfect life partner. But if you"re looking for love over 50, everything else you thought you knew about dating, you can forget.
Baby is found dead alongside girl, three, and boy, seven, in Bristol home as woman, 42, is arrested for murder - after cops visited property over "concerns for welfare" weeks earlier
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:40:18 GMT
From https:
Officers tragically found a boy, seven, girl, three, and a ten-month-old boyA at a home onA Blaise Walk in the city"s northern suburbs in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Awkward moment Andrew Scott walks away from interviewer on BAFTAs red carpet after BBC presenter repeatedly asks him about Barry Keoghan"s naked performance in Saltburn
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:35:59 GMT
From https:
The star was left red in the face when he asked for his "first reaction" to Keoghan"s naked dance by BBC"s Colin Paterson at the 77th British Academy Film Awards in London.
Prince William becomes a star of the small screen as Kensington Palace releases glossy clip of the royal attending the BAFTAs 2024 solo - while Kate Middleton recovers from surgery
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:33:56 GMT
From https:
The Prince of Wales became a film star in his own right as the focus of a glossy video filmed at the BAFT A"s last night and shared by Kensington Palace on Instagram.
Grandmother who spent four months living in a hotel while undergoing chemotherapy due to sewage leak in her council house is moved into new property "covered in black mould"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:28:45 GMT
From https:
Joanne Smith, 57, was forced to spend months living in a hotel after her Gateshead council house was flooded with sewage water and now claims her new home is full of black mould that"s making her ill.
Couple rescue trapped driving instructor from 4ft of floodwater while emergency crews STAND BY - because they are "only allowed to go in waist-high"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:28:01 GMT
From https:
Filmmaker Jamie Price and his partner Danielle waded into the deep water because the motorist "looked like he was drowning" when they arrived at the scene inA Ingatestone, Essex.
Rogue newsagent who operated counterfeit cigarettes empire from his Liverpool shop and repeatedly sold vapes to children is ordered to close his business
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:27:45 GMT
From https:
Fahd Al-Hajj, who owned Liverpool One Newsagent, has been told to shut down his store by a district judge after he sold vapes to youths and ran a black market tobacco operation.
Ronnie O"Sullivan announces he"s "on STRIKE" from going for snooker"s 147 maximum score breaks - because the APS40,000 prize money isn"t worth it
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:25:01 GMT
From https:
Last week, O"Sullivan apologised to fans after confirming that he would not participate in the Welsh Open, which began in Llandudno on Monday.
Wood you believe it? Japanese satellite made out of timber is set to launch this summer to combat space pollution
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:15:19 GMT
From https:
Japanese scientists plan to branch out from traditional materials to use wood instead of aluminium in a new satellite, named Lignosat, which will be launched this summer.
Michael Sheen is embroiled in BBC bias row over his new show The Way about a violent workers" uprising
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:04:44 GMT
From https:
Directed by movie star Michael Sheen, The Way depicts an authoritarian government crackdown on protests over job cuts at the Port Talbot steelworks.
Revealed: The Goldendoodle is Britain"s most sought after dog - beating out the Golden Retriever, Labradoodle and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:56:54 GMT
From https:
A study of the sales and adverts placed on the Pets4Homes website found the cross between a golden retriever and a poodle was the nation"s favourite dog in 2023.
Moment Meghan laughs as Michael BublA(c) sings Sinatra"s My Way with re-written lyrics at Invictus Games - including telling Harry "I think we know to stay the hell out of your way"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:55 GMT
From https:
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wereA attending a lavish gala dinner with 200 guests in Vancouver, Canada last week to wrap up their tour in preparation for the 2025 Winter Invictus Games.
Why am I being asked intrusive questions about moving my pension?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:33 GMT
From https:
I have changed companies and want to move my pension - but my old provider wants signed declarations about my pension plans and to know if it"s high risk, as well as photo ID.
Amazon launches pre-owned designer clothing including Hermes bags - but second-hand versions will still set you back APS25,000
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:54:27 GMT
From https:
Fashion resale site Hardly Ever Worn It (HEWI) has launched a storefront on Luxury Stores at Amazon Europe,A introducing pre-owned products to the e-commerce giant for the first time.
Going, going, gone! Dramatic moment rock crumbles into the sea in huge landslide on Dorset"s Jurassic Coast
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:43:17 GMT
From https:
This is the moment rock crumbles into the sea in a massive landslide on Dorset"s famous Jurassic Coast following weeks of heavy rainfall at the beauty spot.A
APS13-an-hour Ecuadorian cleaner is sacked "for eating leftover tuna sandwich she found in meeting room" at law firm which reported APS21m profit
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:22:42 GMT
From https:
Gabriela Rodriguez, 39, was said to have been fired from her job for the "theft" of a leftover tuna sandwich which was due to be thrown away after a meeting at a London law firm.
MARK CLATTENBURG reveals his ground-breaking new Premier League job - the first-EVER of its kind
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:07:18 GMT
From https:
MARK CLATTENBURG: It only makes sense that clubs add to their planning and performance by ensuring they have a good understanding of how the rules are being interpreted.
Britain"s cancer postcode lottery laid bare: Just one in four patients are being seen within 62-day target in some NHS areas, analysis reveals
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:59:17 GMT
From https:
At Liverpool Women"s NHS Trust just 23 per cent of patients were treated in 62 days, the maximum wait allowed, while at Royal Papworth 38 per cent were seen.
DOMINIC LAWSON: You can virtually hear big firms sucking up to Labour, but if they win it"ll be the sound of jobs gurgling down the plughole...
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:56:34 GMT
From https:
That sound you can hear, like water as it gurgles down the plughole, is of big business sucking up to Labour.
Sequin overloads, bold fringes and VERY bright tights... Saltburn actress Alison Oliver and The Crown"s Emma Corrin lead the BAFTAs worst dressed
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:56:32 GMT
From https:
Among those who missed the fashion mark this year were actressesA Alison Oliver and Mimi Keene, both of whom opted for unusual ensembles.
Michael J. Fox fans moved to tears as actor stands on BAFTAs stage amid long battle with Parkinson"s: "What an icon and inspiration"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:55:02 GMT
From https:
The actor, 62, who has battled Parkinson"s since 1991, was helped to the podium to announce that Best Film had been awarded to Christopher Nolan"s Oppenheimer.
Harry and Meghan are accused of "hijacking the name Sussex for their website" - as Lady Colin Campbell reveals she"s bought domain names for other Sussex-related sites
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:54:17 GMT
From https:
Lady Campbell has revealed that she has bought the domain names for other Sussex-related sites as she blasted the couple for launching a new website which "has nothing to do with the county".
Police failed to solve three out of four car thefts last year and just 2% of cases involved a suspect being charged, figures reveal
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:48:13 GMT
From https:
Data shared with the Daily Mail showed that police failed to get to the bottom of more than 100,000 cases of stolen motor vehicles in England and Wales in the year ending last September.
Today is Prince Andrew"s birthday. But what is there to celebrate for the beleaguered royal?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:41:45 GMT
From https:
At one time, Prince Andrew had it all. Not just the Queen"s favourite son, he was a naval officer and decorated war hero whose dashing looks made him one of Britain"s most eligible men.
BAFTAs 2024: Kate Beckinsale"s stepfather Roy Battersby missed out of show"s In Memoriam segment after she was left "paralysed and sickened" when bosses told her director may not be featured following his death
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:40:35 GMT
From https:
Kate Beckinsale "s late father Roy Battersby was not included in the In Memoriam segment during theA 77th British Academy Film Awards at theA Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday.
Inside XL Bully Island: Rescue centre which claims to be "a haven" for the banned killer breed as it prepares for grand opening - despite probe over mistreating animals
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:39:54 GMT
From https:
Shocking images (pictured) have revealed the inside of the unregistered dogs home - which has been dubbed XL Bully Island.
Revealed: How councils across the UK are dimming street lights to save up to APS1million - but safety groups warn it"s putting women at more risk at night
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:36:29 GMT
From https:
Dozens of local authorities have plans to dim street lights on main roads at night to cut costs, a move which safety groups have now warned could put women at "serious risk".
Property asking prices rise for second month in a row, says Rightmove - as buyers get back in the game
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:32:34 GMT
From https:
Average newly-listed asking prices rose this month to APS362,839, according to the property portal - and more new homes are being put up for sale, too.
The five scams you"ve never heard of... but could get caught out by in 2024
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:54 GMT
From https:
According to research from Which? shared exclusively with This is Money, there are five new scams that people should keep a keen eye out for this year.
A slice of realism! Incredible cakes that are so convincing you might not actually fancy eating them
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:02 GMT
From https:
It"s no longer enough to just bake tasty cakes anymore. Now you have to be an artist too. Bored Panda has showcased top show stoppers from North America in a gallery online.
"People are terrified": Monaco real estate billionaire Patrice Pastor buys another historic building in California hamlet where locals fear they are handing over town to one person who wants to "crush everyone"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:30:06 GMT
From https:
Pastor owns over a dozen properties with one anonymous third-generation Carmel resident telling SFGate "people are terrified" that they are "handing over our town to one person"
"Miracle" Alzheimer"s drugs could be shrinking the brains of patients, experts warn
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:27:28 GMT
From https:
Experts have warned that people who take a "miracle" Alzheimer"s drug could lose volume in their brains. Donanemab is currently awaiting approval in the US and UK.
Dementia sufferer, 83, who stopped driving two years ago is prosecuted by the DVLA in controversial Single Justice Procedure after being accused of "letting his car insurance lapse"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:19:38 GMT
From https:
The 83-year-old kept his classic red 1975 MG in his garage despite giving up driving two years ago.
Multimillionaire, 36, who sold her business for $4 MILLION trades her lavish eight-story mansion in Florida to live in an $80,000 van - and says she"s now "leading the life she always wanted"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:09:13 GMT
From https:
Caitlin Pyle, from Orlando, Florida, has revealed why ditching the lavish life and trading her mansionA for a van was the "best decision" she has ever made. She now lives in a Mercedes van.
Leaked footage "shows motorcade taking Alexei Navalny"s body out of Arctic prison in the dead of night" - as Putin critic"s mother is barred from morgue and told death probe is being "extended"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:08:45 GMT
From https:
Navalny, 47, is widely believed among his supporters and Western experts to have been murdered by Vladimir Putin "s regime ahead of next month"s Russian presidential election.
Trump says truckers boycotting driving to New York City from Monday are "great patriots on the side of freedom" after $355 million fraud ruling
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:07:06 GMT
From https:
Former President Trump hailed truckers who claim they are boycotting New York City on his behalf as "great patriots". The truckers claim they will be refusing to deliver loads to the city starting Monday.
BAFTAs 2024: Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal cosy up to Emma Stone while Kate Beckinsale and Kaia Gerber hit the town in glam dresses as the A-list let their hair down after the biggest night in British film
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:06:20 GMT
From https:
A night of celebration ended with the usual flurry of high-profile departures following the star-studded 76th annual BAFTA Awards on Sunday evening.
BAFTAs 2024 viral moments: From Michael J Fox"s standing ovation to Sophie Ellis-Bextor rip-roaring performance and Ryan Gosling"s VERY cheeky wink - all the times that broke the internet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:02:12 GMT
From https:
It wasn"t just the winners that made the headlines as there were plenty of emotional, hilarious, and incredible moments on stage as the stars celebrated the best films of 2023.
Cancer-stricken grandmother, 90, unknowingly "cheated death" for 21 years after husband kept her terminal diagnosis a SECRET from her - and only told her shocked family in his eulogy
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:01:54 GMT
From https:
Grandmother of six, Rosie Gamp from Edgeware, London, "cheated death" by 21 years after her husband found a successful cancer drug trial for Armidex. She died age 90, but not from cancer.
Emma Stone"s awkward camera moment, hilarious David Tennant and Ted Lasso star"s "cringe and woke" stand up: All the brilliant and weird moments from the BAFTAs (including ex-England captain David Beckham referring to football as "soccer")
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:01:44 GMT
From https:
Last night"s prestigious BAFTAs at The Royal Festival Hall saw Oppenheimer take home seven awards, while it was also a successful night for Poor Things, which picked up five gongs.
Canadian chef Kenneth Law "posed as a retired doctor to direct suicidal young people to his website where he sold them poison": He is linked to 88 deaths in Britain and faces 14 murder charges in Canada
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:57:09 GMT
From https:
British police believe that the chef accused of selling 1,200 packages of poison to people with suicidal thoughts posed as a doctor on a forum for people experiencing mental health crisis.
This is EXACTLY how you find love on dating apps - the rules on lying about your age, how to choose your photos and why women should make the first move
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:41:16 GMT
From https:
You may have spent years defining your idea of the perfect life partner. But if you"re looking for love over 50, everything else you thought you knew about dating, you can forget.
Prince William becomes a star of the small screen as Kensington Palace releases glossy clip of the royal attending the BAFTAs 2024 solo - while Kate Middleton recovers from surgery
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:33:56 GMT
From https:
The Prince of Wales became a film star in his own right as the focus of a glossy video filmed at the BAFT A"s last night and shared by Kensington Palace on Instagram.
Wood you believe it? Japanese satellite made out of timber is set to launch this summer to combat space pollution
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:15:19 GMT
From https:
Japanese scientists plan to branch out from traditional materials to use wood instead of aluminium in a new satellite, named Lignosat, which will be launched this summer.
Moment Meghan laughs as Michael BublA(c) sings Sinatra"s My Way with re-written lyrics at Invictus Games - including telling Harry "I think we know to stay the hell out of your way"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:55 GMT
From https:
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wereA attending a lavish gala dinner with 200 guests in Vancouver, Canada last week to wrap up their tour in preparation for the 2025 Winter Invictus Games.
At least 26 people are killed in massacre between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:20 GMT
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The men were shot dead in an ambush in the Enga Province in the remote highlands region of the South Pacific island nation on Sunday.
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner put on a smitten display as they cement their A-list couple status while leading the glamorous exits from star-studded Vogue BAFTAs afterparty
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:17:19 GMT
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The singer, 28, and the actor,A 34, held hands as they walked towards their waiting car after partying the evening away at the star-studded bash.
Ann Coulter shocks Bill Maher as she says if Super Bowl Parade shooters "were white we"d know their identities by now"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:58:11 GMT
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Conservative commentator Ann Coulter told HBO"s Bill Maher that if the shooters at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade were white males, "we"d know their identities by now."
Inside Taylor Swift"s incredible $25K a night Crown presidential villa... as the pop megastar touches down in Sydney
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:46:47 GMT
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Taylor Swift landed in Sydney on Monday ahead of her weekend shows in the harbour city.
Today is Prince Andrew"s birthday. But what is there to celebrate for the beleaguered royal?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:41:45 GMT
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At one time, Prince Andrew had it all. Not just the Queen"s favourite son, he was a naval officer and decorated war hero whose dashing looks made him one of Britain"s most eligible men.
Colorado father and his girlfriend are arrested after cops find little girl"s corpse encased in concrete inside storage unit and 5-year-old boy"s body in suitcase at a scrap yard - after the kids hadn"t been seen in SIX years
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:35:36 GMT
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A Colorado man and woman were arrested after police after a grizzly discovery of two young children dead after they"d not been seen in nearly six years.
People"s Choice Awards 2024: Jennifer Aniston the queen of the LBD wears signature leggy look with chic heels
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:13 GMT
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The 55-year-old actressA looked effortlessly stylish as she took the stage in a strapless, black minidress with a flowing, asymmetrical skirt to highlight her toned legs.
"People are terrified": Monaco real estate billionaire Patrice Pastor buys another historic building in California hamlet where locals fear they are handing over town to one person who wants to "crush everyone"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:30:06 GMT
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Pastor owns over a dozen properties with one anonymous third-generation Carmel resident telling SFGate "people are terrified" that they are "handing over our town to one person"
Olivia Culpo leads battle of the WAGS in tiny bikini! Former Miss Universe slips into thong swimsuit alongside Claire Kittle and Kristin Juszczyk as 49ers shake off loss on luxury holiday
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:27:01 GMT
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Olivia Culpo and fellow 49ers wives and girlfriends put the team"s nail-biter loss at Super Bowl LVIII behind them when they enjoyed some fun in the sun at a beach in MexicoA on Sunday.
Adam Sandler mistakenly thinks he was named People"s SEXIEST Man Alive after Jennifer Aniston presents his award at 2024 People"s Choice Awards: "About freaking time!"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:18:28 GMT
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Adam Sandler put on a hilarious show when he reunited with his regular costar Jennifer Aniston at the 2024 People"s Choice Awards on Sunday.
People"s Choice Awards 2024: Carmen Electra looks fabulous at 51 in iridescent mermaid gown with plunging neckline
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:16:28 GMT
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The 51-year-old actress turned up the glamour as she modeled a purple and green iridescent, fully-sequined gown with a plunging cowl neckline.
"Heartbroken" NYC subway cellist who was whacked with a metal water bottle by stranger says he"s DONE with platform performances after SECOND shocking assault in front of straphangers in one year
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:13:17 GMT
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The cellist who was bludgeoned over the head by a stranger wielding a water bottle as he performed in the New York City subway last week says he"s done performing on platforms.
Trump"s "slurred speech and gross, repeated errors" show his cognitive decline is "MORE apparent" than Biden"s, UBC professor claims, in frightening assessment of presidential front runners
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:06:11 GMT
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Politics Professor Paul Quirk assessed both the presidential front runners" cognitive functioning after a series of gaffes in recent weeks raised questions about their fitness to hold office.
Oppenheimer bags SEVEN BAFTAs including Best Film, Best Director and acting gongs for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr - with Emma Stone winning for Poor Things as the stars descend on British film"s biggest night
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:43:14 GMT
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Oppenheimer has won Best Film as well as sweeping the board in the major categories at theA BAFTA Film AwardsA at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.
Braless Cara Delevingne turns heads in a racy plunging semi-sheer black dress as she attends the star-studded Vogue BAFTA afterparty
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:35:45 GMT
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Cara Delevingne looked sensational in a racy black midi dress as she attended theA British Vogue And Tiffany & Co. BAFTAs after party at Annabel"s on Sunday.A
Wander Franco "misses Rays deadline for spring training as investigation continues over alleged inappropriate relationship with 14-year-old girl"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:32:03 GMT
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MLB players are paid from the start of the regular season and if Franco is still unavailable by then, he could be placed back on administrative leave or on the restricted list.
San Francisco"s big tech revival: How embattled CEOs are moving BACK after fleeing the Democrat city - with the Bay Area still holding its position as "brainpower" of AI despite booming investments in Texas and Miami
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:29:14 GMT
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After a pandemic-induced exodus from San Francisco by founders, Silicon Valley figures, and tech executives, there is a notable return to the city, driven by its resurgence as a hub for emerging tech.
DR MAX PEMBERTON: I took Ozempic to control my appetite and found it had another incredible side-effect
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:23:44 GMT
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Weight loss drugs like Wegovy are revolutionising our treatment of obesity. After years of failing to address the obesity epidemic, medicine has something to offer patients that seems to be effective
Liz Cheney fears the West Wing will become the "Putin Wing" if Trump is re-elected after former president refused to condemn Russia following the death of opposition leader Alexey Navalny and encouraged the Kremlin to attack NATO allies
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:22:50 GMT
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Former Representative Liz Cheney warned there is now a "Putin wing" of the Republican party and said it could take over the West Wing of the White House if Donald Trump was re-elected.
Megan Fox looks unrecognizable in white dress and pink hair at People"s Choice Awards... after she defended new "sex doll" face
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:02:05 GMT
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Megan Fox looked unrecognizable at the the 49th annual People"s Choice AwardsA in Santa Monica, California. The Transformers star showcased her new look, arriving in a white dress.
People"s Choice Awards 2024: Sydney Sweeney is a red hot bombshell in busty gown alongside Heidi Klum and Kyle Richards... but Megan Fox SKIPS red carpet after that "sex doll" face drama
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:49:30 GMT
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There was no shortage of star power at the 49th annualA People"s Choice Awards, held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday.
NBA All-Star 2024: Charles Barkley SAVAGES San Francisco over "homeless crooks"... analyst insists you need a "bulletproof vest" to walk around the city on TNT broadcast
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:08:30 GMT
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The former NBA star was part of TNT"s alternate broadcast during Sunday night"s game in Indianapolis, alongside Warriors player Draymond Green and ex-Pacers guard Reggie Miller.
Two California brothers plead guilty to defrauding USPS out of $2.3MILLION by saying their 22,300 parcels weren"t delivered - as they claimed $100 in insurance money each time
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:22:19 GMT
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Two California brothers Anwer Fareed Alam, 35, and Yousofzay Fahim Alam, 31, pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States Postal Service to the tune of over $2.3 million through fake claims.
Taylor Swift shows off her legs in a mini skirt as she is seen for the first time in public in AustraliaA - and pays tribute to boyfriend Travis Kelce with one special accessory
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:00:21 GMT
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It"s official - Taylor Swift is on her way to Sydney as she continues her sold out Eras Tour in Australia.A
Taylor Swift announces a huge change for her upcoming Sydney concerts: "I hope this is OK"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:33:20 GMT
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Taylor Swift made a shock on-stage announcement in Melbourne on Sunday, revealing a significant change for her Sydney shows. This is what you need to know if you have tickets for The Eras Tour.
Zombie fires smolder in Canada under layers of snow amid fears the thaw will bring another smog-filled summer to the US
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:55:00 GMT
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The zombie fires, or flameless, slow-burning fires that occur under the earth"s surface, have triggered fears that the thaw will bring another smog-filled summer to the US.
Kaia Gerber stuns in a gold strapless tasseled minidress as she attends the star studded Vogue x Tiffany & Co BAFTAs afterparty
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:28:25 GMT
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Kaia GerberA commanded attention in a bold gold dress as she attended the British Vogue And Tiffany & Co. BAFTAs after party at Annabel"s on Sunday.
Texas victims" families slam Soros-backed Austin DA Jose Garza for letting killers and rapists walk free: "How can you be pro-criminal!"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:25:34 GMT
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Over 70 survivors of rape and other violent crimes and the families of those killed in the Austin area have formed a group to air their grievances with Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza.
PICTURED: University of Colorado senior, 24, shot dead in campus dorm room along with woman, 26 - as victim"s heartbroken mother says "thoughts and prayers mean NOTHING" and slams gun violence
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:13:26 GMT
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The victims of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs dorm shooting have been identified as Sam Knopp, 24, and Celie Rain Montgomery, 26. Both were shot dead on Friday.
Two cops and a medic are slain when gunman opens fire on them during a domestic call in Minnesota before cowardly shooter turns gun on self
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:52:34 GMT
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The officers were called to a report of a "family in danger" at a house in 33rd Avenue South, Burnsville, Minnesota, shortly after 2.30am
"Home Improvement" star Zachery Ty Bryan, 42, is arrested for a DUI in California after his car is "involved in collision:" Actor posts $50K bond - just months after pleading guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:44:22 GMT
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Home Improvement star Zachery Ty Bryan was arrested for a DUI in California Saturday, months after he served seven days in jail and was sentenced to probation for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
From gas stoves to dishwashers and NOW laundry detergent: How home appliances are in the crosshairs of America"s green crackdown... but what does the evidence actually show about their effect on emissions?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:36:17 GMT
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Detergent pods are the latest everyday good to be targeted by "green" regulations limiting choices at the store or when building a new home. Here"s the science - or lack of it - behind the rules.
Taylor Swift fans forced Travis Kelce to move out of his home for "safety reasons", brother Jason reveals... before a crazed member of the public knocked on his window the first day he moved into new $6million mansion
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:35:24 GMT
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Kelce"s fame has skyrocketed since he and Swift went public with their romance back in September, with the celebrity power-couple dominating headlines over the past five months.
FBI director warns China"s computer attacks are now at a "scale greater than we"d seen before" as vulnerable critical infrastructure remains at high-risk to be targeted
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:33:02 GMT
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FBI director Christopher Wray gave the grave warning as intelligence chiefs and politicians met at the Munich annual security conference on Sunday.
F1 chiefs urge Red Bull to resolve Christian Horner"s future "at the earliest opportunity", amid an investigation into allegations of "inappropriate behaviour" by Geri Halliwell"s husband
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:31:57 GMT
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JONATHAN McEVOY: He insisted at Red Bull"s car launch in Milton Keynes last Thursday that he will be at the opening race in Bahrain on March 2.
Pirates of the Caribbean star Kevin McNally, 67, is arrested over domestic violence claims in Los Angeles before being released on APS40,000 bail
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:20:25 GMT
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Pirates of the Caribbean star Kevin McNally has been arrested over domestic violence claims and has been released on bail set at APS40,000.A
Kristen Stewart reveals she"s "really happy" with THAT gender-bending Rolling Stone cover where she posed in jock strap
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:18:46 GMT
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The 33-year-old actress spoke about the reaction to the steamy layout in the magazine as she appeared in Berlin on Sunday.
World Rugby is introducing game-changing "smart" mouthguards in the sport"s battle with concussion
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:07:47 GMT
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During a recent match at the Six Nations tournament,A a player made history after being taken off of the pitch because hisA smart mouthguard detected a dangerous collision.
Taylor Fritz"s girlfriend Morgan Riddle signs deal with sports brand Wilson... despite her tennis star boyfriend playing with rival company Head!
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:09:39 GMT
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Taylor Fritz"s girlfriend Morgan Riddle has signed a brand deal with sporting goods company Wilson, despite her partner using rival company Head on the court.
Prince William makes personal ‘Barbie’ confession at 2024 BAFTAs as Kate Middleton recovers at home
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:25:11 -0500
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The Prince of Wales, 41, attended the star-studded ceremony solo as his wife, Kate Middleton, continues to recover from her abdominal surgery behind closed doors.
Hundreds of rural hospitals are in danger of shutting down, study finds: aAt risk of closure’
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:23:56 -0500
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Hundreds of hospitals in rural areas of the US are at risk of closure, according to new data from Chartis, a ChicagoA health careA advisory services firm.
Osteoarthritis is more common than you think: How to treat and prevent it from worsening
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500
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Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition, and the amount you have is key to how symptomatic you may be.
Reddit relationship drama goes viral as woman ditches date who lied to her about his age
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:02:32 -0500
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More than 3,000 people have commented so far and over 7,300 have rendered their reactions toA a relationship dramaA that has touched a chord on social media.A
Joe Manganiello goes Instagram official with Caitlin O’Connor after moving in together
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:51:04 -0500
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The "Magic Mike" actor, 47, shared a loved-up selfie of the pair with his 2.8 million Instagram followers just days after they moved in together.
Texas homeowner chases down and fatally shoots man who stole his BBQ pit, ‘fearing for his safety’
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:14:20 -0500
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A Texas homeowner chased down and shot dead an alleged thief who stole a BBQ pit from his property over the weekend, according to authorities.
Michael J. Fox gets standing ovation at 2024 BAFTAs as actor battles Parkinson’s disease
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:45:13 -0500
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The "Back to the Future" star, who has been battling Parkinson"s disease for decades, presented the award for best film to aOppenheimera at the star-studded ceremony in London.
1 killed, 5 wounded in shooting at Waffle House in Indianapolis: police
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:43:05 -0500
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Gunfire rang out at around 12:40 a.m. at the popular chain restaurant after two groups of people got into a fight, a spokesperson for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said.
Texas authorities search for missing 11-year-old girl as officials recover child’s backpack near lake, nab person of interest
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:00:36 -0500
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"There is not one feeling you feel, itas a roller coaster, you are broken, you are mad, you are empty and right now I am empty,"" her mother said.
Dear Abby: I was ghosted by a man who asked me to move in with him — I’m furious after finding out the reason why
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:00:00 -0500
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The man may have abruptly stopped communicating with you because the woman he has been involved with found out about the romance he was having with you.
WikiLeaks founder Assange may be near the end of his long fight to stay out of the US
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:55:09 -0500
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WikiLeaks founderA Julian Assangeas fight to avoid facing spying charges in the United States may be nearing an end following a protracted legal saga in the UK that included seven years of self-exile inside a foreign embassy and five years in prison.
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao denied exemption to participate in 2024 Summer Olympics
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:52:23 -0500
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Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao wanted to participate in this yearasA Summer Olympics, but the International Olympic Committee has let him know heas been denied to represent the Philippines.A
Inside Jalen Wilson’s path to making case for bigger Nets role
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:23:39 -0500
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Most will remember it as the game in which the Nets rested players and were fined $100,000. For Jalen Wilson, that Dec. 27 loss to the Bucks helped build a foundation.A
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson already looking ahead after enjoying All-Star debut
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:17:48 -0500
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Brunson soaked up his deserved league-wide accolades by participating in the 3-Point Contest on Saturday night and scoring 12 points in 17 minutes in Sundayas All-Star Game.
California K-9 finds pounds of meth hidden in dog treat boxes during traffic stop: police
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:09:44 -0500
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The Sonoma County Sheriff"s Office made a Facebook post about the incident on Feb. 15. The traffic stop occurred Tuesday, when a sheriff"s deputy stopped a vehicle drivingA through Petaluma.
"Vladimir Putin killed my husband," says Alexei Navalny"s widow Yulia in tearful new video as she insists he was poisoned with Novichok in Arctic jail and vows to "build a new Russia"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:18:28 GMT
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Yulia Navalnya, the widow of dead Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accused Vladimir Putin of killing her husband and hiding his body to allow traces of poison to disappear
Baby is found dead alongside girl, three, and boy, seven, in Bristol home as woman, 42, is arrested for murder - after cops visited property over "concerns for welfare" weeks earlier
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:16:05 GMT
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Officers tragically found a boy, seven, girl, three, and a ten-month-old boyA at a home onA Blaise Walk in the city"s northern suburbs in the early hours of Sunday morning.
BAFTAs 2024: Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal cosy up to Emma Stone while Kate Beckinsale and Kaia Gerber hit the town in glam dresses as the A-list let their hair down after the biggest night in British film
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:15:13 GMT
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A night of celebration ended with the usual flurry of high-profile departures following the star-studded 76th annual BAFTA Awards on Sunday evening.
Cancer-stricken grandmother, 90, unknowingly "cheated death" for 21 years after husband kept her terminal diagnosis a SECRET from her - and only told her shocked family in his eulogy
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:56:39 GMT
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Grandmother of six, Rosie Gamp from Edgeware, London, "cheated death" by 21 years after her husband found a successful cancer drug trial for Armidex. She died age 90, but not from cancer.
The BAFTAs 2024: Margot Robbie continues the Barbie theme in a figure-hugging pink gown as she joins glamorous Emily Blunt, Emma Stone and Florence Pugh on the star-studded red carpet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:55:03 GMT
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The biggest night in British film returned with actorA David Tennant as host, with an array of guest presenters on hand to deliver awards throughout the night.
Influencer Veruca Salt wipes away tears as she bids farewell to baby Cash at his funeral - after spending two final days with her boy"s body at home
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:52:54 GMT
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Veruca Salt has shared heartbreaking images from the funeral of her infant son Cash.
Moment Meghan laughs as Michael BublA(c) sings Sinatra"s My Way with re-written lyrics at Invictus Games - including telling Harry "I think we know to stay the hell out of your way"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:47:33 GMT
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wereA attending a lavish gala dinner with 200 guests in Vancouver, Canada last week to wrap up their tour in preparation for the 2025 Winter Invictus Games.
Mother whose 4-year-old son died when a chest of drawers fell on top of him says she feels "blessed" after being connected with the child who received his bowel in an organ donation
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:44:10 GMT
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Bereaved mother, Madison Pietz, 25, from Ontario has become close friends with the family of a little girl who received her son"s bowel in a life-saving operation.
Prince William becomes a star of the small screen as Kensington Palace releases glossy clip of the royal attending the BAFTAs 2024 solo - while Kate Middleton recovers from surgery
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:43:02 GMT
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The Prince of Wales became a film star in his own right as the focus of a glossy video filmed at the BAFT A"s last night and shared by Kensington Palace on Instagram.
Hilarious moment dog sets off fire extinguisher in pub filling the room with foam (but one man refuses to budge as he stands at the bar with his pint)
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:41:33 GMT
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The video shows the dog accidentally setting it off by leaping after it was tied up to the wall-mounted extinguisher. The footage was caught in Oban, Argyll and Bute in Scotland on Friday, February 17.
Frozen in time: Melted wristwatch that stopped when US dropped nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945 is set to sell for up to $20,000 - as Oppenheimer cleans up at the BAFTAs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:41:05 GMT
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The melted timepiece"s hands are frozen at 8.15am, the moment that the bomb - named Little Boy - that had been dropped from B-29 Bomber Enola Gay detonated.
Dead European satellite weighing 5,000lbs will crash back to Earth this week - but experts still don"t know exactly where it will land
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:40:15 GMT
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ERS-2, which blasted off from French Guiana in 1995, weighsA just over 5,000lbs - about the same as an adult rhinoceros.
Gold Coast road rage: Watch the wild moment a motorist rams into a ute before allegedly chasing men down the street with a knife
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:36:44 GMT
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Wild footage has emerged of a motorist allegedly chasing three men armed a knife after a terrifying road rage incident.
Princess Rajwa Al Hussein"s father Khaled dies aged 71 just months after he watched his daughter marry into the Jordanian Royal Family - as the nation enters 3 days of mourning
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:36:31 GMT
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The Royal Hashemite Court announced the passing of Princess Rajwa Al Hussein"s father,A Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, yesterday.
Chinese lawyer, 54, who married 94-year-old millionaire widower when he put out an advert offering free Christmas dinner in return for company denies "dumping him in the cheapest possible grave" after taking all his money
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:22:25 GMT
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Guixiang Qin, a trained lawyer from China , is being sued by Robert Harrington"s daughter Jill Langley after being accused of exerting undue influence on him in order to pocket his fortune.
BAFTAs 2024 viral moments: From Michael J Fox"s standing ovation to Sophie Ellis-Bextor rip-roaring performance and Ryan Gosling"s VERY cheeky wink - all the times that broke the internet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:43 GMT
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It wasn"t just the winners that made the headlines as there were plenty of emotional, hilarious, and incredible moments on stage as the stars celebrated the best films of 2023.
Laughing skier sparks outrage in Italy after filming himself chasing a WOLF down a piste before the terrified creature slams into a safety net while trying to flee
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:17:31 GMT
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The images, filmed by the as-yet-unnamed skier himself on the Pampeago ski slopes in Val di Fiemme, in northern Italy"s Trentino province, show him thundering down a slope
I"m a personal trainer and my clients think I am in my 30s - when I tell them the truth they can"t believe their eyes. These are my secrets for ageing well
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:16:07 GMT
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Nikki Ellis is often mistaken for being in her early 30s - and with her toned physique, long blonde hair and wrinkle-free complexion, it"s not hard to see why.
Leaked footage "shows motorcade taking Alexei Navalny"s body out of Arctic prison in the dead of night" - as Putin critic"s mother is barred from morgue and told death probe is being "extended"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:10:16 GMT
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Navalny, 47, is widely believed among his supporters and Western experts to have been murdered by Vladimir Putin "s regime ahead of next month"s Russian presidential election.
I moved out of my flat and bought a canal boata| it is not as cheap or easy as people think
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:06:43 GMT
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Laura Woodley, 35, from London, who gave up her apartment to live on a narrowboat in 2020, has warned the lifestyle is difficult and "not for everyone" despite enjoying her new life on the water
Woolworths CEO walks out of interview after facing questions about sky-high grocery prices - while leaked emails raise serious questions for rivals Coles
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:51:08 GMT
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Woolworths boss Brad Banducci stormed out of a heated television interview after the supermarket giant"s pricing practices were scrutinised.
This is EXACTLY how you find love on dating apps - the rules on lying about your age, how to choose your photos and why women should make the first move
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:41:16 GMT
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You may have spent years defining your idea of the perfect life partner. But if you"re looking for love over 50, everything else you thought you knew about dating, you can forget.
Revelle Balmain disappearance: Breakthrough in mysterious cold case murder of model
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:22:23 GMT
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Breakthrough developments in the cold case disappearance of a glamourous model almost 30 years ago have led to the NSW Coroner opening a second inquest.A
Taylor Swift"s Australian Eras tour: AFL star Mason Cox offers reward as he desperately searches for fans whose experience he "ruined"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:20:55 GMT
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AFL star Mason Cox has asked for fans to help him find Taylor Swift fans whose concert experience he may have ruined.
Wood you believe it? Japanese satellite made out of timber is set to launch this summer to combat space pollution
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:15:19 GMT
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Japanese scientists plan to branch out from traditional materials to use wood instead of aluminium in a new satellite, named Lignosat, which will be launched this summer.
Sole survivor of Erin Patterson"s deadly mushroom lunch breaks his silence after his wife died in hospital
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:54 GMT
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Pastor Ian Wilkinson, the sole survivor of a deadly mushroom lunch held at the home of Erin Patterson on July 29, delivered a heartfelt sermon at the Korumburra Baptist Church last Sunday.
At least 26 people are killed in massacre between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:20 GMT
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The men were shot dead in an ambush in the Enga Province in the remote highlands region of the South Pacific island nation on Sunday.
The scary reason why Australia is addicted to high immigration - here"s what the alternative is
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:54:40 GMT
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Australia is so addicted to high immigration that one-third of the population was born overseas. The mass retirement of baby boomers caused a major policy shift that is making life hard for the young.
Father"s powerful message to driver after his 12-year-old son was mowed down while crossing the street - as the boy"s final act is revealed
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:53:27 GMT
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Kye Duclos was walking home from school when he was run down at a busy Melbourne intersection in Mulgrave, Melbourne, just after 4.30pm on Friday.
Samantha Murphy: Explorer calls out Ballarat cops for making a major mistake - and reveals rogue "weirdo" could be living INSIDE maze of abandoned mineshafts near where the missing mum vanished
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:53:00 GMT
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Samantha Murphy left her home in Ballarat East to go for a 14km run early Sunday morning. She has not been seen since. Raymond Shaw revealed one sign her searchers made a crucial mistake.
Perin Davey was called out for slurring her words in Parliament after "two glasses of red". Now her staggering Facebook profile picture has emerged - and she had it there for SEVEN years (before deleting it today)
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:50:58 GMT
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Deputy Nationals Leader Perin Davey denied being intoxicated when approached by Daily Mail Australia last week and said it was "pathetic" to suggest otherwise.
Aussie driver"s embarrassing parking fail reignites debate about controversial car
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:50:15 GMT
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The driver of the Ford F-250 took up two parking spaces at the outdoor carpark at a Coles store in southeast Melbourne.
Homeless man is BANNED from shopping centres after he was allegedly caught vandalising Teslas, an Audi and a Mercedes
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:49:40 GMT
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Nathan Abela, 34,A was arrested at a shopping centre in Schofields, in Sydney "s north-west, on Sunday night after a member of the public called police.
Oporto restaurants are forced to close owing $500,000 to the Australian Tax Office
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:48:17 GMT
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The restaurants, in Newtown and Darling Harbour in Sydney , are run by franchises that collapsed into liquidation on Friday.
First Fraser Island became K"gari. Now another Australian paradise looks set to take an Indigenous namea| even if residents think it"s a meaningless gesture
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:45:29 GMT
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The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) has proposed to change the name of Magnetic Island National Park to Yunbenun.
Westpac CEO shares proof Aussies are really struggling with the cost of living crisis
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:44:18 GMT
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Westpac chief executive Peter King has revealed mortgage defaults were getting worse. An increasing number of borrowers are 90 days behind on their mortgage obligations.
Storm chaos strikes Sydney Airport as runway is damaged - as four people are struck by lightning near the Opera House
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:43:42 GMT
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A savage storm has reportedly damaged a runway at Sydney Airport, causing lengthy delays.
Outrage at $120k traffic controller pay packet - as Aussies who work behind a desk are called "less important"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:43:13 GMT
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A Labor Party operator has described Australians who work at a desk as "less important" as a militant construction union negotiates $120,000 pay for traffic controllers on road and rail projects.
Barefoot Investor Scott Pape reveals staggering amount his "hero" earns without even going to uni
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:42:16 GMT
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Scott Pape was asked by the young entrepreneur about what he should do with his money after he started a successful yet "very unsexy" window washing business.
Ray Hadley is CENSORED on live radio as he loses it at Anthony Albanese"s government: You won"t believe what he said
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:41:44 GMT
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Ray Hadley"s explosive outburst censored live on air as he unloads on Anthony Albanese"s government.
Five-week-old baby killed by staffy after the dog snatched boy from his mother"s arms
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:40:45 GMT
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The harrowing scene was recounted on Monday at the NSW Coroner"s Court in Sydney "s west where an inquest is being held into seven fatal dog attacks which occurred between 2019 and 2021.
Harry and Meghan are accused of "hijacking the name Sussex for their website" - as Lady Colin Campbell reveals she"s bought domain names for other Sussex-related sites
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:54:17 GMT
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Lady Campbell has revealed that she has bought the domain names for other Sussex-related sites as she blasted the couple for launching a new website which "has nothing to do with the county".
Inside Taylor Swift"s incredible $25K a night Crown presidential villa... as the pop megastar touches down in Sydney
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:46:47 GMT
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Taylor Swift landed in Sydney on Monday ahead of her weekend shows in the harbour city.
The five scams you"ve never heard of... but could get caught out by in 2024
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:54 GMT
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According to research from Which? shared exclusively with This is Money, there are five new scams that people should keep a keen eye out for this year.
People"s Choice Awards 2024: Jennifer Aniston the queen of the LBD wears signature leggy look with chic heels
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:13 GMT
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The 55-year-old actressA looked effortlessly stylish as she took the stage in a strapless, black minidress with a flowing, asymmetrical skirt to highlight her toned legs.
A slice of realism! Incredible cakes that are so convincing you might not actually fancy eating them
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:02 GMT
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It"s no longer enough to just bake tasty cakes anymore. Now you have to be an artist too. Bored Panda has showcased top show stoppers from North America in a gallery online.
People"s Choice Awards 2024: Kylie Minogue, 55, looks youthful in an emerald frock before giving a captivating performance of Grammy-winning song Padam Padam
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:29:19 GMT
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Kylie Minogue, 55, turned heads while donning an emerald gown as she attended the 2024 People"s Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday before performing at the event.
Olivia Culpo leads battle of the WAGS in tiny bikini! Former Miss Universe slips into thong swimsuit alongside Claire Kittle and Kristin Juszczyk as 49ers shake off loss on luxury holiday
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:27:01 GMT
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Olivia Culpo and fellow 49ers wives and girlfriends put the team"s nail-biter loss at Super Bowl LVIII behind them when they enjoyed some fun in the sun at a beach in MexicoA on Sunday.
Marie was known around her posh country suburb of Newtown, Geelong as a "clean freak" who cared about how her ramshackle home looked. Now neighbours open up about the grisly reality inside
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:25:40 GMT
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Residents living in multi-million dollar properties in one of country Victoria"s plushest neighbourhoods were unaware they had been living next to a house of horrors.A
I"m about to uninvite my sister and her family from my wedding after her selfish response to my simple request
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:25:14 GMT
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A bride-to-be has angered her sister for asking if her one-year-old niece could be removed from her ceremony if the toddler starts "chattering, shouting or babbling" loudly.
Braith Anasta praised for "classy act" alongside his ex-wife Jodi Gordon at their daughter"s baptism
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:23:48 GMT
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Braith Anasta has been praised for putting his differences aside with his ex-wife Jodi Gordon as they attended their nine-year-old daughter Aleeia"s baptism over the weekend.
Christopher stole an Uber, threatened to kill the driver and crashed the car causing absolute chaos on Sydney Harbour Bridgea| but he won"t spend a day in jail
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:21:05 GMT
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A drug-addicted young man who stole an Uber driver"s car and then slammed the car on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, bringing the city to a standstill in the process, has avoided prison.
How the healthiest people in the world live longer: Beauty Chef founder Carla Oates lists five rules people in "Blue Zones" follow
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:20:00 GMT
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A top Australian beauty founder has broken down the five rules those who live the longest follow - and her own life and diet secrets at 51 years old.
Model and actress Megan Skye Blancada, 34, is accused of unlawful sex with a teenage boy
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:10:01 GMT
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Megan Skye Blancada, a young mum and model, appeared at Adelaide Magistrate Court on Monday charged with the sexual abuse of a boy under the age of 16.
Trump"s "slurred speech and gross, repeated errors" show his cognitive decline is "MORE apparent" than Biden"s, UBC professor claims, in frightening assessment of presidential front runners
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:06:11 GMT
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Politics Professor Paul Quirk assessed both the presidential front runners" cognitive functioning after a series of gaffes in recent weeks raised questions about their fitness to hold office.
One dead after car smashes into six others at high speed in busy street
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:42:56 +0000
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A 25-year-old man has been arrested.
Woman slept next to dead brother’s decaying body for years in ‘House of Horrors’
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:30:17 +0000
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"This house was like the show Hoarders."
Premier League star’s house ‘taken over and turned into cannabis farm’
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:26:01 +0000
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The gang forced the tenant who lived at the property to let them grow the drugs there, it"s alleged.
Someone asked what’s the worst thing you can do and science came up with the answer
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:59:33 +0000
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Thank you AITA on Reddit.
More than 300 flood warnings and alerts in place across UK
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:37:34 +0000
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More rain is expected to batter the country later today.
Alexei Navalny’s body ‘driven away in midnight motorcade from prison’ in new footage
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:05:25 +0000
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The road is the only route between the jail and morgue.
School children told to leave phones behind in new ban urged by ministers
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:06 +0000
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Teachers will have new powers to search students" bags.
Mobile phones face being banned from every school in England
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:01:00 +0000
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"Schools are places for children to learn and mobile phones are, at a minimum, an unwanted distraction in the classroom."
Israel has gone abeyond self-defencea in Gaza, says Labouras Streeting
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:38:20 GMT
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Frontbencher says party considering its options on SNP-led Commons vote on ceasefire later this week
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Israel has gone abeyond reasonable self-defencea in its attack on Gaza, a Labour frontbencher has said, as the party prepares for a potentially difficult Commons vote on the crisis later this week.
Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said it was possible that Israel had broken international law in its military campaign, which has killed more than 28,000 people in Gaza since the 7 October massacre of Israelis by Hamas.
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Baby among three children found dead in Bristol home, police say
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:44:43 GMT
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Avon and Somerset police confirm ages of children found at property in early hours of Sunday
Three children found dead at a suburban semi-detached house in Bristol were a seven-year-old boy, a three-year-old girl and a 10-month-old boy, police said on Monday.
Avon and Somerset police said a 42-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of their murder had sustained non-lethal injuries.
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Minister suggests Kemi Badenoch should publish evidence to confirm her claim about ex-Post Office chair a UK politics live
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:15:55 GMT
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The business and trade secretary says Henry Staunton gave an interview afull of liesa
Never one to turn down the chance for a good political fight, Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary, hasnat just gone to war this week with the former chair of the Post Office. (See 9.21am.) She has also used an article in the Daily Mail to condemn the actor Michael Sheen over a comment he made about the steel plant in Port Talbot. She said:
Promoting his new drama The Way, Michael Sheen has said that athe people of Port Talbot have been let downa regarding redundancies at its steel plant.
But he is wrong. Port Talbot is iconic to British industry and thatas why the Government is investing so much to ensure we keep its steelworks for the next century at a time when the market says we should abandon it.
Under the reforms councils will be given greater power to control short-term lets by making them subject to the planning process. This will support local people in areas where high numbers of short-term lets are preventing them from finding housing they can afford to buy or to rent.
These changes are part of a long-term plan to prevent a ahollowing outa of communities, address anti-social behaviour and ensure local people can continue to live in the place they call home.
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Navalnyas mother denied access to his body, spokesperson says; Estonian minister calls Putin a amurderera
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:48:27 GMT
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Mother of Russian opposition leader not allowed into morgue; Estonia foreign minister says Putin amurdered one person who fought for freedoma
Ursula von der Leyen will announce she plans to seek a second term as president of the European Commission at a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Berlin on Monday.
The head of the most powerful institution in Brussels, von der Leyen, 65, has been cautiously guarding her intentions for the past year, deflecting all questions on the subject.
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Police shared graphic details of Nottingham attack victims on WhatsApp
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:11:45 GMT
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Families of those killed express alarm at aunforgivablea message for which two officers were disciplined
Relatives of the victims of last Juneas fatal Nottingham knife attacks have expressed their alarm after learning police officers shared graphic details of their loved onesa injuries over WhatsApp.
A disciplinary hearing held in January was told the message was sent to a group of officers on the app, with one of its members then forwarding it on to his wife and a friend. That officer, PC Matthew Gell, was given a final written warning, while the officer who originally sent the message was reprimanded by management.
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Apple reportedly faces a!500m fine from EU over music streaming access
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:39:35 GMT
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Brussels to issue levy after Spotify complained about block on telling users about cheaper alternatives to app store, according to FT
Apple is reportedly facing a a!500m fine from the EU over restrictions on access to music streaming services, in what would be a landmark blow to the US tech company.
The European Commission is investigating whether Apple blocked music streamers from telling users about cheaper ways to subscribe outside its app store where it takes a significant cut of revenues.
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English test scandal: students wrongly accused of cheating launch legal action
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:05 GMT
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Overseas students seek compensation from Home Office for unlawful detention and loss of earnings after it cancelled visas
A group of overseas students who were wrongly accused of cheating in the English language tests they were required to take to renew their study visas have launched legal proceedings against the Home Office, seeking compensation for unlawful detention and loss of earnings.
The government has made payments in at least two cases, but lawyers have expressed frustration at the departmentas refusal to agree a standard settlement scheme for wrongly accused students, which they believe would speed up the process of securing justice.
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Two-year-old boy reported to have fallen into river in Leicester
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:21:31 GMT
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Search and rescue operation launched after child fell into River Soar, say Leicestershire police
A search operation has been launched after reports of a two-year-old boy falling into a river in Leicester.
The child had been with his family when he fell into the River Soar and has yet to be located, according to Leicestershire police.
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Sweet potato island and a black cat shortlisted for Londonas fourth plinth
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:30:08 GMT
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Public encouraged to comment on seven artistsa proposals for ephemeral pedestal in Trafalgar Square
A sweet potato island; a hollow, lifesized person on a horse cast in slime-green resin; and a golden bronze sculpture of a woman whose features have been amalgamated are among the shortlisted ideas for the next fourth plinth commission in Trafalgar Square.
Organisers of the contemporary art installation announced on Monday seven shortlisted artists for the project: Chila Kumari Singh Burman, Gabriel Chaile, Ruth Ewan, Thomas J Price, Veronica Ryan, Tschabalala Self and Andra UrsuAPSa.
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aLike the flip of a switch, itas gonea: has the ecosystem of the UKas largest lake collapsed?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:08 GMT
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Lough Neaghas flies were seen as a nuisance. Now their sudden disappearance is a startling omen for a lake that supplies 40% of Northern Irelandas water
Photographs by Alexander Turner
Declan Coney, a former eel fisher, knew there was something wrong when the famed swarms of Lough Neagh flies failed to materialise. In past years, they would appear around the Northern Irish lake in thick plumes and awispsa a sometimes prompting mistaken alarm of a fire incident, Lough Shore residents say.
Clothes left out on a washing line awould be covered in thema, Coney says. So would any windshield on a vehicle travelling around the loughas 90-mile shoreline. Conservationists marvelled at their courtship dances, hovering above treetops.
Former eel fisher, now lake monitor, Declan Coney: aThis is the first year ever that youad find thereas no flies herea
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aI felt like a criminala: the ruinous effect of the Home Officeas cheating claims
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:04 GMT
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Sajjad Sohag seeks compensation for false accusation that led to imprisonment and loss of earnings
The morning after Sajjad Sohag returned from his honeymoon, he and his wife were woken by the sound of immigration enforcement officers breaking down the front door of the building in London where they were renting a studio flat.
It was about 6.30am, and he was still half-asleep when officers used a battering ram to force open the door of his first-floor flat. They checked a piece of paper with his photograph on it and said atarget identifieda when they confirmed it was him. An officer told him he was being detained because he had cheated in an English exam.
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UK general election opinion polls tracker: Labour leading as election looms
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:07 GMT
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Find out whoas up and whoas down in the latest polls a and how many seats each party is likely to win in the next general election
UK general election: find your new constituency a and see how it would have voted in 2019
The next UK general election is looming, with most analysts expecting it to be called late this year.
After 13 years of Conservative rule, Labour has been consistently ahead in the polls since the start of 2022.
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Backstage at the 2024 Baftas a in pictures
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:30:53 GMT
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Guardian photographer Sarah Lee rubbed shoulders with the stars backstage at the Bafta ceremony at Londonas Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night
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The pet Iall never forget: SimA3n the street dog was my loyal companion a and a daring solo explorer
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:10 GMT
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I had been promised a labrador. What I got was a snarling creature that my uncle had found in an alley. We ended up deeply in love, but he never lost his wild side
It wasnat love at first sight with me and SimA3n. In fact, I didnat want him. I had been promised a labrador, but when we met in 2004 he turned out to be a street dog a one of the estimated 66,000 strays that prowl the streets of BogotA!, a deep-black furred creature with a white chest who may have been the grandson of a labrador. He was aggressive and I was scared of him, yet we took him home. After all, we had driven for eight hours from my home city, Bucaramanga, to collect him after my uncle, while looking for his missing cat, had found this alabradora in an alley.
My uncle said the dog was about six months old, judging by how short he was. On the way back, he vomited in the car the whole way. To be fair, Bucaramanga is at the top of a plateau; to get there, you drive along Pescadero, a steep, winding road that snakes its way up the Chicamocha canyon. Itas enough to make anyone queasy.
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The secret life of Noah Kahan: popas sudden superstar on No1s, packed arenas a and impostor syndrome
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT
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His album and single are at No1 in the UK, he plays to enormous crowds who sing along to every word, and he was up for a Grammy this year. So why is he still afraid of failure?
At the Grammys the other week, Noah Kahan looked around a at BeyoncA(c), at Taylor Swift a and thought: aNo oneas going to tell me that I belong here.a Never mind that he had been nominated for best new artist, or that his album was riding high in the US and UK charts. The impostor syndrome was strong.
He took his mother, who had a wonderful time. aI was sitting by myself, like: aWhoa, I am the least cool guy at the party right now.a My mom is killing it, everyone around me is killing it. It played into this idea that I have about myself a which isnat healthy a that I donat belong.a He smiles. aI could have gotten up and said hello to somebody a itas my own making.a Sitting on a sofa at his record labelas office in London, he laughs at himself. aItas one of those things that I need to work on, finding out how to feel deserving and worthy.a
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All gain, no pain: how to avoid injuries from running, skiing, swimming, cycling, football, rugby, yoga a|
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:09 GMT
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One minute youare pushing your body to its limits, the next youave gone too far and youare stretched out with an icepack. Sports pros explain how to escape pains, sprains, tears and swellings
Prevention, in exercise as in so many other things, is better than cure. When you start a new sport or workout regime, itas easy to let endorphins or sheer competitiveness get the better of you a but tweak a ligament or ping a hamstring, and thereas every chance youall feel it for months, even years. With that in mind, weave assembled an all-star team of coaches and athletes to talk you through the most common injuries for whatever type of training youave just taken up a and the measures you can take to avoid them. And please remember, if all this sounds intimidating, that the best way to prevent a whole host of later-life issues is simply getting off the couch in the first place. Letas go a|
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aA shallow new lowa: Love Island All Stars is a miserable attempt to rewrite history
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:08 GMT
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Why do contestants seemingly act as though their real lives donat exist? And why are past seriesa tragedies jarringly ignored? This showas airbrushing of reality is the nail in the coffin
When it comes to reality shows, you can have too much of a good thing a just look at Love Island. The increasingly bloated franchise now features a mixed bag of international versions, the much-maligned winter edition and challenge-based spin-off series Love Island Games a none of which have succeeded in breathing new life into the show. The same is true of Love Island All Stars, and its line up composed solely of returning cast members (like Love Island Games, then). It has been unanimously deemed a flop; the second series of The Traitors scored four times its audience at one point, and even its accompanying companion TV show The Traitors: Uncloaked pulled in 200,000 more viewers.
All Stars has failed for a number of reasons. First of all, returnee contestants donat always equal drama. Second, the show has such an identity crisis that viewers would be forgiven for mistaking it for Ex on the Beach given the amount of cast members that have previously dated. But the biggest criticism has been the showas lack of the star power advertised in the title. There has been a total lack of household names such as Ovie Soko, Molly Mae, Maura Higgins and Olivia Attwood to name a few. These fan favourites have no need to return to the show, finding huge success outside the villa a and some of the most popular former contestants distance themselves from the brand outright. Weave been left with a cast who didnat get enough screen time in their own series or simply havenat found the fame others from the franchise have.
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A new start after 60: I couldnat find a hat for a wedding a so I unleashed my inner artist
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:07 GMT
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Anne Reeder always wanted to go to art school, but her father didnat think it was a suitable education. In her 60s, she finally went back to college to follow her dreams
When the eldest of her three daughters got married in February 2009, Anne Reeder searched everywhere for the right hat. aI needed fabric to complement my cashmere coat but the only hats that matched cost a fortune,a she says. aI had to go for a straw one in the end and probably looked a bit ridiculous.a
The experience sparked an idea that Reeder only began to pursue three years later, at the age of 65. Deciding to become a freelance consultant after four decades as an occupational therapist and trust manager in the NHS, Reeder signed up for weekend classes in Ipswich to learn millinery, the art of hat making. aIave always loved drawing and sewing and I could always do with more hats to round off an outfit,a she says. aMillinery seemed like the perfect combination of my interests.a
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aShe plumbed our secret, shameful depthsa: why are Sarah Kaneas plays still so shocking?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:03 GMT
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The writer, who took her life 25 years ago this month, wrote five searing dramas that took in everything from despair to love, from mutilation to cannibalism. What was it like to direct or star in them?
Vicky Featherstone, former artistic director of the Royal Court, on Blasted. In the play, journalist Ian brings the much younger Cate back to his hotel room in Leeds and tries to seduce her. Then a soldier enters brandishing a gun, triggering scenes of rape, violence and cannibalism. Premiered at the Royal Court, London, in 1995.
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From war hero to Olympic defeat: The courageous journey of Frank Dove
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:08 GMT
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One of two black members of Great Britainas team at the 1920 Games, the barrister was a popular figure and true champion
Seven, eight, nine, 10 a| the Belgian referee stopped counting and, spreading his arms wide to signal the end of the fight, he stared down sympathetically at the prone figure lying on the canvas. The British boxer and war hero Frank Doveas Olympic career was over after less than five minutes of action at the Celebration Hall in Antwerp, cut down by a sledgehammer right hander to the jaw from Denmarkas�SA,ren Petersen.
Just a handful of fans and officials were scattered around the ring on that warm August afternoon more than a hundred years ago to witness a quarter-final bout in the heavyweight competition.
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When your food comes via a delivery app, the exploitation is baked right in | Nesrine Malik
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:05 GMT
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Delivery services have changed the way we live, but they are only viable if someone is underpaid. No wonder riders went on strike
The working life of a delivery app rider is dictated by the tyranny of time. Time between deliveries, the time it takes to make a delivery, the time that a rider needs to rest, go to the bathroom, eat.
Ulisses Cioffi is a rider who is part of a group that organised last weekas Valentineas Day strike. There are only a certain amount of deliveries that he can make safely in an hour, he tells me, a maximum of three. For those three, he will make just under APS12 an hour. Sometimes, he says, awe cannot even make thata. Every obstacle on the way is a drag on his hourly income. Roadworks, busy restaurants that take longer to prepare deliveries, even the wait on the doorstep. aYouare not going to believe it, but there are a lot of people who order food then go for a shower.a
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The Navalny I knew was naive about Putinas Russia, but he gave us hope. We are his hope now | Mikhail Shishkin
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:09 GMT
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He may have made a good president, but he miscalculated. The Russia in which that could ever have happened no longer exists
The candle that cast at least a little light in Vladimir Putinas darkness has been snuffed out. The official report claims Alexei Navalny adieda. Between ahe dieda and ahe has been murdereda, there is a difference the size of Russia. My country no longer exists.
A Russia that so casually destroys its finest is not a country you can live in. In a land you can live in there is no space for this kind of criminal regime. The state that goes under the name of the Russian Federation, which visits death and malignancy on those who live in it and on the world at large, simply should not exist.
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A PM with no credo and a paltry record, a party with no plan or direction. Thatas the Tories now | Henry Hill
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:08 GMT
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Rishi Sunakas job is safe for now because no one else wants it. And donat discount a May election yet: it may be his least worst option
Henry Hill is deputy editor of ConservativeHome
There is a point past which weakness becomes its own form of security, and that is the paradoxical position in which Rishi Sunak now finds himself. Even in the wake of last weekas disastrous byelections, his leadership seems secure, for the simple reason that nobody vying for the crown wants to seize it this side of the general election.
Security isnat strength, of course. An already divided party is likely to grow only more mutinous over the following weeks and months, each faction peddling its own remedy for the dire state of Tory polling.
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A united Ireland is closer than ever. Letas make it a paradise for all of us, not just corporate tax-dodgers | Colin Gannon
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:07 GMT
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Arguing over anthems and flags is a distraction. This is our one chance to create an inclusive society across our whole island
In the blink of an eye, a united Ireland has transformed from a largely unsayable demand into what feels like a new political reality. This turn in the tide has allowed the Sinn FA(c)in president, Mary Lou McDonald, to recently claim a referendum will happen by 2030. Galvanised by the return of power-sharing to Stormont and the historic resonance of a nationalist becoming the first minister, her party is talking in typically brash style about a united Ireland being awithin touching distancea.
But itas no longer just Sinn FA(c)in arguing that Ireland is aon the path to unificationa a those are the words of the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, a conservative politician by nature who once nurtured a hobby for anti-republicanism.
Colin Gannon is an Irish journalist based in London
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Africa is the worldas youngest continent a education is key to unlocking its potential | Nana Akufo-Addo and Jakaya Kikwete
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:08 GMT
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With 40% of all Africans aged under 15, smarter funding for schools can help young Africans fuel a colossal powerhouse
The African Union (AU) is marking 2024 as its first Year of Education. This could not have come at a better time. Commitment to education has marked the continentas progress since the 1960s era of independence. Now more than ever, this resolve must transform Africa into the worldas powerhouse for the 21st century.
In 60 years Africa has made considerable progress in education, with more children finishing school. Primary school completion rates across the region between 2000 and 2022 rose from 52% to 67%. High school dropout rates slowed too, with 50% of pupils completing lower secondary, up from 35%, and 33% in upper secondary education, up from 23%, while the number of tertiary education students has risen from fewer than 800,000 in 1970 to above 17 million today. More girls are in school than ever before.
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A foul too far a the day I decided to blow the whistle on the brutality of five-a-side football battleground | Brady Frost
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:09 GMT
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There were memorable moments, but too often it just wasnat fun. The game was overrun with fighting, insults and aggression
As the blood poured from my teammateas mouth and his tooth skittered across the artificial grass, I felt an overwhelming sense of deja vu. This wasnat the first time Iad witnessed a gruesome injury playing five-a-side football. I myself had just recovered from ruptured ankle ligaments for the second time in 18 months, due to an aggressive tackle. What Iam describing will be familiar to more than 1.5 million adults who play asmall-sided footballa every week in the UK. Theyall all have seen a scrape, scuffle or been involved in an unwelcome fight during a game. But this was the last straw a and I knew I would have to hang up my boots.
Iave always loved football. When I was younger, it was all I could think about. Today, Iam a season ticket holder, Football Manager hopeful, Fifa teammate and amateur analyst. Cheering from the stands is my favourite way to spend a Saturday. Iave never been a good player. But for me, that never mattered: playing five-a-side was about getting some exercise and hanging out with my mates. But the reality never matched up to what I hoped it would be.
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Boston promised snow a and gave me rain. Can you hear my heart breaking?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:11 GMT
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I was looking forward to a magnificently white winter, with school closures and an otherworldly hush. The weather had other ideas
I was excited to experience a Boston winter a being in snow country was a genuine attraction of our trip here a and last week looked set to deliver. The headlines were threatening me with a good time (apredicted to be heaviest snowfall in two yearsa and pre-emptive school closures ran in ticker tape across the TV screen). Cars started sporting snowplough attachments, and the yoga teacher ended class not with namaste but with an ominous: aGood luck with the storm.a
My husband and I were giddy as toddlers. Would there be six inches of snow? Twelve? aWhen I wake up at 4am,a my husband said gleefully, studying his weather app, ait should already be white.a At the shop he asked, in all seriousness, if we should buy a sledge abefore they all sell outa.
Emma Beddington is a Guardian columnist
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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekendas action
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:09 GMT
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Erling Haaland had an off-day in front of goal while Liverpool and Arsenalas attacking units kept firing
Erling Haaland had nine shots and failed to score a single goal against Chelsea. It will get many people supremely worked up, so they can knock down one of the best strikers in the world. Has Haaland lost his powers? No, heas just had an underwhelming game. There were a couple of poor finishes, a fine save and a few last-ditch blocks to prevent Haaland adding to his 16 Premier League goals this term. How will Haaland recover from this heinous 90-minute slump? Probably by taking his frustration out against Brentford on Tuesday where he should get a similar number of chances. He is the top scorer in the league for a reason and has the best goal-to-game ratio around, so thereas little need to be too harsh. Annoyance might have taken hold on Saturday but Haaland knows how to harness that. Will Unwin
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Manchester United baulk at APS20m fee for Newcastle director Dan Ashworth
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:24:53 GMT
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Magpiesa sporting director placed on gardening leave
52-year-old currently prevented from taking new job until 2026
Dan Ashworth has been placed on gardening leave by Newcastle after finally telling the St Jamesa Park hierarchy he wants to join Manchester United. It seems the starting pistol signalling an intense period of haggling between the two clubs has been fired, with Newcastle wanting APS20m in compensation.
Ashworth has only been sporting director at St Jamesa Park for 20 months and Newcastleas majority Saudi Arabian owners will not allow a man they poached from Brighton depart either easily or cheaply.
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aPipelineas for the girlsa: surfers break barriers on Hawaiias toughest wave
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:06 GMT
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For so long the reef did not exist for professional female competitors but moving there has proved the tide is turning
Across the boundless world of surfing, there is no beach break as notorious as Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, the ultimate proving ground for surfers. Among many of its seductions, Pipeline promotes the purest brand of surfing: the art of barrelling.
The waves are so large that, as they begin to crash down on to the ocean, a tunnel often forms inside them. Surfers spend years trying to perfect the technique of barrelling; entering those tunnels, picking the correct line once inside and hurtling at breakneck speed to the exit before the wave crashes on them.
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Making a splash: World Aquatics Championships 2024 a in pictures
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:08 GMT
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The biennial event is second only to the Olympics in terms of importance in the world of aquatic sports. More than 2,600 athletes representing 201 countries and the World Aquatic Refugee Team were in Doha competing. We bring you some of our favourite images from the 21st edition of the event
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Weather tracker: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln soaks northern Australia
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:39:01 GMT
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System that brought heavy rains and strong winds to Northern Territory due to arrive in Western Australia
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued severe warnings across Northern Australia over the weekend due to a tropical cyclone called Lincoln. Making landfall on Friday afternoon as a category one Cyclone, Lincoln maintained its strength into the evening before being downgraded to a tropical low or ex-tropical cyclone (Ex-TC). By Saturday morning, 202mm of rain had fallen over 24 hours at Centre Island, located to the north-east of Borroloola and nearby to where Lincoln made landfall.
The Ex-TC then slowly tracked westwards across the Northern Territory as it brought heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts to a series of districts. Warnings of flash flooding were issued by the BOM for a series of northern districts in the Northern Territory, with rainfall totals of 60-100mm forecast to fall within a six-hour period; 80-140mm expected over the 24-hour period. Tennant Creek, located in the west of the Barkly district, recorded 138.4mm of rain within 24 hours by Sunday morning.
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Mass trespass on Dartmoor to highlight Englandas apiecemeala right to roam laws
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:06 GMT
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Campaigners say system often entails trespassing on private land to reach free-to-roam areas and call for Scotland-style rules
Hundreds of people campaigning for the right to roam in England are to descend on Dartmoor in an effort to highlight the limitations of the countryas system.
More than 90 years since the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, which helped establish the principle of the right to roam in the UK, organisers say Englandas partial right to roam is aridiculousa and are calling for a system of access rights that echoes Scotlandas.
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Bank of England acould worsen recessiona without interest rate cuts soon; UK property market gaining momentum a business live
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:14:45 GMT
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Andy Haldane urges central bank to consider interest-rate cuts, while Rightmove reports rise in house asking prices this month
Failure to fix council funding crisis threatens Tory election pledge, adviser warns
Analysts at Goldman Sachs predict the Bank of England will cut interest rates in May.
They point out that last weekas flurry of economic data showed the UK unemployment rate fell to 3.%, while retail sales rebounded by 3.4% a and inflation was lower than expected at 4%.
In sum, the tighter labour market and increased sales activity would skew risks towards a first cut in June.
Even so, the January inflation print surprised to the downside and supports our economistsa expectation of a first cut in May.
Car and home insurance premiums have increased significantly because of the rising cost of claims.
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Ministers confirm plan to ban use of mobile phones in schools in England
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:03:28 GMT
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Teaching unions say guidance includes practices already adopted and most schools already have policies in place
Ministers have confirmed plans to ban the use of mobile phones in English schools, releasing guidance for headteachers that some unions said included practices that had already been widely adopted.
However, one headteacher welcomed the Department for Education (DfE) plan, saying it would help give schools the confidence to make a change that would benefit pupils but could meet resistance from parents.
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aScandalousa if UK watchdog role left empty when Rwanda plan starts, says inspector
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:25:43 GMT
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Successor unlikely to be appointed for six months a covering period when PM hopes flights will take off
The UKas chief inspector of borders and immigration has said it is ascandalousa that his watchdog role could be left vacant while the Rwanda scheme is introduced.
In a break with the treatment of his predecessors, David Neal has been told he will not serve a second term as chief inspector of borders and immigration. The Times reported that a successor was unlikely to be appointed for at least six months, covering the period when the prime minister has said he hopes the first flights carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda will take off.
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Citizens Advice says Sizewell C costs should not be paid with energy bill hikes
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT
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Independent advice provider calls for clarity on funding and says project may offer apoor value for moneya
Ministers have been urged by Citizens Advice to protect consumers from a hike in household energy bills to pay for the proposed Sizewell C power station, amid international tensions over the rising costs of nuclear projects.
The UKas largest independent advice provider has raised concerns that the project in Suffolk may offer apoor value for moneya and called for greater clarity on its funding, in a letter to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
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Councils call for funding help as more Ukrainian refugees become homeless
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:06 GMT
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Continuation of war has left more refugees unsettled, with councils stepping in to to relieve most cases of homelessness
Councils have called for urgent review of funding for Ukrainian refugees amid alarm that 9,000 have reported as homeless and many more are needing longer-term support a with no sign of the war ending after two years.
The government announced on Sunday that it would extend by another 18 months the three-year visas of Ukrainians who escaped the war.
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Amount of fraud in UK more than doubled to APS2.3bn in 2023, report finds
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:01:07 GMT
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Accounting firm BDO also warns of future impact of fraudsters using artificial intelligence to rip off customers
The amount of fraud committed in the UK more than doubled to APS2.3bn in 2023, marking the second-biggest year for scams in the last two decades, according to a report that also warns of the future impact of fraudsters using artificial intelligence to rip off consumers.
The accounting firm BDOas latest FraudTrack report found that the number of reported cases rose by 18% to a three-year high, and the number of high-value cases over APS50m increased by 60% year-on-year in 2023. Half of the high-value frauds were over APS200m.
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China offers to deepen security ties with Hungary
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:11:55 GMT
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Beijingas move comes at a time when Budapestas relationship with its EU and Nato allies is at a low point
China has offered to deepen security cooperation with Hungary, underscoring Budapestas warming ties with Beijing just as Hungarian officials snubbed a visiting delegation from Washington.
Hungaryas prime minister, Viktor OrbA!n, met with Chinaas minister of public security, Wang Xiaohong, on Friday.
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Dozens killed in outbreak of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea highlands
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:44:58 GMT
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Police say attack between neighbouring tribes led to mass deaths, marking an escalation in fighting in the countryas remote northern region
Dozens of men have been killed in a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, local police have said.
George Kakas, Enga provincial police commander, told the Guardian the men were killed by heavy gun fire on Sunday. He said men from two tribes staged an attack on another group who were aambushed and killed.a
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On a roll: bullet train food carts become Japanas latest must-have
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:33:49 GMT
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Rail company inundated with requests after putting up for sale 50 of the disused trolleys from the Tokyo-Osaka shinkansen route
They are simple, practical items that have rolled seamlessly along bullet train aisles for decades, carrying snacks to millions of hungry travellers as they are whisked along at speeds of around 300km/h (186mph).
But now the humble food and beverage trolleys of one of Japanas shinkansen routes have become an unlikely must-have item in canteens and household kitchens across the country.
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Falkland Islands dispute is causing fishing afree-for-alla in nearby Blue Hole
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:07 GMT
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Warning that soaring number of vessels threaten fish stocks and environment as geopolitics prevents agreement to regulate area
The scale of unregulated fishing in a disputed region close to the Falkland Islands has reached an aoverwhelminga level that is threatening fish populations and the rich biodiversity of the area, politicians and environmentalists have claimed.
The aBlue Holea, a stretch of the south Atlantic Ocean lying approximately 200 miles off the coast of Argentina and north of the Falkland Islands, is one of the only areas of sea that is not covered by a regional fishing agreement.
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Ursula von der Leyen to seek second term as head of European Commission
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:05 GMT
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CDU politician, elected to role in 2019, will have to negotiate the Spitzenkandidaten process after EU elections in June
Ursula von der Leyen will announce she plans to seek a second term as president of the European Commission at a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Berlin on Monday.
The head of the most powerful institution in Brussels, von der Leyen, 65, has been cautiously guarding her intentions for the past year, deflecting all questions on the subject.
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Sydney lightning strikes: four people aknocked unconsciousa and train network faces delays
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:16:11 GMT
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About 75,000 lightning strikes were detected across the city and afternoon commuters facing delays with T1 Western and T9 Northern lines affected
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Four people have been taken to hospital with burns after being struck by lightning in Sydneyas botanic gardens.
A spokesperson for New South Wales Ambulance said the quartet was standing underneath a tree when struck at about 12.45pm on Monday.
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Spainas conservatives retain absolute majority in Galicia election
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:34:13 GMT
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PPas victory in regional election strengthens Alberto NAoA+-ez FeijA3oas position
Spainas opposition conservative Peopleas party has retained its absolute majority in Galicia in a close-run regional election.
The PP on Sunday won 40 seats in the 75-seat regional assembly, the electoral board said, with more than 98% of votes counted.
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Vanessa Williams to star in Elton Johnas West End version of The Devil Wears Prada
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:37:45 GMT
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Williams said that bringing the fearsome editor Miranda Priestly to life in new musical is aa dream come truea
Vanessa Williams has been cast as the formidable fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly in Elton Johnas new musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada.
The stage production is based on Lauren Weisbergeras bestselling 2003 novel and the 2006 film version, which starred Meryl Streep as Priestly and Anne Hathaway as her put-upon assistant. The show will run in the summer at Theatre Royal Plymouth before opening in October at Londonas Dominion theatre, which has one of the biggest seating capacities in the capital.
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TV tonight: Michael Sheenas haunting drama about a Welsh steel strike
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:10:04 GMT
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Sheen stars in and directs The Way, set in his home town of Port Talbot. Plus, Jed Mercurioas enraging pandemic series. Hereas what to watch tonight
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Change: A Novel by Adouard Louis review a a knack for dramatising filial strife
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:30:09 GMT
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The French writeras latest work of autofiction, about the fallout from betraying his working-class roots, contains electric scene-making along with reckless hyperbole
French novelist Adouard Louis has one subject a himself a and two stories to tell about it. The first, painfully recounted in his acclaimed debut, The End of Eddy, published in France when he was 21, concerns his escape from the deprived northern village where he grew up targeted for being gay. His other story, effectively an ongoing multi-part work in progress, concerns the aftermath of writing The End of Eddy, the success of which ejected him from his working-class roots and further frayed the relationships dissected in his memoirs Who Killed My Father and A Womanas Battles and Transformations, about Louisas downtrodden mother.
Change, his fifth book, follows him from the ages of 17 to 25, and describes once more his hard-won ascent to fame (aNeed I tell you again how it all started?a). Told in the form of a novel, its main addressee is Elena, an upper-middle-class friend he made while studying in Amiens, where he earned a scholarship in his late teens. In her company he learns how to use a knife and fork and hears for the first time the names Modigliani, Wagner and Palestine (aI didnat even know such a place existeda). Out goes his hoody, in comes a tie; he jogs off 10 kilos, changes his voice with along hours in front of the mirrora, surgically alters his teeth and hairline, and after attending an inspirational guest lecture by Didier Eribon a a Paris-based philosopher of similar origins a he reads, reads and reads, then writes.
The novelas emotional punch lies in the ever-present question of how traitorous this transformation feels, and not only to Louis (or aAdouarda, as he is in the book). Elena is cast aside when, having extracted the cultural capital she and her family have to offer, he lights out for Paris seeking hook-ups sizzling with an even deeper sense of betrayal. Heas in imaginary dialogue with his homophobic dad when he reveals that, during sex, ait was you I thought of (in telling you this Iam saying the unspeakable)... [sex with men] was to go beyond the limits of what you considered the most base, the most vilea. He spends Saturdays in the library before hitting the bars on the lookout for anyone whoall let him stay over: a railwayman awith the smell of grease and metal on his bodya; a guy from aan estate reputed to be one of the toughest in Francea; CEOs who atravelled only by private jet and spent their entire time in hotels where one night... cost what my whole family earned in a year when I was a child, for a family of sevena.
Thereas electric scene-making, but also reckless hyperbole (aonlya, aentirea) and wiser-than-thou preening (athe philosopher Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick speaks somewhere of the inexhaustible transformative energy a stigmatised childhood can producea). Amid the ruthless self-scrutiny, contradictions go unvoiced: while someoneas brusque manners to a waitress at a fancy dinner pricks his class consciousness, heas also not shy to admit that he fears the adownfalla of having to awork as a cashier at the supermarket like his cousina. Intrigue lies too in how worried Louis seems to be by the bookas billing as fiction. See the peculiar caveats in this footnote:
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Cold Meat review a two-handed survival thriller goes deep into the icebound Rockies
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:11 GMT
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A man is stuck in a car in the freezing Colorado mountains with no mobile signal a and violent intent brewing
If this UK-Canadian thriller has a wind-hardened snowcrust of malice, itas somewhat less dense under the surface a though still an enjoyable punt from the digital-release ranks. Amiable but downtrodden waitress Ana (Nina Bergman) has her bacon saved by chance diner David (Allen Leech) when her abusive husband Vincent (Yan Tual) comes calling. Eerily calm in the face of having his dessert desecrated and a potential shanking, David drives off unharmed. But, redneck to the core, Vincent tailgates him; skidding into a snow drift, David is stuck in the Colorado Rockies in a -40C blizzard with, of course, no mobile reception.
From the sharply written rebuff over cherry pie onwards, French director SA(c)bastien Drouinas feature debut shows a concise pulpy assurance a including devious deployment of plot twists starting with what David has in his trunk. Cold Meat suddenly becomes a hatchback-bound two-hander, with survival challenges on two fronts: the lethal cold outside and the psychopathic intent within. Drouin and his co-writers James Kermack and Andrew Desmond are admirably forensic in laying out this predicament, from the logistics of how to escape a car boot, to the feints and provocations employed by a sadistic mind.
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William Blake was the emblem of Englishness a but his art was intrinsically European
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:08 GMT
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He penned the hymn Jerusalem and barely left London in his lifetime but, as a new exhibition shows, Blake wasnat immune to the creative revolution sweeping through the continent
The idea of William Blake as a figure representing an aspect of Britishness, or more specifically Englishness, is a well-established one. His poems a The Tyger, London and many others a are fixtures of school syllabuses; his brand of fervent spirituality casts him in a line of free-thinking visionary eccentrics (a�view not harmed by his keenness for�nudity and belief in the powers of�sexual liberation); but most of all it is his words for the hymn Jerusalem that have cemented what has become a determinedly Anglocentric, if also idiosyncratic, reputation.
aJerusalem as a kind of unofficial national anthem is the usual way into�Blake,a says Esther Chadwick, co-curator with David Bindman of William Blakeas Universe, a new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. aBut what weare trying to do here is explicitly break him out of that nationally bound framework. Yes, he was a great English artist just as he was a great English poet, but despite the fact that during his lifetime he barely left London and never left England, he was also subject to wider European intellectual and creative currents.a
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Poem of the week: Blue Field by Lavinia Greenlaw
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:09 GMT
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The elusiveness of a twilight shade inspires a dazzling riff that never settles on a decided colour
Blue Field
A flood as the day releases
and the whole snow world
is neither wet nor deep, but primary.
Colour so inherent, it does not fall
but rises from my skin,
the snow, the trees, the road.
This blue isnat built or grown.
It has no tissue, nothing
to touch or taste or bring to mind
a memory, no iris or artery,
no gentian, aconite or anemone,
no slate, plum, oil-spill or gun,
no titanium or turquoise,
no mercury or magnesium,
no phosphorous, sapphire or silver foil,
no duck egg or milk jug,
no chambray, denim or navy,
no indigo, octopus ink, no ink,
no element. The blue moment,
sininen hetki in a language that claims
no relation but greets in passing
picture blue, cyan. Ultraviolet
twilight, higher than the heaven
of swimming or flying a no splash.
A time without clouded objects,
in which you might become the glass
you swallowed through cold.
Light draws back
behind the rim of the eye as it closes.
I keep my distance, as things turn blue
through stillness and distance,
as everything blue is distant.
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Rachel Roddyas Neapolitan-inspired soup with greens, sausage and cheese | A kitchen in Rome
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:10 GMT
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Minestra maritata is a juicy marriage of many pork cuts and vegetables a�think of it as stovetop polygamy
The principle of minestra maritata is simple: various cuts of pork are simmered in water to make a broth, which is then strained and used to cook a large quantity of mixed greens, before the boiled meat is returned to the pot and the dish is finished with cheese. The name comes from the idea that the vegetables and the meat si maritano (get married). Itas a bit of stovetop polygamy, because all of those involved contribute to the flavour of this brothy, deeply tasty soup thatas traditionally served at Christmas or Easter, and on most days at Hosteria il Brigante in Salerno, which is run by a man who used to be a dentist and where I first tasted it.
As well as the excellent memory of dark greens and bits of pork in a slightly gelatinous broth, and red wine, my starting point was Jeanne CarA2la Francesconias magnificent La Cucina Napoletana. She begins with a short telling of a long history of a dish also known as pignatto grasso, which embodies the idea of Neapolitans as mangiafoglie (leaf-eaters) before they were mangiamaccheroni (pasta-eaters). She notes how rare it was to find anywhere making minestra maritata in the traditional way (she was writing in 1992) a that is, using seven types of pork: a prosciutto bone, pork skin, fresh pork, pork ribs (tracchiolelle), salame (pezzentelle), sausages and lard, as well as a big bunch of mixed herbs. While the greens she suggests are broccoli, chicory, escarole and two types of cabbage (the smooth-leaved cappuccio and an old variety with stiffly ruffled leaves called torzelle). She also offers a modern adaptation that calls for just six types of pork.
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BAas failures stopped me from visiting my dying grandmother
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:06 GMT
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She wanted to see my newborn baby but I couldnat even board the plane because of a problem with my ticket
British Airwaysa failures deprived me of the chance to say goodbye to my dying grandmother. After she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, my mother and I booked flights from Hong Kong, where I was working, to the UK so she could meet my newborn baby. Shortly before our trip in September, we learned that her condition had deteriorated and she was asking for us. She was desperate to hold her granddaughter before she died. My mother called the BA executive club line and our booking was changed to the earliest available flight. We duly received confirmation emails. However, at the airport I was told there was a problem with my ticket which could not be resolved before takeoff. My mother, on the same booking, was checked in successfully and I was forced to return home. I was told I could not take my original flight, either, because my ticket had been resold.
BA eventually offered me a flight the next day for an additional APS1,450 which I felt I had no choice but to accept. I was then told that my return flight from the UK had been cancelled when Iad amended the outward-bound leg. I booked on to an alternative flight at an additional cost of APS1,750. My mother reached my grandmother just in time to say goodbye, but I arrived too late. The two flights home were also a farce, as BA told me my baby didnat have a ticket despite having charged me APS400 for it, we missed our connection due to delays, and our luggage failed to arrive with us. BA has since refused to refund either my original booking, or the subsequent one, and has told me Iam not eligible for compensation for denied boarding. Because of its errors I am out of pocket by APS3,500, and my grandmother never got to meet her great-grandchild.
KC, Hong Kong
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Can you solve it? The magical maths that keeps your data safe
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:13:06 GMT
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How to protect machines against random failures
Iave temporarily moved to Berkeley, California, where I am the ascience communicator in residencea at the Simons Institute, the worldas leading institute for collaborative research in theoretical computer science.
One nano-collaboration is todayas puzzle a told to me by a computer scientist at Microsoft I befriended over tea. Itas about data centres a those warehouses containing endless rows of computers that store all our data.
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Middle East crisis live: Brazil president declared apersona non grataa in Israel; more than 29,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:15:44 GMT
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Lula accused of aserious antisemitic attacka over Gaza remarks; more than 100 Palestinians killed in Gaza since 7 October, ministry says
See all of our updates on the Israel-Gaza war
The Times of Israel is reporting that Israelas foreign minister Israel Katz will deliver a reprimand to Brazilas ambassador to Israel at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial today. It follows a speech by Brazilas president which Israel has described as ashamefula.
Speaking in Ethiopia at the weekend, Brazilas president Luiz InA!cio Lula da Silva had said awhat is happening in the Gaza Strip and to the Palestinian people hasnat been seen in any other moment in history. Actually, it did when Hitler decided to kill the Jews. Whatas happening in the Gaza Strip isnat a war, itas a genocide. Itas not a war of soldiers against soldiers. Itas a war between a highly prepared army and women and children.a
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Yulia Navalny vows to continue work of her husband Alexei and blames Vladmir Putin for his death
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:18:54 GMT
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Widow of Alexei Navalny says aI want to build a free Russiaa as she says she will continue the work of her late husband
Ursula von der Leyen will announce she plans to seek a second term as president of the European Commission at a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Berlin on Monday.
The head of the most powerful institution in Brussels, von der Leyen, 65, has been cautiously guarding her intentions for the past year, deflecting all questions on the subject.
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Russia claims full control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian retreat
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:42:55 GMT
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Russian forces launch attacks further west of key city as Kremlin congratulates its soldiers on biggest gain since May last year
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Russia has said it has taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, its biggest gain since capturing Bakhmut last May, after a retreat by Ukrainian troops.
Russian troops launched multiple attacks further west from Avdiivka in a bid for further battlefield gains, a Ukrainian army spokesperson said on Sunday.
On Wednesday 21 February at 7pm GMT Guardian Live will be holding an online event about the Russia-Ukraine war, with panellists including Luke Harding, Charlotte Higgins and novelist Andrey Kurkov. Book tickets here.
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aEurope must defend itselfa: shadow of war in Ukraine looms over security conference
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:03 GMT
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With ongoing US support far from guaranteed, Ukraine urges Europe to back fight against Russia, for its own sake
On the top floor of Literaturhaus in Munich, the Ukrainian veteran Yuliia Paievska was asked to speak to the elite of the transatlantic security and political establishment, including Hillary Clinton and the Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas, as they lunched on a three-course meal, served with military precision.
aWe are the dogs of war,a Paievska said as she introduced herself, explaining how she had started out as a volunteer and then worked as the chief medic at a hospital on the frontline during the siege of Mariupol. aI had children die in my hands, civilians, elderly. I do not know how you can forgive that. Thousands of soldiers have gone through my hands, thousands of civilians, streams of blood, rivers of suffering.a
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On a roll: bullet train food carts become Japanas latest must-have
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:33:49 GMT
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Rail company inundated with requests after putting up for sale 50 of the disused trolleys from the Tokyo-Osaka shinkansen route
They are simple, practical items that have rolled seamlessly along bullet train aisles for decades, carrying snacks to millions of hungry travellers as they are whisked along at speeds of around 300km/h (186mph).
But now the humble food and beverage trolleys of one of Japanas shinkansen routes have become an unlikely must-have item in canteens and household kitchens across the country.
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The secret life of Noah Kahan: popas sudden superstar on No1s, packed arenas a and impostor syndrome
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT
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His album and single are at No1 in the UK, he plays to enormous crowds who sing along to every word, and he was up for a Grammy this year. So why is he still afraid of failure?
At the Grammys the other week, Noah Kahan looked around a at BeyoncA(c), at Taylor Swift a and thought: aNo oneas going to tell me that I belong here.a Never mind that he had been nominated for best new artist, or that his album was riding high in the US and UK charts. The impostor syndrome was strong.
He took his mother, who had a wonderful time. aI was sitting by myself, like: aWhoa, I am the least cool guy at the party right now.a My mom is killing it, everyone around me is killing it. It played into this idea that I have about myself a which isnat healthy a that I donat belong.a He smiles. aI could have gotten up and said hello to somebody a itas my own making.a Sitting on a sofa at his record labelas office in London, he laughs at himself. aItas one of those things that I need to work on, finding out how to feel deserving and worthy.a
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The pet Iall never forget: SimA3n the street dog was my loyal companion a and a daring solo explorer
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:10 GMT
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I had been promised a labrador. What I got was a snarling creature that my uncle had found in an alley. We ended up deeply in love, but he never lost his wild side
It wasnat love at first sight with me and SimA3n. In fact, I didnat want him. I had been promised a labrador, but when we met in 2004 he turned out to be a street dog a one of the estimated 66,000 strays that prowl the streets of BogotA!, a deep-black furred creature with a white chest who may have been the grandson of a labrador. He was aggressive and I was scared of him, yet we took him home. After all, we had driven for eight hours from my home city, Bucaramanga, to collect him after my uncle, while looking for his missing cat, had found this alabradora in an alley.
My uncle said the dog was about six months old, judging by how short he was. On the way back, he vomited in the car the whole way. To be fair, Bucaramanga is at the top of a plateau; to get there, you drive along Pescadero, a steep, winding road that snakes its way up the Chicamocha canyon. Itas enough to make anyone queasy.
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Liam Gallagher John Squire review a their best work since Oasis and the Stone Roses
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:03 GMT
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To the surprise of no one, the duoas prosaically titled debut sounds like a cross between their former bands a and their fans will love it
A few weeks ago, Liam Gallagher took to social media to talk up his collaborative album with John Squire. Proclaiming it to be both aspirituala and acruciala, he also shared his thoughts on its potential audience. aThe people that are into the Stone Roses and Oasis and that kinda thing, I think theyall fucking love it.a
You can mock that statement if you want a did anyone think the prosaically titled Liam Gallagher John Squire would sound like 100 Gecs? a but thereas still an impressively targeted sales pitch at its centre. There still exists a sizeable cohort of people who hold Oasis and the Stone Roses in such high esteem that an album involving their respective vocalist and lead guitarist automatically represents manna from heaven. These fansa continued existence means Liam Gallagher John Squire would probably be a hit if it consisted of a 45-minute audio vA(c)ritA(c) recording of its two main participants lighting their own farts.
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A new start after 60: I couldnat find a hat for a wedding a so I unleashed my inner artist
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:07 GMT
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Anne Reeder always wanted to go to art school, but her father didnat think it was a suitable education. In her 60s, she finally went back to college to follow her dreams
When the eldest of her three daughters got married in February 2009, Anne Reeder searched everywhere for the right hat. aI needed fabric to complement my cashmere coat but the only hats that matched cost a fortune,a she says. aI had to go for a straw one in the end and probably looked a bit ridiculous.a
The experience sparked an idea that Reeder only began to pursue three years later, at the age of 65. Deciding to become a freelance consultant after four decades as an occupational therapist and trust manager in the NHS, Reeder signed up for weekend classes in Ipswich to learn millinery, the art of hat making. aIave always loved drawing and sewing and I could always do with more hats to round off an outfit,a she says. aMillinery seemed like the perfect combination of my interests.a
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aShe plumbed our secret, shameful depthsa: why are Sarah Kaneas plays still so shocking?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:03 GMT
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The writer, who took her life 25 years ago this month, wrote five searing dramas that took in everything from despair to love, from mutilation to cannibalism. What was it like to direct or star in them?
Vicky Featherstone, former artistic director of the Royal Court, on Blasted. In the play, journalist Ian brings the much younger Cate back to his hotel room in Leeds and tries to seduce her. Then a soldier enters brandishing a gun, triggering scenes of rape, violence and cannibalism. Premiered at the Royal Court, London, in 1995.
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The Navalny I knew was naive about Putinas Russia, but he gave us hope. We are his hope now | Mikhail Shishkin
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:09 GMT
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He may have made a good president, but he miscalculated. The Russia in which that could ever have happened no longer exists
The candle that cast at least a little light in Vladimir Putinas darkness has been snuffed out. The official report claims Alexei Navalny adieda. Between ahe dieda and ahe has been murdereda, there is a difference the size of Russia. My country no longer exists.
A Russia that so casually destroys its finest is not a country you can live in. In a land you can live in there is no space for this kind of criminal regime. The state that goes under the name of the Russian Federation, which visits death and malignancy on those who live in it and on the world at large, simply should not exist.
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Boston promised snow a and gave me rain. Can you hear my heart breaking?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:11 GMT
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I was looking forward to a magnificently white winter, with school closures and an otherworldly hush. The weather had other ideas
I was excited to experience a Boston winter a being in snow country was a genuine attraction of our trip here a and last week looked set to deliver. The headlines were threatening me with a good time (apredicted to be heaviest snowfall in two yearsa and pre-emptive school closures ran in ticker tape across the TV screen). Cars started sporting snowplough attachments, and the yoga teacher ended class not with namaste but with an ominous: aGood luck with the storm.a
My husband and I were giddy as toddlers. Would there be six inches of snow? Twelve? aWhen I wake up at 4am,a my husband said gleefully, studying his weather app, ait should already be white.a At the shop he asked, in all seriousness, if we should buy a sledge abefore they all sell outa.
Emma Beddington is a Guardian columnist
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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekendas action
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:09 GMT
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Erling Haaland had an off-day in front of goal while Liverpool and Arsenalas attacking units kept firing
Erling Haaland had nine shots and failed to score a single goal against Chelsea. It will get many people supremely worked up, so they can knock down one of the best strikers in the world. Has Haaland lost his powers? No, heas just had an underwhelming game. There were a couple of poor finishes, a fine save and a few last-ditch blocks to prevent Haaland adding to his 16 Premier League goals this term. How will Haaland recover from this heinous 90-minute slump? Probably by taking his frustration out against Brentford on Tuesday where he should get a similar number of chances. He is the top scorer in the league for a reason and has the best goal-to-game ratio around, so thereas little need to be too harsh. Annoyance might have taken hold on Saturday but Haaland knows how to harness that. Will Unwin
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From war hero to Olympic defeat: The courageous journey of Frank Dove
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:08 GMT
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One of two black members of Great Britainas team at the 1920 Games, the barrister was a popular figure and true champion
Seven, eight, nine, 10 a| the Belgian referee stopped counting and, spreading his arms wide to signal the end of the fight, he stared down sympathetically at the prone figure lying on the canvas. The British boxer and war hero Frank Doveas Olympic career was over after less than five minutes of action at the Celebration Hall in Antwerp, cut down by a sledgehammer right hander to the jaw from Denmarkas�SA,ren Petersen.
Just a handful of fans and officials were scattered around the ring on that warm August afternoon more than a hundred years ago to witness a quarter-final bout in the heavyweight competition.
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Ursula von der Leyen to seek second term as head of European Commission
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:05 GMT
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CDU politician, elected to role in 2019, will have to negotiate the Spitzenkandidaten process after EU elections in June
Ursula von der Leyen will announce she plans to seek a second term as president of the European Commission at a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Berlin on Monday.
The head of the most powerful institution in Brussels, von der Leyen, 65, has been cautiously guarding her intentions for the past year, deflecting all questions on the subject.
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Apple reportedly faces a!500m fine from EU over music streaming access
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:39:35 GMT
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Brussels to issue levy after Spotify complained about block on telling users about cheaper alternatives to app store, according to FT
Apple is reportedly facing a a!500m fine from the EU over restrictions on access to music streaming services, in what would be a landmark blow to the US tech company.
The European Commission is investigating whether Apple blocked music streamers from telling users about cheaper ways to subscribe outside its app store where it takes a significant cut of revenues.
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China offers to deepen security ties with Hungary
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:11:55 GMT
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Beijingas move comes at a time when Budapestas relationship with its EU and Nato allies is at a low point
China has offered to deepen security cooperation with Hungary, underscoring Budapestas warming ties with Beijing just as Hungarian officials snubbed a visiting delegation from Washington.
Hungaryas prime minister, Viktor OrbA!n, met with Chinaas minister of public security, Wang Xiaohong, on Friday.
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Dozens killed in outbreak of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea highlands
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:44:58 GMT
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Police say attack between neighbouring tribes led to mass deaths, marking an escalation in fighting in the countryas remote northern region
Dozens of men have been killed in a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, local police have said.
George Kakas, Enga provincial police commander, told the Guardian the men were killed by heavy gun fire on Sunday. He said men from two tribes staged an attack on another group who were aambushed and killed.a
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Spainas conservatives retain absolute majority in Galicia election
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:34:13 GMT
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PPas victory in regional election strengthens Alberto NAoA+-ez FeijA3oas position
Spainas opposition conservative Peopleas party has retained its absolute majority in Galicia in a close-run regional election.
The PP on Sunday won 40 seats in the 75-seat regional assembly, the electoral board said, with more than 98% of votes counted.
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Sydney lightning strikes: four people aknocked unconsciousa and train network faces delays
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:16:11 GMT
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About 75,000 lightning strikes were detected across the city and afternoon commuters facing delays with T1 Western and T9 Northern lines affected
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Four people have been taken to hospital with burns after being struck by lightning in Sydneyas botanic gardens.
A spokesperson for New South Wales Ambulance said the quartet was standing underneath a tree when struck at about 12.45pm on Monday.
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Worldas largest oil companies have made $281bn profit since invasion of Ukraine
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:01:06 GMT
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Global Witness says the five asuper-majorsa are the amain winners of the wara while many struggle to heat their homes
The worldas five largest listed oil companies have made profits of more than a quarter of a trillion dollars since Russiaas invasion of Ukraine led to dramatic increases in energy prices and household bills.
The asuper-majorsa a BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies a have made $281bn (APS223bn) since the war began in February 2022, according to Global Witness.
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Maritime authorities investigate reported attack on UK-registered cargo ship near Yemen
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:16:55 GMT
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UK Maritime Trade Operations says military authorities exploring apparent explosion near vessel
The UK is investigating reports that a cargo ship has come under attack off the coast of Yemen, after an apparent explosion close to the vessel on Sunday.
Following the reports of damage to the vessel, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said: aMilitary authorities are investigating. UKMTO has received a report of an incident 35 NM [nautical miles] south of Al Mukha, Yemen.
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Ministers confirm plan to ban use of mobile phones in schools in England
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:03:28 GMT
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Teaching unions say guidance includes practices already adopted and most schools already have policies in place
Ministers have confirmed plans to ban the use of mobile phones in English schools, releasing guidance for headteachers that some unions said included practices that had already been widely adopted.
However, one headteacher welcomed the Department for Education (DfE) plan, saying it would help give schools the confidence to make a change that would benefit pupils but could meet resistance from parents.
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Deported and disgraced: the students wrongly accused of cheating a podcast
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:00:00 GMT
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In 2014, the Home Office revoked the visas of 35,000 students accused of cheating in an English language exam. The consequences for those wrongly accused was devastating. Amelia Gentleman reports
aYou tell me, are you finding it difficult to understand my English?a says Muhammad Ali.
Muhammad was in the UK to study between the ages of 18 and 26 but had his visa cancelled in 2014 when the Home Office accused him of cheating on an English language exam. He was one of 35,000 students whose visas were cancelled.
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William Blake was the emblem of Englishness a but his art was intrinsically European
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:08 GMT
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He penned the hymn Jerusalem and barely left London in his lifetime but, as a new exhibition shows, Blake wasnat immune to the creative revolution sweeping through the continent
The idea of William Blake as a figure representing an aspect of Britishness, or more specifically Englishness, is a well-established one. His poems a The Tyger, London and many others a are fixtures of school syllabuses; his brand of fervent spirituality casts him in a line of free-thinking visionary eccentrics (a�view not harmed by his keenness for�nudity and belief in the powers of�sexual liberation); but most of all it is his words for the hymn Jerusalem that have cemented what has become a determinedly Anglocentric, if also idiosyncratic, reputation.
aJerusalem as a kind of unofficial national anthem is the usual way into�Blake,a says Esther Chadwick, co-curator with David Bindman of William Blakeas Universe, a new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. aBut what weare trying to do here is explicitly break him out of that nationally bound framework. Yes, he was a great English artist just as he was a great English poet, but despite the fact that during his lifetime he barely left London and never left England, he was also subject to wider European intellectual and creative currents.a
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History of Evil review a spooky-house horror set in future-fascist America
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:09 GMT
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When fugitives from a tyrannical future US take cover in a mysterious building, you might expect more thrills than are on offer here
Bo Mirhossenias dystopian horror drama opens with a onscreen text explainer, detailing how in the year 2045 the US became the North American Federation, a fascist state patrolled by roving militia in the name of God and country. There mustave been some debate among the film-makers over how far into the future the ominous date should be but the vision of the US presented in History of Evil doesnat feel two decades away. In the filmas first scene, a child is transported in a van through a checkpoint with a tracking device on her ankle, which is inspected by armed men. Itas horrific of course, but the bar is different for dystopian fiction in 2024. The US, after all, was cramming migrant children into freezing, overcrowded cages to sleep on concrete floors five years ago.
The child in question is Daria (Murphee Bloom), daughter of Alegre (Jackie Cruz), a subversive author on the run with her husband Ron (Paul Wesley), who is able to pass as a God-fearing good ola boy. The family end up hiding out in a picturesque colonial-era house a white clapboard, raised porch, the whole bit a but the house turns out to have a dark past and is keen to get its claws into Ron. Perhaps the biggest danger to the family will come from within, after all.
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I have dry skin a how do I make perfumes last on me?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:07 GMT
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Got a beauty dilemma? Our expert is here to offer advice. This week, Irene needs help finding a scents that will linger for longer
As a fellow dry-skin sufferer, I feel your pain. Youare right, perfume molecules donat aclinga to dry skin as well as they do to oilier skin. But you can moisturise the area with an unscented lotion (so it doesnat fight the perfume for attention) or use a little Vaseline on your wrists and behind the ears before you spritz, to lock the scent in for longer.
Perfumes evolve throughout the day. Top notes have a maximum of 15 minutes before they disappear, leaving behind the scent of the middle notes. Around six hours later youare left with those warmer, deeper base notes, but by this point youall also be used to the smell of the fragrance, so you wonat register it as much, but others will.
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Making a splash: World Aquatics Championships 2024 a in pictures
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:08 GMT
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The biennial event is second only to the Olympics in terms of importance in the world of aquatic sports. More than 2,600 athletes representing 201 countries and the World Aquatic Refugee Team were in Doha competing. We bring you some of our favourite images from the 21st edition of the event
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Major search operation launched in Leicester after boy, 2, falls into river
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:39 GMT
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Grand National 2024 tips: How to the pick the winner and the best ante-post bet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:52:15 GMT
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Where to watch the 2024 Grand National live: TV channel and streaming
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:45:30 GMT
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Grand National 2024 explained: Date, time, when the horses get announced
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:42:40 GMT
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Grand National runners, riders, favourites and odds for 2024: Full horse list
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:38:49 GMT
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Hargreaves Lansdown a is it worth it?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT
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Politics latest news: Ex-Post Office chairman was told to aprioritisea compensation, says minister amid alyinga row
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:20:58 GMT
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The former chairman of the Post Office was told in ablack and whitea to aprioritisea the payment of compensation to Horizon scandal victims, the Education Secretary said.
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Whatas on TV tonight: Breathtaking, the True Detective finale and more
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:28:04 GMT
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Marlborough racing tips and best bets for todayas races
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:02:35 GMT
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House prices rise for first time in six months - latest updates
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:49:31 GMT
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Asking prices on homes for sale have increased for the first time since July as lower mortgage rates boost confidence in the market.
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Families of Nottingham murder victims "sickened" to learn police shared graphic details on WhatsApp
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:25:52 GMT
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A Fight Between Rivaling Tribes in Papua New Guinea Has Led to a Massacre
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:34:09 +0000
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Authorities say at least 49 men were massacred in a major escalation of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea.
Tens of Thousands Rail Against Mexico’s President and Ruling Party in ‘March for Democracy’
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:27:26 +0000
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The demonstrations called by Mexico"s opposition parties advocated for free and fair elections in the Latin American nation and railed against corruption the same day presidential front-runnerA Claudia SheinbaumA registered as a candidate for ruling party Morena.
Bristol: Police reveal 10-month-old baby was among three children found dead in Sea Mills home
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:29:26 GMT
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A woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after three children were found dead at a property in Bristol on Sunday
Boris Johnson awould bring back half of lost Tory votesa and is favourite to replace Sunak, poll finds
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:23:06 GMT
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The study comes just weeks after a Tory bustup over secretive polls, including the aLabour landslidea poll warning of Tory wipeout at the general election
Campaigners lose another challenge over Stonehenge tunnel plan
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:39 GMT
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The Government has argued that the benefits outweighed the harms
School friends of conjoined twins, 7, share sweet reasons they like them
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:18:12 GMT
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School friends of conjoined twins have shared the heartwarming and innocent reasons they all get along in class.
Wes Streeting apologises for Labour having ano good candidatea in Rochdale by-election
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:15:30 GMT
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Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said he is areally sorrya that there is no agood Labour candidate to vote fora in the Rochdale by-election after the party withdrew its support for Azhar Ali.
Man dies after Audi smashes into stationary cars in Birmingham horror crash
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:11:57 GMT
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Victim in his 30s died at the scene in Soho Road
Royal family news - live: King in first public outing since Harry visit as return given azero per cent chancea
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:05:45 GMT
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Sources say there is ano way backa for Prince Harry
Fresh Elgin Marbles row as Greece accuses British Museum of having azero respecta with Lily James fashion show
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:50:16 GMT
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Greek minister called the London Fashion Week aan insulta
Gillian Keegan defends new guidance to abana mobile phones in schools
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:25:02 GMT
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Gillian Keegan has defended new guidance intended to stop the use of mobile phones during the school day.
Two police officers strangled and one left unconscious in Colchester attack
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:14:52 GMT
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Two police officers left needing hospital treatment after violent attack
Fury at NHS hospitalas sign banning samosas in library
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:30:17 GMT
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The sign singled out asamosas, pakoras and filled chapatisa
Major search resumes in Leicester for missing toddler who fell into River Soar while with family - latest
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:57:19 GMT
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More specialist teams due to join effort to find missing two-year-old boy this morning, say police
February 2024 dates for benefits, pensions and cost of living payments
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:29:18 GMT
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Inflation sees a worrying uptick as millions of households continue to struggle
Ministers push ban on mobile phones in school a even on breaks
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:05:48 GMT
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New guidance issued today also tells headteachers they should search students for devices as part of their school behaviour policy
New Airbnb rules to stop the ahollowing outa of local communities
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:04:02 GMT
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The rules would not apply to people renting out their main home for 90 days or less in a year
Morrisons announces change to hundreds of products in Aldi and Lidl price war
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:02:46 GMT
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Morrisons has become the latest supermarket to try to win back customers from the German challenger shops as it announced it would match prices of more than 200 products with Lidl and Aldi.
How much the average price tag on a home increased by in February
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:02:41 GMT
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The number of sales agreed in the first six weeks of this year is 16% higher than in the same period last year
Matt Smith recalls Prince Harry calling him agrandada after role in The Crown
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:14:24 GMT
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Matt Smith has revealed Prince Harry once greeted him as agrandada after playing the role of Prince Philip in The Crown.
Bafta viewers defend Andrew Scott after adisgustinga question on red carpet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:13:11 GMT
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aAndrew Scott is there to support his film and THIS is what you ask?a wrote one X/Twitter user
aShould I sing a rebel song?a: Cillian Murphy reacts after making history with Bafta best actor win
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:11:55 GMT
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Oppenheimer star Cillian Murphy jokingly asked if he should sing a arebel songa after making history as the first Irish-born man to win Best Actor at the Baftas on Sunday, 18 February.
Vanessa Williams to star as iconic Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada Musical in West End
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:10:07 GMT
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The aUgly Bettya actor is switching offices as afashionas most powerful and terrifying icona
Roman Kemp fights back tears as he makes major Capital Breakfast show announcement
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:04:57 GMT
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Roman Kemp fought back tears as he made a major announcement on his Capital Breakfast Show.
Michael J Fox receives standing ovation in rare public appearance at Baftas
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:59:36 GMT
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Former actor and activist Fox, who is living with Parkinsonas disease, presented the Best Film award
Trisha Goddard says her breast cancer has returned and is incurable
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:30:01 GMT
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TV presenter said she has opted for alife-prolonginga care
Dancing on Ice fans call judges decision aa farcea and aabsolute travestya as contestant is eliminated
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:35:51 GMT
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Viewers said Davies was being alifteda and adragged arounda
Bafta responds after Matthew Perry left out of In Memoriam segment
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:20:18 GMT
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Late aFriendsa star was not acknowledged in tribute section of awards show
Roman Kemp makes emotional announcement live on Capital Breakfast show: aIave not found it easy at alla
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:11:16 GMT
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Radio star confirmed rumours that he is stepping down from the show he has fronted for the last seven years
Baftas: Emma Stone says sheas thankful for apunching babya line in Poor Things
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:10:38 GMT
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Emma Stone thanked Poor Things screenwriter Tony McNamara for the line aI must go punch that babya as she accepted her leading actress Bafta award on Sunday evening (18 February).
Olly Murs to headline Forest Live festival 2024: How to get tickets
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:57:26 GMT
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Pop star behind hits including aHeart Skips a Beata and aDance With Me Tonighta will perform at Cannock Chase Forest on 29 June
Sophie Ellis-Bextor performs viral Saltburn hit for star-studded crowd at Bafta awards
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:46:21 GMT
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor performed her viral hit aMurder on the Dancefloora for the star-studded crowd at the 2024 Bafta Awards.
BBC reporter shocks Andrew Scott with awkward Saltburn question at Baftas
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:09 GMT
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Andrew Scott was bombarded by inappropriate questions from a BBC reporter on the Baftas red carpet.
Ken Loach urges filmmakers to stick to aprincipalsa while calling for a ceasefire in Gaza
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:01:02 GMT
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Screenwriter, and director Ken Loach, used the Baftaas to urge the film community to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying itas their job ais to reflect the world around us.a
Where did True Detective: Night Country go wrong?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:07:39 GMT
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Despite high expectations and a great cast, the fourth season of the hit US crime drama has been something of a letdown. After a deflating series finale, Louis Chilton looks at the big reason aNight Countrya failed to connect
Navalny: The documentary thatas become even more essential following the activistas death
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:03:09 GMT
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The ex-politician shared an eerie message in the film in the event that he was killed
The Masked Singer: Danny Jonesa McFly bandmate reacts to pop staras unveiling on ITV series
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:39:40 GMT
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Star shared sweet claim about his friend of 21 years
Masked Singer winner shares sweet moment son found out he was Piranha: aItas daddya
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:37:18 GMT
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McFlyas Danny Jones has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the sweet moment his young son found out he had won The Masked Singer.
The Wayas Sophie Melville: aMy idea of acting was middle-class people in frocksa
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:00 GMT
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A new dystopian series about riots that break out over a local steelworks, written by James Graham, is coming to the BBC just weeks after news broke of Tata Steelas closure in Port Talbot. Stage star Sophie Melville tells Ellie Harrison why it could be the most impactful thing on screen since ITVas aMr Batesa
Ken or Billie: Who will win this yearas Oscar for Best Original Song?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:00 GMT
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The annual prize is one of the most coveted trophies in music, and this year the competition is fierce. Roisin OaConnor looks at the merits of each contender, from Ryan Gosling and Billie Eilish on the aBarbiea soundtrack, to Jon Batisteas emotional ballad
Bafta viewers cringe as Mr Swallow skit leaves crowd looking confused
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:01:44 GMT
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aWhat was the point of that?a asked one baffled viewer on Twitter/x
David Tennant divides Bafta viewers with dry opening monologue
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:57:07 GMT
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Donald Trump, artificial intelligence, and Greta Gerwigas aBarbiea all featured in the actoras joke-filled speech
Baftas 2024 review: A very British reminder that 2023 was more than just Barbenheimer
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:43:18 GMT
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In its current form, broadcast two hours after the actual ceremony, the Baftas is a strange beast a but one that host David Tennant mostly manages to tame
Bafta award winners 2024: The full list of victorious films
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:40:10 GMT
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The best movies, actors and directors of the year set to be announced in London
Oppenheimer dominates at the Baftas a as Christopher Nolan takes home first-ever prize
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:28:14 GMT
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aPoor Thingsa star Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer won this yearas big acting gongs
True Detective: Night Country creator explains real reason for divisive season 1 references
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:58:04 GMT
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Exclusive: Issa LA3pez has put an end to any theories linking season fouras case to season oneas
Birmingham City manager Tony Mowbray suddenly steps away from the job for "medical treatment" - just a month after he replaced Wayne Rooney - with players "left stunned"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:24:39 +0000
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BirminghamA City boss Tony Mowbray has stepped away from his role to have "medical treatment" - just over a month since he replaced Wayne Rooney.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner seen for the first time since denying all allegations of "inappropriate behaviour" towards a female colleague
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:24:11 +0000
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Red Bull boss Christian Horner has been seen in public for the first time since denying an allegation of "inappropriate behaviour" towards a female colleague made against him.A
US-owned ship reports missile attack off Yemen, Ambrey...
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:24:02 +0000
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No crew were injured in the strike, that came a day after a British cargo ship was forced to evacuate in a similar hit.
"Vladimir Putin killed my husband," says Alexei Navalny"s widow Yulia in tearful new video as she insists he was poisoned with Novichok in Arctic jail and vows to "build a new Russia"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:23:31 +0000
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Yulia Navalnya, the widow of dead Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accused Vladimir Putin of killing her husband and hiding his body to allow traces of poison to disappear
"Hippy crack" laughing gas dealer is jailed for 35 months after first conviction of its type in the UK
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:23:14 +0000
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Thomas Salton, 30, was arrested when he was pulled over by police in Southernhay, Basildon, for having no car insurance on December 1.
Shocking moment irate taxi driver brawls with helmet-wearing cyclist at red light before throwing him violently against his car
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:22:51 +0000
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The fight broke out for unknown reasons at an island by a set of traffic lights near Jubilee Way in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, which saw the two trade blows.
American Troy Bohling admits to rape and murder of fellow US tourist, 21, and pushing her friend, 22, off a cliff near Germany"s "Cinderella" castle as prosecutors say they found child porn on his cellphone
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:22:39 +0000
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The attack happened on June 14 last year near the Marienbruecke, a bridge over a gorge close to the castle that offers a view of Neuschwanstein.
Revealed: The Goldendoodle is Britain"s most sought after dog - beating out the Golden Retriever, Labradoodle and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:22:15 +0000
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A study of the sales and adverts placed on the Pets4Homes website found the cross between a golden retriever and a poodle was the nation"s favourite dog in 2023.
TOM PARKER BOWLES"S best cheap eats for under APS20: From a London kebab joint to the finest fish and chips in the country and an ordinary-looking Chinese takeaway that is a hidden gem
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:19:37 +0000
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From seriously goodA Sichuan cuisine to the nation"s favourite Nando"s, food critic TOM PARKER BOWLES rounds up the best bargain eats across the country.
The owner of "Britain"s chavviest house" revealed: Electrician hits back at snobby critics and says "obviously I like it, it"s my house" after viral online ridicule
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:16:57 +0000
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Owner Henry Reilly, who works as an electrician, has hit back at the snobby critics after they slammed the interior of three bedroom semi-detached house in Prescot, Merseyside.
Baby is found dead alongside girl, three, and boy, seven, in Bristol home as woman, 42, is arrested for murder - after cops visited property over "concerns for welfare" weeks earlier
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:16:05 +0000
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Officers tragically found a boy, seven, girl, three, and a ten-month-old boyA at a home onA Blaise Walk in the city"s northern suburbs in the early hours of Sunday morning.
BAFTAs 2024: Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal cosy up to Emma Stone while Kate Beckinsale and Kaia Gerber hit the town in glam dresses as the A-list let their hair down after the biggest night in British film
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:15:13 +0000
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A night of celebration ended with the usual flurry of high-profile departures following the star-studded 76th annual BAFTA Awards on Sunday evening.
Shocking drone footage shows Russian troops "shooting two surrendering Ukrainian PoWs" in trenches
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:15:10 +0000
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WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Footage shows several soldiers in the trenches, with Ukrainian and Russian flags identifying each side, as they approach each other.
"I"m not pathetica| I"m a tough son of a b****": Michael J Fox"s surprise Bafta appearance had audience members in tears, but his determination not to be an object of pity has defined his battle with Parkinson"s
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:10:31 +0000
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The famously chirpy star of Back To The Future cannot resist making quips, even about the terrible condition - Parkinson"s disease - that he has been battling for more than half his life.
Emma Stone"s awkward camera moment, hilarious David Tennant and Ted Lasso star"s "cringe and woke" stand up: All the brilliant and weird moments from the BAFTAs (including ex-England captain David Beckham referring to football as "soccer")
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:08:43 +0000
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Last night"s prestigious BAFTAs at The Royal Festival Hall saw Oppenheimer take home seven awards, while it was also a successful night for Poor Things, which picked up five gongs.
Major search continues for missing boy, two, who fell in Leicester river on day out with family - amid fears rising water levels could hamper mission
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:08:24 +0000
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Leicestershire Police revealed they were stepping up their hunt for the missing toddler who went into the River Soar in Braunstone at about 5pm yesterday.
Grandmother who spent four months living in a hotel while undergoing chemotherapy due to sewage leak in her council house is moved into new property "covered in black mould"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:07:15 +0000
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Joanne Smith, 57, was forced to spend months living in a hotel after her Gateshead council house was flooded with sewage water and now claims her new home is full of black mould that"s making her ill.
The incredible rise of Samantha Morton: How actress survived the care system, child abuse, homelessness and health battles to win a BAFTA Fellowship award for her "extraordinary" 30-year career on screen
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:03:33 +0000
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Watched by Prince William and a host of stars, 46-year-old Samantha dedicated her Bafta Fellowship "to every child in care, or who has been in care and didn"t survive".
The women who say they"ve had affairs with GHOSTS: They"re not mad, but respectable twenty-somethings who say spooks are better lovers than real men
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:02:29 +0000
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Sian Jameson (right) is a little breathless as she describes her first night of passion with her lover, an apparition of an artist who had died 100 years ago. It seems implausible, but she"s not the only one...
Could acupuncture stop the constant ringing in my ears? Ask the GP DR MARTIN SCURR
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:01:40 +0000
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Treatment for tinnitus focuses on reducing symptoms, and usually involves a form of cognitive behavioural therapy or biofeedback relaxation techniques, says DR MARTIN SCURR
Brits are going to war-torn Ukraine to see a dentist and pulling their own teeth. But there"s an easy fix to end the nightmare queues... so why are "protectionist" dentists opposed to it?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:00:36 +0000
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The British Society of Dental Hygiene And Therapy (BSDHT) says huge inroads could rapidly be made into the backlog if more use was made of the 9,000 dental hygienists.
Brits are going to war-torn Ukraine to see a dentist and pulling their own teeth. But there"s an easy fix to end the nightmare queues... so why are "protectionist" dentists opposed to it?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:00:36 +0000
From https:
The British Society of Dental Hygiene And Therapy (BSDHT) says huge inroads could rapidly be made into the backlog if more use was made of the 9,000 dental hygienists.
Cancer-stricken grandmother, 90, unknowingly "cheated death" for 21 years after husband kept her terminal diagnosis a SECRET from her - and only told her shocked family in his eulogy
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:56:39 +0000
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Grandmother of six, Rosie Gamp from Edgeware, London, "cheated death" by 21 years after her husband found a successful cancer drug trial for Armidex. She died age 90, but not from cancer.
BAFTA viewers furious after Nick Mohammed"s "cringe" and "unfunny" sketch is included in the broadcast while other awards are cut
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:52:06 +0000
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BAFTA"sA viewers were left baffled after Nick Mohammed"s bizarre sketch on Sunday evening.A
Moment Meghan laughs as Michael BublA(c) sings Sinatra"s My Way with re-written lyrics at Invictus Games - including telling Harry "I think we know to stay the hell out of your way"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:47:33 +0000
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wereA attending a lavish gala dinner with 200 guests in Vancouver, Canada last week to wrap up their tour in preparation for the 2025 Winter Invictus Games.
Moo-ve over! Farmer left stunned after finding five of his cows making themself comfy on his sofa after wandering away from the rest of the herd
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:46:27 +0000
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Michael Andrew was heading in after a long day in the fields when he saw an unexpected surprise through the window.
Prince William becomes a star of the small screen as Kensington Palace releases glossy clip of the royal attending the BAFTAs 2024 solo - while Kate Middleton recovers from surgery
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:43:02 +0000
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The Prince of Wales became a film star in his own right as the focus of a glossy video filmed at the BAFT A"s last night and shared by Kensington Palace on Instagram.
"Miracle" Alzheimer"s drugs could be shrinking the brains of patients, experts warn
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:43:02 +0000
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Experts have warned that people who take a "miracle" Alzheimer"s drug could lose volume in their brains. Donanemab is currently awaiting approval in the US and UK.
UK-registered cargo ship is at risk of sinking in the Red Sea after being struck by Houthi missiles, rebels claim after crew were forced to abandon vessel
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:41:51 +0000
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The attack occurred in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, 35 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen, on Sunday night, authorities said, against a vessel that was later identified as the Rubymar
Hilarious moment dog sets off fire extinguisher in pub filling the room with foam (but one man refuses to budge as he stands at the bar with his pint)
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:41:33 +0000
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The video shows the dog accidentally setting it off by leaping after it was tied up to the wall-mounted extinguisher. The footage was caught in Oban, Argyll and Bute in Scotland on Friday, February 17.
Frozen in time: Melted wristwatch that stopped when US dropped nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945 is set to sell for up to $20,000 - as Oppenheimer cleans up at the BAFTAs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:41:05 +0000
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The melted timepiece"s hands are frozen at 8.15am, the moment that the bomb - named Little Boy - that had been dropped from B-29 Bomber Enola Gay detonated.
Dead European satellite weighing 5,000lbs will crash back to Earth this week - but experts still don"t know exactly where it will land
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:40:15 +0000
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ERS-2, which blasted off from French Guiana in 1995, weighsA just over 5,000lbs - about the same as an adult rhinoceros.
That"s nuts! Inside the government"s plan to crackdown on grey squirrels and deer - from releasing mutant animals into the wild to feeding prisoners venison
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:39:47 +0000
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The UK government is planning two new measures - including feeding grey squirrels contraceptive-spiked hazelnut spread and using gene-editing technology to limit their reproduction.
Shocking moment brazen pickpocket tries to steal a woman"s purse while walking near London"s Oxford Street
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:38:33 +0000
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Video shows the woman catching up with her victim as she walks down a street near London"s Oxford Street. As she gets close she tries to unzip the backpack - causing the victim to turn around.
Princess Rajwa Al Hussein"s father Khaled dies aged 71 just months after he watched his daughter marry into the Jordanian Royal Family - as the nation enters 3 days of mourning
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:36:31 +0000
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The Royal Hashemite Court announced the passing of Princess Rajwa Al Hussein"s father,A Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, yesterday.
Matt Le Tissier claims "people are hiding all sorts of information about footballers collapsing" as he restarts Covid vaccine conspiracy campaign on Joey Barton"s podcast
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:35:36 +0000
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Former England and Southampton striker Matt Le Tissier has accused authority figures of hiding information about the Covid vaccine during an appearance on Joey Barton"s new podcast.
BAFTAs 2024: Kate Beckinsale"s stepfather Roy Battersby missed out of show"s In Memoriam segment after she was left "paralysed and sickened" when bosses told her director may not be featured following his death
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:32:48 +0000
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Kate Beckinsale "s late father Roy Battersby was not included in the In Memoriam segment during theA 77th British Academy Film Awards at theA Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday.
Doctors" strikes may last YEARS, admits boss of militant union behind wave of devastating NHS walk-outs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:30:14 +0000
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Dr Emma Runswick, deputy chair of the British Medical Association Council, said the dispute between medics and officials could run beyond the general election.
Florence Pugh"s night of party-hopping! Actress leaves BAFTAs to attend Universal and Netflix bashes in plunging white dress - a year after she famously lived it up until 8.45am
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:25:16 +0000
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Florence Pugh stayed true to form on Sunday night and celebrated the BAFTAs by attending the Universal and Netflix bashes after parties.A
Chinese lawyer, 54, who married 94-year-old millionaire widower when he put out an advert offering free Christmas dinner in return for company denies "dumping him in the cheapest possible grave" after taking all his money
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:22:25 +0000
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Guixiang Qin, a trained lawyer from China , is being sued by Robert Harrington"s daughter Jill Langley after being accused of exerting undue influence on him in order to pocket his fortune.
BAFTAs 2024 viral moments: From Michael J Fox"s standing ovation to Sophie Ellis-Bextor rip-roaring performance and Ryan Gosling"s VERY cheeky wink - all the times that broke the internet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:43 +0000
From https:
It wasn"t just the winners that made the headlines as there were plenty of emotional, hilarious, and incredible moments on stage as the stars celebrated the best films of 2023.
Inside Britain"s most weird and wonderful villages - from the community stuck in the 1920s to a nudist colony and the teetotal home of Cadbury chocolate
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:38 +0000
From https:
Sometimes the most most normal-looking of places have the strangest traditions. From a community stuck in the 1920s to a town where every door is green, here are some of the quirkiest.
Hands off, Javier! Lord Cameron warns Argentina"s new president Milei against trying to claim Falkland Islands and says sovereignty is "not up for discussion" after eccentric leader says the UK should hand it over like Hong Kong
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:18:36 +0000
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The Foreign Secretary will arrive in the Atlantic archipelago today in a high-profile demonstration that they are a "valued part of the British family" 42 years after the two countries went to war.
Laughing skier sparks outrage in Italy after filming himself chasing a WOLF down a piste before the terrified creature slams into a safety net while trying to flee
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:17:31 +0000
From https:
The images, filmed by the as-yet-unnamed skier himself on the Pampeago ski slopes in Val di Fiemme, in northern Italy"s Trentino province, show him thundering down a slope
Charge with a view: Five of the UK"s most picturesque EV charging spots
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:16:13 +0000
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Whether by fortune or through planning, you may find yourself at an EV charger that"s surrounded by extraordinary natural beauty. Here are our top five most scenic charging spots in the UK.
Leaked footage "shows motorcade taking Alexei Navalny"s body out of Arctic prison in the dead of night" - as Putin critic"s mother is barred from morgue and told death probe is being "extended"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:10:16 +0000
From https:
Navalny, 47, is widely believed among his supporters and Western experts to have been murdered by Vladimir Putin "s regime ahead of next month"s Russian presidential election.
UK weather: Met Office map shows flood warnings in place across the country with more showers on the way - before temperatures drop this week
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:06:09 +0000
From https:
Heavy rain and gusty winds is expected to batter parts of Britain over the coming days, bursting river banks amid rising water levels, following a washout weekend.
Reform UK "could make the difference" between a massive 192-seat Labour majority and a hung Parliament with Keir Starmer left 14 seats short at the general election
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:02:47 +0000
From https:
According to modelling by the Labour Together think tank, the fortunes of the Nigel Farage-backed party may prove key to how many seats Labour wins.
How Dua Lipa and Callum Turner became Hollywood"s hottest couple after going public with their romance last month - enjoying PDA-filled dates, attending glitzy afterparties and meeting the family
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:57:13 +0000
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Pop-star Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner have been turning heads since they"ve gone public with their romance just last month; and are slowly but surely becoming Los Angeles" hottest "It-couple".
Celebrity Big Brother "signs TV legend in HUGE six-figure deal leaving other famous faces "nervous" about the secrets they could spill"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:49:14 +0000
From https:
The iconic reality show returns for a brand new reboot on ITV2 next month and bosses hope the star share secrets from their long and distinguished career.
Teachers are urged to search pupils for phones as Gillian Keegan unveils four ways schools can ban mobiles including staff collecting devices every morning - but will it ever work?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:46:30 +0000
From https:
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said the new guidance can "change the norms" of children using mobiles at school.
"We didn"t know it would be our last dance": Heartbreaking moment Liza Tarbuck breaks down in tears reading out listener"s moving tribute to Steve Wright on his last ever Sunday Love Songs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:45:59 +0000
From https:
Liza Tarbuck broke down in tears yesterday reading out a listener"s tribute to Steve Wright on his last ever Sunday Love Songs show
This is EXACTLY how you find love on dating apps - the rules on lying about your age, how to choose your photos and why women should make the first move
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:41:16 +0000
From https:
You may have spent years defining your idea of the perfect life partner. But if you"re looking for love over 50, everything else you thought you knew about dating, you can forget.
Awkward moment Andrew Scott walks away from interviewer on BAFTAs red carpet after BBC presenter repeatedly asks him about Barry Keoghan"s naked performance in Saltburn
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:35:59 +0000
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The star was left red in the face when he asked for his "first reaction" to Keoghan"s naked dance by BBC"s Colin Paterson at the 77th British Academy Film Awards in London.
Couple rescue trapped driving instructor from 4ft of floodwater while emergency crews STAND BY - because they are "only allowed to go in waist-high"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:28:01 +0000
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Filmmaker Jamie Price and his partner Danielle waded into the deep water because the motorist "looked like he was drowning" when they arrived at the scene inA Ingatestone, Essex.
BAFTAs 2024: Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal cosy up to Emma Stone while Kate Beckinsale and Kaia Gerber hit the town in glam dresses as the A-list let their hair down after the biggest night in British film
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:23:07 GMT
From https:
A night of celebration ended with the usual flurry of high-profile departures following the star-studded 76th annual BAFTA Awards on Sunday evening.
Emma Stone"s awkward camera moment, hilarious David Tennant and Ted Lasso star"s "cringe and woke" stand up: All the brilliant and weird moments from the BAFTAs (including ex-England captain David Beckham referring to football as "soccer")
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:23:00 GMT
From https:
Last night"s prestigious BAFTAs at The Royal Festival Hall saw Oppenheimer take home seven awards, while it was also a successful night for Poor Things, which picked up five gongs.
Chinese lawyer, 54, who married 94-year-old millionaire widower when he put out an advert offering free Christmas dinner in return for company denies "dumping him in the cheapest possible grave" after taking all his money
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:22:25 GMT
From https:
Guixiang Qin, a trained lawyer from China , is being sued by Robert Harrington"s daughter Jill Langley after being accused of exerting undue influence on him in order to pocket his fortune.
Florence Pugh"s night of party-hopping! Actress leaves BAFTAs to attend Universal and Netflix bashes in plunging white dress - a year after she famously lived it up until 8.45am
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:22:10 GMT
From https:
Florence Pugh stayed true to form on Sunday night and celebrated the BAFTAs by attending the Universal and Netflix bashes after parties.A
BAFTAs 2024 viral moments: From Michael J Fox"s standing ovation to Sophie Ellis-Bextor rip-roaring performance and Ryan Gosling"s VERY cheeky wink - all the times that broke the internet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:43 GMT
From https:
It wasn"t just the winners that made the headlines as there were plenty of emotional, hilarious, and incredible moments on stage as the stars celebrated the best films of 2023.
Inside Britain"s most weird and wonderful villages - from the community stuck in the 1920s to a nudist colony and the teetotal home of Cadbury chocolate
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:38 GMT
From https:
Sometimes the most most normal-looking of places have the strangest traditions. From a community stuck in the 1920s to a town where every door is green, here are some of the quirkiest.
That"s nuts! Inside the government"s plan to crackdown on grey squirrels and deer - from releasing mutant animals into the wild to feeding prisoners venison
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:19:44 GMT
From https:
The UK government is planning two new measures - including feeding grey squirrels contraceptive-spiked hazelnut spread and using gene-editing technology to limit their reproduction.
Birmingham City manager Tony Mowbray suddenly steps away from the job for "medical treatment" - just a month after he replaced Wayne Rooney - with players "left stunned"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:19:17 GMT
From https:
BirminghamA City boss Tony Mowbray has sensationally stepped away from his role due to a "serious illness" - just over a month since he replaced Wayne Rooney at St Andrews".A
Laughing skier sparks outrage in Italy after filming himself chasing a WOLF down a piste before the terrified creature slams into a safety net while trying to flee
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:17:31 GMT
From https:
The images, filmed by the as-yet-unnamed skier himself on the Pampeago ski slopes in Val di Fiemme, in northern Italy"s Trentino province, show him thundering down a slope
Major search continues for missing boy, two, who fell in Leicester river on day out with family - amid fears rising water levels could hamper mission
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:12:03 GMT
From https:
Leicestershire Police revealed they were stepping up their hunt for the missing toddler who went into the River Soar in Braunstone at about 5pm yesterday.
Leaked footage "shows motorcade taking Alexei Navalny"s body out of Arctic prison in the dead of night" - as Putin critic"s mother is barred from morgue and told death probe is being "extended"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:10:16 GMT
From https:
Navalny, 47, is widely believed among his supporters and Western experts to have been murdered by Vladimir Putin "s regime ahead of next month"s Russian presidential election.
UK weather: Met Office map shows flood warnings in place across the country with more showers on the way - before temperatures drop this week
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:06:09 GMT
From https:
Heavy rain and gusty winds is expected to batter parts of Britain over the coming days, bursting river banks amid rising water levels, following a washout weekend.
Shocking moment brazen pickpocket tries to steal a woman"s purse while walking near London"s Oxford Street
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:05:43 GMT
From https:
The crook working together with another female is seen following the victim down the pavement as they try to unzip the unsuspecting tourist"s backpack.
Reform UK "could make the difference" between a massive 192-seat Labour majority and a hung Parliament with Keir Starmer left 14 seats short at the general election
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:02:47 GMT
From https:
According to modelling by the Labour Together think tank, the fortunes of the Nigel Farage-backed party may prove key to how many seats Labour wins.
Cancer-stricken grandmother, 90, unknowingly "cheated death" for 21 years after husband kept her terminal diagnosis a SECRET from her - and only told her shocked family in his eulogy
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:01:54 GMT
From https:
Grandmother of six, Rosie Gamp from Edgeware, London, "cheated death" by 21 years after her husband found a successful cancer drug trial for Armidex. She died age 90, but not from cancer.
Doctors" strikes may last YEARS, admits boss of militant union behind wave of devastating NHS walk-outs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:21 GMT
From https:
Dr Emma Runswick, deputy chair of the British Medical Association Council, said the dispute between medics and officials could run beyond the general election.
How Dua Lipa and Callum Turner became Hollywood"s hottest couple after going public with their romance last month - enjoying PDA-filled dates, attending glitzy afterparties and meeting the family
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:57:13 GMT
From https:
Pop-star Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner have been turning heads since they"ve gone public with their romance just last month; and are slowly but surely becoming Los Angeles" hottest "It-couple".
BAFTA viewers furious after Nick Mohammed"s "cringe" and "unfunny" sketch is included in the broadcast while other awards are cut
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:50:49 GMT
From https:
BAFTA"sA viewers were left baffled after Nick Mohammed"s bizarre sketch on Sunday evening.A
Celebrity Big Brother "signs TV legend in HUGE six-figure deal leaving other famous faces "nervous" about the secrets they could spill"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:49:14 GMT
From https:
The iconic reality show returns for a brand new reboot on ITV2 next month and bosses hope the star share secrets from their long and distinguished career.
Teachers are urged to search pupils for phones as Gillian Keegan unveils four ways schools can ban mobiles including staff collecting devices every morning - but will it ever work?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:46:30 GMT
From https:
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said the new guidance can "change the norms" of children using mobiles at school.
Brits are going to war-torn Ukraine to see a dentist and pulling their own teeth. As our readers share their infuriating stories - there"s an easy fix to end nightmare queues. So why are "protectionist" dentists opposed to it ?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:46:12 GMT
From https:
The British Society of Dental Hygiene And Therapy (BSDHT) says huge inroads could rapidly be made into the backlog if more use was made of the 9,000 dental hygienists.
"We didn"t know it would be our last dance": Heartbreaking moment Liza Tarbuck breaks down in tears reading out listener"s moving tribute to Steve Wright on his last ever Sunday Love Songs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:45:59 GMT
From https:
Liza Tarbuck broke down in tears yesterday reading out a listener"s tribute to Steve Wright on his last ever Sunday Love Songs show
This is EXACTLY how you find love on dating apps - the rules on lying about your age, how to choose your photos and why women should make the first move
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:41:16 GMT
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You may have spent years defining your idea of the perfect life partner. But if you"re looking for love over 50, everything else you thought you knew about dating, you can forget.
Baby is found dead alongside girl, three, and boy, seven, in Bristol home as woman, 42, is arrested for murder - after cops visited property over "concerns for welfare" weeks earlier
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:40:18 GMT
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Officers tragically found a boy, seven, girl, three, and a ten-month-old boyA at a home onA Blaise Walk in the city"s northern suburbs in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Awkward moment Andrew Scott walks away from interviewer on BAFTAs red carpet after BBC presenter repeatedly asks him about Barry Keoghan"s naked performance in Saltburn
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:35:59 GMT
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The star was left red in the face when he asked for his "first reaction" to Keoghan"s naked dance by BBC"s Colin Paterson at the 77th British Academy Film Awards in London.
Prince William becomes a star of the small screen as Kensington Palace releases glossy clip of the royal attending the BAFTAs 2024 solo - while Kate Middleton recovers from surgery
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:33:56 GMT
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The Prince of Wales became a film star in his own right as the focus of a glossy video filmed at the BAFT A"s last night and shared by Kensington Palace on Instagram.
Grandmother who spent four months living in a hotel while undergoing chemotherapy due to sewage leak in her council house is moved into new property "covered in black mould"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:28:45 GMT
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Joanne Smith, 57, was forced to spend months living in a hotel after her Gateshead council house was flooded with sewage water and now claims her new home is full of black mould that"s making her ill.
Couple rescue trapped driving instructor from 4ft of floodwater while emergency crews STAND BY - because they are "only allowed to go in waist-high"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:28:01 GMT
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Filmmaker Jamie Price and his partner Danielle waded into the deep water because the motorist "looked like he was drowning" when they arrived at the scene inA Ingatestone, Essex.
Rogue newsagent who operated counterfeit cigarettes empire from his Liverpool shop and repeatedly sold vapes to children is ordered to close his business
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:27:45 GMT
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Fahd Al-Hajj, who owned Liverpool One Newsagent, has been told to shut down his store by a district judge after he sold vapes to youths and ran a black market tobacco operation.
Ronnie O"Sullivan announces he"s "on STRIKE" from going for snooker"s 147 maximum score breaks - because the APS40,000 prize money isn"t worth it
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:25:01 GMT
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Last week, O"Sullivan apologised to fans after confirming that he would not participate in the Welsh Open, which began in Llandudno on Monday.
Wood you believe it? Japanese satellite made out of timber is set to launch this summer to combat space pollution
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:15:19 GMT
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Japanese scientists plan to branch out from traditional materials to use wood instead of aluminium in a new satellite, named Lignosat, which will be launched this summer.
Michael Sheen is embroiled in BBC bias row over his new show The Way about a violent workers" uprising
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:04:44 GMT
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Directed by movie star Michael Sheen, The Way depicts an authoritarian government crackdown on protests over job cuts at the Port Talbot steelworks.
Revealed: The Goldendoodle is Britain"s most sought after dog - beating out the Golden Retriever, Labradoodle and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:56:54 GMT
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A study of the sales and adverts placed on the Pets4Homes website found the cross between a golden retriever and a poodle was the nation"s favourite dog in 2023.
Moment Meghan laughs as Michael BublA(c) sings Sinatra"s My Way with re-written lyrics at Invictus Games - including telling Harry "I think we know to stay the hell out of your way"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:55 GMT
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wereA attending a lavish gala dinner with 200 guests in Vancouver, Canada last week to wrap up their tour in preparation for the 2025 Winter Invictus Games.
Why am I being asked intrusive questions about moving my pension?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:33 GMT
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I have changed companies and want to move my pension - but my old provider wants signed declarations about my pension plans and to know if it"s high risk, as well as photo ID.
Amazon launches pre-owned designer clothing including Hermes bags - but second-hand versions will still set you back APS25,000
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:54:27 GMT
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Fashion resale site Hardly Ever Worn It (HEWI) has launched a storefront on Luxury Stores at Amazon Europe,A introducing pre-owned products to the e-commerce giant for the first time.
Going, going, gone! Dramatic moment rock crumbles into the sea in huge landslide on Dorset"s Jurassic Coast
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:43:17 GMT
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This is the moment rock crumbles into the sea in a massive landslide on Dorset"s famous Jurassic Coast following weeks of heavy rainfall at the beauty spot.A
APS13-an-hour Ecuadorian cleaner is sacked "for eating leftover tuna sandwich she found in meeting room" at law firm which reported APS21m profit
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:22:42 GMT
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Gabriela Rodriguez, 39, was said to have been fired from her job for the "theft" of a leftover tuna sandwich which was due to be thrown away after a meeting at a London law firm.
MARK CLATTENBURG reveals his ground-breaking new Premier League job - the first-EVER of its kind
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:07:18 GMT
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MARK CLATTENBURG: It only makes sense that clubs add to their planning and performance by ensuring they have a good understanding of how the rules are being interpreted.
Britain"s cancer postcode lottery laid bare: Just one in four patients are being seen within 62-day target in some NHS areas, analysis reveals
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:59:17 GMT
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At Liverpool Women"s NHS Trust just 23 per cent of patients were treated in 62 days, the maximum wait allowed, while at Royal Papworth 38 per cent were seen.
DOMINIC LAWSON: You can virtually hear big firms sucking up to Labour, but if they win it"ll be the sound of jobs gurgling down the plughole...
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:56:34 GMT
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That sound you can hear, like water as it gurgles down the plughole, is of big business sucking up to Labour.
Sequin overloads, bold fringes and VERY bright tights... Saltburn actress Alison Oliver and The Crown"s Emma Corrin lead the BAFTAs worst dressed
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:56:32 GMT
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Among those who missed the fashion mark this year were actressesA Alison Oliver and Mimi Keene, both of whom opted for unusual ensembles.
Michael J. Fox fans moved to tears as actor stands on BAFTAs stage amid long battle with Parkinson"s: "What an icon and inspiration"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:55:02 GMT
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The actor, 62, who has battled Parkinson"s since 1991, was helped to the podium to announce that Best Film had been awarded to Christopher Nolan"s Oppenheimer.
Harry and Meghan are accused of "hijacking the name Sussex for their website" - as Lady Colin Campbell reveals she"s bought domain names for other Sussex-related sites
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:54:17 GMT
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Lady Campbell has revealed that she has bought the domain names for other Sussex-related sites as she blasted the couple for launching a new website which "has nothing to do with the county".
Police failed to solve three out of four car thefts last year and just 2% of cases involved a suspect being charged, figures reveal
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:48:13 GMT
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Data shared with the Daily Mail showed that police failed to get to the bottom of more than 100,000 cases of stolen motor vehicles in England and Wales in the year ending last September.
Today is Prince Andrew"s birthday. But what is there to celebrate for the beleaguered royal?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:41:45 GMT
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At one time, Prince Andrew had it all. Not just the Queen"s favourite son, he was a naval officer and decorated war hero whose dashing looks made him one of Britain"s most eligible men.
BAFTAs 2024: Kate Beckinsale"s stepfather Roy Battersby missed out of show"s In Memoriam segment after she was left "paralysed and sickened" when bosses told her director may not be featured following his death
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:40:35 GMT
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Kate Beckinsale "s late father Roy Battersby was not included in the In Memoriam segment during theA 77th British Academy Film Awards at theA Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday.
Inside XL Bully Island: Rescue centre which claims to be "a haven" for the banned killer breed as it prepares for grand opening - despite probe over mistreating animals
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:39:54 GMT
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Shocking images (pictured) have revealed the inside of the unregistered dogs home - which has been dubbed XL Bully Island.
Revealed: How councils across the UK are dimming street lights to save up to APS1million - but safety groups warn it"s putting women at more risk at night
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:36:29 GMT
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Dozens of local authorities have plans to dim street lights on main roads at night to cut costs, a move which safety groups have now warned could put women at "serious risk".
Property asking prices rise for second month in a row, says Rightmove - as buyers get back in the game
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:32:34 GMT
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Average newly-listed asking prices rose this month to APS362,839, according to the property portal - and more new homes are being put up for sale, too.
The five scams you"ve never heard of... but could get caught out by in 2024
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:54 GMT
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According to research from Which? shared exclusively with This is Money, there are five new scams that people should keep a keen eye out for this year.
A slice of realism! Incredible cakes that are so convincing you might not actually fancy eating them
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:02 GMT
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It"s no longer enough to just bake tasty cakes anymore. Now you have to be an artist too. Bored Panda has showcased top show stoppers from North America in a gallery online.
"People are terrified": Monaco real estate billionaire Patrice Pastor buys another historic building in California hamlet where locals fear they are handing over town to one person who wants to "crush everyone"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:30:06 GMT
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Pastor owns over a dozen properties with one anonymous third-generation Carmel resident telling SFGate "people are terrified" that they are "handing over our town to one person"
"Miracle" Alzheimer"s drugs could be shrinking the brains of patients, experts warn
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:27:28 GMT
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Experts have warned that people who take a "miracle" Alzheimer"s drug could lose volume in their brains. Donanemab is currently awaiting approval in the US and UK.
Dementia sufferer, 83, who stopped driving two years ago is prosecuted by the DVLA in controversial Single Justice Procedure after being accused of "letting his car insurance lapse"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:19:38 GMT
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The 83-year-old kept his classic red 1975 MG in his garage despite giving up driving two years ago.
Multimillionaire, 36, who sold her business for $4 MILLION trades her lavish eight-story mansion in Florida to live in an $80,000 van - and says she"s now "leading the life she always wanted"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:09:13 GMT
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Caitlin Pyle, from Orlando, Florida, has revealed why ditching the lavish life and trading her mansionA for a van was the "best decision" she has ever made. She now lives in a Mercedes van.
Leaked footage "shows motorcade taking Alexei Navalny"s body out of Arctic prison in the dead of night" - as Putin critic"s mother is barred from morgue and told death probe is being "extended"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:08:45 GMT
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Navalny, 47, is widely believed among his supporters and Western experts to have been murdered by Vladimir Putin "s regime ahead of next month"s Russian presidential election.
Trump says truckers boycotting driving to New York City from Monday are "great patriots on the side of freedom" after $355 million fraud ruling
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:07:06 GMT
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Former President Trump hailed truckers who claim they are boycotting New York City on his behalf as "great patriots". The truckers claim they will be refusing to deliver loads to the city starting Monday.
BAFTAs 2024: Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal cosy up to Emma Stone while Kate Beckinsale and Kaia Gerber hit the town in glam dresses as the A-list let their hair down after the biggest night in British film
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:06:20 GMT
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A night of celebration ended with the usual flurry of high-profile departures following the star-studded 76th annual BAFTA Awards on Sunday evening.
BAFTAs 2024 viral moments: From Michael J Fox"s standing ovation to Sophie Ellis-Bextor rip-roaring performance and Ryan Gosling"s VERY cheeky wink - all the times that broke the internet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:02:12 GMT
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It wasn"t just the winners that made the headlines as there were plenty of emotional, hilarious, and incredible moments on stage as the stars celebrated the best films of 2023.
Cancer-stricken grandmother, 90, unknowingly "cheated death" for 21 years after husband kept her terminal diagnosis a SECRET from her - and only told her shocked family in his eulogy
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:01:54 GMT
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Grandmother of six, Rosie Gamp from Edgeware, London, "cheated death" by 21 years after her husband found a successful cancer drug trial for Armidex. She died age 90, but not from cancer.
Emma Stone"s awkward camera moment, hilarious David Tennant and Ted Lasso star"s "cringe and woke" stand up: All the brilliant and weird moments from the BAFTAs (including ex-England captain David Beckham referring to football as "soccer")
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:01:44 GMT
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Last night"s prestigious BAFTAs at The Royal Festival Hall saw Oppenheimer take home seven awards, while it was also a successful night for Poor Things, which picked up five gongs.
Canadian chef Kenneth Law "posed as a retired doctor to direct suicidal young people to his website where he sold them poison": He is linked to 88 deaths in Britain and faces 14 murder charges in Canada
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:57:09 GMT
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British police believe that the chef accused of selling 1,200 packages of poison to people with suicidal thoughts posed as a doctor on a forum for people experiencing mental health crisis.
This is EXACTLY how you find love on dating apps - the rules on lying about your age, how to choose your photos and why women should make the first move
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:41:16 GMT
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You may have spent years defining your idea of the perfect life partner. But if you"re looking for love over 50, everything else you thought you knew about dating, you can forget.
Prince William becomes a star of the small screen as Kensington Palace releases glossy clip of the royal attending the BAFTAs 2024 solo - while Kate Middleton recovers from surgery
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:33:56 GMT
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The Prince of Wales became a film star in his own right as the focus of a glossy video filmed at the BAFT A"s last night and shared by Kensington Palace on Instagram.
Wood you believe it? Japanese satellite made out of timber is set to launch this summer to combat space pollution
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:15:19 GMT
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Japanese scientists plan to branch out from traditional materials to use wood instead of aluminium in a new satellite, named Lignosat, which will be launched this summer.
Moment Meghan laughs as Michael BublA(c) sings Sinatra"s My Way with re-written lyrics at Invictus Games - including telling Harry "I think we know to stay the hell out of your way"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:55 GMT
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wereA attending a lavish gala dinner with 200 guests in Vancouver, Canada last week to wrap up their tour in preparation for the 2025 Winter Invictus Games.
At least 26 people are killed in massacre between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:20 GMT
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The men were shot dead in an ambush in the Enga Province in the remote highlands region of the South Pacific island nation on Sunday.
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner put on a smitten display as they cement their A-list couple status while leading the glamorous exits from star-studded Vogue BAFTAs afterparty
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:17:19 GMT
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The singer, 28, and the actor,A 34, held hands as they walked towards their waiting car after partying the evening away at the star-studded bash.
Ann Coulter shocks Bill Maher as she says if Super Bowl Parade shooters "were white we"d know their identities by now"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:58:11 GMT
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Conservative commentator Ann Coulter told HBO"s Bill Maher that if the shooters at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade were white males, "we"d know their identities by now."
Inside Taylor Swift"s incredible $25K a night Crown presidential villa... as the pop megastar touches down in Sydney
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:46:47 GMT
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Taylor Swift landed in Sydney on Monday ahead of her weekend shows in the harbour city.
Today is Prince Andrew"s birthday. But what is there to celebrate for the beleaguered royal?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:41:45 GMT
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At one time, Prince Andrew had it all. Not just the Queen"s favourite son, he was a naval officer and decorated war hero whose dashing looks made him one of Britain"s most eligible men.
Colorado father and his girlfriend are arrested after cops find little girl"s corpse encased in concrete inside storage unit and 5-year-old boy"s body in suitcase at a scrap yard - after the kids hadn"t been seen in SIX years
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:35:36 GMT
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A Colorado man and woman were arrested after police after a grizzly discovery of two young children dead after they"d not been seen in nearly six years.
People"s Choice Awards 2024: Jennifer Aniston the queen of the LBD wears signature leggy look with chic heels
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:13 GMT
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The 55-year-old actressA looked effortlessly stylish as she took the stage in a strapless, black minidress with a flowing, asymmetrical skirt to highlight her toned legs.
"People are terrified": Monaco real estate billionaire Patrice Pastor buys another historic building in California hamlet where locals fear they are handing over town to one person who wants to "crush everyone"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:30:06 GMT
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Pastor owns over a dozen properties with one anonymous third-generation Carmel resident telling SFGate "people are terrified" that they are "handing over our town to one person"
Olivia Culpo leads battle of the WAGS in tiny bikini! Former Miss Universe slips into thong swimsuit alongside Claire Kittle and Kristin Juszczyk as 49ers shake off loss on luxury holiday
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:27:01 GMT
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Olivia Culpo and fellow 49ers wives and girlfriends put the team"s nail-biter loss at Super Bowl LVIII behind them when they enjoyed some fun in the sun at a beach in MexicoA on Sunday.
Adam Sandler mistakenly thinks he was named People"s SEXIEST Man Alive after Jennifer Aniston presents his award at 2024 People"s Choice Awards: "About freaking time!"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:18:28 GMT
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Adam Sandler put on a hilarious show when he reunited with his regular costar Jennifer Aniston at the 2024 People"s Choice Awards on Sunday.
People"s Choice Awards 2024: Carmen Electra looks fabulous at 51 in iridescent mermaid gown with plunging neckline
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:16:28 GMT
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The 51-year-old actress turned up the glamour as she modeled a purple and green iridescent, fully-sequined gown with a plunging cowl neckline.
"Heartbroken" NYC subway cellist who was whacked with a metal water bottle by stranger says he"s DONE with platform performances after SECOND shocking assault in front of straphangers in one year
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:13:17 GMT
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The cellist who was bludgeoned over the head by a stranger wielding a water bottle as he performed in the New York City subway last week says he"s done performing on platforms.
Trump"s "slurred speech and gross, repeated errors" show his cognitive decline is "MORE apparent" than Biden"s, UBC professor claims, in frightening assessment of presidential front runners
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:06:11 GMT
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Politics Professor Paul Quirk assessed both the presidential front runners" cognitive functioning after a series of gaffes in recent weeks raised questions about their fitness to hold office.
Oppenheimer bags SEVEN BAFTAs including Best Film, Best Director and acting gongs for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr - with Emma Stone winning for Poor Things as the stars descend on British film"s biggest night
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:43:14 GMT
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Oppenheimer has won Best Film as well as sweeping the board in the major categories at theA BAFTA Film AwardsA at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.
Braless Cara Delevingne turns heads in a racy plunging semi-sheer black dress as she attends the star-studded Vogue BAFTA afterparty
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:35:45 GMT
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Cara Delevingne looked sensational in a racy black midi dress as she attended theA British Vogue And Tiffany & Co. BAFTAs after party at Annabel"s on Sunday.A
Wander Franco "misses Rays deadline for spring training as investigation continues over alleged inappropriate relationship with 14-year-old girl"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:32:03 GMT
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MLB players are paid from the start of the regular season and if Franco is still unavailable by then, he could be placed back on administrative leave or on the restricted list.
San Francisco"s big tech revival: How embattled CEOs are moving BACK after fleeing the Democrat city - with the Bay Area still holding its position as "brainpower" of AI despite booming investments in Texas and Miami
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:29:14 GMT
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After a pandemic-induced exodus from San Francisco by founders, Silicon Valley figures, and tech executives, there is a notable return to the city, driven by its resurgence as a hub for emerging tech.
DR MAX PEMBERTON: I took Ozempic to control my appetite and found it had another incredible side-effect
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:23:44 GMT
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Weight loss drugs like Wegovy are revolutionising our treatment of obesity. After years of failing to address the obesity epidemic, medicine has something to offer patients that seems to be effective
Liz Cheney fears the West Wing will become the "Putin Wing" if Trump is re-elected after former president refused to condemn Russia following the death of opposition leader Alexey Navalny and encouraged the Kremlin to attack NATO allies
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:22:50 GMT
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Former Representative Liz Cheney warned there is now a "Putin wing" of the Republican party and said it could take over the West Wing of the White House if Donald Trump was re-elected.
Megan Fox looks unrecognizable in white dress and pink hair at People"s Choice Awards... after she defended new "sex doll" face
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:02:05 GMT
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Megan Fox looked unrecognizable at the the 49th annual People"s Choice AwardsA in Santa Monica, California. The Transformers star showcased her new look, arriving in a white dress.
People"s Choice Awards 2024: Sydney Sweeney is a red hot bombshell in busty gown alongside Heidi Klum and Kyle Richards... but Megan Fox SKIPS red carpet after that "sex doll" face drama
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:49:30 GMT
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There was no shortage of star power at the 49th annualA People"s Choice Awards, held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday.
NBA All-Star 2024: Charles Barkley SAVAGES San Francisco over "homeless crooks"... analyst insists you need a "bulletproof vest" to walk around the city on TNT broadcast
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:08:30 GMT
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The former NBA star was part of TNT"s alternate broadcast during Sunday night"s game in Indianapolis, alongside Warriors player Draymond Green and ex-Pacers guard Reggie Miller.
Two California brothers plead guilty to defrauding USPS out of $2.3MILLION by saying their 22,300 parcels weren"t delivered - as they claimed $100 in insurance money each time
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:22:19 GMT
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Two California brothers Anwer Fareed Alam, 35, and Yousofzay Fahim Alam, 31, pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States Postal Service to the tune of over $2.3 million through fake claims.
Taylor Swift shows off her legs in a mini skirt as she is seen for the first time in public in AustraliaA - and pays tribute to boyfriend Travis Kelce with one special accessory
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:00:21 GMT
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It"s official - Taylor Swift is on her way to Sydney as she continues her sold out Eras Tour in Australia.A
Taylor Swift announces a huge change for her upcoming Sydney concerts: "I hope this is OK"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:33:20 GMT
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Taylor Swift made a shock on-stage announcement in Melbourne on Sunday, revealing a significant change for her Sydney shows. This is what you need to know if you have tickets for The Eras Tour.
Zombie fires smolder in Canada under layers of snow amid fears the thaw will bring another smog-filled summer to the US
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:55:00 GMT
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The zombie fires, or flameless, slow-burning fires that occur under the earth"s surface, have triggered fears that the thaw will bring another smog-filled summer to the US.
Kaia Gerber stuns in a gold strapless tasseled minidress as she attends the star studded Vogue x Tiffany & Co BAFTAs afterparty
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:28:25 GMT
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Kaia GerberA commanded attention in a bold gold dress as she attended the British Vogue And Tiffany & Co. BAFTAs after party at Annabel"s on Sunday.
Texas victims" families slam Soros-backed Austin DA Jose Garza for letting killers and rapists walk free: "How can you be pro-criminal!"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:25:34 GMT
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Over 70 survivors of rape and other violent crimes and the families of those killed in the Austin area have formed a group to air their grievances with Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza.
PICTURED: University of Colorado senior, 24, shot dead in campus dorm room along with woman, 26 - as victim"s heartbroken mother says "thoughts and prayers mean NOTHING" and slams gun violence
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 02:13:26 GMT
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The victims of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs dorm shooting have been identified as Sam Knopp, 24, and Celie Rain Montgomery, 26. Both were shot dead on Friday.
Two cops and a medic are slain when gunman opens fire on them during a domestic call in Minnesota before cowardly shooter turns gun on self
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:52:34 GMT
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The officers were called to a report of a "family in danger" at a house in 33rd Avenue South, Burnsville, Minnesota, shortly after 2.30am
"Home Improvement" star Zachery Ty Bryan, 42, is arrested for a DUI in California after his car is "involved in collision:" Actor posts $50K bond - just months after pleading guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:44:22 GMT
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Home Improvement star Zachery Ty Bryan was arrested for a DUI in California Saturday, months after he served seven days in jail and was sentenced to probation for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
From gas stoves to dishwashers and NOW laundry detergent: How home appliances are in the crosshairs of America"s green crackdown... but what does the evidence actually show about their effect on emissions?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:36:17 GMT
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Detergent pods are the latest everyday good to be targeted by "green" regulations limiting choices at the store or when building a new home. Here"s the science - or lack of it - behind the rules.
Taylor Swift fans forced Travis Kelce to move out of his home for "safety reasons", brother Jason reveals... before a crazed member of the public knocked on his window the first day he moved into new $6million mansion
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:35:24 GMT
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Kelce"s fame has skyrocketed since he and Swift went public with their romance back in September, with the celebrity power-couple dominating headlines over the past five months.
FBI director warns China"s computer attacks are now at a "scale greater than we"d seen before" as vulnerable critical infrastructure remains at high-risk to be targeted
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:33:02 GMT
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FBI director Christopher Wray gave the grave warning as intelligence chiefs and politicians met at the Munich annual security conference on Sunday.
F1 chiefs urge Red Bull to resolve Christian Horner"s future "at the earliest opportunity", amid an investigation into allegations of "inappropriate behaviour" by Geri Halliwell"s husband
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:31:57 GMT
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JONATHAN McEVOY: He insisted at Red Bull"s car launch in Milton Keynes last Thursday that he will be at the opening race in Bahrain on March 2.
Pirates of the Caribbean star Kevin McNally, 67, is arrested over domestic violence claims in Los Angeles before being released on APS40,000 bail
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:20:25 GMT
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Pirates of the Caribbean star Kevin McNally has been arrested over domestic violence claims and has been released on bail set at APS40,000.A
Kristen Stewart reveals she"s "really happy" with THAT gender-bending Rolling Stone cover where she posed in jock strap
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:18:46 GMT
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The 33-year-old actress spoke about the reaction to the steamy layout in the magazine as she appeared in Berlin on Sunday.
World Rugby is introducing game-changing "smart" mouthguards in the sport"s battle with concussion
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:07:47 GMT
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During a recent match at the Six Nations tournament,A a player made history after being taken off of the pitch because hisA smart mouthguard detected a dangerous collision.
Taylor Fritz"s girlfriend Morgan Riddle signs deal with sports brand Wilson... despite her tennis star boyfriend playing with rival company Head!
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:09:39 GMT
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Taylor Fritz"s girlfriend Morgan Riddle has signed a brand deal with sporting goods company Wilson, despite her partner using rival company Head on the court.
Prince William makes personal ‘Barbie’ confession at 2024 BAFTAs as Kate Middleton recovers at home
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:25:11 -0500
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The Prince of Wales, 41, attended the star-studded ceremony solo as his wife, Kate Middleton, continues to recover from her abdominal surgery behind closed doors.
Hundreds of rural hospitals are in danger of shutting down, study finds: aAt risk of closure’
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:23:56 -0500
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Hundreds of hospitals in rural areas of the US are at risk of closure, according to new data from Chartis, a ChicagoA health careA advisory services firm.
Osteoarthritis is more common than you think: How to treat and prevent it from worsening
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:00 -0500
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Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition, and the amount you have is key to how symptomatic you may be.
Reddit relationship drama goes viral as woman ditches date who lied to her about his age
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:02:32 -0500
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More than 3,000 people have commented so far and over 7,300 have rendered their reactions toA a relationship dramaA that has touched a chord on social media.A
Joe Manganiello goes Instagram official with Caitlin O’Connor after moving in together
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:51:04 -0500
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The "Magic Mike" actor, 47, shared a loved-up selfie of the pair with his 2.8 million Instagram followers just days after they moved in together.
Texas homeowner chases down and fatally shoots man who stole his BBQ pit, ‘fearing for his safety’
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:14:20 -0500
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A Texas homeowner chased down and shot dead an alleged thief who stole a BBQ pit from his property over the weekend, according to authorities.
Michael J. Fox gets standing ovation at 2024 BAFTAs as actor battles Parkinson’s disease
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:45:13 -0500
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The "Back to the Future" star, who has been battling Parkinson"s disease for decades, presented the award for best film to aOppenheimera at the star-studded ceremony in London.
1 killed, 5 wounded in shooting at Waffle House in Indianapolis: police
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:43:05 -0500
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Gunfire rang out at around 12:40 a.m. at the popular chain restaurant after two groups of people got into a fight, a spokesperson for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said.
Texas authorities search for missing 11-year-old girl as officials recover child’s backpack near lake, nab person of interest
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:00:36 -0500
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"There is not one feeling you feel, itas a roller coaster, you are broken, you are mad, you are empty and right now I am empty,"" her mother said.
Dear Abby: I was ghosted by a man who asked me to move in with him — I’m furious after finding out the reason why
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:00:00 -0500
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The man may have abruptly stopped communicating with you because the woman he has been involved with found out about the romance he was having with you.
WikiLeaks founder Assange may be near the end of his long fight to stay out of the US
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:55:09 -0500
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WikiLeaks founderA Julian Assangeas fight to avoid facing spying charges in the United States may be nearing an end following a protracted legal saga in the UK that included seven years of self-exile inside a foreign embassy and five years in prison.
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao denied exemption to participate in 2024 Summer Olympics
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:52:23 -0500
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Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao wanted to participate in this yearasA Summer Olympics, but the International Olympic Committee has let him know heas been denied to represent the Philippines.A
Inside Jalen Wilson’s path to making case for bigger Nets role
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:23:39 -0500
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Most will remember it as the game in which the Nets rested players and were fined $100,000. For Jalen Wilson, that Dec. 27 loss to the Bucks helped build a foundation.A
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson already looking ahead after enjoying All-Star debut
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:17:48 -0500
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Brunson soaked up his deserved league-wide accolades by participating in the 3-Point Contest on Saturday night and scoring 12 points in 17 minutes in Sundayas All-Star Game.
California K-9 finds pounds of meth hidden in dog treat boxes during traffic stop: police
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:09:44 -0500
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The Sonoma County Sheriff"s Office made a Facebook post about the incident on Feb. 15. The traffic stop occurred Tuesday, when a sheriff"s deputy stopped a vehicle drivingA through Petaluma.
"Vladimir Putin killed my husband," says Alexei Navalny"s widow Yulia in tearful new video as she insists he was poisoned with Novichok in Arctic jail and vows to "build a new Russia"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:18:28 GMT
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Yulia Navalnya, the widow of dead Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, accused Vladimir Putin of killing her husband and hiding his body to allow traces of poison to disappear
Baby is found dead alongside girl, three, and boy, seven, in Bristol home as woman, 42, is arrested for murder - after cops visited property over "concerns for welfare" weeks earlier
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:16:05 GMT
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Officers tragically found a boy, seven, girl, three, and a ten-month-old boyA at a home onA Blaise Walk in the city"s northern suburbs in the early hours of Sunday morning.
BAFTAs 2024: Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal cosy up to Emma Stone while Kate Beckinsale and Kaia Gerber hit the town in glam dresses as the A-list let their hair down after the biggest night in British film
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:15:13 GMT
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A night of celebration ended with the usual flurry of high-profile departures following the star-studded 76th annual BAFTA Awards on Sunday evening.
Cancer-stricken grandmother, 90, unknowingly "cheated death" for 21 years after husband kept her terminal diagnosis a SECRET from her - and only told her shocked family in his eulogy
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:56:39 GMT
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Grandmother of six, Rosie Gamp from Edgeware, London, "cheated death" by 21 years after her husband found a successful cancer drug trial for Armidex. She died age 90, but not from cancer.
The BAFTAs 2024: Margot Robbie continues the Barbie theme in a figure-hugging pink gown as she joins glamorous Emily Blunt, Emma Stone and Florence Pugh on the star-studded red carpet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:55:03 GMT
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The biggest night in British film returned with actorA David Tennant as host, with an array of guest presenters on hand to deliver awards throughout the night.
Influencer Veruca Salt wipes away tears as she bids farewell to baby Cash at his funeral - after spending two final days with her boy"s body at home
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:52:54 GMT
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Veruca Salt has shared heartbreaking images from the funeral of her infant son Cash.
Moment Meghan laughs as Michael BublA(c) sings Sinatra"s My Way with re-written lyrics at Invictus Games - including telling Harry "I think we know to stay the hell out of your way"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:47:33 GMT
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex wereA attending a lavish gala dinner with 200 guests in Vancouver, Canada last week to wrap up their tour in preparation for the 2025 Winter Invictus Games.
Mother whose 4-year-old son died when a chest of drawers fell on top of him says she feels "blessed" after being connected with the child who received his bowel in an organ donation
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:44:10 GMT
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Bereaved mother, Madison Pietz, 25, from Ontario has become close friends with the family of a little girl who received her son"s bowel in a life-saving operation.
Prince William becomes a star of the small screen as Kensington Palace releases glossy clip of the royal attending the BAFTAs 2024 solo - while Kate Middleton recovers from surgery
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:43:02 GMT
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The Prince of Wales became a film star in his own right as the focus of a glossy video filmed at the BAFT A"s last night and shared by Kensington Palace on Instagram.
Hilarious moment dog sets off fire extinguisher in pub filling the room with foam (but one man refuses to budge as he stands at the bar with his pint)
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:41:33 GMT
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The video shows the dog accidentally setting it off by leaping after it was tied up to the wall-mounted extinguisher. The footage was caught in Oban, Argyll and Bute in Scotland on Friday, February 17.
Frozen in time: Melted wristwatch that stopped when US dropped nuclear bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945 is set to sell for up to $20,000 - as Oppenheimer cleans up at the BAFTAs
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:41:05 GMT
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The melted timepiece"s hands are frozen at 8.15am, the moment that the bomb - named Little Boy - that had been dropped from B-29 Bomber Enola Gay detonated.
Dead European satellite weighing 5,000lbs will crash back to Earth this week - but experts still don"t know exactly where it will land
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:40:15 GMT
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ERS-2, which blasted off from French Guiana in 1995, weighsA just over 5,000lbs - about the same as an adult rhinoceros.
Gold Coast road rage: Watch the wild moment a motorist rams into a ute before allegedly chasing men down the street with a knife
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:36:44 GMT
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Wild footage has emerged of a motorist allegedly chasing three men armed a knife after a terrifying road rage incident.
Princess Rajwa Al Hussein"s father Khaled dies aged 71 just months after he watched his daughter marry into the Jordanian Royal Family - as the nation enters 3 days of mourning
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:36:31 GMT
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The Royal Hashemite Court announced the passing of Princess Rajwa Al Hussein"s father,A Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, yesterday.
Chinese lawyer, 54, who married 94-year-old millionaire widower when he put out an advert offering free Christmas dinner in return for company denies "dumping him in the cheapest possible grave" after taking all his money
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:22:25 GMT
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Guixiang Qin, a trained lawyer from China , is being sued by Robert Harrington"s daughter Jill Langley after being accused of exerting undue influence on him in order to pocket his fortune.
BAFTAs 2024 viral moments: From Michael J Fox"s standing ovation to Sophie Ellis-Bextor rip-roaring performance and Ryan Gosling"s VERY cheeky wink - all the times that broke the internet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:43 GMT
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It wasn"t just the winners that made the headlines as there were plenty of emotional, hilarious, and incredible moments on stage as the stars celebrated the best films of 2023.
Laughing skier sparks outrage in Italy after filming himself chasing a WOLF down a piste before the terrified creature slams into a safety net while trying to flee
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:17:31 GMT
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The images, filmed by the as-yet-unnamed skier himself on the Pampeago ski slopes in Val di Fiemme, in northern Italy"s Trentino province, show him thundering down a slope
I"m a personal trainer and my clients think I am in my 30s - when I tell them the truth they can"t believe their eyes. These are my secrets for ageing well
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:16:07 GMT
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Nikki Ellis is often mistaken for being in her early 30s - and with her toned physique, long blonde hair and wrinkle-free complexion, it"s not hard to see why.
Leaked footage "shows motorcade taking Alexei Navalny"s body out of Arctic prison in the dead of night" - as Putin critic"s mother is barred from morgue and told death probe is being "extended"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:10:16 GMT
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Navalny, 47, is widely believed among his supporters and Western experts to have been murdered by Vladimir Putin "s regime ahead of next month"s Russian presidential election.
I moved out of my flat and bought a canal boata| it is not as cheap or easy as people think
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:06:43 GMT
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Laura Woodley, 35, from London, who gave up her apartment to live on a narrowboat in 2020, has warned the lifestyle is difficult and "not for everyone" despite enjoying her new life on the water
Woolworths CEO walks out of interview after facing questions about sky-high grocery prices - while leaked emails raise serious questions for rivals Coles
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:51:08 GMT
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Woolworths boss Brad Banducci stormed out of a heated television interview after the supermarket giant"s pricing practices were scrutinised.
This is EXACTLY how you find love on dating apps - the rules on lying about your age, how to choose your photos and why women should make the first move
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:41:16 GMT
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You may have spent years defining your idea of the perfect life partner. But if you"re looking for love over 50, everything else you thought you knew about dating, you can forget.
Revelle Balmain disappearance: Breakthrough in mysterious cold case murder of model
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:22:23 GMT
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Breakthrough developments in the cold case disappearance of a glamourous model almost 30 years ago have led to the NSW Coroner opening a second inquest.A
Taylor Swift"s Australian Eras tour: AFL star Mason Cox offers reward as he desperately searches for fans whose experience he "ruined"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:20:55 GMT
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AFL star Mason Cox has asked for fans to help him find Taylor Swift fans whose concert experience he may have ruined.
Wood you believe it? Japanese satellite made out of timber is set to launch this summer to combat space pollution
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:15:19 GMT
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Japanese scientists plan to branch out from traditional materials to use wood instead of aluminium in a new satellite, named Lignosat, which will be launched this summer.
Sole survivor of Erin Patterson"s deadly mushroom lunch breaks his silence after his wife died in hospital
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:54 GMT
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Pastor Ian Wilkinson, the sole survivor of a deadly mushroom lunch held at the home of Erin Patterson on July 29, delivered a heartfelt sermon at the Korumburra Baptist Church last Sunday.
At least 26 people are killed in massacre between warring tribes in Papua New Guinea
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:55:20 GMT
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The men were shot dead in an ambush in the Enga Province in the remote highlands region of the South Pacific island nation on Sunday.
The scary reason why Australia is addicted to high immigration - here"s what the alternative is
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:54:40 GMT
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Australia is so addicted to high immigration that one-third of the population was born overseas. The mass retirement of baby boomers caused a major policy shift that is making life hard for the young.
Father"s powerful message to driver after his 12-year-old son was mowed down while crossing the street - as the boy"s final act is revealed
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:53:27 GMT
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Kye Duclos was walking home from school when he was run down at a busy Melbourne intersection in Mulgrave, Melbourne, just after 4.30pm on Friday.
Samantha Murphy: Explorer calls out Ballarat cops for making a major mistake - and reveals rogue "weirdo" could be living INSIDE maze of abandoned mineshafts near where the missing mum vanished
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:53:00 GMT
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Samantha Murphy left her home in Ballarat East to go for a 14km run early Sunday morning. She has not been seen since. Raymond Shaw revealed one sign her searchers made a crucial mistake.
Perin Davey was called out for slurring her words in Parliament after "two glasses of red". Now her staggering Facebook profile picture has emerged - and she had it there for SEVEN years (before deleting it today)
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:50:58 GMT
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Deputy Nationals Leader Perin Davey denied being intoxicated when approached by Daily Mail Australia last week and said it was "pathetic" to suggest otherwise.
Aussie driver"s embarrassing parking fail reignites debate about controversial car
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:50:15 GMT
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The driver of the Ford F-250 took up two parking spaces at the outdoor carpark at a Coles store in southeast Melbourne.
Homeless man is BANNED from shopping centres after he was allegedly caught vandalising Teslas, an Audi and a Mercedes
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:49:40 GMT
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Nathan Abela, 34,A was arrested at a shopping centre in Schofields, in Sydney "s north-west, on Sunday night after a member of the public called police.
Oporto restaurants are forced to close owing $500,000 to the Australian Tax Office
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:48:17 GMT
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The restaurants, in Newtown and Darling Harbour in Sydney , are run by franchises that collapsed into liquidation on Friday.
First Fraser Island became K"gari. Now another Australian paradise looks set to take an Indigenous namea| even if residents think it"s a meaningless gesture
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:45:29 GMT
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The Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (DESI) has proposed to change the name of Magnetic Island National Park to Yunbenun.
Westpac CEO shares proof Aussies are really struggling with the cost of living crisis
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:44:18 GMT
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Westpac chief executive Peter King has revealed mortgage defaults were getting worse. An increasing number of borrowers are 90 days behind on their mortgage obligations.
Storm chaos strikes Sydney Airport as runway is damaged - as four people are struck by lightning near the Opera House
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:43:42 GMT
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A savage storm has reportedly damaged a runway at Sydney Airport, causing lengthy delays.
Outrage at $120k traffic controller pay packet - as Aussies who work behind a desk are called "less important"
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:43:13 GMT
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A Labor Party operator has described Australians who work at a desk as "less important" as a militant construction union negotiates $120,000 pay for traffic controllers on road and rail projects.
Barefoot Investor Scott Pape reveals staggering amount his "hero" earns without even going to uni
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:42:16 GMT
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Scott Pape was asked by the young entrepreneur about what he should do with his money after he started a successful yet "very unsexy" window washing business.
Ray Hadley is CENSORED on live radio as he loses it at Anthony Albanese"s government: You won"t believe what he said
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:41:44 GMT
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Ray Hadley"s explosive outburst censored live on air as he unloads on Anthony Albanese"s government.
Five-week-old baby killed by staffy after the dog snatched boy from his mother"s arms
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:40:45 GMT
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The harrowing scene was recounted on Monday at the NSW Coroner"s Court in Sydney "s west where an inquest is being held into seven fatal dog attacks which occurred between 2019 and 2021.
Harry and Meghan are accused of "hijacking the name Sussex for their website" - as Lady Colin Campbell reveals she"s bought domain names for other Sussex-related sites
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:54:17 GMT
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Lady Campbell has revealed that she has bought the domain names for other Sussex-related sites as she blasted the couple for launching a new website which "has nothing to do with the county".
Inside Taylor Swift"s incredible $25K a night Crown presidential villa... as the pop megastar touches down in Sydney
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:46:47 GMT
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Taylor Swift landed in Sydney on Monday ahead of her weekend shows in the harbour city.
The five scams you"ve never heard of... but could get caught out by in 2024
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:54 GMT
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According to research from Which? shared exclusively with This is Money, there are five new scams that people should keep a keen eye out for this year.
People"s Choice Awards 2024: Jennifer Aniston the queen of the LBD wears signature leggy look with chic heels
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:13 GMT
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The 55-year-old actressA looked effortlessly stylish as she took the stage in a strapless, black minidress with a flowing, asymmetrical skirt to highlight her toned legs.
A slice of realism! Incredible cakes that are so convincing you might not actually fancy eating them
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:31:02 GMT
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It"s no longer enough to just bake tasty cakes anymore. Now you have to be an artist too. Bored Panda has showcased top show stoppers from North America in a gallery online.
People"s Choice Awards 2024: Kylie Minogue, 55, looks youthful in an emerald frock before giving a captivating performance of Grammy-winning song Padam Padam
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:29:19 GMT
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Kylie Minogue, 55, turned heads while donning an emerald gown as she attended the 2024 People"s Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday before performing at the event.
Olivia Culpo leads battle of the WAGS in tiny bikini! Former Miss Universe slips into thong swimsuit alongside Claire Kittle and Kristin Juszczyk as 49ers shake off loss on luxury holiday
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:27:01 GMT
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Olivia Culpo and fellow 49ers wives and girlfriends put the team"s nail-biter loss at Super Bowl LVIII behind them when they enjoyed some fun in the sun at a beach in MexicoA on Sunday.
Marie was known around her posh country suburb of Newtown, Geelong as a "clean freak" who cared about how her ramshackle home looked. Now neighbours open up about the grisly reality inside
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:25:40 GMT
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Residents living in multi-million dollar properties in one of country Victoria"s plushest neighbourhoods were unaware they had been living next to a house of horrors.A
I"m about to uninvite my sister and her family from my wedding after her selfish response to my simple request
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:25:14 GMT
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A bride-to-be has angered her sister for asking if her one-year-old niece could be removed from her ceremony if the toddler starts "chattering, shouting or babbling" loudly.
Braith Anasta praised for "classy act" alongside his ex-wife Jodi Gordon at their daughter"s baptism
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:23:48 GMT
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Braith Anasta has been praised for putting his differences aside with his ex-wife Jodi Gordon as they attended their nine-year-old daughter Aleeia"s baptism over the weekend.
Christopher stole an Uber, threatened to kill the driver and crashed the car causing absolute chaos on Sydney Harbour Bridgea| but he won"t spend a day in jail
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:21:05 GMT
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A drug-addicted young man who stole an Uber driver"s car and then slammed the car on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, bringing the city to a standstill in the process, has avoided prison.
How the healthiest people in the world live longer: Beauty Chef founder Carla Oates lists five rules people in "Blue Zones" follow
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:20:00 GMT
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A top Australian beauty founder has broken down the five rules those who live the longest follow - and her own life and diet secrets at 51 years old.
Model and actress Megan Skye Blancada, 34, is accused of unlawful sex with a teenage boy
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:10:01 GMT
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Megan Skye Blancada, a young mum and model, appeared at Adelaide Magistrate Court on Monday charged with the sexual abuse of a boy under the age of 16.
Trump"s "slurred speech and gross, repeated errors" show his cognitive decline is "MORE apparent" than Biden"s, UBC professor claims, in frightening assessment of presidential front runners
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:06:11 GMT
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Politics Professor Paul Quirk assessed both the presidential front runners" cognitive functioning after a series of gaffes in recent weeks raised questions about their fitness to hold office.
One dead after car smashes into six others at high speed in busy street
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:42:56 +0000
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A 25-year-old man has been arrested.
Woman slept next to dead brother’s decaying body for years in ‘House of Horrors’
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:30:17 +0000
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"This house was like the show Hoarders."
Premier League star’s house ‘taken over and turned into cannabis farm’
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:26:01 +0000
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The gang forced the tenant who lived at the property to let them grow the drugs there, it"s alleged.
Someone asked what’s the worst thing you can do and science came up with the answer
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:59:33 +0000
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Thank you AITA on Reddit.
More than 300 flood warnings and alerts in place across UK
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:37:34 +0000
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More rain is expected to batter the country later today.
Alexei Navalny’s body ‘driven away in midnight motorcade from prison’ in new footage
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:05:25 +0000
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The road is the only route between the jail and morgue.
School children told to leave phones behind in new ban urged by ministers
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:06 +0000
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Teachers will have new powers to search students" bags.
Mobile phones face being banned from every school in England
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:01:00 +0000
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"Schools are places for children to learn and mobile phones are, at a minimum, an unwanted distraction in the classroom."
Israel has gone abeyond self-defencea in Gaza, says Labouras Streeting
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:38:20 GMT
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Frontbencher says party considering its options on SNP-led Commons vote on ceasefire later this week
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Israel has gone abeyond reasonable self-defencea in its attack on Gaza, a Labour frontbencher has said, as the party prepares for a potentially difficult Commons vote on the crisis later this week.
Wes Streeting, the shadow health secretary, said it was possible that Israel had broken international law in its military campaign, which has killed more than 28,000 people in Gaza since the 7 October massacre of Israelis by Hamas.
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Baby among three children found dead in Bristol home, police say
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:44:43 GMT
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Avon and Somerset police confirm ages of children found at property in early hours of Sunday
Three children found dead at a suburban semi-detached house in Bristol were a seven-year-old boy, a three-year-old girl and a 10-month-old boy, police said on Monday.
Avon and Somerset police said a 42-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of their murder had sustained non-lethal injuries.
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Minister suggests Kemi Badenoch should publish evidence to confirm her claim about ex-Post Office chair a UK politics live
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:15:55 GMT
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The business and trade secretary says Henry Staunton gave an interview afull of liesa
Never one to turn down the chance for a good political fight, Kemi Badenoch, the business secretary, hasnat just gone to war this week with the former chair of the Post Office. (See 9.21am.) She has also used an article in the Daily Mail to condemn the actor Michael Sheen over a comment he made about the steel plant in Port Talbot. She said:
Promoting his new drama The Way, Michael Sheen has said that athe people of Port Talbot have been let downa regarding redundancies at its steel plant.
But he is wrong. Port Talbot is iconic to British industry and thatas why the Government is investing so much to ensure we keep its steelworks for the next century at a time when the market says we should abandon it.
Under the reforms councils will be given greater power to control short-term lets by making them subject to the planning process. This will support local people in areas where high numbers of short-term lets are preventing them from finding housing they can afford to buy or to rent.
These changes are part of a long-term plan to prevent a ahollowing outa of communities, address anti-social behaviour and ensure local people can continue to live in the place they call home.
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Navalnyas mother denied access to his body, spokesperson says; Estonian minister calls Putin a amurderera
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:48:27 GMT
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Mother of Russian opposition leader not allowed into morgue; Estonia foreign minister says Putin amurdered one person who fought for freedoma
Ursula von der Leyen will announce she plans to seek a second term as president of the European Commission at a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Berlin on Monday.
The head of the most powerful institution in Brussels, von der Leyen, 65, has been cautiously guarding her intentions for the past year, deflecting all questions on the subject.
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Police shared graphic details of Nottingham attack victims on WhatsApp
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:11:45 GMT
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Families of those killed express alarm at aunforgivablea message for which two officers were disciplined
Relatives of the victims of last Juneas fatal Nottingham knife attacks have expressed their alarm after learning police officers shared graphic details of their loved onesa injuries over WhatsApp.
A disciplinary hearing held in January was told the message was sent to a group of officers on the app, with one of its members then forwarding it on to his wife and a friend. That officer, PC Matthew Gell, was given a final written warning, while the officer who originally sent the message was reprimanded by management.
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Apple reportedly faces a!500m fine from EU over music streaming access
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:39:35 GMT
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Brussels to issue levy after Spotify complained about block on telling users about cheaper alternatives to app store, according to FT
Apple is reportedly facing a a!500m fine from the EU over restrictions on access to music streaming services, in what would be a landmark blow to the US tech company.
The European Commission is investigating whether Apple blocked music streamers from telling users about cheaper ways to subscribe outside its app store where it takes a significant cut of revenues.
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English test scandal: students wrongly accused of cheating launch legal action
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:05 GMT
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Overseas students seek compensation from Home Office for unlawful detention and loss of earnings after it cancelled visas
A group of overseas students who were wrongly accused of cheating in the English language tests they were required to take to renew their study visas have launched legal proceedings against the Home Office, seeking compensation for unlawful detention and loss of earnings.
The government has made payments in at least two cases, but lawyers have expressed frustration at the departmentas refusal to agree a standard settlement scheme for wrongly accused students, which they believe would speed up the process of securing justice.
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Two-year-old boy reported to have fallen into river in Leicester
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:21:31 GMT
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Search and rescue operation launched after child fell into River Soar, say Leicestershire police
A search operation has been launched after reports of a two-year-old boy falling into a river in Leicester.
The child had been with his family when he fell into the River Soar and has yet to be located, according to Leicestershire police.
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Sweet potato island and a black cat shortlisted for Londonas fourth plinth
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:30:08 GMT
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Public encouraged to comment on seven artistsa proposals for ephemeral pedestal in Trafalgar Square
A sweet potato island; a hollow, lifesized person on a horse cast in slime-green resin; and a golden bronze sculpture of a woman whose features have been amalgamated are among the shortlisted ideas for the next fourth plinth commission in Trafalgar Square.
Organisers of the contemporary art installation announced on Monday seven shortlisted artists for the project: Chila Kumari Singh Burman, Gabriel Chaile, Ruth Ewan, Thomas J Price, Veronica Ryan, Tschabalala Self and Andra UrsuAPSa.
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aLike the flip of a switch, itas gonea: has the ecosystem of the UKas largest lake collapsed?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:08 GMT
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Lough Neaghas flies were seen as a nuisance. Now their sudden disappearance is a startling omen for a lake that supplies 40% of Northern Irelandas water
Photographs by Alexander Turner
Declan Coney, a former eel fisher, knew there was something wrong when the famed swarms of Lough Neagh flies failed to materialise. In past years, they would appear around the Northern Irish lake in thick plumes and awispsa a sometimes prompting mistaken alarm of a fire incident, Lough Shore residents say.
Clothes left out on a washing line awould be covered in thema, Coney says. So would any windshield on a vehicle travelling around the loughas 90-mile shoreline. Conservationists marvelled at their courtship dances, hovering above treetops.
Former eel fisher, now lake monitor, Declan Coney: aThis is the first year ever that youad find thereas no flies herea
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aI felt like a criminala: the ruinous effect of the Home Officeas cheating claims
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:04 GMT
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Sajjad Sohag seeks compensation for false accusation that led to imprisonment and loss of earnings
The morning after Sajjad Sohag returned from his honeymoon, he and his wife were woken by the sound of immigration enforcement officers breaking down the front door of the building in London where they were renting a studio flat.
It was about 6.30am, and he was still half-asleep when officers used a battering ram to force open the door of his first-floor flat. They checked a piece of paper with his photograph on it and said atarget identifieda when they confirmed it was him. An officer told him he was being detained because he had cheated in an English exam.
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UK general election opinion polls tracker: Labour leading as election looms
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:07 GMT
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Find out whoas up and whoas down in the latest polls a and how many seats each party is likely to win in the next general election
UK general election: find your new constituency a and see how it would have voted in 2019
The next UK general election is looming, with most analysts expecting it to be called late this year.
After 13 years of Conservative rule, Labour has been consistently ahead in the polls since the start of 2022.
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Backstage at the 2024 Baftas a in pictures
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:30:53 GMT
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Guardian photographer Sarah Lee rubbed shoulders with the stars backstage at the Bafta ceremony at Londonas Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night
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The pet Iall never forget: SimA3n the street dog was my loyal companion a and a daring solo explorer
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:10 GMT
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I had been promised a labrador. What I got was a snarling creature that my uncle had found in an alley. We ended up deeply in love, but he never lost his wild side
It wasnat love at first sight with me and SimA3n. In fact, I didnat want him. I had been promised a labrador, but when we met in 2004 he turned out to be a street dog a one of the estimated 66,000 strays that prowl the streets of BogotA!, a deep-black furred creature with a white chest who may have been the grandson of a labrador. He was aggressive and I was scared of him, yet we took him home. After all, we had driven for eight hours from my home city, Bucaramanga, to collect him after my uncle, while looking for his missing cat, had found this alabradora in an alley.
My uncle said the dog was about six months old, judging by how short he was. On the way back, he vomited in the car the whole way. To be fair, Bucaramanga is at the top of a plateau; to get there, you drive along Pescadero, a steep, winding road that snakes its way up the Chicamocha canyon. Itas enough to make anyone queasy.
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The secret life of Noah Kahan: popas sudden superstar on No1s, packed arenas a and impostor syndrome
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT
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His album and single are at No1 in the UK, he plays to enormous crowds who sing along to every word, and he was up for a Grammy this year. So why is he still afraid of failure?
At the Grammys the other week, Noah Kahan looked around a at BeyoncA(c), at Taylor Swift a and thought: aNo oneas going to tell me that I belong here.a Never mind that he had been nominated for best new artist, or that his album was riding high in the US and UK charts. The impostor syndrome was strong.
He took his mother, who had a wonderful time. aI was sitting by myself, like: aWhoa, I am the least cool guy at the party right now.a My mom is killing it, everyone around me is killing it. It played into this idea that I have about myself a which isnat healthy a that I donat belong.a He smiles. aI could have gotten up and said hello to somebody a itas my own making.a Sitting on a sofa at his record labelas office in London, he laughs at himself. aItas one of those things that I need to work on, finding out how to feel deserving and worthy.a
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All gain, no pain: how to avoid injuries from running, skiing, swimming, cycling, football, rugby, yoga a|
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:09 GMT
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One minute youare pushing your body to its limits, the next youave gone too far and youare stretched out with an icepack. Sports pros explain how to escape pains, sprains, tears and swellings
Prevention, in exercise as in so many other things, is better than cure. When you start a new sport or workout regime, itas easy to let endorphins or sheer competitiveness get the better of you a but tweak a ligament or ping a hamstring, and thereas every chance youall feel it for months, even years. With that in mind, weave assembled an all-star team of coaches and athletes to talk you through the most common injuries for whatever type of training youave just taken up a and the measures you can take to avoid them. And please remember, if all this sounds intimidating, that the best way to prevent a whole host of later-life issues is simply getting off the couch in the first place. Letas go a|
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aA shallow new lowa: Love Island All Stars is a miserable attempt to rewrite history
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:08 GMT
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Why do contestants seemingly act as though their real lives donat exist? And why are past seriesa tragedies jarringly ignored? This showas airbrushing of reality is the nail in the coffin
When it comes to reality shows, you can have too much of a good thing a just look at Love Island. The increasingly bloated franchise now features a mixed bag of international versions, the much-maligned winter edition and challenge-based spin-off series Love Island Games a none of which have succeeded in breathing new life into the show. The same is true of Love Island All Stars, and its line up composed solely of returning cast members (like Love Island Games, then). It has been unanimously deemed a flop; the second series of The Traitors scored four times its audience at one point, and even its accompanying companion TV show The Traitors: Uncloaked pulled in 200,000 more viewers.
All Stars has failed for a number of reasons. First of all, returnee contestants donat always equal drama. Second, the show has such an identity crisis that viewers would be forgiven for mistaking it for Ex on the Beach given the amount of cast members that have previously dated. But the biggest criticism has been the showas lack of the star power advertised in the title. There has been a total lack of household names such as Ovie Soko, Molly Mae, Maura Higgins and Olivia Attwood to name a few. These fan favourites have no need to return to the show, finding huge success outside the villa a and some of the most popular former contestants distance themselves from the brand outright. Weave been left with a cast who didnat get enough screen time in their own series or simply havenat found the fame others from the franchise have.
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A new start after 60: I couldnat find a hat for a wedding a so I unleashed my inner artist
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:07 GMT
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Anne Reeder always wanted to go to art school, but her father didnat think it was a suitable education. In her 60s, she finally went back to college to follow her dreams
When the eldest of her three daughters got married in February 2009, Anne Reeder searched everywhere for the right hat. aI needed fabric to complement my cashmere coat but the only hats that matched cost a fortune,a she says. aI had to go for a straw one in the end and probably looked a bit ridiculous.a
The experience sparked an idea that Reeder only began to pursue three years later, at the age of 65. Deciding to become a freelance consultant after four decades as an occupational therapist and trust manager in the NHS, Reeder signed up for weekend classes in Ipswich to learn millinery, the art of hat making. aIave always loved drawing and sewing and I could always do with more hats to round off an outfit,a she says. aMillinery seemed like the perfect combination of my interests.a
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aShe plumbed our secret, shameful depthsa: why are Sarah Kaneas plays still so shocking?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:03 GMT
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The writer, who took her life 25 years ago this month, wrote five searing dramas that took in everything from despair to love, from mutilation to cannibalism. What was it like to direct or star in them?
Vicky Featherstone, former artistic director of the Royal Court, on Blasted. In the play, journalist Ian brings the much younger Cate back to his hotel room in Leeds and tries to seduce her. Then a soldier enters brandishing a gun, triggering scenes of rape, violence and cannibalism. Premiered at the Royal Court, London, in 1995.
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From war hero to Olympic defeat: The courageous journey of Frank Dove
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:08 GMT
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One of two black members of Great Britainas team at the 1920 Games, the barrister was a popular figure and true champion
Seven, eight, nine, 10 a| the Belgian referee stopped counting and, spreading his arms wide to signal the end of the fight, he stared down sympathetically at the prone figure lying on the canvas. The British boxer and war hero Frank Doveas Olympic career was over after less than five minutes of action at the Celebration Hall in Antwerp, cut down by a sledgehammer right hander to the jaw from Denmarkas�SA,ren Petersen.
Just a handful of fans and officials were scattered around the ring on that warm August afternoon more than a hundred years ago to witness a quarter-final bout in the heavyweight competition.
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When your food comes via a delivery app, the exploitation is baked right in | Nesrine Malik
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:00:05 GMT
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Delivery services have changed the way we live, but they are only viable if someone is underpaid. No wonder riders went on strike
The working life of a delivery app rider is dictated by the tyranny of time. Time between deliveries, the time it takes to make a delivery, the time that a rider needs to rest, go to the bathroom, eat.
Ulisses Cioffi is a rider who is part of a group that organised last weekas Valentineas Day strike. There are only a certain amount of deliveries that he can make safely in an hour, he tells me, a maximum of three. For those three, he will make just under APS12 an hour. Sometimes, he says, awe cannot even make thata. Every obstacle on the way is a drag on his hourly income. Roadworks, busy restaurants that take longer to prepare deliveries, even the wait on the doorstep. aYouare not going to believe it, but there are a lot of people who order food then go for a shower.a
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The Navalny I knew was naive about Putinas Russia, but he gave us hope. We are his hope now | Mikhail Shishkin
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:09 GMT
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He may have made a good president, but he miscalculated. The Russia in which that could ever have happened no longer exists
The candle that cast at least a little light in Vladimir Putinas darkness has been snuffed out. The official report claims Alexei Navalny adieda. Between ahe dieda and ahe has been murdereda, there is a difference the size of Russia. My country no longer exists.
A Russia that so casually destroys its finest is not a country you can live in. In a land you can live in there is no space for this kind of criminal regime. The state that goes under the name of the Russian Federation, which visits death and malignancy on those who live in it and on the world at large, simply should not exist.
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A PM with no credo and a paltry record, a party with no plan or direction. Thatas the Tories now | Henry Hill
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:08 GMT
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Rishi Sunakas job is safe for now because no one else wants it. And donat discount a May election yet: it may be his least worst option
Henry Hill is deputy editor of ConservativeHome
There is a point past which weakness becomes its own form of security, and that is the paradoxical position in which Rishi Sunak now finds himself. Even in the wake of last weekas disastrous byelections, his leadership seems secure, for the simple reason that nobody vying for the crown wants to seize it this side of the general election.
Security isnat strength, of course. An already divided party is likely to grow only more mutinous over the following weeks and months, each faction peddling its own remedy for the dire state of Tory polling.
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A united Ireland is closer than ever. Letas make it a paradise for all of us, not just corporate tax-dodgers | Colin Gannon
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:07 GMT
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Arguing over anthems and flags is a distraction. This is our one chance to create an inclusive society across our whole island
In the blink of an eye, a united Ireland has transformed from a largely unsayable demand into what feels like a new political reality. This turn in the tide has allowed the Sinn FA(c)in president, Mary Lou McDonald, to recently claim a referendum will happen by 2030. Galvanised by the return of power-sharing to Stormont and the historic resonance of a nationalist becoming the first minister, her party is talking in typically brash style about a united Ireland being awithin touching distancea.
But itas no longer just Sinn FA(c)in arguing that Ireland is aon the path to unificationa a those are the words of the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, a conservative politician by nature who once nurtured a hobby for anti-republicanism.
Colin Gannon is an Irish journalist based in London
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Africa is the worldas youngest continent a education is key to unlocking its potential | Nana Akufo-Addo and Jakaya Kikwete
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:08 GMT
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With 40% of all Africans aged under 15, smarter funding for schools can help young Africans fuel a colossal powerhouse
The African Union (AU) is marking 2024 as its first Year of Education. This could not have come at a better time. Commitment to education has marked the continentas progress since the 1960s era of independence. Now more than ever, this resolve must transform Africa into the worldas powerhouse for the 21st century.
In 60 years Africa has made considerable progress in education, with more children finishing school. Primary school completion rates across the region between 2000 and 2022 rose from 52% to 67%. High school dropout rates slowed too, with 50% of pupils completing lower secondary, up from 35%, and 33% in upper secondary education, up from 23%, while the number of tertiary education students has risen from fewer than 800,000 in 1970 to above 17 million today. More girls are in school than ever before.
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A foul too far a the day I decided to blow the whistle on the brutality of five-a-side football battleground | Brady Frost
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:09 GMT
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There were memorable moments, but too often it just wasnat fun. The game was overrun with fighting, insults and aggression
As the blood poured from my teammateas mouth and his tooth skittered across the artificial grass, I felt an overwhelming sense of deja vu. This wasnat the first time Iad witnessed a gruesome injury playing five-a-side football. I myself had just recovered from ruptured ankle ligaments for the second time in 18 months, due to an aggressive tackle. What Iam describing will be familiar to more than 1.5 million adults who play asmall-sided footballa every week in the UK. Theyall all have seen a scrape, scuffle or been involved in an unwelcome fight during a game. But this was the last straw a and I knew I would have to hang up my boots.
Iave always loved football. When I was younger, it was all I could think about. Today, Iam a season ticket holder, Football Manager hopeful, Fifa teammate and amateur analyst. Cheering from the stands is my favourite way to spend a Saturday. Iave never been a good player. But for me, that never mattered: playing five-a-side was about getting some exercise and hanging out with my mates. But the reality never matched up to what I hoped it would be.
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Boston promised snow a and gave me rain. Can you hear my heart breaking?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:11 GMT
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I was looking forward to a magnificently white winter, with school closures and an otherworldly hush. The weather had other ideas
I was excited to experience a Boston winter a being in snow country was a genuine attraction of our trip here a and last week looked set to deliver. The headlines were threatening me with a good time (apredicted to be heaviest snowfall in two yearsa and pre-emptive school closures ran in ticker tape across the TV screen). Cars started sporting snowplough attachments, and the yoga teacher ended class not with namaste but with an ominous: aGood luck with the storm.a
My husband and I were giddy as toddlers. Would there be six inches of snow? Twelve? aWhen I wake up at 4am,a my husband said gleefully, studying his weather app, ait should already be white.a At the shop he asked, in all seriousness, if we should buy a sledge abefore they all sell outa.
Emma Beddington is a Guardian columnist
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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekendas action
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:09 GMT
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Erling Haaland had an off-day in front of goal while Liverpool and Arsenalas attacking units kept firing
Erling Haaland had nine shots and failed to score a single goal against Chelsea. It will get many people supremely worked up, so they can knock down one of the best strikers in the world. Has Haaland lost his powers? No, heas just had an underwhelming game. There were a couple of poor finishes, a fine save and a few last-ditch blocks to prevent Haaland adding to his 16 Premier League goals this term. How will Haaland recover from this heinous 90-minute slump? Probably by taking his frustration out against Brentford on Tuesday where he should get a similar number of chances. He is the top scorer in the league for a reason and has the best goal-to-game ratio around, so thereas little need to be too harsh. Annoyance might have taken hold on Saturday but Haaland knows how to harness that. Will Unwin
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Manchester United baulk at APS20m fee for Newcastle director Dan Ashworth
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:24:53 GMT
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Magpiesa sporting director placed on gardening leave
52-year-old currently prevented from taking new job until 2026
Dan Ashworth has been placed on gardening leave by Newcastle after finally telling the St Jamesa Park hierarchy he wants to join Manchester United. It seems the starting pistol signalling an intense period of haggling between the two clubs has been fired, with Newcastle wanting APS20m in compensation.
Ashworth has only been sporting director at St Jamesa Park for 20 months and Newcastleas majority Saudi Arabian owners will not allow a man they poached from Brighton depart either easily or cheaply.
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aPipelineas for the girlsa: surfers break barriers on Hawaiias toughest wave
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:06 GMT
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For so long the reef did not exist for professional female competitors but moving there has proved the tide is turning
Across the boundless world of surfing, there is no beach break as notorious as Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, the ultimate proving ground for surfers. Among many of its seductions, Pipeline promotes the purest brand of surfing: the art of barrelling.
The waves are so large that, as they begin to crash down on to the ocean, a tunnel often forms inside them. Surfers spend years trying to perfect the technique of barrelling; entering those tunnels, picking the correct line once inside and hurtling at breakneck speed to the exit before the wave crashes on them.
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Making a splash: World Aquatics Championships 2024 a in pictures
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:08 GMT
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The biennial event is second only to the Olympics in terms of importance in the world of aquatic sports. More than 2,600 athletes representing 201 countries and the World Aquatic Refugee Team were in Doha competing. We bring you some of our favourite images from the 21st edition of the event
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Weather tracker: Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln soaks northern Australia
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:39:01 GMT
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System that brought heavy rains and strong winds to Northern Territory due to arrive in Western Australia
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) issued severe warnings across Northern Australia over the weekend due to a tropical cyclone called Lincoln. Making landfall on Friday afternoon as a category one Cyclone, Lincoln maintained its strength into the evening before being downgraded to a tropical low or ex-tropical cyclone (Ex-TC). By Saturday morning, 202mm of rain had fallen over 24 hours at Centre Island, located to the north-east of Borroloola and nearby to where Lincoln made landfall.
The Ex-TC then slowly tracked westwards across the Northern Territory as it brought heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts to a series of districts. Warnings of flash flooding were issued by the BOM for a series of northern districts in the Northern Territory, with rainfall totals of 60-100mm forecast to fall within a six-hour period; 80-140mm expected over the 24-hour period. Tennant Creek, located in the west of the Barkly district, recorded 138.4mm of rain within 24 hours by Sunday morning.
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Mass trespass on Dartmoor to highlight Englandas apiecemeala right to roam laws
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:06 GMT
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Campaigners say system often entails trespassing on private land to reach free-to-roam areas and call for Scotland-style rules
Hundreds of people campaigning for the right to roam in England are to descend on Dartmoor in an effort to highlight the limitations of the countryas system.
More than 90 years since the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, which helped establish the principle of the right to roam in the UK, organisers say Englandas partial right to roam is aridiculousa and are calling for a system of access rights that echoes Scotlandas.
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Bank of England acould worsen recessiona without interest rate cuts soon; UK property market gaining momentum a business live
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:14:45 GMT
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Andy Haldane urges central bank to consider interest-rate cuts, while Rightmove reports rise in house asking prices this month
Failure to fix council funding crisis threatens Tory election pledge, adviser warns
Analysts at Goldman Sachs predict the Bank of England will cut interest rates in May.
They point out that last weekas flurry of economic data showed the UK unemployment rate fell to 3.%, while retail sales rebounded by 3.4% a and inflation was lower than expected at 4%.
In sum, the tighter labour market and increased sales activity would skew risks towards a first cut in June.
Even so, the January inflation print surprised to the downside and supports our economistsa expectation of a first cut in May.
Car and home insurance premiums have increased significantly because of the rising cost of claims.
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Ministers confirm plan to ban use of mobile phones in schools in England
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:03:28 GMT
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Teaching unions say guidance includes practices already adopted and most schools already have policies in place
Ministers have confirmed plans to ban the use of mobile phones in English schools, releasing guidance for headteachers that some unions said included practices that had already been widely adopted.
However, one headteacher welcomed the Department for Education (DfE) plan, saying it would help give schools the confidence to make a change that would benefit pupils but could meet resistance from parents.
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aScandalousa if UK watchdog role left empty when Rwanda plan starts, says inspector
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:25:43 GMT
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Successor unlikely to be appointed for six months a covering period when PM hopes flights will take off
The UKas chief inspector of borders and immigration has said it is ascandalousa that his watchdog role could be left vacant while the Rwanda scheme is introduced.
In a break with the treatment of his predecessors, David Neal has been told he will not serve a second term as chief inspector of borders and immigration. The Times reported that a successor was unlikely to be appointed for at least six months, covering the period when the prime minister has said he hopes the first flights carrying asylum seekers to Rwanda will take off.
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Citizens Advice says Sizewell C costs should not be paid with energy bill hikes
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT
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Independent advice provider calls for clarity on funding and says project may offer apoor value for moneya
Ministers have been urged by Citizens Advice to protect consumers from a hike in household energy bills to pay for the proposed Sizewell C power station, amid international tensions over the rising costs of nuclear projects.
The UKas largest independent advice provider has raised concerns that the project in Suffolk may offer apoor value for moneya and called for greater clarity on its funding, in a letter to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
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Councils call for funding help as more Ukrainian refugees become homeless
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:06 GMT
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Continuation of war has left more refugees unsettled, with councils stepping in to to relieve most cases of homelessness
Councils have called for urgent review of funding for Ukrainian refugees amid alarm that 9,000 have reported as homeless and many more are needing longer-term support a with no sign of the war ending after two years.
The government announced on Sunday that it would extend by another 18 months the three-year visas of Ukrainians who escaped the war.
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Amount of fraud in UK more than doubled to APS2.3bn in 2023, report finds
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:01:07 GMT
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Accounting firm BDO also warns of future impact of fraudsters using artificial intelligence to rip off customers
The amount of fraud committed in the UK more than doubled to APS2.3bn in 2023, marking the second-biggest year for scams in the last two decades, according to a report that also warns of the future impact of fraudsters using artificial intelligence to rip off consumers.
The accounting firm BDOas latest FraudTrack report found that the number of reported cases rose by 18% to a three-year high, and the number of high-value cases over APS50m increased by 60% year-on-year in 2023. Half of the high-value frauds were over APS200m.
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China offers to deepen security ties with Hungary
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:11:55 GMT
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Beijingas move comes at a time when Budapestas relationship with its EU and Nato allies is at a low point
China has offered to deepen security cooperation with Hungary, underscoring Budapestas warming ties with Beijing just as Hungarian officials snubbed a visiting delegation from Washington.
Hungaryas prime minister, Viktor OrbA!n, met with Chinaas minister of public security, Wang Xiaohong, on Friday.
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Dozens killed in outbreak of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea highlands
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:44:58 GMT
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Police say attack between neighbouring tribes led to mass deaths, marking an escalation in fighting in the countryas remote northern region
Dozens of men have been killed in a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, local police have said.
George Kakas, Enga provincial police commander, told the Guardian the men were killed by heavy gun fire on Sunday. He said men from two tribes staged an attack on another group who were aambushed and killed.a
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On a roll: bullet train food carts become Japanas latest must-have
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:33:49 GMT
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Rail company inundated with requests after putting up for sale 50 of the disused trolleys from the Tokyo-Osaka shinkansen route
They are simple, practical items that have rolled seamlessly along bullet train aisles for decades, carrying snacks to millions of hungry travellers as they are whisked along at speeds of around 300km/h (186mph).
But now the humble food and beverage trolleys of one of Japanas shinkansen routes have become an unlikely must-have item in canteens and household kitchens across the country.
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Falkland Islands dispute is causing fishing afree-for-alla in nearby Blue Hole
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:07 GMT
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Warning that soaring number of vessels threaten fish stocks and environment as geopolitics prevents agreement to regulate area
The scale of unregulated fishing in a disputed region close to the Falkland Islands has reached an aoverwhelminga level that is threatening fish populations and the rich biodiversity of the area, politicians and environmentalists have claimed.
The aBlue Holea, a stretch of the south Atlantic Ocean lying approximately 200 miles off the coast of Argentina and north of the Falkland Islands, is one of the only areas of sea that is not covered by a regional fishing agreement.
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Ursula von der Leyen to seek second term as head of European Commission
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:05 GMT
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CDU politician, elected to role in 2019, will have to negotiate the Spitzenkandidaten process after EU elections in June
Ursula von der Leyen will announce she plans to seek a second term as president of the European Commission at a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Berlin on Monday.
The head of the most powerful institution in Brussels, von der Leyen, 65, has been cautiously guarding her intentions for the past year, deflecting all questions on the subject.
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Sydney lightning strikes: four people aknocked unconsciousa and train network faces delays
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:16:11 GMT
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About 75,000 lightning strikes were detected across the city and afternoon commuters facing delays with T1 Western and T9 Northern lines affected
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Four people have been taken to hospital with burns after being struck by lightning in Sydneyas botanic gardens.
A spokesperson for New South Wales Ambulance said the quartet was standing underneath a tree when struck at about 12.45pm on Monday.
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Spainas conservatives retain absolute majority in Galicia election
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:34:13 GMT
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PPas victory in regional election strengthens Alberto NAoA+-ez FeijA3oas position
Spainas opposition conservative Peopleas party has retained its absolute majority in Galicia in a close-run regional election.
The PP on Sunday won 40 seats in the 75-seat regional assembly, the electoral board said, with more than 98% of votes counted.
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Vanessa Williams to star in Elton Johnas West End version of The Devil Wears Prada
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:37:45 GMT
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Williams said that bringing the fearsome editor Miranda Priestly to life in new musical is aa dream come truea
Vanessa Williams has been cast as the formidable fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly in Elton Johnas new musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada.
The stage production is based on Lauren Weisbergeras bestselling 2003 novel and the 2006 film version, which starred Meryl Streep as Priestly and Anne Hathaway as her put-upon assistant. The show will run in the summer at Theatre Royal Plymouth before opening in October at Londonas Dominion theatre, which has one of the biggest seating capacities in the capital.
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TV tonight: Michael Sheenas haunting drama about a Welsh steel strike
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:10:04 GMT
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Sheen stars in and directs The Way, set in his home town of Port Talbot. Plus, Jed Mercurioas enraging pandemic series. Hereas what to watch tonight
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Change: A Novel by Adouard Louis review a a knack for dramatising filial strife
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:30:09 GMT
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The French writeras latest work of autofiction, about the fallout from betraying his working-class roots, contains electric scene-making along with reckless hyperbole
French novelist Adouard Louis has one subject a himself a and two stories to tell about it. The first, painfully recounted in his acclaimed debut, The End of Eddy, published in France when he was 21, concerns his escape from the deprived northern village where he grew up targeted for being gay. His other story, effectively an ongoing multi-part work in progress, concerns the aftermath of writing The End of Eddy, the success of which ejected him from his working-class roots and further frayed the relationships dissected in his memoirs Who Killed My Father and A Womanas Battles and Transformations, about Louisas downtrodden mother.
Change, his fifth book, follows him from the ages of 17 to 25, and describes once more his hard-won ascent to fame (aNeed I tell you again how it all started?a). Told in the form of a novel, its main addressee is Elena, an upper-middle-class friend he made while studying in Amiens, where he earned a scholarship in his late teens. In her company he learns how to use a knife and fork and hears for the first time the names Modigliani, Wagner and Palestine (aI didnat even know such a place existeda). Out goes his hoody, in comes a tie; he jogs off 10 kilos, changes his voice with along hours in front of the mirrora, surgically alters his teeth and hairline, and after attending an inspirational guest lecture by Didier Eribon a a Paris-based philosopher of similar origins a he reads, reads and reads, then writes.
The novelas emotional punch lies in the ever-present question of how traitorous this transformation feels, and not only to Louis (or aAdouarda, as he is in the book). Elena is cast aside when, having extracted the cultural capital she and her family have to offer, he lights out for Paris seeking hook-ups sizzling with an even deeper sense of betrayal. Heas in imaginary dialogue with his homophobic dad when he reveals that, during sex, ait was you I thought of (in telling you this Iam saying the unspeakable)... [sex with men] was to go beyond the limits of what you considered the most base, the most vilea. He spends Saturdays in the library before hitting the bars on the lookout for anyone whoall let him stay over: a railwayman awith the smell of grease and metal on his bodya; a guy from aan estate reputed to be one of the toughest in Francea; CEOs who atravelled only by private jet and spent their entire time in hotels where one night... cost what my whole family earned in a year when I was a child, for a family of sevena.
Thereas electric scene-making, but also reckless hyperbole (aonlya, aentirea) and wiser-than-thou preening (athe philosopher Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick speaks somewhere of the inexhaustible transformative energy a stigmatised childhood can producea). Amid the ruthless self-scrutiny, contradictions go unvoiced: while someoneas brusque manners to a waitress at a fancy dinner pricks his class consciousness, heas also not shy to admit that he fears the adownfalla of having to awork as a cashier at the supermarket like his cousina. Intrigue lies too in how worried Louis seems to be by the bookas billing as fiction. See the peculiar caveats in this footnote:
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Cold Meat review a two-handed survival thriller goes deep into the icebound Rockies
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:11 GMT
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A man is stuck in a car in the freezing Colorado mountains with no mobile signal a and violent intent brewing
If this UK-Canadian thriller has a wind-hardened snowcrust of malice, itas somewhat less dense under the surface a though still an enjoyable punt from the digital-release ranks. Amiable but downtrodden waitress Ana (Nina Bergman) has her bacon saved by chance diner David (Allen Leech) when her abusive husband Vincent (Yan Tual) comes calling. Eerily calm in the face of having his dessert desecrated and a potential shanking, David drives off unharmed. But, redneck to the core, Vincent tailgates him; skidding into a snow drift, David is stuck in the Colorado Rockies in a -40C blizzard with, of course, no mobile reception.
From the sharply written rebuff over cherry pie onwards, French director SA(c)bastien Drouinas feature debut shows a concise pulpy assurance a including devious deployment of plot twists starting with what David has in his trunk. Cold Meat suddenly becomes a hatchback-bound two-hander, with survival challenges on two fronts: the lethal cold outside and the psychopathic intent within. Drouin and his co-writers James Kermack and Andrew Desmond are admirably forensic in laying out this predicament, from the logistics of how to escape a car boot, to the feints and provocations employed by a sadistic mind.
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William Blake was the emblem of Englishness a but his art was intrinsically European
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:08 GMT
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He penned the hymn Jerusalem and barely left London in his lifetime but, as a new exhibition shows, Blake wasnat immune to the creative revolution sweeping through the continent
The idea of William Blake as a figure representing an aspect of Britishness, or more specifically Englishness, is a well-established one. His poems a The Tyger, London and many others a are fixtures of school syllabuses; his brand of fervent spirituality casts him in a line of free-thinking visionary eccentrics (a�view not harmed by his keenness for�nudity and belief in the powers of�sexual liberation); but most of all it is his words for the hymn Jerusalem that have cemented what has become a determinedly Anglocentric, if also idiosyncratic, reputation.
aJerusalem as a kind of unofficial national anthem is the usual way into�Blake,a says Esther Chadwick, co-curator with David Bindman of William Blakeas Universe, a new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. aBut what weare trying to do here is explicitly break him out of that nationally bound framework. Yes, he was a great English artist just as he was a great English poet, but despite the fact that during his lifetime he barely left London and never left England, he was also subject to wider European intellectual and creative currents.a
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Poem of the week: Blue Field by Lavinia Greenlaw
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:09 GMT
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The elusiveness of a twilight shade inspires a dazzling riff that never settles on a decided colour
Blue Field
A flood as the day releases
and the whole snow world
is neither wet nor deep, but primary.
Colour so inherent, it does not fall
but rises from my skin,
the snow, the trees, the road.
This blue isnat built or grown.
It has no tissue, nothing
to touch or taste or bring to mind
a memory, no iris or artery,
no gentian, aconite or anemone,
no slate, plum, oil-spill or gun,
no titanium or turquoise,
no mercury or magnesium,
no phosphorous, sapphire or silver foil,
no duck egg or milk jug,
no chambray, denim or navy,
no indigo, octopus ink, no ink,
no element. The blue moment,
sininen hetki in a language that claims
no relation but greets in passing
picture blue, cyan. Ultraviolet
twilight, higher than the heaven
of swimming or flying a no splash.
A time without clouded objects,
in which you might become the glass
you swallowed through cold.
Light draws back
behind the rim of the eye as it closes.
I keep my distance, as things turn blue
through stillness and distance,
as everything blue is distant.
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Rachel Roddyas Neapolitan-inspired soup with greens, sausage and cheese | A kitchen in Rome
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:10 GMT
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Minestra maritata is a juicy marriage of many pork cuts and vegetables a�think of it as stovetop polygamy
The principle of minestra maritata is simple: various cuts of pork are simmered in water to make a broth, which is then strained and used to cook a large quantity of mixed greens, before the boiled meat is returned to the pot and the dish is finished with cheese. The name comes from the idea that the vegetables and the meat si maritano (get married). Itas a bit of stovetop polygamy, because all of those involved contribute to the flavour of this brothy, deeply tasty soup thatas traditionally served at Christmas or Easter, and on most days at Hosteria il Brigante in Salerno, which is run by a man who used to be a dentist and where I first tasted it.
As well as the excellent memory of dark greens and bits of pork in a slightly gelatinous broth, and red wine, my starting point was Jeanne CarA2la Francesconias magnificent La Cucina Napoletana. She begins with a short telling of a long history of a dish also known as pignatto grasso, which embodies the idea of Neapolitans as mangiafoglie (leaf-eaters) before they were mangiamaccheroni (pasta-eaters). She notes how rare it was to find anywhere making minestra maritata in the traditional way (she was writing in 1992) a that is, using seven types of pork: a prosciutto bone, pork skin, fresh pork, pork ribs (tracchiolelle), salame (pezzentelle), sausages and lard, as well as a big bunch of mixed herbs. While the greens she suggests are broccoli, chicory, escarole and two types of cabbage (the smooth-leaved cappuccio and an old variety with stiffly ruffled leaves called torzelle). She also offers a modern adaptation that calls for just six types of pork.
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BAas failures stopped me from visiting my dying grandmother
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:06 GMT
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She wanted to see my newborn baby but I couldnat even board the plane because of a problem with my ticket
British Airwaysa failures deprived me of the chance to say goodbye to my dying grandmother. After she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, my mother and I booked flights from Hong Kong, where I was working, to the UK so she could meet my newborn baby. Shortly before our trip in September, we learned that her condition had deteriorated and she was asking for us. She was desperate to hold her granddaughter before she died. My mother called the BA executive club line and our booking was changed to the earliest available flight. We duly received confirmation emails. However, at the airport I was told there was a problem with my ticket which could not be resolved before takeoff. My mother, on the same booking, was checked in successfully and I was forced to return home. I was told I could not take my original flight, either, because my ticket had been resold.
BA eventually offered me a flight the next day for an additional APS1,450 which I felt I had no choice but to accept. I was then told that my return flight from the UK had been cancelled when Iad amended the outward-bound leg. I booked on to an alternative flight at an additional cost of APS1,750. My mother reached my grandmother just in time to say goodbye, but I arrived too late. The two flights home were also a farce, as BA told me my baby didnat have a ticket despite having charged me APS400 for it, we missed our connection due to delays, and our luggage failed to arrive with us. BA has since refused to refund either my original booking, or the subsequent one, and has told me Iam not eligible for compensation for denied boarding. Because of its errors I am out of pocket by APS3,500, and my grandmother never got to meet her great-grandchild.
KC, Hong Kong
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Can you solve it? The magical maths that keeps your data safe
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:13:06 GMT
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How to protect machines against random failures
Iave temporarily moved to Berkeley, California, where I am the ascience communicator in residencea at the Simons Institute, the worldas leading institute for collaborative research in theoretical computer science.
One nano-collaboration is todayas puzzle a told to me by a computer scientist at Microsoft I befriended over tea. Itas about data centres a those warehouses containing endless rows of computers that store all our data.
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Middle East crisis live: Brazil president declared apersona non grataa in Israel; more than 29,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:15:44 GMT
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Lula accused of aserious antisemitic attacka over Gaza remarks; more than 100 Palestinians killed in Gaza since 7 October, ministry says
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The Times of Israel is reporting that Israelas foreign minister Israel Katz will deliver a reprimand to Brazilas ambassador to Israel at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial today. It follows a speech by Brazilas president which Israel has described as ashamefula.
Speaking in Ethiopia at the weekend, Brazilas president Luiz InA!cio Lula da Silva had said awhat is happening in the Gaza Strip and to the Palestinian people hasnat been seen in any other moment in history. Actually, it did when Hitler decided to kill the Jews. Whatas happening in the Gaza Strip isnat a war, itas a genocide. Itas not a war of soldiers against soldiers. Itas a war between a highly prepared army and women and children.a
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Russia-Ukraine war live: Yulia Navalny vows to continue work of her husband Alexei and blames Vladmir Putin for his death
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:18:54 GMT
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Widow of Alexei Navalny says aI want to build a free Russiaa as she says she will continue the work of her late husband
Ursula von der Leyen will announce she plans to seek a second term as president of the European Commission at a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Berlin on Monday.
The head of the most powerful institution in Brussels, von der Leyen, 65, has been cautiously guarding her intentions for the past year, deflecting all questions on the subject.
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Russia claims full control of Avdiivka after Ukrainian retreat
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:42:55 GMT
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Russian forces launch attacks further west of key city as Kremlin congratulates its soldiers on biggest gain since May last year
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Russia has said it has taken full control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, its biggest gain since capturing Bakhmut last May, after a retreat by Ukrainian troops.
Russian troops launched multiple attacks further west from Avdiivka in a bid for further battlefield gains, a Ukrainian army spokesperson said on Sunday.
On Wednesday 21 February at 7pm GMT Guardian Live will be holding an online event about the Russia-Ukraine war, with panellists including Luke Harding, Charlotte Higgins and novelist Andrey Kurkov. Book tickets here.
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aEurope must defend itselfa: shadow of war in Ukraine looms over security conference
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:03 GMT
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With ongoing US support far from guaranteed, Ukraine urges Europe to back fight against Russia, for its own sake
On the top floor of Literaturhaus in Munich, the Ukrainian veteran Yuliia Paievska was asked to speak to the elite of the transatlantic security and political establishment, including Hillary Clinton and the Estonian prime minister, Kaja Kallas, as they lunched on a three-course meal, served with military precision.
aWe are the dogs of war,a Paievska said as she introduced herself, explaining how she had started out as a volunteer and then worked as the chief medic at a hospital on the frontline during the siege of Mariupol. aI had children die in my hands, civilians, elderly. I do not know how you can forgive that. Thousands of soldiers have gone through my hands, thousands of civilians, streams of blood, rivers of suffering.a
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On a roll: bullet train food carts become Japanas latest must-have
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:33:49 GMT
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Rail company inundated with requests after putting up for sale 50 of the disused trolleys from the Tokyo-Osaka shinkansen route
They are simple, practical items that have rolled seamlessly along bullet train aisles for decades, carrying snacks to millions of hungry travellers as they are whisked along at speeds of around 300km/h (186mph).
But now the humble food and beverage trolleys of one of Japanas shinkansen routes have become an unlikely must-have item in canteens and household kitchens across the country.
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The secret life of Noah Kahan: popas sudden superstar on No1s, packed arenas a and impostor syndrome
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:04 GMT
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His album and single are at No1 in the UK, he plays to enormous crowds who sing along to every word, and he was up for a Grammy this year. So why is he still afraid of failure?
At the Grammys the other week, Noah Kahan looked around a at BeyoncA(c), at Taylor Swift a and thought: aNo oneas going to tell me that I belong here.a Never mind that he had been nominated for best new artist, or that his album was riding high in the US and UK charts. The impostor syndrome was strong.
He took his mother, who had a wonderful time. aI was sitting by myself, like: aWhoa, I am the least cool guy at the party right now.a My mom is killing it, everyone around me is killing it. It played into this idea that I have about myself a which isnat healthy a that I donat belong.a He smiles. aI could have gotten up and said hello to somebody a itas my own making.a Sitting on a sofa at his record labelas office in London, he laughs at himself. aItas one of those things that I need to work on, finding out how to feel deserving and worthy.a
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The pet Iall never forget: SimA3n the street dog was my loyal companion a and a daring solo explorer
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:10 GMT
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I had been promised a labrador. What I got was a snarling creature that my uncle had found in an alley. We ended up deeply in love, but he never lost his wild side
It wasnat love at first sight with me and SimA3n. In fact, I didnat want him. I had been promised a labrador, but when we met in 2004 he turned out to be a street dog a one of the estimated 66,000 strays that prowl the streets of BogotA!, a deep-black furred creature with a white chest who may have been the grandson of a labrador. He was aggressive and I was scared of him, yet we took him home. After all, we had driven for eight hours from my home city, Bucaramanga, to collect him after my uncle, while looking for his missing cat, had found this alabradora in an alley.
My uncle said the dog was about six months old, judging by how short he was. On the way back, he vomited in the car the whole way. To be fair, Bucaramanga is at the top of a plateau; to get there, you drive along Pescadero, a steep, winding road that snakes its way up the Chicamocha canyon. Itas enough to make anyone queasy.
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Liam Gallagher John Squire review a their best work since Oasis and the Stone Roses
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:03 GMT
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To the surprise of no one, the duoas prosaically titled debut sounds like a cross between their former bands a and their fans will love it
A few weeks ago, Liam Gallagher took to social media to talk up his collaborative album with John Squire. Proclaiming it to be both aspirituala and acruciala, he also shared his thoughts on its potential audience. aThe people that are into the Stone Roses and Oasis and that kinda thing, I think theyall fucking love it.a
You can mock that statement if you want a did anyone think the prosaically titled Liam Gallagher John Squire would sound like 100 Gecs? a but thereas still an impressively targeted sales pitch at its centre. There still exists a sizeable cohort of people who hold Oasis and the Stone Roses in such high esteem that an album involving their respective vocalist and lead guitarist automatically represents manna from heaven. These fansa continued existence means Liam Gallagher John Squire would probably be a hit if it consisted of a 45-minute audio vA(c)ritA(c) recording of its two main participants lighting their own farts.
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A new start after 60: I couldnat find a hat for a wedding a so I unleashed my inner artist
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:07 GMT
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Anne Reeder always wanted to go to art school, but her father didnat think it was a suitable education. In her 60s, she finally went back to college to follow her dreams
When the eldest of her three daughters got married in February 2009, Anne Reeder searched everywhere for the right hat. aI needed fabric to complement my cashmere coat but the only hats that matched cost a fortune,a she says. aI had to go for a straw one in the end and probably looked a bit ridiculous.a
The experience sparked an idea that Reeder only began to pursue three years later, at the age of 65. Deciding to become a freelance consultant after four decades as an occupational therapist and trust manager in the NHS, Reeder signed up for weekend classes in Ipswich to learn millinery, the art of hat making. aIave always loved drawing and sewing and I could always do with more hats to round off an outfit,a she says. aMillinery seemed like the perfect combination of my interests.a
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aShe plumbed our secret, shameful depthsa: why are Sarah Kaneas plays still so shocking?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:03 GMT
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The writer, who took her life 25 years ago this month, wrote five searing dramas that took in everything from despair to love, from mutilation to cannibalism. What was it like to direct or star in them?
Vicky Featherstone, former artistic director of the Royal Court, on Blasted. In the play, journalist Ian brings the much younger Cate back to his hotel room in Leeds and tries to seduce her. Then a soldier enters brandishing a gun, triggering scenes of rape, violence and cannibalism. Premiered at the Royal Court, London, in 1995.
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The Navalny I knew was naive about Putinas Russia, but he gave us hope. We are his hope now | Mikhail Shishkin
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:09 GMT
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He may have made a good president, but he miscalculated. The Russia in which that could ever have happened no longer exists
The candle that cast at least a little light in Vladimir Putinas darkness has been snuffed out. The official report claims Alexei Navalny adieda. Between ahe dieda and ahe has been murdereda, there is a difference the size of Russia. My country no longer exists.
A Russia that so casually destroys its finest is not a country you can live in. In a land you can live in there is no space for this kind of criminal regime. The state that goes under the name of the Russian Federation, which visits death and malignancy on those who live in it and on the world at large, simply should not exist.
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Boston promised snow a and gave me rain. Can you hear my heart breaking?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:11 GMT
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I was looking forward to a magnificently white winter, with school closures and an otherworldly hush. The weather had other ideas
I was excited to experience a Boston winter a being in snow country was a genuine attraction of our trip here a and last week looked set to deliver. The headlines were threatening me with a good time (apredicted to be heaviest snowfall in two yearsa and pre-emptive school closures ran in ticker tape across the TV screen). Cars started sporting snowplough attachments, and the yoga teacher ended class not with namaste but with an ominous: aGood luck with the storm.a
My husband and I were giddy as toddlers. Would there be six inches of snow? Twelve? aWhen I wake up at 4am,a my husband said gleefully, studying his weather app, ait should already be white.a At the shop he asked, in all seriousness, if we should buy a sledge abefore they all sell outa.
Emma Beddington is a Guardian columnist
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Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekendas action
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:09 GMT
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Erling Haaland had an off-day in front of goal while Liverpool and Arsenalas attacking units kept firing
Erling Haaland had nine shots and failed to score a single goal against Chelsea. It will get many people supremely worked up, so they can knock down one of the best strikers in the world. Has Haaland lost his powers? No, heas just had an underwhelming game. There were a couple of poor finishes, a fine save and a few last-ditch blocks to prevent Haaland adding to his 16 Premier League goals this term. How will Haaland recover from this heinous 90-minute slump? Probably by taking his frustration out against Brentford on Tuesday where he should get a similar number of chances. He is the top scorer in the league for a reason and has the best goal-to-game ratio around, so thereas little need to be too harsh. Annoyance might have taken hold on Saturday but Haaland knows how to harness that. Will Unwin
Match report: Manchester City 1-1 Chelsea
Match report: Luton 1-2 Manchester United
Match report: Burnley 0-5 Arsenal
Match report: Sheffield United 0-5 Brighton
Match report: Brentford 1-4 Liverpool
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From war hero to Olympic defeat: The courageous journey of Frank Dove
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:08 GMT
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One of two black members of Great Britainas team at the 1920 Games, the barrister was a popular figure and true champion
Seven, eight, nine, 10 a| the Belgian referee stopped counting and, spreading his arms wide to signal the end of the fight, he stared down sympathetically at the prone figure lying on the canvas. The British boxer and war hero Frank Doveas Olympic career was over after less than five minutes of action at the Celebration Hall in Antwerp, cut down by a sledgehammer right hander to the jaw from Denmarkas�SA,ren Petersen.
Just a handful of fans and officials were scattered around the ring on that warm August afternoon more than a hundred years ago to witness a quarter-final bout in the heavyweight competition.
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Ursula von der Leyen to seek second term as head of European Commission
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:00:05 GMT
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CDU politician, elected to role in 2019, will have to negotiate the Spitzenkandidaten process after EU elections in June
Ursula von der Leyen will announce she plans to seek a second term as president of the European Commission at a meeting of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in Berlin on Monday.
The head of the most powerful institution in Brussels, von der Leyen, 65, has been cautiously guarding her intentions for the past year, deflecting all questions on the subject.
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Apple reportedly faces a!500m fine from EU over music streaming access
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:39:35 GMT
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Brussels to issue levy after Spotify complained about block on telling users about cheaper alternatives to app store, according to FT
Apple is reportedly facing a a!500m fine from the EU over restrictions on access to music streaming services, in what would be a landmark blow to the US tech company.
The European Commission is investigating whether Apple blocked music streamers from telling users about cheaper ways to subscribe outside its app store where it takes a significant cut of revenues.
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China offers to deepen security ties with Hungary
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:11:55 GMT
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Beijingas move comes at a time when Budapestas relationship with its EU and Nato allies is at a low point
China has offered to deepen security cooperation with Hungary, underscoring Budapestas warming ties with Beijing just as Hungarian officials snubbed a visiting delegation from Washington.
Hungaryas prime minister, Viktor OrbA!n, met with Chinaas minister of public security, Wang Xiaohong, on Friday.
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Dozens killed in outbreak of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea highlands
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:44:58 GMT
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Police say attack between neighbouring tribes led to mass deaths, marking an escalation in fighting in the countryas remote northern region
Dozens of men have been killed in a fresh outbreak of tribal violence in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, local police have said.
George Kakas, Enga provincial police commander, told the Guardian the men were killed by heavy gun fire on Sunday. He said men from two tribes staged an attack on another group who were aambushed and killed.a
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Spainas conservatives retain absolute majority in Galicia election
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:34:13 GMT
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PPas victory in regional election strengthens Alberto NAoA+-ez FeijA3oas position
Spainas opposition conservative Peopleas party has retained its absolute majority in Galicia in a close-run regional election.
The PP on Sunday won 40 seats in the 75-seat regional assembly, the electoral board said, with more than 98% of votes counted.
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Sydney lightning strikes: four people aknocked unconsciousa and train network faces delays
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:16:11 GMT
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About 75,000 lightning strikes were detected across the city and afternoon commuters facing delays with T1 Western and T9 Northern lines affected
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Four people have been taken to hospital with burns after being struck by lightning in Sydneyas botanic gardens.
A spokesperson for New South Wales Ambulance said the quartet was standing underneath a tree when struck at about 12.45pm on Monday.
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Worldas largest oil companies have made $281bn profit since invasion of Ukraine
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:01:06 GMT
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Global Witness says the five asuper-majorsa are the amain winners of the wara while many struggle to heat their homes
The worldas five largest listed oil companies have made profits of more than a quarter of a trillion dollars since Russiaas invasion of Ukraine led to dramatic increases in energy prices and household bills.
The asuper-majorsa a BP, Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies a have made $281bn (APS223bn) since the war began in February 2022, according to Global Witness.
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Maritime authorities investigate reported attack on UK-registered cargo ship near Yemen
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:16:55 GMT
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UK Maritime Trade Operations says military authorities exploring apparent explosion near vessel
The UK is investigating reports that a cargo ship has come under attack off the coast of Yemen, after an apparent explosion close to the vessel on Sunday.
Following the reports of damage to the vessel, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said: aMilitary authorities are investigating. UKMTO has received a report of an incident 35 NM [nautical miles] south of Al Mukha, Yemen.
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Ministers confirm plan to ban use of mobile phones in schools in England
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:03:28 GMT
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Teaching unions say guidance includes practices already adopted and most schools already have policies in place
Ministers have confirmed plans to ban the use of mobile phones in English schools, releasing guidance for headteachers that some unions said included practices that had already been widely adopted.
However, one headteacher welcomed the Department for Education (DfE) plan, saying it would help give schools the confidence to make a change that would benefit pupils but could meet resistance from parents.
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Deported and disgraced: the students wrongly accused of cheating a podcast
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 03:00:00 GMT
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In 2014, the Home Office revoked the visas of 35,000 students accused of cheating in an English language exam. The consequences for those wrongly accused was devastating. Amelia Gentleman reports
aYou tell me, are you finding it difficult to understand my English?a says Muhammad Ali.
Muhammad was in the UK to study between the ages of 18 and 26 but had his visa cancelled in 2014 when the Home Office accused him of cheating on an English language exam. He was one of 35,000 students whose visas were cancelled.
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William Blake was the emblem of Englishness a but his art was intrinsically European
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:08 GMT
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He penned the hymn Jerusalem and barely left London in his lifetime but, as a new exhibition shows, Blake wasnat immune to the creative revolution sweeping through the continent
The idea of William Blake as a figure representing an aspect of Britishness, or more specifically Englishness, is a well-established one. His poems a The Tyger, London and many others a are fixtures of school syllabuses; his brand of fervent spirituality casts him in a line of free-thinking visionary eccentrics (a�view not harmed by his keenness for�nudity and belief in the powers of�sexual liberation); but most of all it is his words for the hymn Jerusalem that have cemented what has become a determinedly Anglocentric, if also idiosyncratic, reputation.
aJerusalem as a kind of unofficial national anthem is the usual way into�Blake,a says Esther Chadwick, co-curator with David Bindman of William Blakeas Universe, a new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. aBut what weare trying to do here is explicitly break him out of that nationally bound framework. Yes, he was a great English artist just as he was a great English poet, but despite the fact that during his lifetime he barely left London and never left England, he was also subject to wider European intellectual and creative currents.a
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History of Evil review a spooky-house horror set in future-fascist America
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 09:00:09 GMT
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When fugitives from a tyrannical future US take cover in a mysterious building, you might expect more thrills than are on offer here
Bo Mirhossenias dystopian horror drama opens with a onscreen text explainer, detailing how in the year 2045 the US became the North American Federation, a fascist state patrolled by roving militia in the name of God and country. There mustave been some debate among the film-makers over how far into the future the ominous date should be but the vision of the US presented in History of Evil doesnat feel two decades away. In the filmas first scene, a child is transported in a van through a checkpoint with a tracking device on her ankle, which is inspected by armed men. Itas horrific of course, but the bar is different for dystopian fiction in 2024. The US, after all, was cramming migrant children into freezing, overcrowded cages to sleep on concrete floors five years ago.
The child in question is Daria (Murphee Bloom), daughter of Alegre (Jackie Cruz), a subversive author on the run with her husband Ron (Paul Wesley), who is able to pass as a God-fearing good ola boy. The family end up hiding out in a picturesque colonial-era house a white clapboard, raised porch, the whole bit a but the house turns out to have a dark past and is keen to get its claws into Ron. Perhaps the biggest danger to the family will come from within, after all.
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I have dry skin a how do I make perfumes last on me?
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:07 GMT
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Got a beauty dilemma? Our expert is here to offer advice. This week, Irene needs help finding a scents that will linger for longer
As a fellow dry-skin sufferer, I feel your pain. Youare right, perfume molecules donat aclinga to dry skin as well as they do to oilier skin. But you can moisturise the area with an unscented lotion (so it doesnat fight the perfume for attention) or use a little Vaseline on your wrists and behind the ears before you spritz, to lock the scent in for longer.
Perfumes evolve throughout the day. Top notes have a maximum of 15 minutes before they disappear, leaving behind the scent of the middle notes. Around six hours later youare left with those warmer, deeper base notes, but by this point youall also be used to the smell of the fragrance, so you wonat register it as much, but others will.
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Making a splash: World Aquatics Championships 2024 a in pictures
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:08 GMT
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The biennial event is second only to the Olympics in terms of importance in the world of aquatic sports. More than 2,600 athletes representing 201 countries and the World Aquatic Refugee Team were in Doha competing. We bring you some of our favourite images from the 21st edition of the event
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Major search operation launched in Leicester after boy, 2, falls into river
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:21:39 GMT
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Grand National 2024 tips: How to the pick the winner and the best ante-post bet
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:52:15 GMT
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:45:30 GMT
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:42:40 GMT
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:38:49 GMT
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT
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Politics latest news: Ex-Post Office chairman was told to aprioritisea compensation, says minister amid alyinga row
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:20:58 GMT
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The former chairman of the Post Office was told in ablack and whitea to aprioritisea the payment of compensation to Horizon scandal victims, the Education Secretary said.
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Whatas on TV tonight: Breathtaking, the True Detective finale and more
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:28:04 GMT
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Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:02:35 GMT
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House prices rise for first time in six months - latest updates
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:49:31 GMT
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Asking prices on homes for sale have increased for the first time since July as lower mortgage rates boost confidence in the market.
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Families of Nottingham murder victims "sickened" to learn police shared graphic details on WhatsApp
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:25:52 GMT
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