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• Zelenskyy says Russian attacks continuing despite Putin's 'Easter truce' - ITVX

  20-04-2025 08:52 via news.google.com
  Zelenskyy says Russian attacks continuing despite Putin's 'Easter truce'  ITVXNewspaper headlines: 'Putin shatters own truce' and 'over 80 dog attacks a day'  BBCUkraine-Russia war live: 290 drones fired at Ukraine during Easter ‘ceasefire’  The TelegraphUkraine  The GuardianRussia-Ukraine war live: Moscow ‘trying to create Easter truce impression’  Al Jazeera
  
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• FA Cup buildup, Martinelli ‘deeply sorry’, transfer news and fixture latest – football live

  09-01-2026 14:23 via theguardian.com
  ⚽ All the latest ahead of FA Cup third round weekend
  ⚽ Ten things to look out for | Football Daily | Email TahaThe third round of the FA Cup threw up plenty of intriguing ties. Check out some of the storylines ahead of the action which gets underway with four matches tonight.Today’s Rumour Mill has been released into the wild. How many bloody defenders do Arsenal need?! Continue reading...
  
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• Storm Goretti live: rail services suspended, flights cancelled and schools closed across UK

  09-01-2026 14:21 via theguardian.com
  Road, rail and air travel disrupted as Storm Goretti brings wind, rain and snow to the UK and parts of EuropeTell us: how have you been affected by Storm Goretti?Officials in the West Midlands have warned of the “worst snowfall in a decade” as parts of England and Wales prepare to be hit with 5-10cm of snow on Friday, and up to 15-25cm in some areas.In a statement on Wednesday, Stoke-on-Trent city council reassured residents it had not run out of grit after “misinformation&rdqu
  
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• Iran’s supreme leader signals harsher crackdown as protest movement swells

  09-01-2026 14:18 via theguardian.com
  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ and blames the US for instigating the unrestIran’s supreme leader vowed on Friday that authorities would “not back down” in the face of growing protests, blaming the US for instigating the demonstrations that started over economic conditions and have since expanded to calls for political reform.In his first speech since the protests started 13 days ago, the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Kh
  
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• Food inflation forecast to fall this year after dairy, meat and vegetable oil costs drop – business live

  09-01-2026 14:18 via theguardian.com
  Sainsbury’s CEO expects food inflation to continue to fall in 2026, as UN reports drop in world food prices in DecemberFalling food inflation could encourage central banks to keep cutting interest rates.UK government bonds have rallied this week, partly due to predictions that weaker inflation could lead to more Bank of England interest rate cuts.“We’ve seen food inflation come down and when you think about the outlook for the year ahead we’d expect that to continue,&rdqu
  
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• X response to Grok sexualised images scandal ‘insulting’ to victims of misogyny, says No 10 – UK politics live

  09-01-2026 14:15 via theguardian.com
  Image-creation function has been limited to paying subscribers after Elon Musk’s platform was threatened with fines and regulatory actionDowning Street has defended its decision to single out pubs for special help with the problems created by rising business rate costs.At the No 10 lobby briefing this morning, the PM’s spokesperson confirmed that a package of measures to help pubs will be unveiled in the coming days. But he did not give any further details.We recognise that pubs are
  
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• Princess of Wales says nature ‘helped me heal’ in 44th birthday video

  09-01-2026 14:15 via theguardian.com
  Catherine says she feels ‘deeply grateful’ in final instalment of Mother Nature series, a year on from cancer treatmentThe Princess of Wales has marked her 44th birthday with a short video in which she says she has spent winter reflecting on how “deeply grateful” she is and how nature helps to heal.In the video, entitled Winter and the final instalment of her quarterly Mother Nature series, Catherine says: “Even in the coldest, darkest season, winter has a way of br
  
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• Trevi fountain coins and a Melbourne heatwave: photos of the day - Friday

  09-01-2026 14:06 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the worldWarning: graphic content Continue reading...
  
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• Stop the blues a-callin’! It’s our guide to the ultimate comfort TV

  09-01-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  An afterlife sitcom, an angry penguin, tossed salad and scrambled eggs, and a Corby trouser press … our writers pick the shows they would happily watch on a loop for everI love every character and every aspect of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. There isn’t a weak link in the cast and they work together as seamlessly and apparently joyfully as you could wish. Continue reading...
  
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• Public urged to grow unusual plants to safeguard diversity of UK blooms

  09-01-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Plant Heritage says gardening trends mean many species in danger of disappearing as they are no longer offered for saleMore than half of garden plants previously grown in the UK are no longer offered for sale as flower fashions and modern gardening trends have reduced the diversity of blooms.Plant Heritage is asking the public to choose unusual plants for their gardens, and maybe even start their own national collections of rare blooms, in order to stop some cultivated plants from dying out. Con
  
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• Grok is undressing women and children. Don’t expect the US to take action | Moira Donegan

  09-01-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Elon Musk’s reckless and degrading AI could be built differently. But Americans will have to speak upOver the past year, Elon Musk has made a series of protocol changes to Grok, the proprietary AI chatbot of his company xAI, which runs prominently on his social media site X, formerly Twitter. Many of these changes have been geared to make the bot more amenable to producing pornography. In August 2025, Grok launched an image generator, branded as Grok Imagine, which featured a service geare
  
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• Cocktail of the week: The American Bar at Gleneagles’ smoked cherry – recipe | The good mixer

  09-01-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  A sweet and sparkly way to use up cocktail cherries at the 19th holeIf, like many people, you’ve got an opened jar of cocktail cherries in the fridge after the festivities, here’s a very classy way to use up some of the syrup.Emilio Giovanazzi, head bartender, The American Bar, Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Perthshire Continue reading...
  
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• US border patrol agents shoot two people in Portland

  09-01-2026 13:44 via theguardian.com
  Police say pair are in hospital but condition not known, as mayor urges ICE to pause operationsUS border patrol agents shot two people outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis.The Portland police bureau (PPB) said in a statement on Thursday afternoon that two people were in hospital after a shooting involving federal agents, adding that the conditions of those shot were not known. Continue reading...
  
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• New outfits and snow disruption: inside Macclesfield before jackpot FA Cup tie

  09-01-2026 13:30 via theguardian.com
  Phoenix club are lowest-ranked in third round and could have sold hundreds more tickets for visit of holders Crystal PalaceIn the corner of a small dressing room Macclesfield’s manager, John Rooney, and his assistant Francis Jeffers are locked in serious conversation. The pair scribble on tiny pieces of paper, planning one final training session before Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie with the holders, Crystal Palace. The kit man, Ged Coyne, clutching his traditional plastic bag ful
  
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• Liam Rosenior’s Chelsea appointment must be a tipping point not just a landmark moment | Samuel Okafor

  09-01-2026 13:30 via theguardian.com
  Football has to be held to account: we cannot have another generation of qualified black coaches being ignoredFootball’s start to 2026 has been seismic, with the festive season soon replaced by sacking season. At times this week it has been hard to keep up. The lifetime of a head coach or a manager seems to be getting shorter, with pressure for positive results apparently never greater.In among the churn came a landmark moment, with Liam Rosenior taking on the head coach role at Chelsea, m
  
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• Tell us about a friend you met at the right moment in your life

  09-01-2026 13:25 via theguardian.com
  We are looking to tell the stories of pairings who developed friendships because a common life experience - either shared at the same time or lived apart - bonded themDo you have a friend who was the right person at the right time? Did they become a great source of support because you met at a certain moment in your life or a particular shared set of circumstances brought you together?We are looking to tell the stories of pairings who developed life-affirming friendships because a common life ex
  
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• Spotify no longer running ICE recruitment ads, after US government campaign ends

  09-01-2026 13:19 via theguardian.com
  The ad campaign ended in late 2025, the Swedish streaming giant confirmed, having previously said, despite protests, that it did not violate advertising policiesSpotify is no long running advertisements for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the streaming service has confirmed, after the Trump administration campaign ended in late 2025.“There are currently no ICE ads running on Spotify,” the Swedish company said in a statement. “The advertisements mentioned were
  
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• Kate Owens: Cooking With Kathryn review – recipes for religious repression, rebellion and ruin

  09-01-2026 13:16 via theguardian.com
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  The comic targets Christian sexism head-on – while the argument is well worn, Owens’ manic physicality and dark humour keep the show fizzingWho would have thought, in 2026, that comedy would still be called upon to spoof the sexism of the Christian church? So it is with Kate Owens’ Cooking With Kathryn, in which a woman from America’s Bible belt struggles to keep up appearances as she hosts, for the first time, her late mom’s community cooking s
  
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• ‘A perplexing, astonishing finale’: world pays tribute to David Bowie a decade after his death

  09-01-2026 13:13 via theguardian.com
  Celebrations of his life include David Bowie Day at Foyles bookshop and a re-release of classic family film Labyrinth as well as a slew of club nights• Analysis: Ten years after his death, is David Bowie’s musical legacy at risk of fading from view?
  • David Bowie’s childhood home to open to public after 1960s restorationTen years ago this week, David Bowie turned 69, released his 26th album, Blackstar – and then exited the stage for good when he died on 10 January. Un
  
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• Henry Pollock: ‘I don’t look at a challenge and think what could go wrong? I’m just excited’

  09-01-2026 13:10 via theguardian.com
  Strip away the peroxide hair, the TikTok dancing and the trademark try celebrations and the Northampton and England flanker has a white-hot ambition to be the bestNext Wednesday will be Henry Pollock’s 21st birthday. You slightly feel for his family and friends: what do you buy a guy with the Midas touch? Two tries on debut for England in Cardiff, a British & Irish Lions tour of Australia and a world breakthrough player of the year nomination would be prized accolades for anyone, let a
  
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• Tell us your favourite comfort TV

  09-01-2026 13:04 via theguardian.com
  We would like to hear about the TV shows you like to watch again and againSome TV shows are made to watch again and again, to the point where they become a soothing presence in the background of our lives. We would like to hear about your favourite comfort TV shows. What is the show that you would happily watch on loop forever, and why?If you’re having trouble using the form click here. Read terms of service here and privacy policy here. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump’s Venezuela strike won’t distract voters from the crises at home | Steven Greenhouse

  09-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  As Americans worry about healthcare and affordability, the ‘no more wars’ president is helping oil companies insteadImmediately after Donald Trump ordered a military strike in Venezuela, many critics focused on how that attack violated international law as well as the US War Powers Resolution. But there hasn’t been nearly enough focus on the domestic implications of Trump’s move.Trump seems to have ordered his Venezuela venture in part to flip the script away from domesti
  
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• Thousands of New York City nurses set to strike amid contract dispute over pay

  09-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Nearly 16,000 nurses set to join union-led strike Monday to demand large hospitals across NYC ‘put patients over profit’Nearly 16,000 nurses in New York City are set to strike on Monday amid a battle over pay during contract negotiations.The action, due to take place across five large hospitals, is being organized by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), which is demanding the hospitals put patients over profit. Continue reading...
  
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• My favourite family photo: ‘I can still feel my mother’s arm around my shoulder’

  09-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  I love the way we are both looking in astonishment at my son. It shows the unwavering support she gave me when he was bornThis picture of my mother, me and my eldest son, Theo, was taken the morning after he was born in May 2002, in University College Hospital, London.There are a lot of things I love about it. I love the fact my mother is exquisitely dressed – she’s wearing her pearls! She always looked very elegant at this time in her life and enjoyed clothes (we bought that suit on
  
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• Hawaiian headwear, Beuys’ bathtub and Nan Goldin’s photo diaries – the week in art

  09-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Jewels of island life go on display, Beuys introduces heroism to washtime and Nan Goldin’s classic The Ballad of Sexual Dependency reveals itself – all in your weekly dispatchHawai‘i
  Some of the most spectacular masterpieces in the British Museum, including feathered war helmets and glaring gods collected by Captain Cook, make this exhibition created in collaboration with Hawaii community leaders and artists entrancing.• The British Museum, London, from 15 January to 25 Ma
  
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• Brendon McCullum keen to carry on with England but wants to ‘steer the ship’

  09-01-2026 13:00 via theguardian.com
  Head coach defends methods and leadership after AshesTeam culture likely to be main focus of ECB reviewAt the end of a sorry Ashes loss capped off by news of Harry Brook’s involvement in a late-night incident two months earlier, Brendon McCullum set out his position as England head coach: if his wings are clipped and his ethos compromised then “maybe there is someone better” to do the role.The caveat is key here. McCullum is keen to continue and having held talks with Richard T
  
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• After Trump’s attack, we Venezuelans need to know what comes next – authoritarianism or democracy | Jesús Piñero

  09-01-2026 12:43 via theguardian.com
  There is palpable tension: not because anyone trusts the president and the US, but because now there is opportunity for changeJesús Piñero is a historian at the Central University of VenezuelaIn 1936, Venezuelans learned for the first time what it meant to transition towards democracy. While this was not the only period of transition the country would experience (since the process that began in 1958 consolidated a more open and enduring political regime), the transition of 1936 was
  
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• West Ham losing faith in Nuno and unhappy he embraced Forest players on pitch

  09-01-2026 12:41 via theguardian.com
  His demeanour after defeat by former club causes upsetNuno has two wins from 16 games since replacing PotterWest Ham are losing faith in Nuno Espírito Santo’s ability to save them from relegation and unhappy with their manager embracing Nottingham Forest players on the pitch after losing to his former side on Monday.Nuno, fired by Forest last September, finds his position under increasing threat after 10 games without a win. West Ham remain reluctant to make their second sacking of
  
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• What is Marvel up to with its Avengers: Doomsday trailers?

  09-01-2026 12:38 via theguardian.com
  Teaser reels for next December’s coming episode give no clues to the story, still less to how these old characters are returning via the multiverseAvengers: Doomsday may still be almost a year off, but already it feels as if Hollywood has entered a new era of confidence marketing, built around a sort of ritualised roll-call of legacy characters who really need everyone to know they haven’t been retired yet. In the last few weeks we’ve had three almost completely pointless short
  
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• Reform UK accused of ‘betraying’ election pledges after council tax rises

  09-01-2026 12:36 via theguardian.com
  Four out of five councils controlled by party have proposed 5% council tax rises, the maximum permitted by lawNigel Farage’s Reform UK has been accused of “betraying” election promises to cut council tax after several councils it controls said they planned to increase rates close to the maximum allowed.They include Kent county council – the party’s flagship local authority and one viewed by it as the “shop window” for what a Reform-led government would l
  
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