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Vitamin C d
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:41:48 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
Why it"s important


Men"s NCAA Tournament winners, losers: Sean Miller, Kansas State soar to Sweet 16; Baylor, Kentucky stumble
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:43:26 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
The men"s NCAA Tournament field has been trimmed from 68 to 16. Here"s a look at the winners and losers from Sunday"s second round.


"As befits a thief"; Putin makes surprise visit to occupied Mariupol, gets ready to host Xi: Ukraine live updates
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:13:56 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied city of Mariupol, a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. Live updates.


NCAA women"s tournament winners, losers: Big girls shine, Virginia Tech makes team history
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:40:33 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
Bigs come up, well, big as better seeds have their way in Day 3 of the NCAA women"s basketball tournament.


Chris Rock jokes Paul Pelosi "knows how I felt" after Oscars slap at Adam Sandler"s Mark Twain Prize ceremony
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:12:55 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
Chris Rock, Pete Davidson, Jennifer Aniston and more stars gathered to celebrate Adam Sandler being awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.


Team USA defeats Cuba to reach championship game of World Baseball Classic
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:48:06 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
The U.S. will face the winner of Monday night"s Japan-Mexico game in the World Baseball Classic championship game at Miami"s loanDepot Park on Tuesday.


"12 agonizing minutes": Prosecutors to release video of Irvo Otieno"s "pinned down" death
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:08:06 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
Prosecutor says the video of Irvo Otieno"s death will be publicly released this week. Ten people so far have been charged with second-degree murder.


California braces for more flooding as 2 storms target region; whiteout in Michigan: Updates
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:32:23 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
The National Weather Service forecast periods of heavy rain and snowfall for the Sierra Nevada with wind gusts reaching 50 mph over the next few days.


Fatal shootings on Miami Beach"s famed Ocean Drive prompt city to impose spring break curfew
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:29:49 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
In what seems to be an annual spring break ritual, Miami Beach officials impose a curfew after two fatal shootings over the weekend.


Chris Rock jokes Paul Pelosi "knows how I felt" after Oscars slap at Adam Sandler"s Mark Twain Prize ceremony
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:12:55 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
Chris Rock, Pete Davidson, Jennifer Aniston and more stars gathered to celebrate Adam Sandler being awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.


Passages 2023: Lance Reddick, Peter Hardy, Bobby Caldwell and more stars we lost
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:11:18 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
Celebrities we lost in 2023 include Lance Reddick, Peter Hardy, Bobby Caldwell, Robert Blake, Gary Rossington, Tom Sizemore and Jansen Panettiere.


"American Idol": Katy Perry bends the rules for stripper who wants better life for her daughter
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:01:08 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
If there"s one thing "American Idol" loves more than singing, it"s suspense. Here"s what happened after a stripper"s heart-breaking audition.


Emma Heming Willis tribute to Bruce Willis on first birthday after dementia diagnosis: "He is pure love"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:34:21 +0000
From rssfeeds.usatoday
Bruce Willis turned 68 on Sunday. The actor"s wife, Emma Heming Willis, and former wife Demi Moore paid tribute to him on social media.


Xi Jinping pitches China as Ukraine peacemaker on eve of trip to Russia
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Analysis: Xi makes "journey of friendship" to Moscow days after Putin"s war crime warrant issued
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:39:06 GMT
From https:
For Chinese leader Xi Jinping, his high-profile state visit to Russia and meeting with President Vladimir Putin this week is a timely opportunity to showcase China"s growing diplomatic clout on the world stage and its ambition to challenge the US-led global order.


Putin visits occupied Mariupol, symbol of Ukrainian resistance
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:30:00 GMT
From https:
Vladimir Putin has made a "working visit" to Russian-occupied Mariupol, in an apparently defiant move reported just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him.


Retired lt. gen. watched tape of Putin"s Mariupol visit. Here"s what he saw
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:48:41 GMT
From https:
CNN military analyst Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (ret.) explains the impact of Russian President Vladimir Putin"s surprise visit to Mariupol, Ukraine.


Why a Trump indictment would have huge political and national implications
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:04:37 GMT
From https:
aC/ Trump shadow looms large over House GOP policy retreat aC/ Opinion: Trump"s risky call for protests aC/ Trump says he expects to be arrested Tuesday aC/ Video: Ex-prosecutor breaks down Trump"s worst case scenarios


This country wanted a 69-hour workweek. Millennials and Generation Z had other ideas
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:17:16 GMT
From https:
aC/ Macron faces no-confidence votes over hated pension reforms aC/ Video: Paris is burning: Protesters set city ablaze amid France"s retirement age controversy


For the second time in history, a record 3 people have completed one of the world"s toughest races
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:14:11 GMT
From https:
For the second time in the race"s history, a record three athletes have completed the grueling Barkley Marathons, an unusual and near-impossible competition held each year in Tennessee.


The world"s happiest countries for 2023
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:04:44 GMT
From https:
There"s cause for optimism in the latest report on world happiness.


"I can wear whatever I want": Tokyo"s bold fashion scene
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:16:46 GMT
From https:
In Tokyo"s Shibuya district, fashion enthusiasts came out in droves for this month"s Rakuten Fashion Week donning a mix of brightly-colored and experimental garments.


Actress: Why more Latinos are starting to vote Republican
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:59:44 GMT
From https:
Actress Eva Longoria talks to CNN"s Chris Wallace about what she thinks is a top priority issue for some Latino voters.


His crimes were a basis for "Silence of the Lambs." The sister of a victim has mixed feelings about his execution
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:18:13 GMT
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Tracey Lomax watched from the viewing room of a state prison in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, as her sister"s killer received a lethal injection.


Bruce Willis" wife Emma Heming marks his birthday with moving message about grief
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:08:39 GMT
From https:
As Bruce Willis turned 68 on Sunday, his wife Emma Heming marked the day with a candid message about caring for someone living with frontotemporal dementia (FTP).


Actor pushes back on character"s comparison to Fox News founder
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:40:12 GMT
From https:
"Succession" star Brian Cox tells CNN"s Chris Wallace why he rejects comparisons of his character Logan Roy to media mogul Rupert Murdoch.


A 12th atmospheric river is headed towards storm-fatigued California, threatening even more floods
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:51:18 GMT
From https:
Still reeling from an onslaught of powerful storms and destructive floods, California is bracing for a 12th atmospheric river that"s expected to bring a new round of heavy snow and rain to the state.


Former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to make historic visit to mainland China
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:48:00 GMT
From https:
Taiwan"s former president Ma Ying-jeou will visit mainland China next week, the first such trip by a former Taiwanese leader since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949.


Why Trump lawyer doesn"t think a Trump arrest is speculation
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:32:39 GMT
From https:
Alina Habba, who represents Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll"s suit against the former president, discusses Trump"s claim that he will be arrested in relation to the investigation into a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels.


Asia Pacific markets drop after UBS rescue of Credit Suisse
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:02:21 GMT
From https:
Asia Pacific markets edged slightly lower on Monday morning as investors reacted to news of a Credit Suisse bailout by its bigger rival UBS.


FDIC sells most of failed Signature Bank to Flagstar
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:32:10 GMT
From https:
A week after Signature Bank failed, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said it has sold most of its deposits to Flagstar Bank, a subsidiary of New York Community Bank.


Podcast: Do you feel the pressure to look perfect online? Dr. Sanjay Gupta pulls back the curtain on the impact filters have on your brain.
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China"s best new outdoor attractions
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:31:34 GMT
From https:
When it comes to tourist attractions, a lot has happened in China over the last few years.


We found an air mattress that stands literally (and figuratively) far above the rest
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We tried all the most popular spring dresses under $40 on Amazon a these are the best
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43 little things you can buy on Amazon that make a big difference
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These are the 20 Amazon products our readers were obsessed with in February
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Moon Pod"s zero-gravity seating is on sale right now for Underscored readers
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Lululemon Align vs a $23 Amazon lookalike: We put these cult-favorite leggings to the test
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Are silk pillowcases worth it? Absolutely. Here"s why.
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The 9 best credit cards of March 2023
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We tested 9 of the most popular checked suitcases for weeks. Here are our favorites
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24 stylish and functional travel pants to keep you comfortable on the go in 2023
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This $40 travel pillow is actually worth every penny: Here"s why
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26 cheap Amazon swimsuits we tried (and actually loved)
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EU to Provide Million Artillery Shells to Ukraine
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:00:17 +0000
From https:
Ukraine has said it will need 1 million rounds of ammunition this year, and Estonia has estimated that would cost around a!4 billion.

Tories oversaw longest and deepest squeeze of family budgets in history, TUC says
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:36 GMT
From https:

Pay failing to keep up with inflation has been key in driving down household disposable income



Justice ministers summit in London to rally support for ICC after Putin arrest warrant
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:49:50 GMT
From https:

Dominic Raab to host representatives from 40 countries to ahold war criminals to accounta



What happened to Credit Suisse and why are banks needing bailouts again?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:03:27 GMT
From https:

Could isolated failures herald another global banking crisis?



Leaders in dementia research to chair Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:52:14 GMT
From https:
The mission was launched by former prime minister Boris Johnson in August 2022.


March dates for DWP payments, benefits, pensions and cost of living top ups
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:35:14 GMT
From https:

More state support will be paid out as millions continue to struggle



What the papers say a March 20
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:01:21 GMT
From https:
A variety of stories feature across the papers at the start of the working week.


App will help volunteers find ways to contribute to coronation celebrations
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:00 GMT
From https:
More than 1,500 charities are involved in the Big Help Out initiative to reflect the Kingas life of service.


Christine McGuinness helps break world record for longest lanyard
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:00 GMT
From https:
The Guinness World Record was broken by the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower campaign at Anfield.


Recession fears ease in manufacturing, but growth remains elusive a report
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:00 GMT
From https:
Firms have seen a rebound in the first quarter, according to BDO research.


Government announces almost APS60m in cultural funding for regions outside London
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:00 GMT
From https:
Seventy museums, public libraries and other venues in places including Walsall, Barnsley, Bradford and Stoke-on-Trent will receive investment.


First black maternal conference aims to look at racial health disparities
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:00 GMT
From https:
Sandra Igwe said she decided to hold the conference after being athe token black womana to speak at so many in the past.


Government should invest in maritime tech, cleaner fuels and workforce a MPs
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:00 GMT
From https:
The Transport Select Committee has published a report into the UKas maritime sector.


Persian artist says London exhibit dedicated to aall the brave womena in Iran
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:00 GMT
From https:
The exhibit takes place from April 7-16 at the Osborne Studio Gallery in Belgravia, London.


Taylor Swift review, Arizona: On the first night of her Eras tour, Swift seems as liberated as sheas ever been
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:49:27 GMT
From https:

US pop artist guides fans through more than a decadeas worth of her best work on the first night of her world tour at State Farm Stadium in Glendale



Bruce Willisas wife Emma shares tearful message to fans on actoras birthday
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:45:46 GMT
From https:

Model said she occasionally went through stages of sadness and grief following her husbandas dementia diagnosis



Sam Neill says heas anever felt bettera after sharing blood cancer news
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:26:24 GMT
From https:

Jurassic Park star disclosed last week that he is in remission for stage three angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma, a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma



aNo one is above the lawa: Stephen King and George Takei react to Trump saying heall be arrested this week
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:46:17 GMT
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Former president called for aprotestsa to atake our nation backa as he lashed out at what he branded the acorrupta Manhattan district attorneyas office



aAll of a sudden, the clothes are flying offa: Plot twists, full frontal nudity and the X-rated making of Wild Things
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:24:47 GMT
From https:

Twenty-five years ago, a sweaty, tongue-in-cheek erotic thriller starring Neve Campbell and Denise Richards left an indelible mark on a generation of horny teenagers. Tom Fordy speaks to its very proud makers



Shazam 2 actor Rachel Zegler hits out at asenselessly meana criticisms of underperforming DC sequel
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:03:24 GMT
From https:

aItas just cool to hate on fun nowadays,a said the aWest Side Storya star



Shadow and Bone fans make plea to Netflix as fantasy series takes No 1 spot from You
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:41:24 GMT
From https:

Some have even threatened to unsubscribe from the streaming service



Bella Ramsey shares gruelling update on Last of Us season 2
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:27:47 GMT
From https:

Fans are going to have to be very patient



Elon Musk roasted for bizarre social media posts about Taylor Swift: aStay away from hera
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:31:27 GMT
From https:

aHer limbic resonance skill is exceptional,a wrote the 51-year-old Tesla CEO



Bidens to host Jason Sudeikis and aTed Lassoa cast to promote mental health
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:14:04 GMT
From https:

The cast will meet the Bidens ato discuss the importance of addressing your mental health to promote overall wellbeinga



Gwyneth Paltrow headed for court showdown over ahysterical King Konga ski crash
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:44:37 GMT
From https:

A retired optometrist claims he was skiing with friends when he heard ahysterical screaming like a| King Kong in the jungle or somethinga. Gustaf Kilander reports



British minibus driver taking Jewish group back to London dies and 15 injured in Belgium
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:41:11 +0000
From https:
The minibus crashed at an intersection in Antwerp, Belgium, in the early hours of Sunday morning, killing the driver and injuring 16 passengers.


Worried police issue public appeal to track down missing schoolgirl, 16, last seen two days ago
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:39:35 +0000
From https:
Ellie, 16, has not been seen since Saturday afternoon, according to Humberside Police. She was last seen in the Hall Road area of Hull at around 4.30pm.


Woman killed in Castle Hill Baptist ChurchA carpark after run-over by husband reversing car
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:38:52 +0000
From https:
A 70-year-old woman has been killed in a Sydney church carpark after being hit by the car her husband was reversing in a horrific incident witnessed by another congregation member.


Kim Jong-un orders his troops to prepare for "IMMEDIATE and overwhelming nuclear counterattack"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:33:50 +0000
From https:
Kim Jong Un condemned US and South Korean military exercises as provocative, and ordered his own troops to be ready to launch a nuclear attack, North Korean state media said on Monday.


SNP chaos deepens as group"s new interim chief admits the party is in "tremendous mess"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:31:52 +0000
From https:
Mike Russell, the interim chief executive of the SNP said there is "a tremendous mess" in the party amid staff resignations and a row over membership numbers in the last few days.


Credit Suisse takeover fails to stabilise markets with FTSE sliding
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:29:33 +0000
From https:
The FTSE 100 index dropped more than 1 per cent after opening, to its lowest level since early November - with traders braces for another tense day.


Met Police unit which Wayne Couzens and David Carrick served in could be "effectively disbanded"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:26:45 +0000
From https:
The Met Police unit which rapists Wayne Couzens and David Carrick served in could be "effectively disbanded" as part of a scathing review of the force"s culture


Meteorologist who collapsed on air says she"s now recovering after suffering a head injury
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:25:41 +0000
From https:
KCAL News meteorologist Alissa Carlson Schwartz collapsed during the newscast on Saturday just a few years after she threw up on air, which led to being diagnosed with a leaky heart valve.


Rwanda: Suella Braverman reveals talks between the government and ECHR could "remove key barrier"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:25:10 +0000
From https:
Suella Braverman revealed last night she had been "encouraged" by discussions with the European Court of Human Rights, raising hopes of reviving the policy.


British workers are APS11,000 worse off a year due to "wage stagnation"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:14:08 +0000
From https:
The Resolution Foundation think tank made the calculations based on whether wages had continued to grow at the pace seen before the 2008 financial crash.


Crocodile expert shows how to scare off reptile in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory after stalking
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:14:03 +0000
From https:
David McMahon was collecting cockles along a remote stretch of Arnhem Land in the NT on March 17 when he noticed the giant reptile sizing him up from afar in the crystal clear saltwater.


SPOILER: Coronation Street bosses confirm Daisy will be hit by an acid attack
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:13:52 +0000
From https:
Coronation Street bosses have confirmed that Daisy will be at the centre of an acid attack storyline next week, as her wedding to Daniel takes a devastating turn.


Demi Moore wishes Bruce Willis a happy 68th birthday with sweet clip of their entire family singing
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:13:13 +0000
From https:
The 60-year-old actress shared a video of their entire family gathered around the Die Hard star and singing happy birthday to him before presenting him with a candlelit apple pie.


Lanzarote"s president finally declares "British tourists will always be welcome"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:10:22 +0000
From https:
Maria Dolores Corujo hit back after being rattled by the reaction to her claims the holiday island of Lanzarote was saturated and needed to reduce its dependence on British tourism.


Fury as Tesco slashes Clubcard reward vouchers" value AGAIN from 3x to 2x
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:04:47 +0000
From https:
The supermarket giant has announced this week that it is reducing the value of Clubcard vouchers which are spent with Reward Partners for the second time in five years.


Doctors tried FIVE times toA remove my contraceptive coil
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:58:49 +0000
From https:
Beki Reilly, 34, had to undergo emergency surgery to repair a life-threatening tear to her bowel and womb after a string of unsuccessful bids to remove the coil.


The Crown sparks row over replica of mangled Mercedes which carried late princess
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:57:05 +0000
From https:
Diana and Dodi Fayed died in the early hours of August 31, 1997, after the S-Class they were travelling in crashed at the Pont de l"Alma tunnel in Paris.


Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd to be freed EARLY as victim"s family slam legal system
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:55:47 +0000
From https:
Jack Shepherd is set to be freed after serving half of his sentence for theA champagne-fuelled accident that killed Charlotte Brown. Her family is "devastated" he may be released early.


Russia Ukraine war: Xi meets Putin today in boost for Russian leader after ICC issued arrest warrant
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:52:50 +0000
From https:
During his visit, Xi will present China as a global peacemaker intent on brokering an end to the Ukraine war - a move that has been met with scepticism in Kyiv and the West.


Bikini cowgirl Storm Hogan who works on a South Australian farm wins thousands of TikTok fans
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:49:42 +0000
From https:
Horse rider Storm Hogan, 19, is earning thousands of adoring fans on her social media channels for sharing her life on a rural farm while wearing skimpy bikinis.


How a Lifetime Isa can help you get on the housing ladder
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:49:05 +0000
From https:
Fiona Anderson is hoping to purchase her first home in Bristol using a stocks and shares Lifetime Isa taken out with wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown five years ago.


West End star Ruthie Henshall opens up about her mother"s "cruel" death alone in care home
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:47:18 +0000
From https:
West End performer and I"m a Celeb star Ruthie Henshall is pushing for a new law to ensure give people in care settings a right to visitors ahead of the 3 year anniversary of the lockdowns next week.


Warring relatives run up APS1million legal bill in battle over farming cottage worth just APS245,000A
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:44:31 +0000
From https:
It began when mother-of-two Pamela Teasdale, 68, demanded a divorce from her husband Daniel, 73, after 44 years of marriage butShe wanted to continue living at Burne Farm, Todwick, South Yorkshire.


Male model Trevor Dutch Shapiro says obsessed socialite Trudy Jacobson hired detectives destroy him
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:39:50 +0000
From https:
Model Trevor Dutch Shapiro, 34, received a folder containing info and photos, which led to the breakup of his relationship with former lover 71-year-old Trudy Jacobson.


How to transfer an Isa: What you need to know
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:39:15 +0000
From https:
An Isa transfer allows people to move funds from one Isa provider to another without losing the tax-free benefits - but savers will need to stay within the rules.


GBBO viewers love David Schwimmer while Jesy Nelson is savaged for pronouncing macaron wrong
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:37:51 +0000
From https:
David Schwimmer and Jesy Nelson competed on Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on Sunday but viewers were left loving one over the other.


My husband pressured me to get a puppy and it"s destroying my marriage
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:34:20 +0000
From https:
The British woman took to Mumsnet to explain how her husband had nagged her for years about welcoming a pet hound into their home, and around 10 months ago she reluctantly relented.


Bank of England insists UK"s financial market will weather storm of Credit Suisse fiasco
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:32:44 +0000
From https:
The Bank of England confirmed it had been "engaging closely with international counterparts" before the takeover and vowed that the UK"s financial market will weather the storm.


Braverman vows to do whatever it takes to sort out rogue cops ahead of release of damning report
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:30:01 +0000
From https:
A source said that in the worst case scenario the Met - which has more than 40,000 officers and staff - was at risk of being split into smaller units if it is unable to follow the report"s recommendations.


Britain has "nothing to apologise for" over Elgin Marbles, think-tank says
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:29:13 +0000
From https:
The Marbles, taken by Lord Elgin from Athens at the beginning of the 19th century when he was ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, have long been disputed by Greece and Britain.


Essex Tory Councillor, 81, suspended for saying she doesn"t want "Pride sex flags" in high streets
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:26:20 +0000
From https:
Angela Kilmartin,A a councillor on Braintree District Council in Essex, has been suspended after writing on Facebook that sheA does not want "Pride sex flags along" her high street in Witham.


Anti-agers no one but you need know about:A How can I reverse the unsightly results of too much sun?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:21:21 +0000
From https:
An anonymous senior man reveals that he has small brown sunspots on his forehead. He asks Inge Van Lotringen if he should use a skin peel to treat the issue.


Plane passenger, 50, appears in court after being caught smuggling 83,000 cigarettes to Newcastle
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:21:02 +0000
From https:
Samuel Onyemenam was caught with 83,600 cigarettes in his luggage. He claimed that he had been transporting the cigarettes for his cousin and had made no financial gain from the scheme.


"He"ll be conclusive and irrefutable!" Trump celebrates as lawyer to slap down Michael Cohen claims
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:20:57 +0000
From https:
Donald Trump on Sunday attacked prosecutors investigating the hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels, calling them "animals and thugs" and saying they were intent on wrecking the US.


Millionaire son-in-law of British lord charged over Caribbean boat crash
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:19:11 +0000
From https:
Graham Stanton (pictured) is accused of leaving the scene after his 40ft motor cruiser and a smaller powerboat collided in the British Virgin Islands.


Can you guess these famous daughters paying tribute to their mums on Mother"s Day?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:13:19 +0000
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The images below were posted yesterday by famous faces paying tribute to their mums on Mother"s Day. Can you tell who they are?


OnlyFans model sues ex-boyfriend for over $6 billion in revenge porn lawsuitA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:11:06 +0000
From https:
Mikayla Saravia, 25, is suing her ex Nicholas Hunter, 27, for $6.3B in a revenge porn lawsuit for allegedly taking control of her social media and posting sexually explicit content.


Madonna shows off a sign with five simple household rules she wants her family to follow
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:10:36 +0000
From https:
In her latest post to her Instagram Story, the 64-year-old singer showed off a sign and shared five simple household rules she wants everyone in her home to abide by accordingly.


Colombian military helicopter crashes, kills 4 in QuibdA3 area of ChocA3
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:06:54 +0000
From https:
A Colombian military helicopter carrying four service members went down Sunday afternoon killing all individuals on board, President Gustavo Petro confirmed.A


Can I top up my state pension AFTER I retire? Steve Webb repliesA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:46 +0000
From https:
I have bought the extra year of NI contributions DWP said I could, but I am struggling to work out whether I should buy earlier years as well given I am already claiming a company pension.


Orlando Bloom shocks revellers with rendition of Irish song at pub
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:53:37 +0000
From https:
Orlando Bloom, 46, surprised revellers as he belted out a folk tune on a St Patrick"s Day night out on Friday.


New fitness fad? Turbocharging your coffee!
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:54:11 +0000
From https:
LUCY DUNN: How do you like your coffee? Dubbed "the original superfood", your daily cup is brimming with health benefits.


Neo-Nazis throw Hitler salutes at trans protest outside Parliament House in Melbourne, Victoria
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:33:59 +0000
From https:
The ugly scenes happened on Saturday when rival protestors clashed in front of Victoria"s state Parliament during a "Let Women Speak" rally in the city.


Australian Sam Bloom is world para surfing world champion after breaking her back in Thailand fall
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:57:50 +0000
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A mum-of-three who broke her back after falling six metres off a balcony while on a family vacation in Thailand has become a two-time World and Australian Para Surfing Champion.


Dan Snow leading calls to return the head of "rare" shark found dead on beach near New Forest
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:32:00 +0000
From https:
The shark, believedA to be a smalltooth sand tiger, was found by walkers on Lepe Beach. ButA before it could be recovered by scientists, the shark was "butchered overnight" with its head and tail removed.


Fears for actress Ruby Rose as she vanishes on "traumatic" birthday
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:18:49 +0000
From https:
Ruby Rose unexpectedly vanished fromA social media on the eve ofA her 37th birthday, after sharing a worrying post about how it is "nothing to celebrate"


Prince Harry"s charity partners believe boyhood should be "fluid"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:04:29 +0000
From https:
Harry and Meghan"s Archewell and Archetypes have a partnership with the Global Boyhood Initiative, which "promotes gender equity by fostering positive masculinity in boys and men".


Boris Johnson to hand over bombshell dossier to show he did not try to mislead Parliament
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:51:56 +0000
From https:
The former prime minister"s legal team has unearthed messages from officials at the time advising him that a series of gatherings in No 10 did not break the rules.


Government could overhaul 50-year-old divorce laws
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:51:40 +0000
From https:
The Government is to review the 1973 Matrimonial Causes Act, which determines how financial assets are split after divorce in England and Wales.


CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Anneka Rice has ditched the jumpsuit, but she"s got saucier with ageA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:51:21 +0000
From https:
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: You"d have to be a certain age to remember the original Challenge Anneka (Ch5). But if you"re over 40, it"ll seem incredible that anyone could be unaware.


Gammeeok restaurant closed by NYC Department of Health over safety concerns after "rat finding"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:29:21 +0000
From https:
The Korean restaurant accused of putting a rat in a couple"s takeout order has been shut down by the New York City Department of Mental Hygiene over safety concerns.


BBC bans TikTok amid fears of its links to Chinese government and potential spying
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:22:36 +0000
From https:
The BBC has now issued its own guidance for staff who have been told that usage of TikTok on corporate devices is still allowed for "editorial and marketing purposes".


Why has the Cornish town Dawn French loves risked such a row by refusing its own Vicar of Dibley?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:02:18 +0000
From https:
Reverend Geraldine Granger might feel rather less received in Fowey following a storm which has blown up over the search for a new priest at its parish church, St Fimbarrus.


PRUE LEITH: My stage fright was so severe I had to take beta blockers
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:52:07 +0000
From https:
PRUE LEITH: Looking back, I realise I"ve spent my whole life winging it. I opened a restaurant without ever having worked in one, launched a cookery school with no teaching qualifications.


King Charles Coronation: Charities call for army of volunteers to help those in need
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:46:38 +0000
From https:
The Big Help Out will take place on May 8 - the bank holiday Monday - as part of the official Coronation celebrations. It has been backed by celebrities including ex-Love Island contestant Faye Winter.


British minibus driver taking Jewish group back to London dies and 15 injured in Belgium
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:41:11 GMT
From https:
The minibus crashed at an intersection in Antwerp, Belgium, in the early hours of Sunday morning, killing the driver and injuring 16 passengers.


Worried police issue public appeal to track down missing schoolgirl, 16, last seen two days ago
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:39:35 GMT
From https:
Ellie, 16, has not been seen since Saturday afternoon, according to Humberside Police. She was last seen in the Hall Road area of Hull at around 4.30pm.


Woman killed in Castle Hill Baptist ChurchA carpark after run-over by husband reversing car
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:38:52 GMT
From https:
A 70-year-old woman has been killed in a Sydney church carpark after being hit by the car her husband was reversing in a horrific incident witnessed by another congregation member.


Credit Suisse takeover fails to stabilise markets with FTSE sliding
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:29:33 GMT
From https:
The FTSE 100 index dropped more than 1 per cent after opening, to its lowest level since early November - with traders braces for another tense day.


Meteorologist who collapsed on air says she"s now recovering after suffering a head injury
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:25:41 GMT
From https:
KCAL News meteorologist Alissa Carlson Schwartz collapsed during the newscast on Saturday just a few years after she threw up on air, which led to being diagnosed with a leaky heart valve.


Rwanda: Suella Braverman reveals talks between the government and ECHR could "remove key barrier"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:25:10 GMT
From https:
Suella Braverman revealed last night she had been "encouraged" by discussions with the European Court of Human Rights, raising hopes of reviving the policy.


British workers are APS11,000 worse off a year due to "wage stagnation"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:14:08 GMT
From https:
The Resolution Foundation think tank made the calculations based on whether wages had continued to grow at the pace seen before the 2008 financial crash.


Crocodile expert shows how to scare off reptile in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory after stalking
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:14:03 GMT
From https:
David McMahon was collecting cockles along a remote stretch of Arnhem Land in the NT on March 17 when he noticed the giant reptile sizing him up from afar in the crystal clear saltwater.


SPOILER: Coronation Street bosses confirm Daisy will be hit by an acid attack
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:13:52 GMT
From https:
Coronation Street bosses have confirmed that Daisy will be at the centre of an acid attack storyline next week, as her wedding to Daniel takes a devastating turn.


Demi Moore wishes Bruce Willis a happy 68th birthday with sweet clip of their entire family singing
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:13:13 GMT
From https:
The 60-year-old actress shared a video of their entire family gathered around the Die Hard star and singing happy birthday to him before presenting him with a candlelit apple pie.


Lanzarote"s president finally declares "British tourists will always be welcome"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:10:22 GMT
From https:
Maria Dolores Corujo hit back after being rattled by the reaction to her claims the holiday island of Lanzarote was saturated and needed to reduce its dependence on British tourism.


Fury as Tesco slashes Clubcard reward vouchers" value AGAIN from 3x to 2x
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:04:47 GMT
From https:
The supermarket giant has announced this week that it is reducing the value of Clubcard vouchers which are spent with Reward Partners for the second time in five years.


Doctors tried FIVE times toA remove my contraceptive coil
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:58:49 GMT
From https:
Beki Reilly, 34, had to undergo emergency surgery to repair a life-threatening tear to her bowel and womb after a string of unsuccessful bids to remove the coil.


The Crown sparks row over replica of mangled Mercedes which carried late princess
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:57:05 GMT
From https:
Diana and Dodi Fayed died in the early hours of August 31, 1997, after the S-Class they were travelling in crashed at the Pont de l"Alma tunnel in Paris.


Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd to be freed EARLY as victim"s family slam legal system
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:55:47 GMT
From https:
Jack Shepherd is set to be freed after serving half of his sentence for theA champagne-fuelled accident that killed Charlotte Brown. Her family is "devastated" he may be released early.


Russia Ukraine war: Xi meets Putin today in boost for Russian leader after ICC issued arrest warrant
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:52:50 GMT
From https:
During his visit, Xi will present China as a global peacemaker intent on brokering an end to the Ukraine war - a move that has been met with scepticism in Kyiv and the West.


Bikini cowgirl Storm Hogan who works on a South Australian farm wins thousands of TikTok fans
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:49:42 GMT
From https:
Horse rider Storm Hogan, 19, is earning thousands of adoring fans on her social media channels for sharing her life on a rural farm while wearing skimpy bikinis.


How a Lifetime Isa can help you get on the housing ladder
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:49:05 GMT
From https:
Fiona Anderson is hoping to purchase her first home in Bristol using a stocks and shares Lifetime Isa taken out with wealth manager Hargreaves Lansdown five years ago.


West End star Ruthie Henshall opens up about her mother"s "cruel" death alone in care home
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:47:18 GMT
From https:
West End performer and I"m a Celeb star Ruthie Henshall is pushing for a new law to ensure give people in care settings a right to visitors ahead of the 3 year anniversary of the lockdowns next week.


Warring relatives run up APS1million legal bill in battle over farming cottage worth just APS245,000A
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:44:31 GMT
From https:
It began when mother-of-two Pamela Teasdale, 68, demanded a divorce from her husband Daniel, 73, after 44 years of marriage butShe wanted to continue living at Burne Farm, Todwick, South Yorkshire.


Male model Trevor Dutch Shapiro says obsessed socialite Trudy Jacobson hired detectives destroy him
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:39:50 GMT
From https:
Model Trevor Dutch Shapiro, 34, received a folder containing info and photos, which led to the breakup of his relationship with former lover 71-year-old Trudy Jacobson.


How to transfer an Isa: What you need to know
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:39:15 GMT
From https:
An Isa transfer allows people to move funds from one Isa provider to another without losing the tax-free benefits - but savers will need to stay within the rules.


GBBO viewers love David Schwimmer while Jesy Nelson is savaged for pronouncing macaron wrong
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:37:51 GMT
From https:
David Schwimmer and Jesy Nelson competed on Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on Sunday but viewers were left loving one over the other.


My husband pressured me to get a puppy and it"s destroying my marriage
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:34:20 GMT
From https:
The British woman took to Mumsnet to explain how her husband had nagged her for years about welcoming a pet hound into their home, and around 10 months ago she reluctantly relented.


Braverman vows to do whatever it takes to sort out rogue cops ahead of release of damning report
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:30:01 GMT
From https:
A source said that in the worst case scenario the Met - which has more than 40,000 officers and staff - was at risk of being split into smaller units if it is unable to follow the report"s recommendations.


Britain has "nothing to apologise for" over Elgin Marbles, think-tank says
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:29:13 GMT
From https:
The Marbles, taken by Lord Elgin from Athens at the beginning of the 19th century when he was ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, have long been disputed by Greece and Britain.


Essex Tory Councillor, 81, suspended for saying she doesn"t want "Pride sex flags" in high streets
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:26:20 GMT
From https:
Angela Kilmartin,A a councillor on Braintree District Council in Essex, has been suspended after writing on Facebook that sheA does not want "Pride sex flags along" her high street in Witham.


Anti-agers no one but you need know about:A How can I reverse the unsightly results of too much sun?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:21:21 GMT
From https:
An anonymous senior man reveals that he has small brown sunspots on his forehead. He asks Inge Van Lotringen if he should use a skin peel to treat the issue.


Plane passenger, 50, appears in court after being caught smuggling 83,000 cigarettes to Newcastle
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:21:02 GMT
From https:
Samuel Onyemenam was caught with 83,600 cigarettes in his luggage. He claimed that he had been transporting the cigarettes for his cousin and had made no financial gain from the scheme.


"He"ll be conclusive and irrefutable!" Trump celebrates as lawyer to slap down Michael Cohen claims
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:20:57 GMT
From https:
Donald Trump on Sunday attacked prosecutors investigating the hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels, calling them "animals and thugs" and saying they were intent on wrecking the US.


Can you guess these famous daughters paying tribute to their mums on Mother"s Day?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:13:19 GMT
From https:
The images below were posted yesterday by famous faces paying tribute to their mums on Mother"s Day. Can you tell who they are?


OnlyFans model sues ex-boyfriend for over $6 billion in revenge porn lawsuitA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:11:06 GMT
From https:
Mikayla Saravia, 25, is suing her ex Nicholas Hunter, 27, for $6.3B in a revenge porn lawsuit for allegedly taking control of her social media and posting sexually explicit content.


Madonna shows off a sign with five simple household rules she wants her family to follow
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:10:36 GMT
From https:
In her latest post to her Instagram Story, the 64-year-old singer showed off a sign and shared five simple household rules she wants everyone in her home to abide by accordingly.


Colombian military helicopter crashes, kills 4 in QuibdA3 area of ChocA3
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:06:54 GMT
From https:
A Colombian military helicopter carrying four service members went down Sunday afternoon killing all individuals on board, President Gustavo Petro confirmed.A


Can I top up my state pension AFTER I retire? Steve Webb repliesA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:46 GMT
From https:
I have bought the extra year of NI contributions DWP said I could, but I am struggling to work out whether I should buy earlier years as well given I am already claiming a company pension.


Orlando Bloom shocks revellers with rendition of Irish song at pub
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:53:37 GMT
From https:
Orlando Bloom, 46, surprised revellers as he belted out a folk tune on a St Patrick"s Day night out on Friday.


New fitness fad? Turbocharging your coffee!
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:54:11 GMT
From https:
LUCY DUNN: How do you like your coffee? Dubbed "the original superfood", your daily cup is brimming with health benefits.


Neo-Nazis throw Hitler salutes at trans protest outside Parliament House in Melbourne, Victoria
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:33:59 GMT
From https:
The ugly scenes happened on Saturday when rival protestors clashed in front of Victoria"s state Parliament during a "Let Women Speak" rally in the city.


Australian Sam Bloom is world para surfing world champion after breaking her back in Thailand fall
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:57:50 GMT
From https:
A mum-of-three who broke her back after falling six metres off a balcony while on a family vacation in Thailand has become a two-time World and Australian Para Surfing Champion.


Fears for actress Ruby Rose as she vanishes on "traumatic" birthday
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:18:49 GMT
From https:
Ruby Rose unexpectedly vanished fromA social media on the eve ofA her 37th birthday, after sharing a worrying post about how it is "nothing to celebrate"


Prince Harry"s charity partners believe boyhood should be "fluid"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:04:29 GMT
From https:
Harry and Meghan"s Archewell and Archetypes have a partnership with the Global Boyhood Initiative, which "promotes gender equity by fostering positive masculinity in boys and men".


Boris Johnson to hand over bombshell dossier to show he did not try to mislead Parliament
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:51:56 GMT
From https:
The former prime minister"s legal team has unearthed messages from officials at the time advising him that a series of gatherings in No 10 did not break the rules.


Government could overhaul 50-year-old divorce laws
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:51:40 GMT
From https:
The Government is to review the 1973 Matrimonial Causes Act, which determines how financial assets are split after divorce in England and Wales.


CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Anneka Rice has ditched the jumpsuit, but she"s got saucier with ageA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:51:21 GMT
From https:
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: You"d have to be a certain age to remember the original Challenge Anneka (Ch5). But if you"re over 40, it"ll seem incredible that anyone could be unaware.


Gammeeok restaurant closed by NYC Department of Health over safety concerns after "rat finding"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:29:21 GMT
From https:
The Korean restaurant accused of putting a rat in a couple"s takeout order has been shut down by the New York City Department of Mental Hygiene over safety concerns.


BBC bans TikTok amid fears of its links to Chinese government and potential spying
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:22:36 GMT
From https:
The BBC has now issued its own guidance for staff who have been told that usage of TikTok on corporate devices is still allowed for "editorial and marketing purposes".


Why has the Cornish town Dawn French loves risked such a row by refusing its own Vicar of Dibley?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:02:18 GMT
From https:
Reverend Geraldine Granger might feel rather less received in Fowey following a storm which has blown up over the search for a new priest at its parish church, St Fimbarrus.


PRUE LEITH: My stage fright was so severe I had to take beta blockers
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:52:07 GMT
From https:
PRUE LEITH: Looking back, I realise I"ve spent my whole life winging it. I opened a restaurant without ever having worked in one, launched a cookery school with no teaching qualifications.


King Charles Coronation: Charities call for army of volunteers to help those in need
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:46:38 GMT
From https:
The Big Help Out will take place on May 8 - the bank holiday Monday - as part of the official Coronation celebrations. It has been backed by celebrities including ex-Love Island contestant Faye Winter.


Shane Watson reveals how to upgrade your spring wardrobe for just APS12A
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:44:22 GMT
From https:
You may have seen that the Princess of Wales attended this year"s Baftas wearing a dress by Alexander McQueen that she first wore in 2019 and some gold chandelier earrings that cost APS17.99.


Delayed spring blossom set to put on "truly incredible show" as nature bursts out of hibernation
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:36:43 GMT
From https:
April should bring us a "truly incredible show" as nature bursts out of hibernation, the National Trust has said.


Billionaire associate of Sarah Ferguson accused of bankrolling sex trafficking ring
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:33:08 GMT
From https:
Trammell Crow, 72, who Sarah Ferguson (pictured) has reportedly struck up a friendship with, is alleged to have financed the enterprise which led to two women being abused.


British bar lists nine bartender red flags customers should look for when getting a drink at the pub
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:22:39 GMT
From https:
Bartenders from a British bar have shared the red flags customers should keep an eye out for from serving a pint in a warm glass from the dishwasher to even using shot measuring cups.


Ex-England rugby league star Gareth Hock, 39, is charged with rape, assault and coercive controlA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:10:25 GMT
From https:
Wigan Warriors and England international rugby league player Gareth Hock has been charged with rape, assault and coercive or controlling behaviour, Greater Manchester Police said.


Rightmove: Housing market shows "signs of recovery" as prices rise 3%
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:46 GMT
From https:
Prices climbed 0.8% over the past month, the data showed, as Rightmove claimed buyer demand was 6% higher than the same period in 2019.


Former SAS veteran Oliver Schulz arrested in Goulburn NSW over killing of Afghan man
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:49:44 GMT
From https:
Video footage of former trooper Oliver Schulz, 41, allegedly shooting an Afghan man in a wheat field in southern Afghanistan in 2012, was broadcast in 2020 on ABC"s Four Corners.


Demi Moore wishes Bruce Willis a happy 68th birthday with sweet clip of their entire family singing
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:47:19 GMT
From https:
The 60-year-old actress shared a video of their entire family gathered around the Die Hard star and singing happy birthday to him before presenting him with a candlelit apple pie.


Male model Trevor Dutch Shapiro says obsessed socialite Trudy Jacobson hired detectives destroy him
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:39:50 GMT
From https:
Model Trevor Dutch Shapiro, 34, received a folder containing info and photos, which led to the breakup of his relationship with former lover 71-year-old Trudy Jacobson.


GBBO viewers love David Schwimmer while Jesy Nelson is savaged for pronouncing macaron wrong
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:37:51 GMT
From https:
David Schwimmer and Jesy Nelson competed on Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer on Sunday but viewers were left loving one over the other.


Blac Chyna"s extreme plastic surgery makeunder: How Rob Kardashan"s stripper ex is changing her life
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:36:39 GMT
From https:
Reality star Blac Chyna is on a journey to transform her life as she returns to her natural body by removing herA facial fillers following her butt and breast reduction.


Khloe Kardashian"s cheating ex Tristan Thompson HUGS mystery woman outside of a store in Calabasas
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:36:03 GMT
From https:
Khloe Kardashian"s ex, Tristan Thompson, was spotted embracing a mystery woman outside of an appliance store earlier Friday, just days after Khloe shared birthday tribute to the sports star.


Sydney man Dilor Yeretzian claims Bali robbers put him in hospital
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:33:14 GMT
From https:
Dilor Yeretzian and his partnerA Cosette Karam, from Sydney, had been enjoying their final night in Bali last Monday when they decided to go on a midnight McDonald"s run.


Anti-agers no one but you need know about:A How can I reverse the unsightly results of too much sun?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:21:21 GMT
From https:
An anonymous senior man reveals that he has small brown sunspots on his forehead. He asks Inge Van Lotringen if he should use a skin peel to treat the issue.


"He"ll be conclusive and irrefutable!" Trump celebrates as lawyer to slap down Michael Cohen claims
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:20:57 GMT
From https:
Donald Trump on Sunday attacked prosecutors investigating the hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels, calling them "animals and thugs" and saying they were intent on wrecking the US.


Prince William"s fury after children as young as seven are abused by racists while playing football
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:20:55 GMT
From https:
The Prince of Wales, who is also the president of the FA, shared his deep concern for the abuse and insisted those involved must be held accountable.


The Crown sparks row over replica of mangled Mercedes which carried late princess
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:19:27 GMT
From https:
Diana and Dodi Fayed died in the early hours of August 31, 1997, after the S-Class they were travelling in crashed at the Pont de l"Alma tunnel in Paris.


OnlyFans model sues ex-boyfriend for over $6 billion in revenge porn lawsuitA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:11:06 GMT
From https:
Mikayla Saravia, 25, is suing her ex Nicholas Hunter, 27, for $6.3B in a revenge porn lawsuit for allegedly taking control of her social media and posting sexually explicit content.


Colombian military helicopter crashes, kills 4 in QuibdA3 area of ChocA3
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:06:54 GMT
From https:
A Colombian military helicopter carrying four service members went down Sunday afternoon killing all individuals on board, President Gustavo Petro confirmed.A


Prisoners at Rikers Island are "still shackled to the desks when they are in classrooms"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:48:29 GMT
From https:
Prisoners at Rikers Island are still being shackled and handcuffed to metal restraint desks when they are in classrooms despite a New York correction commissioner promising to remove them last year.


Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen speaks out after being beaten up by Fort Lauderdale spring breaker
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:47:09 GMT
From https:
Rick Allen, 59, was in Florida to perform a show with the band last weekend when he was allegedly attacked by spring breaker 19-year-old Max Edward Hartley.


Pennsylvania mom of two savagely killed by neighbor"s Great Danes in front of young son went to feed
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:46:40 GMT
From https:
A Pennsylvania woman was mauled to death by her neighbor"s two Great Danes as she fed them while their owner was away. Kristin Potter, 38, of Centre Township in Perry County, died on Thursday.


Disney layoffs: First wave of 4,000 employees set to be cut in coming weeks
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:42:13 GMT
From https:
Executives at The Walt Disney are reportedly planning to cut 4,000 jobs in the next two weeks - sooner than expected - as CEO Bob Iger works to save the company some $5.5 billion.A


March Madness: No. 3 seed Gonzaga hangs on against TCU team to win 84-81
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:22:22 GMT
From https:
Every bettors" worst nightmare then happened as Baugh picked up the ball inside the logo and let it fly as the buzzer sounded. TCU"s 3-pointer beat the clock and the spread of 4.5 points.


Sergio Perez wins the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Max Verstappen
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:17:40 GMT
From https:
JONATHAN MCEVOY IN JEDDAH: Oh dear, this is in danger of turning into the most one-sided fight since Herod took on the Innocents. Two races, two Red Bull wins, the rest annihilated.


New York car crash leaves 5 children, all from the same family, dead
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:16:41 GMT
From https:
Five children - ages ranging from eight to 17 - were killed Sunday in Scarsdale, New York after the group"s SUV crashed into a tree and caught fire just after midnight.A


Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore support Adam Sandler as he"s honored with the Mark Twain Prize
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:16:39 GMT
From https:
The 56-year-old Frat Packer cleaned up well in a black baggy suit and necktie as he accepted the distinguished honor, and the star-studded ceremony airs next Sunday on CNN


Orlando Bloom shocks revellers with rendition of Irish song at pub
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:53:37 GMT
From https:
Orlando Bloom, 46, surprised revellers as he belted out a folk tune on a St Patrick"s Day night out on Friday.


Tahnee and Simon Beard, founders of Culture Kings, step down from running the business
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:52:02 GMT
From https:
Tahnee and Simon Beard, whose Culture Kings sneakers chain started with one Gold Coast shop, have stepped down from their creation following US expansion success.


Meteorologist who collapsed on air says she"s now recovering after suffering a head injury
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:50:25 GMT
From https:
KCAL News meteorologist Alissa Carlson Schwartz collapsed during the newscast on Saturday just a few years after she threw up on air, which led to being diagnosed with a leaky heart valve.


Protestors gather outside Cuba"s WBC semifinal against USA, slam national team and government
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:39:33 GMT
From https:
Play was briefly interrupted in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings. One banner read "Freedom for the Cuban Prisoners of July 11)" referring to the date of 2021 demonstrations.


USA completely dismantles Cuba in WBC semifinal thanks to sensational Trea Turner"s two home runs
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:04:54 GMT
From https:
Goldschmidt and Mullins also homered for USA, who scored in seven of eight innings - putting up crooked numbers in five of them. Turner and Goldschmidt had four RBIs each.


New fitness fad? Turbocharging your coffee!
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:54:11 GMT
From https:
LUCY DUNN: How do you like your coffee? Dubbed "the original superfood", your daily cup is brimming with health benefits.


Chris Rock warns arresting Donald Trump will "make him more popular"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:49:08 GMT
From https:
Chris Rock warned arresting Donald Trump would make him "more popular" and slammed the crowd of Washington D.C. insiders watching him, asking them "are you stupid."


New York tops list for priciest place to spend post-work years - but California DOESN"T feature
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:34:55 GMT
From https:
New York has been ranked as the least affordable state to retire in the United States according to a recent report by WalletHub which used three metrics: affordability, quality of life, and healthcare to compare


Neo-Nazis throw Hitler salutes at trans protest outside Parliament House in Melbourne, Victoria
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:33:59 GMT
From https:
The ugly scenes happened on Saturday when rival protestors clashed in front of Victoria"s state Parliament during a "Let Women Speak" rally in the city.


Comedians bemoan woke state as they honor Adam Sandler
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:20:06 GMT
From https:
Comedians bemoaned the "woke" state that has made comedy a "taboo subject" as they gathered at the Kennedy Center to honor Adam Sandler with the Mark Twain Prize for humor.


Australian Sam Bloom is world para surfing world champion after breaking her back in Thailand fall
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:57:50 GMT
From https:
A mum-of-three who broke her back after falling six metres off a balcony while on a family vacation in Thailand has become a two-time World and Australian Para Surfing Champion.


Drag story hour protester is arrested as over 100 gather to challenge LGBTQ+ family event in NYC
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:31:24 GMT
From https:
The Drag Story Hour event hosted byA State Attorney General Letitia James drew more than 100 protesters and counter-protesters toA Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City on Sunday.


Fears for actress Ruby Rose as she vanishes on "traumatic" birthday
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:18:49 GMT
From https:
Ruby Rose unexpectedly vanished fromA social media on the eve ofA her 37th birthday, after sharing a worrying post about how it is "nothing to celebrate"


Sarah Snook "upset" she didn"t know Succession was ending with season four until final table read
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:18:06 GMT
From https:
Sarah Snook admitted that she was disappointed that she didn"t learn her hit HBO show Succession was ending after the upcoming season earlier.


Prince Harry"s charity partners believe boyhood should be "fluid"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:04:29 GMT
From https:
Harry and Meghan"s Archewell and Archetypes have a partnership with the Global Boyhood Initiative, which "promotes gender equity by fostering positive masculinity in boys and men".


Carlos Alcaraz reclaims world No. 1 spot after routing Daniil Medvedev in Indian Wells final
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:55:23 GMT
From https:
Alcaraz did not drop a set across six matches in the tournament and his performance in the California desert gives him an added boost of confidence ahead of his Miami Open title defense.


Vanderpump Rules star Kristina Kelly welcomes her first child - a baby boy - with beau Max Ville
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:48:59 GMT
From https:
Kristina Kelly took to Instagram on Sunday to announce she"s a new mom! The reality star and her boyfriend, Max Ville, welcomed a baby boy named River.


Mean Girls author Rosalind Wiseman SLAMS Tina Fey while considering LEGAL action against Paramount
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:44:26 GMT
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Mean Girls author, Rosalind Wiseman, slammed Tina Fey and revealed she is considering taking legal action against Paramount Studios for withholding revenue.


Kim Kardashian can"t stop Paris Saint Germain losing 2-0
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:33:35 GMT
From https:
The millionaire TV personality, 42, cheered on French league leaders Paris Saint Germain as they played Rennes at their home stadium in the capital city.


Gammeeok restaurant closed by NYC Department of Health over safety concerns after "rat finding"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:29:21 GMT
From https:
The Korean restaurant accused of putting a rat in a couple"s takeout order has been shut down by the New York City Department of Mental Hygiene over safety concerns.


Taylor Swift declares that she loves teaching "men how to apologize" during debut Eras concert
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:19:59 GMT
From https:
Taylor Swift declared that she loves teaching "men how to apologize" when she performed to 70,000 fans on Friday night, kicking off her record-breaking Eras Tour in Glendale, Arizona.


Taylor Swift fan Emma Stone dances along to her singer pal"s hits at first concert of The Eras Tour
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:58:44 GMT
From https:
In the first clip, which was posted by user @oreoofficial, the 34-year-old performer danced and sang with the crowd while the 33-year-old hitmaker belted out her track You Belong With Me.


Elizabeth Warren calls for Federal Reserve System probe and blames weakening regulations after SVB
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:48:46 GMT
From https:
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is pushing for an investigation into the Federal Reserve System that caused collapse of Silicon Valley and Signature Banks


Shane Watson reveals how to upgrade your spring wardrobe for just APS12A
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:44:22 GMT
From https:
You may have seen that the Princess of Wales attended this year"s Baftas wearing a dress by Alexander McQueen that she first wore in 2019 and some gold chandelier earrings that cost APS17.99.


McCarthy says he does NOT think people should protest if Trump is arrested
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:39:13 GMT
From https:
McCarthy said he doesn"t think people should protest if Trump is arrested on Tuesday, but defended the former president who recently called for public displays of outrage.


FitWood Luoto climbing arch changes as your baby grows
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:38:01 GMT
From https:
Parents are saving hundreds of dollars by purchasing a versatile children"s productA designed to last 10 years.


Billionaire associate of Sarah Ferguson accused of bankrolling sex trafficking ring
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:33:08 GMT
From https:
Trammell Crow, 72, who Sarah Ferguson (pictured) has reportedly struck up a friendship with, is alleged to have financed the enterprise which led to two women being abused.


Danny Lee wins LIV Golf Tucson in dramatic fashion on third hole of four-man playoff
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:26:00 GMT
From https:
Iron Heads" Lee finished at nine-under and got into the playoff with Carlos Ortiz, Brendan Steele, and Louis Oosthuizen, before the 32-year-old New Zealander clinching the win from off the 18th green.


Jennifer Lopez raves about Ben Affleck"s new film Air as she posts supportive snaps and reviews
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:23:18 GMT
From https:
The singer, 53, posted several snaps of the actor, 50, at the premiere of his latest flick Air at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas on Saturday as well as screenshots of the positive reception.


British bar lists nine bartender red flags customers should look for when getting a drink at the pub
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:22:39 GMT
From https:
Bartenders from a British bar have shared the red flags customers should keep an eye out for from serving a pint in a warm glass from the dishwasher to even using shot measuring cups.


Hilary Swank shares ultrasound of one of her twins flexing as she prepares to give birth next month
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:03:30 GMT
From https:
The expecting 48-year-old won the best actress Oscar in 2005 for her performance as Ozarks waitress-turned-fighter Maggie Fitzgerald in Clint Eastwood"s hit boxing drama


Bettors react in disbelief to March Madness bad beat at buzzer in TCU-Gonzaga
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:08:43 -0400
From https:
Damion Baugh"s 3-pointer at the buzzer for TCU on Sunday night didn"t beat Gonzaga but it did cost a plenty of bettors by making the final score 84-81.


Potential tequila shortage could impact your next margarita due to Mexico’s extreme dryness
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:03:48 -0400
From https:
"At a time when large agave crops are needed to meet demand, the extreme weather in Mexico is increasing the problems and the potential for scarcity of the product," Davis said.


Dear Abby: I don’t want to get stuck raising my nephew
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:00:00 -0400
From https:
Dear Abby advises a woman who doesn"t want to raise her nephew after his mom died, and a woman considering selling a family heirloom.


Yankees’ DJ LeMahieu hitting .400 as strong spring continues
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:57:11 -0400
From https:
Yankees" DJ LeMahieu hitting .400 as strong spring continues


Lou Carnesecca gives his endorsement for St. John’s to hire Rick Pitino
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:51:58 -0400
From https:
Rick Pitino has Lou Carneseccaas endorsement to become the next St. Johnas coach.


K’Andre Miller was everywhere during Rangers’ first-period explosion
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:16:57 -0400
From https:
The Rangers exploded for six goals in the first period. Defenseman KaAndre Miller had a hand in four of them.


Rancher rips Utah teacher’s climate assignment encouraging kids to eat bugs over beef: ‘Junk science’
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:11:14 -0400
From https:
"Should we be eating bugs?" teacher Kim Cutler asked in a video that aired Sunday on "Fox & Friends Weekend." "Yeah, because we"re killing the world by raising cows and animals," she continued.


Elderly dog saved after falling 23 feet down utility hole while looking for treats
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:56:45 -0400
From https:
"We just want to tell other dogs, don"t be like Tess. Don"t just walk up to people and expect to get treats because you might fall in a hole."


Fairleigh Dickinson’s loss in March Madness a ‘bittersweet moment’ for two seniors
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:56:38 -0400
From https:
For Fairleigh Dickinson the loss marked the end for the collective heart and soul of its program, guards Demetre Roberts and Grant Singleton.


Neither David Peterson nor Tylor Megill grab control of race for rotation spot
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:42:35 -0400
From https:
David Peterson and Tylor Megill werenat exactly strike-throwers Sunday.


Several former Nets not surprised by breakup of Brooklyn superteam
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:31:29 -0400
From https:
Three former Nets teammates were all back in town together with Denver, and none was surprised at how their supposed superteam broke up and the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era ended in Brooklyn. As a matter of fact, a couple expected it. aNo, [Iam not surprised]. Not really, no,a Bruce Brown told The Post. aNo, I...


Brian Cashman in unique position to handle Yankees’ latest shortstop debate
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:18:55 -0400
From https:
Two of those players, Peraza and Volpe, are vying for one very high-profile job. Cashman maintained that the pending ruling at shortstop might not be permanent, but then again, Jeter barely won the job as a rookie.


Knicks’ Josh Hart marvels at aworka Jalen Brunson puts into his game
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:12:16 -0400
From https:
Josh Hart has known Jalen Brunson for nearly a decade, and knows him well.


North Korea: Latest missile simulated nuclear counterattack
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:09:17 -0400
From https:
The Northas leader Kim Jong Un instructed his military to hold more drills to sharpen the war readiness of his nuclear forces in the face of aaggressiona by his enemies, state media reported.


BBC tells employees to delete TikTok from work phones: report
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:05:06 -0400
From https:
aWe are currently reviewing the TikTok concerns and will provide further updates based on the government and National Cyber Security Centre guidelines."


Sweet video shows Bruce Willis celebrating 68th birthday amid dementia diagnosis
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:52:42 -0400
From https:
aHappy birthday, BW!a Demi Moore wrote in the caption. aSo glad we could celebrate you today."


Kids reaffirm value to loaded Rangers in blowout win: ‘We belong on the ice’
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:27:48 -0400
From https:
This is what it often looks like when a Peewee AA team from Westchester somehow winds up in the same tournament bracket as a AAA team from Massachusetts. Carnage on Ice. So it was at the Garden on Sunday when Rangers-Predators immediately devolved into the kind of mismatch that might have given Barry Trotz pause...


Danny Mendick, post ACL surgery, leads off Mets’ loss with home run
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:25:47 -0400
From https:
Here are some scoops from the Mets" training day:


FAU coach Dusty May apologizes for player’s rude dunk at end of win over FDU
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:20:08 -0400
From https:
Seconds away from a Sweet Sixteen berth, Florida Atlantic"s Alijah Martin got carried away.


How to know when Shepard avocados are ripe: Recipes for avocados in Australia Coles and Woolworths
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:40:59 GMT
From https:
If there is a time of year Australians despise, it"s the twelve weeks when Shepard avocados replace the preferred Hass alternative.


Twist in Rod Stewart"s Australian tour health woes after he cancelled Geelong show on Saturday
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:40:19 GMT
From https:
Sir Rod Stewart"s concert on Tuesday in Adelaide is scheduled to go ahead just days after he shockedA fans on Saturday by cancelling his show in Geelong, Victoria.


Longreach, Queensland, police officer charged with stealing chocolate, ice cream and soft drink
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:40:14 GMT
From https:
An outback Queensland police officer will face court after allegedly stealing $36 worth of treats from his station"s social club last year.


Woman killed in Castle Hill Baptist ChurchA carpark after run-over by husband reversing car
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:38:52 GMT
From https:
A 70-year-old woman has been killed in a Sydney church carpark after being hit by the car her husband was reversing in a horrific incident witnessed by another congregation member.


Tahnee and Simon Beard, founders of Culture Kings, step down from running the business
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:34:41 GMT
From https:
Tahnee and Simon Beard, whose Culture Kings sneakers chain started with one Gold Coast shop, have stepped down from their creation following US expansion success.


Sh*tney, Brissy and Melbs: Cheeky maps poke fun at Australia"s biggest cities
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:30:46 GMT
From https:
A cheeky map maker has set the Internet alight with a series of maps poking fun at the residents of some of Australia"s major cities.A


Surprising trend taking off at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:29:36 GMT
From https:
More and more shoppers are filling their trolleys with carbon neutral beef, eggs and pork, which costs double the normal price.


Medicare: Thousands of Australians owed $200m in payments - here"s how get your"s
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:27:47 GMT
From https:
Australians have been urged to check if their banking details are correct on their Medicare account to find out if they are owed one or several rebates as $200million in payments continue to go unclaimed.


NSW state election: Chris Minns hits back at video of Labor volunteers handing out Greens pamphlets
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:26:55 GMT
From https:
Footage has emerged of Labor volunteers handing out material on behalf of a rival party to voters days out from the state election.


Women"s Health and Men"s Health fire their entire staff and shut down forever
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:21:11 GMT
From https:
Women"s Health Australia and Men"s Health Australia magazines will shut down operations as the latest in a series of job cuts hitting the media and tech industries in a looming economic crisis.


DeclanA Laverty stabbed to death at Airport Tavern BWS, Darwin
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:18:47 GMT
From https:
DeclanA Laverty was minutes away from finishing his shiftA at the Airport Tavern BWS drive-through bottle shop in Darwin just before 9pm on Sunday when he refused to serve a 19-year-old.


Emirates forced to pay passenger $12,600 over misleading business class experience
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:18:18 GMT
From https:
New Zealand surgeon Mark Morgan and his partner paid $13,000 for two business class flights with Emirates from Auckland to London last August.


Married At First Sight"s Melinda Willis looks unrecognisable in throwback photo
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:17:05 GMT
From https:
She"s one of the breakout brides from the latest season of Married At First Sight.


How Jack and Rose could have both fit on the door: Mathematicians debunk famous film and TV scenesA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:15:51 GMT
From https:
MailOnline reveals seven times mathematicians have debunked iconic moments in cinema and TV history, including Neo"s bullet dodge and the bus jump scene in Speed.


Wally Lewis"s TV star son Lincoln "will REFUSE to go to his dad"s wedding" if he marries new flame
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:14:16 GMT
From https:
Former Home and Away star Lincoln Lewis has reportedly been left barely on speaking terms with his legendary father since he split from ex-wife Jacqui in February 2021.


Crocodile expert shows how to scare off reptile in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory after stalking
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:14:03 GMT
From https:
David McMahon was collecting cockles along a remote stretch of Arnhem Land in the NT on March 17 when he noticed the giant reptile sizing him up from afar in the crystal clear saltwater.


Demi Moore wishes Bruce Willis a happy 68th birthday with sweet clip of their entire family singing
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:13:13 GMT
From https:
The 60-year-old actress shared a video of their entire family gathered around the Die Hard star and singing happy birthday to him before presenting him with a candlelit apple pie.


Australian man, Kurt Robert Bush, is released from jail after raping 11-year-old girl
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:07:59 GMT
From https:
A Queensland man who groomed and raped an 11-year-old girl has been given probation after serving almost nine months in pre-sentence custody.


Chris Rock warns arresting Donald Trump will "make him more popular"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:06:54 GMT
From https:
Chris Rock warned arresting Donald Trump would make him "more popular" and slammed the crowd of Washington D.C. insiders watching him, asking them "are you stupid."


Blue Mountains search for missing St Ives canyoner takes sad twist as body is found
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:02:49 GMT
From https:
A body has been found during a search for a missing canyoner who vanished in the Blue Mountains.


Police search for mystery man after thief stole more than 100 number plates in Brighton-Le-Sands
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:59:07 GMT
From https:
NSW police are searching for a man after more than 100 cars in Brighton-Le-Sands had their licence plates removed in an early morning crime spree on Sunday.


Doctors tried FIVE times toA remove my contraceptive coil
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:58:49 GMT
From https:
Beki Reilly, 34, had to undergo emergency surgery to repair a life-threatening tear to her bowel and womb after a string of unsuccessful bids to remove the coil.


The Crown sparks row over replica of mangled Mercedes which carried late princess
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:57:05 GMT
From https:
Diana and Dodi Fayed died in the early hours of August 31, 1997, after the S-Class they were travelling in crashed at the Pont de l"Alma tunnel in Paris.


Bunnings responds to photo that sparked outrage in Australia
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:57:02 GMT
From https:
Bunnings had oragnised its discarded products into a huge pile outside before a photo was taken of it, shared to social media, and mistakenly rumoured to be heading to landfill.


Russia Ukraine war: Xi meets Putin today in boost for Russian leader after ICC issued arrest warrant
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:52:50 GMT
From https:
During his visit, Xi will present China as a global peacemaker intent on brokering an end to the Ukraine war - a move that has been met with scepticism in Kyiv and the West.


Former SAS veteran Oliver Schulz arrested in Goulburn NSW over killing of Afghan man
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:49:44 GMT
From https:
Video footage of former trooper Oliver Schulz, 41, allegedly shooting an Afghan man in a wheat field in southern Afghanistan in 2012, was broadcast in 2020 on ABC"s Four Corners.


Bikini cowgirl Storm Hogan who works on a South Australian farm wins thousands of TikTok fans
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:49:42 GMT
From https:
Horse rider Storm Hogan, 19, is earning thousands of adoring fans on her social media channels for sharing her life on a rural farm while wearing skimpy bikinis.


Erica Carlson: Jetstar passenger"s plight after being escorted off Bali flight
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:48:46 GMT
From https:
Erica Jayne Carlson, 42, achieved online infamy after she was filmed being escorted off a Jetstar flight bound for Victoria earlier this year by up to six police officers as other passengers cheered.


Doctor tells court of "unusual" alleged injuries to NRL star Jarryd Hayne"s sexual assault accuser
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:43:04 GMT
From https:
A doctor who has examined thousands of sexual assault victims has told a court of the injuries a woman received after she was allegedly sexually assaulted by the NRL star.


Lawyer Aleks Nikolic shares her simple secret to building wealth
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:37:19 GMT
From https:
Sydney lawyer Aleks Nikolic, who has been promoted three times in three year, has revealed the "simple secret" to building real wealth - and it has nothing to do with your salary.


Blac Chyna"s extreme plastic surgery makeunder: How Rob Kardashan"s stripper ex is changing her life
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:36:39 GMT
From https:
Reality star Blac Chyna is on a journey to transform her life as she returns to her natural body by removing herA facial fillers following her butt and breast reduction.


My husband pressured me to get a puppy and it"s destroying my marriage
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:34:20 GMT
From https:
The British woman took to Mumsnet to explain how her husband had nagged her for years about welcoming a pet hound into their home, and around 10 months ago she reluctantly relented.


Finder survey shows 31 per cent of younger borrowers have missed mortgage repayments
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:33:47 GMT
From https:
Younger Australians born in the 1990s are the most at risk as interest rates keep on rising, with 31 per cent of Generation Z borrowers missing a mortgage repayment during the past six months.


Australian government TikTok ban likely after Home Affairs Minister Clare O"Neil gets review
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:33:35 GMT
From https:
Australia is set to ban video-sharing app TikTok from all government-issued devices after Home Affairs Minister Clare O"Neil received a report into security fears over the Chinese-owned app.


Sydney man Dilor Yeretzian claims Bali robbers put him in hospital
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:33:14 GMT
From https:
Dilor Yeretzian and his partnerA Cosette Karam, from Sydney, had been enjoying their final night in Bali last Monday when they decided to go on a midnight McDonald"s run.


Anti-agers no one but you need know about:A How can I reverse the unsightly results of too much sun?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:21:21 GMT
From https:
An anonymous senior man reveals that he has small brown sunspots on his forehead. He asks Inge Van Lotringen if he should use a skin peel to treat the issue.


King Charles" coronation public holiday: West Australians could get day off in May Mark McGowan says
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:13:23 GMT
From https:
Aussies could get an extra public holiday toA mark the coronation of King Charles III after Western Australia flagged a possible day off for the historical event.


OnlyFans model sues ex-boyfriend for over $6 billion in revenge porn lawsuitA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:11:06 GMT
From https:
Mikayla Saravia, 25, is suing her ex Nicholas Hunter, 27, for $6.3B in a revenge porn lawsuit for allegedly taking control of her social media and posting sexually explicit content.


Michelle Bridges shows off her bikini body in a swimsuit as she hits the beach with her son Axel
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:01:30 GMT
From https:
Michelle Bridges enjoyed a relaxing day with her son Axel at Sydney"s Milk Beach on Sunday.


Jarryd Hayne"s rape trial: Police tapes reveal how NRL star called his accuser a "young cow"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:47:42 GMT
From https:
The ex-NSW and Parramatta fullback has denied sexually assaulting the woman at her Newcastle home on the night of the 2018 NRL grand final.


Pennsylvania mom of two savagely killed by neighbor"s Great Danes in front of young son went to feed
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:46:40 GMT
From https:
A Pennsylvania woman was mauled to death by her neighbor"s two Great Danes as she fed them while their owner was away. Kristin Potter, 38, of Centre Township in Perry County, died on Thursday.


Footy fans mourn giant of the game as South Sydney Rabbitohs icon John Sattler dies aged 80
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:32:17 GMT
From https:
Regarded as one of the hardest stars to ever play the game, Sattler passed away on Monday after battling dementia. He"ll be forever remembered for his heroics in the 1970 grand final.


AFL legend Dani Laidley makes history with Australia"s first LGBTQI-owned horse racing syndicate
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:17:37 GMT
From https:
Footy legend Dani Laidley will make history, becoming an ambassador for Australia"s first-ever LGBTQI+ horse racing syndicate, with a rainbow silked jockey flying the flag for the queer community.A


Lake George duck hunting: Controversial event shatters peace at South Australian tourist spot
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:11:48 GMT
From https:
Animal rights activists are bracing for a busy few months as duck hunters embrace the little time they have each year to kill the birds without restriction.


Instagram bikie Ben Geppert"s new life after gangster past as he vows to get his tattoos removedA
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:10:26 GMT
From https:
The former Hells Angels bikie who became famous for his exploits on Instagram and a fight in a KFC car park has rejected his gangster past and plans to laser off all his distinctive tattoos.


Sydney tenant Chantelle Schmidt takes landlord to tribunal after Redfern rent was raised $350 a week
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:58:52 GMT
From https:
A Sydney tenant, who had her rent increased by $700 a fortnight, is taking the matter to the tribunal after her landlord and real estate agent said "we"re not budging" during price negotiations.


Aussie cricket stars Aaron Finch, Mitch Marsh Marcus Stoinis to play in new American T20 competition
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:53:00 GMT
From https:
Former Aussie T20 skipper Aaron Finch and current stars Mitch Marsh and Marcus Stoinis will be part of the first Major League Cricket T20 competition in the US, which gets underway in July.


Mum"s emotional connection to Bali saw her visit the island more than 30 times in 20 years
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:51:31 GMT
From https:
An Aussie mum revealed her "true love" is Bali - and she has vacationed at the tourist hub more than 30 times in 23 years.


Brisbane teen forced to eat a cigarette after being threatened with a knife at a train station
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:40:35 GMT
From https:
Footage uploaded to Snapchat was shown in Brisbane District Court of the teenager eating the "dumper" cigarette butt, taking off his pants and then kissing a shoe worn by one of the offenders.


Tesla crashes into wall outside Narwee newsagency in Sydney despite anti-collision technology
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:24:28 GMT
From https:
A Tesla seen smashed into a brick wall has left many questioning whether the high-tech car"s parking sensors or anti-collision mechanisms were working when the embarrassing incident happened.


Office worker tries to stop his colleagues from stealing his fancy coffee by penning an angry note
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:18:44 GMT
From https:
Hundreds have sympathised with an office worker who had to write an angry message to an unknown colleagues who had been stealing from his $15 jar of coffee.


One Nation"s proposed NSW education policy would ban gender lessons and introduce performance pay
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:18:02 GMT
From https:
The proposed policy extends across Catholic, Independent and public schools and vows to clamp down on "unnecessary" curriculum points which draw focus from core learning areas.


Green propose ban on bosses calling employees after work
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:49:46 GMT
From https:
that would give worker the "right to disconnect" and ignore calls, emails and texts from their bosses after they clock off for the day


Mechanic crashes client"s 1986 Commodore VL on the Gold Coast
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:36:57 GMT
From https:
The crash occurred early on Friday just outside the workshop in Ormeau on the Gold Coast, with the mechanic reportedly behind the wheel when he hit three parked cars.


Neo-Nazis throw Hitler salutes at trans protest outside Parliament House in Melbourne, Victoria
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:33:59 GMT
From https:
The ugly scenes happened on Saturday when rival protestors clashed in front of Victoria"s state Parliament during a "Let Women Speak" rally in the city.


Man sent bailiffs to airport to get a refund from Wizz Air for cancelled flights
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:03:31 +0000
From https:
"Hand over the money or the bailiffs would take it in goods, whether that be chairs, computers or an aircraft."

Police chiefs will be able to sack rogue officers with ease under new laws
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:35:33 +0000
From https:
The Met is braced for a difficult week with the publication of Baroness Casey"s review of the culture and standards in the force, set to be published tomorrow.

Whoas on strike today and how will it affect you? Daily update for March 20
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:00 +0000
From https:
Tens of thousands of workers are taking to the picket lines today.

18 Taylor Swift Songs With Mildly Chaotic Energy (In A Good Way)
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:16:03 -0400
From https:

"I"m sorry but the old Taylor can"t come to the phone right now. Why? Oh, "cause she"s dead!"


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19 Terrifying Photos Of Kids And Their Creations That Convinced Me They Have The Devil Inside
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:16:03 -0400
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This has made me question my decision to ever have kids, TBH.


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24 Toys From TikTok That Are So Cool Your Kid Might Even Eat Their Veggies To Get "Em
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:01:06 -0400
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Nothing"s wrong with a little bribery.


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26 Pretty Products From Target You"ll Find Yourself Using All The Time
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:30:02 -0400
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Pretty *and* practical.


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30 Organization Products From Wayfair That"ll Help You Get On Top Of Spring Cleaning
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:31:02 -0400
From https:

Cluttered corners beware; your time is done.


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34 Things To Help With The Problems You"d Definitely Rather Not Deal With
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:01:03 -0400
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Don"t tell us you actually *like* using earwax-crusted earbuds...


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29 Beauty Products That"ll Have You Thinking, "Don"t Mind If I Do"
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:01:03 -0400
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Ya know, just in case you"re looking to save some time in your daily routine.


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15 Things aScream VIa Has In Common With aScream 2a And 12 Ways Theyare Totally Different
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:16:02 -0400
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So many callbacks!


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33 Kitchen Products That Have Over 1,000 5-Star Reviews For A Reason
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:02 -0400
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These finds will be the ~star~ of your kitchen.


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Top police chief says Met has no aGod-given righta to exist without public trust
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:02 GMT
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Martin Hewitt, outgoing NPCC chair, says new leader deserves time to turn things around after series of scandals

The Metropolitan police has no aGod-given righta to exist in its current size and form if it cannot regain the trust and confidence it has haemorrhaged after a series of scandals, the leader of Britainas police chiefs has said.

Martin Hewitt, chair of the National Police Chiefsa Council, said that the new Met commissioner, Mark Rowley, had been unflinching in taking on the challenges facing Britainas biggest force and deserved time to turn it around.

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aGood old frienda: Putin offers praise for Xi ahead of first trip to Russia since Ukraine invasion
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:00:08 GMT
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Russian president lauds Xi ahead of meeting, while Beijing calls for a arational waya out of the crisis

Vladimir Putin has praised agood old frienda Xi Jinping in a newspaper article published in China on the eve of a state visit by the Chinese president that will reaffirm the leadersa strong ties and provide Moscow with an opportunity to emphasise that it has not been isolated by the global community.

The two leaders, who are believed to share a strong personal relationship, will meet one-on-one on Monday, followed by an informal lunch, Putinas spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said.

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Bank shares slide after UBS agrees aemergency rescuea of Credit Suisse a business live
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:01:52 GMT
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The chief executive of UBS has insisted this morning that his bank can handle the takeover of Credit Suisse.

Ralph Hamers told broadcaster SRF that UBS could handle the risks of combining with Credit Suisse.

aWe have a very good capital ratio at UBS, and we also have a very good liquidity position. So we have contained the risks in the markets.

aThe second step for us is to transform CSas investment bank into an investment bank like UBS has. We call this a capital-light investment bank. In doing so, we are not taking so much risk.a

aThere are certainly opportunities and chances for growth.

The many employees - CS has 50,000 worldwide - also have a new future together with us. And together we can build an even more beautiful bank.a

aThe takeover means that we are bringing back stability and security for CS clients.

aBut also that we are upholding the reputation of the Swiss financial centre.a

aThe jobs of very many employees are at stake,a

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South Swindon voters lean to Labour after akick in the teetha Tory budget
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:03 GMT
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Focus group of people living in Tory constituency suggests partyas electoral recovery has not emerged

Voters in a bellwether south-west England constituency are willing to back Labour at the next election as the adead-walking Conservative governmenta has failed to ease the pressure on working people and struggling public services.

In Sir Robert Buckland MPas South Swindon seat, Jeremy Huntas spring budget felt like a akick in the teetha as the highest earners were rewarded with a huge pensions giveaway, while the working class received no gains.

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Four in 10 NHS hospitals in England found to use outdated equipment in Lib Dem study
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:02 GMT
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Party calls for urgent extra funding as it finds there are hundreds of old X-ray machines, CT scanners and radiotherapy machines in use

Four in 10 NHS hospitals in England are using outdated medical equipment including 37-year-old X-ray machines, according to research from the Lib Dems, who are calling for extra funding to replace outdated devices.

NHS hospitals are using hundreds of old X-ray machines, CT scanners and radiotherapy machines, with some dating back to the 1980s, according to research based on freedom of information requests to 69 hospital trusts. Of these, 41 said they had at least one X-ray machine that was more than 20 years old.

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Former SAS soldier arrested and charged in NSW for alleged war crime over killing of Afghan civilian
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:52:58 GMT
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Oliver Schulz, 41, was arrested in the southern highlands of New South Wales by Australian federal police and NSW police

A former SAS soldier accused of killing an Afghan civilian during a mission in southern Afghanistan more than a decade ago has been arrested and charged with the war crime of murder.

Oliver Schulz, 41, was arrested in the southern highlands of New South Wales by Australian federal police and NSW police. He has been remanded in custody and is expected to appear at Sydneyas Downing Centre local court in May.

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UK house prices defy gloom with an average APS3,000 rise
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:07 GMT
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Latest Rightmove survey concludes market on amuch more stable footinga than many had thought

Average house prices have risen by nearly APS3,000 this month as the property market continues to resist predictions that the UKas lacklustre economic performance will cause a significant slump during 2023.

Despite low growth and historically high mortgage rates, which have prompted forecasts of a 10% fall in prices this year, the average home is on the market at APS365,357 in March, a rise of 0.8% on the previous month.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Xi Jinping heads to Moscow; ICC to plead for funding to pursue war crimes inquiry
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:48:46 GMT
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Chinaas president seeks role of global peacemaker as well as Putin ally; UK co-hosts conference to raise cash to fund investigation

Chinaas foreign ministry said on Monday the international criminal court (ICC) should take a just position, in response to a question on ICCas decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

China will continue to take an objective and just role in the Ukraine crisis, and play a constructive role in peace talks, Reuters reports spokesperson Wang Wenbin told the media at a regular news briefing.

Over the past three weeks, Russian forces have made creeping gains around the Ukrainian-held Donbas town of Avdiivka, immediately north of Donetsk city. Avdiivka has been on the frontline of the Donbas conflict since 2014; the city is now largely destroyed. Tactically, the situation is similar to that in the larger town of Bakhmut, further north. Ukrainian forces continue organised defence, but their supply lines to the west are increasingly threatened by the Russian envelopment operation.

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ICC to plead for extra money to pursue Russian war crimes in Ukraine
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:00:13 GMT
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International courtas prosecutor to make case at conference in London after Putin warrant issued

Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the international criminal court, will plead on Monday for extra cash to pursue Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including the potential prosecution of Vladimir Putin for overseeing the abduction of children from Ukraine to Russia.

Khan made his dramatic move against the Russian president last week ahead of a conference in London co-hosted by the UK and the Dutch government aimed at raising cash to fund the ICCas war crimes investigatory work inside Ukraine. The ICCas budget has not been increased even though it has 40 investigators working inside Ukraine.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 390 of the invasion
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:55:29 GMT
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has praised his Chinese counterpart as a agood old frienda as Xi Jinping visits Moscow

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to begin a state visit to Russia, seeking to present China as a global peacemaker while strengthening ties with Vladimir Putin. Xi and Putin will have an informal one-on-one meeting and dinner on Monday before negotiations take place on Tuesday.

Putin praised Xi as a agood old frienda in a newspaper article published in China while Xi wrote in a Russian daily that his trip to Russia aimed to strengthen the friendship between the two countries and called for apragmatisma on Ukraine.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called the international criminal courtas arrest warrant against Putin a aturning pointa in the conflict. In Zelenskyas nightly address, he said the warrant marked a atruly significant international legal result for Ukraine, for justice a| The moment after which it becomes undeniable that the end of this aggression for Russia will be the full range of its responsibility.a

Putin visited a command post in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Russian state-owned news agency TASS said Putin held a meeting at a military command and control post in the Russian city. It comes after Putin travelled to Russian-occupied Mariupol by helicopter, and visited Russian-occupied Crimea.

Ukraineas Ministry of Defence accused Putin of visiting Mariupol aunder the cover of nighta in order to avoid showing destruction of city. In a Twitter post the ministry said adarkness allows him to highlight what he wants to show, and keeps a| its few surviving inhabitants away from prying eyes.a

Justice ministers from more than 40 countries are set to meet in London at a conference to discuss boosting support for the ICC as it investigates possible war crimes in the Ukraine conflict, after the issuing of the arrest warrant for Putin and Lvova-Belova.

Ukraineas armed forces have released their latest estimate for war casualties, although the Guardian cannot verify them. The countryas army now claims to have killed 164,910 Russian troops since the start of the war. Of these, they say 710 were killed in the 24 hours to Sunday morning. They also report having destroyed eight Russian artillery systems since Saturday.

A shortage of explosives is hampering the efforts of European countries to provide Ukraine with arms, according to a report. Industry insiders told the Financial Times that gunpowder, plastic explosives and TNT are in short supply and could delay a planned ramping up of shell production by as much as three years. It means Europeas defence industry may be unable to meet expected EU orders for Ukraine.

Britain and Ukraine have signed a digital trade deal, which will give Ukraine access to electronic financial services to aid reconstruction efforts. The UK department of business and trade said trading digitally was particularly important in the conflict, because damage to Ukrainian infrastructure and warfare had made it much harder to trade physically.

Serbiaas president attacked the decision to issue an international arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, saying it will only prolong the war in Ukraine. Aleksandar VuAiA, who has previously boasted of his personal relationship with the Russian leader, told reporters in Belgrade: aI think issuing an arrest warrant for Putin, not to go into legal matters, will have bad political consequences and it says that there is a great reluctance to talk about peace (and) about truce.a

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aThere was cruelty and unpleasantnessa: Emily Watson on school, stardom and sex scenes in her 50s
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:00 GMT
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The actor grew up in an alleged cult and was expelled after her explicit role in Breaking the Waves. She discusses method acting, the #MeToo movement and mixing work and family

Emily Watson had big plans to turn up for our interview looking immaculately made up, but then family members started getting sick and her morning fell apart. aWhen my husbandas ill, chaos descends,a she says, with a sigh. Despite this, she doesnat seem ruffled. If anything, she is serene and calm, her skin glowing and those expressive blue eyes as piercing and soulful in life as they are on screen.

We meet at the BFI Southbank in London, a regular haunt of hers over the years, to talk about her new film Godas Creatures. Dressed in a short black dress, a black corduroy jacket and a black and white scarf, she has a gentle presence. In the film, she plays Aileen, a devoted mother whose love for her son, Brian (Paul Mescal), is tested when he is accused of rape by an old flame, Sarah (Aisling Franciosi).

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aA billion listens? Is that a lot?a John Cooper Clarke on penning possibly the worldas favourite poem
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:01 GMT
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I Wanna Be Yours, a love poem that rhymes Ford Cortina with vacuum cleaner, has been a school text and a wedding staple. But now, thanks to TikTok and Arctic Monkeys, it has gone spectacularly global. So who was it written for?

Forget TS Eliotas The Waste Land, Philip Larkinas High Windows and Sylvia Plathas Lady Lazarus. While those works may have more cultural heft, for sheer popularity no 20th-century British poem can touch John Cooper Clarkeas I Wanna Be Yours. In this love poem, to prove his devotion, an abject Clarke offers to metamorphose into everyday items: aI wanna be your vacuum cleaner, breathing in your dust / I wanna be your Ford Cortina, I will never rust.a The work became an irreverent favourite at weddings soon after being written in 1982, and its addition to the GCSE English syllabus in the 1990s brought it to a younger generation. One of those studying it was Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, who later said: aIt made my ears prick up in the classroom, because it was nothing like anything Iad heard.a Turner eventually adapted it into the ballad that closes out the bandas most successful album, 2013as AM.

Thanks in part to another new audience, teens finding it on TikTok, the bandas version of I Wanna Be Yours is now wildly, improbably popular: it will clock up its billionth stream on Spotify this week, having spent months on the platformas Top 50 songs chart, not in the UK but globally. This slow ballad, with Clarkeas poetry referencing setting lotion and electricity meters, sticks out a mile next to K-pop and Puerto Rican reggaeton. Spotify says the song is most popular in the US, Indonesia, Mexico and Brazil; the bandas label Domino says the songas popularity is particularly growing in India, the Philippines and Turkey. If it was previously Britainas favourite wedding poem, itas now quantifiably the worldas favourite British poem, full stop.

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Guns, cash, and frozen chicken: the militia boss doling out aid in Baghdad
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:00:13 GMT
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Former Shia fighter who had murderous reputation during civil war now offers help to cityas widows and orphans

On a recent warm afternoon, a white, American-made SUV drove down the streets of the eastern Baghdad district of Sadr City. In the passenger seat sat an older militia boss, and behind him were two bodyguards, his five-year-old son, and a Kalashnikov. Their first stop was a small grocery shop, where a young man with a mop of ginger hair was busy serving customers.

One of the bodyguards beckoned to the young man, who came hurriedly and stood a respectful distance from the car. The militia boss stopped toying with his automatic pistol, pulled out a brown envelope from a large stash on the dashboard, and gave it to the young man, while one of the bodyguards handed him a small plastic bag from the back of the car.

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Keep taking the crapsules: how I became a faecal transplant donor
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:02 GMT
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Faecal transplants might help treat illnesses such as arthritis, diabetes and cancer. And one day it could be as simple as taking a pill made from a strangeras poo. Our writer volunteers a sample

To my fellow travellers, Iam sure the package Iam carrying looks like a lunchbox. Circular, and dark blue, with a Tupperware-style lid, it is precisely the kind of vessel youad transport a soup or salad in. Iave even sealed it inside a freezer bag, to contain any leaks. Or smells.

I walk slowly and with care across Westminster Bridge, because any trip could prove disastrous. As I enter St Thomasa Hospital and head for the infection department on the fifth floor, I realise the object Iam carrying is still warm, and, despite my preparations, Iam sure I can detect a faint whiff of something ripe, like camembert.

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A new start after 60: Sepsis almost killed me a but I survived to invent a new sport
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:04 GMT
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Mac McKechnie was determined to get fit after a serious illness at 67. But when awalking footballa proved too fast, he decided to reinvent cricket to suit people up to the age of 100 a and beyond

After a busy, varied career, Mac McKechnie was keen to prepare for retirement. Following a spell in the army, he had worked for a charity and in offender management, and enjoyed aseven very happy years as a magician and childrenas entertainera. At 66, he was contemplating life after finishing his ahigh-pressurea job managing mental health services in Wakefield. aI know a lot of people who become almost reclusive when they retire, because theyave got nothing to do,a he says. aItas easy to sit around watching daytime TV and before you know it you start getting up at 9 oaclock, 10 oaclock a| I didnat want that kind of lifestyle.a

So McKechnie and his wife planned ahead. aI got an allotment, I got a little dog, we had a touring caravan, we thought wead do a lot of travelling a|a He also joined U3A a the national network of learning groups for older people a and started both a magic group and a German language group, sharing skills he had acquired over his lifetime.

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Scarred for life: the Himalayan towns sinking into oblivion
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:03 GMT
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The construction of vast dams and a network of roads and railways have taken a heavy toll on the state of Uttarakhand, with buildings in Joshimath and other settlements collapsing and residents blaming government indifference

Beneath the dark, jagged peaks of the Himalayas, Ashish Joshyal surveys a crater where his house once stood. Behind him, the bright green walls of his kitchen and living room tilt at jarring angles, some collapsed altogether. The floor is a sea of rubble and stone.

Not long ago, Joshyalas house stood upright. But, like hundreds of others in Joshimath, a sacred town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand high up in the Himalayas, his problems began one night in early January. Cracks appeared in his roof, then crept down the walls. They got wider and wider until they were gaping chasms.

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You could cook while on the toilet: a night in one of Tokyoas micro-apartments
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:00:08 GMT
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The tiny homes, which measure just nine square metres a or three tatami mats a are the architectural answer to rising rents

It is one of the shortest viewings in estate agency history. As soon as the door opens, every inch of living space except the sleeping quarters is visible.

A tiny genkan entryway, which could nearly accommodate three pairs of shoes, leads to a shower cubicle on the right with just enough room to swing a sponge, next to a toilet that a door left open a one could occupy while just about rustling up dinner in a kitchenette 50cm away on the other side of the acorridora.

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Rachel Parris: aStandup would have terrified me a the piano was a good comfort blanketa
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:01 GMT
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The comic on hecklers, pre-show rituals, Jane Austen puns and her childhood heroes

Why did you get into musical comedy?
I did musical comedy first because that was all I could do! Iad written and performed songs since I was young, so it was the most obvious way in. Doing standup straight away would have terrified me at that time. The piano was a good comfort blanket.

Can you recall a gig so bad that itas now funny?
I remember one in the West End. I was wearing a glitzy gold sequin top because I had a joke about it. I walked on stage and opened my set saying, aI know what youare thinking about my top,a and someone shouted, aItas shit,a very seriously, before I could do the punchline. I had a bad time.

Advice from Strangers by Rachel Parris is out in paperback on 23 March from Coronet Books.

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How many of those calling for Putinas arrest were complicit in the illegal invasion of Iraq? | George Monbiot
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:05 GMT
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Gordon Brown, Condoleezza Rice and Alastair Campbell are as responsible for an illegal war as the Russian leaderas ahenchmena they condemn

It goes beyond hypocrisy. Itas an assault on memory. Gordon Brown, calling for a special tribunal to punish the Russian government, correctly states that an act of aggression a invading another nation a was identified by the Nuremberg tribunal as athe supreme international crimea. It is, he wrote in the Guardian, not just Vladimir Putin who should be prosecuted, but also his ahenchmena. These include members of the Russian and perhaps Belarusian national security councils, and a range of political and military leaders. All should be held to account for this amanifestly illegal wara, he wrote on his website.

Condoleezza Rice, who was George W Bushas national security adviser, was asked of Russiaas aggression on Fox News, awhen you invade a sovereign nation, that is a war crime?a She replied: aIt is certainly against every principle of international law and international order.a

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The Gary Lineker affair was a warning: the culture war will come for us all in the end | Nesrine Malik
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:01 GMT
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The governmentas cruelty towards migrants isnat a ringfenced issue, far from the lives of everyone else. In reality, nobodyas rights are safe

The UKas hostile environment is spreading. Just days ago, the country was downgraded in an annual global index of civic freedoms, as a result of the governmentas aincreasingly authoritariana approach towards bodies that speak out against policies on anti-racism, refugee and asylum seeker rights, and the climate crisis. The Tory obsession with immigration in general, and lately small boats in particular, has become a gateway for even wider oppression.

The Gary Lineker affair seemed like a victory, but really it was a warning. He is reinstalled, the BBC is cowed, and the Conservatives are nursing a bloody nose having lost this round in the culture war. But all it illustrated was the strength of the chokehold the right has on our ability to speak against its agenda without vilification. When significant resources are directed towards scapegoating and punishing those whose rights have been taken away by a government, the result is a country where everyoneas rights are by extension removed. Disagreement is turned at once into dissidence.

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My dog has been given a yellow ribbon that says: aI need spacea. Can I get one as well?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:04 GMT
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After a lifetime of indifference, my ailing mutt has become anxious around other dogs a but the vetas solution has amazing potential

I took Oscar, our morose, ancient whippet, to the vet this week. Nothing serious: his failing body and my failing wallet spend half our lives there (a friend texted recently: aI have joined Dignity in Dying on the strength of Oscar,a which Iam unsure how to interpret). There are unexpected upsides, mainly the other animals; I met a cat called Corbyn last time.

Drawing up Oscaras arthritis shot, the nurse asked for a progress report. How is his zest for life? (Absent, as it always has been.) Whatas his opinion of stairs? (Against.) Does he enjoy food? (The costlier the better.) Is he still waking at 5am? (Look at my ruined face: you tell me.) I mentioned as we chatted that, after a lifetime of disdainful indifference, he has become anxious around other dogs a conscious of his own frailty, I suppose. He barks and gets upset if they want to play. aIam going to give you something,a she said, rummaging in a cupboard. Dog Xanax for us to share? No, a yellow ribbon that reads aI need spacea.

Emma Beddington is a Guardian columnist

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Economic growth is not a magic wand for ending poverty | Olivier De Schutter
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:30:02 GMT
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Misguided policies are hurting the poorest in society, writes the UNas independent expert; our focus should be on reducing inequality not increasing GDP

A new report from the Center for Global Development claims extreme poverty may be eradicated by 2050 thanks to economic growth in low-income countries. However, a cause for celebration, this is not.

Before we start putting our feet up, itas worth remembering that extreme poverty is measured according to the World Bankas international poverty line, which is set at $2.15 (APS1.80) a day per person using 2017 prices.

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The Aukus deal is a crime against the worldas climate future. It didnat have to be like this | Jeff Sparrow
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 02:07:09 GMT
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By the time Australia gets its first nuclear-powered submarines, ecological collapse will already have reshaped world politics

Under the terms of the governmentas nuclear submarine purchase, the first Australian-built Aukus class vessels come into service in the early 2040s. What else might be happening then?

According to the IPCC, at current rates, the planet will have warmed more than 1.5C above its pre-industrial state. In fact, many scientists believe temperatures could smash the 1.5C barrier as soon as 2030 or 2035 a that is, around about when Australia receives the first of its Virginia-class nuclear subs.

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FA Cup and Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekendas action
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:00:04 GMT
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Antonio Conte comes out swinging, Rob Holding steps up for Arsenal and Brightonas talent conveyor belt keeps rolling

Will Antonio Conte be in charge of Tottenham for their next fixture, on 3 April at Everton? Those in the St Maryas press room on Saturday evening were in little doubt that his instant-classic rant a two questions batted away during 10 minutes of fury a was a kiss-off, an ejector seat activated. Conte levelled blame at everyone but himself and even threw an olive branch to his predecessors, a list including arch-rival JosA(c) Mourinho. aThey can change the manager, a lot of managers, but the situation cannot change,a Conte declared in a critique of the clubas culture, and by extension, the owners Enic and the chairman, Daniel Levy. It was the players who received the most bilious invective, creating a potentially awkward situation post-international break, should Conte still be around. aThey donat want to play under pressure, they donat want to play under stress,a he hissed. Listening back to the tape, it was amusing to hear Conte entering the room with a demure apology for being late. John Brewin

Premier League report: Southampton 3-3 Tottenham

FA Cup report: Manchester United 3-1 Fulham

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Gianni Infantinoas actions at Fifa remain more dangerous than his words | Sean Ingle
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:00:05 GMT
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Fifa president has been reelected unopposed and is pushing through unpopular reforms like the enlarged World Cup

The crassest leader in global sport was at it again last week, making a comparison between Rwandaas recovery from genocide to his own struggles to be elected Fifa president for the first time. It was another one of those Gianni Infantino car-crash moments you could see looming from a mile off, from the moment he explained how his 2016 campaign had appeared to hit the skids, before a visit to the Kigali Genocide Memorial encouraged him to keep fighting. Yet on he went, pressing down harder on the accelerator, oblivious as always.

aAnd I said, aWho am I to give up?aa Infantino told the Fifa delegates who had just re-elected him unopposed for another four-year term. aWhat this country has suffered and how this country came back up is inspiring for the entire world, dear president a| I continued to campaign, and I was elected the Fifa president a few months later.a

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Carlos Alcaraz regains No 1 ranking with rout of Daniil Medvedev in Indian Wells final
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:56:16 GMT
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  • Spaniard wins 6-3, 6-2 to claim first big title since US Open
  • Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka in womenas final

Daniil Medvedev stepped out onto Stadium 1 at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday evening with a 19-match winning streak behind him, confidence flowing in his veins. He was the in-form player on the tour, a champion who has established himself as the best hard court player of his generation. And yet, in the end, none of that mattered. Forty-five minutes into the final, he was completely out of ideas.

That is simply the power of Carlos Alcaraz, a special generational talent who at 19 years old continues to produce greatness seemingly every time he steps on the court. After a brutal few months of injuries, Alcaraz re-established himself at the top with a statement victory, demolishing Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 to win the Indian Wells title and clinch his first big win since becoming US Open champion.

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Malawi president asks for help after cyclone damages half of country
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:02 GMT
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Lazarus Chakwera blames global heating for hundreds of deaths and devastation wrought by Cyclone Freddy

President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi has said that nearly half of his country has been damaged by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed hundreds of people and become the longest-lasting tropical storm on record.

In an exclusive interview, the president asked for help from the international community and said the structural destruction was vast.

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Former Taiwan president to visit China in unprecedented trip
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:14:54 GMT
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Ma Ying-jeouas tour is the first since the end of the civil war in 1949 and comes amid intensifying efforts by Beijing to subsume Taiwan as a province

Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanas former president, will visit China this month in the first visit by a current or former leader since the defeated Nationalist Chinese government fled to the island at the end of the civil war in 1949.

The high profile visit has been presented by Ma and his party, the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), as a chance to boost friendly cross-strait exchanges at a time of extreme disconnection, which has been driven by Beijingas plans to annex Taiwan and exacerbated by the pandemic. However it is also likely to fuel domestic political division between the KMT and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) over relations with China.

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Florida considers ban on discussion of menstruation before sixth grade
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:26:31 GMT
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Planned Parenthood advocates say the aabsurda draft legislation regarding periods would present a areductive and binary view of sexa

Florida lawmakers are considering a draft law to strengthen state control over sex education that its sponsor says would ban any instruction in schools about menstrual cycles before the sixth grade.

The proposal comes as Floridaas Republican-dominated legislature, backed by Governor Ron DeSantis, has already passed a raft of laws limiting discussion in schools of gender and sexuality and reducing the emphasis on diversity in public schools.

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Covid has not affected peopleas happiness around world, study reveals
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:06 GMT
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World Happiness Report finds higher levels of benevolence in all global regions than before the pandemic

It claimed 6.7 million lives, locked down entire countries and triggered a global economic slump, but Covid-19 has not affected humankindas happiness, an international study has found.

Interviews with more than 100,000 people across 137 countries found significantly higher levels of benevolence in all global regions than before the pandemic. And when asked to evaluate their lives on a scale of one to 10, people on average gave scores just as high in the 2020-22 Covid years as in 2017-19.

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Paris: The Memoir review a how a celebrity nymph conquered the Earth
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:04 GMT
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With its dizzying spirituality and devotion to asacreda skincare, Paris Hiltonas memoir exposes a culture in which the self only exists if validated by a selfie

Twenty years ago, Paris Hilton was the stiletto-heeled embodiment of the zeitgeist. With a chihuahua called Diamond Baby kennelled in her designer handbag, this nepotistic partygoer juggled five mobile phones while cantering across continents to sell branded merchandise to the fans she smarmily addresses as amy Little Hiltonsa. Now, in her early 40s, she has published a memoir, which for ephemeral, unreflective celebrities like her is usually a way of fending off imminent obsolescence.

The book a ventriloquised by Joni Rodgers, who describes herself as a astory whisperera a is as vapid and vaporous as the fragrances Hilton sells; all the same, archaeologists may one day consult it in the hope of understanding how and why our species underwent a final mutation into something glossily post-human. The antics of this entitled flibbertigibbet expose the absurdity of a culture in which the self only exists if it is validated by a selfie, membership of society depends on the mirage of social media and the reality in which we were all once anchored has been replaced by a flimsy virtual replica.

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Lecherous abusers: why Artemisia Gentileschias Susanna reminded me of Paula Yates
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:00:03 GMT
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Throughout art history, the Biblical story of a bathing woman was painted by men in order to titillate a but at 17, Gentileschi showed the way women are still objectified and shamed to this day

aDonat keep pulling me a| Iam not just an object, I am a person a|a These were the words uttered by Paula Yates in the Channel 4 documentary about the late TV presenter that aired last week.

Though the footage came from the 1980s, Yatesas words showed me not only how little has changed, but how accepting a and perhaps immune a we are to how badly the media treat women. From Monica Lewinsky to Britney Spears, there are countless examples of women having been publicly shamed and abused. This made me think about the presentation of women in European painting, and the volume of work in our galleries that we accept as beautiful nudes, but are in fact glorified depictions of violence against women.

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aThose people are the unsung heroesa: the women who tried to unmask the Boston Strangler
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:06:00 GMT
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A new film starring Keira Knightley sheds light on the forgotten journalists who led the search to bring down a serial killer

It is a scene familiar from many a newspaper film including All the Presidentas Men. Reporter is on to a big story; hardbitten editor is sceptical; reporter must use graft and guile to win editor over.

The collision plays out again in the new movie Boston Strangler. The editor is played by a suitably tough and hard-to-impress Chris Cooper. The reporter is played by British actor Keira Knightley, armed with a piercing question: aHow many women have to die before itas a story?a

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aI could probably tolerate one Abba tracka: Kerry Godlimanas honest playlist
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:04 GMT
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The actor grew up listening to Toni Basil and the Beatles, but what would she play at a party, and who did she see on an early date with her future husband?

The first songs I remember hearing
Bowie, Steely Dan and Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles were the stuff my parents played when I was little. I was born in 1973, so it was a good time for music. Iave still got all my mum and dadas vinyl.

The first single I bought
Either Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth or Mickey by Toni Basil, from Woolworths in Greenford Broadway in west London, with my pocket money. Iave still got all my singles in their original covers.

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Lana Del Rey: Did You Know That Thereas a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd review a arresting introspection
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:07 GMT
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The songwriteras ninth album is heavy and disarmingly truthful, yet expands its close lens thanks to her wide-ranging, alluring aesthetic looseness

You could describe Lana Del Reyas career thus far as a Benjamin Button-type situation: the more hushed, insular, formally experimental and self-referential her music gets, the more popular she seems to become. Last year, she collaborated with Taylor Swift as the only featured artist on her 10th album, Midnights; every other week, a new song from 2014as Ultraviolence or 2019as Norman Fucking Rockwell! (NFR!) goes viral. Popas new generation seems to look to her as a guiding light, perhaps more than any other star; her impact on culture is outsized, evidenced by a recent artist-on-artist interview in which Billie Eilish gushes about Del Rey, revealing that a photo of her was the background on her first ever phone.

Did You Know That Thereas a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, her ninth album, fits Del Reyas curious career arc: it is her quietest, most wilfully inscrutable record in a long time, perhaps since 2015as glacially paced, rebelliously quiet Honeymoon. Many of the songs here donat have choruses or hooks, and instead feel like the result of Del Rey simply standing in front of a microphone and vibing out. As on 2021as Blue Banisters, her usual US iconography has been largely replaced with specifics from her own life a the names of her siblings recur; one song is named for Margaret Qualley, the actor girlfriend of Del Reyas producer, Jack Antonoff; five songs were written with Mike Hermosa, an ex-boyfriend. Del Reyas artistic universe has long been a closed feedback loop, and in Ocean Blvdas most dramatic, dynamic moments a the jaw-dropping A&W and hazy closer Taco Truck x VB a she outright samples herself, reusing elements of two NFR! songs to create a psychedelic, unexpected time warp.

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Dreaming an Island review a an eerie tour of planet Earthas depopulated future
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:02 GMT
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This documentary about a small Japanese island, a once thriving mining outpost that now has only 100 residents, lightens its existential concerns with a focus on human connection

In his second full-length documentary, Swiss director Andrea Pellerani gives us a guided tour of what a post-industrial, post-growth, or even an eerily post-human future might look like. We are on the south-western Japanese island of Ikeshima. Once a thriving mining outpost that was home to 8,000 people, since the facilityas closure in 2001 it has been reduced to just 100 mostly elderly holdouts. As the residents fish the grey sea off abandoned wharves, inspect pregnant cats and loiter around derelict lots, there is a sense they inhabit the set of a long-shuttered stage play, and are awaiting new lines.

Though it begins with long tracking shots of greenery choking empty apartment blocks, Dreaming an Island isnat exactly ruin porn. Pellerani is more interested in the vestiges of human activity, and milks a distinct absurdity from the stalwart locals. One collects afuna beach flotsam, there are guides waiting rather optimistically for an upswing in coal-mining tourism, while Ikeshimaas sole restaurateur hopes for a customer. aIs there anything interesting to see?a asks one who finally turns up. aIn what sense interesting?a she replies.

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Apple HomePod review: a Siri speaker with a bass problem
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:04 GMT
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Smart speaker can sound great depending on the room but is only for those all-in on Apple devices

Appleas big, high-quality smart speaker is back for a surprise second generation. But five years since the first model was launched, a lot has changed in the world of voice-controlled home hi-fi. Can the HomePod still cut it?

The speaker costs APS299 ($299/A$479), APS20 less than the 2018 launch price of its predecessor but more than three times the price of Appleas other Siri speaker, the APS99 HomePod mini.

Dimensions: 142 x 168mm

Weight: 2.3kg

Connectivity: wifi 4 (n), Bluetooth 5.0, Thread, UWB, 4x mics

Controls: top capacitive touch buttons

Speakers: 4in woofer, five-tweeter array

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I have little spare cash, so should I consider equity release? My flat is worth APS230,000
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:01 GMT
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I am 73, have an annual income after tax of APS23,000 and my housing costs have soared

Q I am 73 years old with an annual income after tax of APS23,000. My housing costs have soared, partly because of a cladding issue, so I do not have as much spare cash for holidays, theatre, art exhibitions, concerts and so on. I realise this is a luxury problem compared with otheras worries. My four children all own properties, partly financed by my pension lump sum. I have also been diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition, which means my trips to galleries will be truncated. Would releasing some cash via equity release be a good idea? I own my own flat, which is worth about APS230,000.
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A I canat say if equity release is right for you but I can say that it is an option. Because you are over 55 and your flat is worth more than APS70,000, you are able to release cash from your home with an equity release mortgage. How much cash you can release depends on your age and the value of your home. According to Andy Vickery, a qualified equity release and mortgage adviser at Money Release who specialises in over-55s finance, at 55, for example, you can take 21.5% of the value of your property; at 70, 37.1%, going up to 50% if you are over 80.

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We got an HMRC tax rebate out of the blue a whatas going on?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:02 GMT
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A reader says his daughter was surprised to receive a cheque from a company she had never heard of

I wish to bring to your attention what seems to me to be an income tax refund scam.

My daughter SW received a letter out of the blue from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) telling her that she was entitled to a tax refund of APS60.40 and that a cheque had been sent to Ensign Advisory.

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The accidental journalist who covered the war in Iraq
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:00:10 GMT
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Twenty years on from the invasion of Iraq, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and James Meek describe their chance first meeting and their time reporting on the war together

aMy neighbour comes and knocks at the door and says athe Americans are here, theyare here down in the streeta.a

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad tells Michael Safi about life as an Iraqi when US tanks rolled into Baghdad in April 2003.

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aUkraine is a false justificationa: Americaas destructive new rush for natural gas
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:30:02 GMT
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As the war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices skyrocketing, liquid natural gas (LNG) plants are springing up all along the fragile Gulf Coast a seriously harming not just local communities but the worldas ability to keep the entire climate crisis at bay

About 30 miles south of New Orleans, a construction site visible from space is rising. Sandwiched between the Mississippi River and disappearing wetlands, the 256-hectare (632-acre) site is visited by a stream of tipper trucks and concrete mixers that stir up dust on Louisiana 23, the state highway that goes down to Venice, the last spot of land before the riveras water flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

The wetlands protect the area from hurricane surge and provide critical habitat for fisheries. But when completed in 2025, the construction site here will host a series of tanks and pipes designed for one purpose: to supercool natural gas into liquid form, so it can be transported on giant tankers to sell around the world to the highest bidder.

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Trumpas legal woes pick up speed as Republican 2024 race heats up
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:02 GMT
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The ex-president faces four criminal investigations that are gaining momentum, raising the odds he will face charges, ex-federal prosecutors say

As Donald Trump runs again for the White House, heas dogged by four criminal investigations that have gained momentum, including two focused on Trumpas zealous drive to overturn his 2020 election loss, raising the odds he will face charges in one or more inquiries in coming weeks or months, say former federal prosecutors.

All four inquiries have accelerated in recent months with numerous subpoenas to close Trump associates and testimony by key witnesses before grand juries in Washington DC, Georgia and New York, that pose growing legal threats to Trump, plus several of his ex-lawyers and allies.

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Can you solve it? The infinite monkey theorem
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:22:31 GMT
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Go ape with your brain

The infinite monkey theorem states that if you let a monkey hit the keys of a typewriter at random an infinite amount of times, eventually the monkey will type out the entire works of Shakespeare.

Todayas puzzle involves a monkey typing out something a little shorter.

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How close to death must a woman be to get an abortion in Tennessee?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:05 GMT
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The strictest abortion law in the US doesnat allow exceptions for medical emergencies a and efforts to change it face powerful opposition from the right

Months after the implementation of the most stringent abortion ban in the country, conservative lawmakers in Tennessee have publicly acknowledged that the stateas ban poses grave risks to the lives of women.

Now a political debate over how to change the law is centered on questions that would have been considered unthinkable before last Juneas reversal of Roe v Wade: like how close to death a woman must be before a doctor may legally treat her if it means terminating her pregnancy, and whether women should be forced to carry embryos with fatal anomalies to term.

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Coalition creaks as New Zealand Greens watch Labour dump climate policies
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:17:26 GMT
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Greens co-leader James Shaw says Labour shouldnat count on its support in upcoming election amid glacial progress on emissions

Speaking to a room full of supporters in downtown Auckland on Sunday, New Zealand climate minister James Shawas frustration had reached a steady simmer.

aYouare fed up,a he tells the room. aSo am I.a

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aGood old frienda: Putin offers praise for Xi ahead of first trip to Russia since Ukraine invasion
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:00:08 GMT
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Russian president lauds Xi ahead of meeting, while Beijing calls for a arational waya out of the crisis

Vladimir Putin has praised agood old frienda Xi Jinping in a newspaper article published in China on the eve of a state visit by the Chinese president that will reaffirm the leadersa strong ties and provide Moscow with an opportunity to emphasise that it has not been isolated by the global community.

The two leaders, who are believed to share a strong personal relationship, will meet one-on-one on Monday, followed by an informal lunch, Putinas spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said.

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Bank shares slide after UBS agrees aemergency rescuea of Credit Suisse a business live
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:26:34 GMT
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Shares in Credit Suisse have tumbled by over 60% at the start of trading.

They have plunged to 0.7 Swiss francs, down from 1.86 Swiss francs on Friday night.

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Former SAS soldier arrested and charged in NSW for alleged war crime over killing of Afghan civilian
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 04:52:58 GMT
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Oliver Schulz, 41, was arrested in the southern highlands of New South Wales by Australian federal police and NSW police

A former SAS soldier accused of killing an Afghan civilian during a mission in southern Afghanistan more than a decade ago has been arrested and charged with the war crime of murder.

Oliver Schulz, 41, was arrested in the southern highlands of New South Wales by Australian federal police and NSW police. He has been remanded in custody and is expected to appear at Sydneyas Downing Centre local court in May.

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Central banks around world move to boost flow of cash amid confidence concerns
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:37:41 GMT
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Coordinated action echoes steps taken to offset the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and to shore up the system after the GFC

Top central banks, faced with the risk of a fast-moving loss of confidence in the stability of the financial system, have moved to bolster the flow of cash around the world.

In coordination with central banks elsewhere, the US Federal Reserve offered daily currency swaps to ensure banks in Canada, Britain, Japan, Switzerland and the euro zone would have the dollars needed to operate.

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Florida considers ban on discussion of menstruation before sixth grade
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:26:31 GMT
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Planned Parenthood advocates say the aabsurda draft legislation regarding periods would present a areductive and binary view of sexa

Florida lawmakers are considering a draft law to strengthen state control over sex education that its sponsor says would ban any instruction in schools about menstrual cycles before the sixth grade.

The proposal comes as Floridaas Republican-dominated legislature, backed by Governor Ron DeSantis, has already passed a raft of laws limiting discussion in schools of gender and sexuality and reducing the emphasis on diversity in public schools.

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How close to death must a woman be to get an abortion in Tennessee?
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:05 GMT
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The strictest abortion law in the US doesnat allow exceptions for medical emergencies a and efforts to change it face powerful opposition from the right

Months after the implementation of the most stringent abortion ban in the country, conservative lawmakers in Tennessee have publicly acknowledged that the stateas ban poses grave risks to the lives of women.

Now a political debate over how to change the law is centered on questions that would have been considered unthinkable before last Juneas reversal of Roe v Wade: like how close to death a woman must be before a doctor may legally treat her if it means terminating her pregnancy, and whether women should be forced to carry embryos with fatal anomalies to term.

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USA thrash Cuba to reach World Baseball Classic final as protesters invade field
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:04:13 GMT
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  • Trea Turner stars for defending champions in 14-2 victory
  • Fans run on to field in support of Cuban prisoners

Trea Turner homered twice to give himself a tournament-leading four, and the defending champion United States romped past Cuba 14-2 on Sunday night to reach their second straight World Baseball Classic final.

Paul Goldschmidt and Cedric Mullins also homered for the Americans, who scored in seven of eight innings a putting up crooked numbers in five of them. Turner and Goldschmidt had four RBIs each.

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ICC to plead for extra money to pursue Russian war crimes in Ukraine
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:00:13 GMT
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International courtas prosecutor to make case at conference in London after Putin warrant issued

Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the international criminal court, will plead on Monday for extra cash to pursue Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including the potential prosecution of Vladimir Putin for overseeing the abduction of children from Ukraine to Russia.

Khan made his dramatic move against the Russian president last week ahead of a conference in London co-hosted by the UK and the Dutch government aimed at raising cash to fund the ICCas war crimes investigatory work inside Ukraine. The ICCas budget has not been increased even though it has 40 investigators working inside Ukraine.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 390 of the invasion
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:55:29 GMT
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has praised his Chinese counterpart as a agood old frienda as Xi Jinping visits Moscow

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to begin a state visit to Russia, seeking to present China as a global peacemaker while strengthening ties with Vladimir Putin. Xi and Putin will have an informal one-on-one meeting and dinner on Monday before negotiations take place on Tuesday.

Putin praised Xi as a agood old frienda in a newspaper article published in China while Xi wrote in a Russian daily that his trip to Russia aimed to strengthen the friendship between the two countries and called for apragmatisma on Ukraine.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called the international criminal courtas arrest warrant against Putin a aturning pointa in the conflict. In Zelenskyas nightly address, he said the warrant marked a atruly significant international legal result for Ukraine, for justice a| The moment after which it becomes undeniable that the end of this aggression for Russia will be the full range of its responsibility.a

Putin visited a command post in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. Russian state-owned news agency TASS said Putin held a meeting at a military command and control post in the Russian city. It comes after Putin travelled to Russian-occupied Mariupol by helicopter, and visited Russian-occupied Crimea.

Ukraineas Ministry of Defence accused Putin of visiting Mariupol aunder the cover of nighta in order to avoid showing destruction of city. In a Twitter post the ministry said adarkness allows him to highlight what he wants to show, and keeps a| its few surviving inhabitants away from prying eyes.a

Justice ministers from more than 40 countries are set to meet in London at a conference to discuss boosting support for the ICC as it investigates possible war crimes in the Ukraine conflict, after the issuing of the arrest warrant for Putin and Lvova-Belova.

Ukraineas armed forces have released their latest estimate for war casualties, although the Guardian cannot verify them. The countryas army now claims to have killed 164,910 Russian troops since the start of the war. Of these, they say 710 were killed in the 24 hours to Sunday morning. They also report having destroyed eight Russian artillery systems since Saturday.

A shortage of explosives is hampering the efforts of European countries to provide Ukraine with arms, according to a report. Industry insiders told the Financial Times that gunpowder, plastic explosives and TNT are in short supply and could delay a planned ramping up of shell production by as much as three years. It means Europeas defence industry may be unable to meet expected EU orders for Ukraine.

Britain and Ukraine have signed a digital trade deal, which will give Ukraine access to electronic financial services to aid reconstruction efforts. The UK department of business and trade said trading digitally was particularly important in the conflict, because damage to Ukrainian infrastructure and warfare had made it much harder to trade physically.

Serbiaas president attacked the decision to issue an international arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, saying it will only prolong the war in Ukraine. Aleksandar VuAiA, who has previously boasted of his personal relationship with the Russian leader, told reporters in Belgrade: aI think issuing an arrest warrant for Putin, not to go into legal matters, will have bad political consequences and it says that there is a great reluctance to talk about peace (and) about truce.a

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Guns, cash, and frozen chicken: the militia boss doling out aid in Baghdad
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:00:13 GMT
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Former Shia fighter who had murderous reputation during civil war now offers help to cityas widows and orphans

On a recent warm afternoon, a white, American-made SUV drove down the streets of the eastern Baghdad district of Sadr City. In the passenger seat sat an older militia boss, and behind him were two bodyguards, his five-year-old son, and a Kalashnikov. Their first stop was a small grocery shop, where a young man with a mop of ginger hair was busy serving customers.

One of the bodyguards beckoned to the young man, who came hurriedly and stood a respectful distance from the car. The militia boss stopped toying with his automatic pistol, pulled out a brown envelope from a large stash on the dashboard, and gave it to the young man, while one of the bodyguards handed him a small plastic bag from the back of the car.

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aUkraine is a false justificationa: Americaas destructive new rush for natural gas
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:30:02 GMT
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As the war in Ukraine sent natural gas prices skyrocketing, liquid natural gas (LNG) plants are springing up all along the fragile Gulf Coast a seriously harming not just local communities but the worldas ability to keep the entire climate crisis at bay

About 30 miles south of New Orleans, a construction site visible from space is rising. Sandwiched between the Mississippi River and disappearing wetlands, the 256-hectare (632-acre) site is visited by a stream of tipper trucks and concrete mixers that stir up dust on Louisiana 23, the state highway that goes down to Venice, the last spot of land before the riveras water flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

The wetlands protect the area from hurricane surge and provide critical habitat for fisheries. But when completed in 2025, the construction site here will host a series of tanks and pipes designed for one purpose: to supercool natural gas into liquid form, so it can be transported on giant tankers to sell around the world to the highest bidder.

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aThose people are the unsung heroesa: the women who tried to unmask the Boston Strangler
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:06:00 GMT
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A new film starring Keira Knightley sheds light on the forgotten journalists who led the search to bring down a serial killer

It is a scene familiar from many a newspaper film including All the Presidentas Men. Reporter is on to a big story; hardbitten editor is sceptical; reporter must use graft and guile to win editor over.

The collision plays out again in the new movie Boston Strangler. The editor is played by a suitably tough and hard-to-impress Chris Cooper. The reporter is played by British actor Keira Knightley, armed with a piercing question: aHow many women have to die before itas a story?a

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Make-A-Wish Foundation says cystic fibrosis patients will no longer automatically get a wish
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 05:00:13 GMT
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aTremendousa progress against disease means charity will make case-by-case decisions

The Make-A-Wish Foundation offers children with life-threatening illnesses a chance to live their dream: be a firefighter, adopt a puppy, go on a wild shopping spree. But in an era of rapid medical advancements, what counts as life-threatening is changing.

A case in point: the charity has announced that, beginning next year, people with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that primarily affects the lungs, will no longer qualify automatically for a wish. The good news is that that is because the illness is, for many people, far less of a threat than it once was.

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You could cook while on the toilet: a night in one of Tokyoas micro-apartments
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:00:08 GMT
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The tiny homes, which measure just nine square metres a or three tatami mats a are the architectural answer to rising rents

It is one of the shortest viewings in estate agency history. As soon as the door opens, every inch of living space except the sleeping quarters is visible.

A tiny genkan entryway, which could nearly accommodate three pairs of shoes, leads to a shower cubicle on the right with just enough room to swing a sponge, next to a toilet that a door left open a one could occupy while just about rustling up dinner in a kitchenette 50cm away on the other side of the acorridora.

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Keep taking the crapsules: how I became a faecal transplant donor
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:02 GMT
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Faecal transplants might help treat illnesses such as arthritis, diabetes and cancer. And one day it could be as simple as taking a pill made from a strangeras poo. Our writer volunteers a sample

To my fellow travellers, Iam sure the package Iam carrying looks like a lunchbox. Circular, and dark blue, with a Tupperware-style lid, it is precisely the kind of vessel youad transport a soup or salad in. Iave even sealed it inside a freezer bag, to contain any leaks. Or smells.

I walk slowly and with care across Westminster Bridge, because any trip could prove disastrous. As I enter St Thomasa Hospital and head for the infection department on the fifth floor, I realise the object Iam carrying is still warm, and, despite my preparations, Iam sure I can detect a faint whiff of something ripe, like camembert.

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FA Cup and Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekendas action
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:00:04 GMT
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Antonio Conte comes out swinging, Rob Holding steps up for Arsenal and Brightonas talent conveyor belt keeps rolling

Will Antonio Conte be in charge of Tottenham for their next fixture, on 3 April at Everton? Those in the St Maryas press room on Saturday evening were in little doubt that his instant-classic rant a two questions batted away during 10 minutes of fury a was a kiss-off, an ejector seat activated. Conte levelled blame at everyone but himself and even threw an olive branch to his predecessors, a list including arch-rival JosA(c) Mourinho. aThey can change the manager, a lot of managers, but the situation cannot change,a Conte declared in a critique of the clubas culture, and by extension, the owners Enic and the chairman, Daniel Levy. It was the players who received the most bilious invective, creating a potentially awkward situation post-international break, should Conte still be around. aThey donat want to play under pressure, they donat want to play under stress,a he hissed. Listening back to the tape, it was amusing to hear Conte entering the room with a demure apology for being late. John Brewin

Premier League report: Southampton 3-3 Tottenham

FA Cup report: Manchester United 3-1 Fulham

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Carlos Alcaraz regains No 1 ranking with rout of Daniil Medvedev in Indian Wells final
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:56:16 GMT
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  • Spaniard wins 6-3, 6-2 to claim first big title since US Open
  • Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka in womenas final

Daniil Medvedev stepped out onto Stadium 1 at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday evening with a 19-match winning streak behind him, confidence flowing in his veins. He was the in-form player on the tour, a champion who has established himself as the best hard court player of his generation. And yet, in the end, none of that mattered. Forty-five minutes into the final, he was completely out of ideas.

That is simply the power of Carlos Alcaraz, a special generational talent who at 19 years old continues to produce greatness seemingly every time he steps on the court. After a brutal few months of injuries, Alcaraz re-established himself at the top with a statement victory, demolishing Medvedev 6-3, 6-2 to win the Indian Wells title and clinch his first big win since becoming US Open champion.

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Compare Iraq with Ukraine. Itas clear the era of US global supremacy is over | Jonathan Steele
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 08:00:03 GMT
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Washingtonas power is suddenly threatened by a newly confident China and disquiet among leaders in the global south

Itas a useful coincidence that the 20th anniversary of George W Bush and Tony Blairas illegal attack on Iraq falls only a matter of weeks after the anniversary of Vladimir Putinas illegal attack on Ukraine. Neither war was authorised by the UN. Both are marked by massive destruction and huge loss of life.

The Bush/Blair invasion and occupation of Iraq, and its chaotic consequences, have taken the lives of more than a million Iraqi civilians, according to one survey. US forces committed innumerable war crimes, not least the torture of captured soldiers. At the Abu Ghraib detention centre near Baghdad, US officers humiliated Iraqi prisoners in violation of the Geneva conventions. The invasion provoked widespread resistance, but US counter-insurgency tactics involved raids on villages that led to massacres of unarmed civilians.

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The accidental journalist who covered the war in Iraq
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 03:00:10 GMT
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Twenty years on from the invasion of Iraq, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad and James Meek describe their chance first meeting and their time reporting on the war together

aMy neighbour comes and knocks at the door and says athe Americans are here, theyare here down in the streeta.a

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad tells Michael Safi about life as an Iraqi when US tanks rolled into Baghdad in April 2003.

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aThere was cruelty and unpleasantnessa: Emily Watson on school, stardom and sex scenes in her 50s
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:00 GMT
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The actor grew up in an alleged cult and was expelled after her explicit role in Breaking the Waves. She discusses method acting, the #MeToo movement and mixing work and family

Emily Watson had big plans to turn up for our interview looking immaculately made up, but then family members started getting sick and her morning fell apart. aWhen my husbandas ill, chaos descends,a she says, with a sigh. Despite this, she doesnat seem ruffled. If anything, she is serene and calm, her skin glowing and those expressive blue eyes as piercing and soulful in life as they are on screen.

We meet at the BFI Southbank in London, a regular haunt of hers over the years, to talk about her new film Godas Creatures. Dressed in a short black dress, a black corduroy jacket and a black and white scarf, she has a gentle presence. In the film, she plays Aileen, a devoted mother whose love for her son, Brian (Paul Mescal), is tested when he is accused of rape by an old flame, Sarah (Aisling Franciosi).

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aA billion listens? Is that a lot?a John Cooper Clarke on penning possibly the worldas favourite poem
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:01 GMT
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I Wanna Be Yours, a love poem that rhymes Ford Cortina with vacuum cleaner, has been a school text and a wedding staple. But now, thanks to TikTok and Arctic Monkeys, it has gone spectacularly global. So who was it written for?

Forget TS Eliotas The Waste Land, Philip Larkinas High Windows and Sylvia Plathas Lady Lazarus. While those works may have more cultural heft, for sheer popularity no 20th-century British poem can touch John Cooper Clarkeas I Wanna Be Yours. In this love poem, to prove his devotion, an abject Clarke offers to metamorphose into everyday items: aI wanna be your vacuum cleaner, breathing in your dust / I wanna be your Ford Cortina, I will never rust.a The work became an irreverent favourite at weddings soon after being written in 1982, and its addition to the GCSE English syllabus in the 1990s brought it to a younger generation. One of those studying it was Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys, who later said: aIt made my ears prick up in the classroom, because it was nothing like anything Iad heard.a Turner eventually adapted it into the ballad that closes out the bandas most successful album, 2013as AM.

Thanks in part to another new audience, teens finding it on TikTok, the bandas version of I Wanna Be Yours is now wildly, improbably popular: it will clock up its billionth stream on Spotify this week, having spent months on the platformas Top 50 songs chart, not in the UK but globally. This slow ballad, with Clarkeas poetry referencing setting lotion and electricity meters, sticks out a mile next to K-pop and Puerto Rican reggaeton. Spotify says the song is most popular in the US, Indonesia, Mexico and Brazil; the bandas label Domino says the songas popularity is particularly growing in India, the Philippines and Turkey. If it was previously Britainas favourite wedding poem, itas now quantifiably the worldas favourite British poem, full stop.

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A new start after 60: Sepsis almost killed me a but I survived to invent a new sport
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:04 GMT
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Mac McKechnie was determined to get fit after a serious illness at 67. But when awalking footballa proved too fast, he decided to reinvent cricket to suit people up to the age of 100 a and beyond

After a busy, varied career, Mac McKechnie was keen to prepare for retirement. Following a spell in the army, he had worked for a charity and in offender management, and enjoyed aseven very happy years as a magician and childrenas entertainera. At 66, he was contemplating life after finishing his ahigh-pressurea job managing mental health services in Wakefield. aI know a lot of people who become almost reclusive when they retire, because theyave got nothing to do,a he says. aItas easy to sit around watching daytime TV and before you know it you start getting up at 9 oaclock, 10 oaclock a| I didnat want that kind of lifestyle.a

So McKechnie and his wife planned ahead. aI got an allotment, I got a little dog, we had a touring caravan, we thought wead do a lot of travelling a|a He also joined U3A a the national network of learning groups for older people a and started both a magic group and a German language group, sharing skills he had acquired over his lifetime.

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Former Taiwan president to visit China in unprecedented trip
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:14:54 GMT
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Ma Ying-jeouas tour is the first since the end of the civil war in 1949 and comes amid intensifying efforts by Beijing to subsume Taiwan as a province

Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanas former president, will visit China this month in the first visit by a current or former leader since the defeated Nationalist Chinese government fled to the island at the end of the civil war in 1949.

The high profile visit has been presented by Ma and his party, the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), as a chance to boost friendly cross-strait exchanges at a time of extreme disconnection, which has been driven by Beijingas plans to annex Taiwan and exacerbated by the pandemic. However it is also likely to fuel domestic political division between the KMT and ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) over relations with China.

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Malawi president asks for help after cyclone damages half of country
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:02 GMT
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Lazarus Chakwera blames global heating for hundreds of deaths and devastation wrought by Cyclone Freddy

President Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi has said that nearly half of his country has been damaged by Cyclone Freddy, which has killed hundreds of people and become the longest-lasting tropical storm on record.

In an exclusive interview, the president asked for help from the international community and said the structural destruction was vast.

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Covid has not affected peopleas happiness around world, study reveals
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:01:06 GMT
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World Happiness Report finds higher levels of benevolence in all global regions than before the pandemic

It claimed 6.7 million lives, locked down entire countries and triggered a global economic slump, but Covid-19 has not affected humankindas happiness, an international study has found.

Interviews with more than 100,000 people across 137 countries found significantly higher levels of benevolence in all global regions than before the pandemic. And when asked to evaluate their lives on a scale of one to 10, people on average gave scores just as high in the 2020-22 Covid years as in 2017-19.

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