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Members of Trump’s Gaza peace board asked ‘to pay $1bn’ to keep membership

Nour Abo Aisha: Ceasefire? For us, the war continues in all but name

<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump pose for a photo</p>

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Trump’s tariff threat is an opportunity for Starmer to rejoin the EU

<p>Russia Ukraine war live updates as Zelensky hits back at Trump for blaming him for peace talks stalemate </p>

Drone strikes ‘cut power to 200,000 homes in occupied southern Ukraine’

<p>Mark Epstein has maintained that his brother’s death was not a suicide</p>

Meet Mark Epstein – Jeffrey’s brother who believes he was murdered

<p>Hit the beach in Saly, Senegal, for a real escape from the January blues</p>

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Six unexpected winter sun destinations to beat the winter blues

<p>Men are racing to embrace AI, while women are more cautious</p>

Olivia Petter

The men I know love AI and the women don’t – and I understand why

<p>Nigel Farage described Reform mayoral candidate Chris Parry’s comments about David Lammy as ‘over the top’</p>

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Farage and Reform cannot claim respectability while excusing racism

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Ozempic regret: the side effects that people aren’t posting on Instagram

<p>Slow-cooked comfort for the bleakest January evenings</p>

The best winter stew recipes for cold nights

How the UK’s water companies became a national disgrace

<p>Ant and Dec, who've apologised for a controversial advert for their new podcast</p>

Ant and Dec apologise for ‘suicide imagery’ podcast advert

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<p>‘I thought that I would live the rest of my life making movies for a small minority of people in Korea’</p>

Oldboy’s Park Chan Wook: ‘Korean film is in a state of great danger’

The acclaimed director of ‘Oldboy’ and ‘The Handmaiden’ speaks to Louis Chilton about the problems facing his country’s filmmakers, his one-time reputation for grotesquerie, and his darkly funny new satire ‘No Other Choice’

Oldboy’s Park Chan Wook: ‘Korean film is in a state of great danger’

The acclaimed director of ‘Oldboy’ and ‘The Handmaiden’ speaks to Louis Chilton about the problems facing his country’s filmmakers, his one-time reputation for grotesquerie, and his darkly funny new satire ‘No Other Choice’

<p>‘I thought that I would live the rest of my life making movies for a small minority of people in Korea’</p>

<p>‘I had become very tired of the trope of the toxic father’: Brendan Gleeson stars in ‘H is for Hawk</p>

Brendan Gleeson: ‘I’m more into enjoying life than being pretty’

<p>Château de la Messardière was built in 1904 as a wedding gift from cognac merchant Gabriel Dupuy d'Angeac for his daughter Louise and her cavalry officer husband, Henry Brisson de La Messardière </p>

I stayed in the new White Lotus hotel for season 4 — and it’s stunning

<p>Liza Ravenscroft, the senior director at global comms firm Edelman, boasts the nickname ‘bulletproof sunshine’ and is the new PR for William and Kate</p>

William and Kate have hired the woman known as ‘bulletproof sunshine’

<p>Jessie Buckley poses with the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama award for "Hamnet"at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes</p>

Jessie Buckley’s remarkable rise from TV talent show to Oscar hopeful

<p>Jessie Buckley poses with the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama award for "Hamnet"at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes</p>

Jessie Buckley’s remarkable rise from TV talent show to Oscar hopeful

<p>Torvill and Dean may have hung up their skates but the future looks bright for British skating</p>

Winter Olympics

Torvill and Dean: ‘Britain could win Olympic gold for figure skating’

<p>Hang up: has the voice note replaced the phone call?</p>

Generation Monologue: How the voice note killed conversation

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<p>In academic circles in the US, there is an active debate going on about whether the word ‘fascist’ should now be applied to Donald Trump</p>

Jon Sopel

Trump is an authoritarian who believes in his divine right to rule

One chaotic year of Donald Trump’s second term has redrawn US politics, concentrating unprecedented presidential power, eroding democratic guardrails and leaving allies, institutions and voters struggling to grasp the speed, scale and consequences, writes Jon Sopel

Jon Sopel

Trump is an authoritarian who believes in his divine right to rule

One chaotic year of Donald Trump’s second term has redrawn US politics, concentrating unprecedented presidential power, eroding democratic guardrails and leaving allies, institutions and voters struggling to grasp the speed, scale and consequences, writes Jon Sopel

<p>In academic circles in the US, there is an active debate going on about whether the word ‘fascist’ should now be applied to Donald Trump</p>

I’ve deleted the dating apps – now, I’m looking for love on LinkedIn

<p>A man checks his phone on a pavement in Hong Kong on 4 January, 2021</p>

How a morbid app prevents the worst outcome of the loneliness epidemic

<p>‘Despite the UK tax burden being at close to record highs, outcomes keep getting worse – we are spending more and getting less’</p>

One thing could improve all public services… and it’s not more money

<p>Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in Sky Atlantic’s gay hockey romance, Heated Rivalry</p>

As in ‘Heated Rivalry’, I didn’t come out – I was found out

<p>Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams in Sky Atlantic’s gay hockey romance, Heated Rivalry</p>

As in ‘Heated Rivalry’, I didn’t come out – I was found out

<p>Reservists drafted during the partial mobilisation attend a ceremony before departure for military bases, in Sevastopol, Crimea</p>

How British 60-year-olds could be the UK’s best hope to prepare for war

<p>Amol Rajan is setting up his own content company</p>

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Why Amol Rajan had to say goodbye to the Today programme

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<p>Thomas Frank's time at Tottenham could be up after a dismal run of results</p>

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Trump gets petty with reporter over Greenland: 'You don't know what I'm going to do'

Trump gets petty with reporter over Greenland: 'You don't know what I'm going to do'

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Donald Trump accused of 'snoozing on the job again' in the Oval Office

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