Stephen Harris, the Michelin-starred chef behind The Sportsman, shares three comforting recipes that take the food you remember from childhood and make it taste the way it should – from proper cream of mushroom soup to baked potato fish pie and a classic pear and Roquefort salad

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A powerful tale of absent fathers and estranged children, Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ – his follow-up to the acclaimed ‘Worst Person in the World’ – is primed for Oscar glory come 2026. Annabel Nugent speaks to Trier and his actors Stellan Skarsgård, Renate Reinsve, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning about parenting, sacrifice, and the importance of making mistakes

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Streaming sports, TV series and movies on a modified device is illegal, but ‘dodgy stick’ devotees don’t seem to care. Katie Rosseinsky explores how this growing issue is anything but a victimless crime

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The musician Chuck Redd called off the annual Christmas Eve performances after the Kennedy Center board added President Trump’s name to the performing arts center.

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The 72-hour cease-fire could pave the way for an end to the fighting, which has killed dozens and displaced thousands over nearly three weeks.

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The lurch in the media business has changed America over the last two decades

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Thailand and Cambodia have signed an agreement to implement a ceasefire to end weeks of armed combat along their border over competing claims to territory

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The White House press secretary announced on Instagram that she was pregnant with a daughter who is due in May. She and her husband have a 1-year-old son.

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Fishermen in Cyprus are now targeting invasive lionfish, which have spread from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean

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Millions of Afghans are struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating

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Two countries pledge in joint statement to halt all forms of attacks and further troop deployments in long-running dispute over contested territory

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes that have killed more than 100 people and displaced more than half a million on both sides.

In a joint statement, the two south-east Asian neighbours said the ceasefire would take effect on Saturday at noon local time and involve “all types of weapons, including attacks on civilians, civilian objects and infrastructures, and military objectives of either side, in all cases and all areas”.

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Winter yard tools help you move snow, trim branches or fallen trees and get your lawn ready for warmer weather.

Brian Cox once toured as a keyboardist in major rock and pop bands. Now he’s a particle physicist on a new world tour with a dazzling show he designed in an era of science disinformation and denial.

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Crisis has laid bare the increasingly fraught relations between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi

In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economy

Keir Starmer should seek out a far closer relationship with Europe, including a possible customs union, the head of the TUC has said.

Paul Nowak, TUC general secretary, said the British public recognised the need for a vastly improved trading arrangement and said it had become more urgent than ever because of the fickle nature of the relationship with Donald Trump’s United States.

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Tireless dynamism has been fetishised by the likes of Donald Trump and Sanae Takaichi

In spite of efforts to bring it into the mainstream, the cryptocurrency remains one step removed from money

Rome and Madrid rewarded by investors for cutting deficits, while France and Germany look to borrow more

Companies including Marriott and Hilton push to improve perks and get more direct bookings

Sponsorships and collaborations soar even as industry slowdown spurs renewed focus on wealthiest customers

Aaron Rodgers delivered the “gift of horsepower” to this offensive lineman.

It was the NBA’s last open two-way. 

A second two-day finish of the series was on the menu in Melbourne, with England 77 for two in pursuit of 175 at the tea break.

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