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'I'm embarrassed driving it': Tesla owners turn on Musk

Embarrassed Tesla owners have started to publicly display their dismay at Elon Musk as he has moved ever closer to the US president-elect, Donald Trump, and various far-right conspiracy theories.

Stage review A punchy revival of rags-to-riches morality tale

A punchy revival of rags-to-riches morality tale

Early nights? A mere 30 years too late, the World is being remade to suit me

Today I begin three days of being locked in a tiny soundproofed windowless room, alone except for a book.

Lookalike contests How many Zendayas, Chalamets and Whites does it take to cheer a city up?

When Miles Mitchell's friends saw flyers scattered across New York City last month advertising a Timothée Chalamet lookalike competition, they urged the 21-year-old college senior from Staten Island to enter.

TV review 'It's Wolf Hall in a fever dream and polyester. But it's real'

This show is King Lear if Lear was on sugar-daddy dating sites and had a loudly professed interest in \"natural breasts\".

Boozy Christmas parties being replaced by crazy golf and scavenger hunts

From telling your boss what you really think of them, to an ill-advised hook-up with a colleague, the traditional British office Christmas party usually supplies enough drama to provide ammunition for workplace gossip well into January.

Wicked or wonderful? Cynthia Erivo backs cinema singalongs

The Wicked star Cynthia Erivo has joined the debate over whether it is acceptable to sing along to the blockbusting musical in cinemas - and she is fine with it.

Most wanted Ex-activist says FBI offered deal to catch fugitive found in UK

A former animal rights activist who was on the run from the FBI for more than seven years claims that he was offered a deal to inform on one of the organisation's most wanted fugitives, who was arrested this week in Wales.

Sumptuous Dutch golden age still lifes are reunited in Cambridge

A quartet of influential still-life paintings by the Dutch artist Jan Davidsz de Heem will go on display together for the first time since the 17th century at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.

Alder Hey children's hospital 'attacked by ransomware gang'

A ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from the Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool, allegedly including patient records.

Girl, 2, who drowned in bin was failed by council, coroner finds

A two-year-old girl who drowned in a bin containing 9cm of water in a garden in east London was a victim of \"gross failures\" largely by social workers, a coroner has concluded.

Obsession with stars is block to making films, says Eyre

The veteran director Sir Richard Eyre has said it is \"very hard\" to get small-budget, independent dramas made any more because studio bosses are so obsessed with \"bankable\" celebrity names.

Space mission to create artificial solar eclipses prepares for lift-off

Final preparations are under way for a landmark space mission that will use satellites flying in close formation to create artificial solar eclipses high above the Earth.

Wallace accused of behaving 'highly inappropriately' while filming

Gregg Wallace has been accused of \"highly inappropriate\" behaviour including making \"lesbian jokes constantly\", regularly discussing spanking and threesomes, and making sexually explicit comments while filming programmes, several sources have said.

Canine powers of detection harnessed to save UK forests

Sniffer dogs are usually found looking for contraband at airports and railway stations, but the government is now dispatching trained hounds to find forest-harming pests.

Crowning glory Experts sink their teeth into solving England's NHS dentistry crisis

Amid renewed concern over the millions of people in England who cannot get NHS dental care, and a warning that the current \"dental recovery plan\" will not work, ministers are drawing up their own proposals to tackle what is widely agreed to be a crisis.

'Retrograde' UK experts warn against Australia-style ban

Leading child-safety experts have warned the UK government against enacting an Australian-style social media ban for children under 16, which they called a \"retrograde step\" that would \"do more harm than good\".

Age, controls and consent What are the social media rules around the world?

The law approved by parliament on Thursday forces tech firms from Instagram and Facebook's owner Meta to TikTok to stop minors logging in or face fines of up to AU$50m (£25m).

Teenagers are feeling Vulnerable' Fears over use of online beauty filters

Just one click on the \"glossy babe\" filter and the teenager's face was subtly elongated, her nose made neater and a dusting of freckles sprinkled across her cheeks.

Police officer who rammed cow cleared of unlawful action

A Surrey police officer who rammed into a calf in the summer will return to frontline duties after the conclusion of an internal investigation, the force have said.

Poet laureate finds rhyme and reason in Lost Gardens of Heligan

A new haiku by the poet laureate Simon Armitage has appeared on a garden wall in Cornwall, the first of a series of pieces celebrating the creatures that make their home among the woods, meadows and ferns.

Woman says finding out son's father was undercover officer destroyed her life

A woman was \"absolutely ruined\" after discovering by chance that the father of her son was an undercover police officer, more than two decades after their child was born, a public inquiry has heard.

Cher reveals Lucille Ball's advice pushed her to leave Sonny Bono

It was the showbiz breakup that set the stage for a decades-long music career and entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

A knotty issue: why a new generation of women are taking to ties

Generational divides have been spelt out in everything from hair partings to jeans in recent years. A side parting or a pair of no-show trainer socks can brand you a millennial or gen X. And now, if bows are a favourite of thirty-somethings, women in their 20s have discovered the necktie.

Irish rap trio win court case after Badenoch blocked arts grant over their political views

The Irish-language rap trio Kneecap have won their case against the Conservative party leader, Kemi Badenoch, after she blocked an arts grant to the band in her previous role, citing their anti-British politics.

Legislation prompts a rare sight in the Commons: intelligent and polite debate

Who would have guessed? All too often debates in the Commons are partisan affairs, punctuated by jeers and braying. Where reason is superseded by dogma and ill-temper. This was a very different occasion.

'Let death not be taboo' Expert view from a palliative care doctor

The succession of former prime ministers who lined up in recent days to assert their compassion for the dying was quite something.

How the vote was won From pubs to libraries, MPs were swayed by the stories of constituents

It is hard to think of a better MP who could take on the cause of assisted dying than Kim Leadbeater.

Reaction Supporters hail landmark step but critics decry 'very black Friday'

Supporters of the legalisation of assisted dying welcomed MPs' decision to back Kim Leadbeater's bill yesterday, saying it would bring relief to terminally ill people facing terrible suffering, while opponents described the outcome as \"a very black Friday\" for vulnerable people.

Honeytrap case Alleged victims' details released in police email

The Met police revealed the names of alleged victims of the Westminster \"honeytrap\" scandal in an accidentally sent email, it has emerged.