Events in Denmark and Italy show geopolitical instability is creating opportunities for a centre-left response to the far right

In the lead-up to Denmark’s snap election on Tuesday, it was revealed that blood supplies were flown into Greenland in January in order to treat Danish military casualties in the event of a US invasion. Against that surreal backdrop, the country’s Social Democrat prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, did not need to work too hard to justify a “stick to what you know” message in uncertain times.

Ms Frederiksen’s surprise gamble in calling an early poll duly paid off, but only just. Donald Trump’s threats to annex territory belonging to a Nato ally handed her party a patriotic lifeline, after it had endured a historic humiliation in local contests last November. But in a campaign dominated by domestic issues, the hoped-for Trump bump was modest, meaning that any Frederiksen-led coalition will depend on centrist support. The Social Democratic party remains comfortably the biggest political force, but its vote share dropped markedly compared to the last general election, while rivals to the left and on the far right made notable gains.

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Giorgia Meloni made public request for Daniela Santanchè to quit in effort to restore credibility after voters rejected judicial reform

Italy’s embattled tourism minister has resigned, heeding a call to step down as the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, strives to restore credibility after a bruising defeat in a referendum that has thrown her far-right government into turmoil.

The resignation on Wednesday of Daniela Santanchè, a prominent and brash member of Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, came after the prime minister took the unusual step of calling in a public statement for her to go.

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Oscar winner will take on role of Jessica Fletcher in 2027 film from Pitch Perfect director Jason Moore

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis has been confirmed to take on the role of Jessica Fletcher in a big-screen reboot of Murder, She Wrote.

The 67-year-old star of Halloween and Everything Everywhere All at Once will play the mystery author and amateur detective made famous by Angela Lansbury in the long-running television series.

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Woman pleads not guilty to firing shots at Rihanna’s home while the singer and her family were there

A woman from Florida pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the attempted murder of Rihanna.

Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, of Orlando, also pleaded not guilty through her attorney to more than a dozen other felony counts in Los Angeles superior court.

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A court in the US has ordered Meta to pay $375m after a jury found that the company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, enabled harm including child sexual exploitation on its platforms. The landmark victory marks the first time the social media corporation has been successfully sued by a US state over child safety issues. Could it set a new precedent for holding big tech to account? Lucy Hough speaks to the investigative reporter Katie McQue.

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We have two choices: be paralysed by fear or just continue with what we are doing. I know what I choose

In the past, my response to any given large-scale world crisis has generally been to do nothing, which, as well as aligning with my personality, has the advantage of being exactly what the experts recommend.

During periods of intense market volatility, we are advised not to look at our investments, let alone touch them. If we are rushed at by a bear, we are supposed to stand stock still (unless it’s one of those bears you have to bang pots and pans at, but let’s leave them aside). The result of this is an avoidant philosophy hingeing on the motto “it’ll probably be fine”, that, this week, as Tehran mocked the US for pretending peace talks were under way, was accompanied by a cold, rival notion: what if this time it’s different?

Emma Brockes is a Guardian columnist

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A group of American dancers face off against Hungarian gangsters, and a hammy Uma Thurman, in a cheap and cheerful Friday night adventure

Last year’s Ballerina, or as Lionsgate’s marketing team would prefer us to say From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, failed as both proof that the Keanu Reeves-led franchise could support expansion and that “ballet action thriller” could be a worthy new genre. The title, in whichever format audiences came across it, was both confusing and misleading, the film ultimately featuring very little in the way of actual dance moves.

For those who left the cinema enraged at Ana de Armas’s lack of arabesque kills, they can get their fill at home this week with Amazon’s fresh-from-SXSW actioner Pretty Lethal, a film all about ballet dancers actually using their skills to slaughter a string of eastern European bad guys. It’s a neat idea, positioning women who might be untrained fighters but who have grit and stamina learned from a gruelling form of dance many underestimate, and in an overcrowded field, it gives it a slight yet elegantly extended, leg up.

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Forget the metaverse

Meta has begun laying off employees as it focuses more of its cash on building out datacenters, training its own large language models, and recruiting talent for AI.…

Het is normaal dat aan het eind van de winter de hoeveelheid opgeslagen gas lager is: voorraden zijn immers bedoeld om in die periode te gebruiken. Wel maakt de oorlog in het Midden-Oosten onzeker hoe snel ze weer gevuld kunnen worden.

Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 25-03-2026 19:16 CET

In één oogopslag:
• 6.7°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 4.1°C / Max 11.5°C | Kans op neerslag 80%

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 4.1°C, Max 11.5°C (Matige regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 13.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 80%, 🧭 1008.0 hPa ↗️ +1.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 40.3 km/u (11.2 m/s), richting: → 281°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 20:00: 5.2°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 49%, 🧭 1006.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 19.4 km/u (5.4 m/s), richting: ↘ 327°
• 21:00: 5.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 53%, 🧭 1007.8 hPa ↗️ +0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 337°
• 22:00: 4.1°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.5 mm, Kans op neerslag 59%, 🧭 1008.4 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 4.7 km/u (1.3 m/s), richting: ↓ 344°
• 23:00: 6.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 66%, 🧭 1009.0 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 320°
• 00:00: 5.2°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 74%, 🧭 1009.6 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.6 km/u (4.6 m/s), richting: ↘ 331°
• 01:00: 5.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 76%, 🧭 1010.5 hPa ↗️ +0.9 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.9 km/u (3.3 m/s), richting: ↘ 326°
• 02:00: 6.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 64%, 🧭 1011.0 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 17.6 km/u (4.9 m/s), richting: ↘ 336°
• 03:00: 5.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 45%, 🧭 1011.7 hPa ↗️ +0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 16.2 km/u (4.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 331°
• 04:00: 5.8°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 35%, 🧭 1012.2 hPa ↗️ +0.5 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 20.5 km/u (5.7 m/s), richting: ↘ 332°
• 05:00: 5.7°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.1 mm, Kans op neerslag 44%, 🧭 1012.8 hPa ↗️ +0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 18.4 km/u (5.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 325°
• 06:00: 5.1°C (Helder) 🌕, Kans op neerslag 61%, 🧭 1013.2 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 317°
• 07:00: 4.6°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.8 mm, Kans op neerslag 75%, 🧭 1013.9 hPa ↗️ +0.7 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.8 km/u (4.1 m/s), richting: ↘ 320°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• donderdag 26 maart: Min 3.4°C, Max 7.5°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 3.0 mm, Kans op neerslag 63%, 🧭 1016.4 hPa ↗️ +8.4 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 23.4 km/u (6.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 331°
• vrijdag 27 maart: Min 4.1°C, Max 10.6°C (Matige motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 2.7 mm, Kans op neerslag 18%, 🧭 1020.3 hPa ↗️ +3.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 214°
• zaterdag 28 maart: Min 5.6°C, Max 9.6°C (Lichte regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 4.6 mm, Kans op neerslag 43%, 🧭 1019.6 hPa ↘️ -0.7 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 18.9 km/u (5.2 m/s), richting: ↘ 307°
• zondag 29 maart: Min 4.7°C, Max 9.6°C (Zware motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 6.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 26%, 🧭 1023.9 hPa ↗️ +4.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 27.4 km/u (7.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 247°
• maandag 30 maart: Min 5.8°C, Max 9.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 36%, 🧭 1016.1 hPa ↘️ -7.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 24.6 km/u (6.8 m/s), richting: ↘ 308°
• dinsdag 31 maart: Min 6.2°C, Max 12.3°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 1.4 mm, Kans op neerslag 9%, 🧭 1023.0 hPa ↗️ +6.9 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 16.9 km/u (4.7 m/s), richting: → 285°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 19:15): 6.7°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 0.5°C (-6.2°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 19.8 km/u (5.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 306°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 52.2 km/h (14.5 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 79%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1006.9 hPa ↗️ +1.5 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 14.6 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:32 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 19:03

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 41 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 4.7 μg/m³
• PM10: 11.1 μg/m³

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DEN HAAG (ANP) - Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma (Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking, D66) gaat binnenkort op handelsmissie naar China. Dat laat hij weten na een gesprek met de Chinese minister Wang Wentao van Handel. Sjoerdsma staat in China op een sanctielijst, waardoor het onduidelijk was of hij welkom was in het land.

Het gesprek had plaats in de marge van de ministeriële conferentie van de WTO in Yaoundé in Kameroen.

Wetenschappers hebben in een mega‑analyse 9 populaire wellnessgewoonten vergeleken, van yoga tot dankbaarheidsoefeningen. Hun belangrijkste conclusie: bewegen werkt, maar bewegen in combinatie met een mentale ‘boost’ werkt nog beter.[

De verrassende nummer 1

In de grootste vergelijking ooit van welzijnsinterventies, met 183 gerandomiseerde onderzoeken en bijna 23.000 deelnemers, blijken interventies die lichaamsbeweging combineren met een psychologische techniek bovenaan te eindigen. Denk aan zogenaamde ‘awe walks’: wandelingen waarbij je expliciet wordt gevraagd te letten op wat groots, mooi of nieuw is in je omgeving. Ook wandelen plus meditatie of mindfulness valt in deze categorie en levert een duidelijk extra effect op het geluksgevoel.

De ranglijst van 9 gewoonten

1. Lichaamsbeweging in combinatie met een psychologische interventie
2. Yoga
3. Mindfulness
4. Compassiegerichte interventies
5. Lichaamsbeweging op zich
6. Een enkele positieve psychologische interventie (bijv. dankbaarheid)
7. Gecombineerde psychologische interventies
8. Acceptatie- en commitmenttherapie (ACT)
9. Meerdere positieve psychologische interventies (bijv. dankbaarheid plus daden van vriendelijkheid) in combinatie met educatieve benaderingen

Na de combinatie van beweging en mentale interventie volgen yoga, mindfulness en compassiegerichte oefeningen als stevig onderbouwde technieken om je welzijn te verhogen. Gewone lichaamsbeweging op zich doet het bijna net zo goed als veel vormen van psychologische hulp, wat de onderzoekers zien als een kans voor laagdrempelig gezondheidsbeleid. Verder op de lijst staan dankbaarheidsoefeningen, acceptatie‑ en commitmenttherapie en combinaties van positieve psychologie met educatie; die helpen wel, maar iets minder sterk.

Wat dit betekent voor jou

Voor beleidsmakers is de boodschap dat er niet één zaligmakende route naar geluk bestaat, maar meerdere paden met vergelijkbare effecten. Voor gewone stervelingen is de praktische les eenvoudiger: koppel beweging aan mentale aandacht – bewonderend wandelen, mindful hardlopen, yoga met focus – en je krijgt de meeste ‘gelukswinst’ per minuut. Dat past naadloos in een tijd waarin mentale gezondheid onder druk staat en de roep om betaalbare, schaalbare oplossingen groeit.

James Webb Space Telescope posted a photo:

Amaze amaze amaze!

Webb teamed up with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, observing the ringed planet in complementary wavelengths of light to give us a richer, more layered understanding of its atmosphere. The Hubble image is available in the feature linked below.

In both images, we’re seeing the sunlit face of Saturn’s rings; in Webb’s infrared view, the rings look extremely bright because they are made of highly reflective water ice. Webb’s image also highlights the long-lived jet stream known as the “ribbon wave” across the northern mid-latitudes. The small spot just below that represents a remnant from the “Great Springtime Storm” of 2011 and 2012 with several other storms dotting the Southern Hemisphere.

Saturn’s poles also appear distinctly gray-green in this image. This color could come from a layer of high-altitude aerosols in Saturn’s atmosphere that scatters light differently at those latitudes. Another possible explanation is auroral activity, as charged molecules interacting with the planet’s magnetic field can produce glowing emissions near the poles.

Webb’s infrared view senses clouds and chemicals at many different depths in the atmosphere, from the deep clouds to the tenuous upper atmosphere.

Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-hubble-share-mos...

Image credit: Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael Wong (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

Image description: A wide look at Saturn and several of its moons on the black background of space. Image is labeled Saturn, Webb Infrared Light, November 29, 2024. Saturn has horizontal bands, with bands at the north and south poles appearing darker orange and lightening to tan as they approach the equator. The north and south poles glow a greenish-grey. The rings appear in an icy neon white. White dots, representing several of Saturn’s moons, are labeled Titan, Janus, Dione, and Enceladus. Titan is the largest dot, and appears at the far left of the image, some distance away from Saturn and the other moons.

James Webb Space Telescope posted a photo:

Amaze amaze amaze!

Webb teamed up with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, observing the ringed planet in complementary wavelengths of light to give us a richer, more layered understanding of its atmosphere. The Hubble image is available in the feature linked below.

In both images, we’re seeing the sunlit face of Saturn’s rings; in Webb’s infrared view, the rings look extremely bright because they are made of highly reflective water ice. Webb’s image also highlights the long-lived jet stream known as the “ribbon wave” across the northern mid-latitudes. The small spot just below that represents a remnant from the “Great Springtime Storm” of 2011 and 2012 with several other storms dotting the Southern Hemisphere.

Saturn’s poles also appear distinctly gray-green in this image. This color could come from a layer of high-altitude aerosols in Saturn’s atmosphere that scatters light differently at those latitudes. Another possible explanation is auroral activity, as charged molecules interacting with the planet’s magnetic field can produce glowing emissions near the poles.

Webb’s infrared view senses clouds and chemicals at many different depths in the atmosphere, from the deep clouds to the tenuous upper atmosphere.

Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-hubble-share-mos...

Image credit: Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael Wong (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

Image description: A wide look at Saturn and several of its moons on the black background of space. Image is labeled Saturn, Webb Infrared Light, November 29, 2024. Saturn has horizontal bands, with bands at the north and south poles appearing darker orange and lightening to tan as they approach the equator. The north and south poles glow a greenish-grey. The rings appear in an icy neon white. White dots, representing several of Saturn’s moons (Titan, Janus, Dione, and Enceladus) are visible. Titan is the largest dot, and appears at the far left of the image, some distance away from Saturn and the other moons.

James Webb Space Telescope posted a photo:

Webb teamed up with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, observing the ringed planet in complementary wavelengths of light to give us a richer, more layered understanding of its atmosphere. The Hubble image is available in the feature linked below.

In both images, we’re seeing the sunlit face of Saturn’s rings; in Webb’s infrared view, the rings look extremely bright because they are made of highly reflective water ice. Webb’s image also highlights the long-lived jet stream known as the “ribbon wave” across the northern mid-latitudes. The small spot just below that represents a remnant from the “Great Springtime Storm” of 2011 and 2012 with several other storms dotting the Southern Hemisphere.

Saturn’s poles also appear distinctly gray-green in this image. This color could come from a layer of high-altitude aerosols in Saturn’s atmosphere that scatters light differently at those latitudes. Another possible explanation is auroral activity, as charged molecules interacting with the planet’s magnetic field can produce glowing emissions near the poles.

Webb’s infrared view senses clouds and chemicals at many different depths in the atmosphere, from the deep clouds to the tenuous upper atmosphere.

Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-webb-hubble-share-mos...

Image credit: Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael Wong (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

Image description: An image of Saturn on the black background of space. Image is labeled Saturn, Webb Infrared Light, November 29, 2024. Saturn has horizontal bands, with bands at the north and south poles appearing darker orange and lightening to tan as they approach the equator. The north and south poles glow a greenish-grey. The rings appear in an icy neon white. White dots, representing several of Saturn’s moons, are labeled Janus, Dione, and Enceladus.