Hidden City review – Stephen Poliakoff’s convoluted 1980s mystery told with flair
Poliakoff’s first film starring Charles Dance is reissued, and whil the story rambles and some of t…
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Dresses made out of sand, corsets and power poses: the Met Gala 2024 – in pictures
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The theme was JG Ballard’s 1962 short story, The Garden of Time, which meant references to decay, l…
Kyren Wilson holds off Jak Jones to win his first World Snooker Championship
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* Wilson beats qualifier 18-14 after nervy wait for final frame * Englishman claims title four ye…
John Oliver on public libraries: ‘Another front in the ongoing culture war’
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The Last Week Tonight host looks into attacks on public libraries, from slashed funding to harassme…
I bought Trump’s Bible – a blasphemous, sticky nightmare
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Trump Steaks, Trump Vodka, and various Trump casinos have all failed – but has the ex-president fin…
Sport and the climate emergency: collating injustice with an action plan
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‘I’m very alarmed by everybody’s lack of alarm, that’s the scariest thing for me,’ says Warming Up …
Opposition cries foul over ‘dynastic dictatorship’ as Chad goes to polls
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Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno widely expected to win poll as observers voice doubts over electoral proce…
World Cup winning Argentina coach César Luis Menotti dies aged 85
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* Menotti led Argentina to success in home World Cup in 1978 * He also coached Barcelona and Atlé…
Bradford house fire: child dies and four others treated in hospital
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Police say a woman and three children escaped blaze with not life-threatening injuries A child ha…
Lassie: A New Adventure review – like Crufts with a bit of plot tacked on
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The animals out-act the humans in this badly dubbed German addition to the series, which finds Lass…
Peruvian steak and Yorkshire pudding with mint? How the British Sunday roast went global
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The traditional British weekend lunch is being revamped with more exotic ingredients by chefs with …
‘I love it here’: Joyous McKenna pledges to take Ipswich party to Premier League
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* Coach reflects on choice to stay course with club from third tier * McKenna: ‘It’s come before …
Erling Haaland is ‘back to business’ for Manchester City, says Pep Guardiola
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* Striker scores four in 5-1 win over Wolves * ‘The second and fourth were unbelievable’ Pep…
Capacity crunch: why the UK doesn’t have the power to solve the housing crisis
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Our inadequate electricity network is stopping the building of thousands of new homes. And the nece…
Spirited Away, the stage spectacular: ‘Every 20 minutes there’s something that would be another play’s finale’
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The theatre adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s beloved animation sold out in Japan in four minutes. As i…
‘Pesticides by stealth’: garden soil conditioners killing worms, experts fear
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Even products marketed as ‘organic’ may be toxic, say campaigners, with risks for the wider ecosyst…
Alabama supreme court declines to revisit frozen embryos ruling
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Justices say they will not reconsider contentious February ruling that said frozen embryos are cons…
Ukraine unveils AI-generated foreign ministry spokesperson
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Victoria Shi is modelled on Rosalie Nombre, a singer and former contestant on Ukraine’s version of …
Where have all the wine bargains gone? | Fiona Beckett on drink
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Value for money is harder to find these days, but here are a few pointers While we all hunker dow…
What by John Cooper Clarke review – sharp social commentary from the Bard of Salford
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With subjects ranging from Elvis to bubble and squeak, the poet’s unmistakable delivery elevates hi…
‘I decided to not let anybody silence my voice’: the journalists in exile but still at risk
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Threats from the state have led many journalists across the world to flee their home countries to r…
Mistrial in case of US military contractor accused of Abu Ghraib abuse
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Eight-member civil jury unable to reach verdict on whether Caci conspired with US soldiers to abuse…
Leverkusen on track for Europa League final after Andrich magic stuns Roma
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Bayer Leverkusen took a huge step towards the Europa League final after a deserved 2-0 first-leg wi…
Europe live: EU warns Georgia ‘foreign agents’ bill threatens its chances to join bloc
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Bill has raised concern country is moving away from democratic norms and closer to Moscow Nicolas…
Boy Blue: Cycles review – dazzling hip-hop dance alchemy
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Barbican, London In ragged rocksteps and snaredrum springs, choreographer Kenrick Sandy and compos…
‘They hide when Israelis come’: Palestinians despair of leadership after killing of colonel’s son
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Father of Khaled Arouq, 16, joins calls to reform Palestinian Authority as IDF raids in West Bank l…
Canada: bitter clash in parliament over Trudeau ‘wacko’ jibe
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Parliamentary questions dominated by partisan attacks a day after Conservative leader Pierre Poilie…
SNP defeats Labour confidence motion and sets out plan for choosing new leader
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Spokesperson confirms ‘informal meeting’ has taken place between leadership frontrunners John Swinn…
US asylum app strands migrants and aids organised crime, rights group says
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CBP One app offers far too few appointments, meaning asylum seekers must wait or pay human traffick…
Badenoch claims girls developed UTIs due to lack of single-sex toilets at school
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Equalities minister claims female pupils didn’t want to use gender-neutral toilets, and calls for p…