Showing posts from August, 2024

Sunday with Fatima Whitbread: ‘The cockroach crawling up my nose was an iconic moment on I’m a Celeb’

The world record-breaking javelin thrower talks about pottering with her plants, her work on wellbe…

Manchester City beat United on penalties to win Community Shield

Manchester City have won the Community Shield for the first time in five years after defeating Manc…

Team GB medics are lifesavers after Uzbekistan coach suffers cardiac arrrest

* Tulkin Kilichev was celebrating Uzbek boxing gold * GB Boxing doctor and physio came to the res…

Utah’s famed ‘Double Arch’ geographical feature collapses

Park rangers suspect changing water levels and erosion to blame for the collapse of the popular tou…

Four Team GB women fuelled my Olympic fever – and it's not quite over yet | Laura Kenny

KJT, Keely Hodgkinson and Bryony Page have captivated me – and Emma Finucane has chance for more go…

From The Instigators to Bludfest: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Matt Damon and Casey Affleck star in a breezy Bostonian crime caper, while Doncaster’s favourite go…

Project 2025 architect compared abortion to slavery and the Holocaust

Kevin Roberts, who leads thinktank that drafted blueprint for second Trump presidency, made remark …

UK government will not repay ‘bed and board’ deductions to all wrongfully imprisoned

Miscarriage of justice victims say money taken from compensation payouts is additional punishment …

Hand heart or peace sign? Which gesture embodies Olympics 2024?

From Snoop Dogg’s peace sign while carrying the torch to Simone Biles’s hand heart, TikTokers are d…

Number applying to work or study in UK falls by more than a third

People seeking skilled worker, health and care, or study visas drops to 91,300 in July after curbs …

US, Qatar and Egypt say Gaza truce talks must resume with ‘no excuses’ for further delay

Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel would attend negotiations after joint statement calls on ceasefi…

Taylor Swift fans come together in Vienna after concerts cancelled due to terrorist plot

Tears, hugs and spontaneous sing-alongs as thousands turn disappointment into celebration on street…

The burning of Spellow library broke my heart – but books will prevail over bigotry | Olivia Sung

The destruction of this beloved Liverpool institution was an act of far-right hatred. But seeing th…

Another baby dies after contracting whooping cough, says UKHSA

Data from government body shows England cases passed 10,000 in year to June with 10 deaths in curre…

‘We invest in artists as changemakers’: using art to help increase US voter participation

Michelle Obama’s non-partisan organization When We All Vote has partnered with Art for Change for a…

Slip review – this orgasm drama features a shot of pure pleasure to the soul

Every time the lead climaxes, she leaps into a parallel dimension. This show’s astonishing talent a…

Ed Balls’ ITV interview with wife Yvette Cooper draws 8,201 Ofcom complaints

Home secretary was questioned by her husband on Good Morning Britain over her response to far-right…

Liverpool make Real Sociedad’s Martín Zubimendi their top midfield target

* Euro 2024 winner with Spain wanted for No 6 role * Zubimendi has reported £51m release clause …

Caligula: The Ultimate Cut review – 1970s Roman empire sex shocker returns to the source

Without the extra sex that made writer Gore Vidal want his credit removed, Tinto Brass’s epic of im…

Curry, salad and stir-fry: Ravinder Bhogal’s recipes for cooking with aubergine

Aubergines happily absorb any flavour thrown at them: savour them stir-fried with tofu, cashew nuts…

Ditching two-child benefit cap would cut deaths and A&E admissions, study says

England research shows huge benefits with resulting savings for NHS and councils Curbing child po…

Public services priority for Welsh people, not devolution, says new first minister

Eluned Morgan promises to ‘reinvent’ Welsh Labour and ‘focus on things that matter to people’ as sh…

Healthcare workers: how have you been affected by the UK riots?

We want to hear from people working in the NHS about their reactions and experiences in recent days…

Adam Peaty claims athletes at Paris Olympics found worms in their food

* Six-time GB medallist unhappy with standard of food * The latest medal table | Live schedule | …

José Pizarro’s recipe for warm green bean salad with crispy jamón and mahon

A wonderfully straightforward light lunch in which mahón – a delicious, semi-hard cheese from the B…

How children of freed spies learned they were Russian on flight to Moscow

Sofia, 11, and Daniel, 8, did not speak the language and knew nothing about their new home country …

ITV defends allowing Yvette Cooper to be interviewed by husband Ed Balls

Exchange on Good Morning Britain about riots in England was ‘balanced, fair and impartial’, says br…

Carmen review: magnetic performances ramp up the showstoppers

Edinburgh festival theatre Andreas Homoki’s clever ideas don’t quite survive the leap to Scotland …

Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott review – Bridget Jones in the jazz age

Reissued after a century, this lively, funny and harrowing debut follows a divorcee torn between se…

Has pop music got less melodic? I’ve immersed myself in 70 years of hits – this is what I’ve found | Tom Breihan

A new study claims that songs have become less complex. But the magic of these short, sharp tunes c…

A death at work in the age of extreme heat – podcast

Samira Shackle and Jeff Goodell explain the dangers resulting from extreme heat, and what society c…

Mel Ramsden obituary

One of the last members of the Art & Language group founded in the 1960s In November 2014, an…

Questions of life and death: life on the streets and how a pub quiz saved me

During lockdown, Jay Flynn’s virtual pub quiz became a lifesaver for thousands. Later he opened up …

Vandalism or the community’s future? Crofters feel ‘helpless’ in face of spaceport radar station

An antenna park has divided the community living beside a world heritage site in the Scottish Highl…

Dìdi review – bittersweet Asian American coming-of-age drama

Sean Wang’s award-winning debut is a tender, semi-autobiographical portrait of a 13-year-old skateb…

Goat on the Roof, Newbury: ‘Smart and thoughtful cooking’ – restaurant review

For a thrill-packed, all-action, dazzlingly exciting night out, head straight for Newbury. Honestly…

Teachers’ regulator in England investigated after claims it has left teachers in distress

Unions calls for urgent reform of TRA amid reports of ‘serious and concerning’ allegations of misco…

I’m off on holiday - but who knows where? Will my ‘mystery travel’ experiment end in delight or disappointment?

In a world of endless choice, many holidaymakers are opting out altogether – booking a surprise tri…

West Ham close on Niclas Füllkrug after striker leaves Dortmund camp

* German club let international travel to complete deal * Yan Couto leaves Manchester City for Do…

Marchand mania sweeps France as Le Roi Léon rules first week of Olympics

The shy 22-year-old who loves video games and hopes to be a pilot is adored for his swimming techni…

Assassination again shows Netanyahu’s disregard for US-Israel relations

Hamas killing is further snub to Biden administration, which does not share methods or objectives o…

Anti-racists mobilise to counter ‘unprecedented’ UK far-right rallies

Mass movement aims to ensure rightwing demonstrations this weekend are opposed A mass movement of…

Revealed: first picture of war on terror detainee in CIA black site

Image shows one of five men accused by US government of plotting 9/11 attacks, who remains in custo…

Harris should take on oil industry if she wins election, climate advocates say

Environmentalists believe presumptive nominee is ‘perfect person’ to prosecute fossil fuel firms ov…

You be the judge: should my boyfriend let the neighbours have keys to our garden?

Phil thinks sharing the back garden is a good way to get to know the neighbours, but Patricia wants…

Un oeuf is enough: have we had our fill of movie Easter eggs?

They were once a sweet treat for audiences, but Deadpool & Wolverine proves that gorging on cam…

Cheng Pei-pei obituary

Actor who was considered the first female action hero, best known for her role in Crouching Tiger, …

Aigul Akhmetshina: Aigul album review – mezzo from Bashkortostan is an insouciant star

Aigul Akhmetshina/RPO/Daniele Rustioni (Decca) Her debut solo recording perfectly showcases the g…

Kamala Harris needs to mobilise people around class not race | Dustin Guastella and Bhaskar Sunkara

If liberals insist workers should focus more on race than shared class interests, they give right w…

More than 100 arrested in London as violence flares after Southport stabbings

Hartlepool and Manchester among latest scenes of violent disorder triggered by online disinformatio…

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