25 minutes ago ‘Not in a weird way, but he’s charming’: Meet the young men who love JD Vance

Eric Garcia speaks to men in North Carolina who believe women only like Harris because she’s female and who are impressed by Vance’s supposed coherence and bravery

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46 minutes ago ‘Drop in UK electric car demand is short term,’ car maker MG insists as sales surge 40%

Many will know it as a sportier stablemate of the defunct Rover brand. After a hiatus following Rover’s collapse, it was relaunched by its new owners and has grown quickly through keen pricing and a generous supply of cars.

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47 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden makes deal with JB Gill and fans are impressed

Amy revealed that she has made a deal with JB amid their training for week five of the BBC dance contest

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62 minutes ago Stirling Albion first quarter review: promising, but more goals and consistency needed

The Binos have enjoyed a decent start to the League Two season - and the Observer has taken a look at the ups and downs.

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78 minutes ago The Apprentice review: Controversial Donald Trump movie isn’t worth the fuss

The man himself may have ranted online about Ali Abbasi’s biopic – starring Sebastian Stan and Jeremy Strong – but little here proves revelatory

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83 minutes ago Billie Eilish review – a bravura arena set offers both energy and intimacy

Madison Square Garden, New YorkThe singer continues a wildly successful year with a major tour that gives fans a fast and furious ride through her biggest hitsHow can an artist who’s reached superstar status maintain the intimacy that their career was built on? For Billie Eilish, it’s a tricky dance and a trajectory I’ve seen play out first-hand. Around early 2016 an invite to a performance by an artist a publicist was very excited about popped into my email. “Hi love,” the message said. “Just wondering, did you get a chance to check out 14-year-old Billie Eilish?” With that, I ventured to a basement venue on New York City’s Lower East Side and witnessed one of her earliest sets. It was an impressive display of performance and songwriting. How could this girl be 14 and this good?In many...

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83 minutes ago Moment thief on electric bike is stopped by passers by seconds after stealing woman's mobile

CCTV footage shows a crowd of people rushing forward to slow down one of the suspected thieves who was going up Ludgate Hill towards St Paul's in London.

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85 minutes ago ‘He had all the stuff you need to be a pop star’: how Liam Payne helped One Direction to global glory

Although he was less extroverted than his bandmates, his impressive vocals made him a cornerstone of the era’s defining boyband. So why did he struggle to accept his own greatness?Liam Payne was just getting started. His death is a heartbreaking endAt One Direction’s first audition together on The X Factor in 2010, Liam Payne – who died yesterday – is given the opening line. Singing Natalie Imbruglia’s Torn to Simon Cowell and Sinitta, Payne is only 16 yet has seemingly absorbed decades of pop stagecraft. It’s a difficult opening verse to sell to the judges – downbeat and low-register – but Payne nails it. Rippling vibrato denotes his trembling heart and matinee-idol acting sells the line “she showed me what it was to cry” as he glances off to one side as if slapped by the pai...

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1 hour ago Bose SoundLink Flex speaker review: A deep rocking sound from a titchy gizmo

Bose has released its 2nd generation SoundLink Flex speaker and it is a great on-the-go device that kicks out a chunky sound packed full of more bass than perhaps it should at such a small size

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1 hour ago Is an EV really for you? Now you have time to decide! Cupra launches three

Cupra says you can return the electric family hatchback after three months of buying it if you simply don't like it or living with an EV in general. But there's a catch...

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