2 hours ago Tories seek watchdog probe into Sadiq Khan's Taylor Swift freebie tickets

Mayor says he has ‘lost count of the number of times the Conservatives have made complaints against me’

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3 hours ago Andrew Tate raped and strangled two women before calling them 'good girl', court documents claim as the 'victims' seek £100,000 damages

Self-confessed misogynist Andrew Tate raped and strangled two women before telling them 'good girl', shocking court documents claim.

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3 hours ago O’Neill ‘fully accepts’ young person was 16 when sent inappropriate texts

Northern Ireland’s First Minister had previously stated party records showed the teenager was 17 when the texts were sent.

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3 hours ago Meteorologists could be climate change heroes by relaying its urgency to the public

Weathercasters are positioned to help viewers connect short-term extreme events – like hurricanes – with the climate crisisSome have called Hurricanes Helene and Milton an October surprise. Yet such disasters are now dispiritingly predictable. In their wake, pundits have asked whether and how the storms – which happened to hit some key swing states – could impact a presidential election shaping up to be decided by razor-thin margins.There’s practical concerns, like whether some affected voters will physically be able to cast their ballots. And then there’s a political question: Will the fact that the climate crisis, which is exacerbated these hurricanes, raise the importance of that issue? Or will that be counterbalanced by those who have become convinced the government engineered these...

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4 hours ago ‘His music has joy and energy. It is luminous’: Steven Isserlis on the genius of Gabriel Fauré

Fauré is widely known for his beautiful Requiem and Pavane. But, says the British cellist, there is far more of his often radical work to enjoy and explore‘Fauré? Ah, yes, I love the Requiem. And there’s that lovely Pavane too ” This is the typical reply to the question: “Do you like the music of Gabriel Fauré?” But it’s about as satisfactory a response as would be, to a similar question about Beethoven: “Oh yes! There’s that great symphony – the one that goes da-da-da DAA.”Glorious though Fauré’s Requiem and Pavane are (along with his other best-known works, such as the first violin sonata and first piano quartet), there are whole other worlds to his music that deserve to be far better known. Luckily, 2024 marks the centenary of Fauré’s death, which gives us Fauréans a wonderful opport...

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4 hours ago Philippe Clement goaded in astonishing taunt as brazen Steau chief questions Rangers boss' smarts

Rangers face the Romanian side tomorrow in a pivotal Europa League with the Belgian boss feeling the heat

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5 hours ago The terrifying true story behind Woman of the Hour: ‘He was born with half a soul’

Netflix thriller looks back at the stranger-than-fiction tale of a serial killer who was a contestant on a 1970s dating show“I am serving you for dinner,” said Cheryl Bradshaw, “What are you called and what do you look like?” Bachelor number one, Rodney Alcala, replied: “I’m called the banana and I look really good Peel me.” Bradshaw burst into laughter and so did the studio audience.This was a seemingly innocuous episode of the television show The Dating Game in 1978. Bradshaw, able to put questions to three contestants but unable to see them, selected Alcala, a longhaired photographer who enjoyed skydiving and motorcycling in his spare time. What she could not know was that she had booked a date with one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Government policy means every Australian can request a free portrait of King Charles

In the UK institutions can apply for portraits of King Charles, but individuals can’t

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6 hours ago Aaron Ramsey joins Mikel Arteta and calls out Arsenal star after Bournemouth loss

Former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has had his say on Saturday's loss against Bournemouth and questioned two players for their role in the game's opening goal

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