31 minutes ago EU leaders meet for defence talks in Brussels as spectre of Donald Trump looms – Europe live

European leaders to discuss defence procurement with fragile US relations key to talksThe European Union must remain united to respond to US president Donald Trump’s threats to levy tariffs on its products, Spanish economy minister Carlos Cuerpo said on Monday, Reuters reports.The EU was open to trade and in favour of a globalised world market, though the bloc should not be “naive” and protect its companies and should make sure they were in a position to compete in equal conditions with rivals from other countries, Cuerpo said in an interview with Spanish radio station RNE. Continue reading...

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57 minutes ago In defence of seeing Taylor Swift live ... when you’re in your 50s | Sarfraz Manzoor

Some say it’s embarrassing. But as a ‘Swiftie dad’ attending the Eras tour, I felt the same rush as seeing Oasis in 1994This year, assuming I can get a ticket, I will be seeing Oasis on their reunion tour. I will be surrounded, I expect, by thousands of fellow middle-aged men lustily singing “You and I are gonna live forever” – while knowing some of us won’t even make it through the decade.Lately I have noticed that much of the music I listen to and the gigs I attend now have their roots in the past. I first saw Oasis when I was 23, and my greatest hope for this summer’s concert is that it might briefly transport me back to the 1990s. I saw Pulp in 2023 and it was incredible – but mostly because it brought back memories of seeing the band decades ago. The same goes for Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, who I saw last year. For my generation, gigs seem to function as temporary time machines that give you a chance to revisit the glory days.Sarfraz Manzoor is an author, broadcaster and ...

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4 hours ago Australia news live: Antoinette Lattouf gives evidence in case against ABC; NAB becomes first of big four banks to cut fixed

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor names sites of more study hubs for regional uni studentsThe federal government has announced the sites of 10 additional study hubs, which operate to improve university accessibility to students living in regional Australia.Bringing university closer to where you live will encourage more people who otherwise might decide not to go to university at all to give it a crack. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Love Island fans devastated as Scott Thomas' final scenes air with heartbreaking admission

Emotions were running high in the Love Island villa as Scott Thomas shockingly announced he'd be leaving the show despite being partnered with Tina Stinnes

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39 minutes ago Transfer deadline day: Rashford, Tel, Nkunku, Disasi news and latest moves – live

Latest news and updates before 11pm GMT deadlineMen’s transfer interactive: deals from around EuropeGet in touch: email Will with your thoughtsAs we wait for transfer to get into full swing, why not check out Premier League Talking Point after a fun weekend of action.I have my own couple of transfer lines from yesterday and they are BIG! Continue reading...

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38 minutes ago Bianca Censori completely unrecognisable in wholesome photos before she met Kanye West

Kanye West and Bianca Censori caused shockwaves around the world at the 2025 Grammy Awards with their naked red carpet stunt

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3 hours ago First patients seen at NHS clinic in Liverpool tackling teenage vaping

Alder Hey children’s hospital opens its vaping cessation service for nicotine-dependent 11- to 15-year-oldsThe NHS has set up a stop-vaping clinic for teenagers in an attempt to curb the rise in e-cigarette use among young people.Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool saw the first teenage patients at its new vaping cessation service in January. Continue reading...

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38 minutes ago Shakira celebrates Grammy win with rarely seen sons nearly three years after Gerard Piqué split

Shakira shared a sweet moment with her rarely seen sons at the 2025 Grammys.

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4 hours ago Grammy Awards winners 2025: Kendrick Lamar takes home Record of the Year, updating live

The biggest names in music are being recognised for their achievements over the past year

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10 hours ago Marcus Rashford joins Aston Villa on loan with option for permanent deal

Villa could buy forward in summer for £40mRuben Amorim not worried if Rashford scores regularlyMarcus Rashford’s loan move to Aston Villa was confirmed by Manchester United late on Sunday evening, with the club wishing him “good luck for the rest of the season”.The forward’s departure comes after Ruben Amorim refused to play him since mid-December due to “training reasons”. In a statement United said: “Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the 2024-25 season. Everyone at Manchester United wishes Marcus good luck for the rest of the season.” Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Marcus Rashford ends Manchester United nightmare as Aston Villa confirm loan transfer

England forward had been frozen out by Ruben Amorim

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40 minutes ago Grammy Awards 2025 winners in full as Beyonce steals biggest gong of the night

Huge winners at the Grammy Awards 2025 included Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan as mega stars including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish were snubbed

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6 hours ago Grammys 2025 live updates: Beyonce makes history with Best Country Album win

Kanye West raises eyebrows as he and wife Bianca Censori turns up in controversial outfit

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56 minutes ago Valentine's Day 2025 gift guide for women: Best picks from M&S, Debenhams and more

Whether you're looking for a gift that's stylish, sweet or sentimental, we've got you covered with our Valentine's Day gift guide, including options for all budgets

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9 hours ago Rory McIlroy wins at ‘cathedral of golf’ Pebble Beach for 27th PGA Tour title

McIlroy highlights include eagle on par-five 14thIreland’s Shane Lowry secures second on his ownRory McIlroy claimed the 27th PGA Tour title of his career with an impressive victory at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. McIlroy made an eagle and five birdies in a superb final round of 66 to finish 21 under par, a shot outside the tournament record set by Brandt Snedeker in 2015.Playing partner Shane Lowry birdied the 18th to secure outright second on 19 under, with Justin Rose making an eagle on the same hole to share third place with American Lucas Glover. “Some people would argue the golf courses I have won on are not up to a Pebble Beach or an Augusta, but to win at one of the cathedrals of golf is really, really cool,” McIlroy told CBS. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago John Stones offers Man City apology and reveals what was 'unacceptable' in Arsenal battering

Manchester City crashed to defeat against Arsenal and a disappointed John Stones offered an apology to supporters as he reacted to a devastating loss at the Emirates Stadium

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41 minutes ago Liam Payne fans in tears over Grammys 2025 tribute 4 months after One Direction star's death at 31

Liam Payne fans were left sobbing as The Grammys 2025 paid tribute to the One Direction icon on Sunday.

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12 hours ago Dancing On Ice star Chris Taylor falls on the ice with new partner after emotionally revealing why Vanessa Bauer was forced to quit the show

The actor, 56, oozed confidence as he hit the red carpet ahead of him receiving the much coveted Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film.

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57 minutes ago Is it true that the more lip balm you use, the more lip balm you need?

Are chapsticks as addictive as some claim? We ask an expert to clarifyEver found yourself stuck in a loop of applying more and more lip balm, wondering whether it’s because the product’s becoming less effective with each application, or your lips are becoming reliant on it for moisture and dry out more easily when you don’t apply it?Dr Rosalind Simpson, a medical dermatologist from the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology at the University of Nottingham, says: “Lip balms don’t contain products that cause tolerance. But it can feel like this due to other factors.” Continue reading...

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15 hours ago Where are The Apprentice winners now? From dwindling profits to constructive dismissals and major anxiety

Since 2005, BBC viewers have watched 18 contestants win The Apprentice and go into business with Lord Sugar. 

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16 hours ago Ruben Amorim issues new Manchester United transfer update after Crystal Palace defeat

Red Devils have signed Ayden Heaven and Patrick Dorgu but remain active

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46 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks

Israeli PM expected to begin discussions on second phase of ceasefire with Hamas ahead of Trump meetingBenjamin Netanyahu, who was one of the first to congratulate Donald Trump when he beat Kamala Harris in the November US presidential election, has called the Republican president the “best friend Israel has ever had in the White House”.During Trump’s first term, he delivered significant diplomatic wins for the Israeli prime minister, including recognising Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights in 2019 and supporting the Abraham accords with Gulf states.On Trump’s side is the apparent desire to have quiet in the Middle East to pursue his policy of widening the 2020 Abraham accords – in which Israel established relations with Bahrain, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates during his first term – to include Saudi Arabia.Saudi Arabia has made clear that any progress depends on an end to the conflict in Gaza or the establishment of a path towards Palestinian statehood. Continue readi...

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13 hours ago Kelsey Parker celebrates new pregnancy in emotional 'reveal' video as fans say 'you deserve this'

Kelsey Parker announced her pregnancy

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57 minutes ago Blinded by the light: the visionary, forgotten women who reshaped our worlds so thrillingly

Ever heard of Emilia Lanier? She rewrote the crucifixion from a female point of view – in 1611! Her lack of recognition is exactly what Indian artist Ayesha Singh seeks to highlight today with her eye-popping, perspective-shifting artTen years ago, I went to an art fair and didn’t see any works by a woman. I asked myself: “Could I name 10 female artists? What about those working before 1800 or 1700?” The answer was no. Since then, I’ve dedicated my life to shedding a light on as many female artists as I can. I felt it was especially urgent with artists from the 16th and 17th centuries, when women had barely any opportunities, but despite the odds still created.From Sofonisba Anguissola to Lavinia Fontana, these women are now familiar to me, though sadly not household names. In her book Shakespeare’s Sisters, Ramie Targoff profiles four Elizabethan and Jacobean writers, from diarists to translators, playwrights and poets. It reminded me how this lack of scholarship – and subsequent a...

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16 hours ago Tottenham player ratings vs Brentford: Djed Spence shines in impressive rearguard display

Archie Gray, Ben Davies, Antonin Kinsky and Heung min-Son all impressive in big away win

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57 minutes ago Six Nations warning lights are flashing for exposed England and weak Wales

Steve Borthwick’s side still lack an effective Plan B while Warren Gatland’s aim is to avoid embarrassment in RomeFew annual tournaments lay bare the truth as brutally or swiftly as the Six Nations. There are no play-yourself-in pool games, no one-off-the-mark half-volleys. The opposition want your guts from minute one and, particularly away from home, there is no hiding place. Even in boxing they allow you a pair of padded gloves and a breather every three minutes.If you are not quite at the level of your opponent, even for a relatively short period of time, the scoreboard rarely lies. Until their late, late flurry in Dublin, England were 27-10 down and already pinned on the ropes. Over in Paris on Friday night there were moments when you almost wanted the referee, Paul Williams, to step in and save Wales from any more punishment. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Dancing On Ice star is forced to QUIT the series just hours before the live show after suffering a devastating injury

The skater shared she's no longer able to continue in the competition after sustaining an injury in rehearsals.

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58 minutes ago Kanye West 'whispered five word order' to Bianca Censori before Grammys strip

Bianca Censori caused controversy at the 2025 Grammy Awards after she dropped her coat to reveal she was wearing "nothing" underneath and Kanye allegedly started the stunt

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18 hours ago Stina Blackstenius gives Arsenal edge over Manchester City in WSL thriller

Both teams knew this was a win or bust moment for their already fading title hopes and, in that spirit, they served up a breathless seven-goal thriller. It was the visitors, Arsenal, who came out on top to surely confine the remainder of Manchester City’s Women’s Super League campaign to merely a battle for European qualification.City’s fourth defeat in their past six WSL games was another engrossing but mistake filled match that will be hugely damaging for their hopes of domestic success. On the overall share of the chances, Arsenal probably deserved to edge an end-to-end contest. Continue reading...

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62 minutes ago Grammys 2025: Was Bianca Censori 'kicked out' of awards after 'naked' dress red carpet show?

The Australian model made her red carpet debut with husband rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, at the 2025 awards in Los Angeles

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18 hours ago ITV Dancing on Ice star forced to quit series just hours before live show

Vanessa Bauer announced that she has to leave the competition after sustaining a devastating injury

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59 minutes ago Vista Mare review – fascinating look at invisible labour in Italian beach hotspot

Directing duo Julia Gutweniger and Florian Kofler subtly subvert the postcard-perfect ideals of the north Adriatic coast in this engrossingly odd documentaryAll the familiar pleasures of a beach getaway – seafood feasts, open-air concerts, lazy lounges under the hot sun – take on a fascinatingly odd dimension in this idiosyncratic documentary. The second feature from directing team Julia Gutweniger and Florian Kofler, Vista Mare foregrounds the invisible labour that goes into the business of holidays on Italy’s north Adriatic coast.The film opens in the grey months of the off-season, where the only signs of life are the rhythmic churning of a sand dredger. Soon, umbrellas are erected on the beach, while restaurants and souvenir shops start gearing up for business. Shown in static shots, these vignettes reveal the behind-the-scenes logistics not captured in glossy travel brochures. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Arsenal want Mathys Tel on loan but Manchester United also in the frame

Versatile attacker keen to leave Bayern MunichTel rejected permanent move to Tottenham last weekArsenal are exploring a loan deal for Mathys Tel but face competition from Manchester United for the Bayern Munich forward.Tel, who rejected a permanent move to Tottenham after they had agreed a £50m fee with Bayern last week, has expressed his desire to leave in this window having played only 252 minutes in the Bundesliga this season. Continue reading...

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69 minutes ago Liam Payne fans 'bawling' over emotional Grammys tribute four months after One Direction star's death

Clips of Liam Payne in his band days were shown at the 67th Grammy Awards

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22 hours ago Dancing on Ice 2025: what time is it on ITV and which channel is it on?

Don’t get caught out by the TV schedule this weekend! ⛸

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63 minutes ago Gracie Abrams makes huge statement in wedding dress at Grammy's amid Paul Mescal split

Gracie Abrams looked ready for her wedding day at the 2025 Grammy Awards, amid rumors she has split from boyfriend Paul Mescal - who was missing from her side at the ceremony

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1 hour ago ‘Really quite scary’: with no power and dwindling supplies, Queensland’s flooded north dreads the worst

As waters rise in this once-in-a-generation flood, the trapped residents of rural Ingham fear for their safety, livelihoods and emotional stateGeorgina Bosworth is sitting on the deck of her north Queensland farmhouse on Monday morning enjoying a hot cup of coffee – something she describes as a “very precious commodity right now”. “Hang on a second,” she says into the phone and calls out to her husband.“Donal! Someone’s in a boat going over the top of our cane paddock.” Continue reading...

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24 hours ago Who has left Dancing on Ice so far? 2025 departures and who is still in ITV show

All of the stars who have skated away from Dancing on Ice this season ⛸

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71 minutes ago Coldplay's Chris Martin delivers emotional performance for Liam Payne at 2025 Grammys

Chris Martin delivered an emotional performance as a tribute to Liam Payne aired at the 2025 Grammys on Sunday, 2 February.

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1 hour ago Blue Ivy, 13, wears another strapless dress to Grammys 2025 with Beyoncé after 'inappropriate' gown drama

In Sunday's outing, the teenager rounded out her ensemble with a necklace, hoop earrings and a bracelet.

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75 minutes ago Lady Gaga makes political speech about transgender community at the 2025 Grammys

The 38-year-old pop diva - who identifies as bisexual - is widely considered a gay icon having advocated for LGBTQAI rights since the dawn of her career in 2008

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1 hour ago Diesel, oil, condoms: Indian transgender sex workers teach truckers about Aids

On the road for weeks at a time, STDs are rife among lorry drivers. Now, volunteers are teaching them about safe sexAt a roadside booth, a volunteer pulls a condom over a wooden phallus. “Feel the packet first. If it feels dry, don’t use it, it’s past the expiry date,” he tells his audience of truck drivers as the traffic speeds by behind them.A short distance away, transgender sex workers Ruby and Bhavna are urging truckers clustered around a tea stall to ignore some common myths. Continue reading...

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90 minutes ago Kanye West's chilling five word comment to Bianca Censori before she stripped

Kanye West and Bianca Censori caused shockwaves at the 2025 Grammy Awards when Bianca walked the red carpet in totally see-through dress

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2 hours ago Liam Payne remembered at 2025 Grammy Awards with moving tribute after death

"I love and miss him so much. Rest in peace angel."

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1 hour ago A political gamble backfired spectacularly – bringing the far right closer to power in Germany | Jörg Lau

The CDU’s Friedrich Merz has shattered the taboo that had underpinned German politics since the war. The unthinkable is now more possibleThe tectonic plates are shifting in German politics. A momentous past week has plunged the country into uncertainty – and not just about the outcome of the snap general election on 23 February. The mainstream parties are at each other’s throats, while the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is jubilant. The firewall (“Brandmauer”) against the extreme right, which has held since the end of the second world war, is showing big cracks. Europe’s most powerful country may be entering a phase of democratic instability. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Sabrina Carpenter, Shakira and Charli XCX lead Grammy Awards 2025 with raunchy performances of their hits

Sabrina Carpenter, Shakira and Charli XCX had the crowd on its feet when they performed some of their biggest hits at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday.

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1 hour ago I Want to Talk to You by Diana Evans review – a fascinating overview of a writer’s evolution

In this collection of social commentary and interviews, the novelist sheds light on the artistic process and her need to help shape the cultural landscapeIn the introduction to I Want to Talk to You, her first volume of collected essays and nonfiction, the award-winning novelist Diana Evans offers possibly the most succinct and accurate distinction between the modes of journalism and fiction that I have encountered in 25 years of trying to do both. “The journalism voice is direct, conspicuous and definite. The fiction voice is nebulous, shadowy, prefers to disappear in order to speak.” After four successful novels and more than two decades of writing across the British press, for magazines such as Pride, Vogue and Granta, plus the Observer and the Financial Times, Evans goes on to explain: “They’re still arguing. They still would rather I choose between them.” But she has eventually concluded that both can and should coexist as ways of seeing: “All writing is in some way a voyage of...

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2 hours ago Parents issue devastating warning after beloved Manchester coffee shop owner, 38, dies

Jamie Boland died in June last year aged 38 after battling ketamine addiction and now his parents have called for the drug to reclassified as a Class A substance

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1 hour ago ‘I don’t care what they play at my funeral. I’m not going to be there’: Ross Kemp’s honest playlist

The actor and TV presenter smashed up his mum’s copy of Carmen as a child and now plays jazz standards to his kids, but which Green Day song reminds him of Afghanistan?The first song I remember hearing My mum had Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet on LP. I can remember hearing Habanera: L’Amour Est un Oiseau Rebelle, but apparently I took the record off the record player and smashed it, which might have said something about my musical taste at the time.The first single I bought Something Better Change by the Stranglers on seven-inch. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Grammy Awards bombshells as Beyonce makes history and fans fume at Bianca's 'nude' outfit

The 2025 Grammy Awards were a night to remember as history was made, outfit choices left little to the imagination, and a huge sum of money was raised to help those affected by LA wildfires

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2 hours ago Elon Musk says USAid is ‘beyond repair’ and he is working to shut it down

Billionaire says in social media discussion that Donald Trump agrees the world’s largest single donor should be shut downElon Musk, who is heading Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal government, has said they are working to shut down the foreign aid agency USAid, in a social media discussion on X early on Monday.The conversation, which included former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Republican senator Joni Ernst and Mike Lee, began with Musk saying they were working to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAid). Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar lead Grammy awards in aftermath of LA fires

An unusual ceremony paid tribute to and raised money for those affected by the California wildfires while giving Beyoncé her first album of the yearGrammy awards 2025: list of winnersBeyoncé and Kendrick Lamar ruled the Grammys during a night that also paid tribute to those affected by the California wildfires.The night’s biggest prize, for album of the year, went to Beyoncé for Cowboy Carter, the first time she has won the award. It was presented by members of the Los Angeles country fire department in one of many of the night’s tributes to those affected by the wildfires. The ceremony took place at the Crypto.com arena in LA. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago A new start after 60: I wanted to retire from farming – but never dreamed I would become an artist

On holiday in the American south, John Ingall discovered that one of the local crops was being turned into remarkable works of art. So he went home, grew his own gourds and set about transforming them – and himselfIt was while touring Mississippi in an old RV that John Ingall and his wife, Jane, first spotted the plant that would change their lives: the hardshell gourd, a plump, squash-like fruit with a thick, woody skin. After that, they saw them almost everywhere they went: carved gourds in porches, hanging gourds, gourds reimagined as lanterns and bird boxes. “I developed an interest,” Ingall says.Ingall, 74, worked for 45 years as a farmer, but had never seen fruit turned into art before, nor considered himself in the least bit artistic. “I was so involved with farming, I didn’t have time to be. But I thought, ‘I’ll try it.’” Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Grammys 2025 live updates: Beyoncé wins first Album of the Year award with Cowboy Carter

Kanye West raised eyebrows as he and wife Bianca Censori turned up in controversial outfit

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2 hours ago Grammys 2025: Beyonce finally clinches first album of the year with Cowboy Carter

US superstar says ‘I just feel very full and very honoured’ as she extends her lead as the most awarded artist in Grammys history

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3 hours ago Coercive control to be put on par with other types of domestic abuse in England and Wales

Police and probation services will be legally required to share with one another information that suggests offenders are risk to othersCoercive control is to be put on a par with other forms of domestic abuse in England and Wales with police and other enforcement agencies working together to tackle it.Offenders sentenced from Monday to at least 12 months for controlling or coercive behaviour will be automatically managed under multi-agency public protection arrangements (Mappa). Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Chelsea XI vs West Ham: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League today

Enzo Maresca faces goalkeeper decision

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3 hours ago A flooded quarry, a mysterious millionaire and the dream of a new Atlantis

An innovative mission on the Welsh border, funded by an anonymous private investor, has begun work to create a ‘permanent human settlement’ under the seaDown an easy-to-miss turnoff on the A48 just outside Chepstow on the Welsh border, the gentle rumble of trucks, cranes and people at work mixes with birdsong in what is an otherwise peaceful rural setting. It is a crisp and sunny winter morning when I visit and, at first glance, the site appears to be little more than prefab containers and a car park. Yet, behind the scenes a group of men and women with expertise in diving, marine biology, technology, finance, construction and manufacturing are building something extraordinary. They have come together with a single mission statement: to make humans aquatic.Their project is called Deep (not The Deep) and the site was chosen after a global search for the perfect location to build and test underwater accommodation, which the project founders say will enable them to establish a “permane...

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2 hours ago West Ham XI vs Chelsea: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news and injury latest for Premier League today

Hammers hoping to have key stars available for trip across London

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3 hours ago The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? – podcast

Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria. By Tess McClure. Read by Sara Lynam Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Grammys 2025 winners list as Beyoncé makes history and Charli XCX triumphs

The 2025 Grammys were a night to remember, with a number of huge names scooping up their first ever awards, including British pop sensation Charli XCX

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