50 minutes ago Putin's general and 500 North Korean troops 'killed in first strike from UK Storm Shadow missiles'

The strike conducted by Ukraine last week marked the first time a Storm Shadow missile was launched into Russia, and followed a readjustment of western "red lines" in the conflict

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51 minutes ago Andy Murray to coach Novak Djokovic at Australian Open after shock announcement

Long-time rivals and friends will join forces as Murray takes a surprising new path after summer retirement

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68 minutes ago Rufus Wainwright: ‘I had a great party trick, but it once blew up in my face’

The singer-songwriter on his most memorable fan, his love of Chappell Roan, and his close friend and nemesis Jake ShearsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIf you could have a sandwich named after you, what would be on it?I would have a really gross sandwich named after me that nobody would want to eat. The one time I tried to cook – many, many years ago, when I was in college – I decided to make all the things that I love and put them in one dish. And so it was brussels sprouts, macaroni and cheese, merguez sausages, extra blue cheese and broccoli. And it was literally grey. So yeah, it would be something revolting like that, between two pieces of cardboard. Continue reading...

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71 minutes ago Only shop in one of UK's smallest villages to close its doors for last time ever this weekend

Phillip and Lucy Payne have run Mersham Stores and Post Office in Mersham, Kent, for more than eight years - but they're closing it tomorrow as they were unable to renew the lease

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82 minutes ago UK justice secretary attacks assisted dying bill as ‘state death service’

Shabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons voteMPs will be placing the country on a “slippery slope towards death on demand” if they back legislation on assisted dying in England and Wales this week, the lord chancellor and justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has said in a letter to constituents before a historic Commons vote on Friday.Mahmood has received numerous letters about the bill from people in her Birmingham Ladywood seat, which has a big Muslim population, and sent out replies saying that she was “profoundly concerned” about the legislation, not only for religious reasons but also because of what it would mean for the role of the state if one of its functions became helping people to die. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Strictly's Nick Knowles uses DIY skills to turn home with model fiance Katie into a Christmas wonderland

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles has readied his house for the Christmas season, despite still wearing a knee and arm brace following his time on Strictly Come Dancing

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2 hours ago A caring Thomas Cromwell makes good TV, but beware the ‘yes’ men who enable tyrants| Kate Maltby

Mark Rylance’s sensitive portrayal blinds us to the lessons Henry VIII’s righthand man could offer for Donald Trump 2.0 Thomas Cromwell is back, and this time he’s a romantic. In Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the latest BBC TV adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Tudor novels, we see Henry VIII’s chief facilitator turn 21st-century empath, offering a listening ear to half the young women of the Henrician court.Mark Rylance, former artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe, is an actor with an extraordinary capacity for vulnerability. Here he is at his best and most sympathetic. As Cromwell, we watch him safeguard the victimised adolescent Mary Tudor, coaching her to negotiate her way out of looming execution at the hands of her axe-happy father, Henry. (Cromwell made a promise to Mary’s ...

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2 hours ago ITV I'm A Celebrity star Tulisa's ex speaks out after her comments on Bell's palsy

I'm A Celebrity campmate Tulisa Contostavlos discussed Bell's palsy on a podcast episode released just weeks before she entered the jungle on the ITV show, which returned last week

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2 hours ago Jannik Sinner overpowers Alex de Minaur to put Italy into Davis Cup final

Italy beat Australia 2-0 in repeat of last year’s finalThey will face Netherlands, who beat Germany 2-0Italy moved into the Davis Cup final after a 2-0 win over Australia on Saturday as Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to follow up Matteo Berrettini’s victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis for the defending champions.A repeat of last year’s final ended with the same result and with Sinner, the world No 1, again seeing off De Minaur. That sent Italy into Sunday’s final where they will meet the Netherlands, who have reached the decider for the first time after a 2-0 win over Germany. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Ronnie O'Sullivan punches table as Barry Hawkins dumps him out of UK Snooker Championship

Eight-time UK Championship winner Ronnie O'Sullivan has been knocked out on the first day of the 2024 event by Barry Hawkins, with the legendary snooker star seen punching the table

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