68 m. ago Between the Waves by Tom McTague review – the long view on Brexit

An ambitious history of Britain’s volatile relationship with Europe, culminating in the 2016 referendumNext year marks a decade since Britain voted to leave the EU. A whole 10 years of turmoil, and still the country can’t seem to agree exactly why it happened or what should happen next, with both leavers and remainers increasingly united in frustration about what the referendum has delivered. How did we end up here?In Between the Waves, New Statesman editor Tom McTague makes an ambitious attempt to answer that question by zooming out and putting Brexit in its broader historical context. The result is a great big entertaining sweep of a book, tracing the roots of Britain’s ambiguous relationship with its neighbours back to the end of the second world war, and will be joyfully inhaled by any reader who loves the kind of podcasts that invariably feature two men talking to each other. It charts the path from a time when membership was seen as an antidote to British decline – the ch...

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68 m. ago ‘The cultural landscape is decimated’: Louise Alder on stage fright, arts funding and the Last Night of the Proms

The great soprano will be the first British singer to top the bill at the Last Night in over a decade. So why does she advise her younger colleagues to leave the country?It’s the height of the August heatwave when I sit down opposite British soprano Louise Alder in a fiercely air-conditioned central London office. We’re here to discuss her headline performance at this year’s Last Night of the Proms but, as a seasonal warmup, I ask whether she’s had a break this summer. Alder looks faintly amused, then reminds me she’s been at Glyndebourne doing three performances of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro every week since the end of June. In fact, she was on stage as the Countess barely 12 hours earlier.“It’s never-ending,” she says. “I don’t want this to come across negatively – it’s been the most amazing contract – but an extremely long run. Twenty shows, which I think is the longest single run that Glyndebourne has done.” Days after the show closed, the company performed it again at the Prom...

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98 m. ago Spot old teachers, pals, or even yourself in 50 photos from schooldays past

As a new academic year begins, we've taken a look back at some familiar faces from our own schooldays

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2 h. ago I’m 33 and adult acne has taken over my life. I know I’m not alone

Adult acne isn’t just about your skin, writes Katie Rosseinsky. It’s an emotional and financial burden, and it can feel impossible to figure out which products actually help

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2 h. ago I overheard Steve Clarke say something about his Scotland team and he was absolutely spot on – Keith Jackson

There are plenty out to see the back of him but there's plenty to be admired about the Scotland boss' pig-headedness

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3 h. ago When I left India, Ireland welcomed me in. I won’t let bigotry destroy the country we love | Cauvery Madhavan

People from the Indian community, and others, are facing violence that was once unthinkable. We must not give in to the racistsI grew up twice. The first time in India, where I was born, and the second time in Ireland. One nation birthed me, the other swaddled my very soul. I was 24 years old when I arrived in Ireland in 1986, one of a handful of “aliens” in Sligo town. The only Irish people I had known until then were nuns, formidable women all, who ran many convent schools in India. I obviously didn’t impress them as I was deemed unmarriageable because of my consistently untidy needlework – at the age of 10. But I held no grudges, leaving India a little over a decade later, fortified by a wonderful education.Ireland in the 1980s shocked me in more ways than one. Yes, the 40 shades of green, the 21 types of rain, the 32 words for field and the 100,000 welcomes – they were all quite real. But also palpable was a society still stifled by religion. Married people had no right to divor...

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3 h. ago Andre Onana Man United request emerges with transfer close as Christian Eriksen update given

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana could be on his way to Turkey while former Reds midfielder Christian Eriksen remains without a club since leaving Old Trafford this summer

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3 h. ago Donald Trump met with loud boos after causing delay at US Open

President Donald Trump made his first visit to the US Open in a decade on Sunday.

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4 h. ago Hidden for nearly four years: how the saga of fugitive father Tom Phillips unfolded in New Zealand

Sightings of Phillips and his three children were rare over the years and mystery surrounded how they survived in the remote wildernessTom Phillips shooting: latest updatesFull report: Father on run with children for nearly four years, shot dead by NZ police in exchange of fireIn a tragic end to a case that has captivated New Zealand for nearly four years, fugitive father Tom Phillips was shot dead by police after a burglary on Monday. Phillips had been on the run with his three children since 2021. One of the children was with Phillips during the exchange of fire near Piopio on Monday, while authorities said they had serious concerns for the other two children, who remained missing.The long-running mystery over Phillips and his children’s whereabouts has prompted multiple searches, offers of rewards, and pleas for information from family members and the police. New Zealand struggled to understand how, in a country of close-knit communities, Phillips could have evaded detection. Con...

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4 h. ago Miraculous moment police helicopter finds missing survival challenge contestant in remote Michigan woods

A 36-year-old California woman went missing in Michigan's Pigeon River State Forest during a YouTube survival challenge. She was found 18 hours later by a Michigan Police helicopter.

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4 h. ago I went to underrated Europe spot with beaches so beautiful they're compared to the Maldives

With temperatures of 25C in September and crystal-blue water, this underrated holiday hotspot is a must-visit for those looking to escape the crowds in September.

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5 h. ago New Zealand Police address wild rumour about a mystery baby in Marokopa kids, Tom Phillips search

Police remain tight-lipped about the some wild speculation after New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillips was shot dead by an officer on Monday.

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5 h. ago Mysterious driver of phantom Formula 1  car who has been 'fleeing police for six years' is caught... wearing full racing gear

The red racing car has been spotted speeding through Czech roads on numerous occasions since 2019, with the driver, dressed in a helmet and full race gear, evading traffic authorities.

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6 h. ago Strictly's Dan Walker and Nadiya Bychkova 'cement their four

The pair met on the BBC show back in 2021, where they reached the quarter-finals, and have remained in contact ever since.

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7 h. ago Fugitive father is KILLED in gun battle with cops after bungled ram raid burglary: Family confirm death of man who went on run with his three children four years ago

Police remain at the scene in Waitomo, in western Waikato early Monday morning.

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7 h. ago London Tube Strike: Underground services to resume on next Friday, Docklands Light Railway may remain clos

London Tube Strike: Underground services to resume on next Friday, Docklands Light Railway may remain clos  The Economic Times

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8 h. ago Wallace & Gromit to receive special recognition award at NTAs

The award marks over three decades of the claymation characters, inventor Wallace and his trusty beagle Gromit.

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8 h. ago Revealed: the huge growth of Myanmar scam centres that may hold 100,000 trafficked people

Operated by crime syndicates and fostered by the country’s military junta, the number of vast complexes such as KK Park on the Thai-Myanmar border has doubled since 2021Five years ago, the land now home to KK Park – a vast, heavily guarded complex stretching for 210 hectares (520 acres) along the churning Moei River that forms Myanmar’s border with Thailand – was little more than empty fields.Set against rugged mountains south of the town of Myawaddy, KK Park, with its on-site hospital, restaurants, bank and neat lines of villas with manicured lawns, looks more like the campus of a Silicon Valley tech company than what is really is: the frontline of a multibillion-dollar criminal fraud industry fuelled by human trafficking and brutal violence. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Job hunters rise to highest level for nearly five years – report

The monthly KPMG and REC report on jobs showed a slight improvement in permanent recruitment activity, but it remained in decline.

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8 h. ago Celine Dion set to perform in Christmas advert for Charlotte Tilbury in a return to the spotlight amid health battle

After months away from the spotlight, it is now rumoured the much-loved Canadian singer, 57, might make her comeback in a collab with the giant make-up house.

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