10 h. ago ‘A tour de force!’: LensCulture Critics’ Choice awards – in pictures

From hazardous trips through the Kurdish mountains to a queer journey into the heart of Americana, these images all wowed the esteemed prize’s judges Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The ultimate test: watching this glorious sporting summer has given me a headache

Euros final, Lions tour of Australia and a riveting Test series forced social engagements on to the back burnerThere is a crick in my neck, a rick in my back, and a permanent ache behind my eyes. A friend refuses to offer sympathy. “You did this to yourself,” she says as I pop paracetamol. Thousands of hours of medical research are ploughed into elite sport, but where are the studies into the physical and mental demands of keeping up with it?While winter may be fiercely programmed, it’s the multi-disciplinary bunfight of summer that is the ultimate test of a sports fan. Right when our diaries demand we’re at our most sociable, our most available, our most outdoors, the calendar loses all sense of perspective and dumps events on us like it’s trying to save them from a burning building. We stand below, arms hopelessly full, desperately trying not to drop anything. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The ultimate test: watching this glorious sporting summer has given me a headache | Emma John

Euros final, Lions tour of Australia and a riveting Test series forced social engagements on to the back burnerThere is a crick in my neck, a rick in my back, and a permanent ache behind my eyes. A friend refuses to offer sympathy. “You did this to yourself,” she says as I pop paracetamol. Thousands of hours of medical research are ploughed into elite sport, but where are the studies into the physical and mental demands of keeping up with it?While winter may be fiercely programmed, it’s the multi-disciplinary bunfight of summer that is the ultimate test of a sports fan. Right when our diaries demand we’re at our most sociable, our most available, our most outdoors, the calendar loses all sense of perspective and dumps events on us like it’s trying to save them from a burning building. We stand below, arms hopelessly full, desperately trying not to drop anything. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The top 15 experiences across the UK named in Tripadvisor's new Travellers' Choice Awards

The unmissable UK attractions to visit this year - all of which recipients of the new Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards

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9 d. ago Jason Manford shares health update after illness and surgery forced him to cancel tour dates

The comedian had to miss four live shows after undergoing emergency surgery - but says he's determined not to let it ruin his holiday

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3 w. ago Wrexham star forced to undergo surgery and banned from flying home from tour

Wrexham are currently touring Australia and New Zealand as they prepare for life in the Championship but they're set to be without striker Jack Marriott, who can't even fly home after having surgery

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3 w. ago Chaos at The Open as terrifying animal invades broadcast booth and forces PGA Tour star to take cover

An errant animal interrupted the coverage of Friday's round when it found somehow found its way into the booth leaving the PGA Tour star and co-commentator Dan Hicks in a state of panic.

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