3 d. ago Tottenham sign Netherlands international Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig

Chelsea had tracked Simons all summer, but Spurs this week swooped in to snap up the 22-year-old

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3 d. ago Add to playlist: jazz harp progressives Flur and the week’s best new tracks

Off-kilter London trio match lush arrangements with angular melodies and textural rhythm to take them on altogether fresh sonic adventuresFrom LondonRecommended if you like Nala Sinephro, Ambrose Akinmusire, Moritz von Oswald TrioUp next Debut album Plunge out 5 SeptemberThe harp is having a resurgence in jazz. Instrumentalists such as Nala Sinephro, Alina Bzhezhinska, Marysia Osu and Brandee Younger have recently released records that reference the decades-old legacies of harp pioneers Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby while creating new fusions of ambient electronics, soul and free jazz. The latest entry into this burgeoning genre is London-based trio Flur. Comprised of harpist Miriam Adefris, saxophonist Isaac Robertson and drummer Dillon Harrison, the group produce a distinctly off-kilter take on the harp combo, harnessing the lushness of its sound as a counterpoint to angular melodies and textural rhythm. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago By the numbers: the latest Ice and CBP data on arrests, detentions and deportations in the US

The Guardian US reviewed figures from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection since Trump’s inaugurationDonald Trump campaigned on a platform of mass deportation. Since he took office, his administration has reshaped immigration enforcement across the country. The Guardian US, using data published every two weeks by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), is tracking the number of people the administration has arrested, detained and deported. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Disruption warning as no trams running between major stops this weekend

Track repair works will be taking place this weekend

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8 d. ago The Democrats are in deep trouble in the US – and Labour is on the way to joining them | Nesrine Malik

When millions of once-loyal supporters become disillusioned with a party, there can only be one result: electoral disasterThe measure of a political party’s failure lies not in how many agnostics and opponents it fails to convert, but in how many loyalists it fails to preserve. The endorsement of new, unnatural voters – Latinos in the US for Donald Trump, or Tories voting for Labour for the first time – might deliver big electoral swings but is ultimately not sticky. And these votes are only meaningful if the bedrock is solid. That bedrock is the people who consistently show up, no matter what, from generation to generation, for a party. And the Democrats are losing them.In extensive research published last week tracking voter registration, the New York Times identified an alarming pattern. The Democratic party has been “haemorrhaging” voters since way before election day. In the states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost to Republicans in all of them in...

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9 d. ago The tale of two Taylors! From Hollywood showmances to rebelling against studios

Last week, the Pennsylvania-born songstress revealed the second track on the album to the late actress, with whom she shares half her name.

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9 d. ago Queen Camilla reveals surprising hobby on visit to York races as horse disappoints

The Queen unveiled a plaque to commemorate the Ebor meeting's big race the Juddmonte International. However she was out of luck with her horses on the track this week

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2 w. ago Paisley pub regulars and staff to tackle huge walk for Beatson Cancer Charity

Vital fundraising will be the order of the day at Off the Beatson Track this weekend.

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2 w. ago How a steamy scene from Nicole Kidman's erotic thriller Babygirl inspired a track on Taylor Swift's new album The Life of a Showgirl

When Taylor Swift announced her new album The Life Of A Showgirl last week she said the 12 tracks were inspired by the 'joyful, wild, dramatic' times in her life.

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2 w. ago Keely Hodgkinson's massive net worth, new life after Olympics, reason for boyfriend split

Keely Hodgkinson is set to return to the track this weekend in her first outing since she scooped gold at the Paris Olympics last summer having been sidelined through injury

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3 w. ago Soaps spoilers next week: Emmerdale murder clue and Coronation Street love triangle

Robert Sugden is struggling to cope in Emmerdale next week while his brother John continues to hide his tracks. But soon, one villager finds an incriminating piece of evidence.

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3 w. ago Add to playlist: Panic Shack’s gleeful anarchy and this week’s best new tracks

The upstarts from Cardiff’s underground are a fizzy, riffy, irreverently hilarious bundle of buzzsaw guitars, vim and vinegarFrom Cardiff, WalesRecommended if you like Lambrini Girls, Amyl and the Sniffers, Kleenex/Lilliput Up next Playing Beautiful Days festival, Fairmile, Devon, 14 August and touring the UK in OctoberAcross seven years, cheekily raucous quartet Panic Shack have gone from the Cardiff underground to the fringes of the mainstream. After forming as a raised middle finger to snooty blokey indie bands “fiddling with their pedals with a face like a slapped arse”, their self-titled debut crashed into the Top 40 last month and topped the UK rock and metal albums chart. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Paralympics are coming to LA. But has the US done enough to guarantee success?

American track athletes have not dominated the Paralympics in the way they have the Olympics. More money and commitment is neededAlthough he came up just short in one of the most thrilling events of last weekend’s US Track and Field Outdoor Championships, Miguel Jimenez-Vergara could still take satisfaction in a crowd-pleasing performance.Competing for the first time at the famous Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, the 24-year-old waged a tense tactical war over 5000m with the US’s fastest wheelchair racers. Entering the final lap, Jimenez-Vergara vaporized a tightly packed field with a ferocious acceleration that energized the crowd. Only one competitor could rise to the challenge: reigning Paralympic gold medalist Daniel Romanchuk. Jimenez-Vergara still led by a wheel as they rocketed through the final turn at more than 20 mph; Romanchuk caught him in the final 50m and won by a tenth of a second.Larry Borowsky is the editor of Amplitude, a national lifestyle magazine for amputees. C...

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4 w. ago Natalie Returns to ‘Off the Beatson Track’ Just Weeks After Stem Cell Transplant

40-year old Natalie Forrest from Uddingston is preparing to take part in Off the Beatson Track for the second time - just weeks after receiving a life-saving stem cell transplant from her 39-year old brother, John Forrest. The family will also be joined by their much-loved toy poodle, Nico, as they walk in memory of Natalie’s dad and in support of Beatson Cancer Charity.

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