85 m. ago Welsh rugby's giant new 20st enforcer looks to make huge difference as Tandy watches on

The Welsh-qualified lock has been signed as an enforcer in the Dragons pack

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2 h. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Friday's five meetings, including Thirsk nap

Newboy expects his nap, Mystical Storm, to blow away his rivals in the 7.10 at Thirsk for a second career win, and his also fancies Flowerhead at Newbury in the Berkshire card's feature Listed event at 4.45

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2 h. ago ‘We thought with The Crown: “Is anyone going to watch this?”’ director Benjamin Caron on risk, realism – and royalty

A ‘safe pair of hands’ in high end TV, Caron now reunites with Vanessa Kirby for hyperactive Netflix thriller Night Always Comes about the terror of urban homelessnessIt’s quite a schlep from Buckingham Palace to the mean streets of working-class Portland, Oregon, but it is one that Midlands-born film-maker Benjamin Caron and actor Vanessa Kirby have undertaken with their new thriller Night Always Comes, adapted from the taut novel by Willy Vlautin. Caron and Kirby met nearly a decade ago when he directed episodes of The Crown, in which she played the young Princess Margaret from behind a cloud of cigarette smoke.Now Kirby stars as a former sex worker called Lynette, toiling in multiple jobs and living with her disabled brother (Zach Gottsagen) and their wrecked, wayward mother (Jennifer Jason Leigh). They have cobbled together the funds to buy their dilapidated house at a snip, only for Lynette’s mother to recklessly blow her half on a new car. Cue one manic night in which Lynette ...

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2 h. ago Parents of girl who died in hospital say she had a ‘life of joy ahead of her’

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, should have been under constant watch at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire when she was left unsupervised.

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2 h. ago Debenhams 'statement' watch drops more than £300 to £36 in sale

Debenhams has discounts across the men's and women's accessories, with the retailer offering up to 97% off a range of watches

Economics

3 h. ago ‘Why would you take away a parking place?’: the city where anyone can build an urban oasis

Grätzloasen – low-cost, urban ‘parklets’ built by volunteers – are on the rise in Vienna as sceptics are being won over by the splash of welcome greenery and boost to community spiritsIn a quiet corner of Vienna’s well-to-do 18th district, Jana is explaining how her assembly of wooden decking and planters is bringing a bit of greenery to the area. “There’s not a single tree on this whole street – it’s just parking spaces on both sides.”This is a grätzloase, or neighbourhood oasis – a miniature park tucked into the side of the road. With the blessing of the city hall, more than 100 of them have sprung up across Vienna. The scheme has been growing since 2015, and its proponents say it’s struck a rare balance for urban projects: cheap, community-driven and appreciated by local people. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago How to watch The Real Housewives of London – where is it streaming?

How to watch The Real Housewives of London – where is it streaming?  Radio Times

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3 h. ago Gen Z bringing back art of ventriloquism but they don't use puppets anymore

Young performers have been using TikTok to show off their ventriloquism, but are using inanimate objects or imaginary characters instead of the traditional dummies

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3 h. ago I am being tortured by restless leg syndrome. This is the only thing that brings me relief

Every night during our family holiday to Majorca, I have been enduring a torture so unique I sometimes wonder if I haven't accidentally found myself in an episode of SAS: Who Dares Wins.

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3 h. ago Global music icon announced as huge headliner for Manchester Pride

This year's event will feature some new additions and tweaks to previous years, with the inclusion of new stage areas which will host some of the biggest names in music

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3 h. ago Brits like to eat whole apple including the core – one city is especially keen

Brits are an apple mad country with some admitting to eating the whole think down to the core, with one UK city in particular eating every last bit of the much-loved fruit

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3 h. ago Twitter down LIVE: X Users report being unable to access platform across globe

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3 h. ago Gaucho restaurants CEO issues stark warning to Reeves over tax hikes

More than 80,000 jobs in the sector have disappeared since April’s National Insurance Contributions rise

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3 h. ago ‘A Christmas Carol’ adaptation to feature Scrooge who ‘despises refugees’

The film will ‘teach the lesson of how prejudice, poverty and division shapes our society today,’ the director said

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3 h. ago UFC 319: Khamzat Chimaev vs Dricus Du Plessis start time, card and how to watch fights

Du Plessis defends the middleweight title against the unbeaten Chimaev

Sport

4 h. ago Stacey Solomon's 'stunning' watch that sold out 'super quick' is back in stock

'I love the face on the watch, with two tone give luxury look and got loads of compliments from friends.'

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4 h. ago 'Sophisticated' Debenhams watch has been discounted by over £300 for a limited time

Debenhams is having a huge sale on men's and women's watches, with prices slashed by up to 97% on top models, and one has been reduced from £395 to £36.68

Economics

4 h. ago Matthew Perry and Zac Efron's 'charming' film disappearing from Netflix for good

Actors Matthew Perry and Zac Efron starred alongside each other in an "endearingly funny" comedy which is being wiped from streaming platform Netflix very soon

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4 h. ago NHS Fife admits it broke the law over allowing trans doctor to use female changing room

The equalities watchdog has said the health board must carry out an equality impact assessment ‘immediately’.

Society

4 h. ago 'Mamma Mia!' returns to Broadway after a decade away, bringing the dance party back to New York

“Mamma Mia!”

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