88 m. ago A ferry link between Scotland and France could be one step closer

The proposed route would take up to 20 hours, making it among the longest in Europe

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88 m. ago Petrassi: Concertos for Orchestra Nos 7 & 8 album review – dramatic power from rarely heard Italian master

Tonda/Rome SO/La Vecchia(Naxos)Francesco La Vecchia draws out the fierce contrasts of Goffredo Petrassi’s later music in this new recording of his final two concertos.Though his music is rarely heard in the UK these days, Goffredo Petrassi was one of the most significant and influential Italian composers of the mid 20th century. Born in 1904, just a few months after Luigi Dallapiccola, Petrassi’s early works were firmly neoclassical, but after 1945 he began to incorporate elements from his younger contemporaries in the European avant garde. He was also a distinguished teacher; among the many who studied with him were Ennio Morricone, Peter Maxwell Davies and Cornelius Cardew.Petrassi’s eight concertos for orchestra are at the core of his orchestral output, and Naxos has now released recordings of all of them. The pairing of the last two, composed in 1964 and 1972, are typical of his later music, trenchantly argued, with fierce contrasts between strings and wind. It’s music of great ...

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2 h. ago Welsh town to get bigger and better Aldi after safety concerns raised

'Access to the Aldi we have now is horrendous, I'm surprised no-one has been killed' said one councillor

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2 h. ago Man Utd receive major boost in bid to get rid of Jadon Sancho as 'bid made'

Manchester United have received a major boost in their determination to sell Jadon Sancho with Roma 'making an offer' to sign the flop who has been frozen out at Old Trafford

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2 h. ago Putin praises Trump for 'energetic and sincere efforts' to bring peace in Ukraine as historic meeting between the two men nears

Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump for his administration's 'energetic and sincere efforts' to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, ahead of their face-to-face meeting in Alaska. 

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2 h. ago Ravel: Complete Orchestral Works II album review – Mallarmé miniatures shine brightly

Barron/Duhamel/OBC Barcelona/Morlot(L’Auditori)Ludovic Morlot creates a shimmering web around soprano Fleur Barron’s lucid vocals in Trois Poèmes, on an album that also showcases Shéhérazade and Don QuichotteThe first disc of Ludovic Morlot’s Ravel survey with the Barcelona orchestra of which he’s been music director since 2022 appeared last year. That included two of Ravel’s best known scores: the suite Le Tombeau de Couperin and the ballet Mother Goose. At the heart of this latest instalment are Ravel’s three orchestral song cycles: the mezzo soprano Fleur Barron sings Shéhérazade, the 1904 settings of poems by Tristan Klingsor, and the 1913 Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, while between them the baritone Alexandre Duhamel is the soloist in the charming product of Ravel’s old age, which was originally intended as a film score, Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, from 1933.For all the oriental beauty of Shéhérazade, delivered with suitably seductive warmth by Barron, it is the Mallarmé min...

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3 h. ago Watch live: World Humanoid Robot Games opening ceremony kicks off in China

Watch live as Beijing hosts the opening ceremony for the World 2025 Humanoid Robot Games on Thursday (14 August).

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3 h. ago Meghan Markle brutally snubbed by her own podcast guest in 'diva row'

An A-list celebrity, who previously appeared on Meghan's podcast, has snubbed the Duchess of Sussex in a strange interview. It comes after an awkward exchange between the pair

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4 h. ago 'He'd be very proud': A level joy for student whose dad died during exams

Betsan Crisp, who has volunteered at Glangwili Hospital, will now start a paramedic science course at university

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4 h. ago 'Serious nuclear incident' at Faslane submarine base deemed 'Category A' threat

The incident, which has been deemed as "category A", took place at Faslane between January 1 and April 22.

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4 h. ago Katie Price calls for Peter Andre sit down talk over one thing that will end Princess feud

Katie Price has once again discussed the fallout between herself and her ex-husband Peter Andre after a feud was sparked over their daughter Princess' ITV documentary series

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4 h. ago Liverpool vs Bournemouth preview, team news and predicted lineup

Premier League holders Liverpool welcome Bournemouth in the new season's curtain raiser at Anfield as the Reds look to start their title defence strongly

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5 h. ago 13 best duvets in 2025, tried and tested by our sleep expert

I snoozed to find the best duvets for every season, so you can have better night’s sleep

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5 h. ago 'I found £2,000 in lost savings account after watching TikTok video'

Tayo Olutunde discovered he has a Child Trust Fund, which is a saving account that was given to children born between September 1, 2002 and January 2, 2011

Economics

5 h. ago Battlefield 6 beta start time, end time and everything new in the explosive playtest's second week

Battlefield 6 is back in action for another beta, allowing players to get their hands on some new game content and get a headstart ahead of the game's official release

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6 h. ago Wayne Rooney hits back at Tom Brady: Feud between sporting icons ignites as England legend claims NFL great does NOT understand football after his 'work ethic' was questioned in behind

oney, 39, managed just 15 matches for the Blues in what was a disastrous spell 83-day spell for the former Manchester United star at St. Andrew's two seasons ago.

Sport

7 h. ago Exam results day exposes 'record gap' between areas of UK in A

A-level students are collecting their 2025 results on Thursday

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7 h. ago Ucas Clearing 2025: How it works and what to do if you don’t get A

A-Level results day will take place on August 14 in 2025

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7 h. ago Arne Slot confirms next Liverpool transfer is agreed as he offers Marc Guehi response

Liverpool manager Arne Slot says that a deal has been agreed to sign Parma defender Giovanni Leoni, while he also offered an update on the pursuit of Marc Guehi

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7 h. ago Hernán Cortés manuscript stolen from Mexico’s archives returned after several decades

The FBI assisted in the search for the missing document believed to have been stolen between 1985 and 1993

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