20 m. ago How Canada can end New Zealand’s reign in Women’s World Cup semi

After recording their first win over the Black Ferns last year, Canada have understandable belief that they can end the world champions’ reign

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42 m. ago Clown Town by Mick Herron review – more fun and games with the Slow Horses

The ninth novel in the Slough House series, this tale of IRA infiltration is a perfect mix of one-liners, plot twists and real-world-tinged intrigueTrigger warning: the new Slough House novel shares its name, I assume accidentally, with a particularly bleak soft-play centre on London’s North Circular Road in which sticky under-fives circulate through an infernal apparatus wailing and stabbing each other with plastic forks while the grownups sit at plastic tables drinking horrible coffee and waiting for death. Just a glimpse at the dust jacket sent me back a decade to that environment of grubbiness, boredom and mild peril. It’s not that big a leap, mind. There’s something of the knockabout quality of a soft-play centre in Mick Herron’s fictional world: all fun and games until someone loses an eye.That said, as far as I know, none of the injuries in the real-world Clown Town will have been occasioned by the victim being held down so the front wheel of a Land Rover Defender c...

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43 m. ago England's best place to retire is tiny town just 30 minutes from Manchester

The study considered factors ranging from life expectancy and house prices to the average cost of care homes, should they be required.

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2 h. ago Black Rabbit review – it’s almost impossible to care about Jude Law and Jason Bateman in this TV misery

The two actors play brothers dragged into danger by gangsters, but are too stupid or poorly sketched for you to sympathise with them. It’s a relentlessly cheerless watchHard on the heels of the airless misery of Mark Ruffalo’s new venture, Task, comes Jude Law and Jason Bateman’s Black Rabbit, which has a bit more action but the same relentless, cheerless tone and even less forgiving lighting. One more entry and it’s officially a trend! We’ll all have to schedule recovery viewings of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, like winter vitamin D shots, to make it through unbowed.Law and Bateman are working-class brothers Jake (Law) and Vince (Bateman) Friedkin from Coney Island. They grew up in what we assume from relatively early on was a violent home, dominated by an alcoholic father. They became a Nirvana-lite rock group – Jake the handsome lead, Vince the drummer and creative force – until the latter’s taste for drugs and mayhem put paid to their success. Jake pivoted into management, primarily of m...

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3 h. ago SNP Government warned of £770m black hole in Adult Disability Payment

Audit Scotland has produced a report on a key benefit delivered by Social Security Scotland.

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3 h. ago The grim statistic laying bare the misery of being a doctor in Wales right now

Well over half of Wales' doctors believe that NHS staff is inadequate

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6 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: If Starmer won't admit that his beloved human rights law is a democratic liability, he'll go the way of the Scottish Earl executed by the guillotine he invented

William Shakespeare would have savoured such a comeuppance. That priggish legalist Sir Keir Starmer has been snagged by, oops, the law.

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6 h. ago One in three GPs are not working in NHS surgeries, study suggests

Despite rising demand and commitments to strengthen primary care, a third of those with a licence to practice in England are not working in NHS surgeries.

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6 h. ago Black Rabbit Netflix: who is in the cast with Jude Law and what time is it out? Full details

Black Rabbit stars Jude Law and Jason Bateman 🚨📺

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7 h. ago Family of Black student found hanging from tree on school campus hires lawyer Ben Crump

Questions mount after Delta State University staff found body of Demartravion Reed near campus pickleball courtsThe family of a Black student who was found hanging from a tree on a college campus in Mississippi has retained the civil rights attorney Ben Crump as questions continue to mount around the death.On Monday, staff at Delta State University found the body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed near campus pickleball courts. Michael Peeler, the Delta State police chief, has said Reed appeared to have died by suicide and that there were no signs of foul play, but concerns have grown and the case has brought up painful memories of the state’s history of racist violence. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Dracula at the Lyric Hammersmith review: Umi Myers is magnetic in this clever feminist take on the classic

There are plenty of scary moments in this reworking that asks whether vampires or the patriarchy are the real monsters

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10 h. ago Merseyside care home worker involved in supply of drugs said she'd 'make a killing'

Morgan Quigley 'felt she couldn't say no' to her drug-dealing manager and predator Lindy Leah

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11 h. ago Mississippi police await autopsy results for Black student found hanged at Delta State

Mississippi police are urging patience as they wait for autopsy results for a Black student found hanging from a tree at Delta State University

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11 h. ago North Dakota restaurant critic who went viral for Olive Garden review dies at age 99

Marilyn Hagerty died Tuesday from complications related to a stroke

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12 h. ago On the longevity front lines: Inside the London Health Optimisation Summit

From hydrogen-rich water to cyberdelics, Eilidh Dorgan gets immersed in the cutting-edge of wellness

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12 h. ago Boulies OP300 Ergonomic Office Chair review: A Quick DIY Solution for Home Workers

Thinking about upgrading your home office setup? Abha Shah’s review of the Boulies OP300 Ergonomic Chair explores its features, setup, performance, and value for money

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12 h. ago Time's up, cutie: Is the mighty Labubu about to be knocked off its perch?

With the rising exclusivity of Labubus and the near impossibility of buying a genuine one, fuzzy keychain lovers are returning in their droves to vintage Japanese icon Monchhichi

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12 h. ago 'I worked at Boots and these are the best deals to shop ahead of Black Friday'

From advent calendars and money-saving beauty boxes to Star Gifts and three for two deals - here's how to shop savvy this festive season at Boots

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14 h. ago SNP MP left 'red faced' over criticism of Donald Trump state banquet

Chris Law deleted a social media post criticising those attending the dinner, who include SNP leader John Swinney

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14 h. ago ‘Hotel Chocolat’s Velvetiser has had a major upgrade and saves me a fortune on drinks’

With hot chocolate season upon us, we put Hotel Chocolat's new-and-improved Velvetiser to the test – and if you're already thinking about Christmas, it makes an incredible gift

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