3 d. ago ‘Maybe people see Edward Hopper, or a spaceship, or something else’: Martin James Burton’s best phone photo

The British photographer saw an echo of a famous painting when he shot three strangers in a Toronto galleryWhile in Toronto on a work shoot, Martin James Burton decided to take the opportunity to visit the Art Gallery of Ontario. The photojournalist, who is based in Lewes, East Sussex, England, had some lunch before heading in to see the art. While there he happened upon these three strangers. “The people in the picture are sitting waiting either for nothing to happen or for something to happen. There is a feeling of the surreal to it and an odd sense of anticipation,” Burton says. “The man with his head turned towards you draws you in, and the huge bright, blank screen is like a giant softbox lighting the subjects perfectly.”Burton remembers his excitement at taking the shot: he immediately knew that he had captured something unusual. He also saw a resemblance to the painting Nighthawks, by American artist Edward Hopper, which portrays four people...

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8 d. ago British man shot dead in Pakistan 'execution' after 'guard dogs poisoned'

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Mohammed Anwar Zeb was murdered at his home in a small remote village in the Swat Valley, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK) in Pakistan

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8 d. ago Manchester man found shot dead in Pakistan in 'execution' after his 'guard dogs were poisoned'

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Mohammed Anwar Zeb was killed at his home in a tiny remote village in the Swat Valley, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK) in Pakistan

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1 week ago British teenager who killed family and planned school massacre gets minimum 49 years in prison

A 19-year-old British man who shot and killed his mother and two younger siblings and who wanted to carry out a high-profile school shooting has been told he will not be eligible for parole for at least 49 years

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2 w. ago Ross Noble: ‘The weirdest place I have been recognised? During my vasectomy’

The British comedian on being shot into space by Jeff Bezos, his nightmarish run-in with a fan and the thing he loves most about AustraliaRead more 10 Chaotic QuestionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWould you rather die at the bottom of the ocean or out in space?I’ve actually just learned how to dive, so I’m a bit obsessed with being at the bottom of the ocean! But I don’t know that I want to die underwater. It’s very peaceful and serene down there. I think I’d like to be fired out to space in a massive cannon.Ross Noble is touring his new live show, Cranium of Curiosities, around Australia until September, then the UK from October; check here for all dates. He is also a guest on Memory Bites with Matt Moran on SBS Food. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Wife of British diving instructor who was shot dead on their Bahamas yacht says she's still fighting for justice 10 years on

The wife of a British diving instructor who was gunned down on their Bahamas yacht is still fighting for justice a decade later, as the alleged killer's trial is put on hold once again. 

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4 w. ago British woman shot dead alongside her partner in France was threatened by her estranged husband in the months before he killed them, her family say

The body of Alison Erb, 49, was found at her home in Roppentzwiller, near the Swiss border, alongside that of her partner, Loreto Di Salvatore.

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