17 h. ago Train passengers face 'major delays' in and around Cardiff on Easter Monday

"Urgent" repairs on a bridge in Cardiff means some lines are closed and major disruption is expected for the rest of the day

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3 d. ago Essex rest Sam Cook as 14 wickets fall on opening day against Worcestershire

The prolific seamer has been rested ahead of an increasingly likely Test call-up next month.

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5 d. ago Katy Perry reveals the VERY normal thing she did after controversial Blue Origin space launch

Katy Perry revealed the normal task she started up again following her return from the Blue Origin space launch that occurred earlier this week on Monday.

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5 d. ago Katy Perry shares sweet moment with her daughter just before blasting off into space

Katy Perry shared a sweet moment with her four-year-old daughter Daisy just before blasting off into space as part of the controversial Blue Origin mission on Monday.

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6 d. ago The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism | Moira Donegan

The trip leaned on a vision of women’s empowerment that is light on substance and heavy on a childlike, girlish sillinessThere are some spectacles of US decadence and decline that almost seem too on the nose – the sort of orgies of vulgar provocation or fantastic lack of self-awareness that exceed the limits of parody, so that if they were in a novel, you’d think the writer was laying it on a little thick. Among these is the all-female flight by Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-owned rocket tourism company, which on Monday launched a phallically shaped pod full of women – including the pop star Katy Perry and Bezos’s partner, Lauren Sánchez – on a brief trip into space.The flight, which was promoted for months in advance, was touted as a triumph of feminism, a win for science and an embrace of the kind of expansive, curious human spirit of striving and possibility that once animated both. Instead, the flight served as a kind of perverse funeral for the America that once enabled both scie...

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6 d. ago Were you inspired by Katy Perry? How YOU can book a seat on a Blue Origin rocket (for a hefty price!)

If you were inspired by the Blue Origin mission on Monday, here's how to book your own seat on a future trip - although it won't come cheap.

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6 d. ago First black female astronaut Mae Jemison scolds CBS News anchor live on TV for using the term 'mankind'

Dr Mae Jemison corrected CBS' Vladimir Duthiers after he made the slip while asking about the significance of Monday's Blue Origin mission.

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6 d. ago What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sanchez and Katy Perry’s party in space | Marina Hyde

The all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday broke boundaries and set records in the spouting of girlboss gibberishWell, I watched every second of the buildup, flight and aftermath of the first Blue Origin all-female space trip. You’ve heard of one small step for man? This was one giant leap backwards for womankind. I’m kidding, I’m kidding! What could be more empowering or something than watching Lauren Sánchez make going to space sound like brunch with the girrrrrls. Sally Ride could never.Anyway, if you missed this, Jeff Bezos’s fiancee took an 11-minute trip to the edge of space on one of his Blue Origin craft on Monday, alongside some all-female passengers – sorry, “crew” – who included CBS anchor Gayle King and pop star Katy Perry. So yes: the Woman’s World video is no longer the most plastic feminist thing Katy’s done.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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6 d. ago What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s party in space | Marina Hyde

The all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday broke boundaries and set records in the spouting of girlboss gibberishWell, I watched every second of the buildup, flight and aftermath of the first Blue Origin all-female space trip. You’ve heard of one small step for man? This was one giant leap backwards for womankind. I’m kidding, I’m kidding! What could be more empowering or something than watching Lauren Sánchez make going to space sound like brunch with the girrrrrls. Sally Ride could never.Anyway, if you missed this, Jeff Bezos’s fiancee took an 11-minute trip to the edge of space on one of his Blue Origin craft on Monday, alongside some all-female passengers – sorry, “crew” – who included CBS anchor Gayle King and pop star Katy Perry. So yes: the Woman’s World video is no longer the most plastic feminist thing Katy’s done.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Oprah cries as she sees best friend Gayle King go into space on Blue Origin flight

Oprah Winfrey cried as she witnessed her best friend Gayle King fly into space on an all-female Blue Origin flight with Katy Perry on Monday, 14 April.

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7 d. ago Katy Perry kisses ground as Blue Origin flight returns to Earth

Katy Perry kissed the ground as she landed back on Earth following the all-female Blue Origin flight to space on Monday, 14 April.

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7 d. ago Watch in full: Katy Perry launched into space on Blue Origin rocket

Watch as Katy Perry is launched into space on board an all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday, 14 April.

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7 d. ago Lauren Sanchez and Katy Perry show off ‘flattering and sexy’ space suits ahead of Blue Origin launch

The Blue Origin rocket blasted off at 9:30 a.m. on Monday with Sanchez, Perry and Gayle King on board

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7 d. ago Watch live: Katy Perry launched into space on Blue Origin rocket

Watch live as Katy Perry is due to be launched into space on board an all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday, 14 April.

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7 d. ago Almost half of Brits admit they would swap traditional Easter Eggs for a chocolate bar to get more value for money

Almost half (49%)** of chocolate-loving Brits would ditch a traditional Easter Egg and replace it with a bar if it meant they get more weight in chocolate, a recent study has found.

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8 d. ago 'Putting the ASS in astronaut': Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez debut 'sexy' space suits for all

Katy Perry looked ready for action on Sunday as she posed alongside Lauren Sánchez in their bodycon space outfits ahead of their Blue Origin space mission on Monday.

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8 d. ago 'We're bringing a little spice to space!' Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez pose in bodycon suits designed by Jeff Bezos' wife and her Met Gala stylists as the all

Katy Perry looked ready for action on Sunday as she posed alongside Lauren Sánchez in their bodycon space outfits ahead of their Blue Origin space mission on Monday.

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9 d. ago ‘The plane I was supposed to be on passed above me’: Nima Bank’s best phone picture

Losing track of time at the airport made the Iranian-born photographer reflect on how we deal with setbacksNima Bank was meant to be on the plane soaring overhead in this image. Unfortunately, he had been daydreaming in Istanbul airport, enjoying a coffee, and lost track of time. Once he realised his error, and that he would be stranded in the airport for the rest of the day, he says, “I found myself contemplating how a single missed connection could alter a life’s entire trajectory. What new possibilities had this delay set in motion? Was it a loss, or a redirection toward something else?”The film-maker and photographer, originally from Iran, now living in Turkey, adds, “When the very plane I should have been on passed above me, it felt symbolic; like a reminder that movement, pause and change are all part of the journey.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Brits swap day of rest for day of stress as Sunday Scaries overtake the Monday Blues

Forget the Monday Blues, Brits are now plagued by the Sunday Scaries.

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1 week ago What secret swingers REALLY want you to know: TRACEY COX speaks to committed couples who visit sex clubs to sleep with other people

Around 1.5 million Brits 'swing' - wife swap, 'hot-wife', have threesomes, group sex or visit swinger's clubs. That's a fifty per cent increase over the past decade.

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