44 m. ago Justin Thomas picks sides after Rory McIlroy and Bryson Dechambeau incident

After Bryson DeChambeau appeared to criticise Rory McIlroy for their lack of conversation at the Masters, Justin Thomas has appeared to take a side

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59 m. ago India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack

Tensions between the nuclear-armed countries have escalated after attack killed 26 people in disputed territory Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged gunfire across the volatile frontier in Kashmir for a second day, amid spiralling tensions after a brazen attack that killed 26 people at a popular tourist resort.The massacre has sent relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours into a dangerous downward spin. India and Pakistan have fought three wars, two over Muslim-majority Kashmir, which is divided between them but claimed fully by both. Continue reading...

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67 m. ago Liverpool star Darwin Nunez appears to delete tweet calling out Arne Slot decision

Darwin Nunez appeared to criticise his manager Arne Slot in a swiftly-deleted and cryptic post on social media, the day before Liverpool's match against Tottenham

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68 m. ago Danny Dyer's 'worst movie in the history of the world' has fans absolutely obsessed

The 2015 film Assassin, starring Danny Dyer and the Kemp brothers, was panned by critics but some viewers have hailed it as a "brilliant" and "underrated" movie

Culture

3 h. ago Tom Hardy blockbuster 'Havoc' streaming now but viewers say 'Netflix misses the mark'

Havoc, starring Tom Hardy, hit Netflix on April 25, but it has been met with mixed reviews from fans and critics

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5 h. ago ‘Everyone’s scared’: little appetite for mirth before White House correspondents’ dinner

Annual event likely to prove gloomy affair amid Trump attacks on press and rise of Maga media ecosystemIt is no laughing matter. The annual dinner for journalists who cover the White House is best known for American presidents trying to be funny and comedians trying to be political. But this year’s edition will feature neither.Instead the event in a downtown Washington hotel on Saturday night will, critics say, resemble something closer to a wake for legacy media still trying to find an effective response to Donald Trump’s divide-and-rule tactics and the rise of the Maga media ecosystem. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Kneecap call out ‘coordinated smear campaign’ after denouncing Israel at Coachella

Band said criticism of their stance on Israel and Palestine is ‘based on deliberate distortions and falsehoods’

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7 h. ago Prince Andrew's ex Lady Victoria Hervey sparks outrage with Virginia Giuffre post

Socialite Lady Victoria dated Prince Andrew in 1999 and has been vocal in her criticism of Virginia Giuffre's sexual abuse claims

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13 h. ago Tiny UK village home to one of Britain's best fish and chip shops

Customers praised Mike's Traditional Fish and Chips for the quality of its food as well as the value of the meal overall - critics agree and have named it as being among the 40 best chippies in the country

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15 h. ago Rachel Reeves says EU more important to Britain in 'gaffe' that could harm her chances of securing a US trade deal to avoid Trump's punishing tariffs

Rachel Reeves has been criticised for saying trade with the EU is more important than with the US just ahead of meeting American counterpart Scott Bessent in a bid to secure a trade deal.

Economics

18 h. ago Real Madrid deny they considered Copa del Rey final boycott over referee

Real Madrid refuse to turn up for pre-match eventsClub had previously demanded action from RFEFReal Madrid have denied that they ever considered refusing to play the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona after they boycotted the pre-match activities, prompting uncertainty that the game would go ahead. A statement from Madrid finally confirmed that they would play after 10pm on Friday night, just 24 hours ahead of kick-off.A previous statement from Madrid had demanded that the Spanish football federation (RFEF) take action after comments made by the referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in the buildup to the game. That came after Madrid had refused to show up for the pre-match press conference, training session or the managers’ photocall at the Cartuja Stadium in Seville. Amid reports from media close to the club that they were contemplating refusing to play the match, Madrid finally confirmed their participation late on Friday night. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Real Madrid may boycott Copa del Rey final over referee comments

Real Madrid refuse to turn up for pre-match eventsClub not ruling out no-show for Saturday showpieceJust 24 hours before kick-off, the Copa del Rey final was at risk of not going ahead after Real Madrid demanded that the Spanish football federation (RFEF) take action following comments made by the referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in the build up to the game.Although Madrid did not explicitly ask for the official to be removed from his duties nor publicly threaten to boycott the match, they refused to turn up for the pre-match press conference, training session or the managers’ photocall and did not rule out a no-show on Saturday evening. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago College journalists wrestle with transparency as students fear deportation for speaking out

College journalists across the U.S. are navigating a surge in requests to remove previously published content amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on student protesters and what critics describe as unprecedented attacks on campus speech

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20 h. ago Hunger Games readers react as fan favorite actor cast in key Sunrise on the Reaping role

Forthcoming adaptation slated for release in November next year

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20 h. ago Queen sparked 'public backlash' with extravagance as others had to 'make do'

As war weary Britons had their post-war style dictated by their ration books, rumours of bride-to-be Princess Elizabeth being given extra coupons had critics grumbling

Politics

21 h. ago The Guardian view on Trump v universities: essential institutions must defend themselves | Editorial

Harvard is leading the pushback because it can afford to fight. Others are realising that they can’t afford not toEnfeebling universities or seizing control is an early chapter in the authoritarian playbook, studied eagerly by the likes of Viktor Orbán in Hungary. “Would-be authoritarians and one-party states centrally target universities with the aim of restricting dissent,” Jason Stanley, a scholar of fascism at Yale, wrote in the Guardian in September. Last month, he announced that he was leaving the US for Canada because of the political climate and particularly the battle over higher education.It is not merely that universities are often bastions of liberal attitudes and hotbeds for protest. They also constitute one of the critical institutions of civil society; they are a bulwark of democracy. The Trump administration is taking on judges, lawyers, NGOs and the media: it would be astonishing if universities were not on the list. They embody the importance of knowledge, rational...

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22 h. ago Was Andor right to make sexual assault part of the Star Wars canon?

A horrifying scene in the second season has divided fans

Events

23 h. ago Eni Aluko issues apology over Ian Wright comments: 'It was wrong'

Aluko attracted criticism for comments made about her ITV colleague’s position as a pundit in women’s football

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23 h. ago Lush fans 'traumatised' over design of new bath bomb featuring iconic character

Cosmetics retailer Lush has unveiled a new range of bath bombs to celebrate World Bath Bomb Day (April 27) and its 30th anniversary - but the design of one product has divided fans

Events

23 h. ago Stunned resignation and foreboding: a week in Trump’s shadow at IMF

Few policymakers mention US president by name, but his tariffs dominate IMF-World Bank meetingBusiness live – latest updatesKristalina Georgieva’s favourite film, the International Monetary Fund boss told the audience at a packed panel event in Washington on Thursday, is Tom Hanks’s cold war romp Bridge of Spies.In one of the stranger digressions in a frequently strange week, Georgieva recalled the moment when Hanks’s character, a US lawyer, tells the Soviet spy he has been appointed to defend that he will probably be executed. “You don’t seem alarmed,” Hanks says to him; to which the spy – played by Mark Rylance – replies, “Would it help?” Continue reading...

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