2 h. ago UFC beauty Tracy Cortez left with cuts and swelling as blood trickles down her face after brutal UFC 322 defeat

TRACY CORTEZ was left with cuts and swelling on her face after being defeated by Erin Blanchfield at Madison Square Garden. A slick early combo by Blanchfield cut Cortez just above her right eye. And having already sustained plenty of damage, Cortez was submitted via rear naked choke in the second round by her No4-ranked...

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21 h. ago Accomplices in murder of Mexican mayor who took on cartels found dead

Carlos Manzo, 40, the mayor of Uruapan, Mexico, was gunned down at the start of November with his assassin killed and now the bodies of two accomplices have also been found by a roadside

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22 h. ago Pope gets New York Knicks basketball jersey as he meets Spike Lee, Monica Bellucci and Kate Blanchett

The pontiff hosted more than 100 actors, directors and producers inside the Apostolic Palace, among them Cate Blanchett , Alison Brie , Judd Apatow and Viggo Mortensen.

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23 h. ago Pope Leo XIV celebrates cinema with Hollywood stars and urges inclusion of marginal voices

Pope Leo XIV has welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican audience

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23 h. ago Pope issues stark warning to Hollywood stars about cinema’s ‘decline’

The pope met with Cate Blanchett, Chris Pine and Spike Lee at the Vatican

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30 h. ago Which country music legend was almost killed by an ostrich? The Saturday quiz

From Brick, Chancery and Hangar to Flat Holm, Lundy and the Wolves, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which country music legend was almost killed by an ostrich in 1981?2 Sarah Mullally has been named as the 106th what?3 What first met at Thingvellir in Iceland in 930?4 In the power industry, what is EfW?5 Lacryma Christi wine comes from vineyards on which mountain?6 What BBC sitcom has been running for 19 years?7 Whose report led to the adoption of all-seater stadiums in the UK?8 Which chess piece was originally known as the vizier?What links: 9 Brick; Chancery; Hangar; Leather; Park; Pudding?10 Sierra de Urbión; Tordesillas; Zamora; Porto?11 Son of Cush; ninth musical variation; maritime patrol aircraft; Iranian embassy siege?12 Caldey; Denny; Flat Holm; Lundy; Stert; The Wolves?13 Boxing; chariot racing; discus; javelin; long jump; pankration; wrestling?14 James Bond; Alec Leamas; Alden Pyle; Adolf Verloc?15 Cate Blanchett; Penélope Cruz; Diane Keaton; Mira Sorvino; Dia...

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31 h. ago The inevitable inelegance of the third trimester: the Edith Pritchett cartoon

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32 h. ago From Hollywood to holy water: Pope Leo invites stars to the Vatican

Observers say that welcoming of guests including Cate Blanchett, Monica Bellucci and Spike Lee is a move to raise pontiff’s profileA host of Hollywood celebrities will meet Pope Leo on Saturday, a gathering Vatican observers say is aimed at giving some star power to the pontiff, who is the first US pope in the history of the Catholic church.Cate Blanchett, Monica Bellucci, Chris Pine and Adam Scott are among the actors who will join a special audience with Leo at his Apostolic Palace residence, along with the Oscar-winning directors Spike Lee, George Miller and Gus Van Sant. Continue reading...

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47 h. ago Is climate change really something we need to stress about? | Fiona Katauskas

We could just wait until it all boils overSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Cocktail of the week: Fatt Pundit’s mango Sichuan rush – recipe | The good mixer

A zingy, mango mule-alike mocktail that brings the spicy kick of Indian street food to a highball glassThis was one of the first cocktails on the menu when we opened Fatt Pundit back in 2019. It pays homage to the many street-side carts that sell fresh mango in a spice mix of salt, pepper and red chillies – it’s sweet, spicy and savoury, as well as unique and delicious.Huzefa Sajawal, co-founder and executive chef, Fatt Pundit, London W1 Continue reading...

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50 h. ago Wes Streeting sees red as he clashes with striking doctor in LBC phone call

As medics gathered on picket lines this morning for the first day of strikes, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the doctors’ union was acting like a 'cartel'

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51 h. ago Balding man transforms into 'Megamind' after severe hair transplant side effect

Logan Henderson, 26, decided to go under the knife to revive his thinning locks after battling hair loss since the age of 19 - but he was left looking like a cartoon character

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61 h. ago Carte blanche for couch dwellers: Govt gives up on making out

Instead of making the unemployed spend 35 hours a week seeking work the Government is set to simply 'encourage' them to 'take all reasonable steps' to get a job.

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61 h. ago 'Wild card' cartels could target tourists in resort bloodbath if Trump strikes Venezuela

Retired US Marines Colonel Mark Cancian told The Mirror it was not impossible "wild card" cartels could "attack a resort with US citizens" as revenge for strikes on Venezuela

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61 h. ago Newsom ruthlessly trolls Kristi Noem with ‘dog obedience school’ meme

X users criticized the cartoon, writing ‘mocking animal cruelty isn’t funny’

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63 h. ago Cate Blanchett stuns in a dramatic lilac feathered gown as she joins elegant Naomi Campbell and Heidi Klum for the Bambi Awards in Munich

The event honours excellence in international media and television, as well as figures with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year.

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67 h. ago Ben Jennings on Keir Starmer and Labour infighting – cartoon

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68 h. ago Donald Trump 'could strike Venezuela to destroy cartels' after 'unusual' US Navy move

Thousands of US Marines and multiple US warships have arrived in the Caribbean amid a growing view Donald Trump could order strikes against cartels operating in Venezuela

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3 d. ago New playground set for old town centre bus station site in Merthyr Tydfil

Councillor Brent Carter was speaking as Merthyr Tydfil's cabinet backed plans for a new playground on the Glebelands site

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3 d. ago ‘It’s unexpected joy’: the guerrilla mosaic artists adding colour to potholes, benches and bomb craters

From Southampton to Sarajevo, urban mosaicists are transforming city spaces and bringing communities together – one tile at a timeOur cities are full of grey tower blocks built for efficiency rather than aesthetics. Public benches are made of cheap concrete, pavements are falling apart, old structures are left derelict. Amid this backdrop of unloved, muted ugliness, a new wave of guerrilla mosaicists are enlivening their cities with beautiful, colourful designs.These artists rarely get official sign-off for their work. The legality of their art can be murky, with one of the medium’s more prolific artists, Will Rosie, calling it “Permission-vague street art” (His book is aptly named Mr Mosaic: Unarrestable). Rosie installs Mr Men and other cartoon-inspired mosaics around Southampton, where he lives. He encourages volunteers to assist him with projects to make the art form more accessible. “People are bored and missing community,” the 52-year-old youth worker says....

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