3 h. ago ‘I was sure salvation lay in art’: Marina Otero on death, dance and mental illness

The Argentinian choreographer, known for working out her traumas and neuroses on stage, is bringing her provocative new work, Kill Me, to AustraliaLong ago, Marina Otero decided she would film her life until she dies, as part of an attempt to understand her pain and her preoccupation with death. “I was sure that salvation lay in art,” she says. So when she suffered a mental breakdown in 2022, the Argentinian choreographer decided to keep recording.“It seemed interesting to me, recording the darkest parts of a person,” Otero tells Guardian over Zoom from Madrid, where she is based. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Trump administration seeks to end protections for immigrant children in federal custody

The Trump administration is seeking to end an immigration policy cornerstone that since the 1990s has offered protections to child migrants in federal custody, a move that will be challenged by advocates

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31 h. ago Moment migrant dinghy trying to cross English Channel diverts Dunkirk flotilla of 'Little Ships' as they commemorated legendary WWII evacuation

A fleet commemorating the 85th anniversary of the heroic effort to save Allied soldiers from incoming German troops had to make way for an unlikely guest.

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56 h. ago Child among 2 migrants who died attempting to cross English Channel to Britain in small boat

A woman and a child have died on an attempted illicit overnight sea crossing from France to Britain

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56 h. ago Two people die attempting to cross English Channel as hundreds more migrants arrive in small boats

The pair reportedly lost consciousness on a boat carrying nearly 80 people

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59 h. ago Good Morning Britain star and Liz Hurley join forces for new Channel 4 reality show

Elizabeth Hurley is set to front a brand new exciting Channel 4 reality show alongside Good Morning Britain star Rob Rinder

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3 d. ago Gran Canaria migrant centre closed after allegations of child abuse

Court asks police to raid centre on outskirts of Las Palmas after ‘extensive evidence and testimony’ of alleged crimesA court in the Canary Islands has ordered the closure of a centre for unaccompanied migrant children, citing allegations that include physical abuse, hate crimes and threats.Police entered the centre on the outskirts of Las Palmas on Monday where 43 children were being housed. A court on the island – the first in Spain to specialise in violence against children and adolescents – said it had asked police to carry out the raid “in light of the extensive evidence and testimony” of alleged crimes taking place in the centre. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 1 person dies when a boat overloaded with migrants sinks in the English Channel

One person died when a boat overloaded with migrants broke up during an attempted overnight crossing of the English Channel

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7 d. ago Expedition organizers say 2 climbers have died on Mount Everest

An Indian and a Filipino climber have died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds more are attempting to scale the world's highest peak

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7 d. ago Inside 'one of the UK's most beautiful' beach huts in its most secret bay

The Cable Hut in Pembrokeshire, Wales is one of the most luxurious beach huts in the UK, according to new Channel 4 show Britain's Best Beach Huts, and boasts a fascinating history

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1 week ago Royal Navy pilot killed when helicopter lost power and ditched in sea to be remembered

Lieutenant Rhodri Leyshon, 31, from Wales, died during an exercise flight when he had to attempt an emergency landing in the English Channel

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1 week ago One person dead after several migrant boats attempt to cross English Channel

A total of 192 people were rescued by the French coastguard between Sunday night and Monday morning

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1 week ago Crossbow attacker who shot two women during Otley Run pub crawl in Leeds after boasting on Facebook about 'massacre' plan killed himself with air gun

Owen Lawrence, 38, died from a 'self-inflicted injury' after attempting to carry out a Christchurch-inspired 'massacre' along the route of t he Otley Run pub crawl in Leeds last month.

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2 w. ago Fury as Reform councillor shares Hitler 'small boats' meme during VE Day commemorations

Joel Tetlow, who was elected to Lancashire County Council last week, shared an image linking Nazi attempts to invade Britain in 1940 to present-day migrants crossing the Channel in small boats.

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2 w. ago Food trader poisons 40 suspected gang members' pasties with caterpillar oil

All of those poisoned attempted to flee or reach a hospital but they died en route, triggering a wave of panic among the gang members, leading to the food trader’s house being destroyed

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2 w. ago Woman dies in Greece after bomb explodes in her hands during attempted attack

The 38-year-old was reportedly attempting to leave the explosive device outside a bank in Thessaloniki

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3 w. ago Migrants cross English Channel in warm spell as arrivals pass 11,000 for year

Pictures show people wearing life jackets being brought ashore in Dover on the warmest day of the year so far.

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3 w. ago Man suspected of misogynistic ‘massacre’ attempt in Leeds dies

Owen Lawrence, 38, is believed to have shot two women with crossbow on Saturday afternoon before turning weapon on himselfA man suspected of attacking two women in the Headingley area of Leeds on Saturday afternoon during an attempted misogynistic “massacre” has died overnight, counter-terrorism police have confirmed.Owen Lawrence, 38, is believed to shot the women, aged 19 and 31, with a crossbow before turning the weapon on himself at the scene on Otley Road, a popular pub crawl route. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Leeds crossbow suspect ‘wrote Facebook manifesto citing terrorism and misogynistic rage’

Owen Lawrence, 38, believed to have shot two women in Headingley before turning weapon on himselfThe suspect in the Leeds crossbow attack wrote a Facebook manifesto espousing plans for “terrorism, revenge and misogynistic rage” that referenced the 2019 massacre in New Zealand, police believe.Owen Lawrence is suspected to have shot the women, aged 19 and 31, on Saturday in Headingley before turning a firearm on himself. Both women were taken to hospital, with one sustaining life-threatening injuries. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Starmer to rent out homes to migrants: Government now pleads with landlords to host asylum seekers, with five

Private contractor Serco - one of three working for the Home Office -  have offered five-year guaranteed rent deals to landlords, with the taxpayer footing the bill.

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