43 m. ago How the hairdryer treatment from a science teacher over a flunked exam changed my life | Michael Akadiri

After my whole class flunked a mock GCSE, Miss T’s home truths helped instil a work ethic that has been crucial to my career“Fix up. It’s not me who needs their GCSEs – it’s you!” These words were barked at my year 10 science class by our science teacher and form tutor, Miss T. And deservedly so, because we had just suffered the ignominy of collectively flunking a GCSE mock exam. All 30 of us.Miss T was relatively young, but she was old-school in her approach – she had a low threshold for nonsense. While I considered this mock an inconsequential test – a pre-season friendly, if you will – she treated it like an FA Cup semi-final. To put it another way, it was half-time and we were losing badly, so she gave us the hairdryer treatment: a relentless, 15-minute tirade berating us for our lack of aptitude and our attitude.Michael Akadiri is an award-winning standup comedian and junior doctor. His debut Edinburgh fringe show, No Scrubs, was nominated for the Biggest Award in Comedy and is...

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1 hour ago Kate Moss takes on David Bowie in her first ever podcast: best listens of the week

The global fashion star chats to famous musicians about her friend – the man behind Ziggy Stardust. Plus, a comedian borrows a Hollywood celeb’s car for off-the-wall interviewsKate Moss has transformed into Ziggy Stardust for the cover of Vogue, but her connection to David Bowie isn’t just sartorial. They were also friends. The supermodel hosts her first podcast about Bowie’s chameleonic period from 1970 to 1975, when he morphed into an androgynous alien, a glam rock god, a purveyor of blue-eyed soul and everything in between. Elton John, Iggy Pop and Twiggy are among the starry interviewees. Hannah J DaviesWidely available, all episodes out on Wednesday 10 September Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Queen Elizabeth missed for two key reasons as family mark three years since her death

The Royal family has had some turbulent times since the death of Queen Elizabeth in 2022 - and one royal expert believes we are missing her "stability and a sense of unity"

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1 hour ago Queen Elizabeth missed for two key reasons as family mark her three years since death

The Royal family has had some turbulent times since the death of Queen Elizabeth in 2022 - and one royal expert believes we are missing her "stability and a sense of unity"

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6 h. ago 'I'm a driving instructor and this is the fastest I ever taught a learner to pass'

This expert believes computer games including classics like Grand Theft Auto and Gran Turismo make boys better drivers, meaning they're the fastest to pass their driving tests

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6 h. ago Week 1 NFL Injury Recap: Brock Bowers, Drake London, and Chris Olave Among Injured Players To Monitor

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10 h. ago Sir Chris Hoy ‘overwhelmed’ as fundraising cycle ride raises over £2 million

The cash raised from his Tour De 4 event in Glasgow will go towards cancer charities.

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10 h. ago NFL roundup: Rodgers’s four TDs help Steelers to thrilling win in return to Jets

QB secures 34-32 win against former teamDaniel Jones stars in Colts debut as Dolphins crushedAaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in his Steelers debut, leading Pittsburgh to an enthralling victory over the New York Jets. Chris Boswell kicked a go-ahead 60-yard field goal with just over a minute remaining. The Jets, who lost in coach Aaron Glenn’s debut, had a chance to drive for a potential winning field goal when they got the ball back with 56 seconds remaining. On fourth-and-three, Justin Fields connected with Garrett Wilson for what could have been a first down – but Jalen Ramsey smacked into the Jets receiver, who couldn’t hold on to the ball. Fields, also playing against his former team, ran for two touchdowns and threw for another. Rodgers was 22 of 30 for 244 yards with four TD passes. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Brookside legend Claire Sweeney set to miss revival as she confirms 'I’m not doing it'

EXCLUSIVE: Legend Claire Sweeney has ruled out a return to Brookside for the hit soap's revival. The actress confirmed she will not be taking part in the special

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12 h. ago Dogs can train their owners new tricks as boffins say man's best friend teaches us

People have always believed owners have been in command when it comes to training our dogs but some scientists believe it is actually the complete other way around

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12 h. ago New Foreign Secretary's Trump bashing posts: Yvette Cooper slated US president for 'appalling behavior'... just like her predecessor!

Yvette Cooper might have believed her musings on Donald Trump might have stayed confined to the dustier corners of X, but they have re-emerged - and just ten days before his State visit to the UK.

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13 h. ago US Open tennis 2025: Jannik Sinner v Carlos Alcaraz, men’s singles final – live

Updates from the men’s final at Flushing MeadowsJannik Sinner v Carlos Alcaraz tennis latest | Email DanielMore from Bryan.An hour before Sunday’s US Open men’s final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, the boardwalk from the Mets-Willets Point subway to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was quiet, punctuated only by bursts of fans spilling out of the No 7 train every few minutes. Among them stood Emma Kaplan, a 33-year-old executive assistant from Brooklyn, distributing flyers that read “The Fall of the Trump Fascist Regime.” She was joined by three members of RefuseFascism.org, one hoisting a poster that declared “GAME, SET, MATCH! NOV 5, FLOOD DC. TRUMP MUST GO!”; another’s sign demanded the shutdown of ICE and “the whole Trump fascist regime.” As waves of spectators streamed past, a heavy security presence shadowed the scene – NYPD, Parks Department officers, Homeland Security agents and the Secret Service. Some fans nodded quietly in approval. Others made their ...

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13 h. ago ‘Extraordinary’ charity cycling event with Sir Chris Hoy raises more than £2m

The Tour De 4 charity bike ride took place at the Glasgow velodrome named after Sir Chris

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14 h. ago Belarus boss wanted Scotland fans at 'abnormal' World Cup qualifier Tartan Army are locked out of

Carlos Alos believes his side can get something against Steve Clarke's side who he has challenged to prove their favourites status

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14 h. ago The Guardian view on the ‘twin’ Vermeers: how to spot a masterpiece | Editorial

Two versions of the Guitar Player raise important questions of attribution. In our age of fake images, authenticity in art is more vital than ever“How do you know how much to pay if you don’t know what it is worth?” So ends Theft: A Love Story by the Australian novelist Peter Carey. This scabrous riff on the slipperiness of cultural value in the international art scene asks: is a copy so good that even experts mistake it for the original painting still a fake?Questions of authenticity and attribution are behind a new display by English Heritage at Kenwood House in London to mark the 350th anniversary of the death of Johannes Vermeer. For the first time in 300 years, two nearly identical paintings of the Guitar Player, one signed by the Dutch master, the other on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and until recently believed to be a 17th- or 18th-century copy, will hang side by side. Experts have puzzled over the relationship between the two paintings for 100 years. Now visito...

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14 h. ago Watch incredible moment cyclist overcomes flat tire by picking up his bike and running towards finish

American cyclist Neilson Powless invoked his inner 'Chris Froome' as he was spotted running up the road following a mechanical issue with his bike.

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14 h. ago JoJo Siwa responds to comments from her ex as she teases 'wedding bells' with Chris Hughes

The singer admitted people will do things for "attention" as she teased her wedding plans with Chris Hughes

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15 h. ago Good Fortune review – Aziz Ansari’s big comeback comedy struggles to find big laughs

Toronto film festival: The multi-hyphenate’s directorial debut has noble intentions in its timely class commentary but his brand of humour makes for an awkward fitThe absence of big-screen comedies, once an almost weekly occurrence, has become such a widely complained-about issue that the rare novelty of one actually being made has turned into a marketing tool. Last month’s remake of The Naked Gun employed a campaign that directly addressed this problem, with an ad that played like a PSA about such a lack and why supporting one was of societal importance (the plea only mildly worked, with the film finishing with decent, but not quite decent enough, box office). At the Toronto premiere of Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune, festival chief Cameron Bailey made reference to the now unusual sensation of laughing with an audience, and the actor-writer-director himself has been impressing upon people his desire to make a theatrical comedy in the billion-dollar wake of Barbie. He believes in its im...

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15 h. ago Michele Bourda's cause of death revealed after Brit vanished from Greece sunbed

Michele Bourda, 59, from Glasgow, suddenly vanished from a sunbed in Kavala while she was on a two-week holiday in Greece with her husband Chris who is angry with police saying they were slow to react

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16 h. ago Jacob Bethell and Joe Root smash centuries for England against South Africa in third ODI

Bethell hits maiden ton as Harry Brook’s resurgent side post huge 414-5 at the Rose Bowl

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