33 m. ago Leaders of Russia and China snub Brics summit in sign group’s value may be waning

Rapid expansion of Brics has diluted its coherence as a body offering an ideological alternative to western capitalismRussia and China are not sending their leaders to a Brics summit starting in Brazil on Sunday in what may be a sign that the group’s recent expansion has reduced its ideological value to the two founding members.China’s 72-year-old leader, Xi Jinping, has attended Brics summits for the past 12 years. No official reason has been given for sending the premier, Li Qiang, other than scheduling conflicts. Continue reading...

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33 m. ago King Charles showed true colours with comment to British Grand Prix icon Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton was knighted in 2021 and his investiture ceremony was carried out by King Charles, who the F1 legend was taken aback by after he recounted a past encounter

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93 m. ago Can you see circles or rectangles? And does the answer depend on where you grew up? | Anil Seth

We may believe we see the world exactly as it is – but as studies of optical illusions show, it’s far more complex than thatAnil Seth is a professor of cognitive and computational neuroscience at the University of SussexDo people from different cultures and environments see the world differently? Two recent studies have different takes on this decades-long controversy. The answer might be more complicated, and more interesting, than either study suggests.One study, led by Ivan Kroupin at the London School of Economics, asked how people from different cultures perceived a visual illusion known as the Coffer illusion. They discovered that people in the UK and US saw it mainly in one way, as comprising rectangles – while people from rural communities in Namibia typically saw it another way: as containing circles. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trans killer moans "human rights breached" over leaked recording of her cracking joke

Life prisoner Sophie Eastwood has raised the matter as a breach of human rights – specifically to hers and the guard’s right to privacy – and called for him to be allowed to return to work, and his female colleague disciplined.

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6 h. ago Green Wing star Sophie Alexander's former partner Gerald Harper dies aged 96

Gerald Harper was an actor himself, having worked on stage - at the West End in the likes of Crucifer of Blood and A Personal Affair - and across television during his long career

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6 h. ago Green Wing star Sarah Alexander's former partner Gerald Harper dies aged 96

Gerald Harper was an actor himself, having worked on stage - at the West End in the likes of Crucifer of Blood and A Personal Affair - and across television during his long career

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9 h. ago 'I brought my husband on First Dates with another woman and it went better than I thought'

First Dates stars made history tonight as a throuple appeared on the Channel 4 show, with couple Sophie and Ricki looking to open up their marriage

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9 h. ago Oasis' Liam Gallagher booed by Cardiff crowd as he makes cheeky Manchester comment

Liam Gallagher was booed by Oasis fans during his first reunion tour date in Cardiff after asking the crowd if there was anyone in the audience from Manchester

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10 h. ago Sophia Dunkley hails England’s fighting spirit in win over India

India needed six off the final ball but Lauren Bell held her nerve.

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10 h. ago 'I brought my husband to a date with another woman on TV and this is how it went'

Emily, Sophie and Ricki made history on Channel 4's First Dates.

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11 h. ago England avert disaster as Sophia Dunkley and Lauren Filer find a way to keep India series alive

England (171/9) beat India (166/5) by five runs: The hosts secured a narrow win to avoid series defeat at the Oval

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11 h. ago England v India: third women’s T20 cricket international – as it happened

Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt-Hodge impress with the bat as England secure final ball win against India 5th over: England 34-0 (Dunkley 23, Wyatt-Hodge 9) Shree Charani into the attack with her left-arm spin. Dunkley picks up four over midwicket and then plays an absolute doozy of a straight drive for SIX! That was a really excellent shot, Dunkley held the pose and rightly so.4th over: England 22-0 (Dunkley 11, Wyatt-Hodge 9) Deepti Sharma into the attack, she whirls through an over in double quick time for the cost of just two singles. Quiet start for England, they might chance their arm a bit now. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Chancellor's emotional rollercoaster set to continue

The U-turns on welfare and winter fuel, together with likely revisions to OBR growth assumptions, suggest the opening of a £20billion to £30billion funding chasm to be closed in the autumn.

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12 h. ago Liam Gallagher booed by Oasis' Cardiff crowd as he makes cheeky Manchester comment

Liam and Noel Gallagher put their differences aside last year when they announced that they would be reuniting for a come-back tour and some fans cheekily booed them

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13 h. ago Grieving Caitlyn Jenner seen for FIRST time since Sophia Hutchins' shocking ATV death at just 29

Caitlyn Jenner was seen for the first time since Sophia Hutchins' shock death in a quad bike accident on Wednesday.

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15 h. ago The Guardian view on the public’s dinomania: passion for palaeontology endures through the ages | Editorial

From blockbuster movies like Jurassic World Rebirth to documentary series, the appetite for these ancient creatures appears inexhaustibleOn-screen discussions of DNA and off-screen scientific consultants notwithstanding, no one goes to see a Jurassic Park movie for its realism. Yet one of the less convincing moments in Jurassic World Rebirth, the latest in the franchise, is unrelated to oversized velociraptors. It’s the palaeontologist Dr Henry Loomis complaining of shrinking public interest in his field.This spring, the BBC revived its 1999 hit series Walking With Dinosaurs. Not a week goes by without headlines announcing the discovery of a new species or new theories on how they behaved. Publishers produce an endless stream of dino-related fact and fiction, particularly for children. Palaeontology – at least when focused on the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic, or our hominin forebears – has long exerted an extraordinary hold on the public imagination.Do you have an opinion on the issues...

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15 h. ago Caitlyn Jenner's friend Sophia's fatal accident details emerge as cops make statement

Caitlyn Jenner's close friend and manager, Sophia Hutchins, died following an ATV crash at the age of 29 on Wednesday, and now, new details have emerged

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16 h. ago John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s future – from welfare U

Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s deepening welfare crisis, the rise of a Corbyn-Sultana breakaway party, and what it all means for Keir Starmer’s grip on government

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16 h. ago Victoria Beckham's sad comment about family as she pays tribute to David on wedding anniversary

Victoria Beckham has shared a touching tribute to her husband David as they celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary, amid their reported family feud with son Brooklyn

Society

16 h. ago Martin Rowson on a year of Keir Starmer’s government – cartoon

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