20 h. ago The Potato Eaters review – a descent from visceral dread into full

Lazzaretto Vecchio, VeniceOn the site of a hospital for leprosy patients, audience members are invited to wander in near darkness among twitching body bags into a choreographed scene of ritualised tyrannyThere are strong Death in Venice vibes to the setting of Romeo Castellucci’s site specific production at the Venice Biennale Teatro. The show, by the Italian writer-director and his company, inhabits its own island – a long, lizard-like colony. The audience boards a shuttle and skims across the water to arrive at a building that was once a lazaretto – a hospital for leprosy patients. Associations with fatal infection and social isolation are chillingly resonance of the Covid pandemic. But as you wander into this disturbing promenade piece, things turn chilly in more ways than one.The building’s interior is stripped of its skin so that its brick and rafters lie bare, and there is a low electronic rumble of sound along its corridors which is as disquieting as the near darkness. Window...

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63 h. ago Russia offers Elon Musk political asylum after billionaire's public feud with Donald Trump

Musk and Trump clashed earlier this week in a series of heated exchanges on social media

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64 h. ago Minnesota’s boundary waters are pristine. Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could pollute them forever

A little-known provision would open thousands of nearby acres to a foreign mining company, risking acid drainageThe story is co-published with Public Domain, an investigative newsroom that covers public lands, wildlife and governmentA little-known provision of Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” would open thousands of acres of public lands at the edge of Minnesota’s Boundary Waters wilderness to a foreign-owned mining company. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Company forced to fix AI train announcer after woman recognised her own voice

The voice actress had been told by ScotRail earlier this week that the matter was between her and ReadSpeaker

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4 d. ago Premier League falls short in bid to close loophole which helped Chelsea satisfy PSR

The Blues dodged a financial violation in 2023 after selling two hotels to a company linked to their owners

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4 d. ago Chelsea handed PSR boost as Premier League fall short in bid to close loophole

The Blues dodged a financial violation in 2023 after selling two hotels to a company linked to their owners

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5 d. ago Serious Fraud Office investigates solar firm paid £400 million by council after its owner blew £150m of company cash on luxury lifestyle including £14m yacht, and £9m private jet

The Serious Fraud Office has launched a probe into an alleged £400 million fraud against Thurrock Council by a Dubai-based solar tycoon who spent almost half of it funding his luxury lifestyle.

Economics

5 d. ago 'Why can't it be a hotel again?' Tempers boil over at emergency meeting over migrant hotel blamed for filling Windsor village with dozens of male migrants

Almost 100 residents of upmarket Datchet, Berkshire, crammed into a village hall to demand the Manor Hotel be banned from taking taxpayers' cash to house migrants.

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7 d. ago Our obsession with spoiling pets has gone too far: your dog doesn’t care if its collar is from Burberry | Van Badham

From luxury pet-friendly accommodation to chartering a private plane for your pooch, the indulgences of late-stage capitalism are extreme A delightfully fluffy expenses controversy emerged in Queensland in the past week. The ABC reported that the chair of a Queensland government-owned company “faced questions” after billing the taxpayer for a hotel stay with a luxury accommodation package for his dog.The energy company chair, his “fur-baby Vito” and his wife (unnamed) allegedly enjoyed a $500-a-night stay at the Ovolo hotel in Fortitude Valley when a board meeting obliged his attendance in Brisbane, 100km away from his Sunshine Coast home. The “luxury pet-friendly accommodation” offered at the five-star Ovolo includes a “super comfy” dog bed, treats, premium dog food, mealtime mat and water bowl, as well as a take-home dog toy “because who doesn’t love a present?” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Father dragged away from his dying daughter's hospital bedside by police faces legal bill of up to £100,000 after losing wrongful arrest case

Dr Rashid Abbasi had brought a civil claim against Northumbria Police for wrongful arrest, false imprisonment, and assault and battery after the incident at Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.

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1 week ago Liverpool parade driver is charged over 'horrific' carnage that left 79 football fans injured: Middle

A middle-class company director, Paul Doyle is married with three teenage children and lives in a smart £300,000, four-bedroomed detached property on a neat estate.

Sport

1 week ago Repeated failings at migrant hotel where asylum seeker killed himself exposed

Special report: Staff at hotel were ‘not appropriately trained’ and Home Office officials didn’t know who was providing crucial services

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1 week ago ‘My father came to the UK to find safety – but he died alone in an asylum hotel’

Victor Hugo Pereira Vargas killed himself in his hotel room at a Home Office asylum hotel in October 2023

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1 week ago Liverpool parade suspect's wife found out about horror 'when she saw her car on the news': Details of middle

The 53-year-old business-owning triathlete, who is married with three teenage children, lives in a smart £300,000 four-bedroomed detached property on a neat estate, the Mail revealed last night.

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1 week ago Russell Martin can bring £15m Rangers transfer plan to summit with takeover king but deals hinge on one condition

The search for the next Ibrox boss is nearing an end with Davide Ancelotti and Martin in the running

Economics

2 w. ago Serial thriller from the king of storytellers; NEVER FLINCH by Stephen King, THE RETIREMENT PLAN by Sue Hincenbergs, DEAD WATER by Simon Toyne

The king is back with a story about a serial killer with a taste for vengeance.

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2 w. ago Brits may catch a glimpse of 'mini planetary alignment' from May 23 – what you need to know

Dr Shyam Balaji, an astroparticle physics and cosmology researcher at King’s College London, explored the upcoming planetary parade that Brits could see in he early hours of tomorrow

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2 w. ago Exact time Brits could see 'mini planet parade' spectacle in skies from tomorrow

Dr Shyam Balaji, researcher in astroparticle physics and cosmology at King’s College London, delved into the upcoming planetary parade

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2 w. ago Nearly 2,000 Afghan children living in hotels, military bases and other temporary accommodation in UK

Afghan families are being temporarily housed in army bases and Home Office hotels around the UK

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2 w. ago Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers

A Guardian investigation finds insurer quietly paid facilities that helped it gain Medicare enrollees and reduce hospitalizations. Whistleblowers allege harm to residentsUnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, has secretly paid nursing homes thousands in bonuses to help slash hospital transfers for ailing residents – part of a series of cost-cutting tactics that has saved the company millions, but at times risked residents’ health, a Guardian investigation has found.Those secret bonuses have been paid out as part of a UnitedHealth program that stations the company’s own medical teams in nursing homes and pushes them to cut care expenses for residents covered by the insurance giant. Continue reading...

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