3 h. ago The hidden hierarchy of tennis practice courts: ‘I was back in the park, smelling the weed’

The unwritten rule in professional tournaments? Do not hog the practice court. But as leading players testify – the reality is very differentOn a cool Wednesday afternoon before the US Open last year, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev were busy fine-tuning their games in an intense practice set at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison, semi-finalists in the mixed doubles tournament, were scheduled to take their place at the hour and the American pair duly arrived a couple of minutes before their allotted slot.An amusing scene soon unfolded. Medvedev and Zverev were clearly desperate to continue playing for a little longer, but their court time had run out. The pair began to sheepishly deliberate over whether to attempt to play another game, even lining up on the baseline again, and they still occupied the court past the hour. Finally, they admitted defeat, allowing Collins and Harrison, who had been standing quietly on the sidelines, to begin....

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27 h. ago Trump warns the nation is ‘SCREWED’ if the Supreme Court rejects his tariff plan

The high court could rule on Trump’s use of emergency powers to tax imports as soon as this week

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6 d. ago France bids adieu to Brigitte Bardot: Macron is snubbed by star's family as hard

The grieving husband of French movie icon Brigitte Bardot has revealed she had undergone two operations for cancer before she succumbed to the disease last month.

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8 d. ago Ten people found guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron over false claims she was born a man

France’s first lady brought legal action against people who falsely claimed she was born a man

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8 d. ago Ten people who spread false claims France's First Lady Brigitte Macron was born a man are found guilty of cyberbullying in Paris

A Paris court handed the defendants suspended prison sentences of up to eight months for the 'particularly degrading and insulting' comments.

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8 d. ago Ten people found guilty of cyber bullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron over false claims she was born a man

Ms Macron brought legal action against people who falsely claimed she was born a man online

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8 d. ago Brigitte Macron cyberbullies convicted of spreading false claims France's first lady was born male

Ten people convicted for cyber-bullying of France's first lady Brigitte Macron

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8 d. ago Paris court finds 10 guilty of harassing Brigitte Macron online

Teacher and publicist among those convicted of maliciously posting or sharing false claims French first lady is a manEurope live – latest updatesA Paris court has found 10 people guilty of online harassment of the French first lady, Brigitte Macron, by posting or reposting malicious comments on social media that falsely claimed she was a man.Eight men and two women, aged 41 to 60, including a school sports teacher, an art gallery owner and a publicist, were on Monday given sentences ranging from a compulsory course in understanding online harassment to an eight-month suspended prison sentence. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying Brigitte Macron – Europe live

Eight men and two women convicted after making malicious comments about French first lady’s gender and sexuality onlinein ParisLate last year, Brigitte Macron’s daughter has told a Paris court that false claims online that the French first lady was born a man had damaged her mother’s quality of life, leaving her worrying every day about the clothes she wears and how she stands. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Court to rule in Brigitte Macron cyberbullying case involving ten people

The Macrons have been married since 2007

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8 d. ago Paris court to rule in case involving alleged cyberbullying of Brigitte Macron

A Paris court is set to rule in a case involving 10 people accused of cyberbullying French first lady Brigitte Macron

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2 w. ago Brigitte Bardot remembered as ‘angel for animals’ by Peta founder

The controversial actress, who swapped her film career for animal rights activism, has died at the age of 91.

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3 w. ago Macron's chief butler is arrested after antique tableware used to entertain King Charles is stolen in scam where plates, cups and dishes worth thousands disappeared

Hundreds of porcelain plates, cups, and dishes have disappeared from the Elysée Palace under the nose of President Emmanuel Macron and his first lady, Brigitte Macron.

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3 w. ago Brigitte Macron faces lawsuit after being filmed using sexist slur at Paris theatre

More than 300 women file complaint after video shows French first lady calling feminist protesters ‘sales connes’Brigitte Macron is facing a legal complaint from several organisations, including women’s rights groups, after she was filmed saying feminist protesters at a theatre show in Paris were “stupid bitches”.More than 300 women – specifically 343, a historically symbolic number in French feminism – this week filed the complaint against the French first lady for public insult. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Brigitte Macron defends 'clumsy' sexist slur against feminist protesters

France's first lady has defended her use of a sexist slur against feminist protesters

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4 w. ago Brigitte Macron apologises after sparking fury by calling anti

The 72-year-old wife of President Emmanuel Macronwas filmed using the slur against four activists from the feminist collective #AllofUs (#NousToutes).

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