3 h. ago Is this London's weirdest show? Prepare to enter world of a cow

This unique show features sound work by Foley artists which encourages audiences to close their eyes and be plunged into the world of a cow and a deer

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7 h. ago Cow/Deer at Royal Court Jerwood: 'wordless oddity from an animal's perspective'

This unique show features sound work by Foley artists which encourages audiences to close their eyes and be plunged into the world of a cow and a deer

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21 h. ago Banksy mural of a judge beating a protester is scrubbed from London court

Banksy's latest mural on a London courthouse wall, depicting a judge beating a protester, has been scrubbed off

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24 h. ago Banksy’s Street Art Removed from London’s Royal Court Over Heritage Concerns

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29 h. ago Deaf Republic at Royal Court Jerwood Theatre : 'hugely powerful portrait of occupation'

A portrait of occupation adapted from the work of a Ukrainian-American poet, is told in sign language and makes use of puppetry and video to provide a powerful look at oppression

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3 d. ago Former Army officer admits sexually assaulting teenage soldier months before her death

Warrant Officer Michael Webber pleaded guilty at the Court Martial Centre in Bulford, Wiltshire, to assaulting Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck

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4 d. ago Royal Marines using assault course water tanks to perform baptisms after increasing number of recruits turn to Christianity

Commando fledglings attempting to earn the coveted green beret are now regularly attending Sunday services at the training centre in Lympstone, Devon.

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6 d. ago Thai appeals court finds 5 activists guilty of trying to block royal motorcade in 2020

An appeals court in Thailand has reversed the acquittals of five people charged with impeding the motorcade of the country’s queen during pro-democracy demonstrations in 2020, handing them prison sentences ranging from 16 to 21 years

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8 d. ago Vitesse Arnhem celebrate after reprieve reinstates them into Dutch league

Experts believed club had 1% chance of survivalTies to Roman Abramovich led to KNVB’s investigationVitesse Arnhem have been dealt a dramatic reprieve after an appeals court ruled against the Royal Dutch Football Association’s (KNVB) decision to revoke their professional licence.Vitesse looked doomed after a civil court in Utrecht judged in favour of the KNVB last month, appearing to confirm the 133-year-old club would be kicked out of the Netherlands’ second division. Many supporters were resigned to at least one season in the cold after no arrangement to continue in amateur football could be reached, but they will now be able to watch their team again after a shock turnaround on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Queen Rania of Jordan looks radiant in new portrait marking her 55th birthday

The Royal Hashemite Court of Jordan also shared a striking image of Rania with her husband King Abdullah on Sunday

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2 w. ago Father blames medical professionals and family members for daughter’s death

Paloma Shemirani, 23, declined cancer treatment and was following an ‘alternative’ treatment plan including daily coffee enemas.

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2 w. ago Noel Clarke conspiracy claims over Guardian reporting ‘implausible’ – judge

The actor took legal action against the newspaper’s publishers over allegations of misconduct.

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2 w. ago Thailand former PM cleared of royal insult charge but Shinawatra dynasty’s fate still hangs in balance

Lese-majesty case against Thaksin Shinawatra is dismissed, but his daughter Paetongtarn will hear next week if she will be removed as prime minsterA criminal court in Thailand has dismissed a case accusing former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of defaming the monarchy, the first of three court cases that could decide the fate of one of the country’s prominent political families.Thaksin was accused of insulting the monarchy during an interview with South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo in 2015. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has been acquitted of royal defamation

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he has been acquitted of royal defamation by a court

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3 w. ago Noel Clarke set to learn outcome of libel claim against Guardian publisher

Clarke, 49, is suing Guardian News and Media over several articles containing allegations of misconduct.

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3 w. ago Women's science award backed by Royal Society criticised for allowing trans entrants despite landmark Supreme Court gender ruling

The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science UK awards gives £25,000 grants to five 'outstanding early-career women scientists' to further their research and boost female representation.

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3 w. ago Climate crisis harming world heritage painted houses in Burkina Faso, say residents

Tiébélé’s wavy-walled houses covered in geometric lines showing signs of disintegration amid erratic weatherA world heritage site that was once a famous tourist destination is suffering from signs of disintegration, as climate change affects weather patterns.The wavy-walled houses covered with singular geometric lines of the Royal Court of Tiébélé in Burkina Faso, established in the 16th century, are recognisable all over the world. The paintings represent the thoughts, culture, and religion of the Kassena people, literally written on the walls. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Council’s bid to block hotel housing asylum seekers to be heard on Friday

Epping Forest District Council is seeking an interim injunction stopping migrants from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

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4 w. ago The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar review – whimsical fantasy in a kingdom long, long ago

In this first adult novel from the acclaimed children’s author, an immortal magician returns to tell the story of a royal court where he cast his spells some 500 years beforeThe American author Louis Sachar’s most celebrated book, 1998’s YA novel Holes, was a huge word-of-mouth success on both sides of the Atlantic. Its short, punchy chapters tell the story of plump, hapless Stanley Yelnats, sent to a summer camp for wayward boys, where a terrifying Warden has peculiar ideas about character reformation. The 5ft-deep holes the boys are required to dig turn out to have a surprising purpose. Shifts of time, register and perspective render a simple premise mesmerisingly intricate. It has peril, love, crime, wickedness, redemption and friendship in, well, spades.A quarter of a century later, Sachar has written his first supposedly adult novel, in which many of the same ingredients reappear. A man “dressed like a typical American tourist”, but with an odd habit of storing cake crumbs in t...

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