40 m. ago The Scotsman Whisky Club: First virtual tasting an exploration of regions via Claxton’s drams

The Scotsman Whisky Club’s first virtual tasting took place this month, and was a sell-out success.

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94 m. ago Trump concedes privately he misjudged Putin with public patience 'running out fast'

The commander-in-chief told his close confidants that may have misread Putin's determination to bring peace between Russia and Ukraine.

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3 h. ago Craig Overton determined to add more T20 success for Somerset

Somerset will compete in a fifth consecutive Vitality Blast Finals Day but Hampshire are targeting a record-breaking fourth title.

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4 h. ago Russell Martin branded a Rangers saboteur as punters risk Hotline banning orders for turning the air blue

Rangers and Celtic fan anger Hotline and Craig Swan has his hard hat on

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4 h. ago Donald Trump security scare as officials mistakenly add random man to text chain

A man said he was unexpectedly and wrongly added to a text chain about Donald Trump's security arrangements at the US Open

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4 h. ago Add to playlist: the DIY no wave dub of Devon Rexi and the week’s best new tracks

Amsterdam combo blend funky post-punk, turntablism and ‘miscellaneous objects’ in a giddy mix beguiling a growing cross-genre audienceFrom AmsterdamRecommended if you like Adrian Sherwood, ESG, Hidden OperatorUp next New charity single benefitting Plant een Olijfboom released 20 SeptemberDevon Rexi make tripped-out, percussion-heavy rhythms that are as sexy as they are strange. Though the Amsterdam-based group have only released two EPs and maintain an elusive online presence, they have developed a steady cult following in guitar and dance music circles alike. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Eddie Howe breaks his silence on the breakdown of his relationship with Alexander Isak before he forced £125m transfer to Liverpool

CRAIG HOPE: Eddie Howe has revealed that his relationship with Alexander Isak changed after his star player went on strike.

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5 h. ago Tiger Woods told stunning Man Utd takeover would be 'brilliant' for Premier League

Golf legend Tiger Woods has been backed to become a success if he ever invested in a club like Manchester United after a string of his fellow sports superstars invested in other teams

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5 h. ago Richard Osman announces huge career news after Netflix success

After his Thursday Murder Club hit screens last month, Richard Osman has revealed his plans for his next career move, with "more news" next year

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6 h. ago Eddie Howe breaks his silence on the breakdown of his relationship with 'difficult' Alexander Isak before he forced £125m transfer to Liverpool

CRAIG HOPE: Eddie Howe has revealed that his relationship with Alexander Isak changed after his star player went on strike.

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7 h. ago 'Must see' war film based on true story leaving Netflix in days

Daniel Craig stars in the 2008 war film, which is based on a true story

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8 h. ago Mark William Lewis: Mark William Lewis review – A24’s first musical signing’s cinematic south London scenes

(A24 Music)Haunting harmonica and poetic banality add to the Londoner’s spookily sonorous baritone to create a hypnotically familiar yet ineffably fresh albumFilm and TV powerhouse A24 bridges the gap between the cutting-edge and the commercial: their content dominates the cultural conversation, often with help from amusingly gimmicky merch (the Midsommar incense burner, the Uncut Gems basketball). Judging by their in-house record label’s first signing, this isn’t a model they’re bringing to their music ventures: it’s very hard to imagine the gritty, lugubrious, bathos-steeped tunes of south-east Londoner Mark William Lewis lassoing the zeitgeist, let alone lending themselves to a quirky product tie-in. (A vial of filthy Thames water, perhaps?)Yet one spin of Tomorrow Is Perfect, the lead single from Lewis’s second album, and it’s instantly obvious why any corporate arbiter of cool would trip over themselves to sign him. An exquisitely beautiful dirge that unites the Durutti Column’...

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8 h. ago How a small monthly boost now could add £52,000 to your pension pot

Many are likely to be maxing out free extra contributions from employers which offer to pay in a higher percentage of your salary if you do as a perk of the job.

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11 h. ago ‘It’s kind of my alter ego, the sex thing’: Lola Young on addiction, writing about pain and being mixed race

The south Londoner’s honesty about her vices has made her a gen Z hero: she was in rehab when her biggest hit was blowing up. Singing about sex on her new album, she says, is a way to mask the painLast November, Lola Young was finally having her moment. Messy, a track from her second album, This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway, was blowing up on TikTok. Celebrities such as Kylie Jenner were using the track in their clips, and it had quickly permeated the barrier to the real world, becoming a staple of Uber rides and Christmas shopping trips in a matter of days. Even if you wouldn’t recognise Young if she passed you on the street, you’d know the song and its ironclad hook: “Cause I’m too messy! And then I’m too fucking clean ”Other stars might have taken a moment to enjoy the spoils, or strategise on how best to capitalise on the newfound success. But as Messy was rising in the charts, Young was checking into a rehab facility to deal with a cocaine addiction that had dogged her for “a lo...

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11 h. ago ‘Addiction teaches you a lot’: breakout pop star Lola Young on sex, substances and self

The south Londoner’s honesty about her vices has made her a gen Z hero: she was in rehab when her biggest hit was blowing up. Singing about sex on her new album, she says, is a way to mask the painLast November, Lola Young was finally having her moment. Messy, a track from her second album, This Wasn’t Meant for You Anyway, was blowing up on TikTok. Celebrities such as Kylie Jenner were using the track in their clips, and it had quickly permeated the barrier to the real world, becoming a staple of Uber rides and Christmas shopping trips in a matter of days. Even if you wouldn’t recognise Young if she passed you on the street, you’d know the song and its ironclad hook: “Cause I’m too messy! And then I’m too fucking clean ”Other stars might have taken a moment to enjoy the spoils, or strategise on how best to capitalise on the newfound success. But as Messy was rising in the charts, Young was checking into a rehab facility to deal with a cocaine addiction that had dogged her for “a lo...

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16 h. ago 'We've been told they could get TEN years': Son of British couple arrested in Iran on trumped

Joe Bennett never wanted his mother and stepfather, Lindsay and Craig Foreman, to go to Iran on their round-the world motorbike 'trip of a lifetime'.

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16 h. ago Ed Sheeran: Play review – subcontinental sounds and shards of darkness – but still unmistakably him

(Gingerbread Man/Atlantic)Despite embracing Indian and Persian sounds, Sheeran’s eighth album goes back to basics after two records of muted melancholy – albeit with some surprising undercurrentsAs he points out on the opening track of Play, Ed Sheeran has now been around a long time. It’s 20 years since he self-released his debut album and 14 since he signed to a major label and set about becoming the most commercially successful British artist of his age: long enough that we’re now seeing the appearance of pop stars who claim him as a formative influence. (Singer-songwriter Myles Smith, who was just into his teens when Sheeran released his breakthrough album +, even plays one of those little acoustic guitars that have long been Sheeran’s trademark.) It’s certainly long enough that anyone with even a passing interest knows what to expect when Ed Sheeran releases a new album.Sheeran’s success is based on a certain dependability: it doesn’t seem to matter who he works with – Pharrell...

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17 h. ago 'We've been told they could get TEN years': Son of British couple arrested in Iran on trumped

Joe Bennett never wanted his mother and stepfather, Lindsay and Craig Foreman, to go to Iran on their round-the world motorbike 'trip of a lifetime'.

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19 h. ago Florian Wirtz's real Liverpool transfer fee emerges as Reds could cost themselves more money

Florian Wirtz joined Liverpool from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial £100m this summer, and the add-ons included in his transfer fee will be quite happily paid by the Reds

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22 h. ago Gianluigi Donnarumma happy to rival Trafford to be Manchester City’s No 1

Italian goalkeeper says ‘together we can make success’‘Competition is good for everyone – we have to be strong’Gianluigi Donnarumma has welcomed having to compete with James Trafford to be Manchester City’s No 1, the Italian goalkeeper saying “together we can make success”.The 26-year-old was signed from Paris Saint-Germain for about £30m (€35m) on transfer deadline day, the move causing some surprise after Trafford joined from Burnley on the last day of July for £27m. Continue reading...

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