5 h. ago 'Dear staff, I'm sorry for the distress the rest of the day will bring. Goodbye, John': Love triangle headteacher's email before he attacked his deputy with 18in wrench

A married headteacher attacked his deputy with a heavy-duty wrench over a love triangle which involved a female colleague.

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13 h. ago Married headteacher, 54, attacked his deputy with a wrench over love triangle with female colleague who 'slept her way to the top'

A married headteacher attacked his deputy with a heavy-duty wrench over a love triangle which involved a female colleague.

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18 h. ago John Lennon star Harris Dickinson 'fell in love' with bin man job before fame

Babygirl actor Harris Dickinson, who is set to play John Lennon in a series of biopics about the Beatles, has confessed that he used to "love" working as a bin man in London

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54 h. ago Gen X men: if you don’t find the strength to inoculate boys against the manosphere, what men are left? | Van Badham

The popularity of Adolescence has provided an icebreaker for these conversations, but having them is not a responsibility women can shoulder“The fitness coach starts his very early morning routine by removing a piece of tape from his mouth,” CNN reports. The “manfluencer” in question, Ashton Hall, spends the rest of his day dunking his face in ice water, rubbing banana peel on his skin and chugging down “Saratoga Water”. This is apparently the modern western definition of hardcore masculinity.Friends, maybe – just maybe – we should restart that conversation about western manhood because if it involves banana peel, you are not demonstrating what it means to be a human adult; you are culturally appropriating a clown. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Women’s chess takes centre stage with World and European titles up for grabs

Ju Wenjun and Tan Zhongyi are playing in Shanghai for the world crown, while 136 players, six of them from England, compete in Rhodes for the European championshipWomen’s chess takes centre stage this week. In Shanghai and Chongqing, there is an all-Chinese 12-game match for the women’s world crown between Ju Wenjun, 34, the holder, and Tan Zhongyi, 33, the challenger. The pair are closely matched on ratings (2561 to 2555) and level on head-to-head. The prize money pool is $500,000. Thursday’s game one, with Ju playing White in a Sicilian Defence, was a routine draw by threefold repetition in 39 moves.There is live commentary from 7am BST each day from the all-time No 1, Judit Polgar, and England’s popular Jovanka Houska on YouTube. Saturday is a rest day, game three (of 12) is on Sunday. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump unleashes tariffs on UK and rest of world on 'liberation day'

Donald Trump unleashes tariffs on UK and rest of world on 'liberation day'  London Evening Standard

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8 d. ago Maybe I’m Amazed by John Harris review – with a little help from John, Paul, George and Ringo

The Guardian journalist’s tender account of how music became a bridge between him and his autistic son, James, is full of wit and wisdomHalfway through Maybe I’m Amazed, there’s a photograph of John Harris’s son, James, with one of his heroes. James is a young-looking 10 in knee-length shorts decorated with stars. Ian Hunter of 1970s rock band Mott the Hoople stands beside him, a hand gently around his shoulder. “Sixty-nine years separate them,” Harris writes. “Here is proof of how songs and their creators find fans in the most unlikely of places.”Maybe I’m Amazed is the story of a growing child’s love of music, but it’s more than that: it’s also about how songs provided a whole world for James, and his family, after his autism diagnosis. It marks a departure for Harris, whose previous journalism, aside from his political work for the Guardian, has involved editing magazines and writing columns, reviews and other books about music. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Elton John explains tough love reason sons will only get fraction of his fortune

Musician Elton John, one of the most famous singers in the world, refuses to hand over his entire fortune the two sons he shares with husband David for one major reason

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2 w. ago John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie review – let it be the new gold standard in Beatles studies

The author’s brilliant account of Lennon and McCartney’s songwriting relationship challenges myths, finds new meanings in their music, and even throws up a few surprisesIt is a strange and beguiling experience to find music you have had in your head since childhood reveal new and unsuspected shades of meaning 50 years later. Beatles songs aren’t like most pop songs; instead of fading, they take on a richer colour and nuance, not least because new generations of fans inquire more deeply into what previous listeners might have overlooked or simply misunderstood. One twist of the kaleidoscope and a song we thought we knew suddenly sounds even better than it did the first 100 times we heard it.This is the effect of reading Ian Leslie’s brilliant study of the Beatles’ music, a book that offers not only a lesson in listening (again) but an enthralling narrative of friendship, creative genius and loss. At its centre is the songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and the ...

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2 w. ago Rogers pushing for England start against Albania but Tuchel may omit Guéhi: football – live

Scathing assessment of Euros displays under SouthgateFootball Daily | Football Weekly Extra | And email JohnMorgan Rogers is pushing for a starting spot in attack when the Thomas Tuchel era begins with England’s World Cup qualifier against Albania tonight.Rogers, who can play in a variety of roles in attacking midfield, has been in fine form for Aston Villa this season and has done well in training this week. He has not started for England yet but could feature as the No 10 against Albania, with Jude Bellingham in a slightly deeper role with Declan Rice. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Morgan Rogers pushing for England start against Albania in Tuchel’s bow: football – live

Scathing assessment of Euros displays under SouthgateFootball Daily | Football Weekly Extra | And email LukeMorgan Rogers is pushing for a starting spot in attack when the Thomas Tuchel era begins with England’s World Cup qualifier against Albania tonight.Rogers, who can play in a variety of roles in attacking midfield, has been in fine form for Aston Villa this season and has done well in training this week. He has not started for England yet but could feature as the No 10 against Albania, with Jude Bellingham in a slightly deeper role with Declan Rice. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Royal Mint strikes a chord with Beatles fans, releasing coin honouring John Lennon

Money can’t buy you love, but £18.50 can buy you a John Lennon coin

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3 w. ago Avanti West Coast strikes called off as RMT accepts rest day working deal

Staff had been due to continue Sunday walkouts until late May

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3 w. ago Islamophobic incidents in Australia have doubled over the past two years, research suggests

Islamophobia in Australia report details 309 in-person incidents between early 2023 and late 2024 with girls and women bearing the brunt of the attacksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIslamophobic incidents – including physical attacks, verbal harassment, people being spat on and rape threats – have more than doubled in the past two years, with girls and women bearing the brunt of hatred towards Muslims in Australia, new research shows.The fifth Islamophobia in Australia report details 309 in-person incidents between January 2023 and December 2024 – a more than 2.5-fold increase from the previous reporting period. Verified online incidents more than tripled to 366. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Severe delays after M6 crash in Lancashire with some drivers stuck for more than five hours

A HGV smashed into the central reservation, causing a major diesel spillage - with the motorway expected to remain closed for the rest of the day

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4 w. ago Why the lorry crash on M6 has caused the motorway to close 'for rest of day'

The HGV smashed into the central reservation, causing a major diesel spillage

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