56 m. ago Sister Europe by Nell Zink review – all the ideas Trump deems most dangerous

This comedy of manners set among Berlin’s cultural elite is a prescient interrogation of language, identity and powerOn 7 March 2025 the New York Times published a list of words that the Trump administration was systematically culling from government documents and educational materials. This list, which includes the words “gender ideology”, “affirming care”, “confirmation bias”, “ethnicity”, “identity”, “immigrants”, “racism”, “prostitute”, “political”, “intersectional” and “privilege”, reads like a bingo card for Nell Zink’s astonishingly prescient new novel, Sister Europe, in which a large cast of racially, economically and gender-diverse characters convene over the course of a single evening to attend a literary awards ceremony in Berlin.On its surface, Sister Europe is a comedy of manners set among Berlin’s exclusive and elusive cultural elite. The prose is searingly quick, revelatory and funny: Zink’s dialogue reads like our best plays. Entertaining banter could ...

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57 m. ago The 10p household product chefs 'swear by' to clean stubborn dirt off BBQs

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85 m. ago The 18 most devastating character deaths in TV history, from Blackadder to The Last of Us

We know it’s not real, but TV deaths can still hit hard. Annabel Nugent rounds up some of the most memorable and traumatic times a character has been killed off

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1 hour ago Asda warns 'do not eat' on popular meat product due to health risk

The latest product recalls issued by the Food Standards Agency and why they've been pulled from supermarket shelves

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2 h. ago UK's best supermarket roast potatoes voted by British shoppers and it's not McCain

A blind taste-test survey by Which? has been revealing the best UK supermarket products, comparing branded products with supermarket's own labels - now on the category of roasted potatoes.

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6 h. ago Meghan Markle's podcast Confessions of a Female Founder proves a chart flop

Meghan Markle's new Lemonada podcast has plummeted out of the Spotify 100 list, both in the US and UK. Her latest episode also failed to crack Apple's Top 200 chart.

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7 h. ago Outlander creator 'forgot' key detail about character in books

Outlander's author was reminded about the plot point

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11 h. ago Emery engineering has Rashford and Aston Villa on the rise for FA Cup

Manager’s changeable lineups have pushed striker to usurp Ollie Watkins and likely lead the attack at WembleyUnai Emery keeps his Aston Villa players on their toes. Sometimes he tells his squad the lineup the day before a game, on other occasions half an hour before they depart the team hotel for the stadium on a match day. Training tends to offer some clues but of late there have been surprises. Emery, a hugely emotional character, has been known to make impulsive, snap calls. Morgan Rogers, a rare mainstay and one of Villa’s trio of undroppables, recently described how his manager’s decision‑making can feel like flip‑of-the-coin stuff.When the teamsheets are released an hour before kick-off at Wembley on Saturday, the eyeballs will jump towards the most intriguing selection dilemma: will Emery favour Marcus Rashford or Ollie Watkins? Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'can see it coming' as Eileen Grimshaw's exit heartbreak 'rumbled'

It's no secret that the character will be leaving Weatherfield as actress Sue Cleaver confirmed she'd be bowing out of the ITV soap

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13 h. ago Morrisons issues urgent ‘do not eat’ warning over risk product may contain 'small pieces of blue plastic'

Shoppers should return the product for a full refund

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14 h. ago Emily In Paris star QUITS hit Netflix series with emotional goodbye post after fans fumed at bosses for 'destroying the character'

The actress took to Instagram to reveal the shocking news with an emotional goodbye post after fans fumed at bosses for 'destroying the character'.

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15 h. ago Lush fans 'traumatised' over design of new bath bomb featuring iconic character

Cosmetics retailer Lush has unveiled a new range of bath bombs to celebrate World Bath Bomb Day (April 27) and its 30th anniversary - but the design of one product has divided fans

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15 h. ago Stunned resignation and foreboding: a week in Trump’s shadow at IMF

Few policymakers mention US president by name, but his tariffs dominate IMF-World Bank meetingBusiness live – latest updatesKristalina Georgieva’s favourite film, the International Monetary Fund boss told the audience at a packed panel event in Washington on Thursday, is Tom Hanks’s cold war romp Bridge of Spies.In one of the stranger digressions in a frequently strange week, Georgieva recalled the moment when Hanks’s character, a US lawyer, tells the Soviet spy he has been appointed to defend that he will probably be executed. “You don’t seem alarmed,” Hanks says to him; to which the spy – played by Mark Rylance – replies, “Would it help?” Continue reading...

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15 h. ago iOS 19: Everything we know about Apple's 'radical' software update

With its productivity-boosting perks, futuristic redesign, and AI-powered Siri, Apple’s next software update could be a massive leap forward.

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15 h. ago 'I tried Meghan Markle's favourite beauty products and couldn't believe the glow they gave'

After the Duchess of Sussex shared some of her favourite beauty items on her website, I tried a few of her stand-out skincare products – here's what really impressed me

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15 h. ago Morrisons recalls sausages warning they may contain small pieces of blue plastic

Customers who purchased the affected product will receive full a refund, the supermarket says

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16 h. ago 'I tried Meghan Markle's skincare routine and couldn't believe how good my skin looked'

The Duchess of Sussex previously shared some of her favourite beauty products, and so I put them to the test to see if they would help me to replicate her fresh, glowing complexion

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16 h. ago Eni Aluko apologises for controversial Ian Wright comments: ‘It was wrong’

Aluko claimed Wright, a staunch advocate of the women’s game, was blocking opportunites for female pundits

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17 h. ago Urgent warning to parents as common household product leaves daughter 'blinded in one eye'

According to Jodi lowe, her daughter Luca began screaming and inadvertently rubbed the product across her eyes before she could intervene.

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17 h. ago Eni Aluko APOLOGISES to Ian Wright: Former footballer admits she was 'wrong' to accuse Arsenal legend of 'blocking' pathway for female pundits in shock attack

Eni Aluko has issued a passionate apology to Ian Wright after facing backlash for claiming he was blocking opportunities for female pundits by 'dominating' women's football coverage.

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