52 m. ago Cecilia Giménez’s botched Monkey Christ became a global meme. The real marvel was the humble, graceful woman behind it | Sam Jones

The restorer, who died on Monday, brought unwanted attention to herself – and her small Spanish town. Then, slowly, a small miracle took placeVery few of us find fame quite as late, or quite as brutally, as Cecilia Giménez did in the summer of 2012. The Spanish amateur artist was already 81 when her efforts to restore a decent, if unremarkable, fresco of the scourged Christ brought her a renown that almost destroyed her.Almost overnight, Giménez, who died on Monday at the age of 94, was stripped of her quiet existence in the north-eastern Spanish town of Borja, and recast as the well-meaning and unwitting creator of what would become known around the English-speaking world as Monkey Christ. In Spain, the meme phenomenon was dubbed Ecce Mono (Behold the Monkey), a play on the painting’s Latin title Ecce Homo (Behold the Man).Sam Jones is Madrid correspondent for the Guardian Continue reading...

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97 m. ago Anthony Joshua latest: Boxer pays respects to friends killed in Nigeria car crash after hospital discharge

Former two-time world heavyweight champion escaped collision with minor injuries

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4 h. ago How 'Britain's best conman' who posed a priest, a doctor and charity boss was tracked down to a German care home after 22 years on the run

Kenner Elias Jones, 75, of Caernarfon, North Wales become one of the world's most infamous fraudsters and moved across continents under a string of false identities.

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4 h. ago Anthony Joshua latest: Boxer released from hospital in Nigeria after car crash

Former two-time world heavyweight champion escaped collision with minor injuries

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4 h. ago Australia back injured stars as squad for T20 World Cup revealed

Cummins, Hazlewood and David named for India and Sri Lanka eventMatt Kuhnemann included in spin-heavy 15-player teamMatthew Kuhnemann is in line for a World Cup debut after being included as the biggest surprise selection in Australia’s squad for the T20 World Cup.As expected, Australia have named superstar pacemen Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, as well as swashbuckling Tim David, despite injury concerns. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital in Nigeria after car crash

British boxer is released on New Year’s Eve in IkejaJoshua can ‘recuperate at home’ after treatmentThe British boxer Anthony Joshua has been discharged from hospital, Nigerian authorities said on Wednesday night. The two-time former heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist was involved in a car accident near Lagos on Monday which killed two of his close associates and team members.The 36-year-old had been under observation while recovering from minor injuries, his promoter had said on Monday. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal car crash in Nigeria

Anthony Joshua, the former two-time heavyweight boxing champion, was under "observation" in hospital while recovering from minor injuries suffered in the crash in Nigeria

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6 h. ago Anthony Joshua made heartbreaking visit to friends’ bodies at funeral home with his mum after horror car crash

ANTHONY Joshua paid an emotional visit to his friends in a Nigerian funeral home after making a "miraculous recovery" from a fatal road crash. The former world heavyweight boxing champ, 36, escaped from Monday’s fatal crash in Nigeria with no serious injuries, a source told The Sun. He has since been discharged from the Duchess International Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria,...

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7 h. ago Disney World worker is injured trying to stop runaway boulder at Indiana Jones show

A Walt Disney World worker in Florida was injured while trying to stop a runaway prop boulder during the park's Indiana Jones live show

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8 h. ago Falcons injury report: Latest on Drake London, Kyle Pitts vs. Saints

Falcons injury report: Latest on Drake London, Kyle Pitts vs. Saints  Falcons Wire

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8 h. ago Eddie Hearn shares heartfelt tribute to Anthony Joshua’s friends killed in car crash

While Joshua sustained injuries, he is reported to be stable and conscious in the hospital

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8 h. ago Coronation Street's Julia Goulding makes huge statement about future of Shona Platt on the show

A magnet for drama - especially at Christmas - every few years Coronation Street cafe worker Shona Platt’s life seems to hang in the balance. But could this time see her leave the show for good?

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9 h. ago Anthony Joshua horror crash leads to police manhunt as truck driver 'goes on the run'

Anthony Joshua was injured in a horror car crash in Nigeria this week, with two of his close friends killed in the collision as their car crashed into an illegally parked truck.

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10 h. ago Mums terrified after kids injured in Scots soft play incident

X-rays revealed painful injures had been sustained by the two six-year-old girls following the incident.

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10 h. ago Simon Cowell set to create ANOTHER new band for rival streamer just weeks after forming boyband on Netflix

SIMON COWELL looks set to put together ANOTHER new band — to rival the one he created just weeks ago. The music mogul formulated seven-piece boy band December 10, pictured with him, in Netflix series Simon Cowell: The Next Act. Now he will be a judge on Who’s In The Band on rival streamer Disney+...

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11 h. ago Sky Sports star's gruesome injury pics after freak accident and hospital trip

Racing presenter Vanessa Binnie Ryle was involved in a 'freak accident' over the festive period, which left her spending hours in A&E and several injuries to her face

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11 h. ago Harry Randall and buoyant Bristol keen to carry form into new year

England scrum-half returned from injury to a side on the crest of a wave and will hope to catch Steve Borthwick’s eyeHarry Randall and Bristol enter the new year with high hopes. The scrum-half has returned to fitness ahead of schedule after hamstring surgery and marked his 150th Bears appearance in the win against Newcastle last Saturday.Pat Lam’s side approach the Prem encounter with Sale at Ashton Gate on Friday after five straight victories, sitting fourth in the table, their attractive style having clicked. A fresh assault on the playoffs looks likely. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Pep Guardiola issues new Jeremy Doku injury update ahead of Sunderland vs Man City

Man City could be boosted by return of winger at Stadium of Light

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12 h. ago Train crash near Machu Picchu in Peru kills driver and leaves dozens of tourists injured

Two trains crashed into each other on a route bringing tourists to Machu Picchu in Peru, killing driver Roberto Cárdenas and injuring more than 40 people, with British tourists among passengers on board

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12 h. ago Brit tourists in horror Peru train crash as one dead and 40 injured

It is not yet clear if any Brits were injured in the head-on rail smash, although tourists are among the 40 people who were hurt, local news outlets have reported

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