8 m. ago Snooker fan dramatically faints live on BBC at World Championship as others rush to help

A snooker fan was seen fainting on live TV during the World Championship quarter-finals at the Crucible, with the spectator soon back on his feet and simply in need of a big glass of water

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22 m. ago ‘Chipmunks were obsessed with my mics’: the man who recorded a tree for a year

Joshua Bonnetta spent 8,760 hours recording a pine – then honed it down into a four-hour album full of creatures, cracking branches and quite possibly the sound of leaves growingWhat does a landscape sound like when it’s not being listened to? This philosophical question was a catalyst for film-maker and artist Joshua Bonnetta, who has distilled a year of recordings from a single tree in upstate New York – that’s 8,760 hours – into a four-hour album, The Pines. As Robert Macfarlane writes in his accompanying essay, The Pines is a reminder of the natural world’s “sheer, miraculous busyness”, its “froth of signals and noise”. It is rich with poetic meaning, and resonant amid the climate emergency.“It started as a personal thing,” Bonnetta explains from his studio in Munich, where he relocated from the US in 2022. For over 20 years he has made sonic records of places as private mementos, but recent experiments with long-form field recording led him to push himself “to document this pla...

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26 m. ago Christie Brinkley beat off TWO famous beauties for Billy Joel's love

The night Christie Brinkley met Billy Joel is the stuff of rock 'n' roll legend. But what she has rarely discussed is the fact that she had to compete with two other famously beautiful women.

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51 m. ago Snooker fan faints live on BBC during World Championship coverage

A snooker fan is recovering after taking a dramatic tumble while watching a live interview during BBC's World Championship coverage at the Crucible in Sheffield

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60 m. ago My husband is more attractive than I am – and it makes me feel like an inadequate lover

He has a more typically masculine body, is older, more experienced and skilled in bed, and I am finding it increasingly difficult to performI am a gay man and have been married to my husband for 12 years. I sometimes lose my erection during sex, leading me to avoid it for long periods. My problem is my sexual script, which intellectually I don’t believe, but still cannot seem to set down. My husband has a larger penis, a more typically masculine and societally attractive body and is older, more experienced and more skilled a lover than I am. I know none of this matters and that sex should be about mutual pleasure and connection, but I cannot help but feel inadequate, leading to performance anxiety. My husband is kind and reassuring, but this has been going on for our whole relationship and I feel stuck and frustrated.Being distracted during sex , whether it is due to any kind of anxiety, lack of confidence in your body, fear of losing your erection, fear of disease, germ phobia, str...

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64 m. ago Large fires are burning on the slopes of South Africa's famous Table Mountain

Helicopters are dropping water on large fires burning on the slopes of South Africa’s famous Table Mountain

Events

69 m. ago Two men filmed felling of Sycamore Gap tree during ‘mindless’ act, court hears

Jury shown phone footage with sound of chainsaw and toppling tree taken by pair, who deny criminal damageTwo men filmed themselves using a chainsaw to fell the famous Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in an act of “mindless criminal damage”, a court has heard.Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, embarked on a “moronic mission” to cut down in minutes a tree that had stood for more than 100 years, the prosecutor Richard Wright KC told Newcastle crown court. Continue reading...

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72 m. ago Perez Hilton weighs in on wild conspiracy theory that Kim Kardashian FAKED Paris heist as she gears up to face off against 'Grandpa Gang' in court

Perez Hilton has defended Kim Kardashian as she prepares to testify in court against the 'Grandpa Gang' who are accused of robbing her at gunpoint in Paris back in 2016.

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73 m. ago Daniel Farke reflected on 'unforgettable' experience after he was sacked as boss

German head coach Daniel Farke has led Leeds United back to the Premier League after Championship promotion, although he may not have the best memories from his previous time in the top flight

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1 hour ago Wife of late Dave Myers issues sad update about life without Hairy Biker

Dave Myers' wife Liliana Myers has shared an update with fans more than a year after the Hairy Biker star's death. She spoke about the "distressing" times she can experience

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1 hour ago Wild conspiracy theories flood the internet after Spanish power blackout as sleuths blame alien attack, chem trails and US EMP strikes

The massive outage left thousands of people stranded in trains and elevators, while millions saw phone and internet coverage die.

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1 hour ago 'Fantastic' kids mini trampoline is reduced to £68 from £200 in time for the heatwave week

Keep your kids entertained during the heatwave with this 4.5 foot mini trampoline that fits two children and is now on sale with almost £150 off at Debenhams

Economics

2 h. ago 'I love the original Wonderskin lip stain so much I bought the new shade to see if it's as good'

Shopping Writer Meghan is a huge fan of Wonderskin's viral lip stains, and she loved them so much that she bought the new shades as soon as they launched to see if they lived up to her original

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2 h. ago Job opportunity on Scotland's 'whisky island' with two bedroom cottage included

Previous experience is not needed to apply.

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2 h. ago Meghan Markle breaks down in tears as she admits she's 'done trying to prove' something

It was a wild ride of emotions for the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle as she appeared on the Confessions of a Female Founder podcast hosted by her friend Jamie Kern Lima

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3 h. ago Alison Hammond tells fans to 'buckle up' as new show promises 'tears'

This Morning presenter Alison Hammond will delve into the lives of some of the UK's most famous faces in her new show.

Politics

3 h. ago 'I tried McDonald's in Japan and it's so different – one menu item left me gobsmacked'

McDonald's menus are different around the world, catering to the tastes and local traditions in every country – one travel and food fan has shared his verdict on McDonald's Japan

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3 h. ago Mike Peters death: The Alarm frontman passes away from blood cancer after health battle aged 66

The famous rocker supported U2 and Status Quo on tour and played with Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen

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3 h. ago Two men felled Sycamore Gap tree in ‘mindless’ criminal act, court told

Pair showed ‘expertise and a determined, deliberate approach’ during their ‘moronic mission’, prosecutor saysTwo men used a chainsaw to deliberately fell the famous Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in an act of “mindless criminal damage”, a court has heard.Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, embarked on a “moronic mission” to cut down in minutes a tree that had stood for more than 100 years, the prosecutor Richard Wright KC told Newcastle crown court. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Vincent Tan breaks silence after Cardiff City relegation and hits back at fan accusations

The Bluebirds saw their relegation to the Championship confirmed last weekend

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