84 m. ago What links Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Ariana Grande? The Saturday quiz

From chicken jockey to swearing consultant, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which singer was officially declared a national hero of Barbados in 2021?2 What made a landfall on 29 August 2005 near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana?3 Which film immortalised the phrase “chicken jockey”?4 What is the oldest surviving work of Islamic architecture?5 Ian Martin was the swearing consultant on which TV series?6 What are China’s two special administrative regions?7 Skeet and trap are disciplines of which Olympic sport?8 What organisation did Harry Pollitt lead for almost 30 years?What links: 9 An American Tragedy; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Mrs Dalloway; The Great Gatsby; The Trial?10 The Beatles; John Travolta; John Lennon; Frankie Goes to Hollywood; Madonna; Ariana Grande?11 Reeves; Reeve; Cain; Routh; Cavill; Corenswet?12 Iquitos; Leticia; Manaus and Macapá?13 Adam and Eve; Four Horsemen; Praying Hands; Rhinoceros; Young Hare?14 Giuseppe Savoldi (Napoli) and Olivia Smith (Arsenal)?15 1960...

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85 m. ago Manchester United sent Viktor Gyokeres warning amid Arsenal predictions

Man United host Arsenal this weekend and the pundits have had their say on the clash.

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2 h. ago Monastic music that survived Henry VIII’s dissolution brought back to life

Buckland Abbey recreates music telling of medieval life in extraordinary discoveryAlmost five centuries ago a community of monks in the West Country of England gathered to sing, imploring their God to help them endure the challenges of medieval life.Thanks to an extraordinary discovery of music that survived Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries in the early 16th century, the songs created by the Buckland Abbey monks were ringing out again across the hills and woods of the Tavy valley in Devon this weekend.The University of Exeter Chapel Choir will perform the music live in Buckland Abbey’s medieval Great Barn on 16 and 17 August. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Six great reads: swanky manholes, babies in flowerpots and the world’s most divisive shoes

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Check your attic for these items to sell at your local car boot and make £100s

MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry shares the best-selling items for car boot sales ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend

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2 h. ago Mumbles Raft Race 2025: Start time, how to watch and everything you need to know

The Mumbles Raft Race, one of the most popular events on Swansea's summer calendar, is returning this weekend and here's everything you need to know about today's event

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2 h. ago The new Salford takeaway with a secret seasoning that foodies are flocking for

It sells chicken, smash burgers, pizzas and more

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3 h. ago Disney+ to stream live European football each weekend in major schedule shake

Top Spanish clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona are heading to Disney+ as the streamer lands a three year deal with La Liga.

Sport

5 h. ago Gardeners urged to act this weekend in 'race' for free plants

There's no need to splash hundreds at the garden centre - you can ensure your borders are filled with a beautiful display of flowers by following four simple steps

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6 h. ago The Albanian small boat migrant who flooded the streets with crack cocaine after boasting about how easy it was to sneak into Britain

EXCLUSIVE: Elvis Zoto, 22, gloated on social media about entering the UK illegally and even posted a photo of his Home Office registration form showing his arrival in Dover in 2022.

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7 h. ago Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre moves into commanding halfway lead

World number one Scottie Scheffler is MacIntyre’s nearest challenger heading into the weekend.

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8 h. ago UK weather: Heath alerts continue as Met Office predicts weekend temperatures to hit 30C

Temperatures are expected to peak at around 30C in parts of south-west England on Saturday and 29C on Sunday

Society

9 h. ago Photos of border patrol arresting a woman selling food and workers at an LA car wash

U.S. border patrol agents made more arrests in Los Angeles and the surrounding area, arresting a woman selling food outside a Home Depot in Los Angeles and workers at a car wash in Montebello, California.

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10 h. ago EastEnders hit with 'inappropriate sexual content' complaints after raunchy scene

EastEnders has received a number of complaints from viewers after they aired one raunchy scene between Alfie and Kat Moon earlier this summer

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11 h. ago Piers Morgan quickly backtracks after ‘mistakenly’ posting photo of Trump wearing kneepads ahead of Putin summit

‘I didn’t see the kneepads on that pic, so just deleted and reposted with a different pic,’ Piers Morgan tweeted after pulling the original post down

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12 h. ago Putin team trolls its way to Ukraine summit with Trump as it serves ‘Chicken Kyiv’ for in

Russia has been accused of sending ‘signals’ ahead of the summit in Alaska

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12 h. ago Superdrug shoppers can get bottles of Versace perfume for £4 each this weekend

Bright Crystal, Crystal Noir, Dylan Purple and Dylan Blue are all included in the online only deal

Economics

13 h. ago Photos of mourners and searches for the missing from flash floods in Pakistan and India

Communities in mountainous areas of India and Pakistan are mourning the loss of hundreds of lives due to recent flash floods, with many families holding funerals as the search for those still missing continues.

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14 h. ago ‘I thought no one would believe me’: Wallaby sightings reported in Suffolk

Wallabies are native to Australia but small wild populations descended from escapers exist in the UKAt first glance Steven Ellis thought the small creature in the distance was a deer, but he soon realised he was witnessing something far more unusual.Ellis was near the village of Ilketshall St Andrew in Suffolk when he took out his camera and took a photograph of the animal, which turned out to be a wallaby. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago White House defends DC takeover of police after city alleges ‘brazen usurpation’ in lawsuit against Trump administration – live

Trump police takeover will create ‘immediate, devastating, and irreparable harm’ for DC, federal lawsuit saysDC sues Trump administration over ‘hostile takeover’ of city policeWashington DC’s only Home Depot was busy with contractors and customers on Thursday morning – but the Hispanic day laborers who usually gather and wait for work under the parking lot’s sparse trees were nowhere to be found.Two days earlier, masked federal agents swarmed the area and made several arrests, which were photographed by bystanders and posted on social media. Juwan Brooks, a store employee who witnessed the raid, said the agents grabbed anyone who appeared Hispanic. Continue reading...

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