50 m. ago If Trump forces Zelensky out who could be the next Ukraine president?

As the Trump administration takes an increasingly aggressive line towards Zelensky and his government, Sam Kiley and David Maddox look at the names emerging on who could replace the Ukrainian president if he is forced out

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61 m. ago David Tennant offers to donate his own skull for iconic Hamlet scene

The actor - who was heralded for his turn in Royal Shakespeare Company production - would be happy to return to play from beyond the grave

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65 m. ago Dmitry Bivol ordered to box David Benavidez in potential blow to Artur Beterbiev trilogy

Bivol became undisputed light-heavyweight champion in February by avenging his loss to Beterbiev

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78 m. ago Alabaster DePlume: A Blade Because a Blade Is Whole review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(International Anthem)While some listeners might baulk at the earnest spoken-word incantations, you can’t argue with DePlume’s outstanding melodies, played with tremulous vibratoAlabaster DePlume’s seventh album comes with a statement of purpose. “What is it FOR?” asks the accompanying blurb, written by the artist, born Angus Fairbairn. “To inspire and facilitate our independent healing Recently I told everyone to ‘go forward in the courage of your love’ and ‘be brazen like a baby’. Following this incitement to boldness it is only fair that I offer a perspective on healing whatever comes as a result.”There is more – a lot more, including a poem – but you get the gist. An album arriving with an explicit mission statement is an unusual occurrence, but to anyone familiar with Fairbairn and his work, the obvious response is: well, of course it does. The only variable is whether you say that in a tone of delight or with a roll of the eyes. Since his 2020 breakthrough with the soothing To...

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78 m. ago David Ellis reviews La Palombe: Sweet dreams are cooked like these

Il Portico restaurateur James Chiavarini knows all about fresh starts, says David Ellis, and the reborn La Palombe is leagues above what it was

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90 m. ago Liverpool’s remarkable night in Paris and Bayern buoyant: Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon and Lars Sivertsen as Liverpool pull off a miraculous win against PSGRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: Alisson is in sensational form as Liverpool succeed in the ultimate smash-and-grab win at PSG in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago David Beckham's reaction speaks volumes as Liverpool seal magical smash

Liverpool produced a stunning smash and grab to seal a late win over Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League round of 16 first leg on Wednesday, leaving David Beckham visibly annoyed

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3 h. ago Coronation Street fans out 'work out' what really happens to David Platt and he 'will survive'

The character's life is left hanging in the balance following a horror hit-and-run

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3 h. ago Coronation Street fans convinced David Platt is dead after sad 'clue' in episode

Coronation Street legend David Platt's life was hanging in the balance after his criminal pal Andy hit him with his car in shocking scenes, a plot to get Harvey Gaskell of his back

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3 h. ago Coronation Street fans make same claim as David Platt death 'sealed' after horror plot

Some fans had the same comments about David's latest storyline as his future was seemingly 'sealed' by the actor who plays him

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4 h. ago Alive by Gabriel Weston review – a revelatory study of the body

A doctor draws on science, history, art and her own experiences to help us see human anatomy anewUntil the early 17th century, scientists believed that the heart operated a bit like a lamp, warming blood that had been produced by the liver. In 1616, when the English physician William Harvey corrected this misconception and explained how the heart works, the audience at the Royal College of Physicians booed him. Why did it take so long for scientists to understand the heart’s real function? One possibility is that until the invention of mechanical pumps in the late 16th century, doctors lacked the metaphorical language to describe what the heart does.“The truth of the body is as much about storytelling as it is about anatomy,” the writer and surgeon Gabriel Weston argues in Alive, an unusual and gripping book that she describes as an “ecumenical exploration” of her subject. An English graduate, in her early 20s Weston enrolled in a pioneering medical degree programme designed to enco...

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4 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'figure out' heartbreaking twist as death 'confirmed' after David and Daisy crash

The shock scenes unfolded after Weatherfield favourite David was seen plotting his own death

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5 h. ago Flesh by David Szalay review – brilliantly spare portrait of a man

From youthful curiosity to midlife resignation, the protagonist is buffeted by forces beyond his control in this thrilling exploration of what it means to be aliveSamuel Butler’s 1903 novel The Way of All Flesh carried with it an implied subtitle. In the book of Kings, from which Butler drew his title, the dying David tells his son Solomon, “take thou courage and shew thyself a man”. Butler’s inference was clear enough: here is a book about what it means to live, what it means to die, and what might be a worthwhile way to fill the time in between.Flesh, the sixth book from Booker-shortlisted David Szalay, has more than just a biblical allusion in common with Butler’s masterpiece. Thrillingly, in an age when we arguably have weaker stomachs for such things, it also shares its bold ontological and artistic ambitions. In Flesh, Szalay has written a novel about the Big Question: about the numbing strangeness of being alive; about what, if anything, it means to amble through time in a ma...

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5 h. ago Coronation Street fans spot new 'clue' David Platt really dies in sad scenes

Coronation Street aired some shocking scenes last night when David Platt was run over - but Daisy Midgeley also found herself being knocked over by the car

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6 h. ago Twiggy review – breezy telling of sunny star’s landmark career

Sadie Frost’s documentary follows the working-class Londoner taking bad luck in her stride as she progresses from fashion to film stardom and back againThis feelgood film directed by Sadie Frost is about the 60s fashion icon Twiggy; originally Lesley Hornby from Neasden in London, latterly Lesley Lawson after her marriage to actor Leigh Lawson, and then Dame Lesley Lawson with her DBE in 2019. (That is how she was gazetted, at all events, although Dame Twiggy has a ring to it.) With comments from A-listers including Edward Enninful and Suzy Menkes, it tells us the story of a working-class heroine with an almost eerily beautiful gamine face who became a fashion legend with a pop-star status that eluded earlier figures such as Jean Shrimpton, though without the smouldering attitude of the supermodel generation that came later.Twiggy made a glorious success of her life, and never conformed to any tragic narrative about how triumph in the ephemeral world of fashion and fame must surely ...

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6 h. ago Twiggy review – Sadie Frost’s breezy telling of sunny fashion star’s landmark career

Frost’s documentary follows the working-class Londoner taking bad luck in her stride as she progresses from fashion to film stardom and back againThis feelgood film directed by Sadie Frost is about the 60s fashion icon Twiggy; originally Lesley Hornby from Neasden in London, latterly Lesley Lawson after her marriage to actor Leigh Lawson, and then Dame Lesley Lawson with her DBE in 2019. (That is how she was gazetted, at all events, although Dame Twiggy has a ring to it.) With comments from A-listers including Edward Enninful and Suzy Menkes, it tells us the story of a working-class heroine with an almost eerily beautiful gamine face who became a fashion legend with a pop-star status that eluded earlier figures such as Jean Shrimpton, though without the smouldering attitude of the supermodel generation that came later.Twiggy made a glorious success of her life, and never conformed to any tragic narrative about how triumph in the ephemeral world of fashion and fame must surely be pun...

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7 h. ago Make like David Beckham and Cara Delevingne with a dedicated games room at home

From David Beckham’s pool table to Cara Delevigne’s poker room, games rooms are an A-list must have — and high-end London designers are playing ball

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7 h. ago David Bowie: Site of Ziggy Stardust pub could become housing

David Bowie: Site of Ziggy Stardust pub could become housing  BBC.com

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11 h. ago Martin Odegaard and Mikel Arteta's perfect responses to 'not good enough' blast

Martin Odegaard was back to his brilliant best on Tuesday to help Arsenal dismantle PSV Eindhoven 7-1 in the Champions League, having faced criticism for his lack of end product this season

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13 h. ago EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Could King Charles commission a portrait of Queen Camilla for her 80th birthday celebrations?

Might King Charles, planning Queen Camilla's 80th birthday celebrations, commission a portrait of his consort? 

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