66 m. ago ‘We’re in a healthy relationship!’ Alison Brie and Dave Franco on gruesome body horror Together

Best known for comic roles, the couple talk about how they parlayed their marriage into a sweaty nightmare of a film – and what it’s like to share their love in publicDave Franco is showing me his wounds: a bloody finger, a grazed foot, a palm full of blisters. On his phone, the actor zooms in on the photo collage he has compiled of the worst injuries he sustained on the set of Together, the romance-horror he stars in alongside his wife, Alison Brie. She is not to be outdone. In one scene, Brie’s character is propelled against a glass door by a mysterious force. During filming, it seemed as if her stunt double was walking up to the door “very slowly. I felt like it was not landing the beat,” says the actor. “I said: ‘Let me just do it.’ And that’s what’s in the movie, me running and slamming into the glass. Then, of course, I had a little bruise on my nose that we had to cover with makeup.”Franco and Brie were clearly willing to throw themselves – literally – into the hugely en...

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2 h. ago Remember when having women in power was supposed to change everything? | Gaby Hinsliff

The careers of Sturgeon, Merkel and Ardern show how foolish it is to idealise leaders just for being womenNicola Sturgeon was always afraid of failure. But it was a very particular kind of failure she feared; one that follows a very particular kind of success. Living up to the fact of being Scotland’s first female first minister became, she writes in her new memoir, “almost an obsession”, which is arguably unhealthy but not unreasonable. To be the first woman (or indeed the first minority) in any field is to be uncomfortably aware of being on probation: the test case that sceptics will use to decide whether women in general can really hack it, but also the yardstick by which other women will judge whether representation actually makes a difference.You daren’t betray anything that looks like a sign of weakness, yet at the same time you’re endlessly under pressure to spill your guts on all the intimate stuff – miscarriage and menopause in Sturgeon’s case, pregnancy in high office for ...

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2 h. ago 'I struggled to eat sandwich at work and now have six months to live'

EXCLUSIVE: A dad who has been fighting for his life after a 35cm tumour was found in his food pipe on Christmas Eve has stopped treatment and has been told his death is imminent

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2 h. ago Tom Kerridge shares rare family insight and admits 'he's got a red mist'

Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge has shared a rare insight into his home life with his wife Beth Cullen and their nine-year-old son Acey, with the TV star admitting he and Acey are 'massively similar'

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2 h. ago Married couple 'lived with corpse of intimate threesome partner for over a year'

James Agnew, 55, and Suzanne Agnew, 57, were arrested on Thursday and charged with multiple counts each, including abuse of a corpse and tampering with a deceased human body

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2 h. ago Second person dies from 'toxic' poisoning from sandwich at tourist spot

Tamara D'Acunto, 45, had eaten a sandwich from a food truck in Calabria

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3 h. ago 'I can’t believe they are this bothered': The new Greater Manchester pub that's got people talking before it's even opened

After success in Altrincham, the popular Irish bar is preparing to open its second site in Didsbury

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3 h. ago Helen Goh’s recipe for honey and almond semifreddo with nectarines | The sweet spot

This classic churn-free Italian dessert is easier to make than ice-cream, and can be customised by the seasonSofter and lighter than ice-cream, semifreddo, which is Italian for “half-cold” or “half-frozen”, is also easier to make because it doesn’t need churning. Customise this one by swapping the almonds for pistachios, and serving it with cherries or other seasonal fruit. Do seek out the anise seeds, though, because they add such a lovely pop of flavour. The praline can be made up to a week ahead and stored in an airtight container in the freezer, while the semifreddo itself will keep happily in the freezer for about a week. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago 'I flew with Princess Anne and will never forget her savage response to RAF pilot'

EXCLUSIVE: Former royal chef Darren McGrady, who previously worked for Queen Elizabeth II, shared an anecdote about the "fantastic" Princess Royal ahead of her 75th birthday this Friday

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3 h. ago Fury as residents charged £45 for green bin collections left with rotting rubbish

'Our green bins were not emptied for four weeks and we had maggots crawling in rotting food'

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3 h. ago Forgotten corner trick could double your kitchen storage overnight

For those who may be a little tight on space when it comes to their kitchens, there are certain tricks according to one kitchen expert that can help you maximise what you have

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4 h. ago Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hurst

It’s tempting to scoff, but don’t dismiss the data. Modern man’s failure to forge real, meaningful friendships is bad for everyoneAt first I was startled when the psychologist Angelica Ferrara told me that most of the time it’s women, not men, who want to write about her research into male loneliness. But this is the crux of the issue, isn’t it? That we men need to talk, and we don’t: not nearly enough, anyway.Since 1990, there has been a sharp decline in how many people men say they are close to, says Ferrara, who is a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics. In the US, two-thirds of men aged between 18 and 23 think that nobody really knows them; one third haven’t seen anyone outside their household in the past week; only a fifth say they have friends they can really count on; and a staggering 69% of young men think “no one cares if men are OK”.Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe columnist Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'Quirky' fruit cake recipe is made and ready to bake in under an hour

This simple yet delicious fruit cake recipe is easy to follow and perfect for a hot summer's day. And a creamy element makes it even more unforgettable than your typical cake slice

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4 h. ago Common sweet can help blast body fat and cholesterol if eaten every day

A specific sweet treat has been shown to help reduce body fat and aid weight loss, according to multiple studies and health experts

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4 h. ago FDA warns lead could be leaching into food from this cookware

Lead is toxic to people of any age or health status and higher exposure levels can lead to neurological changes

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6 h. ago Jamie Oliver's 'super simple' garlic chicken needs just five ingredients

If you're looking for something quick and easy to rustle up in the kitchen this week, Jamie Oliver's crispy garlic chicken recipe is your answer - taking just 15 minutes to cook from scratch

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6 h. ago Trump makes false claims about crime in Washington DC as homeless camps are cleared

President’s comments come after protesters heckled officers who stopped cars at checkpoint along busy streetDonald Trump falsely claimed that crime in Washington DC is “the worst it’s ever been” on Thursday, amid a federal takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of the national guard and federal agents in the city.“Washington DC is at its worst point,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “It will soon be at its best point.” He also baselessly accused DC law enforcement officials of giving “phony crime stats” and said “they’re under investigation”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Amid the chaos after the fall of Kabul, two men became my lifeline | Shadi Khan Saif

Exactly four years later, our reunion in the safety of my new home in Melbourne was sweetSitting cross-legged on a richly patterned Afghan rug in a Melbourne living room, we chatted for hours, reflecting on the fall of Kabul four years ago that brought us together and nurtured a bond of friendship across continents.We had first connected in the chaos of August 2021, when the fall of Kabul shattered decades of fragile progress towards democracy, freedom and peace in Afghanistan. Our reunion this winter in Melbourne should have been pure joy – a celebration of survival and friendship – but it began in the quiet rows of a Muslim graveyard. We were there for the funeral of our mutual friend, Barez. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Hundreds hit with food poisoning in Indonesia after eating free meals from president’s flagship program

Since its launch in January, Prabowo Subianto’s signature policy has been marred by mass food poisoning cases affecting over 1,000 peopleMore than 360 people fell ill in the Indonesian town of Sragen in Central Java after consuming school lunches, according to officials, in the largest food poisoning case to hit president Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme to date.Since its launch in January, the free school meals programme has been marred by mass food poisoning cases across the archipelago, affecting over 1,000 people. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago This was the comment that finally made me realise I needed to cut off my toxic mother. I never saw or spoke to her again... and this is why I applaud Brooklyn Beckham: DANU MORRIGAN

I packed my wedding day memories away with the million other hurts from my parents. But they came back to me this week amid the furore around Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham's vow renewal.

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