11 h. ago The Potato Eaters review – a descent from visceral dread into full

Lazzaretto Vecchio, VeniceOn the site of a hospital for leprosy patients, audience members are invited to wander in near darkness among twitching body bags into a choreographed scene of ritualised tyrannyThere are strong Death in Venice vibes to the setting of Romeo Castellucci’s site specific production at the Venice Biennale Teatro. The show, by the Italian writer-director and his company, inhabits its own island – a long, lizard-like colony. The audience boards a shuttle and skims across the water to arrive at a building that was once a lazaretto – a hospital for leprosy patients. Associations with fatal infection and social isolation are chillingly resonance of the Covid pandemic. But as you wander into this disturbing promenade piece, things turn chilly in more ways than one.The building’s interior is stripped of its skin so that its brick and rafters lie bare, and there is a low electronic rumble of sound along its corridors which is as disquieting as the near darkness. Window...

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29 h. ago The river that came back to life: a journey down the reborn Klamath

Less than a year after four dams were removed from the river, life has blossomed along its banks, presenting new challenges and joys of recoveryBill Cross pulled his truck to the side of a dusty mountain road and jumped out to scan a stretch of rapids rippling through the hillsides below.As an expert and a guide, Cross had spent more than 40 years boating the Klamath River, etching its turns, drops and eddies into his memory. But this run was brand new. On a warm day in mid-May, he would be one of the very first to raft it with high spring flows. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago PDC darts star Rob Cross receives five year ban as director over £450k of unpaid taxes

Rob Cross, who won the PDC World Darts Championship in 2018, has been disqualified as a director for five years after his company went into liquidation with a tax debt of £450,000

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3 d. ago Former world darts champion Rob ‘Voltage’ Cross banned as company director over £450k in unpaid taxes

Rob ‘Voltage’ Cross fell foul of the taxman over money taken out of the company he used to collect his earnings

Economics

9 d. ago Luke Littler hit by object as rumoured girlfriend supports him at Premier League loss

Poor fan behaviour marred the final stage of Premier League Darts on Thursday night, with world champion Luke Littler being hit by an object ahead of his semi-final

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1 week ago Liverpool parade driver is charged over 'horrific' carnage that left 79 football fans injured: Middle

A middle-class company director, Paul Doyle is married with three teenage children and lives in a smart £300,000, four-bedroomed detached property on a neat estate.

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1 week ago Liverpool parade suspect 'is a company director': Driver held after dozens hurt in 'car attack' is 'revealed to be married father

The 53-year-old arrested on suspicion of multiple attempted murders, driving under the influence of drugs and dangerous driving, is married with three teenage children.

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1 week ago Luke Littler clear on retirement plans after Premier League Darts rival's claim

Luke Littler was crowned Premier League Darts champion in 2024 and the world championship winner is setting out to defend his title with Gerwyn Price standing in his direct path

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1 week ago Work from home is allowed to supervise your gardener, tribunal rules as company director wins £30,000 payout

IT director Ben Wicken had been scheduled to meet company founder Christophe Boudet in person to try to resolve a work disagreement, the employment tribunal heard.

Economics

2 w. ago Luke Littler taunts Gerwyn Price 'mistake' as Premier League finals mind games begin

Luke Littler has taunted Gerwyn Price ahead of their Premier League Darts semi-final showdown next Thursday, with the reigning champion starting the mind games

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2 w. ago Good Morning Britain presenter Adil Ray is facing the axe from breakfast show amid ITV cuts and schedule shake

The 51-year-old host's time on the show has been marred in controversy, including accusations of being 'woke' and 'fat-shaming' darts champion Luke Littler.

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2 w. ago Government considers widening ban on puberty blockers for children to include cross

It came as judges today rejected a legal challenge that would have forced the Health Secretary to include the gender drugs in the ban over concerns about their safety.

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2 w. ago Hamburg Ballet dancers accuse artistic director of creating ‘toxic environment’ – reports

More than half troupe’s dancers write to minister criticising Demis Volpi – and five soloists announce resignationEurope live – latest updatesBallet dancers at a top German company have reportedly written an excoriating critique of their new artistic director, accusing him of creating a “toxic work environment.”More than half of the 63 dancers making up the troupe have complained of untenable working conditions under Hamburg Ballet’s artistic director, Demis Volpi, who joined the company last September, taking over from the US choreographer John Neumeier. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Too big to fit in your mouth’: sunny spring delivers crop of ‘giant’ UK strawberries

‘Perfect’ weather conditions produce berries that growers say are between 10% and 20% bigger than usualThe UK’s sunny spring weather has provided “perfect” conditions to produce strawberries so big you “cannot fit them in your mouth”, UK growers have said.With nearly 20 years’ experience, Bartosz Pinkosz, the operations director at the Summer Berry Company, has “never seen anything like it”. The strawberries being harvested this month by the leading grower are whoppers thanks to the combination of lots of sunshine and cool nights. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Drug mule suspect Bella Culley was 'paid to pose as a company director so Chinese retailers could bypass an Amazon ban on trading in the UK'

Culley, 18, is said to have received £550 in return for her passport information, which was then used to open a business account on the digital marketplace.

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3 w. ago Luke Littler distraught after discovering what 'scum of the earth' have done

The reigning world champion was in Norwich for the MODUS Icons of Darts event and was left fuming after vandals targeted his team while they were at the event

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3 w. ago Love Island hunk refuses to cross major boundary before fight with Jordan Banjo

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island's Wil Anderson is going head-to-head with Diversity icon Jordan Banjo in the ring, but the dating show star has revealed the one thing he would never do while fighting

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3 w. ago Evri delivery driver is caught lying about scratching company director's Tesla by car's onboard cameras and must pay £2,000

Michael Owden, 66, was reversing his delivery van in a car park when he accidentally hit Joel Becker's electric car parked outside his flat in Dorset.

Economics

3 w. ago A French mining company sues Niger after its director disappears and offices are raided

French uranium mining company Orano says it has sued the government of Niger after the disappearance of its director and the raiding of its local offices

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3 w. ago Amigo boss steps down as lender seeks lifeline before it runs out of cash

Kerry Penfold will immediately leave her role as chief executive and director of the publicly-listed company.

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