16 h. ago The North Road by Rob Cowen review – the poetry and pain of Britain’s backbone

A beautifully written study of our longest numbered route, the A1, is full of rich asides and haunting explorations, conjuring the visual pleasure of a road movieMost people know the North Road of this book’s title as the London-to-Edinburgh A1. But, as Rob Cowen writes, A1 is a cipher for a 400-mile multiplicity of roads – a historically diverse bundle that includes ancient trackways, a Roman road, the “Old North Road” and the “Great North Road” (the name generally applied to what became the A1 in the road-numbering scheme of the 1920s). This collective forms, as Cowen has it, our primary road – the “backbone” of Britain.As a frequent shuttler between north and south, I prefer the North Road to its rival, the bland, homogenous M1. It has verges and laybys, eccentric pit-stops where the coffee is not necessarily Costa, and a scruffy, improvised air, suggesting something organically arisen from the landscape. But whereas I have merely driven along the road, Cowen has communed with it...

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53 h. ago Drake vs Kendrick: A timeline of the feud between the two rappers

A rivalry between two of the world’s biggest rappers has simmered for years, flaring up again last year thanks to multiple surprise tracks, including Kendrick’s Grammy-winning ‘Not Like Us’

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3 d. ago Who has won most Snooker World Championships? Here are all 9 players to win multiple titles

It’s hard enough to win one snooker world title - never mind one or two.

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1 week ago Cancer biologist reveals how just one alcoholic drink increases your risk of disease

Even the occasional cocktail or glass of wine can be harmful to your health, raising your risk of multiple diseases, including cancer, experts say.

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1 week ago Full list of 93 Tesco stores to get new aisle in first for the supermarket

Tesco is set to launch a new dedicated aisle which will include products across multiple categories

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1 week ago Texas measles outbreak includes multiple cases at a day care in Lubbock

Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated

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1 week ago Woman at centre of Netflix crime documentary Con Mum charged with fraud in Singapore

Dionne Marie Hanna is accused of scamming multiple victims, including her son, out of hundreds of thousands of pounds

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2 w. ago Fed chair warns of high inflation and slower growth as Trump tells him to cut interest rates – live

Federal Reserve chair says ‘we face a highly uncertain outlook’ as president tells him to cut interest ratesPeople in the US: how have your shopping habits changed due to Trump’s tariffs?Trump insists he won’t back down from global trade war as markets slumpThe Trump administration is taking aim at Brown University with threats to freeze $510m in grants, widening its promise to withhold federal funding from schools it accuses of allowing antisemitism on campus, according to multiple media outlets including Reuters and the New York Times.University officials said they had not yet been formally notified, but the school was among dozens warned last month that enforcement actions could be coming as the administration seeks to crack down on academic institutions . Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘My policies will never change’: Trump doubles down on trade war after China announces retaliatory tariffs – live

US president says on Truth Social that ‘this is a great time to get rich’ despite China issuing a 34% tariff on all US goods The Trump administration is taking aim at Brown University with threats to freeze $510m in grants, widening its promise to withhold federal funding from schools it accuses of allowing antisemitism on campus, according to multiple media outlets including Reuters and the New York Times.University officials said they had not yet been formally notified, but the school was among dozens warned last month that enforcement actions could be coming as the administration seeks to crack down on academic institutions . Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Moment brothel owner tries to hide six phones during police raid on gang that ran massive prostitution and human trafficking ring

Lina Wang (pictured) played a leading role in the prostitution of vulnerable victims in multiple towns and cities across the UK including Canterbury, Chatham, Dartford and Tunbridge Wells.

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2 w. ago The Marlow Murder Club season 2, episodes 3 and 4 welcomes EastEnders and Baby Reindeer stars

The Marlow Murder Club will return this evening and we have taken a look at the guest stars that will be appearing in upcoming episodes.

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3 w. ago Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack

Letter signed by 700 members offers support to Hamdan Ballal after initial statement had failed to name directorThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised after criticism for its failure to support the detained Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal.Almost 700 voting members, including multiple A-list actors, signed a letter apologising for not directly acknowledgingBallal and the film by name. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Teacher, 58, told pupil 'I'm in awe of your brain' in 'inappropriate' relationship

Joanna Broad-Reeder, 58, admitted to arranging and meeting up with her pupil, under 18, on multiple occasions including a trip to an art gallery, a cinema and a meal

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3 w. ago Full list of BAFTA TV Award nominees including multiple for Baby Reindeer and Rivals

Richard Gadd is up for the Best Actor award for his role in Baby Reindeer

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3 w. ago Nothing for Gavin & Stacey? The sheer number of omissions in the TV Baftas is ridiculous

From the Barry-Billericay finale to Wolf Hall, Pachinko and Nobody Wants This, there are far too many cruelly overlooked shows this year. But the even bigger problem? Bafta’s Adolescence issue• Stalking saga Baby Reindeer leads 2025 TV Bafta nominationsThe latest Bafta TV awards again show the range of talent across UK television. Though drama characteristically dominates, the shows with most nominations – Rivals, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Slow Horses and Baby Reindeer – represent a range of genres and source material (from real events via a 36-year-old Jilly Cooper bonkbuster to a solo theatre show) suggesting that the 2025 voters have largely avoided historical snobbery, long a problem in these prizes.The awards also continue a belated honouring of overlooked talent. After improbably having to wait until last year for his first main Bafta nomination, David Tennant gets a rapid second, for his thrilling turn as a Richard III of the TV industry in the raunchy Cooper adaptation Ri...

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3 w. ago BAFTA TV Nominations 2025 in Full: Here's who's shortlisted as Baby Reindeer leads the way with 8 nods

It’s the biggest night of the year for British television.

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3 w. ago Bafta TV Awards: Netflix’s Baby Reindeer leads the nominations alongside Rivals and Slow Horses

Over 130 shows nominated for this year's BaftaTV Awards, hosted by Alan Cumming in May

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3 w. ago Controversial Netflix hit Baby Reindeer dominates Bafta TV Award nominations – full list

‘Mr Bates vc the Post Office’, ‘Rivals’, and ‘Slow Horses’ have also been recognised

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3 w. ago Netflix’s Baby Reindeer leads the way at Bafta TV nominations

Netflix’s dark comedy smash hit Baby Reindeer - by Scots comedian Richard Gadd - leads the way at this year’s Bafta TV awards with eight nominations.

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3 w. ago TV Baftas 2025 nominations in full as Baby Reindeer leads the way ahead of three other huge hits

Big spread of awards across 134 programmes with Stacey Solomon and Danny Dyer both up for first time Bafta gongs

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