43 m. ago ‘Pop music can be so scared to offend’: Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso, the Argentine duo subverting machismo

After going viral with their Tiny Desk concert, the impish pair are heading to Glastonbury. They explain their ‘no shame, no fear’ approach – and their ridiculous muscle suitsOver impeccable jazz-funk arrangements and Latin percussion, a man in a furry blue trapper hat raps like he’s inhaled a Benson & Hedges multipack, while his partner brings lip-curling, hair-twirling attitude to his own lyrical delivery. This is Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso’s Tiny Desk Concert, an online performance that turned the two Argentine vocalists into global sensations almost overnight after it came out last October. It has now racked up 36m views and Rolling Stone has called them “the future of music”.Some eyebrows were raised, though, by the English translations of their lyrics: crude, daft, often hilarious tales of parties, sex and girls – even, accidentally, goes one punchline, the same one. “We’re always having fun and trying to confuse people,” Amoroso explains on a video call from Madrid, during ...

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1 hour ago Courts pushing back on corporate carbon offsetting claims, LSE report finds

Scrutiny of how companies plan to meet climate commitments is growing, with many successful legal challengesJudges across the world are proving sceptical of companies’ attempts to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by buying carbon credits, a report has found.In an analysis of nearly 3,000 climate-related lawsuits filed around the world since 2015, the latest annual review of climate litigation by the London School of Economics found action against corporations in particular was “evolving”, with growing scrutiny of how companies plan to meet their stated climate commitments. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Trump’s wavering on Nato defence pact casts pall over summit

US commitment to Article 5 ‘depends on your definition’, says president ahead of meeting with allies

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5 h. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Kate's old pal who runs sex firm 'bullied' over PTA role

They're both happily married women with three young children, who both attended £58,290-a-year Downe House before bonding in early adulthood.

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6 h. ago Adults in Great Britain now spending more time on mobiles than watching TV

Daily average for watching all types of screen is now almost 7.5 hours, annual survey for IPA findsThe amount of time adults in Great Britain spend using their mobile phones has finally overtaken that spent watching TV, according to a report that calculates the daily average for watching all types of screen is now almost 7.5 hours.For the first time a typical person aged 15 or over spends longer each day on their mobile (three hours and 21 minutes) than on watching a traditional set (three hours and 16 minutes), the annual TouchPoints survey found. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Government ‘passive’ in recovering £1.9bn of Covid loan losses, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee criticised the lack of incentive for lenders to recover the money.

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6 h. ago Girl, 3, becomes youngest patient to receive groundbreaking treatment

It is the first NHS England commissioned gene therapy in the UK infused directly into the brain

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6 h. ago Post Office compensation happening far too slowly, damning report finds

A report by the cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found victims of the Horizon IT scandal are still not getting the payouts they deserve with the Government taking 'insufficient' action

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6 h. ago Make electricity cheaper so households benefit from heat pumps, advisers urge

The Climate Change Committee has called for policy costs to come off electricity bills in an ‘optimistic’ first report on Labour’s climate progress.

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7 h. ago After weeks of bombshell testimony, Diddy closes his sex trafficking trial by telling the judge he did an ‘excellent job’

The music mogul declined to testify after ‘thoroughly’ discussing decision with his lawyers, he told the judge

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7 h. ago Ukrainian lawmaker who nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize withdraws it after ceasefire talks stall

Oleksandr Merezhko, the head of Ukraine's parliamentary foreign committee, said he had "lost any sort of faith and belief" in Trump and his ability to get a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine

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7 h. ago Diddy schmoozes the judge in sex trafficking trial... before his defense makes shock bid about his innocence

Sean 'Diddy' Combs charmed the judge in his sex trafficking trial Tuesday just before his defense team made a shockingly short bid at the embattled music mogul's innocence.

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8 h. ago Diddy cuts off judge to reveal if he'll testify in sex trafficking trial

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, stood up in front of Judge Arun Subramanian and confirmed his answer in front of the court. He is on trial for federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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9 h. ago Devious paedophile abused young boy claiming he was teaching him sex education

Michael Brewer, 75, was later convicted of sexually abusing a young girl using a similar method.

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9 h. ago Trump casts doubt on commitment to defending Nato partners as he arrives in Europe for annual summit – live

US president arrives in Amsterdam, where he is expected to take victory lap over apparent conclusion of Israel-Iran conflictIt’s Richard Luscombe in the US taking over from my colleague Tom Ambrose, and I’ll be here to guide you through the day’s political developments.The conflict consuming Israel and Iran is dominating headlines, and you can follow happenings in our Middle East crisis liveblog here.Right now, the bill is held together with happy thoughts and spit. I think we’ll eventually pass something, I just can’t tell you when. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Diddy trial recap: Sean Combs tells judge he will not testify in sex trafficking trial

Jurors heard from 34 witnesses over the seven weeks of testimony, including Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura

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9 h. ago Brit, 50, dies just hours before flying home to meet his newborn grandson after being electrocuted while doing DIY for a woman who gave him a place to stay while he was travelling Mexico

Al Brown, 50, from Norwich accidentally touched a live overhead cable as he was sweeping the roof at the property in the small town of Tepoztlan, Mexico.

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10 h. ago Diddy cuts off judge to reveal if he'll testify in sex trafficking trial: Live updates

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, stood up in front of Judge Arun Subramanian and confirmed his answer in front of the court. He is on trial for federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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10 h. ago Diddy trial live: Combs addresses judge as prosecution rests case in sex trafficking trial

Jurors heard from 34 witnesses over the seven weeks of testimony, including Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura

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10 h. ago This London Museum Lets You 'Order' Objects From Its Vast Collections—and Maybe Even Touch Them

This London Museum Lets You 'Order' Objects From Its Vast Collections—and Maybe Even Touch Them  Smithsonian Magazine

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