33 h. ago Moment Myanmar earthquake swamps people with gallons of water from rooftop swimming pool

The footage shows the moment a crowd of people desperately scrambled for safety down the street before being hit by a torrent of water that fell from a rooftop pool after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake

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63 h. ago The Tiger’s Share by Keshava Guha review – hopeless sons vs brilliant daughters

Families are at war in the new India, in a novel raising complex questions about patriotism, nationalism and how the country is changingIn Delhi the seasons are “human-fucked”, explains Tara Saxena, the narrator-protagonist of The Tiger’s Share. Autumn is the “season of smogs and mellow murderousness”; once the smoke arrives in October, “we could no longer see the sky”. Over summer the Loo, a dry “caramelising” wind, slurs through the city, while inside their flats people “lived as cheese and chocolate do in India, refrigerated”. Now and then comes the brief respite of rain. In its aftermath, people head out into the parks to enjoy the momentary cool, the only time when the air is “useably fresh, like a banana that is only one-third rotten”.Food-related imagery abounds in Keshava Guha’s second novel; you are never allowed to forget that all things – produce, people, every species – are perishable, that from the moment of our birth the decay is inbuilt, and that such a truth is all t...

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6 d. ago The owner of Wales' most famous pub on why punters were scared for his takeover

Stuart thinks that 2025 will be their biggest year yet

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7 d. ago Horror moment knifeman 'randomly attacks' four people in early

Terrifying CCTV footage shows the man strolling down the street while wielding a knife before brutally striking at a passerby.

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7 d. ago Shocking moment tourist boat capsizes leaving 38 people fearing for their lives

The passengers were heading back to their cruise ship via a small boat, having visited some of the world's most beautiful beaches, when the vessel turned over in the water

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7 d. ago He runs the most famous pub in Wales, but people weren't sure until the moment that everything changed

One that has called this place his home his "entire life" is none other than Ty Coch Inn's landlord, Stuart Webley

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8 d. ago Life in historic village with Wales' 'oldest pub' and a tragic true

Walking through the historic village of Llangynwyd is like something from a fairytale

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9 d. ago Happy Face review – Dennis Quaid is a grinning caricature in this shoddy, half

This (sort of) true-crime series about a real-life serial killer’s daughter is deeply disappointing TV – even before you factor in the terrible script and flat actingPerhaps, like politicians’ careers, all intellectual property must eventually end in failure. You begin in one medium – a viral video on social media, perhaps, which brings your story to the attention of the masses and the makers of a podcast; then on to a streamed drama or documentary, maybe knocking out a book on the subject as you go. But eventually it hits a wall. The new translation doesn’t work, it’s running on empty, it doesn’t capture interest, the moment has passed. People get bored, they move on, and that’s the end of your IP’s journey.The new true-crime drama Happy Face, created by Jennifer Cacicio and executive-produced by the mighty Robert and Michelle King (The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Evil, Elsbeth), began life as a book – Shattered Silence, the 2009 autobiography of Melissa Moore, in which sh...

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1 week ago ‘Ghost kitchens’, fast casual and higher prices: how the pandemic changed the US restaurant industry

Americans eat takeout more. Some drink less. Bar-and-grill chains have shuttered. But the restaurant industry has evolved and reboundedBefore Covid, Li’l Dizzy’s, a Creole buffet run by one of New Orleans’ famous Black restaurant families, was a mainstay of the city’s Treme neighborhood. But when officials issued the first Covid stay-at-home orders in March 2020, Li’l Dizzy’s closed, and it did not reopen: how could a buffet restaurant operate during a pandemic?That fall, the cafe’s 73-year-old owner, Wayne Baquet Sr, announced he was selling the restaurant, citing his age and pandemic health risks. The closure appeared to mark the end of a Baquet culinary family legacy that started in Treme in the 1940s and expanded to other family outposts across the city. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Video shows moment North Macedonia nightclub catches fire, killing 59 people

Video footage has revealed the moment a North Macedonia nightclub caught fire, killing 59 people.

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2 w. ago Arrest warrants issued as death toll rises to 59 from Kočani nightclub fire in North Macedonia – Europe live

More than 100 people injured after blaze broke out in the early hours at Pulse club in town 60 miles from SkopjeNorth Macedonia’s public prosecutor Ljupco Kocevski has said five prosecutors would investigate the fire.“At the moment, orders have been issued for collecting of evidence” and some people were being interviewed, Kocevski said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Katherine Jenkins turns up at packed pub ahead of Wales v England and stuns fans with anthem

The singer was in Cardiff ahead of Wales v England and had a big surprise for drinkers in one bar

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer is having his chainsaw moment – but all he will slash is democracy | Simon Jenkins

The PM sounds like Elon Musk when promising to fight the ‘blockers’, but his government’s plans will weaken the link between peoples and politicsEvery new prime minister has an Elon Musk moment. A sudden attack of frustration leads to a burst of machismo, a chainsaw response. The system stinks. Slash the bureaucrats. Smash the machine.Thatcher had her “subversives”, Tony Blair his “scars on my back”, David Cameron his “enemies of enterprise”. Now Sir Keir Starmer claims to be haunted by the blockers, checkers, regulators, bloaters. All are ganging up against the cry of his new friend, Donald Trump, to grow, baby, grow. So get going, chainsaw, do your job.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Insane moment deranged California driver rams into CarMax showroom injuring eight people

A deranged driver was seen driving a car through a CarMax dealership in Inglewood, California on Saturday around 2.10pm. The driver left two people in critical condition and six with minor injuries.

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3 w. ago India v New Zealand: Champions Trophy men’s cricket final – live

Updates, play due from 9am GMTSign up for our newsletter, The Spin | And email TahaThe people I’m thinking of at the moment? The game’s obsessives in Lahore, the people who’d waited decades for a major tournament to come to Pakistan, the ones who shower as much love upon visitors as they do their own. That their own men exited quickly was disappointing; that they’ve had their final shipped off to Dubai is farcical.India are a hell of a side regardless of conditions. But they have clearly benefited from not having to travel during the tournament, spending weeks examining a favourable square. Those who argue otherwise are kidding themselves. Rohit Sharma’s men begin as overwhelming favourites. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Iconic 80s rock band call off Las Vegas residency just weeks before first gig as lead singer is hit by surgery news

The chart-topping American band were due to play at Park MGM on the city's famous Strip between March 28 and April 19 but the run of gigs will now begin on September 12.

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3 w. ago Pub loses fight with residents over massive tent that blocked riverbank views

A planning application to retain the marquee led to hundreds of comments being lodged with the local council and sparked a row over access

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3 w. ago Survivor of UK's deadliest Channel crossing tells of moment 'people started dying' as boat got into trouble

Issa Mohamed Omar, a survivor of the deadliest Channel crossing in history told an inquiry he believes half of the inflatable boat passengers would have survived if help had come faster.

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3 w. ago 19th century former Gower pub proposed to be torn down for nine new homes to be built

Five of the houses would be for sale on the open market and four would be 'shared ownership' under plans put forward by developer Bradbar Homes

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4 w. ago Grand Hotel Belvedere: The perfect setting for an accidentally Wes Anderson adventure

With its world-famous black run and cinematic mountain views, there couldn’t be a better place than Wengen for this chic new Beaumier Group opening. Emma Spedding takes a first look...

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