9 m. ago The Fabien Galthie gambles that put pressure on France’s Six Nations title defence

With veterans Gregory Alldritt, Damian Penaud and Gael Fickou omitted, Galthie has looked to the future as France bid to go back-to-back

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32 m. ago ‘I tried John Lewis’ bestselling pram and I get the hype – and it's royal

Soon to be a mum for the first time, I've been on the lookout for the perfect pram. This is currently one of the most popular choices, I've put it to the test – and I'm seriously impressed

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35 m. ago A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood review – getting through the day

Alex Jennings’s performance hums with buried rage in Christopher Isherwood’s landmark exploration of griefAt the start of A Single Man, George Falconer wakes up at home in the morning and drags himself despondently to the bathroom. There he stares at himself in the mirror, observing not so much a face as “the expression of a predicament a dull harassed stare, a coarsened nose, a mouth dragged down by the corners into a grimace as if at the sourness of its own toxins, cheeks sagging from their anchors of muscle”.Set in 1962, Christopher Isherwood’s landmark novel follows a day in the life of a 58-year-old British expat and college professor living in California. George is silently trying to come to terms with the death of his partner, Jim, after a car accident. We accompany him from his morning ablutions – during which he reflects on the judgment of his homophobic neighbour Mrs Strunk – and his drive to work, to a teaching session, a gym workout and a drink with his friend Charley. T...

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72 m. ago 'Our friends don't understand we don't want them to come on our family holiday'

A Reddit user said they and their family had gone on holiday with some friends, and things hadn't gone as well as expected. And now their friends had asked to join them on their next trip.

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2 h. ago Animal Crossing’s new update has revive d my pandemic sanctuary

After years away revisiting my abandoned island uncovers new features, old memories and the quiet reassurance that you can go home again• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereNintendo’s pandemic-era hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons got another major update last week, along with a £5 Switch 2 upgrade that makes it look and run better on the new console. Last year, I threw a new year’s party for my children in the game, but apart from that I have barely touched my island since the depths of lockdown, when sunny Alba was my preferred escape from the monotonous misery of the real world. Back then, I spent more than 200 hours on this island. Stepping out of her (now massive) house, my avatar’s hair is all ruffled and her eyes sleepy after a long, long time aslumber.I half-expected Alba to be practically in ruins, but it’s not that bad. Aside from a few cockroaches in the basement and a bunch of weeds poking up from the snow, everything is as it was. The paths t...

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2 h. ago How to turn a cauliflower into ‘risotto’ – recipe | Waste not

This creamy grain-free dish contains flaked almonds for extra crunch and protein – perfect if you’re cutting down on carbsI’m fasting for three days a week for the whole of this month. It’s not for everyone, I know, and it’s important to talk to your doctor first, but the benefits are well researched and include improved digestion and immune function, and lowered blood pressure. When we fast, the body goes into ketosis, which breaks down fat for energy, and to stay in ketosis afterwards it helps to reduce carbs and increase protein, which is where today’s low-carb, zero-waste recipe comes in. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer slams Donald Trump over US President's Chagos Islands comments

The Prime Minister accused the US President of reversing his opinion on the Chagos Islands deal with ‘the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain in relation to my values and principles on the future of Greenland’

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2 h. ago Starmer tells MPs he ‘will not yield’ over Greenland despite US pressure – UK politics live

PM says Trump’s Chagos Islands comment designed to put pressure on him to ‘yield’ over Greenland, but he will not complyWe’re not far off PMQs. Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.There will be two statements in the Commons after PMQs. At 12.30pm Ed Miliband, the energy secretary, will give one about the warm homes plan, and about an hour later Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, will give one on the water white paper. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade review: Switch 2 gets a belter of an action revamp

Square Enix has given the fledgling console an absolute 90s classic of a game with a fresh design and new lease of life for fans of action role-play titles

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2 h. ago Body positive influencer exposes trolls calling her 'fat cow' after posting natural body online

Tova Leigh is a mum-of-three, author, comedian, and content creator who regularly shares her thoughts and body positivity on social media. She recently hit out and exposed 'trolls' for vile comments

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2 h. ago Cat owners warned of feeding habit that 'puts pressure on joints'

In a social media post, Cats Protection has warned pet owners about the 'surprisingly easy' mistake

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3 h. ago Salford's council tax set to increase as vital services face 'significant pressure'

Councillors will vote on the proposal.

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3 h. ago Starmer says he ‘will not yield’ to Trump pressure over Greenland

In his most hostile language yet, the prime minister said the future of Greenland should be decided by Denmark and Greenland

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3 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney urged to reveal what they knew about botched opening of £1bn super hospital

Sturgeon and Swinney led the SNP Government at a time health bosses claimed they were under "pressure" to open the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

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3 h. ago Traitors star Jessie Roux shares real thoughts on Faithfuls with four

The Traitors star Jessie Roux was murdered on the BBC show by Stephen and Rachel on Friday night and the hairstylist has now shared her thoughts on the Faithfuls

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3 h. ago Meteorologist warns of 'weather battleground' bringing heavy snow to Scotland

Atlantic storms are clashing with high pressure from Siberia in a weather battleground that will bring heavy snow to Scotland and northern England, with temperatures dropping to -6C in parts of UK

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3 h. ago AD FEATURE: How ‘Exceptional Hardship’ may help you avoid a driving ban

Solicitor Shazia Ali on how the Exceptional Hardship argument can be used to request a driving ban review and what evidence may support a case

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3 h. ago Bellingham the boozer! Real Madrid star Jude mocks YouTuber who said he 'loves alcohol too much' and has been to 'every nightclub in Spain' with 'drinking' goal celebration

Jude Bellingham reserved a pointed celebration after scoring against Ligue 1 side Monaco, after the Real Madrid star was accused of 'loving alcohol too much' by a Spanish YouTuber.

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3 h. ago Susannah Constantine wades into Beckham row as she declares she is 'team Brooklyn' and 'this young couple's love for each other is one of the few things that is real'

The TV star posted on Instagram hours after Brooklyn's astonishing rant about his parents Victoria and David. Susanna wrote: 'For the record I'm #teambrooklyn

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3 h. ago ‘There is a sense of things careening towards a head’: TS Eliot prize winner Karen Solie

The Canadian poet, whose winning collection explores environmental and personal loss, discusses making art in existential timesEarly on in her latest collection, the Canadian poet Karen Solie apologises: “I’m sorry, I can’t make this beautiful.” The line appears in a poem, Red Spring, about agribusiness and its sinister human impact: the world’s most widely used herbicide, glyphosate, is “advertised as non-persistent; but tell that to Dewayne Johnson // and his non-Hodgkin lymphoma”. In 2018, a jury ruled that Monsanto’s glyphosate weedkiller, Roundup, caused the former groundskeeper’s cancer.Solie’s admission – that real horror can’t be prettified – recalls Noor Hindi’s viral 2020 poem, Fuck Your Lecture on Craft, My People Are Dying. We can’t “treat poetry like it’s some kind of separate thing” to what’s going on around us, says Solie, speaking to me in Soho, London, the morning after finding out she has won the TS Eliot prize for her collection Wellwater. “We all have to keep our...

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