67 m. ago Forward prize names poets Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie its first joint winners

Judge of prestigious award says two best collection winners ‘address the urgent challenges of our time’Vidyan Ravinthiran and Karen Solie have been named joint winners of this year’s Forward prize for best collection, one of the UK’s most prestigious poetry awards, marking the first time in the prize’s history the honour has been shared.Ravinthiran, who was born in Leeds to Sri Lankan Tamil parents and now lives in the US, was recognised for Avidyā. The collection is described as having emerged from “journeys of great personal significance, and out of a migrant sensibility tied to three different countries”. The Canadian poet Solie shared the prize for Wellwater, a “self-interrogative conversation with a culture in crisis and a natural world on the brink”. Continue reading...

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99 m. ago NFL week eight: Buccaneers v Saints, Cowboys v Broncos and more – live

Follow live updates from all the 5pm (GMT) gamesGet in touch: email Graham with your thoughtsPanthers 0-6 Bills 14:09, 2nd quarterIt’s good! But Carolina come out on top as Buffalo settle for a field goal. Josh Allen successfully scrambles around once but on the second effort is sacked on 3rd and 5. Not the end of the world but a cheap penalty forced Allen to put on his dancing shoes after an illegal formation penalty. Matt Prater knocks in the 43-yard field goal. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Saquon Barkley leads Philadelphia Eagles to rout of New York Giants

Elsewhere, James Cook ran for 216 yards and two touchdowns as the Buffalo Bills hammered the Carolina Panthers.

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans spot 'history repeating' for Amber Davies after dance

She found herself in the BBC One show's dreaded dance-off for the first time with pro Nikita Kuzmin

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3 h. ago Saracens’ Noah Caluori called up by England for autumn internationals

19-year-old wing scored five tries on first Prem startBorthwick has picked 36-player squad for four matchesNoah Caluori, the 19-year-old Saracens wing, has been named in England’s autumn internationals squad by Steve Borthwick.Caluori burst on to the Prem scene by scoring five tries against Sale on 18 October and, as England gear up for a busy November featuring four Tests, Borthwick has called up the uncapped youngster after initially inviting him to a training camp last week. The 36-player squad, including 19 forwards and 17 backs, gathered at Pennyhill Park in Surrey on Sunday night. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Prince Andrew latest: MPs push for historic parliamentary debate on Royal Lodge and Andrew’s titles

A source said King Charles has to confront his brother ‘face to face’ to get him to leave Royal Lodge

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4 h. ago One killed and six injured after shooting at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University

One armed person detained as historically Black school shooting comes amid rising violence at homecoming eventsAt least one person was killed and six others wounded in a shooting at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania late on Saturday, as students and alumni celebrated homecoming at outdoor festivities at the historically Black university, authorities said.A person who had a firearm was detained, and officials are investigating the possibility that there was more than one shooter but don’t believe there is any active threat to the campus, Chester county’s district attorney, Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe, said during a brief news conference early on Sunday. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Miracle boy thrown from 10th floor balcony of Tate Modern can run and swim again

As a six-year-old on holiday with his parents, the boy suffered severe injuries including bleeding on the brain and broken bones and it was feared he may be wheelchair-bound for life

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4 h. ago It was once one of England's highest boozers, now it's something completely different

The Peak District pub stands 1,689ft above sea level and in recent years has become the highest whisky distillery in the UK

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4 h. ago Boy thrown from Tate Modern balcony now swimming and jumping, family reveal

The boy, who fell around 30 metres from the Tate Modern balcony and suffered life-threatening injuries, is making a remarkable recovery

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4 h. ago Prince Andrew 'insisted staff bow to him' with bizarre 'punishment' if they got it wrong

The ex-Duke of York is described by one royal source as 'arrogant' and according to an explosive royal book, he would make bizarre demands of staff

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5 h. ago Noah Caluori named in England squad for Quilter Nations Series

Caluori made headlines earlier in October after scoring five tries for Saracens in their 65-14 win over Sale.

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5 h. ago NFL week eight: Ravens v Bears, Eagles v Giants, Panthers v Bills and more – live

Follow live updates from all the 5pm (GMT) gamesGet in touch: email Graham with your thoughtsPanthers 0-3 Bills 3:40, 1st quarterOn grizzled gunslinger watch Andy Dalton is enduring a rough start to this one. He scrambles to his right but is hunted down by Greg Rousseau who knocks him down. As he falls the ball comes loose with Christian Benford on hand to steal it for Buffalo. Coming off the bye the Bills will hope Josh Allen finds his spark after two successive losses. He is yet to do so going 3/7 for 38 yards. Early days though Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Uniqlo's £30 sale boots made to 'last well' are the perfect alternative to Dr Martens

'My go-to boots now for comfort and style'

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5 h. ago Mikel Arteta hails Eberechi Eze as star haunts former club Crystal Palace

The England attacker scored the only goal on his reunion with the Eagles following his summer move.

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5 h. ago Boy thrown from Tate Modern’s 10th floor now able to run and swim, says family

French child, who was six years old at the time of the incident in 2019, suffered life-changing injuriesA boy who was thrown from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern in London six years ago, can now run and swim limited distances his family has revealed.The unnamed French boy, who his parents call their “little knight” suffered life-changing injuries in the attack in August 2019. Jonty Bravery is serving 15 years for his attempt to murder the boy. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Boy thrown from Tate Modern’s 10th floor can now run and swim, says family

French child, who was six years old at the time of the incident in 2019, suffered life-changing injuriesA boy who was thrown from the 10th floor of Tate Modern in London six years ago can now run and swim limited distances, his family has revealed.The unnamed French boy, who his parents call their “little knight”, suffered life-changing injuries in the attack in August 2019. Jonty Bravery is serving a minimum 15-year jail term for his attempt to murder the boy. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump told Pence ‘you’ll go down as a wimp’ in January 6 phone call, book says

Book cites Pence’s notes from call with Trump, who called vice-president a ‘wimp’ if he certified Biden’s 2020 victoryOn the day that his supporters attacked the US Capitol because his 2020 re-election run ended in defeat, Donald Trump called his vice-president at the time, Mike Pence, and told him he would go down in history as a “wimp” if he certified the election result, a new book says.Those details were revealed on Sunday when ABC News published a preview excerpt of an upcoming book by its political correspondent Jonathan Karl. The book, titled Retribution, cites Pence’s notes from the 6 January 2021 phone call with Trump, who was purportedly trying to shame his vice-president into refusing to certify Joe Biden’s victory weeks earlier in the White House. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago The tragic history behind Springsteen’s darkest album that inspired new biopic

In ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’, Jeremy Allen White plays Bruce Springsteen during the writing of ‘Nebraska.’ Kevin E G Perry looks back at the creation of a haunting record that many, including Springsteen himself, consider the New Jersey songwriter’s finest work

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6 h. ago Racism of 70s and 80s back on the streets of London, warns Cabinet minister Wes Streeting

The Ilford North Labour MP stressed he had thought that such abuse had been confined to the ‘history books’

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