2 h. ago ROBERT HARDMAN: From iconic landmark to national disgrace... once a vital crossing for 20,000 cars a day, Hammersmith Bridge has now been closed for longer than World War II

Turn the clock back to those giddy days when the Sussexes were still royal and no one had heard of Covid. Suddenly, London suffered a major transport failure.Fractures spotted on Hammersmith Bridge.

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7 h. ago Isak needs time to get fit says Slot after leaving striker out of Liverpool win at Burnley

Liverpool manager will be patient with new forwardMilos Kerkez taken off after dive to avoid red cardArne Slot says Liverpool need to be patient with Alexander Isak after leaving him out of the 1-0 victory against Burnley. The striker is not ready for the demands of playing regularly after missing pre-season and Slot is looking to build up his stamina slowly.Mohamed Salah settled the match in the 95th minute from the penalty spot after Hannibal Mejbri handballed inside the box on a day that Liverpool’s talismanic forward misfired. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Brits urged to book vaccines as hospital admissions from Covid increase

The UKHSA has warned that both flu and Covid "continue to circulate"

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24 h. ago Prince Andrew's reputation is already in tatters... and this is why this latest twist could finish off the toxic duke: JOHN SWEENEY

Poison has long dripped from the corpse of Jeffrey Epstein, polluting the reputation of anyone who'd been drawn into his orbit.

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25 h. ago British Pest Control issues warning to anyone who lays poison for rats

Your rat traps may not work as well as you think - and there is a reason for it

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31 h. ago Hatton warms up for Ryder Cup by surging into contention at PGA Championship

Englishman shoots 64 to reach 13-under Leaders Adrien Saddier and Alex Norén two shots aheadThoughts have inevitably turned towards how Tyrrell Hatton may celebrate victory here. Not only was the Englishman denied proper euphoria when claiming the PGA Championship in 2020 – those were Covid times – but he started this week depicting himself waking up in a pool of his own vomit after qualifying for Europe’s Ryder Cup team.Hatton forms part of the European contingent who will fly to New York for a scouting mission as soon as this tournament ends. He may have a trophy for hand luggage and further partying in mind. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Can Americans still get vaccinated under Trump and RFK Jr? The answer comes down to geography

State officials had cautioned for months that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was dismantling U.S. vaccine infrastructure, writes James Liddell. While some are scrambling to preserve access, others are rolling it back

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38 h. ago Tommy Robinson reiterates 'no masks, alcohol, violence' as protest to begin

Tommy Robinson reiterates 'no masks, alcohol, violence' as protest to begin  NationalWorld

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40 h. ago ‘I’ve seen so many people go down rabbit holes’: Patricia Lockwood on losing touch with reality

The Priestdaddy author on quitting social media, Maga conspiracies and how her second novel grew out of a period of post-Covid maniaThere is a thing Patricia Lockwood does whenever she spots a priest while walking through an airport. The 43-year-old grew up as one of five children of a Catholic priest in the American midwest, an eccentric upbringing documented, famously, in Priestdaddy, her hit memoir of 2017, and a wellspring of comic material that just keeps giving. Priests in the wild amuse and comfort her, a reminder of home and the superiority that comes with niche expertise. “I was recently at St Louis airport and saw a priest,” she says, “high church, not Catholic, because of the width of the collar; that’s the thing they never get right in TV shows. And I gave him a look that was a little bit too intimate. A little bit like: I know.” Sometimes, as she’s passing, she’ll whisper, “encyclical”.This is Lockwood: elfin, fast-talking, determinedly idiosyncratic, with the uniform i...

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42 h. ago My cultural awakening: a Bastille show helped me get over my crippling Covid

I was afraid to be near people for two-and-a-half years, but then I got a chance to meet the band I loved – and the experience changed everythingI have always had a degree of health anxiety, but when Covid hit, it really spiked. At home with the family, I made sure we washed all our food and even then I didn’t feel safe eating it. I would bring in the post and then be worried about touching the front door. I’d shower for ages, trying to wash the virus away.I’m a journalist, so before the anxiety set in I was a pretty outgoing and adaptable person. But from the start of lockdown until September 2022, I didn’t go anywhere indoors other than home or the hospital. I didn’t even walk down a street for a year and a half, for fear of passing too close to someone. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago The Guide #208: How theatre is holding its own in the age of artificial intelligence

In this week’s newsletter: Live performances offering authentic human connection are drawing crowds to the stage, as AI-driven drivel worms its way into other creative industriesLast year, more than 37 million people settled their behinds into the red-velvet upholstery, plastic chairs or wooden “I’ll only tolerate this because it’s the Globe” benches of a theatre. West End attendance has reportedly grown by 11% and regional audiences have increased by 4% since 2019 – pretty impressive amid a cost of living crisis and after a pandemic that had us all locked in our houses.The increase in attendance can be chalked up to all sorts of reasons: the post-Covid return of tourists to the UK, schemes offering more reasonably priced tickets, and big films such as Wicked leaving people wondering what that Defying Gravity note sounds like live. But I’d throw another contender into the mix: the rise of AI. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago California passes bill to stop ICE and other law enforcement from hiding faces

‘The idea that in California we would have law enforcement officers running around with ski masks is terrifying,’ one Democratic California lawmaker said

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50 h. ago I watched Netflix hit 'Love on the Spectrum'... and turned my obsession into a $1.5m dating app

While stuck in COVID lockdown in 2020, Holly Fowler had a lot of time to watch Netflix. But while many of us simply binge-watched the time away, Fowler developed a platform.

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51 h. ago Davina McCall 'engaged' to boyfriend Michael Douglas after seven years of dating

The Masked Singer star Davina McCall is said to be engaged to her boyfriend Michael Douglas after seven years of dating, with the couple reportedly set to wed

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51 h. ago Trump team set to announce link between 25 child deaths and Covid shots: report

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet next week as it considers new recommendations for the Covid-19 shot

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55 h. ago Trump health officials will link dozens of child deaths to Covid vaccines, report claims

Trump administration health agencies like the FDA have announced plans to link Covid vaccines to the deaths of over two dozen children, sources familiar with the matter have revealed.

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56 h. ago Ebola cases double as towns lock down to prevent spread and global health officials fear another pandemic

Health officials have warned cases of Ebola, which is 90 percent fatal, have more than doubled in the last few days. The CDC has posted an urgent travel alert to Americans.

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58 h. ago RFK Jr. does not just reject vaccines. He rejects science and must step down | Bernie Sanders

Kennedy is unfit to be our nation’s leading public health official because he rejects the fundamental principles of modern scienceSince taking office, Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the health and human services department (HHS) has undermined vaccines at every turn. He has dismissed the entire CDC vaccine advisory panel, narrowed access to life-saving Covid-19 vaccines, filled scientific advisory boards with conspiracy theorists and fired the newly appointed CDC director for refusing to rubber-stamp his actions.But his rejection of vaccines is only part of the problem. Secretary Kennedy is unfit to be our nation’s leading public health official because he rejects the fundamental principles of modern science.Bernie Sanders is a US senator, and ranking member of the health, education, labor and pensions committee. He represents the state of Vermont and is the longest-serving independent in the history of Congress Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Shaun White and Nina Dobrev call off their engagement, break up after 5 years

Shaun White and Nina Dobrev have called off their engagement and brought an end to their five-year relationship, a person close to the couple tells The Associated Press

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59 h. ago Pay up owed Covid cash before December deadline, Rachel Reeves's fraud chief warns

Under a new voluntary repayment scheme the Treasury's counter-fraud commissioner Tom Hayhoe is urging people to 'wipe the slate clean and move on' - or face severe consequences

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