2 h. ago Comfy Boden sliders with 25% off are easy to walk in and look brilliant

A summer shoe essential from online retailer, Boden, which is running a sale across the site at the moment, has dropped by £12

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2 h. ago The lost outdoor pools and water parks we used to have on our doorsteps

Whenever the temperatures soared, we used to head to these brilliant spots in Greater Manchester to cool off

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4 h. ago Six great reads: Sam Altman’s spectacular comeback, British preppers, and fear and loathing in Starbase, Texas

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Two brilliant recipes for the bank holiday – come rain or shine

Whether you're dusting off the barbecue or keeping things cosy in the kitchen, these two punchy, flavour-packed dishes are perfect for the long weekend – whatever the weather brings

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4 h. ago Japanese artist Takashi Murakami opens exhibit in Ohio museum with more than 100 works

Famed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami has created artworks, luxury goods with fashion houses like Louis Vuitton, album covers and an exclusive merchandising collection with Major League Baseball

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6 h. ago Make Japan Great Again: Trump announces his approval of Nippon deal with US Steel

Details of the deal are still sketchy, but steelworkers union fears takeover by Japanese steel giant

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12 h. ago England thrash West Indies by nine wickets: second women’s T20 international – live

Nat Sciver-Brunt and Em Arlott starred as England hammered West Indies with more than 10 overs to spare at HoveEm Arlott has two wickets in the over and Sophia Dunkley has taken a blinder! James scuffed Arlott towards midwicket, where Dunkley threw up her left hand to take a brilliant reaction catch. There has been lots of focus on England’s fielding after the Ashes defeat; catches like that will change the narrative very quickly.A huge wicket for Em Arlott! Hayley Matthews wafts all around an excellent delivery that nips back to hit leg stump. Matthews had driven the previous ball majestically over extra-cover for four but Arlott kept pitching it up and got her reward. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago The Latest: Federal judge blocks Trump administration decision to bar foreign students at Harvard

A federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students

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41 h. ago Is Clarkson's Farm newbie Harriet Cowan the show's secret weapon? Jeremy's 'brilliant' new farmhand was brought in to 'hold the fort'

The new farmhand, 24, has been described as 'brilliant' by her co-stars and seems to have kept things running smoothly while Kaleb Cooper was temporarily away on a tour.

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42 h. ago Japan's rice crisis: Prices soar, supplies dwindle and a minister resigns

Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics

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43 h. ago 'I looked a fat wally but when Charlton score it's pure emotion' says viral man boob fan

EXCLUSIVE: Charlton Athletic fan James Wilkes went viral for his brilliant celebration when they reached the League One play-off final - "not many blokes can rest their belly on a rail in the stand"

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48 h. ago ‘Graham was keen, Damon less so’: Dave Rowntree on his early snaps of Blur – in pictures

Before Blur became superstars, drummer Dave Rowntree was busy photographing them – on the tube, in Japanese taxis and even on a big dipper Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Anya Hindmarch’s new Uniqlo collection is here – and everything is under £20

The Japanese brand and iconic British designer have joined forces again

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49 h. ago Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li review – a shattering account of losing two sons

The novelist’s meditation on grief, memory and radical acceptance contains both horror and comfortIn this quietly devastating account of life after the death by suicide of both of her sons, Yiyun Li refuses to use “mourning” or “grieving” because they cannot adequately contain the magnitude of her experience. “My husband and I had two children and lost them both,” she writes, and words can only “fall short”.She begins by laying out the facts. And those facts, raw and precise, are shattering: Vincent died in 2017, aged 16. James died in 2024, aged 19. Vincent, we learn, loved baking and knitting, and did not live long enough to graduate high school. James, a brilliant linguist studying at Princeton, where Li teaches creative writing, took his last Japanese class on a Friday. “Facts, with their logic, meaning, and weight, are what I hold on to,” she writes. Things in Nature Merely Grow is by necessity profoundly sad, but in the act of sharing details of the “a...

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66 h. ago Shoppers nab 'brilliant little BBQ' that's ‘perfect for small spaces’ for under £10

Shoppers can use a nifty cashback deal to take home this barbecue for under a tenner.

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66 h. ago Dunelm's 'brilliant' and practical storage stool is less than £5 using this deal stack

The Round Storage Ottoman can be used as a seat, stylish storage solution, and footrest all in one

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67 h. ago Steven Gerrard is easy Rangers option to knock 'not brilliant' Celtic off their perch as Liverpool alumni tells him how

Danny Murphy sees the current Rangers squad as 'inept' but doesn't think it would take a miracle to catch their Glasgow rivals

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68 h. ago Micra is back... but as an EV: Nissan's supermini enters an electric era after 40 years on sale in Britain

Nissan has provided new details of its forthcoming compact EV it hopes will help change its fortunes in the wake of its multi-billion-pound cost-saving drive to save the company.

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69 h. ago How to turn the dregs of a tahini jar into a brilliant Japanese condiment

Use up those final scrapings to make goma dare, a versatile sesame dipping sauce that adds a kick of flavour to salads and soupsA jar of goma dare is a new favourite fixture in my fridge door. This Japanese-style condiment, dipping sauce and dressing made from ground sesame seeds is powerful in flavour, sweet, sour and creamy all at the same time, while the addition of grated ginger and/or garlic makes it wonderfully piquant, too. It’s also very moreish and hugely versatile, meaning you can serve it with everything from a traditional shabu shabu hot pot to cold noodles, tofu, aubergine and slaw; in fact, it’s so tasty I have to stop myself from eating it straight from the jar. My recipe uses the leftover tahini in the bottom of a jar and comes together in the jar itself, so minimising both waste and washing-up. Simply add all the ingredients, scrape down the sides and shake (you can apply a similar method to the ends of a peanut butter jar, too, for a nutty, satay-style twist). Cont...

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2 d. ago The electric car to save Nissan's Sunderland plant? Japanese giant unveils its new Micra EV

It is one of three EVs scheduled for production at the North East car factory before the end of next year as Nissan bosses spare Sunderland staff.

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