27 m. ago Human remains found in search for woman missing for 19 years

Police are still working at the scene

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35 m. ago I Swear review – biopic of pioneering Tourette syndrome activist is funny, fierce and full of heart

Kirk Jones’s moving film about of John Davidson, the man who taught Britain about Tourette, offers compassion and catharsis Feelgood true-life heart-warmers about courageous people overcoming medical conditions are common enough. But not when that condition zaps and jabs and stabs at the genre itself, piercing the carapace of sentimentality while surreally commenting on the form and on the demure niceties of polite society, in which we all keep our thoughts to ourselves.Kirk Jones’s terrifically warm, generous film is about real-life activist John Davidson, who is from Galashiels in the Scottish Borders and has Tourette syndrome, with its tics, compulsive behaviour patterns and random obscene shouts. He was awarded an MBE in 2019 for his work educating the nation about the condition since he first exhibited its symptoms as a teenager in 1989, as captured in the BBC’s sensational documentary John’s Not Mad. I Swear contains a great performance from Robert Aramayo, full of intelligenc...

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35 m. ago ‘I’m a composer. Am I staring extinction in the face?’: classical music and AI

Technology is radically reshaping how we make music. As I dug deeper into this for a radio 3 documentary I began to wonder if creative organisations are right to be so upbeat about AI. Are we riding the wave or will the wave destroy us? The hacker mansion is part startup commune, part luxury crash-pad, part sales floor for the future. They are dotted around Silicon Valley, inhabited by tech founders and futurists. The most opulent I’ve seen is in Hillsborough, one of the Bay Area’s wealthiest enclaves, just south of San Francisco. Inside, marble floors gleam beneath taped-up portraits of tech royalty; in the gardens, gravel is raked into careful Zen spirals and pools shimmer beyond the hedges.It was a sunny June afternoon, and I had come with my producer, Fay Lomas, to record interviews for a BBC Radio 3 documentary about the collision of generative AI and classical music in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago Nicola Sturgeon: Women like Sandie Peggie, Maria Kelly 'brave' to fight over human rights

Nicola Sturgeon spoke candidly about her views on the employment tribunals of Sandie Peggie and Maria Kelly as well as her grief over Alex Salmond.

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95 m. ago ‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

US president’s threat to impose 92% tariffs targeting major manufacturers put family-run firms in the firing line as well“It’s a real pity,” laments Antonio Rummo of Donald Trump’s latest target in his ever-evolving tariff war: Italian pasta. Rummo is the sixth-generation grandson of the founder of Pasta Rummo, who opened a wheat mill in Benevento in southern Italy in 1846, using the family’s three horses to lug grain from the surrounding Campania region and Puglia to produce fresh pasta.“Demand for premium pasta in the US has been growing,” says Rummo. Appreciated by consumers for a traditional processing method that guarantees it will cook to al dente perfection, sales of Pasta Rummo have been thriving. Continue reading...

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96 m. ago Wishaw won't rush into picking new boss, but have had several applications

General manager Martin O'Neill says there has been interest in their vacancy, as Neil Rowatt takes interim reins

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2 h. ago Tresses of presidents, jewelry made from the locks of the dead find new homes as hair museum closes

Century-old wreaths made from human hair fill the walls of Leila’s Hair Museum, and glass cases overflow with necklaces and watch bands made from the locks of the dead

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4 h. ago Human rights group’s bid to challenge Israel jet parts export ruling to be heard

Al-Haq previously challenged the Department for Business and Trade’s decision to continue licensing exports of components for F-35 fighter jets.

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5 h. ago ‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say

Calls for reform to allow people across the Pacific threatened by climate crisis to more easily migrate, particularly to New ZealandClimate and migration experts are calling for urgent action to create legal pathways for people displaced by the climate crisis, as a new report highlights the scale of the problem across the Pacific.Research by Amnesty International released on Thursday found current immigration systems are inadequate for Pacific Islanders seeking safety and stability, as rising seas threaten to make their homelands uninhabitable. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Former hostages celebrate news of initial plan to end Gaza conflict

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres urged all parties to obey the terms of the deal.

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9 h. ago Kirsty Gallacher reveals she will begin radiotherapy next month after being diagnosed with benign ear tumour

The Gold radio presenter, 49, took to her Instagram story to share a gruesome image of a needle which had been inserted into her arm.

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9 h. ago Lenders betray public trust: Car finance scandal victims deserve their compensation, says ALEX BRUMMER

The gravitational pull of Generation Y towards fintech sites such as Revolut, Wise and Monzo, is often attributed to their tech-savvy skills.

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10 h. ago KISS rocker Gene Simmons, 76, hospitalized after car crash in Malibu

NBC4 LA reports Simmons crashed his vehicle into a parked car on Pacific Coast Highway.

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10 h. ago Woman jailed after trying to abduct baby in pram outside shop

The moment Nicolette Goldrick took the child was caught on CCTV.

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10 h. ago BREAKING: KISS rockstar Gene Simmons raced to hospital after car crash

The legendary rockstar was hospitalised after fainting at the wheel, causing his car to crash

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10 h. ago KISS rockstar Gene Simmons raced to hospital after car crash

The legendary rockstar was hospitalised after fainting at the wheel, causing his car to crash

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10 h. ago KISS frontman Gene Simmons rushed to hospital after horror car crash with SUV

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10 h. ago KISS Gene Simmons rushed to hospital after 'passing out' during horror car crash

KISS star Gene Simmons has been taken for medical help after reportedly "passing out or fainting" at the wheel of his car while driving, which resulted in a nasty crash

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11 h. ago Celebrity Traitors star Niko Omilana’s political career explained

The YouTuber famously ran in the London Mayoral Elections and the General Election

Politics

12 h. ago Senate again fails to pass stopgap funding bill as government shutdown drags into eighth day – live

Senate fails for sixth time to pass a funding bill in 54-45 vote – three Democrats sided with Republicans in attempt to reach 60-vote thresholdUS airport staffing shortages set to cause more delays amid shutdownDemocrat bill aims to help federal workers cover childcare costsA series of “violent” texts sent by a Democrat seeking to become Virginia’s attorney general has shaken up the state’s governor’s race, with Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears seizing on the controversy to try to reverse her opponent’s double-digit polling lead.Earle-Sears has released new campaign advertisements condemning Democratic former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, her opponenent in the governor’s race, for continuing to support Jay Jones, whose private texts three years ago speculated about a senior state Republican getting “two bullets to the head” and “breeding little fascists”. Continue reading...

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