45 m. ago Dream State by Eric Puchner review – an epic tale of paradise lost

A love triangle plays out across generations in this brilliantly panoramic tale of family tiesAmerican author Eric Puchner’s latest novel is a colossus: a vast, bright behemoth of a book, panoramic as the Montana skyline. Dream State opens in 2004 with the image of a young woman, a month before her wedding, diving into a perfect lake whose “blue expanse of water” reflects the “overlapping peaks of the Salish range”. From this Edenic outset, it traverses decades, barrelling through our present day into a projected future: dipping in and out of the lives of a tight cast of characters as they succeed and fail; love and fall out of love; change and stay the same.The young woman is Cece. She has stepped out of the lakeshore family home of Charlie Margolis, a cardiac anaesthesiologist to whom she’s engaged. Route 30 traffic noise aside, the place is a bucolic idyll, marked by abundance and continuity: orchards filled with “ancient apple trees”, “raspberry bushes, magically replenishing”, ...

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1 hour ago A mobile app told me my kids’ food isn’t healthy – now I’m emptying out my kitchen cabinets

The Yuka app allows you to scan items in your home to see what they contain – and the risks they pose to you and your family. It sent me into a panic, writes Charlotte Cripps, but some experts remain unconvinced

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8 h. ago Jim Moir opens up about living with deafness after a brain tumour and reveals why he's left his comedy alter ego Vic Reeves behind

Jim Moir has opened up about how he copes with deafness after his brain tumour and why he's decided to leave alter ego Vic Reeves behind.

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9 h. ago European football: Mbappé double helps Real Madrid keep Barcelona in sights

Real beat Celta Viga to move four points behind leadersSolskjær’s Besiktas win against Mourinho’s FenerbahceKylian Mbappé scored twice as Real Madrid fought off a late comeback attempt from Celta Vigo to secure a 3-2 win on Sunday and stay within four points of the La Liga leaders Barcelona, whom they visit in next weekend’s Clásico.Real’s fourth win in succession kept their title dream alive with four matches to go in the Spanish top flight, while Celta Vigo remained seventh after their third loss in four league games. “The most important thing was the win. We played a good first half, but then we fell apart they are a great team and they put us in trouble,” midfielder Federico Valverde told Real Madrid TV. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago 'He's a machine': Cole Palmer reveals Chelsea's best player after vital Liverpool win

England star earns man-of-the-match honours after finally ending long goal drought, but he lavishes praise on ‘dream’ team-mate

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10 h. ago Comedian Jim Davidson claims the 'BBC want to erase me like Pol Pot' as he rails against wokeness in comedy on new podcast

The controversial comedian was speaking on The Criminal Connection Podcast, which is hosted by true crime actor-producer Terry Stone.

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14 h. ago My doctor told me my stomach pains were just constipation. It turned out to be incurable ovarian cancer... here are symptoms the medics ignored 'because I was so young'

It was during a dream solo three-month trip to the Bahamas in July 2022 that Louisa Lloyd realised something was seriously wrong.

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15 h. ago Disney+ drops "comedy gold" noughties film starring Les Miserables and The Notebook icons

Mean Girls has been a cult classic since it was released in 2004 and now fans can watch the iconic noughties film over and over again as it's been added to Disney+

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15 h. ago Disney+ adds iconic 'wickedly funny' noughties cult classic that fans still can't get enough of

Disney+ subscribers should be running not walking to their TVs this Bank Holiday weekend as a fan-favourite teen comedy has dropped.

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16 h. ago I went from living the Hollywood dream to no sex in New Jersey... the things I miss now I'm a nun

Sister Monica Clare exclusively spoke to DailyMail.com on the day of her highly anticipated memoir release.

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21 h. ago Lewis Hamilton admits he's 'struggling big time' at Ferrari after yet more qualifying woe in Miami as he fails to reach Q3

The seven-time world champion chased his dream in the off-season as he swapped Mercedes for Ferrari, aiming to win an eighth world championship and move clear of Michael Schumacher.

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22 h. ago Elon Musk creates his own Texas city dubbed Starbase as he works to colonise Mars

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of colonising Mars just got a little more real after he won a vote to create his very own city in Texas dubbed Starbase... yes you heard that right

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22 h. ago Gary Neville suffers fresh setback as brutal club dream denied

Salford City missed out on the League Two play-offs by a single point after a dramatic 2-2 draw with relegated Carlisle on the final day

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23 h. ago From Lamine Yamal to Mbappé: Could Team EU build a European identity?

A side made up of players from the European Union would be an ambitious project but the rewards could be pleasing for a continent looking to become more unitedImagine the scene: the television is on, the screen showing images of a packed stadium. Rodri collects the ball in midfield and launches it down the wing to Lamine Yamal, who switches play to Kylian Mbappé; the Frenchman swivels past two defenders before crossing for Robert Lewandowski, who surges forward and finishes with precision past Ederson in goal. Europe are leading the Rest of the World 1-0.Could the European Union have a football team, even if it is just for one game every other year? Why not? It is an ambitious idea that, paradoxically, could be both concrete and relevant. In an era marked by challenges to the cohesion of the union, conceiving a footballing Dream Team of the 27 countries is, in fact, one of the more plausible ways to give the continent a dimension beyond the economy or, as is highly relevant at the m...

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23 h. ago Meet World Snooker Championship final ref Desislava Bozhilova who clashed with Ronnie O'Sullivan

Bulgarian official Desislava Bozhilova will fulfil a 'dream' when she becomes only the second woman to referee the World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible in Sheffield

Sport

23 h. ago What life in Saudi Arabia is REALLY like for football's WAGs: 'hissed at in the street' and 'turned away from shops'

At what point does money become worthless? That, in a nutshell, is the question facing the wives and girlfriends of famous footballers lured to Saudi Arabia by bucketloads of cash.

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25 h. ago Myles Smith on life after his viral hit ‘Stargazing’: ‘I don’t want to disappear overnight’

In less than a year, the singer-songwriter from Luton has amassed 23 million monthly listeners, a Brit award, and a dream gig supporting Ed Sheeran on tour. He tells Annabel Nugent he’s determined not to be another TikTok flash in the pan

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30 h. ago My GP told me that my stomach pains were just constipation. It turned out to be incurable ovarian cancer

It was during a dream solo three-month trip to the Bahamas in July 2022 that Louisa Lloyd realised something was seriously wrong.

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36 h. ago Brits ditch luxury as most want room for washing machine and coat storage over swimming pool or home cinema

Dream pads no longer boast the luxuries of life, as Brits prefer creating their perfect abode with homely comforts like storage and an extra loo, a study has found

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36 h. ago Finn Russell eclipsed by Bath pack as Edinburgh Rugby's Euro dream founders

English league leaders power into Challenge Cup final

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