87 m. ago ‘Nothing stopped her’: the 136 reasons why Vanessa Bell is breaking free of Bloomsbury

She was the overshadowed member of the iconic group. But now, with a major exhibition not far from the house she turned into a work of art, Bell is finally getting her due. And she’s not the only oneWhen you think of the Bloomsbury Group – the writers, artists and intellectuals who congregated at 46 Gordon Square in London in the early 20th century – you might think of Virginia Woolf; the Omega Workshops, which brought fine art to modernist designs; Charleston, a farmhouse in Sussex, frequented by core members who painted every available surface in blazing hues; or the famous phrase about their unorthodox sex lives – they “painted in circles and loved in triangles”.But do you ever think – or know much – about a woman at the heart of the group, Vanessa Bell, sister of Virginia and co-director of the Omega Workshops? If Bloomsbury member John Maynard Keynes was the economics pioneer, and Woolf its literary star, then Bell was the painter equivalent. Yet it seems Bell has too often bee...

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89 m. ago Min Woo Lee keeps Scottie Scheffler and Gary Woodland at bay to claim first PGA Tour title

The Australia won by one shot at the Houston Open as Rory McIlroy revealed an elbow issue ahead of The Masters

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90 m. ago Woman who couldn't go to toilet for three weeks diagnosed with cancer

Ann-Sofie had to fly home from holiday because she couldn't go to the toilet, then doctors found out why

Science

2 h. ago Donald Trump says 'I’m not joking' about trying to serve third term in White House

‘There are methods which you could do it,’ Trump said in a telephone interview with NBC News from Mar-a-Lago

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2 h. ago Will Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ be the start of a trade war – or another climbdown?

After myriad false starts and much fluctuation, the lingering question is not how far Trump can take his trade wars, but how far he willDonald Trump won back the White House with a promise to transform the US economy. Millions of Americans, struggling with higher prices and bigger bills, elected a president who pledged to revive his country’s industrial heartlands – and leave the rest of the world to pick up the bill.On Wednesday – a day dubbed Liberation Day by the president and his aides – Trump has vowed to pull the trigger and impose an historic barrage of tariffs on goods from overseas he claims will fund an extraordinary revival. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Terrified mum protects screaming kids after masked knifeman 'with gun' turns at her house and 'opens fire'

'It was so scary for them'

Events

3 h. ago Terrified mum protects screaming kids after masked knifeman 'with gun' turns up at her house and 'opens fire'

'It was so scary for them'

Events

3 h. ago Made In Chelsea star's 'father figure' relative is Real Housewives of Beverly Hills icon

Made In Chelsea star Sam Vanderpump has revealed his famous aunt, Lisa Vanderpump, who is known for Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, is like a 'father figure' to him.

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3 h. ago Trump claims ‘there are methods’ for him to seek third term in White House: Live updates

President makes most extensive comments yet on desire for third term during NBC interview

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3 h. ago Trump live updates: President claims ‘there are methods’ for him to seek third term in White House

President makes most extensive comments yet on desire for third term during NBC interview

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4 h. ago ‘My brain reaches for morbidity’: inside the unsettling world (and 700 Post

He was a digital art pioneer, making himself an avatar in disturbing films. Now Ed Atkins has a new medium: the pandemic Post-it note. Ahead of a major Tate show, we meet the shapeshifting artistWhen he was younger and his parents were out of the house, Ed Atkins used to sit on the landing and force himself to imagine all the ways they might die. “My thinking was that if I imagined it first, then it would be very unlikely to actually happen,” says the 42-year-old artist.Atkins’ parents didn’t succumb to any of the ways he had invented. But during the final year of his master’s course, his father, Philip, was diagnosed with cancer and died six months later, during Atkins’ degree show, in 2009. “It’s a huge thing, obviously, losing your father,” says the artist. “And it started to feed into what I was reading and was interested in. His death, and death generally, is in all of my work.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Karoline Leavitt set to make major change to White House press briefings that will leave liberal media furious

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is at the center of the move which critics say targets legacy media in favor of pro-Trump or digital-first outlets.

Events

6 h. ago Home buyers ‘may look to split higher stamp duty costs with sellers’

Buyers may reflect higher stamp duty costs in their offers, with some being in a strong negotiating position, housing market experts said.

Economics

7 h. ago Kylie Jenner and Jennifer Lopez attend late hairstylist Jesus Guerrero's funeral after his shock death at age 34

The celebrities were both in attendance at their loyal glam squad member's celebration of life alongside his family and colleagues in Houston, TX on Sunday

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7 h. ago Donald Trump threatens to find a way to secure third term in the White House

The constitutional limit prevents US presidents from serving three terms - but Donald Trump, whose first spell was between 2017 and 2021, is said to be determined to circumvent this

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8 h. ago Auburn completes sweep of No. 1 seeds into Final Four, beating Michigan State 70

Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four

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9 h. ago Bank says it fears vice chair was killed in plane crash that set house on fire

Woman who lives in house set alight in crash was walking her dog at the time, while her husband managed to escape unscathed through kitchen

Events

9 h. ago Birmingham developer turns to London with trio of residential schemes worth total of £1 billion

Schemes are in Kensington, the Isle of Dogs and Archway will create a total of just over 1000 new homes

Economics

9 h. ago High street banks to monitor struggling customers as bill rises kick in

Energy costs, water bills and council tax are some of the expenses which will be going up for many households.

Economics

9 h. ago Pensioner, 72, says affording household bills ‘becoming impossible’

Melanie Roberts said she worried about internet and mobile bill increases, as she relied on these services to continue to work and speak to family.

Economics