8 d. ago Bryson DeChambeau hopes Donald Trump will inspire Team USA to Ryder Cup victory

The golf-loving American president is attending the opening day of action at Bethpage Black on Friday afternoon.

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8 d. ago ‘I lost everything!’ Chris Sarandon on Dog Day Afternoon, ex

At 83, the star of The Princess Bride, Fright Night and so much more is carving out a new career as a podcaster. He remembers the movies that defined him – and working with ‘malevolent’ Michael Winner on The SentinelChris Sarandon is doing great, thanks. The veteran actor looks extremely well for his 83 years, over Zoom from his home office in Connecticut, exuding warmth and geniality. More than once in our conversation – filled with digressions, anecdotes and impersonations – he talks about how he doesn’t take anything for granted.“I occasionally do autograph conventions at Comic Cons,” he says. “And I was standing and talking to [fellow actor] Giancarlo Esposito. He said, ‘Well, how you doing?’ I said, ‘Giancarlo, look around you. There are thousands of people here just to see us and tell us they love us.’ If I said anything other than ‘I’m great’, just grab the nearest inanimate object and smack me with it.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Al Pacino on Dog Day Afternoon at 50: ‘It plays more today than it even did then’

The 85-year-old actor talks the legacy of his stirring 1975 drama, his love of YouTube, fake death rumours and why he won’t discuss politicsThe lions of 1970s cinemas are now lions in winter. “I’m so sad about Redford,” says Al Pacino, a day after the death of Robert Redford, his fellow octogenarian actor. “I liked him so much. He was such a sweetheart.”Perhaps it is because he is currently filming King Lear that Pacino is preoccupied with our collective crawl toward death. He recently rewatched his younger self in Dog Day Afternoon, a Hollywood classic that celebrates its 50th anniversary on Sunday, and was struck by how many of the cast are now gone. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago France hit by huge strike as up to 800,000 protest looming budget cuts

In Paris, many metro lines were set to be suspended for most of the day except for morning and afternoon rush hour

Events

2 w. ago On the road with the minister tasked with defending Britain’s painful aid cuts to Ghana

Jenny Chapman is shown the impact of her government’s ever-diminishing assistance on her first trip since taking charge of developmentIt is mid-afternoon on an overcast day in a suburb of Accra, Ghana’s capital. A crowd, including two government ministers, a World Bank director, diplomats, NGO workers and camera-wielding media, has descended upon a classroom where pupils sit around tables playing with plastic bottle tops.This is a catch-up class for out-of-school children, aged between eight and 16, run by Ghana Education Outcomes Project that is almost entirely (85%) funded by the UK government. The resulting circus is because Jenny Chapman, the UK’s development minister, has come to see the impact of her government’s diminishing aid budget. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Scientists pinpoint the exact time the afternoon slump will hit, and how to beat it

The afternoon slump is real-and while you might blame a day of mind-numbing meetings and mundane tasks for a lack of energy, experts say our bodies are hardwired to rest in the afternoon.

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2 w. ago Manchester United player ratings vs Man City: Benjamin Sesko anonymous and Luke Shaw at fault in derby loss

Man Utd suffer big derby day loss on a disappointing afternoon for summer signing

Sport

3 w. ago LIZ JONES: Harry is doing everything right and I am overjoyed at his long

Haven't we all been praying for this? This afternoon - oh, happy day! - Prince Harry arrived at Clarence House for a long-awaited reconciliation with his dear old dad, who just happens to be King.

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3 w. ago Harry arrives ahead of expected reunion with King after 19 months apart

The duke arrived at Clarence House on Wednesday afternoon to meet Charles on the penultimate day of his trip to the UK.

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3 w. ago Hydration drink makes users feel 'energised' throughout the day without afternoon dip

Shoppers can get 10% off the Gut Wealth Water Wealth Electrolytes daily supplement powder which usually costs £29.99 for a 150g bag

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3 w. ago Chris Hoy lost for words as 'extraordinary' £2 million gesture emerges with wife

Over 5,000 riders took part in the challenge at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome on Sunday

Economics