21 h. ago St Mirren transfer window deadline day target as Stephen Robinson outlines situation

The Buddies have identified an area where they want to strengthen but it will not be a straightforward process.

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3 d. ago Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland

Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it isIf this were happening somewhere else – in Latin America, say – how might it be reported? Having secured his grip on the capital, the president is now set to send troops to several rebel-held cities, claiming he is wanted there to restore order. The move follows raids on the homes of leading dissidents and comes as armed men seen as loyal to the president, many of them masked, continue to pluck people off the streets Except this is happening in the United States of America and so we don’t quite talk about it that way. That’s not the only reason. It’s also because Donald Trump’s march towards authoritarianism is so steady, taking another step or two every day, that it’s easy to become inured to it: you can’t be in a state of shock permanently. And, besides, sober-minded people are wary of sounding hyperbolic or hysterical: their instinct is to play down...

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3 d. ago I tried the walking method that offers ‘10 times the benefits’ of walking 10,000 steps per day

Movement in any form can benefit your health, says senior fitness writer Harry Bullmore. But can this latest walking trend help time-poor people step up their exercise plans?

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6 d. ago From the streets of Baghdad, I saw a clear line to the bloodshed in Gaza | Owen Jones

The west faced no reckoning for the death and destruction it wreaked in Iraq. That made the war crimes we’re now witnessing inevitable “You destroyed Iraq.” I had to wait for my companion, the Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, to translate these words, but the thunderous look on this middle-aged man’s face already told its own story. We were standing on Haifa Street, one of Baghdad’s main thoroughfares, which runs along the west bank of the Tigris, and he had just been told I was British. “They promised that Iraq would be a heaven,” he said of the US-UK occupation. He then told a familiar tale: of being kidnapped by the sectarian militia, who flourished after the 2003 US-led invasion, and being tortured so badly that he could barely walk.We had come to Haifa Street to retrace Abdul-Ahad’s steps on a gruesome day 21 years ago. With its alleyways and tall buildings, this two-mile-long road proved ideal for urban warfare and snipers, and soon became known as Death Street. Early on a ...

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9 d. ago Queen Camilla is stylish in blue as she steps out at the final day of the York races

Queen Camilla was pictured beaming on Saturday while attending the final day of the Ebor Festival in York.

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1 week ago Pensioner died after hospital missed bleed on the brain, then made it worse

Kenneth Edwards died at Stepping Hill Hospital the day after falling in the street

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2 w. ago On the Edge review – gripping study of France’s overstretched mental health system

A documentary following the only staff psychiatrist in a Paris hospital reveals both the indifference of society and a doctor’s devoted careWithin the corridors of a psychiatric ward in Beaujon hospital in Clichy, Paris, tensions run high. Every day, a steady stream of patients pours in, while resources are stretched pitifully thin. Through jagged handheld cinematography, Nicolas Peduzzi’s gripping and passionate documentary reflects the facility’s breakneck pace. Amid a flurry of frantic calls and rolling stretchers, a calm presence emerges: here comes Dr Jamal Abdel-Kader, the only staff psychiatrist in the building.The camera trails after Abdel-Kader’s hurried steps as he splits his day between various departments, from the emergency rooms to the intensive care units. Despite his colossal workload – a result of crumbling infrastructure and lack of government budget – he devotes his full attention to each individual patient. Some are only in their late teens when they attempt self...

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2 w. ago Gary Lineker's thoughts clear on new MOTD hosts and admits he probably won't watch on Saturdays

Gary Lineker stepped down from his role as Match of the Day presenter after over 25 years in the hotseat, with three presenters stepping in to take over his role this season

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3 w. ago Chillest show at Edinburgh Fringe? Try the Channel sound bath

Walking 20,000 plus steps every day, in back-to back shows and struggling to make sense of it all? Dutch Kills Theater's 'Channel' may just be the chillest show at the fringe to calm you right down and give you an energy boost.

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3 w. ago Hannah barely drank and walked 10,000 steps a day. But she turned out to have a near

When Hannah Fewtrell found herself, at the age of 49, constantly exhausted with low mood - shadows etched beneath her eyes, no matter how much she slept - she put it down to the menopause.

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