4 h. ago UN strives to work with new Syrian government to determine the fate of the missing

The head of a U.N. body established to determine what happened to potentially hundreds of thousands of people missing in Syria says it's essential to find a way to work together with a new Syrian commission

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5 h. ago Wayne Thiebaud review – staggering still lifes to make your mouth water

Courtauld Gallery, LondonThe pop pioneer’s paintings of sweets and cakes offer up a succulent and incredibly moreish slice of a long-lost American dreamYou’re not allowed to lick paintings in museums, which is cruel when you’re faced with something as mouthwateringly tempting as Wayne Thiebaud’s art. The American pop pioneer dedicated his long career to cakes, sweets and gumball machines, a visual world of treats and candies laid out in American diners and on deli counters, tempting viewers to commit the ultimate crime and take a big, juicy bite.But he didn’t just paint for the sake of getting you salivating. His work (here at the Courtauld in his first ever UK museum show) is both an ultraserious take on the material history of painting, a sort of update on the long legacy of the still life, and a deep dive into burgeoning consumerism and the capitalistic euphoria of the mass-produced, mid-century American dream. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Strictly's Balvinder Sopal says she 'didn't know what happened' in panic 'two minutes' going live

The EastEnders star appeared on BBC spin-off It Takes Two with Julian Caillon

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8 h. ago Pensioner, 68, is 'lucky' to be alive after driver smashed into her stationery car leaving her with horrific facial injuries on eve of her father's funeral

Sheila Chatfield, 68, had been cleaning her car outside her house in Cossall, Nottinghamshire on August 25 when a Mini driver lost control and hurtled into the rear end of her parked vehicle.

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11 h. ago Betfair court case could change online gambling after punter blows £1.5 million

Lee Gibson, 47, is appealing a High Court ruling that rejected his £1 million damages claim against Betfair after he lost £1.5 million gambling between 2009 and 2019

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12 h. ago Strictly's Jowita Przystal says 'let's make it happen' in Pete Wicks show of support after gushing comment

They've remained close after almost making it to the final of Strictly Come Dancing's 2024 series

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12 h. ago Countdown to Battlefield 6 release, exact time it happens in your region and all PC requirements

Battlefield 6 is almost here, and we've got all the details you need to know about the release time, countdown, PC system requirements, and more

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12 h. ago No wonder billionaires' row has lost its shine! Mansion on sale for £20M

Fair Hill, located on the enviable road near Hampstead Heath, North London, is on the market for a cool £20 million, according to Channel 4's Britain's Most Expensive Homes.

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12 h. ago No decisions made on Ayr town centre cycle lane say South Ayrshire Council

The proposals have sparked a backlash with the town's MP warning the cycle lane would risk the town centre's "economic viability."

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12 h. ago That’s me in the £45m Hockney! The man in the masterpiece relives sitting for David back in the heady LA party days

It was a landmark moment in queer art, painted when homosexuality was illegal in California. As this famous painting of Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy goes under the hammer, the surviving sitter looks back‘Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh!” Laughter explodes down the line from California. “It was a very long time ago!” says the painter Don Bachardy. His voice is high and rasping. Listening to him, you could be forgiven for thinking that the late Truman Capote was still with us. As for what happened “a very long time ago”, Bachardy is referring to the parties he threw with his partner, the British novelist Christopher Isherwood. Their home in Adelaide Drive, Santa Monica, was a salon thronged by movie stars and writers as well as Bachardy’s fellow artists.“Yes, we had a good time back then, but you can’t expect me to remember exactly who was here!” he says. It’s a fair point. Isherwood has been dead for almost 40 years and Bachardy, who is 91, suffers from some of the conditions that ...

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13 h. ago The chilling phone call Manchester synagogue terrorist made during attack

"We are continuing to investigate the full circumstances and motivation behind what happened. The investigation is continuing at pace"

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13 h. ago Trump explodes at Illinois governor's vicious health insult: 'You should be in JAIL'

Trump's inflammatory call came in a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning.

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13 h. ago Clubs target groundbreaking £4.3bn TV rights deal for European football competitions

Disney or Netflix may snap up Champions League gamesMedia rights for 2027 and 2033 could see 10% increaseEurope’s top clubs are aiming to earn at least €5bn (£4.3bn) annually from the sale of television rights to Champions League, Europa League and Conference League games in the next cycle, potentially sealing a 10% increase on their current value.The first media rights tenders for the period between 2027 and 2033 will be launched this month. In a groundbreaking move, one game in each matchweek could be streamed globally by the same provider, which would have the first pick from that round of games. It leaves open the possibility that Disney or Netflix could screen Champions League games. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago School locked down amid 'stabbing' reports with one person injured

The incident happened at Westfalenkolleg, a vocational school in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, on Wednesday.

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13 h. ago Who is Ruth Codd? All about the Irish actress on Celebrity Traitors

She started her career on TikTok and lost her leg after a footballing accident aged 15

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13 h. ago Veterans who lost their hearing settle legal claims for more than £700,000

Retired lieutenant colonel Andrew Davies said the payouts 'finally acknowledge' what he and other servicemen lost

Economics

14 h. ago Calls for phone masts to have 'robust emergency systems' after storm left Scots unable to dial 999

Residents in parts of rural Stirling lost the ability to dial 999 when the power went off last week and one councillor says the situation highlights an urgent need for better backup power supplies for phone masts.

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14 h. ago How did Alison Hammond lose so much weight and would it work for you?

The presenter of This Morning has lost 11 stone — here’s how

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14 h. ago Kilmarnock woman opens heart on pain of losing child 36 years ago

Carol Greer spoke about how support has changed over the years for people who have lost a child.

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14 h. ago BBC Gardeners' World's Monty Don left 'lying on the floor for hours' after health scare

The Gardeners' World presenter has opened up about a health scare that happened when he was filming a Channel 4 show

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