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52 m. ago ‘One kid at a time’: How children’s books on male friendship could combat toxic masculinity

From Margaret McDonald’s Glasgow Boys to Nathanael Lessore’s King of Nothing, boys take centre stage in this year’s Carnegie-winning titles. Let’s hope that the male protagonists persuade more boys to pick up a bookThis year’s Carnegie medals for children’s writing, awarded on Thursday, brought to light an unexpected trend. At a time of widespread public anxiety about the decline in boys’ reading habits and the rise of the toxic influencers of the online “manosphere”, male friendship and masculinity were front and centre on the shortlist.The winner, Margaret McDonald’s superb debut, Glasgow Boys, tells the story of the relationship between two looked-after children on the threshold of adulthood who process trauma in different ways. Banjo’s aggression and Finlay’s avoidance could be seen as two models of dysfunctional masculinity. Luke Palmer’s Play, also on the shortlist, tells a story of male friendship which touches on rape culture and county lines drug gangs, while teenage gang m...

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53 m. ago PS Plus Essential July 2025 games reveal time, and when you can download the PS5 and PS4 titles

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71 m. ago Gino D'Acampo 'puts £4.2m mansion up for sale' as he plots TV comeback after 'tough time'

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1 hour ago Middleton women stun at Royal Ascot with powerful outfit detail that gives sweet nod to Royal family member...but it's not the first time outfits have been borrowed

They say fashion runs in the family, and when your matriarch is Carole Middleton, it appears that so too does a wardrobe worth recycling.

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1 hour ago Jay Z makes awkward dig at Kanye West during shock appearance at Beyonce's show in Paris

Jay Z has dished out a dig to fellow music star Kanye West as he stepped out on stage with Beyoncé’ for the first time in seven years and changed the lyrics to a famous song

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1 hour ago Ashley Walters says starring in Adolescence made him ‘conscious’ about his own son’s screen time

‘No-one wants to be the ogre parent that comes in and goes, ‘all right, that’s it, everything off’’

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2 h. ago Valtteri Bottas gives hint on F1 future with 2026 Cadillac entry looming

The 10-time race winner and Mercedes reserve driver is keen on a return to the grid next year

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2 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk in major split just weeks before Daniel Dubois fight

Oleksandr Usyk will attempt to become the undisputed heavyweight champion for the second time when he takes on Daniel Dubois next month

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2 h. ago Eamonn Holmes plagued by 'nightmares' as he addresses health concerns

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4 h. ago Marcus Rashford receives Man United response after latest update

Latest Manchester United news as Marcus Rashford is currently enjoying some time away in sunny Marbella

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4 h. ago Solenco Life wine coolers review: perfect pours with two stylish gadgets

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5 h. ago Kirsty Coventry is now the most powerful person in sport and faces a bulging in

Successor to Thomas Bach is already making a positive impression and displaying a more human approachA new day has broken, has it not? For several reasons, Tony Blair’s 1997 election victory speech comes to mind on what will be a historic and symbolic day for sport. Because in Lausanne on Monday, after plenty of handshakes and platitudes, the 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry will become the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year-old history.It has been, by any measure, a dizzying ascent. In 2016, Coventry stepped out of an Olympic pool for the final time in Rio. Now, nine years later, she is the most powerful person in sport. Yet as she takes charge, there are some who suspect that the new dawn will look rather like the old one – and that her predecessor, Thomas Bach, and his administration, will remain puppet masters behind the throne. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Coventry makes history and has steel to make IOC role more than a puppet show | Sean Ingle

Bach’s successor is already making a positive impression but will need all her resolve at mammoth organisationA new day has broken, has it not? For several reasons, Tony Blair’s 1997 election victory speech comes to mind on what will be a historic and symbolic day for sport. Because in Lausanne on Monday, after plenty of handshakes and platitudes, the 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry will become the first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee in its 131-year-old history.It has been, by any measure, a dizzying ascent. In 2016, Coventry stepped out of an Olympic pool for the final time in Rio. Now, nine years later, she is the most powerful person in sport. Yet as she takes charge, there are some who suspect that the new dawn will look rather like the old one – and that her predecessor, Thomas Bach, and his administration, will remain puppet masters behind the throne. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago When is Jake Paul fight? Date, UK time and stream for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fight

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5 h. ago Fern Britton makes admission about time on This Morning with Phillip Schofield after 'mixed emotions'

The pair spent a number of years hosting the ITV show together

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5 h. ago Mounjaro: GPs are allowed to prescribe weight loss jab for first time from today

Around 220,000 people with ‘greatest need’ are expected to receive Mounjaro over the next three years

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5 h. ago Oil prices surge as Iran maintains threat to close global shipping route after Trump bombed its nuclear facilities

Brent crude futures were up $1.52 or 1.97 per cent to $78.53 a barrel as of 6am UK time. US West Texas Intermediate crude advanced $1.51 or 2.04 per cent to $75.35.

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