6 h. ago Why do people drink Pimm's at Wimbledon? History of tennis tipple revealed

Pimm's cocktail is synonymous with Wimbledon - and this year is no different. Let's take a look back as to how the fruity gin drink managed to establish its relationship with tennis punters

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29 h. ago 3 kidney risks that increase with age and ways to prevent them

Here are some easy ways to keep your kidneys happy as you age

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39 h. ago Michael Madsen’s brooding charisma needed Tarantino to unlock it | Peter Bradshaw

The Reservoir Dogs and Donnie Brasco actor had a rare, sometimes scary power, as well as a winning self-awareness and levityMichael Madsen, star of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill and Donnie Brasco, dies aged 67Michael Madsen– a life in picturesUntil 1992, when people heard Stuck in the Middle With You by Stealers Wheel on the radio, they might smile and nod and sing along to its catchy soft-rock tune and goofy Dylan-esque lyrics. But after 1992, with the release of Quentin Tarantino’s sensationally tense and violent crime movie Reservoir Dogs, the feelgood mood around that song forever darkened. That was down to an unforgettably scary performance by Michael Madsen, who has died at the age of 67.Stuck in the Middle, with its lyrics about being “so scared in case I fall off my chair”, was to be always associated with the image of Madsen, whom Tarantino made an icon of indie American movies, with his boxy black suit, sinister, ruined handsomeness and powerful physique running to fat, playin...

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47 h. ago The high street needs to tune into to what Gen Z wants from shopping

Young people still want to shop in real life; they still want to hang out at the shops

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68 h. ago Bullying isn't banter – Kemi Badenoch's PMQs attack on crying Rachel Reeves crosses a line

Politics is a brutal business but Kemi Badenoch baiting a visibly upset Rachel Reeves at PMQs is just yet another example of the dehumanisation of people in public life

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69 h. ago Woman’s heartwarming video of her ‘rich people’ stuff goes viral on TikTok

A viral TikToker named Samantha is racking up millions of views by humorously showing off her “rich people” luxuries — such as matching nightstands and Bath & Body Works soap.

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3 d. ago What would I do if I won the lottery? I’d blast the world’s worst people into space | Arwa Mahdawi

It shouldn’t be hard to lure them into my spaceship. I’d just have to tell them it was hosting a multimillion-dollar wedding partyThoughts and prayers to the thousands of Norwegians who have just had one of the best weekends of their lives, followed by one hell of a comedown. Thanks to a currency conversion snafu by the state lottery operator, numerous people were incorrectly informed on Friday that they had won life-changing amounts of money in the Eurojackpot. On Monday, a text message was sent to players informing them of the mix-up.It seems Norwegians are a prudent bunch; I haven’t found any examples of people spending Jeff Bezos-levels of money as soon as they were told they had won big. Me? I would have gone into evil billionaire mode immediately. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Autocorrect by Etgar Keret review – endlessly inventive short stories

Alien spaceships, parallel worlds the Israeli writer’s seventh collection is vast in reach, yet grounded in the bewildering absurdity of modern life‘It’s time we acknowledge it: people are not very good at remembering things the way they really happened. If an experience is an article of clothing, then memory is the garment after it’s been washed, not according to the instructions, over and over again: the colours fade, the size shrinks, the original, nostalgic scent has long since become the artificial orchid smell of fabric softener. Giyora Shiro, may he rest in peace, was thinking all this while standing in line to get into the next world ”That’s quite the opener for a story, isn’t it? The apt but just slightly ridiculous metaphor, which is then revealed as not an authorial pronouncement but a character’s ruminations. And then we meet the character – excellently specific name – and we find out he’s dead, and, in that drolly formulaic aside “may he rest in peace”, we meet the auth...

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3 d. ago People left in hysterics after workmen's reaction to woman's hen do disaster

A British woman was left in hysterics when her friend's shoe broke in the middle of her hen do in France - but a pair of hunky workers were on hand to save the day

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4 d. ago Norway lottery operator apologises to 47,000 players over prize mixup

Norsk Tipping informed thousands of people they won big sums of money after mistake in currency conversionsNorwegian lottery bosses have sent a text message apologising to tens of thousands of disappointed players who were accidentally told they had won large sums of money.Norsk Tipping, the state-owned gambling operator, had admitted “several thousand” people were mistakenly told on Friday they had won life-changing sums of money after an error in converting from euros to Norwegian kroner. It was not until Monday, three days later, that a text message was sent to 47,000 people apologising for the error. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Woman 'stressed' after people tell her she looks exactly like rapper Aitch

One woman has admitted she's 'stressed' after being told she looks exactly like Manchester-born rapper Aitch. People now say they 'can't unsee' the resemblance as she posed alongside snaps of the star

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6 d. ago I watched 3 people I love die – here's what happens in last days, some of it's horrifying

EXCLUSIVE: Lynda Brown, 59, became a full time carer for her mother and two elderly relatives while they were on their death beds

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7 d. ago Nimes shooting UPDATES: Six casualties in French city as gunmen on the loose

At least six people have been injured, with one person fighting for their life, following a shooting in the Pissevin district of Nîmes today - police are searching for the perpetrators

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7 d. ago Nimes shooting UPDATES: Multiple casualties in French city as gunmen on the loose

At least six people have been injured, with one person fighting for their life, following a shooting in the Pissevin district of Nîmes today - police are searching for the perpetrators

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7 d. ago Nimes shooting UPDATES: Multiple casualties in French city as gunmen at large

At least six people have been injured, with one person fighting for their life, following a shooting in the Pissevin district of Nîmes today - police are searching for the perpetrators

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8 d. ago Lessons for Young Artists by David Gentleman review – secrets from the studio

The much-loved painter, designer of stamps and creator of anti-war posters shares tips from a 90-year careerYou know the art of David Gentleman even if you don’t know you know it. Anyone who’s passed through London’s Charing Cross tube station has seen his life-filled black-and-white mural of medieval people, enlarged from his woodcuts, digging, hammering, chiselling to construct the Eleanor Cross that once stood nearby. His graphic art has graced everything from stamps to book covers to Stop the War posters in a career spanning seven decades. He says he’s been making art for 90 years, since he was five.His parents were also artists, and in his latest book he reproduces a Shell poster by his father to show he follows in a modern British tradition of well-drawn, well-observed popular art. Perhaps it is because he learned from his parents as naturally as learning to speak – “Seeing them drawing tempted me to draw” – that Gentleman dislikes pedagogy. He’s proud that...

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8 d. ago Ben Affleck has dated more Jennifers than there are famous Rebeccas. It’s time for us to rise up | Rebecca Shaw

We need more Rebeccas to become stars. If it’s too late for us, we need a new generation of possibly powerful RebeccasAs someone from a big family who has a lot of procreation-aged friends, not a week goes by without the announcement of a new baby joining us. I love it, of course, and I’ll always give the baby its first “Like”.My favourite part, however, besides the miracle of newborn life etc, is finding out what those people have called the child. I want to know all the names. I’ll click on the baby announcements of people I know, people I don’t know, and I’ll definitely click on a birth announcement from a celebrity, even if I’ve never heard their name before. It might surprise you to learn that I am not in the habit of judging these names, though. This is for two reasons – one, I’m a bogan from regional Queensland, I’ve heard names you can’t even imagine. And two, I have sympathy for the job! Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Death Row killer's fried final meal with 'black cow' on the side before execution

Richard Gerald Jordan, a 79-year-old Vietnam veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, received a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman

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9 d. ago Usha Vance: husband’s pick as Trump running mate came ‘like a bolt of lightning’

Second lady says on Meghan McCain podcast she is ‘not plotting next steps’ and is just ‘along for the ride’Usha Vance learned her husband, JD, had been selected to be Donald Trump’s running mate “maybe five minutes” before the news was made public – and just about an hour before he was formally nominated.“It really was like a bolt of lightning,” Vance said during an interview on Meghan McCain’s podcast, Citizen McCain. Nearly a year later, seated in the Naval Observatory, Vance reflected on how radically her life has changed – “people call you ma’am. No one’s ever called me ma’am before this.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Festival goer recalls 'fearing for her life' at international music event amid overcrowding concerns after 145 people report being pricked by syringes

The free festival took place last Saturday, and much like London 's Notting Hill Carnival, it encourages its thousands of attendees to play music out loud and dance in the streets.

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