78 m. ago ‘How could you not be body dysmorphic today?’ The twisted selfie sculptures of Christelle Oyiri

She has created bronzes of herself with toned legs, tiny horns, a dissolving head and a monstrous tail. The Parisian artist and DJ, who is the inaugural artist of Tate’s Infinities Commission, explains why‘When I was a girl at high school,” says Christelle Oyiri, “we didn’t talk about plastic surgery. Now it’s normal for 18-year-olds to talk about what kind of lip-fillers they’re going to have. Something extraordinary has happened over the past 10 years.”What has changed? It’s not simply about keeping up with the Kardashians, though Oyiri recognises that the reality TV sisters have revolutionised the desires of some. “Kim Kardashian,” she says, “made it fashionable for women to want to look like how I and other black women look naturally because of genetics.” Continue reading...

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94 m. ago Doctors told mum her cancer was curable, then they changed their minds

Annie says they may have been able to do more if she had acted sooner

Science

2 h. ago ‘I feel as if we could be in Scandinavia’: exploring the Norfolk that time forgot

Breckland is a little-known part of England that sings with peace and rare wildlife. It would undoubtedly be a national park if so much of it hadn’t been commandeered by the military. But there is a place to stay on its bordersThe small white signs with red lettering are dotted through the landscape: “Military training area – keep out”. It adds to the eerie feel of unusually quiet roads and twisted Scots pines, which gather the long summer dusk around them.But when we arrive at our accommodation on an old farm bordering a forbidden area where the British army conduct secretive manoeuvres, the whole place sings with peace. A red kite cavorts in the breeze over handsome parkland, a cuckoo calls and, down by the Wissey, a gin-clear chalk stream, reed warblers chunter from deep within the rushes. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago House prices fall as sellers told they will need to 'be realistic'

House prices usually rise in June, but the rules have changed this year

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3 h. ago Tributes to popular Edinburgh charity event MoonWalk as organisers announce end of an era

Fundraisers share memories of the MoonWalk event as organisers announce a key change.

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3 h. ago I tested out ten 'how to be happy' tips: here's what really works

Would following expert advice change Eilidh Dorgan’s life?

Economics

3 h. ago How Batman Begins made a giant of Christopher Nolan and changed popular cinema

Twenty years on from the landmark blockbuster, there’s no understating its influence. Louis Chilton looks at the making and legacy of a superhero film quite like none before it

Culture

3 h. ago Iran blitzes Israel for fourth day and calls for Islamic Army to wage war on Tel Aviv as IDF destroys its nuclear HQ and warns of 'regime change' in Tehran

Iran is looking to form an 'Islamic Army' with several other countries in the Middle East as it continues to wage war with Israel.

Events

5 h. ago Australia to hold talks aimed at entering defence pact with EU

Anthony Albanese confirms country could sign on to deal as he arrives in Calgary for G7 summitAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is to hold formal negotiations on joining a new defence agreement with the European Union, with the prime minister preparing to discuss plans for enhanced security cooperation at this week’s G7 summit in Canada.Amid the deteriorating international security landscape, Anthony Albanese will use the talks with EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and the European Council president, António Costa, in Alberta to explore a security and defence partnership, proposed at the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV in Rome last month.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Brit dad shares weird coincidence after cheating death on Air India flight

A British dad has shared his shock and expressed his gratitude for the last minute flight change that saved his life - he was due on the Air India flight 171 this week

Society

6 h. ago Gardeners told to plant climbing flower transforming ugly fences with big blooms

Gardeners are all opting for this game-changing plant that requires minimal effort yet will help transform any dull-looking fence with its impressive colourful blooms

Politics

7 h. ago Ousmane Dembele explains big changes he's made to put him on road to Ballon d'Or glory

Ousmane Dembele was in danger of failing to realise his potential but has just produced a career-best season as PSG claim Champions League glory - which now has him in the hunt for the Ballon d'Or

Politics

8 h. ago From 'the fat one' to 'feeling confident' woman loses 2st in two months

Sarah Hill, 32, from Glasgow, had struggled with her weight since her late teens - but everything changed after using a jab

Politics

9 h. ago Ministers face calls to drop 'crazy' changes to equality laws 'that will penalise middle classes'

Senior Tories called on the Government to abandon plans to introduce a new 'socio-economic duty' which could force authorities to favour the poor.

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11 h. ago ‘We needed somewhere to mourn’: Indian community in London keep vigil for victims

‘We needed somewhere to mourn’: Indian community in London keep vigil for victims  The Guardian

Events

12 h. ago Starmer facing challenge to intervene on assisted dying vote after more than 50 Labour MPs demand Commons delay

Exclusive: The dramatic late intervention comes in a letter to Leader of the House Lucy Powell from Labour MPs warning that there has not been sufficient scrutiny of a bill which will ‘fundamentally change’ healthcare

Politics

13 h. ago Relentless Chelsea see chance to test evolving squad at Club World Cup

Keeping up with the pace of change in Maresca’s squad is far from easy and their US trip will be more of the sameThis is the never-ending season but Chelsea show no sign of wanting to slow down. They intend to embrace Fifa’s newly revamped Club World Cup – a potential £97m prize pot for the eventual winners is quite the draw in an age of intense financial scrutiny, after all – and have travelled to the US knowing that the tournament gives them an opportunity to find out more about a squad that has evolved in the short space of time since Enzo Maresca’s side beat Real Betis in the Uefa Conference League final on 28 May.There has been little time to pause for breath before Chelsea get up and running in Group D by facing the Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC in Atlanta on Monday. Some players have had a 10-day break, others have been away on international duty and there has been no sign of anyone in the recruitment department taking a bit of annual leave. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Netanyahu says ‘we’ll do what we need to do’ with Iran’s leader

Israeli premier said regime change in Tehran could “certainly be the result” of Israel’s attacks

Politics

13 h. ago Trump in Iran crisis: MAGA descends into mutiny as Israel threatens to take out Ayatollah in regime change plot

Donald Trump is teetering on the brink of an all-out Iran crisis amid MAGA fury over his 'complicity' in Israel's strikes. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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15 h. ago ‘They were inseparable’: family’s anguish at wait to bring Air India victims home

Relatives of Pooja and Harshit Patel, who were visiting from Leicester, want to cremate them together but have faced painful wait for identificationIn the ramshackle, cramped lanes of Ambika Nagar in the Indian city of Gujarat, everyone spoke of Pooja and Harshit Patel with pride. The couple had done what none of their relatives or neighbours had managed to achieve before; they had moved abroad, settling among the thriving Gujarati diaspora community in the British city of Leicester.Their lives in Leicester, where the couple had moved so Pooja could complete her business masters degree – later getting a job at Amazon alongside Harshit – seemed unimaginably glamorous to their relatives and close-knit community back in India. Pooja would call her mother, 58-year-old Chandra Mate, at least three times a day with tales of British life and to show off her latest outfits, spinning in front of the mirror. Continue reading...

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