10 h. ago ‘I’m here to open doors’: Bernardine Evaristo on success, controversy and why she plans to donate her £100k award

The Girl, Woman, Other author has this week been awarded a one-off Women’s prize award for her outstanding contribution. She talks about her long road to recognition, and using her profile to support other writersBack in 2013, Bernardine Evaristo gave a reading in a south London bookshop from her novel Mr Loverman. Only six people showed up, a couple of them were dozing and she realised they were homeless people who had come to find somewhere comfortable to sleep. Last month, the hit TV adaptation Mr Loverman, about a 74-year-old gay Caribbean man set in Hackney, east London, won two Baftas, including leading actor for Lennie James, making him the first Black British actor to win the TV award in its 70-year history. “I checked Wikipedia!” Evaristo exclaims of this shocking fact when we meet in London.Evaristo’s long career is one of firsts and creating them for others. In 2019, at the age of 60, she became the first Black woman to win the Booker prize – shared with Margaret Atwood –...

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55 h. ago Chaos as artists pull out of London festival over concerns of 'art

Musical acts including LVRA and Heartworms have dropped out of the inaugural SXSW London festival due to the undisclosed involvement of former MPs Tony Blair and David Cameron

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60 h. ago Met Office issues thunderstorm warning with parched Britain set to get more rain tomorrow than in all of May

The Met Office has issued a thunderstorm warning for southern England including London as well as the Midlands and South Wales tomorrow from 9am until 6pm.

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4 d. ago US’s most Canadian town is stuck in the middle of a trade war

Isolated from the rest of the US, Point Roberts businesses say a drop in Canadian tourism is economically devastatingPoint Roberts, Washington, is about as Canadian as a US town can get. Littered with streets named after Canada’s provinces, its gas stations sell by the litre and about half of its 1,000 residents hold dual citizenship. Its sole grocery store, the aptly named International Marketplace, keeps both American and Canadian dollars stocked in its till.That till hasn’t been getting much use in recent months. Ali Hayton, the International Marketplace’s owner, estimates business is down by 30% amid an unprecedented dip in Canadian visitors. “We’re hanging on by a thread,” she said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago TUI set to launch direct flights to bargain beach destination where it's sunny all year round

TUI has announced that it is set to relaunch direct flights from East Midlands Airport to a leading African beach destination.

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4 d. ago Alarm at soaring number of 'smuggling' Brits arrested abroad in 'drug mule crisis'

An alarming explosion in the number of Brits arrested for drug smuggling abroad has raised fresh concerns about the growing use of UK citizens as international drug mules

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4 d. ago easyJet launches new direct flight route to 'paradise' island in Europe

easyJet has announced it will be launching a new direct flight route from the UK to a 'fantastic' island this year

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4 d. ago New rail service from London to Scottish city coming next spring including first

A new Lumo rail service is set to launch between London and Scotland from next spring with passengers hoping to benefit from cheaper fares and more convenient journeys.

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5 d. ago Economy seats for the world's longest direct flight revealed

Qantas has revealed exactly what the new seats on its upcoming direct flights from London to Sydney will be like after 'researching how to make the flight more comfortable'.

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6 d. ago Sweden urged to ban international adoption after damning inquiry findings

Inquiry head accuses Swedish state of human rights violations, citing child-trafficking cases across four decadesSweden should ban international adoption and apologise after thousands of children were illegally and unethically taken from their home countries including South Korea, Colombia, China and Sri Lanka over several decades, a government inquiry has found.Presenting the damning findings of the almost four-year investigation, the head of the inquiry, Anna Singer, accused the Swedish state of “violations of human rights”, citing child-trafficking cases spanning from the 1970s to the 2000s. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Landmarks across the UK glow orange to spotlight rare genetic condition

Landmarks including The Mersey Gateway Bridge, Cardiff Castle and London's Tower 42 were among 17 buildings that glowed orange in support of Prader-Willi Awareness month

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7 d. ago Artist makes mini versions of Brutalist buildings to champion ‘unloved’ style

Adam Carthy has made tiny versions of around 60 buildings including Trellick Tower and Alexandra Road Estate, in London.

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9 d. ago IndiGo to launch direct flights to 10 new international cities, including London and Athens

IndiGo to launch direct flights to 10 new international cities, including London and Athens  The Economic Times

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1 week ago Things to do in London this weekend, including a hot new Camberwell restaurant

Josh Barrie picks the very best of what to do in the capital this weekend

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1 week ago The Real Housewives of London cast announced — including a Ladies of London alum

The show will debut on Hayu later this year

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1 week ago Who is the highest paid NFL player in 2025? Here are top 15 highest paid NFL players

Here are the 15 highest paid NFL players as the tickets for the London 2025 games go on sale - including Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

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1 week ago Meet ‘The Real Housewives of London’ Cast, Including ‘Ladies of London’ Alum and Royal Baker

Meet ‘The Real Housewives of London’ Cast, Including ‘Ladies of London’ Alum and Royal Baker  Us Weekly

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1 week ago London superclub Drumsheds is getting a major overhaul – including security upgrades and a new queuing system

London superclub Drumsheds is getting a major overhaul – including security upgrades and a new queuing system  Time Out

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1 week ago Fallen Hollywood star Will Smith charging fans £400 to see him perform and have their picture taken with him... at bizarre concert tour date in BRIXTON

The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air actor will be hitting venues including the O2 Academy in south London, Wolverhampton's Civic Hall and Scarborough Open Air Theatre.

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2 w. ago Was the Black Lives Matter rebellion all for nothing? It may feel like that, but I have seen reasons for hope | Jason Okundaye

It is easy to look back at 2020 and feel aggrieved, even fooled. But in the British city where slaver Edward Colston’s statue was pulled down, I found cause for optimismIt has been five years since George Floyd, a Black man who lived in Minneapolis, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. The killing, captured in a distressing 10-minute video that quickly flooded social media timelines, sparked something that felt like an international revolution: protests took place across the world, forcing countries and cities to reckon with their present and historical treatment of Black people.In Britain, protests reached fever pitch when activists in Bristol toppled a statue of Edward Colston, the slave trader and deputy governor of the Royal African Company, and hurled it into the harbour. Bristol, once a major slave-trading port, had maintained a veneration of Colston that was increasingly divisive. The statue in particular had been a key focus of tensions: attempts to add a s...

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