62 m. ago A Story of South Asian Art review – banging sculpture marred by dreary neighbours

Royal Academy, London Mrinalini Mukherjee’s surreal spins on Indian folk and sacred art are powerfully fascinating, but they gain nothing from works shown with them hereAs you enter the galleries you can’t avoid the slobbish giant. Maybe it is drunk or drugged as it towers and slumps, a red and brown creature with a demonic face and sagging stomach. If the cord suspending it from the ceiling snapped it would just be a pile of hemp on the floor.This monster has all the qualities that make the art of Mrinalini Mukherjee, who was born in Mumbai in 1949 and died in 2015, funny, fascinating and surreal. She created it in 1985, making it, like many of her works, with tightly woven, intensely coloured natural fibres. It is called Pakshi, meaning bird, and now I see it, the feathery flanks and floppy wings. Mukherjee’s sculpture is a hallucinatory but sharply observed response to nature, full of echoes of the Indian landscape and, in this case, India’s skies. If a bird can become an ogre in...

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63 m. ago Bake Off's Prue Leith left floored after The Beatles legend issued brutal criticism

The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has served some of the most famous faces in the world, including The Beatles, but one of the band members had some harsh words for her

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68 m. ago Electric heater worth £120 with 'fast heat up' time is reduced to £45 in sale

Wowcher has rolled out a special offer on a portable heater with a remote control and adjustable heat settings

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77 m. ago Strict Wrexham rule Ryan Reynolds is made to follow as coach ‘draws a line’

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have been in charge of Wrexham for almost five years and have seen a number of celebrities visit the Racecourse Ground during that time

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83 m. ago Flat on millionaires' row in Sandbanks which boasts stunning views of both beach and harbour goes up for sale for £2.3million

The elevated ground-floor home is on the 'pan handle' of the peninsula on Banks Road - an exclusive stretch of Dorset prime real estate where houses can fetch up to £15million.

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89 m. ago 'Absolutely brilliant' health gadget left shoppers 'shocked to learn' about diet

The Lingo smart device is designed for people looking to improve their overall health and wellness - and it 'works a treat'

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92 m. ago Woman whose dog was so weak and ill it had to be put down issued with ban

WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGES: Zoe Marlow, 41, was hauled to court for causing her 15-year-old pet Staffie Laney 'unnecessary suffering' by failing to her vet treatment earlier

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1 hour ago Fernando Alonso slams FIA stewards and hints at future change of approach

While numerous drivers cut the corner at turn two in Sunday’s Mexico GP, the moves went unpunished

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1 hour ago Southport attacker’s father asked for social services details to be kept private

The Southport Inquiry heard evidence about social services involvement with Axel Rudakubana and his family.

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1 hour ago Reform’s Kruger vows to change civil service code to ban ‘woke agenda’

The Tory convert said Nigel Farage’s party would cut civil service headcount and close five government buildings if it won the next general election.

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2 h. ago Strictly's Motsi Mabuse 'bans' pro from replacing Claudia and Tess as hosts

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse has ruled out one person from replacing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman on the BBC competition

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2 h. ago Fernando Alonso plans to 'take advantage' as FIA called out over Mexico GP controversy

Fernando Alonso was unimpressed with the FIA's stewarding at the Mexican Grand Prix last weekend, and revealed his own clever plan to make the most of the situation

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2 h. ago Can this new AI detective stop people falling for online selling scams?

A British bank has launched an AI tool in its app in a bid to stop customers falling victim to scams on online marketplaces.

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2 h. ago Breeders’ Cup: ‘Six months sober’ Oisin Murphy names his best chance at Del Mar

Champion jockey Oisin Murphy is named on four horses in Breeders’ Cup races over both days at the annual championships in California this weekend

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2 h. ago Huge online candy retailer files for bankruptcy just ahead of Halloween and the holiday season

Soaring cocoa and sugar costs were a factor driving Texas-based CandyWarehouse.com, Inc. to seek bankruptcy protection

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing judge 'bans' pro from replacing Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced they were leaving Strictly last week.

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2 h. ago Football Daily | Dermot Desmond fires up his flamethrower as Rodgers resigns

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!As splits go, Monday night’s parting of Brendan Rodgers and Celtic was as bitter and spectacular as any rock band have managed. And unlike Mötley Crüe, Guns N’ Roses and the Gallaghers, there will be no reunion tour. Think The Smiths, with attendant wordy statements to reflect just how severed the alliance is. Rodgers’ departure was initially sold as him stepping away. “Celtic Football Club can confirm that football manager Brendan Rodgers has today tendered his resignation,” droned a club statement. “The Club appreciates Brendan’s contribution to Celtic during his two very successful periods at the Club.”Watching the current success of my adopted fitba club Hearts (yesterday’s Football Daily), my mind immediately turns to Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit/Owl John/Mastersystem fame and now tragically seven years deceased. A lifelong Hearts fan, he even recorded, with Frightened Rabbit, his own version of Hector Nicol’s ‘The Hear...

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3 h. ago Sweet dreams? Healthy ways to put pudding back on the menu | Kitchen aide

Our expert panel delivers the answers to levelling up your dessert without undoing your healthy eating effortsI eat healthily, but my meals are never really complete without pudding. Yoghurt and stewed fruit aside, do you have any suggestions for what will hit the spot without verging too far into the unhealthy? Wendy, by emailThe truth is, you can’t often have your cake and eat it – or not a big piece, anyway. “My main piece of advice, which maybe isn’t all that welcome, is to keep to small portions,” says Brian Levy, author of Good & Sweet, in which his recipes contain no added sugar. “My grandma would keep many chocolate bars and have just one, but that’s never really worked for me.”’Tis the season for stewed fruit, but have you tried Melissa Hemsley’s banana slices sandwiched together with peanut butter, half-dipped in melted chocolate and put in the freezer? (FYI the same tactic also works like a dream with dates.) “You can’t beat frozen grapes, either,” says baker Lily Jon...

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3 h. ago Ryan Reynolds made to follow strict celebrity rule as Wrexham coach puts his foot down

Given their status as a club owned by two Hollywood behemoths in Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac, celebrity appearances at Wrexham have become a common occurrence in recent years

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3 h. ago Dyson Black Friday 2025: Start date, discounts and current deals

Black Friday is just around the corner and Dyson is expected to launch a big sale on vacuum cleaners and beauty tech devices

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