38 m. ago ‘It’s been quite a ride!’ Melvyn Bragg to step down from Radio 4’s In Our Time after 27 years

The broadcaster is leaving the hit BBC programme after presenting more than 1,000 episodes and having ‘enriched the lives of millions’Melvyn Bragg has announced that he will be leaving BBC Radio 4 show In Our Time after hosting it for 27 years. He launched it in October 1998, after being asked to present a programme during what was known as “the death slot” because of its low Thursday morning audience figures.The show, which explores the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world, has proved extremely popular. It celebrated its 1,000th episode in 2023 and is regularly one of the BBC’s most listened to on-demand programmes worldwide. Continue reading...

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48 m. ago Kevin Thelwell breaks 25 year Rangers transfer rule to prove he's right as Everton insider busts Chermiti myth

The Ibrox sporting director was the man who pushed the button when Everton splashed out £12million to sign when he was at the helm

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54 m. ago Wednesday fans buzzing as season 2's big dance number is to Lady Gaga's newly released The Dead Dance

Wednesday season two has just dropped its next big dance number after Jenna Ortega’s series one routine went viral

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60 m. ago Bladnoch Distillery announces partnership with Wigtown Book Festival

Bladnoch, Scotland’s oldest privately-owned Scotch whisky distillery has announced a partnership with the 27th annual Wigtown Book Festival.

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79 m. ago Ozzy Osbourne theft case dropped after court told man permitted to take flowers

The case against Parviz Jafari was withdrawn after prosecutors reviewed evidence and accepted they could not prove he acted dishonestly.

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87 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden shares 'bittersweet' motto in 'really proud' admission

The professional dancer is preparing for her return to the annual BBC programme

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2 h. ago Olivia Attwood ditched stylist BFF weeks ago after he 'broke her trust many times'

EXCLUSIVE: Olivia Attwood has admitted she's been 'proven wrong' by someone in her life, believed to be former best friend and stylist Ryan Kay

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2 h. ago Could The Rock win an Oscar? Dwayne Johnson breaks down in tears as The Smashing Machine gets a 15

The former WWE star, 53, has even been at the centre of Oscars rumours for his new role, which sees him depict former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr.

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2 h. ago From dynasty to soap opera: how Jerry Jones traded Dallas Cowboys glory for ‘365 days of sizzle’

Thirty years after their last Super Bowl, the Cowboys open the season in their rivals’ shadow. It’s a story of how Jerry Jones built a brand that thrives on drama but not titlesOn Thursday night in Philadelphia, the Dallas Cowboys will stand on the sideline, helmets under their arms, while the Eagles raise a championship banner for the second time in seven years. It will be a ritual drenched in green and silver, an occasion of sweeping civic pride for one of the Cowboys’ fiercest rivals. For Dallas, it will be a reminder in 50ft letters: three decades have passed since America’s Team last won a Super Bowl.And the contrast could not be sharper. For while the Eagles bask in another triumph and project the stability of an organization built for long-term success, the Cowboys stumble into the season diminished – having just traded away the one player who seemed capable of bridging the chasm between their glorious past and uncertain present. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Springholm basks in sunshine as village comes together for Springholm Show

The event, which followed the popular gala and race night earlier in the summer, proved to be a day of colour, music, laughter, and community spirit.

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4 h. ago Love Island star Millie Court break silence after Liam Reardon split

Love Island winners Millie Court and Liam Reardon are said to be spending time apart at the moment after their long-distance relationship proved to be too much of a challenge

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5 h. ago ‘I was killed in virtually every film’: how trailblazing Chinese

A retrospective at the BFI celebrates how Wong – whether typecast in orientalist fantasies or breaking taboos with a kiss – could always steal the showAnna May Wong is everywhere these days. The chic Chinese-American actor who first made a splash in the silent era has been fictionalised in films and TV shows, including Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood and Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, and an excellent novel, Amanda Lee Koe’s Delayed Rays of a Star. She has her face on the quarter, the first Asian-American to be honoured in that way, and she is the subject of a page-turner of a biography, Not Your China Doll by Katie Gee Salisbury. But what about the films? This month, BFI Southbank in London hosts a retrospective of this remarkable star’s career, titled Anna May Wong: the Art of Reinvention.Wong was born in Los Angeles to second-generation Chinese parents in 1905. At the very beginning of her film career in 1921, she self-consciously told a movie magazine that she was “a considerable spot of ye...

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5 h. ago Young and in love: an intimate look at Los Angeles – in pictures

Paul Jasmin, who died in May, helped define the visual language of LA and its youthful dreamers – as these sensual, glowing portraits prove Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Man Utd example Liverpool must now avoid after breaking British transfer record TWICE

Liverpool have spent more than £400million this summer, breaking the Premier League transfer record twice, but there is never a guarantee that big spending brings on-field success

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6 h. ago The ‘top rated’ walking trail near Greater Manchester with ‘sweeping views’ perfect for autumn

It's less than an hour from Greater Manchester but feels a world away from the city

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7 h. ago John Lewis shoppers race to buy 'soft and warm' lounge set worth £42 for £27

The Snit Ribbed Polo Lounge Set has been crafted from a comfy cosy ribbed knit fabric

Economics

10 h. ago Trump is caught using OLD golfing picture to prove he's alive amid cruel conspiracy theories

The 79-year-old on Tuesday finally swatted away whispers of ill-health after he enjoyed a low-key weekend with no formal press appearances.

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17 h. ago Why Chelsea's unprecedented selling power is Enzo Maresca's ticket to success

The Blues’ high-turnover transfer strategy is starting to prove its worth

Sport

17 h. ago Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesCongress returns to session on Tuesday, and with it will come a political headache for Donald Trump in the form of renewed attention on the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeff Epstein and his death, a subject that the president has sought to avoid in recent weeks.While the president got a month-long break from the Epstein issue when lawmakers left town for the annual August recess – with the House of Representatives wrapping up a day early because of the controversy over Epstein – the calm is likely to end quickly. On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from both parties have planned press conferences and legislative maneuvers intended to put pressure on the Trump administration for more transparency over Epstein, whose suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 has been the subject of conspiracy theories t...

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18 h. ago Argentina couple under house arrest amid search for painting stolen by Nazis

Daughter of former Nazi official and her husband to be questioned after raid on home failed to find masterpieceA federal court in Argentina has ordered house arrest for the daughter of a former Nazi official and her husband after a raid failed to locate a painting stolen from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam.Authorities raided a home in the coastal city of Mar del Plata last week after a Dutch newspaper identified a painting seen in a real estate photo as an Italian masterpiece registered on a database of lost wartime art. Continue reading...

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