9 h. ago Australian Open live: Alcaraz reveals key to breakthrough win after De Minaur masterclass

Alcaraz will take on Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals after reaching the last four of the Australian Open for the first time

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9 h. ago Australian Open LIVE: All the latest updates as Carlos Alcaraz sweeps past Alex de Minaur in straight sets

Follow our live blog for the latest score and game-by-game updates from the Australian Open as Alex de Minaur takes on Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.

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9 h. ago Know the score? I don’t read music, but that’s no hindrance to reimagining great classical works

Folk duo Pound & Stevens have transformed, and added to, Holst’s The Planets Suite and tour the new work this week with Britten Sinfonia. Will Pound explains why playing by ear is his greatest strengthI’m a harmonica and accordion player and one half of folk-classical duo Stevens & Pound. As a multi-instrumentalist I am rooted in a folk tradition that is oral, aural and communal. Music and song are passed down by ear, either through recordings or – more fun – traditional music sessions. Here, players and singers get together to share, swap and play tunes, drawing from a repertoire that is always evolving. While collections of tunes are certainly notated, their scores act as a skeleton – providing the basic architecture of pitch and rhythm but rarely offering explicit guidance on how the music should be played.Delia Stevens and I are about to head out on tour, performing with the Britten Sinfonia and Robert Macfarlane in a new work called The Silent Planet, a recomposition of...

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9 h. ago The books to read before they hit the screen in 2026: From gothic classics to modern thrillers

Whether it's falling in love at a Bridgerton masquerade or surviving a deadly Hunger Games, reading the book first lets you savour every twist, turn and forbidden romance.

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10 h. ago Bonnie Tyler says 'I earn nothing' for Total Eclipse of the Heart in shocking claim

Welsh music legend Bonnie Tyler says she earns virtually nothing from streaming Total Eclipse of the Heart despite the iconic song surpassing one billion streams

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10 h. ago Harry Styles tour ticket sale 'despicable' as fans stuck in queues after paying for presale access

Harry Styles' Together, Together 2026 Tour presales are taking place today

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10 h. ago The Breakdown | So much at stake and Six Nations just the start in ‘massive year for rugby union’

We may know the sport’s future is bright when trendsetters worldwide are wearing Fabien Galthié-style shadesOn the surface it was business at usual at this year’s Six Nations launch in a chilly Edinburgh. Had the city’s most famous literary sleuth poked his nose into the venue at the top of the Royal Mile, Inspector Rebus would have clocked the usual suspects: head coaches trying not to divulge any secrets, captains quietly studying their opposite numbers and content creators seeking to “jazz up” their tournament previews.This year’s booby prize went to the “influencer” who asked Caelan Doris, Ireland’s captain, whether or not he liked Fabien Galthié’s thick-rimmed glasses. It was almost on a par with the Breakdown’s all-time classic: the day someone asked Rob Baxter, Exeter’s director of rugby, to pick his favourite motorway service station. “Taunton Deane,” came the instant reply. “Because it means we’re almost home.” Brilliant. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Neil Young gifts Greenland free access to his music and withdraws it from Amazon over Trump

The singer-songwriter has donated access to his music archive to ‘ease the unwarranted stress and threats’ Greenlanders have experienced from the US governmentNeil Young has donated a year’s worth of access to his music and documentary archive to the people of Greenland after the territory’s future became the subject of a fraught dispute with the US.“I hope my music and music films will ease some of the unwarranted stress and threats you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,” Young wrote in a statement on his website, Neil Young Archives, which offers comprehensive access to the 80-year-old songwriter’s recorded and live catalogues and other output. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Australian Open LIVE: All the latest updates as Carlos Alcaraz takes commanding lead against Alex de Minaur after Spaniard's brilliant moment of sportsmanship

Follow our live blog for the latest score and game-by-game updates from the Australian Open as Alex de Minaur takes on Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.

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10 h. ago The Unfragile Mind: Making Sense of Mental Health by Gavin Francis review: 'sits on the fence'

By taking a “mibbes aye, mibbes naw” approach to some of the big questions around mental health, Gavin Francis’s new book can read as if the author desperately trying to avoid causing offence, writes Stuart Kelly

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11 h. ago Australian Open LIVE: All the latest updates as Alex de Minaur bounces back after going 3

Follow our live blog for the latest score and game-by-game updates from the Australian Open as Alex de Minaur takes on Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.

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12 h. ago Alcaraz v De Minaur live: Australian Open latest score updates as top seed battles home hope after Gauff crashes out

The quarter-finals take place in Melbourne while top players battle a heatwave in Melbourne

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12 h. ago Married teacher confesses to sexually abusing boy, 12, until she was 8 months pregnant before ‘giving birth to his baby’

A MARRIED teacher has confessed to a string of sex offences after allegedly abusing a schoolboy for over a year - including while heavily pregnant. Naomi Tekea Craig, 33, admitted to 15 charges on Tuesday after appearing via audio link in Mandurah Magistrates Court, New South Wales. The former music teacher at Frederick Irwin Anglican...

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12 h. ago Two Women Living Together by Kim Hana and Hwang Sunwoo review – the Korean bestseller about platonic partnership

A quietly revolutionary account of cohabiting captured a nation’s heart – but what does it mean for the rest of the world?When Sunwoo and Hana met on Twitter, they were in their 40s and committed bachelorettes. Both raised by the sea in Busan, they studied in Seoul before entering the city’s famously brutal rat race, Sunwoo as a fashion journalist, Hana as a copywriter. They shared the same taste in music and books, and importantly, both had rejected marriage. No wonder. In South Korea’s stubbornly patriarchal culture, women in dual-income families spend nearly three hours more a day on household chores than men. Instead, Sunwoo and Hana joined the large number of South Koreans living alone. At first, independence felt exhilarating. By middle age however, loneliness was beginning to gnaw, and their boxy studio apartments felt oppressively small.Two Women Living Together, a 2019 South Korean bestseller that spawned a popular podcast, charts Sunwoo and Hana’s ...

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13 h. ago Married music teacher's breathtaking confession in court as she ADMITS having sex with boy, 12

Naomi Tekea Craig, 33, appeared in Mandurah Local Court via audio link on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to 15 charges over her sexual relationship with the boy, which lasted about 14 months.

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13 h. ago Triumph's new Bonneville bikes merge classic looks with the latest technology: We put them to the test

With the average age of the UK motorcyclist now comfortably over 50, nostalgia is big business in the biking world. And there are few better options that Triumph's updated Sport Classic range.

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13 h. ago Take That: 5 of the biggest revelations, from Gary Barlow’s struggles to the real meaning of ‘Shine’

A new three-part documentary dives into the very beginning of the boyband, how they fell apart, then rallied for the pop comeback of the decade

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13 h. ago 'Masterpiece' noir film with 'best ever ending scene' on BBC iPlayer now

'Classic' film stars Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, and Alida Valli, and although the film is almost eight decades old, it's still been winning praise

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13 h. ago Nanny McPhee turns 20, where are the child stars now? Death, marriage to Elon Musk's ex and Hollywood fame

It's been two decades since the release of the family classic starring Emma Thompson in the lead role

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14 h. ago Australian Open live: Gauff faces Svitolina for chance to play Sabalenka before Alcaraz and De Minaur battle

The quarter-finals take place in Melbourne while top players battle a heatwave in Melbourne

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