63 m. ago British & Irish Lions v Argentina live: Latest updates as Tadhg Beirne restores hosts’ lead in Dublin

The quadrennial tourists play on Irish soil for the first time as they take on the Pumas at the Aviva Stadium

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2 h. ago British and Irish Lions v Argentina live: Latest score and updates as Bundee Aki try gives hosts lead

The quadrennial tourists play on Irish soil for the first time as they take on the Pumas at the Aviva Stadium

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2 h. ago MOVIE REVIEW: We decide if video game adaptation 'Until Dawn' is worth spending a night with

Director hindered by basic premise that makes it hard to root for lead quintet.

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2 h. ago Revealed: Mystery donor who paid £1,300 fine that freed lead Madelaine McCann suspect is a former police officer investigating him

The woman, who has not been named, claims to have been a member of the German equivalent of the FBI who was at one stage wire-tapping the jail cell of convicted rapist Christian Brueckner.

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5 h. ago King Charles greets Duchess of York with a kiss on the hand as he shows his affection with the royals at Ascot

The King and his glamorous relatives embraced the fun-filled spirit of Royal Ascot today as they jovially greeted one another on the fourth day of the racing festival in Berkshire.

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6 h. ago Investigator and jurors speak out about Karen Read murder trial in aftermath of not guilty verdict

Two jurors and the lead investigator in the murder trial of Karen Read have come forward to comment about the case since a jury returned a not guilty verdict earlier this week

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7 h. ago A royally good day out! Princess Eugenie and an affectionate King Charles lead the glamorous royals having fun in the sun at Ascot

The King and his glamorous relatives embraced the fun-filled spirit of Royal Ascot today as they jovially greeted one another on the fourth day of the racing festival in Berkshire.

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7 h. ago French plans to stop small boats will lead to more deaths, says charity

French charity to challenge new Channel migrant interception plans in European courtsPlans by French police to enter the sea to stop small boats carrying UK-bound asylum seekers willcause more deaths and will be challenged in the European courts, a French charity has said.Arthur Dos Santos, the coordinator of the refugee charity Utopia 56, said there would be an increase in the number of people who would take “desperate” measures to reach the UK. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Drains can be unblocked in 'minutes' with plumbing expert's natural cleaning method

A whole host of substances can lead to a blocked drain, especially when it comes to the shower drain. But a plumbing expert has shared a simple cleaning hack to help unblock drains.

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9 h. ago ‘If there’s a rule, he tries to break it’: the explosively colourful textiles of Sam Gilliam

A new exhibition explores the late artist’s unexpected sojourn in Ireland, where practical constrictions and the wild scenery inspired a burst of fierce creativitySam Gilliam’s artistic life was bookended by success against the odds. In 1972, he became the first Black artist to represent the US at the world’s most prestigious art festival, the Venice Biennale. He had overcome poverty and prejudice in the south to study art at one of the first desegregated universities, and, after settling in Washington, was hailed as a radical innovator within the group of abstract painters dubbed the Color School.Pushing his medium in new sculptural directions, he broke convention by taking his canvases off their wooden stretchers. His best-known colour-drenched works have an improvisatory quality, never installed the same way twice, whether they’re draped on the wall or hung tent-like from the ceiling. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago ‘If there’s a rule, he tries to break it’: the explosively colourful works of Sam Gilliam

A new exhibition explores the late artist’s unexpected sojourn in Ireland, where practical constrictions and the wild scenery inspired a burst of fierce creativitySam Gilliam’s artistic life was bookended by success against the odds. In 1972, he became the first Black artist to represent the US at the world’s most prestigious art festival, the Venice Biennale. He had overcome poverty and prejudice in the south to study art at one of the first desegregated universities, and, after settling in Washington, was hailed as a radical innovator within the group of abstract painters dubbed the Color School.Pushing his medium in new sculptural directions, he broke convention by taking his canvases off their wooden stretchers. His best-known colour-drenched works have an improvisatory quality, never installed the same way twice, whether they’re draped on the wall or hung tent-like from the ceiling. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Israel, we’re begging you: please let aid organisations do our jobs in Gaza | James Elder

Four hundred distribution points have dwindled to four under this private and militarised ‘aid’ system. This is not how to avert a famineJames Elder is Unicef’s global spokespersonAbed Al Rahman, just a boy, carried the weight of his family’s hunger as he stepped into the streets of Gaza in search of bread. He had his father’s money, but when he saw the tide of people pushing towards a food distribution site in Rafah, hunger pulled him into their flow.Almost immediately, the site descended into chaos. Gunfire. Drones. Then in a flash, shrapnel from a tank shell ripped through his little body. When I met him at a hospital in Khan Younis – where painkillers, like food, are scarce – the 13-year-old was in agony. “I have shrapnel inside my body that they couldn’t remove,” he told me. “I am in real pain; since 6am I have been asking for a painkiller.” As he recounted the chaos, his father’s composure shattered, and tears rolled down his face. Was he going to lose his son simply because A...

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9 h. ago Israel, please let aid organisations do our jobs in Gaza | James Elder

Four hundred distribution points have dwindled to four under this private and militarised ‘aid’ system. This is not how to avert a famineJames Elder is Unicef’s global spokespersonAbed Al Rahman, just a boy, carried the weight of his family’s hunger as he stepped into the streets of Gaza in search of bread. He had his father’s money, but when he saw the tide of people pushing towards a food distribution site in Rafah, hunger pulled him into their flow.Almost immediately, the site descended into chaos. Gunfire. Drones. Then in a flash, shrapnel from a tank shell ripped through his little body. When I met him at a hospital in Khan Younis – where painkillers, like food, are scarce – the 13-year-old was in agony. “I have shrapnel inside my body that they couldn’t remove,” he told me. “I am in real pain; since 6am I have been asking for a painkiller.” As he recounted the chaos, his father’s composure shattered, and tears rolled down his face. Was he going to lose his son simply because A...

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10 h. ago Jake Gyllenhaal stars in hidden gem Netflix crime thriller and fans all say same thing

The Guilty is a 2021 American crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Nic Pizzolatto. The film is a remake of the 2018 Danish film of the same name and stars Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role

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10 h. ago Grim Victorian Syphilis disease hits 'alarming' record high in UK as map shows hotspots

If left untreated, the disease can lead to severe, long-term symptoms, and life-threatening issues like heart failure, blindness, dementia, and stroke - potentially leading to death

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11 h. ago Campervan stuck in the sand at popular Porthmadog beach is swept out to sea

The motorhome was eventually overwhelmed by the tide and lost just off Traeth y Greigddu - Black Rock Sands - near Porthmadog despite the efforts of jetskiers using 4x4s to try and save it

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11 h. ago Painted Roman plaster discovered in London may reveal name of interior decorator who lived almost 2,000 years ago

Painted Roman plaster discovered in London may reveal name of interior decorator who lived almost 2,000 years ago  The Art Newspaper

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11 h. ago Bridgerton star facing 'Hollywood erasure' despite acting alongside Brad Pitt

Lead of Netflix's hit series Bridgerton, romantic lead of Picture This, and certified fan of the Formula One Grand Prix, Simone Ashley faces 'Hollywood erasure' after significant cut to role in F1

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11 h. ago Man Utd have transfer advantage as Ruben Amorim told to call on 'unrivalled knowledge'

Manchester United are gearing up for a huge summer transfer window and will do so with a key asset helping Ruben Amorim to lead them out of the "doldrums"

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14 h. ago ‘No one is immune to grief’: the team turning A Single Man into a sexy, grimy, heartbreaking ballet

Musician John Grant was blown away by Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, finding deep resonances in its tale of gay love and loss. Now, he’s put songs to choreographer Jonathan Watkins’s new dance adaptation“I can’t believe that somehow I was able to make it all the way to the age of 55 without having read that book!” says American singer-songwriter John Grant. “It’s a transformative book. I was just completely blown away by it; I’ve been trying to get everybody that I’ve ever met to read it.”The book Grant is telling me about, enthusing from his sofa at home in Reykjavík, is Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man, published in 1964, turned into 2009’s most stylish film by first-time director Tom Ford, starring Colin Firth, and now about to be a ballet, premiering at this year’s Manchester international festival. Grant, the former Czars frontman and now an acclaimed solo artist (with albums including Pale Green Ghosts and his latest, The Art of...

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