82 m. ago ‘The rain brings out a cinematic quality’: Eric Van Nynatten’s best phone picture

A neon sign reflected in a puddle in New York City’s Theater District inspired this enigmatic shotIt had been raining all day in New York City. After meeting a friend in a coffee shop near Manhattan’s Theater District, professional photographer Eric Van Nynatten decided on a spontaneous street photography session.“The rain had been nonstop, which most people would find messy and chaotic, but I feel it brings out a cinematic quality in the city,” he says. “The wet streets become shiny and reflective, and at night it looks a lot like a painting. I ended up walking down Broadway as evening fell. It’s an area that’s already a visual spectacle – there are all these amazing retro marquees, billboards and neon signs. I spotted this sign reflected in a puddle just off the sidewalk and set up my composition.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Helen Flanagan shares boob job inspiration after shrinking down to A cup

EXCLUSIVE: Coronation Street beauty Helen Flanagan has recently opened up about her boob journey after she lost her famous assets after breastfeeding her three children

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3 h. ago Wild rodents, fascist warnings and a haunted carpet: Wolfman Tillmans storms the Pompidou

Pompidou Centre, ParisAs the gallery prepares to close its doors for five years, Tillmans is let loose across all 6,000 sq metres of its public library. The results are stunning – and chillingIn September the Pompidou Centre in Paris closes for five years for renovation. The building is nearly 50 years old and needs to be cleared of asbestos, and to reconnect with Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers’ original design after years of architectural accumulations. Many of the departments are already moving into temporary new homes, including the huge Bibliothèque publique d’information, the public library usually based on the second floor. Nearly all of its contents have been emptied out, but before it’s stripped back altogether, Wolfgang Tillmans has been invited to deconstruct it another way. His show, Rien ne nous y préparait – Tout nous y préparait (Nothing could have prepared us – Everything could have prepared us) covers all 6,000 sq metres of the space.It’s an inspired setting because ...

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4 h. ago Boden shoppers save 45% on 'stunning' summer midi dress that is 'perfect' for any event

'It's extremely comfortable, the print is bright and it fits perfectly. This may be the best dress I have ever had.'

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6 h. ago Michelle Obama reveals legendary rock star giving her marital advice amid divorce rumors

Michelle Obama praised a legendary rock star as a role model for her and Barack's marriage during a recent podcast episode.

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6 h. ago ‘The risk was worth it’: All Fours author Miranda July on sex, power and giving women permission to blow up their lives

The artist and author’s hit book had so much in common with her own life that even her friends forgot it wasn’t real. How did this revolutionary portrayal of midlife desire come to inspire a generation of women?When Miranda July’s All Fours was published in May last year, it triggered what felt like both a spontaneous resistance movement and the sort of mania last experienced when the final Twilight book dropped, except this time for women in midlife rather than teenage girls. Two friends separately brought it to my house, like contraband dropped out of a biplane. Book groups hastily convened, strategically timed for when the men were out of the picture.The story opens with a 45-year-old woman about to take a road trip, a break from her husband and child and general domestic noise. She’s intending to drive from LA to New York, but is derailed in the first half hour by a young guy, Davey, in a car hire place, to whom she is passionately attracted. The next several weeks pas...

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6 h. ago Six great reads: the trouble with ‘great men’, Fire Island’s hedonistic party palaces and close encounters with Sly Stone

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Get up close to Cecil Beaton's family archive at intimate exhibition on the Hawarden Estate

For most of the 20th century, if you were anybody at all – Hollywood royalty, actual royalty, It girls and society ladies, even, at the end of his life, punks – you were sure to have been photographed by Cecil Beaton.

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7 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv repatriates more bodies of fallen soldiers amid major exchange with Russia

Ukraine says return in line with deal reached in Turkey while Russia hands over 1,200 bodies; Moscow claims capture of another Sumy village. What we know on day 1,207Ukraine has repatriated more bodies of fallen soldiers in accordance with an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul, Ukrainian officials said Friday. Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said Russia had returned 1,200 bodies, and “according to the Russian side, the bodies belong to Ukrainian citizens, in particular military personnel”. The repatriation of the bodies was carried out with the help of Ukraine’s armed forces, the country’s security service, the interior ministry and other government agencies, its statement said. Forensic experts would now work to identify the remains. The repatriation marks one of the war’s largest returns of remains.Russia says its forces have captured another village in Ukraine’s north-eastern Sumy region amid its ramped-up offensive there. M...

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10 h. ago Nigel Owens: Why Clarkson's Farm is such an important show, and not just for farmers

The legendary Welsh referee and farmer has been watching the new series of Jeremy Clarkson's hit farming show, and thinks it's opened new eyes to the vital role played in society by farmers, and pubs....

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13 h. ago Idris Elba unveils Mobo paving stone at college where he ‘got to dream bigger’

The Luther star returned to Barking and Dagenham College where he studied performing arts.

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13 h. ago ‘Inspirational’ veteran, 106, is oldest person on King’s Birthday honours list

Norman Irwin said he didn’t expect honour as he’s ‘getting on a bit’

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14 h. ago GTi is back! Peugeot's legendary badge is now on an electric car

The three-letter moniker, which is synonymous with its iconic 205 GTi of the 1980s and 1990s, has been stamped onto a souped-up version of the company's e-208 EV.

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16 h. ago Tesco launches new viral Dubai GODIVA chocolate bar for limited time only

The limited-edition GODIVA Pistachio & Kadayif Chocolate bar is inspired by the viral Dubai-style chocolate trend and is available in 360 Tesco stores nationwide for a limited time only

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17 h. ago Ukraine repatriates more bodies of fallen soldiers in line with an agreement with Russia

Ukrainian officials say Ukraine has repatriated another 1,200 bodies in line with an agreement reached during peace talks in Istanbul between Russian and Ukrainian delegations

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17 h. ago Idris Elba unveils honorary stone at Barking and Dagenham College

Idris Elba unveils honorary stone at Barking and Dagenham College  BBC

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17 h. ago Markram and Bavuma steer South Africa to verge of stunning WTC upset against Australia

Day three: Australia 212 & 207; South Africa 138 & 213-2Opener hits century and Bavuma bats on through injuryHeartache and South African cricket have not so much gone hand in hand over the years as been married and had a litter of kids. But provided they eke out the last 69 runs of what would be an epic run chase on day four, divorce papers can be issued and the World Test Championship mace will be theirs.At the end of a gripping third day Australia were left praying that South Africa’s habit of imploding at global events – yes, yes, the old chokers tag – might return in the morning. Guided by a sparkling unbeaten 102 from Aiden Markram, and the captain, Temba Bavuma, hobbling through a hamstring injury to finish on 65 not out, the Proteas had reached 213 for two at stumps in pursuit of 282 to win. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago ‘They entrusted me with their daughter’s memory’: Women’s prize winner Rachel Clarke on her story of a life

The Story of a Heart, which won this year’s award for nonfiction, tells how one child saved the life of another. The author talks about the amazing families involved, campaigning for a better NHS, and how being a doctor frames the way she writesTo read Rachel Clarke’s The Story of a Heart, which has won this year’s Women’s prize for nonfiction, is to experience an onslaught of often competing emotions. There is awed disbelief at the sheer skill and dedication of the medical teams who transplanted the heart of nine-year-old Keira, who had been killed in a head-on traffic collision, into the body of Max, a little boy facing almost certain death from rapidly deteriorating dilated cardiomyopathy. There is vast admiration for the inexhaustible compassion of the teams who cared for both children and their families, and wonder at the cascade of medical advances, each breakthrough representing determination, inspiration, rigorous work, and careful navigation of newly emerging ethical territ...

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18 h. ago ‘The sky is red and we fear more attacks’: Iranians left stunned by Israeli strikes

Everyday people taken by surprise by overnight strikes and left wondering how to prepare for what may come nextAs dawn broke over Tehran, firefighters and other rescue workers saw for the first time the full extent of the damage done by overnight Israeli strikes.Among the first locations reached by responders in the capital was a 12-storey block of flats looming above a road junction and a shopping mall in the northern suburbs. A huge blast at around 4am had gutted two upper levels, showering debris into the street below. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago 'The most amazing story I ever read': Author inspired by Mirror front page wins top award

Dr Rachel Clarke wrote 'The Story of a Heart' after our story about Max Johnson and Keira Ball showed 'humanity at its finest' - she has now been awarded a top literary prize

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