2 h. ago ‘Nothing stopped her’: the 136 reasons why Vanessa Bell is breaking free of Bloomsbury

She was the overshadowed member of the iconic group. But now, with a major exhibition not far from the house she turned into a work of art, Bell is finally getting her due. And she’s not the only oneWhen you think of the Bloomsbury Group – the writers, artists and intellectuals who congregated at 46 Gordon Square in London in the early 20th century – you might think of Virginia Woolf; the Omega Workshops, which brought fine art to modernist designs; Charleston, a farmhouse in Sussex, frequented by core members who painted every available surface in blazing hues; or the famous phrase about their unorthodox sex lives – they “painted in circles and loved in triangles”.But do you ever think – or know much – about a woman at the heart of the group, Vanessa Bell, sister of Virginia and co-director of the Omega Workshops? If Bloomsbury member John Maynard Keynes was the economics pioneer, and Woolf its literary star, then Bell was the painter equivalent. Yet it seems Bell has too often bee...

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2 h. ago Rangers risking Barry Ferguson heart attack with bad habits as one enigma eclipses another amid Dens Park pandaemonium – big match verdict

Yet again Rangers found themselves two goals down and had to rescue the situation late on against Dundee

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4 h. ago Parents' lives 'turned upside down' as baby boy given very rare diagnosis

Albie Moore was diagnosed at just four months old with Leber Congenital Amaurosis

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6 h. ago Dad's life or death struggle after children stabbed in the dead of night

Four people have been stabbed in Sydney in the early hours of Monday morning.

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9 h. ago Baulkham Hills stabbing: woman arrested and three children in hospital after alleged attack in Sydney suburb

Two girls, boy in stable condition and 46-year-old woman under guard in hospital after alleged attack in Baulkham HillsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA mother has been arrested after she allegedly stabbed her three children multiple times in their home in Sydney’s north-west.New South Wales police Det Supt Naomi Moore said on Monday that the children’s father woke to yells in their Baulkham Hills home, and secured the kitchen knife from his partner. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Troubled Justin Bieber shares rare picture with baby boy Jack Blues amid worrying struggles and 'marital woes'

Justin Bieber gave a rare glimpse of his baby boy Jack Blues in a series of adorable family pictures shared to his main Instagram page on Sunday.

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9 h. ago Police offer £10,000 reward for information on boy who disappeared in London in 2008

Police offer £10,000 reward for information on boy who disappeared in London in 2008  The Guardian

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12 h. ago Three children and woman in hospital after stabbing attack in Sydney suburb

Two girls, boy and 46-year-old woman all in stable condition after the attack in Baulkham HillsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree children and a woman have been taken to hospital after a stabbing attack on Monday morning in a suburb in Sydney’s north-west.According to a press release from New South Wales police, about 5.20am on Monday emergency services were called to a home in Baulkham Hills, following reports that multiple people had been stabbed. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Three children and woman in hospital after alleged stabbing attack in Sydney suburb

Two girls, boy and 46-year-old woman all in stable condition after the alleged attack in Baulkham HillsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree children and a woman have been taken to hospital after an alleged stabbing attack on Monday morning in a suburb in Sydney’s north-west.New South Wales police said emergency services were called to a home in Baulkham Hills about 5.20am on Monday, following reports that multiple people had been stabbed. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Baulkham Hills stabbing: three children and woman in hospital after alleged attack in Sydney suburb

Two girls, boy and 46-year-old woman all in stable condition after the alleged attack in Baulkham HillsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree children and a woman have been taken to hospital after an alleged stabbing attack on Monday morning in a suburb in Sydney’s north-west.New South Wales police said emergency services were called to a home in Baulkham Hills about 5.20am on Monday, following reports that multiple people had been stabbed. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Police offer £10,000 reward for information on boy who went missing days before his 17th birthday in 2008

Alexander Sloley, from Islington, north London, was 16 when he disappeared in August 2008 and has had no contact with his family since then.

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12 h. ago Teacher accused of having sex with boy, 15, also sent him ‘25,000 texts’

Allison Havemann-Niedrach has been charged with seven counts of sexual crimes against a 15-year-old middle school student she was 'obsessed' with, but she denies the charges

Politics

13 h. ago Manchester City rediscovered heart and soul at Bournemouth, says Guardiola

City into FA Cup semi-final after 2-1 victory‘We talked a lot about the game we lost here’Pep Guardiola said Manchester City had recovered some of their missing heart and soul as they advanced to a seventh FA Cup semi-final in a row with a 2-1 win at Bournemouth.The City manager, whose team have been drawn to face Nottingham Forest, relied on what he called his “legendary” players – Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gündogan – in his side’s win on the south coast. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Jesy Nelson shares pregnancy update from hospital after having emergency procedure to save her unborn twins following serious diagnosis

The Little Mix star, 34, revealed earlier this month that she's been diagnosed with pre-twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, before tearfully explaining she had to have an emergency procedure.

Science

14 h. ago Jeremy Clarkson, 64, reveals he's quit Ozempic and has turned to a VERY lavish food item in a bid to lose weight

The former Top Gear star, 64, has shared his attempts to overhaul his lifestyle after undergoing an emergency heart operation last year.

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14 h. ago Police offer £10,000 reward for information about boy missing since 2008

People quizzed previously in connection with Alex Sloley’s disappearance were re-interviewed in 2019.

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15 h. ago Jesy Nelson shares pregnancy update after emergency procedure to save unborn twins

Earlier this month, singer Jesy Nelson, who is pregnant with twins, tearfully revealed in a video she is undergoing an urgent procedure to give her unborn twins the 'best chance of survival'

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16 h. ago Thai cop alleges Shane Warne death 'cover up' after 'marathon orgy' in final hours

The cricket star tragically died in March 2022 after a heart attack while on holiday in Thailand.

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16 h. ago Love Island star Laura Anderson had to 'hold back tears' after receiving message from troll that 'cut her deep'

The former air hostess received a cruel comment from about her parenting

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17 h. ago Bespoke whisky business awarded licence in the heart of busy West Lothian town

West Lothian Licensing Board agreed to award a premises licence to The Wee Whisky Shop in Linlithgow High Street run by Andrew Ure.

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