24 m. ago The Guardian view on the ‘twin’ Vermeers: how to spot a masterpiece | Editorial

Two versions of the Guitar Player raise important questions of attribution. In our age of fake images, authenticity in art is more vital than ever“How do you know how much to pay if you don’t know what it is worth?” So ends Theft: A Love Story by the Australian novelist Peter Carey. This scabrous riff on the slipperiness of cultural value in the international art scene asks: is a copy so good that even experts mistake it for the original painting still a fake?Questions of authenticity and attribution are behind a new display by English Heritage at Kenwood House in London to mark the 350th anniversary of the death of Johannes Vermeer. For the first time in 300 years, two nearly identical paintings of the Guitar Player, one signed by the Dutch master, the other on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and until recently believed to be a 17th- or 18th-century copy, will hang side by side. Experts have puzzled over the relationship between the two paintings for 100 years. Now visito...

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34 m. ago Inside the shock death of John Candy... and how Home Alone star 'predicted' his own passing at 43

John Candy was one of the most successful stars of his generation, winning millions of fans all over the world with his stellar acting and comedic timing.

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41 m. ago Jordan Sangha 'tired of being blamed' over split from Big Brother's Henry Southan

Big Brother's Jordan Sangha has said he's 'tired of being blamed' for his breakup with Henry Southan as he shared a rare social media update with fans on Sunday

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49 m. ago England beat South Africa by 342 runs for biggest winning margin in men’s ODI history – as it happened

Jofra Archer, Joe Root and Jacob Bethell star for England as they inflict a record ODI win on South Africa in SouthamptonAn interesting chat between Nick Knight, Shaun Pollock and Mike Atherton. Athers says that England are trying to bring the ODI and Test teams together whilst treating the T20 side as a different entity. That’s sensible on paper, he says, but brings a “real challenge because of the amount and volume of Test cricket England play. They are going to have to be quite strong about where their players play franchise cricket.”South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (capt),Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Wiann Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Codi Yusuf, Nandre Burger. Continue reading...

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83 m. ago England beat South Africa by 342 runs for biggest winning margin in men’s ODI history – live

Updates from the match in Southampton (11am BST)You can email James | Report: South Africa seal seriesAn interesting chat between Nick Knight, Shaun Pollock and Mike Atherton. Athers says that England are trying to bring the ODI and Test teams together whilst treating the T20 side as a different entity. That’s sensible on paper, he says, but brings a “real challenge because of the amount and volume of Test cricket England play. They are going to have to be quite strong about where their players play franchise cricket.”South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (capt),Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Wiann Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Codi Yusuf, Nandre Burger. Continue reading...

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95 m. ago How to watch NFL for free in UK after new breakthrough TV deal

Channel 5 has announced it will show NFL games on free-to-air TV from this weekend

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96 m. ago Michele Bourda's cause of death revealed after Brit vanished from Greece sunbed

Michele Bourda, 59, from Glasgow, suddenly vanished from a sunbed in Kavala while she was on a two-week holiday in Greece with her husband Chris who is angry with police saying they were slow to react

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1 hour ago Pussy Riot member's fate 'equal to death' after being detained on Interpol red notice

The member of the anti-Kremlin punk band Aysoltan Niyazova has been detained in Poland at the request of Turkmenistan after an initial order for her arrest was issued in 2002

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1 hour ago Teenager at the centre of sexual touching charge against Ready Steady Cook host breaks his silence

Everett, 66, has been charged with sexually touching the boy without consent after a late-afternoon incident in July at his home on the NSW Central Coast.

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2 h. ago Dr Michael Mosley's widow Clare says she and their children returned to Greek island where he died on the anniversary of his death

The popular broadcaster and Daily Mail columnist was tragically found dead near the resort of Agia Marina on Symi last June, four days after he went missing while on a walk in searing 40C heat.

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2 h. ago Minns’s $140m great koala national park will ‘obliterate’ regional towns, Coalition claims

Labor’s koala strategy doesn’t go far enough, Coalition says, but environmentalists hail park a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ decisionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe long-awaited great koala national park in the north of New South Wales, celebrated by wildlife groups, has drawn a mixed reaction from the state’s Coalition.The opposition leader, Mark Speakman has hedged his party’s support, saying while he “supports the ambition of protecting koalas”, he was concerned about job losses and the cost of the park. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to learn fate at sentence hearing in Victorian supreme court

Justice Christopher Beale will sentence the triple murderer on Monday, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a state first Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence on Monday morning, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a historic first for the state.The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Brits complain they 'didn't get emergency alert on time' as not all received it

Siren sounds have blared from mobile phones across the country in a test of the national emergency alert system

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3 h. ago BREAKING: McLaren team orders controversy as Lando Norris benefits and Max Verstappen wins Italian GP

Max Verstappen started on pole ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri with McLaren struggling to match the straight line speed of the Dutchman in his Red Bull at Monza

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3 h. ago McLaren team orders controversy as Lando Norris benefits and Max Verstappen wins Italian GP

Max Verstappen started on pole ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri with McLaren struggling to match the straight line speed of the Dutchman in his Red Bull at Monza

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3 h. ago BREAKING: Emergency alert sounds across most of UK mobile phones

Alarming, siren-like tones sounded from millions of phones today in a test of the government's national alert service - which is designed to save lives in the event of an emergency

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3 h. ago Tragedy as woman in 90s found dead outside Rochdale wedding venue

The woman's death is not being treated as suspicious

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4 h. ago Michael Mosley's wife reveals her devastating regret a year after his tragic death

Beloved TV doctor Michael Mosley died aged 67 after going missing during a walk on the Greek island of Symi in June last year; his body was found days later, with heatstroke suspected as the cause

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4 h. ago Lando Norris fumes at 'idiot' Max Verstappen after dramatic start to Italian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen started the Italian Grand Prix on pole but was only able to fend off Lando Norris at the first corner by cutting the chicane, prompting an angry message from the McLaren driver

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4 h. ago The UK's biggest ever mass arrest: Met Police announce today they arrested 857 people at demonstration in support of Palestine Action

Scotland Yard condemned the 'intolerable' abuse its officers suffered during the rally in Parliament Square, in Westminster, yesterday attended by an estimated 1,500 people.

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