22 h. ago Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham journey a reminder the world of football is vast and rich

Spurs’ Europa League triumph marks the high point of Australian football success and keeps the door open for the next wave of coachesOpen-top buses are a favourite of visitors to London, including many of the half million Australians who travel there each year. Ange Postecoglou became the latest to hop aboard as part of a parade celebrating Tottenham’s Europa League triumph.There is no Buckingham Palace, no Tower of London, no Piccadilly Circus on Friday’s route – or Saturday morning for those watching from Australia. Rather, this was an unusual journey around not central but north London. On an ordinary day, Tottenham and Edmonton are areas deemed too common for most to be worth seeing. But this promised a rare spectacle, a sight to behold, in an area starved of football success. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago ‘My legal work sows the seeds of my stories’: International Booker prize winner Banu Mushtaq

The author and activist, who was subject to a fatwa in 2000, has won the prestigious prize for translated fiction for her short stories about the lives of Muslim women. She and her translator Deepa Bhasthi explain how Heart Lamp’s themes ‘are universal’• ‘Radical translation’ of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker prize‘Human beings and their basic nature are the same everywhere,” Banu Mushtaq says. “That is the intention of my writing. The theme is woman, the theme is marginalised people, the theme is to be a voice to the voiceless community.”Mushtaq, from the Karnataka region of southern India, has been “awake all night”, she says, as we speak on the morning after she won the International Booker prize in London for her book Heart Lamp. The prize is shared between Mushtaq and her translator Deepa Bhasthi, who is also present – and also had no sleep. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Bury murder: Desperate hunt for driver after 'gentle' teen killed in 'targeted' attack

Investigators have launched "relentless" efforts to hunt down the driver of a car following the suspected murder of 19-year-old Brandon Kershaw in Bury, Greater Manchester

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4 d. ago Man, 26, stabbed to death in north west London named and pictured

Man, 26, stabbed to death in north west London named and pictured  Metro.co.uk

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5 d. ago Third man is taken into custody in connection with Keir Starmer arson attacks as officers arrest 34

A 34-year-old man was arrested this morning, in the Chelsea area of London, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.

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5 d. ago ‘For indulgence, brioche is king’ – the sweet, buttery bread stealing sourdough’s crown

Once an indicator of wealth, but for years stuck in burger-bun purgatory, the enriched dough is being embraced by a new generation of chefs and bakers for its versatility and delicious complexity‘You shouldn’t have to fight your sandwich,” says Sacha Yonan, his voice rising to compete with the noise of London’s Soho on a Tuesday morning. Within half an hour, queues for the sandwiches at Crunch, the cafe he co-founded earlier this year, will be snaking out of its doors. Its secret? Fresh brioche, which comes toasted and filled with ingredients that give the place its name, including southern-fried chicken, baby pickles and lettuce. “We love a sourdough,” says Joni Francisco, his Crunch co-founder. “But if you’re talking about sandwiches, then you need something with an easier mouthfeel.”Could brioche be the new sourdough? Insofar as anything can be, sourdough being to bread what black is to fashion. In 2023, the humble white sliced loaf was hailed as a better sandwich bread than sour...

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6 d. ago Murder investigation launched after man, 26, stabbed to death in London

Police were called to reports of an altercation in Kingsbury in the early hours of Sunday

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6 d. ago Schoolboy, 16, dies after beach stabbing as police launch investigation

The teenager, named locally as Kayden Moy from East Kilbride, was found by police with serious injuries on Irvine Beach on Saturday evening at 6.45pm

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6 d. ago Murder hunt launched after man is found stabbed to death after north London early morning fight

Officers were called to reports of an altercation in Kingsbury Road in Kingsbury, northwest London , at 3.31am on Sunday.

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6 d. ago Heartbroken families of the 62 victims burnt to death in horror inferno at North Macedonia nightclub demand justice

They were part of an estimated 5,000-strong crowd who marched through the streets of Kocani, a town 100 kilometres east of the country's capital Skopje.

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7 d. ago Police release major update after five people stabbed at UK music event

The Metropolitan Police have made five arrests after five people were stabbed after a party in South East London in the early hours of this morning and were rushed to hospital

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7 d. ago Urgent manhunt launched after five stabbed at event in south London

Met police were called to Nathan Way in Thamesmead in the early hours of Saturday morning

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7 d. ago Manhunt launched after five stabbed in horror attack at southeast London party

No arrests have been made

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7 d. ago London Stabbing: Manhunt launched after five people stabbed after event in London

London Stabbing: Manhunt launched after five people stabbed after event in London  GB News

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7 d. ago Manhunt launched after five stabbed in horror attack at southeast London event

No arrests have been made

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7 d. ago Musician charged with US singer Chris Brown in alleged London nightclub attack

Musician charged with US singer Chris Brown in alleged London nightclub attack  South China Morning Post

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7 d. ago Five people stabbed after 'party' in UK city as cops cordon off nightspot

Police have launched an urgent manhunt for a knife attacker after five people were stabbed after a party in South East London. Cops were called just before 4.20am on Saturday morning to the horror

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7 d. ago Five people stabbed after 'party' in UK city as cops launch hunt for knifeman

Police have launched an urgent manhunt for a knife attacker after five people were stabbed after a party in South East London - cops were called just before 4.20am on Saturday morning to the horror

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8 d. ago Chris Brown police statement in full after star's arrest over alleged bottle attack

Singer Chris Brown was reportedly arrested at a hotel in Manchester in the early hours of Thursday morning following an alleged bottle attack incident in London in 2023

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8 d. ago Cops follow trail of blood from a murder victim to his suspected killer’s nursing home room

Carol Carroll reportedly has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, according to the victim’s sons

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