65 m. ago ‘Morally questionable’: inside the epic Lars von Trier exhibition in Copenhagen

It’s got colliding planets, women in peril and an angry phone-in host we explore a show inspired by the director’s themes that refuses to shy away from his problematic sideI am not even inside the building but a creeping sense of foreboding has already set in. As I try to find the entrance to Nikolaj Kunsthal, a gothic-style former church in Copenhagen, I hear the lamenting strings of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde – the soundtrack to Lars von Trier’s 2011 end-of-the-world film Melancholia. Inside, I take a seat in a tent-like structure, similar to the one in the film, and watch as a planet hurtles towards Earth, Wagner still blasting away. Nearby lies a long table, covered in white linen and laid out for the celebration of a lifetime – but clearly abandoned midway, and now adorned with dead flowers and burnt-out candelabras.Upstairs, black and white projections – a ticking clock, trains moving through postwar Germany, scenes of sex and drowning – play as the ominous male voice that fe...

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2 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta shares Bukayo Saka concern as Roy Keane speaks out

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta saw his side record a big 4-0 win away at Ipswich Town to cap a positive week and delay Liverpool's Premier League title coronation

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5 h. ago I was fined twice by a parking firm despite having a Blue Badge

Music lovers Guy Falkenau, 80, and his wife Lucille, from Forest Hall, North Tyneside, received fines when parking at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music in Gateshead.

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6 h. ago 'DWP advisor' caught stripping on camera and flashing 'while helping caller with pension'

DWP is reportedly launching an investigation after one of its 'advisors' was allegedly caught stripping on a racy website while on the phone to customers helping them with their pensions

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7 h. ago Teen's chilling last words before tragic death in fatal train crash that killed 57 people

Maria Karystianou was initially told her daughter, Mathi, 19, died instantly in the crash but a phone recording reveals the young woman's final moments after a government "cover-up"

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8 h. ago Police investigate shooting on subway platform that led to Harvard students sheltering in place

Transit police in Boston are investigating a shooting on a subway platform near Harvard University that prompted the school to issue a shelter-in-place order for students and staff

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8 h. ago Pregnant Arabella Chi sparks concern with sunburnt bump as she defends decision to fly

Love Island star Arabella Chi was hit with concerned messages from her fans after jetting off to Ibiza while heavily pregnant as she defended her decision to fly

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8 h. ago Lewis Hamilton sparks concern with painful interview after Saudi GP struggle

The Saudi Grand Prix offered little joy to the seven-time F1 world champion who qualified down in seventh and stayed there for most of the race as he continues to struggle adapting to life at Ferrari

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9 h. ago 'Emergency' flare prompting UK coastguard operation was part of gender reveal party

The pink flare fired from a boat was mistaken for a distress signal

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9 h. ago This Nintendo Switch 2 feature borrowed from PC might be one of its best

I tried out the mouse controls on the Nintendo Switch 2 and they completely surprised me.

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13 h. ago Israeli military admits ‘professional failures’ over Gaza paramedic killings

IDF says it is dismissing deputy commander for giving ‘inaccurate report’ on shooting that caused global outcryIsrael’s military has admitted to several “professional failures” and a breach of orders in the killing of 15 rescue workers in Gaza last month, and said that it was dismissing a deputy commander responsible.The deadly shooting of eight Red Crescent paramedics, six civil defence workers and a UN staffer by Israeli troops, as they carried out a rescue mission in southern Gaza at dawn on 23 March, had prompted international outcry and calls for a war crimes investigation. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Charles Leclerc concern spells trouble for Lewis Hamilton: 'I'm really not happy'

Ferrari brought upgrades to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were still off the pace they wanted to find in their improved cars

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15 h. ago Running saved my life after grief of losing my mother led me to dark suicidal thoughts

A man has revealed how running 'saved his life' after the grief of tragically losing his mother - prompting him to start a coaching app that is now helping people train for the London Marathon.

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16 h. ago A ‘Black Snape’ in the new Harry Potter seems designed to cause controversy – but it could work | Jason Okundaye

Ignore the fuss: Paapa Essiedu is a brilliant actor who can bring his own depth and style to enrich the iconic characterAfter months of speculation, HBO has announced part of the cast of the latest round of Harry Potter IP-mining: the new TV adaptation of the original books will feature John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Hagrid – and Paapa Essiedu as Snape. As the Mail and Telegraph’s headlines were quick to inform their readers, yes, this means a “Black actor” in that iconic role.There is a real concern that Essiedu is drinking from a poisoned chalice – that he will be associated with an author who is at the forefront of a gender-critical movement that has succeeded in redefining the rights of trans people to their detriment; that he will have to weather the racist storm of Potterheads enraged at the diversion from “book accuracy” (Snape is described as having “sallow skin”); and deal with opportunists looking to illustrate their next rant about how the world has succumbed t...

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18 h. ago It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr

In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at technology conference Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years agoTo walk into the lion’s den once might be considered foolhardy. To do so again after being mauled by the lion? It’s what ill-advised? Reckless? Suicidal? Six years ago I gave a talk at Ted, the world’s leading technology and ideas conference. It led to a gruelling lawsuit and a series of consequences that reverberate through my life to this day.And last week I returned. To give another talk that would incorporate some of my experience: a Ted Talk about being sued for giving a Ted Talk, and how the lessons I’d learned from surviving all that were a model for surviving “broligarchy” – a concept I first wrote about in the Observer in July last year: the alignment of Silicon Valley and autocracy, and a kind of power the world has never seen before. The key point I wan...

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18 h. ago Rangers takeover delay sums up Ibrox farce as diehard sick of the sight of Celtic hoovering up trophies

Andy Newport manned the phone and it was anything but a quiet Easter Sunday as one major talking point continued to dominate

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18 h. ago Customers call latest Costa Coffee policy ‘health and safety gone mad’

High street coffee chain has disappointed regular customers with the switch-up

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19 h. ago Parents should stop being ‘child’s friend’ over phones – children’s commissioner

Nearly a quarter of children spend more than four hours a day on an internet-enabled device, a survey suggested earlier this month.

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19 h. ago Would you check into a prison hotel? South Korean 'jail' charges guests £100 to become overnight inmates

The hotel, in Hongcheon, around 80km east of Seoul, mimics the daily existence of criminals serving time in prison says it's the ultimate digital detox and guests almost never regret checking in.

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19 h. ago Mum with disabled children placed in mouldy Glasgow home covered in sewage

The mum, who has two severely autistic daughters as well as two teen sons, began to notice that other parts of the house, including the floors, were damp to the point that mushrooms had started growing.

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