22 m. ago JLS star Aston Merrygold rushed to hospital in ‘interesting’ medical emergency

Singer said the ordeal lasted a total of 13 hours

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43 m. ago The unexpected health problem that led me to aggressive cancer diagnosis

Gary Hastie-Davies says he owes his life to a young GP who sensed something was wrong

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43 m. ago The Minnesota shootings illuminate the character of the Trump era | Sidney Blumenthal

The attacks on lawmakers and a US senator’s callous reaction tell a dark tale of modern AmericaIn the early morning of 14 June, according to authorities, Vance Luther Boelter, disguised as a police officer and wearing body armor and a face mask, drove his black Ford Explorer SUV, equipped with flashing lights, to the home of the Minnesota state senator John Hoffman. There, he shot Hoffman nine times, critically wounding him, and shot his wife eight times as, relatives say, she threw her body over her daughter to shield her. He next drove to the home of the former house speaker Melissa Hortman, forced his way in, and killed her and her husband, officials say.The police arrived and Boelter fled, abandoning his car. In it they allegedly discovered a “kill list” of dozens of federal and state Democratic officials, mostly from Minnesota but also prominent Democrats in other midwestern states, and the sites of women’s healthcare centers and Planned Parenthood donors. He left behind notebo...

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58 m. ago ‘If men couldn’t have sex with me, they didn’t know what to do with me’: Alanis Morissette on addiction, midlife liberation and the predatory 90s

She made her name with rage-fuelled anthems – and sold 75m records in the process. Now, with a highly anticipated Glastonbury slot, the California-dwelling earth mother is ready to let rip again Alanis Morissette asks which version of her I wish to hear from: “The hormonal bitch who has a lot to say? The people-pleasing, kind, amenable part? They’re all here.” It’s 9am in sunny Los Angeles and the ­Canadian-born singer-songwriter is ­wearing a slouchy top, her wavy hair loose. She’s long been aware of these different “parts”, that her life is full of contradiction. “I have 14 different opinions about one thing.” It’s why, aged 19, she wrote Hand In My Pocket (lyrics include: I’m high, but I’m grounded / I’m sane, but I’m ­overwhelmed), one of several anthems on Jagged ­Little Pill, the album released 30 years ago this month. Back then, in the unenlightened 90s, people found this sort of talk unnerving. “They were like, ‘Whoa, that’s scary. What are you talking about?’”“They cal...

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2 h. ago 'I tried new exercise routine for one week and it changed my life'

Many people practice yoga for its physical and mental health benefits. One woman has shared the 'mind-blowing' results she experienced after practicing yoga for just one week.

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2 h. ago ‘The final countdown’: Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez fights for his political life

Series of allegations facing those around the PM have hit the reputation of the socialist-led minority governmentPedro Sánchez could be forgiven for remembering the autumn of 2018 with a deep and nostalgic sigh. Back then, having been in office for just six months, Spain’s socialist prime minister could afford to mock his opponents’ frequently hyperbolic attempts to depict him and his administration as an existential threat to the country.“I know you think I’m a dangerous, extreme leftwinger who’s trying to break Spain apart,” he told the senate at the end of October that year. “I know that everything I do, and everything my government does, is illegal, immoral and even fattening.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Graydon Carter: ‘The closest I’ve come to death? A tense argument with Russell Crowe at an Oscar party’

The former Vanity Fair editor on Hermès hankies, his daily 11am cigarette, and the ‘ugly lunacy’ of the Trump administrationBorn in Canada, Graydon Carter, 75, moved to New York in 1978. He became a staff writer on Time magazine, followed by Life in 1983; in 1986, he co-founded the satirical publication Spy. He edited the New York Observer for a year before becoming editor of Vanity Fair in 1992; he retired in 2017. His memoir, When the Going Was Good, is out now. He lives in New York City with his third wife and has five children.When were you happiest? My first week in New York in 1978, when I was about to start as a writer at Time. And my first week in the south of France after retiring from my job of 25 years as editor of Vanity Fair. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago 'Australia's hottest model' looking for tanning assistant to rub her with oil for £14k

Alicia Davis, 32, who has been labelled 'Australia's hottest model' and rakes in a whopping £280,000 a year from her good looks, is on the hunt for the perfect tanning assistant to rub her with oil

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2 h. ago Man who carried out sickening attack on girl said he couldn't remember due to 'alcohol amnesia'

'This is a terrible offence which will live remain life-long with the complainant'

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3 h. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan enjoying 'quieter life' as manager reveals snooker plans for season after quitting UK

Jason Francis, Ronnie O'Sullivan's long-serving manager, has explained the Rocket's plans for the new snooker season as he enjoys his new life in the Middle East

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3 h. ago Where is Jennifer Ellison now? Inside the soap sex symbol's life away from the public eye after living a 'double life' as a gangster's moll and nearly being killed by a machete gang

She now leads a quiet family life with her husband and three sons, running a successful dance studio in Liverpool which has nurtured grassroots talent.

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3 h. ago Hundreds of deaths expected this weekend as heatwave continues

An amber heat-health alert warns vulnerable people of the health risks, including ‘a rise in deaths’

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3 h. ago British tourist fighting for life in Greek hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease

Donna Jobling was on holiday in Crete with her husband and friends when she fell ill.

Society

3 h. ago 'I tried one sport for a week and it completely changed my life'

Yoga is a practice people across the world take part in as it's known to improve physical and mental wellbeing. One woman shared the benefits of yoga she experienced after one week

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3 h. ago My perfect holiday reading, by Bernardine Evaristo, David Nicholls, Zadie Smith and more

Authors including Michael Rosen, Samantha Harvey and Rutger Bregman reveal their books of the summerSummer reading: the 50 hottest books to read nowThe 10 best audiobooks for summerZadie SmithFor me summer reading is about immersion. Three novels fully absorbed me recently. Flesh by David Szalay is a very smart and stylish novel about the 1%, filtered through the life of a Hungarian bodyguard/driver in their midst. Cécé by Emmelie Prophète (out 23 September) vividly depicts the slums of contemporary Haiti via a very online young sex worker who lives her best life on Facebook. Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie features a series of unforgettable women trying to work out what love means. The summer read I’m looking forward to myself is Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, a true original.David NichollsI would recommend two books, 800 pages and a shade under 150, depending on what you can carry. Helen Garner’s collected diaries, How to End a Story, are frank, gripping and rev...

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3 h. ago Grieving sister 'traumatised' when tribute tattoo of dead brother 'oozes green gunk'

EXCLUSIVE: Quiniece Washburn wanted to feel like deceased sibling Terrell Brown was 'always with her' so had his portrait inked onto her left calf - but quickly regretted it

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4 h. ago Every baby in UK to have DNA mapped under NHS ‘genomics revolution’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said advances in genomics could allow people to “leapfrog” life-threatening illnesses and receive “personalised” care

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4 h. ago ‘Never out of fashion’: basket bags are accessory of the summer (again)

Spirit of Jane Birkin and her fisher’s basket is being channelled by luxury brands and high street alike“When you start recognising that you’re having fun, life can be delightful,” said Jane Birkin. She was talking about champagne – but could equally have been talking about her popular basket, which is now arguably the accessory of the summer.“It’s such a weird story, because as a useful bag it doesn’t really function,” says fashion historian Tony Glenville. The then CEO of Hermès, Jean-Louis Dumas, apparently watched as the contents of one of Birkin’s baskets spilled out on an Air France flight to London in 1984. The bag’s obvious design flaws – no zips or pockets – inspired Dumas to create the leather Birkin handbag. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Nick Kyrgios: ‘If I’d acted a bit differently, I would have had a Wimbledon title’

Tennis’s great disruptor speaks on his highs and lows on Centre Court and the BBC’s ‘very strange’ decision to leave him out of the commentary boxWimbledon runs through Nick Kyrgios’s tumultuous career with a mysterious force full of pain, glory and controversy. It is a tournament defined by history and restraint but, for Kyrgios the disruptor, it is also a place pitted with dark despair and sunlit magic.The Australian has spent a night in a psychiatric ward while playing at Wimbledon and also been served with court orders and lawsuits during and after the 2022 championship that ended in him pushing Novak Djokovic so hard in a memorable final. But he has since struggled with injury and he will miss his third successive Wimbledon this year. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Haunting final words man screamed before he was eaten by bear with girlfriend

He was known as a 'bear whisperer' but the creatures Timothy Treadwell spent his life observing would prove to be his downfall, as chilling audio footage revealed

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