21 h. ago Perv took secret pictures of woman pal naked with camera hidden in alarm clock

Heidi Calitri, 39, was left feeling 'sick to her stomach' after discovering that a photographer friend of seven years had taken nude pictures of her in his studio

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3 d. ago ‘Touching the soul is all that matters!’ The outrageous genius of Barrie Kosky and his Wagner phantasmagoria

He put Carmen in a gorilla suit and had Das Rheingold’s Erda represented by an 82-year-old naked woman. What are the the director’s plans for his edge-of-the-seat Die Walküre?From the Muppet Show to Kafka, Yiddish theatre to Vivaldi, pop music to Wagner – Barrie Kosky’s enthusiasms ricochet at a speed that leaves you dizzy as well as, in their rampant variety, a touch envious. This 58-year-old Australian theatre and opera director sees all art, all life, as one. His love of clowns, cabaret and musicals is as intense as his passion for theatre and grand opera. “Whether it touches the soul is all that matters,” he says, his loquacious personality expanding into a small side office at the Royal Opera House in London before a rehearsal. His new staging of Die Walküre, the second opera in Wagner’s Ring cycle, openson 1 May .Kosky was born in Melbourne but has been based in Berlin for the past 20 years, where he was artistic director of the Komische Oper and still has an association there...

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3 d. ago Mystery surrounding death of British Airways flight attendant, 45, found dead in San Francisco hotel room

Irfan Ali Mirza, 45, landed in San Francisco from London Heathrow airport last Tuesday and had a two-day layover before the return flight. The father of three young children was found dead in his bed.

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1 week ago Yawning at the airport, new NHS boss jets off to Algarve for his holiday home days after being caught napping in first

Dressed casually in denim jeans, a navy gilet and a salmon-coloured shirt, Sir Jim Mackey yawned (pictured) as he checked in for his early morning flight to Faro.

Society

1 week ago ‘The plane I was supposed to be on passed above me’: Nima Bank’s best phone picture

Losing track of time at the airport made the Iranian-born photographer reflect on how we deal with setbacksNima Bank was meant to be on the plane soaring overhead in this image. Unfortunately, he had been daydreaming in Istanbul airport, enjoying a coffee, and lost track of time. Once he realised his error, and that he would be stranded in the airport for the rest of the day, he says, “I found myself contemplating how a single missed connection could alter a life’s entire trajectory. What new possibilities had this delay set in motion? Was it a loss, or a redirection toward something else?”The film-maker and photographer, originally from Iran, now living in Turkey, adds, “When the very plane I should have been on passed above me, it felt symbolic; like a reminder that movement, pause and change are all part of the journey.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Naked Russian woman 'bolts from shower and plunges to her death' from 14th floor Thailand home

A shocked witness claimed Kyznkoba Kyznkoba, 26, was taking a shower at her condo in Pattaya, Thailand, when she "leapt" from the balcony of her home on the 14th floor

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3 w. ago Police hunt naked man who chased woman in broad daylight at UK beauty spot

Police are on the hunt for a naked man who chased a woman in Kenfig Nature Reserve near Porthcawl, Wales, in the morning. Staff at the centre raised the alarm after the woman reported the incident

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3 w. ago FAA introduces wellness checks for Reagan air traffic controllers

The initiatives come days after an air traffic controller was arrested at the airport

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3 w. ago Naked woman has meltdown at Florida airport...days after nude flyer marched through Dallas airport

A 'disoriented' female flyer was stripped down at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport on Monday around 10:06am. The unnamed woman bared her breast to waiting passengers at the gate.

Transport

3 w. ago Heathrow bosses 'were warned of potential substation failures DAYS before power outage closed airport'

Nigel Wicking, the chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators' Committee, told MPs there were a 'couple of incidents' which made him concerned.

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3 w. ago Heathrow bosses were warned of substation power failure risk days before electrical fire shut airport

A quarter of a million passengers were affected by the closure – but Heathrow boss says its command and control system ‘worked exactly right’

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3 w. ago Wife's desperate plea after husband, 36, vanishes on way home from Benidorm stag do

A massive search is underway in Spain for Jason Taylor who was last seen at an airport three days ago

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3 w. ago Mystery as British husband vanishes during Benidorm stag do: Family fly out to find him three days after he disappeared following airport incident

Jason Taylor, 36, failed to board his flight back to Birmingham from Alicante Airport on Saturday morning, sparking concern among friends and family.

Society

4 w. ago Noel Clarke showed images of naked woman to producer on mobile phone, court told

Clarke, 49, is suing the publisher of the Guardian for libel over seven articles and a podcast containing allegations of misconduct, which he denies.

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