68 m. ago Tottenham and Arsenal miss Eberechi Eze release clause deadline

Crystal Palace star’s £68m buyout clause expired on Friday

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68 m. ago The Guide #204: The local dystopian TV shows captivating global audiences

In this week’s newsletter: A new wave of post-apocalyptic dramas are serving up disaster tales shaped by the cultures they come from, and the results are fascinatingI’m scandalously late to The Eternaut (El Eternauta), the Argentinian dystopian thriller that was released way back in April on Netflix. I inhaled all six episodes of the show’s first season only a few weeks ago, after a glowing review on the podcast The Watch (which was also fairly late to it, making me feel a little better about my own finger-off-the-pulseness). Anyway, it’s absolutely terrific, an end-of-the-world chiller that is vividly, realistically rooted in the socio-politics of the country in which it is set. This despite a premise that sees Buenos Aires beset by an unseasonal flurry of what turns out to be killer snow.That specificity, as anyone familiar with The Eternaut will know, is mixed into the story’s foundations. The show is based on Héctor Germán Oesterheld’s 1957 comic strip of the same name, which pr...

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68 m. ago Why do stinging nettles sting and how big are shooting stars? The kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes Submit a questionMolly Oldfield hosts Everything Under the Sun, a podcast answering children’s questions. Do check out her books, Everything Under the Sun and the new Everything Under the Sun: Quiz Book. Continue reading...

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68 m. ago We are gen Z – and AI is our future. Will that be good or bad?

Our panel responds: the more we know about this technology, the more it is the source of hope and worry. We have views that must be heard• The panel was compiled by Sumaiya Motara and Saranka Maheswaran, interns on the Guardian’s positive action scheme Continue reading...

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69 m. ago Billie Shepherd 'hysterical' with pain over mystery disease as husband Greg steps in

Former TOWIE star Billie Shepherd lifts the lid on Sister Act, her new reality show with sister Sam, their tight bond and the secret health battle that left her bed bound

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69 m. ago The Summer I Turned Pretty and what happens to Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah

WARNING: SPOILERS The final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty is all anyone can talk about this summer, and fans are desperate to see which Fisher brother Belly chooses in the end

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69 m. ago Who new Match of the Day host Mark Chapman supports, BBC salary and Gary Lineker quip

Mark Chapman will host the first Match of the Day show of the new Premier League season on Saturday evening, with long-term lead presenter Gary Lineker having stepped down

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69 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell's secret career she's kept hidden for years

Strictly Come Dancing star Dianne Buswell has had an impressive career on the BBC dance show, and she's also been dating a celebrity

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69 m. ago TV licence fee rise explained — how it will affect BBC viewers in 2025

The TV licence fee rose to £169.50 from April 2025, ending a two-year freeze — here’s what it means for BBC viewers and the future of the broadcaster

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69 m. ago Billie Shepherd 'hysterical' over mystery illness as husband Greg lends support

EXCLUSIVE: Former TOWIE star Billie Shepherd lifts the lid on Sister Act, her new reality show with sister Sam, their tight bond and the secret health battle that left her bed bound

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99 m. ago Spider mating season awaits but techniques can keep out insects they want

Spiders mating season is just around the corner and a pest expert has shared simple tips to keep arachnids out of your home

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99 m. ago New Match of the Day hosts set out plans for new era after Gary Lineker exit

Gary Lineker hosted Match of the Day for the final time in May, with Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman sharing presenting duties for the new Premier League season

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99 m. ago Liverpool transfer news: Arne Slot and Eddie Howe both drop major Alexander Isak hint as deal close

Liverpool got their Premier League season underway with a 4-2 win over Bournemouth, but Arne Slot has stated his desire to make more signings before the deadline

Economics

2 h. ago RushTok backlash: Why sororities aren't letting prospects post

Kylan Darnell is a TikTok star known for documenting sorority recruitment, but she decided to step back from posting this year

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2 h. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take h to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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2 h. ago Harry and Meghan’s TV deal has been an almighty flop – Netflix is crazy to ask for more

The Sussexes have signed a new deal with the streamer, having produced a run of forgettable programmes over the past few years. Netflix might want this, writes Fiona Sturges, but does anyone else?

Economics

2 h. ago Teletubbies' Tinky Winky star's tragic death after being found in unusual circumstances

The actor who played Tinky Winky in the beloved children's TV show, Simon Shelton Barnes, died in heartbreaking circumstances back in 2018, aged only 52 years old

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2 h. ago Spider mating season on the way and there's one simple method to keep them out

As August draws to a close, Brits may notice an increase in the number of spiders in their homes

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2 h. ago Man Utd told they made exactly the same transfer mistake as Arsenal this summer

Manchester United and Arsenal were both linked with Aston Villa star Ollie Watkins this summer, but opted to sign Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres respectively instead

Sport

2 h. ago Mark Chapman's joke about Gary Lineker, football team he supports, BBC Match of the Day pay

Mark Chapman will host the first Match of the Day show of the new Premier League season on Saturday as he, Gabby Logan and Kelly Cates take over from departed stalwart Gary Lineker

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