14 h. ago A new Hero is coming to EA FC 26 Ultimate Team, and you can vote for who it will be

For the first time ever, EA Sports is letting the public decide one of the new Heroes for EA FC 26 Ultimate Team.

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39 h. ago Johnny Vegas on swapping comedy for ceramics: ‘You’ve got to be hungry for it, and right now, I’m hungry for sculpture’

At 54, the comic has found a new lease of life by embracing his first love – pottery. He talks about agoraphobia, ADHD and creating ceramic cuddlesIn a cavernous room in an old pottery factory, Johnny Vegas is approaching his work and his face is a delight. “Is it wrong to love your own pieces?” he says, seeing his sculptures for the first time in the place they will be shown, on a table lit by beams of dusty sunlight. Called Just Be There, and made in collaboration with the sculptor Emma Rodgers, each form is the result of two people embracing around a soft clay column. The huggers are mostly from Stoke-on-Trent, where Vegas’s work in the British Ceramics Biennial, one of more than 60 artists included, is being shown. Some are collapsed – thanks to a bear hug. Some are more restrained, the clay holding the imprint of people’s feelings about personal space. They’re robust and beautiful, and Vegas looks absolutely thrilled.The first time he produced a body of work to be on public sho...

Culture

4 d. ago Alabama town’s Black mayor wins election four years after white residents locked him out of town hall and refused to let him serve

Patrick Braxton has been elected as the mayor of Newbern, Alabama, after the town voted 66 to 26 in his favor

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5 d. ago Government must ‘go further and faster’ to prevent repeat of Afghan data breach

Ministers have been urged to implement all recommendations of a 2023 review into public sector data leaks, published for the first time on Thursday.

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5 d. ago Jamaica’s Maroons keep their culture alive – and spearhead fight for justice

Mama G, a spiritual leader of descendants of Africans who escaped enslavement to form their own communities, says what was taken from her ancestors must be restored: ‘Restoration is reparation’The wooden walls of the village hall in Charles Town, Jamaica, are adorned with a procession of shadowy figures: a tribute to the resistance struggle of the Maroons – African people who escaped enslavement and created their own free communities in remote and hilly parts of the island.Set in the lush embrace of majestic Jamaican hills and mountains, the idyllic settlement is quiet, but for the crowing of unseen roosters. Maroon spiritual leader Gloria Simms, affectionately called Mama G, warmly greets neighbours as she walks towards the hall – hair wrapped, her colourful dress moving with the gentle breeze. Continue reading...

Society

7 d. ago Meghan Markle complains that she had to wear 'inauthentic' tights while working with Royal Family

In what appeared to be a thinly veiled jab at the royal family, the Duchess told journalist Emily Chang that donning the sheer tights 'felt a little bit inauthentic'.

Politics

7 d. ago Angry town hall attendee rips Republican congressman for sucking up to Trump: ‘The man is a dictator’

Alford faced backlash in Missouri despite breaking from Trump on deploying the National Guard into cities

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7 d. ago Meghan Markle moans she 'had to wear tights all the time' during her time as a working royal

In what appeared to be a thinly veiled jab at the royal family, the Duchess told journalist Emily Chang that donning the sheer tights 'felt a little bit inauthentic'.

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8 d. ago Bayrou risks French premiership in confidence vote next month

Far-right opposition vows to topple premier for second time in a year over unpopular efforts to curb public spending

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8 d. ago Russell Findlay will not quit if Tories fall behind Reform as he breaks silence on second defection

Russell Findlay has insisted he will not quit if the Scottish Tories finish behind Reform at next ear’s election - stressing it will “take time” to win back public support.

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9 d. ago Liz Kendall urged to make major change to Winter Fuel Payments to protect vulnerable groups

Recommendations have been made for changes to the eligibility criteria of the Winter Fuel Payment

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1 week ago Jessica Alba, 44, looks downcast when seen in public for first time since her ex held hands with a model, 26

Jessica Alba looked downcast as she took her kids to the mall for some retail therapy on Thursday, just days after her ex confirmed he's dating a model 20 years his junior.

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1 week ago Demolition of shopping centre approved to create ‘one of Britain’s biggest inner town’ development spaces

Crompton Place will take a year to be demolished and leave behind a space facing Bolton town hall bigger than two football pitches

Economics

1 week ago Flagship London council hires own police officers for the first time to tackle crime

Nine Met officers will join Westminster town hall’s new Police and Council Tasking Team (PACT)

Events

1 week ago How to get to Coldplay at Wembley Stadium: complete London public transport guide including tube strike dates

How to get to Coldplay at Wembley Stadium: complete London public transport guide including tube strike dates  Time Out Worldwide

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1 week ago Cabbies could be asked to wear a uniform in Greater Manchester borough

The idea for a dress code came about as town hall bosses discussed the new emmissions policy for taxi drivers

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1 week ago Major energy company launches £30 million package to help households across UK

Average debt across all households in arrears has risen to £948, according to the firm

Economics

1 week ago Tesco, Sainsbury’s and other major retailers warn of autumn price hikes

Some of the UK's major retail chains have signed a letter to the Chancellor sent by the British Retail Consortium

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1 week ago Labour revolt on migrant hotels: After shock Epping court ruling, Left

Town hall leaders across the country said they are already looking to follow Epping Forest District Council and take legal action to prevent small boat arrivals being placed in local hotels.

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1 week ago I now think police use of live facial recognition will make us safer – here’s why you should think so too | Brian Paddick

I have been a Met officer and a critic. I still worry about the culture there. But as the Notting Hill carnival approaches, I am persuaded this is the best optionBrian Paddick is a non-executive adviser for the Metropolitan policeMet police’s facial recognition plans fall foul of European law, says watchdogI was a Metropolitan police officer for more than 30 years and policed Notting Hill carnival for many of them, from the anti-police violence of the 1970s as a constable, to being a chief inspector bronze commander in the 1990s.In the 2000s, when the rightwing press succeeded in removing “an openly gay police commander who was soft on drugs” (I advocated alternatives to arresting people for small amounts of cannabis) as the cop in charge of Brixton, “the capital of Black Britain”, local people signed a 5,000-signature petition and held a rally at Brixton town hall demanding my reinstatement. Continue reading...

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