45 h. ago Little Simz on breakthroughs, betrayal and becoming one of the UK’s best

Critics’ favourite and curator of this month’s Meltdown festival, the British artist is flying high. But a nasty legal battle with her closest collaborator and a crisis of confidence left her close to calling it quits. Instead, she put it all on the new albumIt’s an unseasonably warm spring afternoon and sunlight is beaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows of a north London photo studio. When I arrive, Little Simz is out on the balcony. Wearing chunky sunglasses, a skirt and comfy cardigan, she sits on a chair with her back to the sun, eyes on the horizon, and pulls her legs up, wrapping her arms around her knees in a defensive position that’s verging on foetal.It’s curious body language for an artist at the top of her game. At 31, Simz is looking out at a city she can justifiably claim to have conquered since emerging as a teenage rapper more than a decade ago. But that’s not where she’s at right now. “I genuinely felt like I could disappoint everyone,” Simz says when I ask abo...

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5 d. ago 'Bump in the road': Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Wimbledon for third straight year as injury woes persist

The Australian has struggled for fitness since undergoing wrist surgery in 2023

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5 d. ago Nick Kyrgios issues heartfelt apology as he reveals he WON'T be at Wimbledon

2022 Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has not played at the tournament since 2022 and has confirmed that he will also not be appearing at the latest iteration as his injury woes continue

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5 d. ago Nick Kyrgios ‘genuinely sorry to disappoint’ after Wimbledon injury blow

The former finalist will sit out the whole of the grass-court swing.

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1 week ago Nick Kyrgios 'doesn't know how much more he can take' after suffering ANOTHER injury

Nick Kyrgios had been hoping to play doubles with Jordan Thompson at the French Open, but has been forced to withdraw with a knee injury in the latest of a long line of problems

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2 w. ago Nick Kyrgios selling luxury apartment for just £860,000 days after relationship bombshell

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has decided to put his luxury three-bed home in Sydney up for sale, just days after his four-year relationship with Costeen Hatzi ended

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4 w. ago Nick Kyrgios and Costeen Hatzi's relationship bombshell as social media star finally breaks silence on breakup rumours

Rumours had been bubbling away over the past month that the couple had broken up, with Kyrgios appearing to unfollow the social media star on Instagram in the past week.

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