3 h. ago Karen Pirie season 2 start time, cast, episode count and how to watch as Lauren Lyle returns

Karen Pirie will soon be returning to screens with a second season of the ITV detective drama - here's everything you need to know

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3 h. ago Top doctor behind bot that ‘skips’ UK driving test queue for eye

The Mirror's probe comes after the practical test backlog topped 600,000 for the first time earlier this year – with the average wait time now a staggering 22 weeks

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3 h. ago Former Man United star Javier Hernandez sparks fury by accusing women of 'eradicating masculinity' and claims they should focus on 'multiplying, cleaning, and sustaining the home'

The Mexican is his country's all-time record goalscorer, with 52 strikes in 109 appearances, and also played for Real Madrid as well as spending two years with West Ham.

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3 h. ago I left the US to travel for a year. I had a wonderful time in Florence but cannot say the same for London.

I left the US to travel for a year. I had a wonderful time in Florence but cannot say the same for London.  Business Insider

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3 h. ago Thunderstorms give way to scorching heat on exact date as weather maps turn red

Parts of the UK could soon be hit with another wave of hot weather in just a few days time - forecasters have shared which day could see temperature peak at 28C

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3 h. ago Serial dating and push presents: love in the age of the algorithm is complex | Zandile Powell

Couples and singles let us into their idealised love lives online, but our role as viewers makes it more of a ménage à troisSitting in a hospital bed, pregnant Campbell Puckett, known as “Pookie”, is handed a Craie Kelly Epsom 25 Hermès bag (retailing around £20,000) by her husband, Jett. “It’s time for her push present,” he says behind the camera. The husband and wife are arguably the internet’s favourite heterosexual couple at the moment, and if they are anything to go by, the standards for modern romance are high.Jett recently gave Pookie a single instruction on one of their European getaways: “Do not leave Paris without a Birkin.” Luxury unboxings are a staple on their page.These #relationshipgoals have increasingly influenced viewers’ standards and expectations in their own relationships. The spectacle of lavish gifts and experiences can shift expectations and expressions of love towards the more demonstrable aspects of romance. “If my husband doesn’t get me a Hermès Kelly as m...

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3 h. ago Who won controversial Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois fight?

As Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois meet for a second time this evening, The Mirror takes a look back at their controversial first fight back in 2023

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3 h. ago John Torode makes TV return with wife Lisa Faulkner for first time since MasterChef axe

TV chef John Torode was sacked from BBC's MasterChef earlier this week after he came forward about allegations he used an 'offensive racist term'

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4 h. ago Government will 'robustly defend' any compensation claims from thousands of Afghans whose lives were put at risk by massive data breach

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the Government would 'robustly defend' any legal action or bid for compensation, adding these were 'hypothetical claims'.

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4 h. ago How to watch Man Utd v Leeds United on TV: Live stream and start time

Manchester United will face Leeds United in a pre-season friendly on Saturday, with the rivalry set to be renewed in Stockholm. Here's everything you need to know...

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4 h. ago Russia launches ‘hellish’ aerial attack on eastern Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad

Six-hour bombardment of the strategic hub in the Dnipropetrovsk region came at the same time as airstrikes killed one person in OdesaRussia launched its biggest ever attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad early on Saturday, as part of a large wave of strikes across the country involving hundreds of kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles.The six-hour bombardment was the worst in the city’s history. The head of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Sergey Lysak, said a factory was damaged, a fire station destroyed and a five-storey residential building hit. Continue reading...

Events

4 h. ago Daniel Dubois will immediately lose half of his purse from Oleksandr Usyk fight

The pair will clash for a second time at Wembley Stadium for the undisputed heavyweight title - with both men set to be rewarded for their efforts

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5 h. ago Celtic fans have stumped up big money for season tickets and strips now it's time for board to splash the cash – Sutton

Record Sport's Chris Sutton believes supporters are right to be concerned over the lack of big business at his old club

Economics

5 h. ago Roger Norrington: a maverick, an irresistible firebrand and a musical visionary

The conductor, whose historically informed evangelism helped transform the classical music world, has died. Tom Service remembers a man who looked to the past to find a fresh and thrilling present.• Five key Norrington recordingsThe conductor Sir Roger Norrington, whose death was announced yesterday at the age of 91, remains still the maverick presence that classical music needs. His mission wasn’t only to make us hear the repertoire we thought it knew through the prism of the techniques and playing styles of its time, rather than the ossifications of later traditions. He was also an irresistible firebrand in performance, whose energy wasn’t only about inspiring his performers to get closer to the music they were playing, it was also an invitation to his audiences that their listening should be involved too. Norrington wanted everyone to feel the urgency of Beethoven’s rhetorical power and rudeness, from the radiance of one of his favourite pieces, the Missa Solemnis, to the emetic ...

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5 h. ago The Levi’s X Oasis collection has landed just in time for their Manchester tour dates

Levi’s has dropped its limited edition Oasis collection just in time for the band to kick off its stint of hometown tour dates in Manchester with must-have pieces to wear to the gig

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5 h. ago Miriam Margolyes: ‘The closest I’ve come to death? When the media reported my imminent demise’

The actor on disappointing her mother, the only time she will tell a lie, and a terrible spat with Glenda JacksonBorn in Oxford, Miriam Margolyes, 84, began acting at Cambridge University. In 1994, she won a Bafta for her role in The Age of Innocence and was later cast as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films. Her stage credits include Wicked, The Vagina Monologues and Dickens’ Women; her TV work includes Trollied and Blackadder. In 2002, she was made OBE, and in 2022 received a BBC Audio Drama lifetime achievement award. She takes Margolyes and Dickens: More Best Bits to the Edinburgh fringe at the Pleasance at EICC, Pentland theatre from 9-24 August. She lives in London.When were you happiest? On tour during Christmas vacation at Cambridge with its European Theatre Group, playing Shakespeare. I knew it was the best time of my life. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Are US tariffs starting to bite? Trump, in denial over rising prices, targets Fed chief Powell

The White House is trying to drive out the Federal Reserve chair. Critics warn it would be a costly bid to pass the buckMemo from the White House: inflation is “right on track”, it declared this week, citing the latest official data. Price growth is now “very low”, according to Donald Trump. The actual statistics paint a markedly different picture.Just six months after he regained power, in part by promising to rapidly reduce prices, Trump has presided over the chaotic rollout of tariffs on an array of overseas products that many have argued risk having the exact opposite effect. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Semifreddo and granita: Jacob Kenedy’s recipes for Italian summer desserts

A Sicilian shaved ice dessert of fresh pomegranate juice and a luxurious frozen cream pudding layered with boozy cakeHere are two recipes that I’ve been eating at home with my family since even before the warmer weather started to make me smile: a tiramisu semifreddo and a granita, the Sicilian iced slush (made from fresh fruit juice, nut milks or coffee) that is is the Slush Puppie’s distinguished aunt. The ultimate refreshers on a sunny day at any time of the year. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois ring walks and fight time for heavyweight rematch

Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois will do battle once again in a heavyweight unification fight at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, and here's all the timings you need to know

Sport

5 h. ago London now has a new bookshop totally dedicated to romance novels

London now has a new bookshop totally dedicated to romance novels  Time Out Worldwide

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