17 h. ago No selfies, no Speedos — and don't hog the fan: A guide to gym etiquette in a heatwave

Although we can’t control the big stuff — like the fact the world is burning — we can control how we behave in the gym. Helen Down has your guide

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53 h. ago ‘It’s a brigade of old gits!’ Miriam Margolyes, Andy Linden and the older performers storming Edinburgh

At a festival so often dominated by bold young talent, it’s veteran performers stealing the spotlight this year. We meet them – from household names to octogenarian newcomersMiriam Margolyes is ensconced in the garden room of a fancy Edinburgh hotel, framed by tasteful greenery and smiling for a fan who wants a selfie. Apple-cheeked and foul-mouthed, she is gracious with the passing stranger, though she warns me later: “If somebody pisses me off, I’ll say: ‘Now listen to me, I’m 84!’” She pauses. “But I don’t see why they should!” she adds with a laugh.Margolyes is returning to Edinburgh for the second year running with an upgraded version of her acclaimed showcase based on the characters of Charles Dickens, her favourite author. “Same old cunt, even older,” reads the flyer. “It could be the last time, but don’t bank on it!” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Eagles star Saquon Barkley declines invitation to serve on Trump’s sports council

Running back has golfed with president in pastBryson DeChambeau among athletes to accept invitationSaquon Barkley has declined an invitation to join Donald Trump’s council on sports, fitness, and nutrition, which is being revitalized under an executive order.Barkley, the 2,000-yard rusher for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, was on a list of sports personalities that included golfers Bryson DeChambeau and Nelly Korda, WWE executive Paul “Triple H” Levesque, football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor and retired New York Yankees great Mariano Rivera. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two days less holiday? France is up in arms but my sympathy is limited

This small cutback is hardly a draconian austerity purge for a country that is broke. But the howls of outrage show a rational debate is unlikelyFrance is skint, but the French are in denial. To judge by the howls of outrage from the left and the hard right of the French political spectrum, you would think the prime minister, François Bayrou, had just taken a Javier Milei-style chainsaw to public services, announced Doge-style mass layoffs or imposed swingeing pay cuts.But it was Bayrou’s suggestion that the French should give up two of their 11 cherished public holidays – Easter Monday and 8 May, the anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe – and work instead to increase economic output and hence government revenue that provoked the anger.Paul Taylor is a senior visiting fellow at the European Policy Centre Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Akshay Kumar stops fan from recording him during London out, later clicks selfie with him. Watch | Bollywood

Akshay Kumar stops fan from recording him during London out, later clicks selfie with him. Watch | Bollywood - Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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3 w. ago Paul Ince grins and poses for selfie with fan outside court as faces drink

The former England captain was in court to face a drink-driving charge

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3 w. ago Paul Ince banned from driving and ordered to pay more than £7,000

The former England captain admitted driving his black Range Rover in Cheshire while over the limit

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3 w. ago Former England captain Paul Ince gets 12 month ban after drink

The 57-year-old admitted driving his Range Rover while over the limit in June

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3 w. ago Paul Ince gets drink driving ban minutes after taking grinning selfies with fans

Ex-England captain Paul Ince took selfies with fans before pleading guilty to drink driving after the former Manchester United star crashed his Range Rover into a barrier while over the limit

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4 w. ago Liverpool parade driver, 53, accused of deliberately driving car into crowd of football fans has trial date set

Paul Doyle, 53, appeared in court today charged with seven offences including dangerous driving and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

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last month 'Hippo ate me whole and ripped off my skin but I just felt relief inside its jaws'

A horrifying attack while he was leading a safari group in Zimbabwe left Paul Templer with catastrophic injuries, but even as the incident unfolded he was grateful that it wasn't a different animal

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