21 m. ago Rita Ora sends pulses racing as she storms the stage alongside Will Smith, Jade Thirlwall and a surprise performance from JLS at Capital's Summertime Ball

The songstress, 34, toped the star-studded bill alongside Jade Thirlwall , Will Smith and Jessie J as she belted out her biggest hits.

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51 m. ago The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine review – a polyphonic portrait of class and trauma in Belfast

The acclaimed short-story writer brings her characters vividly to life in this debut novel about a teenage girl’s assault and its aftermathThat we tend to regard the shift from the short story to the novel as a natural authorial progression perhaps speaks to a failure to recognise the shorter form as its own distinct discipline. Short stories are not novels in miniature, or parts of novels pruned to stand on their own. Without the luxury of space and looser pacing, they demand of the writer a linguistic precision and compression that, at its most radical, borders on the poetic, and which across the breadth of a novel would feel wearying. Novels need room to breathe. The writer expanding their scope therefore faces a difficult adjustment: guarding against density while ensuring they don’t get lost in the space.For Wendy Erskine, the move to a larger canvas feels entirely unforced. Her highly praised stories, collected in 2018’s Sweet Home and 2022’s Dance Move, often display a certai...

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1 hour ago When women are having cancer symptoms dismissed, no wonder they turn to toxic ‘wellness’

Cancer cases are on the rise in young people but misdiagnosis remains an issue, with everything from anxiety to menopause named as the culprit. Helen Coffey investigates why women in particular are more at risk of having their pain overlooked – and whether mistrust in medicine is leading to the surge in patients turning to dangerous ‘alternative’ treatments

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1 hour ago Major update to NHS app will let patients sign up to trial cutting

Patients will have the chance to search for projects on their smartphone, giving them the chance to benefit first from potentially ground-breaking new treatments

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5 h. ago Chris Brown thanks Manchester 'for the jail' as he takes to the stage for UK tour

Brown's bail conditions enable him to continue with his scheduled international tour this year and he had fans in stitches with a cheeky quip during his performance last night

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5 h. ago Chris Brown thanks Manchester 'for the jail' on stage during Breezy Bowl XX tour

Brown's bail conditions enable him to continue with his scheduled international tour this year and he had fans in stitches with a cheeky quip during his performance last night

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5 h. ago Mariah Carey praised for 'best live vocals in years' at Capital's Summertime Ball amid claims she 'isn't singing' on new single and has been 'replaced by AI'

Mariah Carey has been praised by fans as she performed her biggest hits at Wembley Arena on Sunday for Capital's Summertime Ball.

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6 h. ago Lewis Hamilton 'devastated' after hitting furry animal with his Ferrari during Canadian Grand Prix

The impact not only killed the groundhog but caused visible damage to the floor of Hamilton's car, hampering his performance and contributing to a frustrating afternoon in Montreal.

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7 h. ago UK patients to gain direct access to clinical trials, says Streeting

Expansion of NHS app comes as part of government’s 10-year plan for health service

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8 h. ago Arrest after car hits punters outside Liverpool pub leaving one seriously hurt

Merseyside Police were called to a disturbance outside the Queens Arms pub on Black Brow in Huyton at around 6.20pm today, Sunday, June 15, and a man has been arrested

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9 h. ago Blaise Metreweli appointed first ever female MI6 chief as Britain faces 'unprecedented threats'

She is currently Director General ‘Q’, responsible for technology and innovation at the Secret Intelligence Service, a role made famous by the gadgets chief in James Bond films

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9 h. ago Britain’s MI6 spy agency promotes ‘Q’ to be first female head 

Appointment of Blaise Metreweli comes as agents grapple with competing threats

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9 h. ago MI6 appoints first ever female chief to lead secret intelligence service

Blaise Metreweli will become 'C', the only publicly named member of the MI6 intelligence service, in the autumn - the first woman ever to hold the top-secret job

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9 h. ago National anthem singer launches incendiary ICE protest at Dodgers game... before it all ends in tears

In a tearful post on TikTok , the singer revealed the Dodgers told her to sing the anthem in English, but she went against the wishes of the team when she performed on the field.

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9 h. ago Vladimir Putin slaps down top doctor who said he needs 'technical inspection'

Vladimir Putin snapped back at an eye specialist who questioned the 72-year-old's vision by denying that he needs glasses even though he regularly reads from scripts with large print

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9 h. ago Rita Ora sends pulses racing as she storms the stage alongside Will Smith, Jade Thirwall and a surprise performance from JLS at Capital's Summertime Ball

The songstress, 34, toped the star-studded bill alongside Jade Thirlwall , Will Smith and Jessie J as she belted out her biggest hits.

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9 h. ago Messi drink launch affirms Spanish as new lingua franca at Club World Cup | Barney Ronay

Argentina superstar steals limelight again at tournament where South America is saying ‘no mas’ to European hegemonyJavier Zanetti looked suitably awed as he read aloud from the label of a Limon Lime Mas by Messi drink, up on stage at the Chase Stadium VIP reception suite, dressed entirely in silky black tailoring, and looking like an elite hired assassin on his way to the opera, albeit one whose speciality is downing his victims in an ice bucket of the Future Of Hydration.To be fair, Zanetti didn’t have many options when it came to striking a tone. A few moments earlier he’d been introduced by a marketing manager who spoke about Lionel Messi’s new energy drink in tones of high-performance evangelism, gazing with doe-eyed wonder at the small plastic bottle in his hand and predicting that the “official hydration partner of the Argentine FA” (water: you’re out) would go on not just to make you less thirsty or become a popular choice in petrol stations, but to “inspire generations”. He...

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10 h. ago Key witness in Lucy Letby trial claims campaigner 'turned on' by killer neonatal nurse in uniform

A defender of Lucy Letby was motivated by a sexual attraction to "pretty young blonde females", a key witness who was central to her conviction has suggested.

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11 h. ago Manchester DJ issues statement after Parklife stage shut 'due to reason outside my control'

Josh Baker had been due to perform this evening on the Matinee stage

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11 h. ago Will Smith brings son Jaden on stage in sweet Father's Day tribute at Capital's Summertime Ball before performing iconic 90s track

Will Smith brought his son Jaden on stage during his high-energy set at Capital's Summertime Ball with Barclaycard on Sunday afternoon.

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