64 m. ago Experts reveal 10 things you can do to keep your lawn lush in summer

A horticulturist explains what you can do to keep your grass healthy

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85 m. ago Giovanna Fletcher admits 'it's hard leaving' as husband Tom pleads 'can you not'

Giovanna Fletcher and her husband Tom have been married for nearly a decade and have three children together, but the couple have admitted that making time for each other can be difficult

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88 m. ago Airdrie hero says no fallout in New Broomfield exit, as he dismisses Accies return rumours

Defender Craig Watson on leaving the Diamonds after a mostly successful four-year spell

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95 m. ago NATO scrambles warplanes as Russia launches its largest attack on western Ukraine, close to Polish border

Russia has recently accelerated its campaign against Ukraine, dampening hopes of a ceasefire after a renewed diplomatic push to end the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II

Events

3 h. ago ‘It will lift the spirits’: Kyiv to stage ‘most English of ballets’ after Russian repertoire boycott

Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée to be performed for first time, replacing classics by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky after fundraising in LondonOne of the “most English of ballets” will be performed for the first time at the National Opera of Ukraine in Kyiv after a boycott of the classic Russian repertoire, including Swan Lake and the Nutcracker.Sir Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal gardée, a celebrated romantic comedy, will be performed to a sell-out audience on Thursday after Ukraine turned away from the works of Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky and Prokofiev. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Artists, Siblings, Visionaries by Judith Mackrell review – the remarkable lives of Gwen and Augustus John

Gwen’s talent vastly outshone her brother’s – but both are treated with subtlety in this outstanding dual biographyA young woman sits reading, a pot of tea to hand, her blue dress almost the only colour in a still, sandy room. Gwen John’s painting The Convalescent shows a subdued yet happy moment, for this woman is free to think and feel. That, we see in Judith Mackrell’s outstanding double biography of Gwen and her brother, was her ideal for living: to be at liberty even if that meant existing in deepest solitude.The quietness of a life spent largely alone in single rooms, reading, drawing, painting and occasionally having wild sex with the sculptor Rodin, is counterpointed in this epic narrative by the crowded, relentless, almost insanely overstimulated life of Augustus John. Lion of the arts in early 20th-century Britain, he was a bigamist, adulterer, father of so many children you lose track (so did he), and an utterly forgettable painter. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Jamie Oliver upset as he slams 'harmful' school system and demands change

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is launching his own crusade in a new documentary as he fights for schools to be more inclusive and better trained to deal with neurodivergent children.

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3 h. ago Jamie Oliver 'angry' as he pleads for change in schools after personal turmoil

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has opened up about his struggles with dyslexia in a new documentary, and says he is 'angry' at the way the education system is failing neurodivergent children

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3 h. ago Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk invites Trump to ‘live in my house’ to experience Russian war

Trump should ‘go to Ukraine and live in my house for one week,’ the heavyweight champion said

Politics

3 h. ago GMB doctor Hilary Jones says he would help people to end their lives

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will return to the House of Commons for debate on Friday

Society

3 h. ago DWP cuts impact laid bare with exactly how many will be 'in poverty'

The number is much higher than the Government's projected 250,000 - including 50,000 children

Politics

5 h. ago Teenage girls’ TikTok skincare regimes offer little to no benefit, research shows

With number of young girls sharing videos rising, study says following instructions can irritate skin and lead to allergiesSkincare regimes demonstrated by young influencers on TikTok offer little to no benefit, researchers have found, adding that on the contrary they raise the risk of skin irritations and lifelong allergies in children.The team behind the study say there has been a rise in young girls sharing videos of complex skincare routines with moisturisers, toners, acne treatments and anti-ageing products. Continue reading...

Technology

5 h. ago A free flat for a fortnight: the German city offering perks to fight depopulation

Eisenhüttenstadt, once a socialist vision but now at risk of becoming a ghost town, seeks to ditch its far-right imageIf you’re considering moving to a German ex-communist model city that is trying to lure new residents with a range of perks, including free accommodation and rounds of drinks with locals, take it from Tom Hanks: Eisenhüttenstadt has many charms.While filming outside Berlin in 2011, the Hollywood actor and history buff took a mini field trip 60 miles east to what he called Iron Hut City and was instantly smitten. “An amazing architectural place,” he said, pronouncing it “fascinating”. He returned sprinkling stardust again three years later, even acquiring a vintage Trabant car he shipped back to Los Angeles. “People still live there – it’s actually a gorgeous place,” Hanks said. Continue reading...

Sport

5 h. ago Could an alliance of eight small countries turn out to be Europe’s anchor? | Paul Taylor

Amid geopolitical storms and the rise of populism, the ‘Nordic-Baltic eight’ is gaining clout as a bulwark of western resolveWith Europe’s political kaleidoscope spinning wildly in the populist winds, a group of northern countries is gaining weight as a geopolitical anchor. Known as the Nordic-Baltic eight (NB8 in diplomatic jargon), it brings together small northern European states that, individually, might have little clout in international security and politics. But since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, they have wielded growing influence as a pressure group for western resolve, offering an attractive blend of democratic security, defence integration and societal resilience.Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden established their regional cooperation format in 1992, after the end of the cold war, with regular meetings of prime ministers, parliamentary speakers, foreign and defence ministers and senior government officials. It beg...

Politics

5 h. ago Under Patel, FBI heightens focus on violent crime, illegal immigration. Other threats abound, too

The FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has made fighting violent crime and illegal immigration top priorities

Events

5 h. ago Bill to keep child kidnap and murder plot trio in Scots jail hits £1m

They are still within the ­ Scottish prison after losing a last-ditch appeal against their extradition to the US, after the FBI identified them as being behind a twisted scheme to kidnap five ­children and kill their parents.

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5 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Poland scrambles planes to secure airspace as Russia targets western Ukraine

The Polish response comes as Russian troops advance on east-central Ukraine. What we know on day 1,202See all our Ukraine war coveragePoland and allied countries scrambled aircraft early on Monday to ensure the safety of Polish airspace after Russia launched airstrikes targeting western Ukraine near the Polish border, the operational command of the Polish armed forces said. “The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the regions bordering the areas at risk,” it said on X.All of Ukraine was under air raid alerts in the early hours of Monday after the Ukrainian air force warned of Russian missile and drone attacks.Russia launched an air attack on Kyiv, which Ukraine’s air defence units were trying to repel, the military administration of the Ukrainian capital said on the Telegram messaging app early on Monday.Russia says its forces are advancing to the edge of the east-central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk for the first time in the three-year war, raising the prospect of a...

Events

6 h. ago Man Utd transfer news: Ruben Amorim faces Bryan Mbeumo fight as striker drops hint

Manchester United have already made one major signing this summer, bringing in Matheus Cunha from Wolves, and plenty more incomings and outgoings are expected at Old Trafford

Sport

7 h. ago Family of missing teenager vow to 'fight for the truth' after body found following month

Cole Cooper, 19, was reported missing on May 9, prompting a major search investigation that involved helicopters, divers and financial investigators.

Events

8 h. ago After five failed rounds of IVF, my partner died. I thought I'd go mad with grief... instead I took the most desperate measure and used his sperm to father the children I longed for: CHARLOTTE CRIPPS

I was 40 and preparing for another IVF cycle as me and my partner, Alex, tried for a baby. But a Tuesday that had started off feeling like any other put me on a path towards the family I have now.

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