1 hour ago Great British Bake Off's Paul Hollywood says 'I can disappear' as he hints at quitting UK

Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood has opened up on his love for Cyprus, where he wed wife Melissa, and hinted he may retire to the Mediterranean island

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1 hour ago Woman gored in the leg by a rampaging cow on beach at holiday hotspot beach

On a beautiful beach on the French islands of Corsica in the middle of the Mediterranean, a 28-year-old woman was gored by a cow sparking a hefty response from emergency services

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1 hour ago Woman gored in the leg by a rampaging cow on beach at holiday hotspot

On a beautiful beach on the French islands of Corsica in the middle of the Mediterranean, a 28-year-old woman was gored by a cow sparking a hefty response from emergency services

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2 h. ago Rally champion, 21, dies in horror crash into tree as test run ends in tragedy

Top driver Matteo Doretto lost his life in a tragic test run that has rocked the motorsport community and his family of motorcycle and rally stars

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2 h. ago Earth to be hit by powerful shockwave in just HOURS after giant 'claw

A giant hole has ripped open on the sun, blasting Earth with a high-speed stream of charged particles that could trigger power disruptions and radio blackouts.

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2 h. ago Gardening Express offers £250 saving on giant 'fantastic quality' Tuscan olive tree

This plant can be placed outside in warm seasons and displayed inside in the colder months

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3 h. ago Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o belonged to an age of prophets – we must honour his teaching

Along with other icons of African writing, Ngũgĩ taught generations how to decolonise literature, language and the mind• Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87Growing up in post-independence Nigeria in the 1970s, at home you always had access to the Bible if you were Christian, or the Qur’an if you were Muslim, along with books in the Heinemann African Writers Series. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe was a staple, and the plays of Wole Soyinka: The Lion and the Jewel, most likely, or The Trials of Brother Jero. Often accompanying them were books by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o – I remember we had both Weep Not Child and The River Between. And even if you didn’t have them at home, you’d soon encounter them in school – they were standard set texts, from secondary school to college.These three writers belonged to the so-called first generation of African writing, the generation that started publishing in the 1950s and 1960s. The three names stood, like the legs of the thre...

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3 h. ago ‘London is in decline’: How the guerrilla Tube graffiti cleaners think they can save the city

Looking for Growth are the people you’ve seen cleaning your Tube carriages. We spoke to the budding changemakers about their big plans for London

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4 h. ago Finance expert warns people about writing their own ‘DIY will’ to save money

Ambiguous wording can lead to inheritance disputes and unintended tax implications.

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4 h. ago Billionaire friend of Prince William dies after 'swallowing a bee'

Sunjay Kapur, 53, chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing a match in England on Thursday

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5 h. ago Billionaire friend of Prince William dies from heart attack after 'swallowing a bee': Tributes to Indian businessman, 53, who collapsed while playing polo

Indian businessman Sunjay Kapur, chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing polo in England yesterday

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5 h. ago Chelsea: Olivier Giroud sends message to Liam Delap over 'cursed' No9 shirt

Succession of big-name strikers have struggled at Chelsea when wearing the number nine shirt

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5 h. ago US fast food chain 'that beats KFC' set to open 45 new restaurants in UK

The chain opened its first UK restaurant in 2021 at the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, London - but now, the fast food giant as confirmed its plans to expand with even more UK sites

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5 h. ago Archaeologists uncover France’s deepest shipwreck: ‘As if time froze’

Researchers suspect vessel was carrying cargo of ceramics made in Italian coastal region of Liguria in the 16th century

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5 h. ago Billionaire friend of Prince William dies after swallowing bee while playing polo

Sunjay Kapur, 53, is a well-known Indian billionaire and chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar.

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5 h. ago Billionaire friend of Prince William dies after 'swallowing a bee': Tributes to Indian businessman, 53, who collapsed while playing polo

Indian businessman Sunjay Kapur, chairman of global car parts giant Sona Comstar, collapsed while playing polo in England yesterday

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5 h. ago The grand tour: one playwright’s quest to set foot in every African country before turning 60

Worried that he didn’t understand the continent of his heritage, Femi Elufowoju Jr challenged himself to visit all 54 of its nations. His trip took him from bustling Ghana to the tranquility of Tanzania – and sparked the idea for a playAt 53, I made myself a promise. Having built a reputation as the go-to authority on African culture in UK theatre, I realised with uncomfortable clarity that my knowledge barely scratched the surface of the continent’s vast complexity. What followed was an extraordinary seven-year quest to visit all 54 African nations before my 60th birthday – a journey that would ultimately transform into my ambitious new theatrical project, 54.60 Africa.The catalyst came during a 2015 world tour with theatre company Complicité that took me to Cape Town. Standing in the shadow of Table Mountain, I confronted a paradox that had long troubled me: despite my Nigerian ancestry and theatrical expertise, my understanding of Africa remained frustratingly...

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5 h. ago 'I ate at McDonald's in the Philippines and five items blew me away'

A tourist from the US tried out fast food giant McDonald's while visiting the Philippines, and said one item could be a 'game-changer' if they introduced it back home

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6 h. ago M&S issues urgent warning to all shoppers with an online account after major hack

MandS customers are being urged to change their account login details immediately. The supermarket giant re-introduced online orders after a cyber attack

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6 h. ago Rhod Gilbert and the Giant Grapefruit at Eventim Apollo: 'rage, heart and lashings of dark humour'

The Welsh comedian’s show about his brush with mortality has echoes of early Billy Connolly, he’s that good

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