13 h. ago Cate Blanchett’s retiring from acting? I’ll believe it when I see it | Michael Sun

When even Daniel Day-Lewis is out of retirement, you have to start wondering whether actors just like messing with peopleCate Blanchett is an actor’s actor. Cate Blanchett is the type of actor whose characters – flinty, steely, sly, sophisticated – are hardly distinguishable from the person herself. She speaks with the jarringly refined accent of an alien trained only on stage melodramas. She does not laugh; she titters. She does not walk; she glides. She does not debase herself with the prosaic concerns of you or I.This is why it is very hard to believe that she is “giving up”. In an interview with the Radio Times on Monday, Blanchett suggested she was no longer an actor. “My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it. I am serious about giving up acting,” she said. “[There are] a lot of things I want to do with my life.” Continue reading...

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14 h. ago David Beckham makes major announcement ahead of marking milestone birthday

The former Manchester United star made the announcement as part of a month-long series of events leading up to his big day

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47 h. ago Female soldier becomes the first woman to compete in the grueling Army Ranger contest

A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, and her two-soldier team finished the grueling three-day event over the weekend and came in 14th overall

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57 h. ago Good news at last: just a little exercise can reduce the risk of dementia | Devi Sridhar

A recent study shows the benefit of being a middle-aged ‘weekend warrior’ who only exercises once or twice a weekIn these bleak times, glimmers of hope often seem to come out of the pages of scientific research. Take what we know about exercise. Just in the past few months, we’ve learned that moderate exercise may almost halve the risk of postpartum depression for new mothers, and that even five minutes of exercise a day could help lower blood pressure.But what really caught my eye recently was a study from Latin America that included roughly 10,000 people who were assessed over two decades using the Mexico City prospective study. The research, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, examined cognitive function with the aim of understanding the impact of exercise on mental ability, including mild dementia. The researchers took account of confounding variables such as age, diet, smoking and alcohol intake, nightly sleep and educational attainment, which have all been sho...

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3 d. ago The five signs ADHD and autism might be ruining your sex life

When you've woken up next to the same person every day for years - decades even - it's perfectly reasonable to expect some of the sexual fizz to have gone flat.

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4 d. ago Expelled! review – deliciously daft private school murder mystery

(Inkle; Nintendo Switch, iPhone/iPad, Mac, PC)Prove that Verity Amersham is innocent of trying to bump off the head girl in this ingenious whodunnit from the makers of Overboard!There’s been a murder – or an attempted one, at least. At sunrise someone shoved Louisa Hardcastle, soon to be crowned head girl of Miss Mulligatawney’s School for Promising Girls, through the school’s stained-glass window. Your character, Verity Amersham, stands accused, and must present an account of her day that proves her innocence. This is achieved via a Groundhog Day structure: you repeatedly play through the hours leading up to Verity’s expulsion as an interactive flashback, from the moment she woke, through to attending chapel and classes, and the accusation on which the story pivots. There’s no magic involved: you’re simply recounting the day’s events to your concerned father as you construct your alibi, establish whether Verity committed the crime – or if not, by whom she has been framed.Developed ...

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5 d. ago ‘The damage is done’: Why Trump’s tariff pause has not stopped the risk of global recession

Even with a 90-day halt on aggressive tariff hikes, leading economists say uncertainty has already caused considerable harm

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5 d. ago Eight M&S pieces that will effortlessly transition you from spring to summer in style

Marks and Spencer has really found its stride over the past few seasons, with shoppers saying the retailer has 'upped their game' with a range of seriously on-trend pieces available

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6 d. ago ‘The damage is done’: Why the risk of global recession remains despite Trump’s tariff pause

Even with a 90-day pause on aggressive tariff hikes, leading economists say global damage has already been done thanks to ongoing uncertainty

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7 d. ago King Charles makes moving toast to 'eternal friendship' between the UK and Italy as he and Camilla attend state banquet

The King and Queen beamed as they enjoyed a glitzy state banquet at the Palazzo Quirinale this evening - after a busy third day of their trip to Italy.

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7 d. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla smile for the cameras as they attend glitzy state banquet in Italy

The King and Queen beamed as they enjoyed a glitzy state banquet at xx this evening - after a busy third day of their trip to Italy.

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8 d. ago Record Store Day Scotland Events 2025: Here's what's happening in Scotland for the celebration of vinyl

It’s one of the biggest days of the year for independent music retailers.

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9 d. ago Seasalt Cornwall reduces £70 linen top to £28 that effortlessly transitions from day to evening wear

"Lovely crisp linen and a good fit. Great to wear over jeans, shorts or skirts. Can be worn casually in the daytime and spruced up With chunky jewellery for an evening event."

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1 week ago Dozens of families join plan for class action over UK police contact deaths

Lawsuit would be first of its kind against police officers, police chiefs and government departmentsMore than 100 relatives of people who have died after contact with the police in the UK since 1971 have joined plans for a class action lawsuit in pursuit of compensation and justice.The plan for group legal action was announced at the People’s Tribunal on Police Killings, a two-day event in which bereaved families presented evidence to a panel of international experts on how their relatives died and the long-term impact this has had on them. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Grand National 2025 winner: Nick Rockett storms to dramatic victory

Nick Rockett came away victorious in the Grand National 2025 at Aintree in the hotly contested showpiece event of the three-day festival, beating competition from last year's winner I am Maximus

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1 week ago Italian state banquet marks King Charles and Queen Camilla’s wedding anniversary

The event is part of the couple’s four-day state visit to the country

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1 week ago Real Housewives of Cheshire stars dazzle as they join Aintree Ladies Day crowd

The stars from Real Housewives of Cheshire joined thousands of people at Ladies Day at Aintree Race Course just one day before the main Grand National event

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1 week ago In Pictures: Hats off to racegoers as thousands attend Ladies Day at Aintree

Revellers at day two of the Grand National Festival donned big sunglasses and even bigger hats.

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1 week ago The Guardian view on Israel’s killing of paramedics: a new atrocity in an unending conflict | Editorial

Impunity over Palestinian deaths in Gaza will lead to further cases like this massacre of rescue and healthcare workersAfter 18 months of slaughter, it is still possible to be shocked by events in Gaza. More than 50,000 people have been killed, according to Palestinian health authorities. More are starving because Israel has cut off aid. The offensive is intensifying again – with 100 children killed or maimed each day since Israel resumed heavy strikes last month, the UN reports.Even so, Israel’s killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers is particularly chilling. Though they died on 23 March, it took days for Israel to grant access to the site, the UN said. Another man was last seen in Israeli custody. Two grounds for seeing this not only as tragic but as a war crime stand out. The first is that the UN says the men were shot “one by one”, and a forensic expert said that preliminary evidence “suggests they were executed, not from a distant range”, given the “specific an...

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1 week ago How 'psychic' Groundhog Day star accidentally inspired Radiohead's name

In a bizarre series of events, one of Bill Murray's co-star's in Groundhog Day is actually behind how one of the biigest bands in the world got their name

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