35 h. ago ‘Fashion is about fantasy’: Max Mara’s short shorts are inspired by postwar Naples

Brand known for no-nonsense style and camel coats channels the glamour and poverty of the city in Italian cinemaMax Mara is known for its deep-pile camel coats and conservative northern Italian style. But in tune with the times, this season’s show at the baroque Palace of Caserta outside Naples opened with a pair of very short shorts.Tight and high-waisted, the vibe was Vogue but the inspiration was the 1949 Italian realist film Riso Amaro (Bitter Rice) and a 19-year-old Italian actor, Silvana Mangano, in a paddy field wearing damp shorts and stockings, which ended up on global billboards. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon announce The Trip’s return with season five in the Northern Lights

Series was previously thought to be over after the pair’s Greece-set instalment in 2020

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7 d. ago David Walliams branded 'unacceptable' by BBC after doing 'Nazi salutes' during filming

The comic's highly-offensive gestures were said to have left fellow funnymen Rob Brydon and Lee Mack feeling awkward during the filming of a popular Beeb Christmas special

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7 d. ago David Walliams ‘shocks’ audience with two Nazi salutes at Would I Lie to You? recording

He was ‘reprimanded’ by host Rob Brydon after making offensive gestures while filming episode

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7 d. ago David Walliams ‘makes two Nazi salutes’ at Would I Lie to You recording

He was ‘reprimanded’ by host Rob Brydon after making offensive gestures while filming episode

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2 w. ago ‘Really amazing’: joy as 10 Tasmanian devil joeys emerge from Australia’s biggest mainland breeding program

Experts say four more of the marsupials were expected to conceive in breeding season, which runs from February to June each yearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTen tiny, egg-like joeys have been confirmed as the newest members of mainland Australia’s largest fleet of Tasmanian devils.It comes after the first pouch check of the 2025 breeding season at Aussie Ark’s Barrington Tops sanctuary in northern NSW.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Helen Flanagan's 'nightmare' return from Scotland following family trip to Glasgow

The Corrie star, 34, has admitted that her ban from driving has caused her chaos as she struggles to juggle life again as a single mum to her three kids Matilda, nine, Delilah, six, and four-year-old son Charlie.

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2 w. ago Rory McIlroy suffers blow with £10million earnings not enough to see off Scottie Scheffler

Scottie Scheffler's commanding win at the Memorial Tournament on Sunday saw him surge past Rory McIlroy in the season earnings table, with the Northern Irishman absent at Muirfield Village

Economics

2 w. ago Steve Coogan reads out names of children killed in Gaza at Westminster vigil

‘We are reading out the names to remember them as human beings and not just a statistic’

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3 w. ago Child victims of Gaza onslaught remembered in Westminster vigil

Actors read out the names of children who have died in the conflict.

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3 w. ago Feargal Sharkey reveals prostate cancer diagnosis after visiting GP over sore throat

In a direct appeal to the public, the environmentalist urged men to keep up-to-date with regular testing and doctor’s visits.

Science

4 w. ago Heartbroken family of Scots sailor who went missing pay tribute to 'lovely and kind man'

Garry Turnbull from failed to return from a sailing trip off the Solway coast, with his body found following a major search.

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4 w. ago BBC announce Sophie Willan's next project and Rob Brydon sitcom in major shake

The broadcaster emphasised the importance of creating comedy programmes for the public

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4 w. ago Gavin & Stacey's Rob Brydon's massive comedy career update as BBC makes announcement

TV presenter and actor Rob Brydon will be back on our screens in a new BBC One comedy series

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4 w. ago Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon lands starring role in brand new BBC sitcom

Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon has landed an exciting new role as he plays an oddball, while Michael Palin is back doing comedy as BBC line up host of new funny shows

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last month Gavin and Stacey star's next project announced but fans will have to wait to see it

Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon is set to star in a new BBC animation

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last month Football Daily | It’s Bilbao or bust for Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!With more than 80,000 English football fans expected to descend on Bilbao for the Bigger Vase final, it’s safe to assume that approximately half of them will return home in despair, while almost all of them will be seriously out of pocket. But despite its status as a fine location with a proud football heritage, Bilbao doesn’t have the infrastructure to cope with the myriad demands that come with hosting a game between the 16th and 17th best teams in England. With “budget” flights costing well north of a grand and even the most low-rent accommodation priced up at £500-plus a night, one can but hope for the sake of those Spurs and Manchester United fans who use plane, train, automobile or boat to arrive in northern Spain for this season-defining match that Bilbao has no shortage of doorways and park benches. Expect plenty to be occupied on Tuesday evening by green-around-the-gills landlubbers who set off on Sunday evening’s Portsmout...

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last month Manchester United handed triple boost as Joshua Zirkzee makes shock return ahead of Europa League final

Zirkzee was expected to miss the rest of the season with a hamstring injury

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last month Man United given massive triple injury boost for Europa League final vs Tottenham including shock return

Manchester United trained at Carrington on Tuesday morning ahead of their Europa League final in Bilbao against Spurs.

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