3 h. ago ‘He said I sounded hysterical’: Celia Paul on lover Lucian Freud, his cold friends and the ‘devastating’ YBAs

In prose and in paint, the great artist Celia Paul is exorcising the ghosts of her past – from the cruelties of her lover Freud, to his offhand cohorts, and the YBA revolution that declared painting deadPainter Celia Paul has lived in the same flat in Bloomsbury – bought for her by her then lover Lucian Freud – for 40 years. To ascend to it, up the 80 steps to bring you level with the pediment of the British Museum opposite, is to enter a different world. The main room contains little but a lumpy and ancient chaise longue and a metal-framed bed. One wall is stacked with freshly stretched empty canvases. Next door a mountain range of old sheets, stiff and stained with paint, obscure what might be a sofa. There is a huge, dusty mirror in which we both appear, spectrally: she a slight figure in a brown floor-length skirt, her slippers paint-encrusted. I ask her if she sleeps in the metal-framed bed. Sometimes, she says, but she shows me her bedroom. It is equally spartan, but for the i...

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4 h. ago Coronation Street's Chesney Brown star addresses soap future with three

Actor Sam Aston made the comments after he was crowned the champion of this year's run of the ITV skating competition

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5 h. ago Stop bananas going brown with storage trick that makes them last much longer

Bananas often turn brown and mushy quickly, but there is a simple kitchen hack to stop this from happening

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6 h. ago State of roads in Bathgate worse than it’s ever been according to senior Labour councillor

Harry Cartmill had asked Gordon Brown, the council’s Roads and Transportation Service Manager to attend the monthly local Area committee to grill him on why so many roads were a patchwork of temporary repairs, worse than a “gravel farm road”.

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6 h. ago Dancing On Ice's Sam Aston's famous sibling who appeared on Coronation Street years before him

Sam Aston is best known for playing Chesney Brown on Coronation Street, but his soap connections don't stop there with a sibling who once appeared on the cobbles.

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6 h. ago Retired Scottish dad camps out in remote hide to fulfil lifelong dream of photographing brown bears in the wild

A retired Scottish sales manager who has had a lifelong passion for wildlife photography camped out in a remote hide to fulfil his dream of getting up close and personal with a brown bear.

Culture

6 h. ago Prince Andrew spotted looking sombre during morning ride at Windsor as royal family head to Commonwealth Service

The Duke of York, 65, donned a long brown coat, and riding boots for a trot around the Berkshire estate on the same day that King Charles will mark Commonwealth Day in the UK.

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6 h. ago Landlords in Spanish holiday hotspot employ trick to get around tourist accommodation ban

Landlords in a Spanish holiday hotspot are employing a trick to get around the ban on tourist accommodation including 'illegal' marketing and avoiding property-listing sites

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7 h. ago Dancing On Ice winner Sam Aston reveals shocking injury hidden from show that left him in so much agony he couldn't put his skates on

The 31-year-old, who is best known for playing Chesney Brown on Coronation Street, was crowned winner of the seventeenth series of the ITV skating competition on Sunday night.

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8 h. ago B&M shopper branded 'scruff' for fabric conditioner trick as some rage 'that's stealing'

A woman who asked if she was the only one on social media was met with a mixed response as many dubbed her actions in the bargain store as 'disgusting' while others admitted they do it too

Economics

8 h. ago Households told to add coffee grounds to their grass to turn lawns 'extra green'

An expert has shared a simple trick to keep your grass looking healthy and green

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9 h. ago Home Bargains customer shares 'genius' £5.99 hack that saves money for months

Mel Lloyd shared a 'genius' money-saving trick on her popular TikTok account, which is perfect for anyone who loves displaying flowers - inside and outside - their home

Economics

9 h. ago Molton Brown's Bluebell and Wild Strawberry fragrance is perfect for spring

‘Tis the season for a floral and fruity scent

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9 h. ago Coronation Street star Sam Aston reveals 'hidden injury' and sends message to wife after Dancing on Ice win

The Chesney Brown actor was speaking for the first time after winning the skating compeititon

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11 h. ago Inside Father Brown star's life away from series from famous spouse to reason for leaving show

Father Brown reaches the end of season 12 this week

Culture

11 h. ago Gordon Brown's charity to open new multibank to help families in West Midlands

The West Midlands Multibank will open in Birmingham on Monday, with the aim of distributing more than 750,000 surplus goods to 75,000 families in the region over the next year

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12 h. ago Dancing on Ice fans divided as they make 'crazy' observation and say 'no chance' after Sam Aston wins 2025 series

Theactor, best known for playing Chesney Brown on Coronation Street, was crowned the ITV skating competition's 2025 winner

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12 h. ago Business leaders urge Chancellor to back carbon capture project

They said Scotland cannot afford further delays on the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project.

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15 h. ago Choose Weetabix over avocados due to climate change, says Alan Titchmarsh

The carbon of an avocado is twice as high as a banana and more than five times higher than an apple.

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20 h. ago ‘People are hurting’, says Michael Sheen in documentary where he writes off debt

The actor writes off £1 million of consumer debt using his own money in a new Channel 4 programme.

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