64 h. ago Bullfights, ballet and hot jazz: inside Picasso’s scandalous theatre of sex and death

Famed for his cubist portraits, the Spanish genius also created costumes for the Ballet Russes and loved the intensity of bullfights. A new show at the Tate explores the dramatic side of an uncompromising artistShe is called the Weeping Woman, but that is an understatement. She grinds her teeth on a handkerchief that’s like a jagged white-and-blue spearhead while her fingers claw at her face, tearing the flesh to expose her skull. Her chin is two grenades, her eyes are filled with horror – black silhouettes of planes are held in her transfixed eyeballs. They are the German bombers that attacked the Basque town Guernica on 26 April 1937.Picasso’s Weeping Woman was bought from him by the British surrealist Roland Penrose in November 1937, fresh off the easel. Fifty years later, his son gave it in lieu of tax to the Tate Gallery. Now it is about to star in a Tate Modern exhibition that showcases the museum’s Picasso collection, enhanced with terrific loans from the Musée Picasso in Par...

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1 week ago Man held captive inside hippo's throat as it tears through flesh

Paul Templer was working as a safari guide in Zimbabwe when he was attacked by an enormous 15ft hippopotamus and prepared to die - before an unexpected miracle happened

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2 w. ago Hollywood star looks almost unrecognisable as he attends Primitive War premiere 26 years after shooting to fame in famous raunchy teen comedy

The actor, 45, looked worlds away from his sexually frustrated signature character as he posed on the red carpet alongside a Tyrannosaurus Rex. But can you guess who?

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2 w. ago American Pie star looks almost unrecognisable as he attends Primitive War premiere 26 years after shooting to fame in raunchy teen comedy

The actor, 45, looked worlds away from his sexually frustrated signature character as he posed on the red carpet alongside a Tyrannosaurus Rex. But can you guess who?

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2 w. ago Teen 'unrecognisable' as pack of dogs tears flesh from her body in brutal attack

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Tracy, 17, was out jogging in Newberry Springs, California, when she was attacked by more than 10 'large breed dogs', leaving her body covered in horrific wounds

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2 w. ago Teen heartbreakingly unrecognisable after pack of dogs tore flesh from entire body

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Teenager Tracy Hurtado was out for her morning jog when she was horrifically attacked by more than ten 'large breed dogs', according to police

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2 w. ago California teenager mauled by pack of 10 dogs asks mom heartbreaking question after brutal attack

Craig Arthur Simmons, 61, was arrested August 13 after his dogs attacked 17-year-old Tracy Hurtado

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3 w. ago Teenage girl mauled by 10 dogs while jogging left with terrifying injuries

17-year-old Tracy Azpeitia ended up receiving 500 stitches after she was attacked by the pack of dogs, with her mum admitting she did not even recognise her due to her wounds

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3 w. ago Man's insane weight loss and body transformation triggered by his dad's brutal last words

Josh Jones, from Newbridge, knew it was time to change when his mental health hit an all time low

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3 w. ago Truck It! by Bobby Bolton: 53 countries, two dogs... one new girlfriend

When Bobby decided to pack up his life, and dog, into a 6 ton truck he had no idea that love and adventure would be just around the corner.

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3 w. ago Anita Rose's dog found lying 'patiently' next to her body after brutal murder

Bruce, the faithful pet dog of murdered mum-of-six, Anita Rose, 57, was tragically found lying "patiently" next to the battered and bruised body of his beloved owner in Brantham, Suffolk

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