19 h. ago Man flies 1,000 miles to Portugal to deliver Greggs sausage rolls to pregnant sister

A Welsh online influencer jetted over to Portugal on a whim after his brother rang him to say his pregnant wife was craving the flakey goodness of a Greggs sausage roll

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36 h. ago London’s ‘Little America’ Is No More. What’s Taking Its Place?

London’s ‘Little America’ Is No More. What’s Taking Its Place?  The New York Times

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45 h. ago Wynn Resorts completes Crown London acquisition, rebrands casino to Wynn Mayfair

Wynn Resorts completes Crown London acquisition, rebrands casino to Wynn Mayfair  Yogonet

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49 h. ago Wise investor ‘unhappy’ over listing move from London to New York

Wise investor ‘unhappy’ over listing move from London to New York  The Times

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49 h. ago ‘Allegory for the times we live in’: De Niro and Scorsese reunite for Casino at 30

Director and star of the Vegas-set mafia drama spoke to an audience as part of this year’s Tribeca film festival, looking back at their 1995 hit and its timeless themesFor this year’s Tribeca film festival, the annual New York salute to moviemaking featured a special screening of Casino, the Martin Scorsese-directed drama starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Sharon Stone, timed to its 30th anniversary. But even though the splashy epic premiered in this same city back in November 1995, its themes of power, money, greed and ego are echoing in the modern ethos louder than ever.“You can go back to the ancient Greek tragedies,” said Scorsese, speaking alongside De Niro and moderated by standup comedian W Kamau Bell on stage at the Beacon Theater before the screening. “It’s a basic story of hubris and pride, with the pride taking us all down.” Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Court of Appeal should uphold nurse’s convictions, judges told

The Crown Prosecution Service is opposing the appeal of Colin Campbell.

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68 h. ago Aaron Rodgers ends time in wilderness by signing with Pittsburgh Steelers

41-year-old has been without team since leaving JetsSteelers in sore need of starting quarterbackThe NFL’s most nagging storyline has ended end with the news that Aaron Rodgers is has agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.The 41-year-old Rodgers parted ways with the New York Jets earlier this year, and had been linked for some time with the Steelers, who were without an established starter at quarterback. But Rodgers had given mixed signals about whether he wants to continue his career. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Man flies Greggs sausage roll 1,000 miles to pregnant woman craving snack abroad

Seven months pregnant Lauren Nyland was holidaying in Portugal when a 'hero' came to her aid, jetting in from the UK armed with the Greggs sausage roll she craved

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3 d. ago Man flies 1,000 miles to bring pregnant woman Greggs sausage roll she's craving

Pregnant Lauren Nyland and her husband Jamie were met by a surprise visitor whilst holidaying in Portugal as a family member responded to her craving for a Greggs sausage roll

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3 d. ago Jazz, Paris and war’s brutality: the radical watercolours of Edward Burra, British art’s great unknown

He called art ‘fart’ and hated talking about his work, but a rare retrospective offers the chance to celebrate the radical visions of the 20th-century British painterOn any objective reading, Edward Burra occupies a distinguished place in the history of 20th-century British art. His work, especially his watercolours of demi-monde life in interwar Paris and New York, is a distinct and vivid record of the times. His paintings are held in major institutions – as is his extensive archive, which is housed at Tate Britain in London.And yet he remains “one of the great known unknowns of modern British art”, according to Thomas Kennedy, the curator of a new retrospective show at Tate Britain. It is being held more than half a century on from Burra’s last show at the Tate in 1973, three years before he died aged 71. There are lots of reasons for Burra’s “unknown” status, explains Kennedy. “He worked alone, and not being part of a defined group doesn’t help to place an artist. But probably mo...

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3 d. ago Vindictive Harvey Weinstein goes nuclear in rare jail interview: I'll get revenge before my cancer kills me

Riddled with leukemia and subsisting on rancid cereal and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches behind bars, Harvey Weinstein is not sure how long he has left to get even with his long list of enemies.

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4 d. ago Prince of Wales jokes about family tensions on visit to Army Air Corps

He also pledged to raise the accommodation concerns of soldiers and handed out bacon and sausage rolls to their families.

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4 d. ago Vindictive Harvey Weinstein goes nuclear in rare jail interview: I'll get revenge on my enemies before my cancer kills me

Riddled with leukemia and subsisting on rancid cereal and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches behind bars, Harvey Weinstein is not sure how long he has left to get even with his long list of enemies.

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5 d. ago Trump officials open up millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining

Doug Burgum says Biden order that banned drilling in 23m-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska will be reversedMillions of acres of Alaska wilderness will lose federal protections and be exposed to drilling and mining in the Trump administration’s latest move to prioritize energy production over the shielding of the US’s open spaces.Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, said on Monday that the government would reverse an order issued by Joe Biden in December that banned drilling in the remote 23m-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), the New York Times reported. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘We need new numbers’: Comedian David Cross cracks jokes to spread climate crisis awareness

The Emmy award winning comic teams up with renowed scientist Michael Oppenheimer for a new video campaignDavid Cross is many things: a famed comic, an Emmy award winner, and a New York Times bestseller. But he is not a climate scientist.That fact might make him the perfect person to communicate the urgency of global heating to mass audiences. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Memorial Cup Final takeaways: London Knights defeat Medicine Hat Tigers, win third CHL crown

Memorial Cup Final takeaways: London Knights defeat Medicine Hat Tigers, win third CHL crown - The Athletic  The New York Times

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6 d. ago Even Fox News isn’t impressed with Musk dodging question over alleged drug use

Howard Kurtz accused Tesla and X CEO of ‘deflection’ in answers about New York Times reporting

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7 d. ago Greggs sausage roll dubbed ultimate 'British icon' gets its own Madame Tussauds waxwork

The UK public has spoken and announced their new biggest icon – and now its being immortalised through wax and put on display for visitors across the world to see

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7 d. ago Dragon on Centre Street by Jonah Bromwich review – drama of Trump the felon

The New York Times reporter gives an insightful – and withering – account of the president’s hush-money trialTrump Convicted on All Counts to Become America’s First Felon President: so blared the New York Times headline on 31 May 2024.“Donald J Trump was convicted on Thursday of falsifying records to cover up a sex scandal that threatened to derail his 2016 presidential campaign, capping an extraordinary trial that tested the resilience of the American justice system and transformed the former commander in chief into a felon.”Dragon on Centre Street is published in the US by Authors Equity Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Rick Westhead: Crown presses Carter Hart on memory gaps at London hockey trial

Rick Westhead: Crown presses Carter Hart on memory gaps at London hockey trial  TSN

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