71 m. ago Chineke! Orchestra/Heyward review – kaleidoscopic concert combines energy and complexity

Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe ethnically diverse orchestra played with vigour and spirit in a varied programme that included Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Shostakovich and Valerie ColemanThis concert was to have been conducted by Simon Rattle – a mark of the esteem in which leading artists hold Chineke! Orchestra, the trailblazing British ensemble made up of a majority of Black and ethnically diverse musicians. In the event, Charleston-born Jonathon Heyward put his own indelible stamp on a varied yet satisfying program.Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s La Bamboula, a kaleidoscopic dance with roots in the West Indies, played to Chineke!’s strengths. The performed it with vigour and spirit, while Heyward kept its likable blend of late-Victorian tunefulness and proto-Hollywood glitz gossamer-light. You could see why Henry Wood programmed it at the Proms 16 times, making its subsequent 91-year absence inexplicable. Continue reading...

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73 m. ago Brits moan they 'didn't get emergency alert on time' as some missed it completely

The government carried out an Emergency Alerts drill at 3pm today, but some people have claimed the blaring notification came later than they had expected it to

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2 h. ago Starmer joins King at Scottish church after bruising week in politics

The Prime Minister and his wife attended the Crathie Kirk service alongside members of the royal family.

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2 h. ago ‘Shout out to the girls’: US exit Rugby World Cup but young stars stoke hope for future

The Eagles thrashed Samoa but missed the quarter-finals on points differential. Nonetheless, a joyful display was fitting for a team showing encouraging signs The US Eagles exited the World Cup on Saturday after beating Samoa 60-0 in York but seeing Australia hold England to 47-7 in Brighton, enough for the Wallaroos to reach the quarter-finals on points differential.Kate Zackary’s team will be disappointed to miss a last-eight date with Canada, knowing they might well have made it had a few things gone differently.Martin Pengelly writes on Substack at The National Maul, on rugby in the US Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Rightwing preppers should be the biggest boosters of this climate solution

We’re beyond Mel Gibson’s Mad Max era. We no longer need oil to make it through the apocalypseAs I write these words, the No 1 trending story on the Guardian is titled: “The history and future of societal collapse”. It is an account of a study by a Cambridge expert who works at something ominously called the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk; he concludes that “we can’t put a date on Doomsday, but by looking at the 5,000 years of [civilisation], we can understand the trajectories we face today – and self-termination is most likely”.I can’t claim to have done a study, though I have been at work on climate change for almost 40 years and I gotta say: seems about right. So it’s maybe not the worst moment for a bit of worry about how you would fare in the case of a temporary breakdown of our civilization. Perhaps you have noticed that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and violent. Or you read the stories that Donald Trump was shutting down the Federal Emergency Man...

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2 h. ago Coronation Street’s Katherine Kelly looks back: ‘My friends were very accepting of me being a bit different’

The actor on wearing men’s clothes, her bohemian family and the six-week soap job that turned into six yearsBorn in 1979 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, Katherine Kelly studied at Rada before beginning her career with the Royal Shakespeare Company and going on to perform at the National Theatre and Manchester’s Royal Exchange. Her first major television role came in 2006, when she joined Coronation Street as Becky McDonald, a part she played until 2012. Since then she has appeared in The Night Manager, Gentleman Jack, Mr Bates vs The Post Office and Inside No 9. She stars in In Flight, available now on Channel 4.This is a very typical image of me aged four. I spent most of my preschool life with a towel on my head. It was a replacement for the long hair I so desperately wanted. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago New Antony Real Betis claim raises concern for Man United as 'transfer clause added'

The latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip includes an update on Antony following his move to Real Betis this summer

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2 h. ago The real life 'Dexter': Brazilian serial killer slaughtered over 100 people

Brazilian serial killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho, who is said to have killed more than 100 people, is believed to have only targeted criminals like murderers and rapists.

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3 h. ago Optical illusion shows if you're 'strong' or 'sensitive' based on what you see first

Optical illusions can do more than just boost your intelligence as the latest one could reveal some useful insight about your personality. So what do you see first?

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3 h. ago The Queen's legacy as most popular royal caught on camera by Mirror photographers

As the third anniversary of the late Queen's death approaches, the Mirror remembers the former monarch with our photographers picking their favourite snaps taken during her 70 year reign

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3 h. ago Donald Trump 'was FBI informant trying to take down Epstein' claims Republican pal

US president Donald Trump was working a secret FBI informant attempting to take down Jeffrey Epstein when the pair partied together throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, a Republican as alleged

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3 h. ago Sweet moment Kate Middleton receives three cheers from delighted Australian rugby players after surprising them in their locker room after England game

In a sweet moment the Princess of Wales was met with cheers and admiration from the Australian women's rugby team after a gripping World Cup clash against England on Saturday

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4 h. ago Au Pair and 'married lover hatched twisted BDSM plot that led to double murder'

Juliana Peres Magalhaes, 23, claims she and her married 'lover' Brendan Banfield hatched a twisted BDSM plot that led to the deaths of Joseph Ryan and his wife Christine

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4 h. ago One in five people are now antisemitic, new polling claims, as Jewish community and allies prepare to march this afternoon

The findings showed that the number of people holding what would be considered entrenched anti-Semitic views has doubled in less than five years.

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4 h. ago Teenagers are prouder to be British than their parents, poll shows

Research reveals half of 16 and 17-year-olds are proud of their national identity, but almost three in ten support abolishing the monarchy

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4 h. ago Katie Price claims there were 'three of us' in her marriage to Peter Andre as she details '16 years of hell' since split and says she's 'glad the truth is coming out'

Tensions between the former glamour model, 47, and the Mysterious Girl singer, 52, exploded last month, following the launch of their daughter Princess' new reality show.

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4 h. ago Douglas Alexander: Scottish Labour branch office claims are 'nonsense'

The new Scottish Secretary made the comments after his predecessor, Ian Murray, was sacked on Friday

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4 h. ago Prince Harry must do one thing to repair royal feud as potential meeting with King looms

Prince Harry is set to visit the UK next week, prompting speculation that he may meet with his estranged father, King Charles, for the first time in more than 18 months

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4 h. ago Schoolgirl victim of the Southport stabbing brands killer Axel Rudakubana a coward and declares 'that's all he's ever going to be'

The teen was stabbed three times in her arm and back during the attack last July which claimed the lives of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven.

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4 h. ago What you see first in optical illusion determines if you're 'strong' or 'sensitive'

Optical illusions can reveal a lot about your personality and the latest one shows if you're 'strong' or 'deeply sensitive'. It was shared on TikTok, so what do you see first?

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