71 m. ago Oslo Stories Trilogy: Love review – gracefully grownup and breezy relationships drama

Doctor Marianne wonders if her gay colleague Tor’s approach to dating would work for her, in the second film of Dag Johan Haugerud’s absorbing trilogyHere is the second of Norwegian film-maker and novelist Dag Johan Haugerud’s seductive trilogy about affairs of the heart and mind, set in Oslo. (It comes between Sex and Dreams.) It is a thoroughly grownup and absorbing drama, acted with such sympathy and warmth, a ruminative and exploratory movie of ideas, and one that pays its audience the compliment of treating them as intelligent beings. Love is about a familiar question: can straight people learn from or even absorb the open and polygamous approach to sex that appears to come easier to gay people (and perhaps younger people of all sexualities), perhaps specifically gay men? Or is that idea stereotypical and naive?Andrea Braein Hovig plays Marianne, a urology consultant whose job it is to give bad news to a succession of men about their prostate cancer. She is single (though her p...

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71 m. ago ‘A tour de force!’: LensCulture Critics’ Choice awards – in pictures

From hazardous trips through the Kurdish mountains to a queer journey into the heart of Americana, these images all wowed the esteemed prize’s judges Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'Considerable interest' in sale of island castle and land at heart of clan controversy

The closing date for the castle sale is drawing near

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2 h. ago Flying ants swarm UK as Brits urged to do one thing to protect their homes

Insect expert Dr Nathaniel Green is urging Brits to do one simply thing to keep flying ants from invading their home during the annual phenomenon known as Flying Ant Week

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3 h. ago The Swiss lived in splendid isolation for years. Trump’s tariffs have shattered that complacency | Joseph de Weck

The shockwaves sent by the US president could finally push Switzerland closer to the EUGrowing up in Zurich often felt like being removed from the world. It shouldn’t be that way: after all, Switzerland is at the heart of Europe. Riding on the cosy Zurich trams, one hears all the world’s languages; and the airport offers more direct intercontinental flights than Berlin. And yet, coming of age in Switzerland is like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window.That glass was shattered last week when Donald Trump announced 39% tariffs on Swiss exports. The US is the most important destination for Swiss products: 18.6% of all its exports go there. If Trump maintains the tariffs, sales to the US “will be effectively annihilated”, said Switzerland’s industry lobbying group. The rightwing Swiss business minister, Guy Parmelin, announced a furlough programme to shield the economy from “mass layoffs”. The tabloid newspaper Blick captured the mood with a sta...

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4 h. ago Stop drinking at this age to protect brain and memory, says dementia expert

The dementia expert has studied how lifestyle choices affect a person’s risk of developing the neurodegenerative condition

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9 h. ago Mapped: Areas most at risk during deadly heatwaves as charity urges government to protect vulnerable

New analysis shows thousands of young children, hospital patients and elderly people at risk as UK hit by fourth heatwave of summer

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11 h. ago The spicy favorite that can help protect your vision and your heart

But eat the whole pepper at your own risk...

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12 h. ago 'My son was murdered by his dad, now seeing daughter grow is bittersweet'

"My heart is forever broken. A piece will always be missing"

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13 h. ago The 184 Palestinian journalists killed in the war in Gaza endured hunger and grief

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says 184 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war

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14 h. ago These are the best public bathrooms in America — and you can vote on your favorite

Nine bathrooms across New York City, Minnesota, Colorado, Kansas, Utah, Florida, New Hampshire, Texas, and California are among the finalists in Cintas’ best restroom competition

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14 h. ago Serial mugger who became a killer at 17 when he murdered high

One of a teenage gang who murdered a high-flying city lawyer for his mobile phone in a vile crime that his fiancee said 'ripped her heart out' has a parole hearing and could be freed.

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15 h. ago London hospital ends use of dogs in heart research described as 'inhumane' by Premier Ford

London hospital ends use of dogs in heart research described as 'inhumane' by Premier Ford  Windsor Star

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15 h. ago Monica Seles adapting to ‘new normal’ after being diagnosed with neuromuscular disease

Former world No 1 received diagnosis in 2022Disease can affect vision, speaking and swallowingMonica Seles says she was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis – a neuromuscular autoimmune disease – three years ago.The nine-time grand slam singles champion says she first noticed symptoms of the disease while she was swinging her racket. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Reflective Sha’Carri Richardson vows to seek help after airport arrest

Sprinter arrested after dispute with Christian ColemanSays she will pursue help, self-reflection and growthIssues public apology to boyfriend, fans on InstagramOlympic gold medal sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson said she plans to seek help following her 27 July arrest, which stemmed from a physical confrontation with her boyfriend, US sprinter Christian Coleman, at an airport.“I’m taking this time to not only see myself but get myself a certain level of help that overall is going to reflect who I truly am in my heart and my spirit and not allowing this moment – but accepting this moment – to be more,” Richardson said in an Instagram post Monday night. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Aukus laws will mean anywhere in Australia could be potential nuclear waste dump, critics say

Greens senator David Shoebridge says communities will have ‘no way to protect the land’ from waste that will be radioactive for millenniaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCritics of Australia’s Aukus submarine deal say the government has given itself the power to nominate any place in Australia as a potential nuclear waste dump, without proper consultation with communities and indigenous landowners.Australia has agreed to take sole responsibility for the management, security and storage of all nuclear waste from its fleet of proposed nuclear-powered submarines, including the spent fuel from the submarines’ reactors – high-level nuclear waste that will be radioactive for millennia once the submarines are decommissioned from the early 2050s. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Some like it hot: Restaurants are turning to spicy dishes to lure Gen Z consumers

Recent research shows Gen Z and Gen Alpha are flocking to spicy foods, which are also popular on social media platforms

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16 h. ago Sky Sports taking steps to protect pundit Roy Keane from fan abuse this season

Steps will be taken to protect the former Manchester United captain from further incidents

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18 h. ago Takeaways from AP's reporting on armed groups recruiting children in Colombia

The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining

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18 h. ago Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia's children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining

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