69 m. ago ‘Europe is the core – America joined as an offshoot’: the historian challenging what ‘the west’ means

Was the ‘western alliance’ dreamt up to further American and British interests? Georgios Varouxakis argues that the idea is older, quintessentially European, and even anti-imperialistFor your book The West: The History of an Idea, you spent 12 years researching what people mean when they talk about “the west”. At a time when America’s president shows more admiration for autocratic Russia than for Nato-allied countries in Europe, are we witnessing the end of the west as an idea?I certainly wouldn’t write off the west. What we are seeing is a challenge to a version of the west that had America as its leader. But it doesn’t have to signal the end. The west is crucial to Europeans, and they have been the core of it. America joined at some point as an offshoot; it has been isolationist before, and it may become isolationist again. So we may see a different version of the west for a while, with its core in Europe, as it historically has mostly been. But America will surely return sooner o...

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2 h. ago Travis Kelce breaks silence on Taylor Swift engagement as brother says 'we've got to talk about it'

The American footballer is set to discuss on his podcast how the engagement went down

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2 h. ago The Bundesliga’s deal with Mark Goldbridge is odd, and exactly what MLS is missing with Apple

An unusual streaming deal sees the German league going where its fans are, instead of asking the fans to come to themIn a change to his regularly scheduled programming, Mark Goldbridge took a break from blowing steam out his ears at another Andre Onana howler and venting his shouty exasperation at Manchester United’s latest calamity to talk – and watch – all things Gegenpressing and Ballbesitzfußball with his audience of over one million YouTube subscribers.This was after the Deutsche Fussball Liga (DFL) struck an agreement with Goldbridge to broadcast 20 live Bundesliga matches on his That’s Football YouTube channel this season. Bayern Munich’s opening weekend win over RB Leipzig raised the curtain on the new deal, with nearly 500,000 viewers watching along with Goldbridge. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Jimmy Kimmel skewers JD Vance over reaction to Trump’s death rumors

‘Donald Trump will never die. Forget it. He’s like Dracula,’ Kimmel joked on his talk show

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6 h. ago ‘I wish the stones here could talk’: an epic hike through Kosovo’s Accursed mountains

A trek along the Kosovo section of the Via Dinarica offers majestic Balkan scenery, magical stories and sobering reminders of this area’s recent historyThere are stone bunkers shrouded in the mist on the hillside to my right, just shy of the ridgeline marking the Albanian-Kosovo border. To my left, the view is not just clear but startlingly beautiful.I’m able to see back down to the tiny mountain hamlet of Gacaferi, where I’d slept the previous night, to look across the deep greenery of Deçan Gorge beyond, over dense pine forests and grasslands that pop with pink and yellow wildflowers, and gaze all the way to the 2,461m summit of Çfërla and the rugged peaks of western Kosovo’s Accursed mountains. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago LAURA CRAIK: Following in her mother's fictional footsteps, meet the new chief at U.S. Vogue...

When Anna Wintour announced that she was stepping down as editor-in-chief of Vogue after 37 years, talk immediately turned to who could possibly replace her. We finally have the answer.

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14 h. ago They want to talk to somebody. That ‘somebody’ ends up being AI

What is it like to get your mental health treatment from an unlicensed chatbot? Users tell Io Dodds how A.I. helped them through difficult times — but also how it can go catastrophically wrong

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22 h. ago James Whale's will is revealed after broadcaster's death aged 74 following cancer battle

James Whale's will has been revealed after the Talk TV presenter died at the age of 74 following a battle with kidney cancer. 

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22 h. ago Voices: I’m a former Green Party leader – here’s what Zack should (and shouldn’t ) do next

Zack Polanski will need all of his obvious skill and genuine charm if we are to win more seats under his leadership, says Caroline Lucas – but it would be folly to talk about co-operating with Jeremy Corbyn’s party before it even has a name

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23 h. ago Reform ‘don’t have to talk to press acting as activists’ – Tice after media ban

It comes as Mick Barton, Reform leader of Nottinghamshire County Council, told councillors not to give interviews to a local newspaper.

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24 h. ago Airline passengers behaving badly: Is it time to test alcohol

Plane Talk: Do pricing policies for inflight beers encourage passengers to drink more – and get angry?

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24 h. ago The Summer I Turned Pretty: why are we all falling hard for this YA show?

Belly, Conrad and Jeremiah is suddenly all anybody can talk about

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26 h. ago 150th anniversary event explores the trailblazing women behind QMU

As part of Queen Margaret University’s 150th anniversary celebrations, a special public talk and Q&A will explore the remarkable legacies of women who shaped Scotland’s history and are associated with the institution.

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28 h. ago Kerry Katona admits she kept getting married because she was 'desperate to have a father figure' as she details traumatic upbringing that saw her go into hiding to avoid her mum's abusive boyfriend

Opening up to Paul C. Brunson on his podcast, We Need To Talk, the Atomic Kitten star recalled how she was raised not knowing who her real father was.

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28 h. ago Scottish digital firm doubles headcount and targets £10m sales as AI demand surges

“We always talk about staying ‘relentlessly human’ in a digital world” – chief executive James Buchan

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30 h. ago The Spanish camping brand that’s big on nature immersion, cool design and creature comforts

A site in the pine-clad hills of Andalucía is part of a chain that seeks to connect with nature and outdoor adventure while offering a stylish glamping experienceA few years ago, camping with friends, I watched in awe as Becky set up her pitch. While the rest of us were stringing out guy ropes on tents as glamorous as giant cagoules, she arrived with a bell tent, duvets instead of sleeping bags, sheepskin rugs and vintage folding chairs. For all the talk of breathability, practicality and “high performance” gear, it was Becky’s tent we all wanted to sleep in. In the years since, I have never quite achieved her level of camping chic – until this summer, when I discovered the innovative Spanish camping brand Kampaoh.It all began back in 2016, when Kampaoh CEO Salvador Lora and his partner were backpacking in the Dominican Republic. One night they came across a campsite with pre-erected tents within which were mattresses and blankets. “We were in the middle of nature, surrounded by pea...

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41 h. ago Love Is Blind’s Katisha says Javen ‘won’t take accountability’ after reunion drama

EXCLUSIVE: Love Is Blind UK star Katisha sat down with her fellow Netflix co-stars to talk about life since the episodes have aired.

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43 h. ago The Thursday Murder Club cast on who would survive a real murder mystery

Naomi Ackie and Daniel Mays sit down with us to talk all things The Thursday Murder Club – from what it was like stepping onto set with legendary acting icons like Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley and Pierce Brosnan, to who in the cast would survive (and who wouldn’t) in a real-life murder mystery.

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46 h. ago Country should be ‘proud’ Angela Rayner is deputy PM, says Starmer amid flat row

The Prime Minister said it was a ‘mistake’ for people to brief against or talk down Ms Rayner.

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49 h. ago Olivia Attwood says ITV 'can't get rid' of her after 'blagging' This Morning job

The Love Island star proved a hit with viewers after making her debut on the talk show

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