2 h. ago Jimmy White was incredible and this current snooker star reminds me of him — it's the highest praise I can give

Ken Doherty has plenty of experience playing Whirlwind White and believes Zhao Xintong is just like the legendary potter

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4 h. ago SNL star Bowen Yang backs Aimee Lou Wood after parody backlash

Comedian said star’s concerns were ‘completely valid’ and a much-needed ‘reminder’ for the show

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5 h. ago Noel Gallagher 'cuts ties' with Russell Brand after rape and sex assault charges

Comedian Russell was charged with sexual assault and rape by the Met Police earlier this month, and now it's reported Oasis singer Noel has distanced himself from him

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5 h. ago Pope Francis reminds world we are 'for life' in heartwarming last social media post

The Vatican confirmed Pope Francis died early this morning, and hours before the pontiff posted his last message on social media, which has since been liked thousands of times

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5 h. ago Defiant trans activists and drag queens brag 'where we do our business is none of your business' in video inside women's toilets after Supreme Court ruling

The landmark hearing on Wednesday ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer considered women in the eyes of the law.

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7 h. ago I was so high on gas and air while giving birth that I asked the midwives to rate how much fun they were having

Emma, a Birmingham City University student, shared her experience in a video on TikTok which has gone viral, with more than 116,000 likes.

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11 h. ago ‘Morally questionable’: inside the epic Lars von Trier exhibition in Copenhagen

It’s got colliding planets, women in peril and an angry phone-in host we explore a show inspired by the director’s themes that refuses to shy away from his problematic sideI am not even inside the building but a creeping sense of foreboding has already set in. As I try to find the entrance to Nikolaj Kunsthal, a gothic-style former church in Copenhagen, I hear the lamenting strings of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde – the soundtrack to Lars von Trier’s 2011 end-of-the-world film Melancholia. Inside, I take a seat in a tent-like structure, similar to the one in the film, and watch as a planet hurtles towards Earth, Wagner still blasting away. Nearby lies a long table, covered in white linen and laid out for the celebration of a lifetime – but clearly abandoned midway, and now adorned with dead flowers and burnt-out candelabras.Upstairs, black and white projections – a ticking clock, trains moving through postwar Germany, scenes of sex and drowning – play as the ominous male voice that fe...

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11 h. ago Dear Coleen, I’m not having sex with boyfriend but is someone else?

'I want to do it but he always tries to avoid it, unless he comes home late from drinking with his mates.'

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11 h. ago Scots sex abuse victim's heartbreaking final text before he took his own life

Kevin Sutherland's message to Rowan Lumsden told of his agony at what he believed were malicious rumours about his life.

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12 h. ago In a difficult year being unemployed, I learned what success really means | Sunil Badami

For most of that year, I didn’t tell anyone. I didn’t want to burden them with my troubles. And, to be honest, I felt ashamedFrom finance to academia, on radio and TV and even in a Kings Cross sex shop, I’ve had a diverse range of jobs, most largely freelance, casual or contract.I loved doing new things, learning new skills and meeting new people. I was so busy for so long, with so many contracts overlapping each other, that I often didn’t have much time for anything else. By August 2023, I was burnt out.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Greg Larsen: Geggy review – a very funny standup on why he’s quitting comedy

Melbourne international comedy festival, then SydneyAssured performer leads a chaotic journey through his career’s highs and lows – and the decisions that led him to a McDonald’s drive thru Greg Larsen is broke. Having his card declined at a McDonald’s drive thru just weeks before this year’s Melbourne international comedy festival was a watershed moment for him. He is 41. He’s been performing comedy for more than a decade. This, he says, is his last festival show. He’s done.Geggy is his swan song, a chaotic journey through his career’s highs and lows and the decisions that led him to that drive thru. For those who have followed Larsen’s career, this show is a treat, offering a hilarious insight into the chaos behind the scenes of the various projects he’s been involved in. It includes a cast of others who rose through the circuit with him, many of whom are doing pretty well for themselves, including Larsen’s early collaborator Sam Campbell.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown...

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15 h. ago UFC hopeful Ahmad Hassanzada arrested on child sex crime charges just days before debut

The MMA prospect was scheduled to compete in the UFC for the first time on April 26, seven months after earning himself a contract with Dana White's promotion.

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19 h. ago Arizona teacher Eric Chapman seen SMIRKING in court after being arrested for 'having sex with minors'

Eric Chapman, 43, a teacher and head baseball coach at Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly having sex with minors.

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22 h. ago USA v Canada: women’s world ice hockey championship final – live

Cross-border rivals face off again for titleEmail Beau at beau.dure.freelance@guardian.co.ukCanada 0-0 USA, 14:25 left, 1st period: It’s all Canada at the moment. They’ve taken the shots lead 6-3. So far, nothing has troubled Frankel too much, but “let them shoot a lot” is never a good game plan.Social media alert: USA Hockey and Hockey Canada are both on BlueSky, but neither organization has posted. That’s no fun. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Placards at London trans activists march called for TERFs to be hanged and people to be stabbed

The landmark Supreme Court hearing ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer considered women in the eyes of the law.

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23 h. ago F1 employee quizzed over 'massage wand' in Saudi Arabia as another has 'toy' confiscated

The girlfriend of an F1 employee had her adult toy confiscated at the airport as she travelled to the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with another female embarrassed by strict laws

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23 h. ago Arsenal's forgotten man sends timely reminder at Ipswich with all eyes on Champions League

IPSWICH 0-4 ARSENAL: Leandro Trossard scored twice as Arsenal hammered struggling Ipswich Town on Sunday, though the Gunners' focus is on the upcoming Champions League clash with PSG

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23 h. ago The attacks that shame the trans movement: Placards at London march called for TERFs to be hanged and people to be stabbed

The landmark Supreme Court hearing ruled that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex, meaning transgender women are no longer considered women in the eyes of the law.

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24 h. ago Motorist is charged with murder after engineer was run over outside a party, as his family pay tribute to 'loving, caring, fun, and intelligent son, brother and uncle'

Martin O'Donovan, 46, was fatally injured around 11.45pm on Friday night in the upmarket suburb of Woolton, in Liverpool.

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24 h. ago Looking for the last human place on the internet? Try Google Maps

The navigation app might be built for function – but dig deeper and you’ll find a trove of inside jokes, neighbourhood quirks and charming errors• Read more in the Internet wormhole seriesThere is a certain kind of guy who looks at Google Maps for fun. I am that guy. As a kid I went through a cartography phase, drawing elaborate maps of fictional islands and poring over the family street directory in an effort to reconcile the lines and dots on the overcrowded pages with the streets, shops and friends’ houses in my mind’s eye. You could say that phase never really ended.In much the same way as some people will pull up a movie’s IMDb entry the second they start watching, any time I come across an interesting town, country or geographical oddity (which is often in the news business), I’m firing up Maps to see what topographical morsels I can uncover. I’m no GeoGuessr savant, but I’ve spent many pleasant hours puzzling over interesting enclaves and panhandles, or pootling around far-fl...

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