4 d. ago Venezuela’s top opposition leader claims ‘new era’ is coming despite lack of clear plan

María Corina Machado pens a ‘freedom manifesto’ as plan to force Nicolás Maduro from power remains unclearVenezuela’s top opposition leader, the Nobel laureate María Corina Machado, has declared her country “at the edge of a new era” as Donald Trump refused to rule out a ground invasion to topple its authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, but also signalled he was open to talks.Machado, who has lived in hiding since her movement’s candidate was widely believed to have beaten Maduro in last year’s presidential election, made her claim in a “freedom manifesto” that was published on Tuesday as uncertainty continued to shroud the South American country’s future. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink to make West End debut in Romeo and Juliet

The actor will appear opposite British film star Noah Jupe in a production directed by Robert Icke opening in MarchStranger Things’ Sadie Sink is to make her West End debut next year in Romeo and Juliet, opposite British film star Noah Jupe, in a production directed by Olivier award-winner Robert Icke.Sink, who plays Max in the Netflix sci-fi hit, started her career on stage. She was cast in the lead role in the musical Annie when she was 10, and remained in it for 18 months in New York. “I was a Broadway kid, so I’ve always dreamed about doing a show in the West End,” she said. “To get to do that in one of Shakespeares’s most famous plays under Rob’s direction with Noah will be such an exciting challenge. London theatre has this incredible energy, and I can’t wait to be a part of it.” Sink becomes the latest in a line of US stars who have made their West End debuts in recent years, including Sigourney Weaver (The Tempest), Brie Larson (Elektra) and Susan Sarandon (Mary Page Marlowe...

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4 d. ago Wilfried Nancy has three non negotiables for Celtic as next boss frontrunner retains unshakeable stance

The Frenchman is the leading candidate despite the club confirming Martin O'Neill will remain in interim charge

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7 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard as remaining couples battle for the glitterball

The BBC Saturday night favourite is well past the halfway point right now, so let's have a reminder of which couples managed to snag a place at the top half of the leader board last week

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7 d. ago This surprising mistake remains a leading cause of Thanksgiving

Since 2005, federal food safety agencies have advised against washing turkey or chicken

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9 d. ago MSNBC's name is being replaced, but its leaders insist that its mission will remain the same

MSNBC enters the hall of retired corporate names this weekend, with the network formally switching over to MS NOW

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer latest: Half of Britons want Starmer to quit as Labour leader now after ‘coup attempt’, finds poll

The new YouGov polling revealed just over a quarter (27 per cent) of respondents think the PM should remain Labour leader and the other 23 per cent don’t know

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1 week ago New York Giants reportedly fire head coach Brian Daboll after another lost season

Decision comes after Giants blow another late leadDaboll was named NFL coach of the year in first seasonThe New York Giants have reportedly fired head coach Brian Daboll after Sunday’s defeat left the team with a 2-8 record and staring at another lost season.ESPN reported the Giants made the decision after the Giants blew a double-digit lead in their defeat to the Chicago Bears. It was the second time this season the team had lost a game in which they were leading by at least 10 points with fewer than four minutes remaining. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lando Norris delivers verdict on Max Verstappen’s F1 title chances after Brazil Grand Prix

Lando Norris has opened up a 49-point lead over Max Verstappen with three races remaining in the season

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1 week ago BBC MOTD mics left on by mistake as surprised viewers spot strange Wayne Rooney comment

The TV pundits seemingly had no idea their mics were still on

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2 w. ago Alessia Russo earns draw with Chelsea but Arsenal rue controversial calls

The boos rang out at the Emirates Stadium as the officials exited the pitch at the final whistle, the result of two disallowed Arsenal goals – one for handball and one for offside – the second of which would surely have turned a 1-1 draw into a 2-1 home win if it had stood. Alessia Russo’s late equaliser did at least keep alive the Gunners’ slim hopes of remaining in the title race, the gap between them and Chelsea, the league leaders, remaining at five points.Renée Slegers had warned that her team would “have to be ready from the get go” against defending Women’s Super League champions, but the message had not stuck. It was Chelsea that stepped on to the pitch with an almost unplayable intensity coursing through them and the Gunners couldn’t cope. The Chelsea press was exceptional, with the players alert to every move, heads up, ready to stifle the home side from stringing passes together over and over again. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Alessia Russo earns draw with Chelsea but Arsenal rue controversial decisions

The boos rang out at the Emirates Stadium as the officials exited the pitch at the final whistle, the result of two disallowed Arsenal goals the second of which would surely have turned a 1-1 draw into a 2-1 home win if it had stood. Alessia Russo’s late equaliser did at least keep alive the Gunners’ slim hopes of remaining in the title race, the gap between them and Chelsea, the league leaders, remaining at five points, but the question has to be asked: why aren’t we providing the referees with the technological support to ensure they can get big decisions right through video assistant referees (VAR)?Renée Slegers had warned that her team would “have to be ready from the get go” against the defending Women’s Super League champions, but the message had not stuck. It was Chelsea that stepped on to the pitch with an almost unplayable intensity coursing through them and the Gunners could not cope. The Chelsea press was exceptional in the first 20 minutes, with the players alert to ever...

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2 w. ago Head of UK’s largest union says she doesn’t know if Starmer will remain Labour leader after May

Prime minister facing disastrous elections in Scotland, Wales and England next year as his party trails Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on press freedom in Italy: at a low ebb on Giorgia Meloni’s watch | Editorial

The professional environment for journalists taking on powerful interests is worsening in a polarised climateThe so-called anni di piombo (years of lead) remain a dark memory for Italians of a certain age. The semi-normalisation of political terrorism and mafia hits in the 1970s and 80s blighted civic life, and that brutal past continues to haunt the present. Forty-five years after the fact, a retired police officer has just been arrested in relation to the mafia killing in 1980 of Piersanti Mattarella, the then president of Sicily.Unsurprisingly, given that history, the blowing up of a car belonging to one of Italy’s most famous investigative journalists has prompted an urgent and angst-ridden debate. Sigfrido Ranucci, who hosts a prime-time show on Rai, Italy’s state broadcaster, is known for presenting hard-hitting investigations into political corruption and organised crime. Earlier this month, a powerful bomb almost destroyed his black Mercedes, which was parked ...

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3 w. ago Woman, 23, lay dead in flat for a YEAR as police find body in bed

Police discovered the remains of Charlotte Leader, 23, in her flat in Bolton, Greater Manchester, during a welfare check on August 6, Bolton Coroner’s Court heard

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