45 m. ago Spat at, skint and splattered with sludge: the fearless artistic life of Gustaf Broms

In 1993, the Swedish artist had reached a dead end – so he burned all his work. Seeing the ashes inspired him to embark on an epic journey through the Indian wilderness, a Swedish cave – and now BritainDrive north of Stockholm for an hour or so and, buried within woodland near the village of Vendel, you will come across the 200-year-old house where Gustaf Broms lives. There are no shops or even neighbours here – just trees, wild animals and a man making beguiling performance art videos. You shouldn’t, however, assume that Broms feels isolated.“I don’t see it like that,” he says through a beaming smile. In the early 1990s, the Swedish artist moved to Kumaon in northern India, right near the border with western Nepal and Tibet. Compared with that, this place couldn’t be more accessible. “It’s easy enough to get on a bike if I need something,” he shrugs. Continue reading...

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46 m. ago Joe Swash admits parenting 'guilt' as spending habits exposed and says he's 'living in Byker Grove'

It comes as the former EastEnders star got candid about his purchases during the latest episode of his reality show

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49 m. ago London talks on ending war in Ukraine downgraded as Rubio pulls out

London talks on ending war in Ukraine downgraded as Rubio pulls out  Reuters

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55 m. ago Fears grow that Signal leaks make Pete Hegseth top espionage target

Experts say Pentagon chief has endangered secrets of US defense department and given assistance to foreign spiesAs more develops about the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and his repeated disclosures of sensitive military intelligence in unsecured Signal group chats, there are growing concerns his behavior has weakened the Pentagon in the eyes of its foreign adversaries and made him and his entourage a top espionage target.Allies, already concerned by Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs, have also begun to see the US as an intelligence-sharing liability. There are fears that the mounting firings and leak inquiries in Hegseth’s orbit, along with his inability to manage these internal crises, exposes the entire global US war footing – especially, if a geopolitical and external crisis comes across his desk. Continue reading...

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55 m. ago Rory McIlroy freed from career Grand Slam burden is ‘scary’ for rivals, says Xander Schauffele

McIlroy won the Masters earlier this month to end an 11-year wait to become a career Grand Slam champion

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62 m. ago Vance warns US may ‘walk away’ as London talks on ending Ukraine war downgraded

Vance warns US may ‘walk away’ as London talks on ending Ukraine war downgraded  Al Arabiya English

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66 m. ago Woman declared dead 'comes back to life' in body bag on way to her own funeral

The elderly woman was declared dead at a hospital in Majorca, Spain, and was being transported to a funeral parlour when staff were shocked to discover she was still alive

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85 m. ago Hopes of breakthrough at London peace talks to end Ukraine war dashed after US top envoy Marco Rubio pulls out

Officials from Ukraine, US and the UK are meeting in London – but the talks will not be the high-level meeting of ministers originally envisaged

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89 m. ago Cabinet war over 'youth free movement' deal with EU: Rachel Reeves 'backs relaxing visa rules' to boost stalling growth

A youth mobility scheme has been among the key demands of EU member states as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer bids for closer post-Brexit ties with the bloc.

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95 m. ago How Putin’s capture of Ukrainian nuclear power station puts whole world at risk

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was seized by Valdimir Putin’s troops in spring 2022 and has been held as a threat over the nearby Ukrainian residents ever since

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98 m. ago 5 release clauses Man Utd can trigger in the transfer window including £30m bargain

With Ruben Amorim’s Red Devils in dire need of change, Manchester United could look to some players with appetising release clauses come the summer to stop the all-encompassing rot

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98 m. ago Ambulances left lining up outside hospital as A&E slammed by bank holiday weekend

Hospital chiefs have urged people to consider if they are sick enough to come to A&E

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1 hour ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing star says it was 'really nasty' in painful injury update

Wynne Evans has been responded to questions from fans about his wellbeing

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1 hour ago JD Vance tells Russia and Ukraine: Do a deal or the US 'will walk away'

Vance spoke as envoys from Washington, Kyiv and European nations gathered for talks in Britain amid a new US push to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

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1 hour ago MSP defends Supreme Court ‘bigotry’ comment after claim it puts judges at risk

Maggie Chapman told a transgender rights demonstration ‘bigotry, prejudice and hatred’ had come from the UK’s top court.

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2 h. ago UK peace talks on Ukraine downgraded as Marco Rubio pulls out

Planned ministerial-level talks replaced by discussions at official level amid reports of change in Kremlin stanceRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesMinisterial-level Ukraine peace talks that were due to take place in London on Wednesday have been postponed at the last minute amid speculation that Russia is willing to change its position and after the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said he could not attend.The UK Foreign Office indicated that ministerial-level meetings would be replaced by discussions at an official level – though initial public comments from the Kremlin suggested Moscow still opposed Nato countries sending peacekeepers to Ukraine. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Ukraine war: Rubio and Witkoff pull out of London peace summit

Ukraine war: Rubio and Witkoff pull out of London peace summit  The Times

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2 h. ago ‘Nepo babies should be doing stuff like this’: are rich people ruining or reviving club culture?

London’s underground dance scene is increasingly funded by inherited wealth. From Mike Ashley’s son to a Tetra Pak heir, monied promoters explain their motivationsNestled between Millwall FC stadium and an intersection of south London railway lines, the 350-capacity Venue MOT – once an actual MOT garage – is a cornerstone of the city’s underground music scene. But every Tuesday, owner Jan Mohammed gathers his staff at the bar and tells them how much money it has lost since the weekend.Mohammed, a sculptor, started renting a nearby space to use as a studio more than a decade ago. With no residential neighbours and relatively low costs, he opened Venue MOT in 2018 based on simple intuition: “I thought music could thrive here,” he says. Despite the losses and Mohammed calling his operation a “comedy of errors”, it does. Time Out recently labelled Venue MOT the best nightclub in London and Jamie xx called it “one of the last places in London that feels genuinely free and DIY” after his ...

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2 h. ago ‘Nepo babies should be doing stuff like this’: are rich people ruining or reviving UK club culture?

London’s underground dance scene is increasingly funded by inherited wealth. From Mike Ashley’s son to a Tetra Pak heir, moneyed promoters explain their motivationsNestled between Millwall FC stadium and an intersection of south London railway lines, the 350-capacity Venue MOT – once an actual MOT garage – is a cornerstone of the city’s underground music scene. But every Tuesday, owner Jan Mohammed gathers his staff at the bar and tells them how much money it has lost since the weekend.Mohammed, a sculptor, started renting a nearby space to use as a studio more than a decade ago. With no residential neighbours and relatively low costs, he opened Venue MOT in 2018 based on simple intuition: “I thought music could thrive here,” he says. Despite the losses and Mohammed calling his operation a “comedy of errors”, it does. Time Out recently labelled Venue MOT the best nightclub in London and Jamie xx called it “one of the last places in London that feels genuinely free and DIY” after his...

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2 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Tasha Ghouri told 'stop it' as the issues 'magical response' update

She responded to the reaction around her new venture after the Strictly star recently shared her nerves around the project

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