2 h. ago Scrapple sculpture contest winner prevailed in Eagles country by putting the pig into pigskin

In the contest for best scrapple sculpture in Philadelphia on Friday it was the “Mush Push” fashioned from the regionally popular pork breakfast meat that got Patrick Moser’s entry over the goal line

Culture

3 h. ago Nobel Peace Prize embroiled in betting scandal: Probe launched after outsider beat Trump

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was an obscure candidate just 12 hours before she was announced as winner on Friday.

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3 h. ago Steven Gerrard breaks Rangers cover in nod to Ibrox ally as 'expected' return timeline named

Gerrard has held talks with the US owners at Ibrox as they bid to find a replacement for Russell Martin

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3 h. ago Xi'an Grand Prix: Ronnie O'Sullivan continues excellent form as he breezes past Jak Jones

The Rocket has found his stride on his return to snooker

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5 h. ago Strictly's Amy Dowden makes return for Movie Week after 'gutting' early exit

The BBC series will welcome Wicked star Cynthia Erivo as Strictly’s first ever Guest Mentor

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5 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star pulls out of BBC show last minute due to illlness

Strictly star Stefan Dennis won’t dance on Saturday after falling ill. The BBC confirmed he’ll rest this week and hopes to return with partner Dianne Buswell next week

Culture

5 h. ago Strictly's Nikita Kuzmin's girlfriend asks for respect as fans bring up curse

Strictly Come Dancing will return to our screens once again this weekend where Movie Week will commence on the dance floor

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6 h. ago Trump makes gracious gesture after missing out on Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Machado 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela'.

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6 h. ago Steven Gerrard takes his three Rangers issues to the 49ers as £20m transfer splurge becomes essential

The 55th title-winning boss is the clear frontrunner to replace Russell Martin and return to Ibrox

Economics

7 h. ago Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner dedicates her award to Donald Trump and says her country is counting on him to bring freedom

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Machado 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela'.

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8 h. ago Mother's fears for daughter, 16, were not properly recorded by private school before she stepped in front of lorry and took her own life

Georgia Scarff, from Bury St Edmunds, died after being hit by a lorry in the early hours of April 15, 2024, the night before she was due to return as a boarder to Royal Hospital School in Suffolk.

Culture

8 h. ago Israel says Gaza ceasefire has begun as troops pull back and thousands of Palestinians return home

IDF says ceasefire agreement came in at midday local time, with Israeli hostages expected to be released early next week

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8 h. ago Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner says her country is counting on TRUMP to bring freedom after she beat him to coveted prize

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Machado 'for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela'.

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8 h. ago Gaza latest: Tens of thousands of Palestinians return home as Israel says ceasefire is in effect

Israeli troops withdrew to agreed lines earlier in the day as part of ‘phase one’ of Trump’s peace deal

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9 h. ago Macron summons parties for crunch meeting in frantic effort to appoint PM

All parties except National Rally and La France Insoumise called on by president to show ‘collective responsibility’Europe live – latest updatesEmmanuel Macron has summoned the leaders of several political parties to his office to demand they show “collective responsibility” as he attempts to appoint a new prime minister amid a deepening political crisis.All political parties except Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, which is the biggest single opposition party, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s leftwing La France Insoumise were called to the meeting at the presidential palace before Macron’s self-imposed deadline to name a new prime minister by Friday night. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Gaza refugees return and a giant idol: photos of the day – Friday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Events

9 h. ago Nobel Peace Prize chair gives sneering justification for snubbing Trump for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado

The White House has responded after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado instead of Donald Trump.

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10 h. ago Ceasefire prompts mass departure from Gaza camps as families load vehicles to return home

Footage shows thousands of Palestinians heading home towards northern Gaza after a US-brokered ceasefire deal came into effect on Friday (10 October).

Society

10 h. ago Naga Munchetty returns to BBC Breakfast after missing show during presenter line

The broadcaster rejoined Charlie Stayt on Friday’s BBC Breakfast following her unexplained absence from Thursday’s episode

Events

10 h. ago Enslavement, immolation and a HIV diagnosis: the artists expressing harsh truths with collage

From queer relationships and migration to AI and colonial histories, a huge range of artists have spliced together photography and archive material to create images that challenge history as we know itWhen the artist Sunil Gupta found out he was HIV positive in July 1995, making a collage helped him to process how he felt. He used an image of himself taken on the day of his diagnosis clutching his knees and looking defiantly into the camera, then placed it, using Photoshop, between the bars of the M25 bridge crossing, which look as though they’re imprisoning him. “It was the day my life changed,” he says.“Photography was a great tool for therapy,” Gupta says, and collaging “was very freeing, to get rid of those boundaries and put elements together.” On his new Apple computer, he merged low-resolution photographs he’d taken of posters and graffiti in Berlin; a zoomed-in picture of a 1930s gay bar the Nazis closed down; self-portraits and scans from books. He explored queer relationsh...

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