2 h. ago ‘Theatre puts a finger in the wound’: Willem Dafoe returns to his first love in Venice

He is a transfixing screen presence – but he lives for the raw thrill of the stage. As he takes over the Venice theatre biennale, the star lets us know what to expect: cut-up plays and a Pinocchio unlike any otherSitting in his house in Rome, an overstuffed bookcase and a distressed wooden door behind him, Willem Dafoe scrunches his hair as though kneading the thoughts in his head. The 69-year-old, Wisconsin-born actor could pass today for any genial, bristle-moustached handyman in checked shirt and horn-rimmed specs. (Perhaps he even built the bookcase and distressed the door himself.) But it’s that hand that is the giveaway: it keeps scrunching as he talks until the hair is standing in jagged forks. As a visualisation of what is happening in his brain, it is second to none.We are speaking in April on the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth (and death), which feels apt given that it is Dafoe’s two-year appointment as artistic director of the international theatre festival at the Ven...

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2 h. ago KSI vs Jake Paul fight timeline emerges as Misfits chief teases 'blockbuster' clash

KSI and Jake Paul have been embroiled in a bitter rivalry for years - but have failed to settle their differences inside the boxing ring

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2 h. ago Boy left in vegetative state after failings at Welsh maternity unit

'What happened to Gethin and our family, and the fight we’ve had since, there are nights I go to bed and I don’t want to wake up the next morning'

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2 h. ago Lorenzo Musetti and Daniil Medvedev clash suspended on match point after downpour

Musetti needs to win just one more point to reach the quarter-finals

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2 h. ago WWE tickets and how to get an exclusive presale code for Road to Clash in Paris

WWE is bringing John Cena back to the ring for his final ever live shows this year while on the Road to Clash in Paris event.

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3 h. ago Download Festival 2025: set times released a month ahead of this year’s festival

Who is set to clash with who as Download Festival release this year’s set times

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3 h. ago 'I'm a vet and there's one response from owners when I say their dog is overweight that I hate'

A vet has shared a humorous take on what often happens when he tells owners their dogs are overweight - and it's safe to say he's not a fan of the response.

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3 h. ago How Jack Draper can claim huge French Open boost against Carlos Alcaraz

Draper and Alcaraz will clash for the sixth time in the Italian Open quarter-finals

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3 h. ago How to watch Chelsea vs Manchester United with Sky Sports TV discount

The Premier League clash between Chelsea and Man United is being shown live on Sky Sports.

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4 h. ago MP Patrick Spencer charged with sexual assault 'that happened at London’s Groucho Club'

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Conservative MP Patrick Spencer is alleged to have sexually assaulted two women in separate incidents at the Groucho Club in August 2023

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4 h. ago Jets returning to London for Broncos clash — one year after UK loss threw season into a tailspin

Jets returning to London for Broncos clash — one year after UK loss threw season into a tailspin  New York Post

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4 h. ago Jos Buttler among five IPL players in England ODI squad for West Indies series despite date clash

Clash comes after final stages of IPL were rescheduled following rising tensions between Indian and Pakistan

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5 h. ago Jack Draper ‘bamboozled’ but not beaten as British No 1 sets up Carlos Alcaraz clash at Italian Open

The British No 1 came through a tricky test against the unorthodox Corentin Moutet to reach the quarter-finals

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5 h. ago Jack Draper sets Carlos Alcaraz clash at Italian Open after comeback win over Corentin Moutet

The British No1 came from a set down to see off the impressive Frenchman

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5 h. ago Machete attack horror as surgeons battle to save teenager's hands

The 19-year-old suffered serious injuries to his hands in the latest shocking attack, which happened on Sunday afternoon.

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5 h. ago Ryan Reynolds looks tense after dodging questions about wife Blake Lively's legal battle with Justin Baldoni in his first TV interview since actress filed complaint

Ryan Reynolds looked tense on Monday after dodging questions about his wife Blake Lively 's legal battle with Justin Baldoni .

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5 h. ago Liam Dawson earns recall to England squad as IPL threatens player availability for West Indies series

Harry Brook’s first series as white-ball captain could now clash with the latter stages of the Indian Premier League

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5 h. ago Jack Draper vs Corentin Moutet LIVE: Italian Open latest scores as British No 1 battles through to set up Alcaraz clash

Draper came from a set down to prevail over the funky Frenchman and reach the quarter-finals

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5 h. ago New research into menstrual cycles offers hope of reducing ACL injuries

Academic study will analyse hormone concentrations from footballers’ blood samples in search of more answers“I’ve had not one, two, but three ACL tears – all three have been on my period.” Those were the frank words of the double World Cup-winning former United States international Megan Rapinoe, speaking on her podcast A Touch More with Sue Bird & Megan Rapinoe on 8 May, as they expressed their exasperation at how long it has taken for more in-depth research to be conducted regarded the relationship between menstrual cycles and serious knee injuries in female athletes.Finally, though, something is happening. Trying to help address the issue, with the ultimate aim of reducing instances of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries, is a new, year-long academic study at Kingston University in London, which has received funding from football’s world governing body, Fifa.This is an extract from our free weekly email, Moving the Goalposts. To get the full edition, visit this page and...

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6 h. ago House of Games at Hampstead Theatre review: an efficient, tense piece of work that never quite sings

This continues the venue’s long run of putting on middle to mediocre shows

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