96 m. ago Donald Trump looks 'drowsy and exhausted' with eyes shut at as health fears grow

Donald Trump was in attendance for the US Open final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, but the President appeared to be struggling to stay awake during the match

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2 h. ago Reshuffle it how you like, Starmer’s ‘grownup’ Labour has the Tory whiff of spiteful incompetence | Nesrine Malik

Here we are again: constant rebooting, cruel rhetoric and crackdowns. And hurtling towards a Reform-shaped futureSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreThere has been a familiar feeling in the air for a while, but not one I could identify until last week, when it finally settled. It is a sense that this Labour government is just as terminally dysfunctional and directionless as its predecessor. I am beginning to feel the same sense of frustration, confusion, anger and depletion that I carried through all those years of Conservative government.Here we are again, with the pettiness and authoritarianism, the performatively cruel rhetoric and crackdown on immigration, the ridiculous posturing on flags, the empty sloganeering – and with the constant rebooting in order to jumpstart a broken machine. The result is that government has been reduced to the same intrus...

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2 h. ago ‘It will be frightening but you have to do it’: Andrew Lincoln and Alicia Vikander’s nerve

Can two world-famous actors and auteur Simon Stone bring 19th-century Norway screaming into the modern world? They talk mean directors, bathtub revelations and reinventing Ibsen’s The Lady from the SeaEntering the almost silent rehearsal room, I fear I’ve blundered into a private moment. The Lady from the Sea cast are seated in a tight circle and at least two of them have tears in their eyes. The quiet murmur of conversation suggests something heavy has just gone down. So I’m relieved when I realise they’re reading a scene – and stunned to discover the scene was written only yesterday.Simon Stone’s modern take on Ibsen’s play is still under construction, and he has had his actors together for less than a fortnight. “Most people really take six weeks to connect to scenes,” the Australian writer-director says during the lunch break. “Often an entire rehearsal process can be the slow marking out of stuff, and it takes until your first run-through to feel anything at all. We are connect...

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2 h. ago Russia, sex apps and terrible movies: Inside the bizarre twilight years of Woody Allen

The once-celebrated filmmaker insists he hasn’t been cancelled, and has recently popped up in a litany of unexpected places, from ‘anti-woke’ podcasts to a Moscow film festival. And it might actually be helping his legacy rather than denting it, writes Adam White

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2 h. ago I’m 33 and adult acne has taken over my life. I know I’m not alone

Adult acne isn’t just about your skin, writes Katie Rosseinsky. It’s an emotional and financial burden, and it can feel impossible to figure out which products actually help

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2 h. ago Labour given workers rights warning as shop worker says racist abuse left her 'terrified'

Labour has been urged to stand firm on its planned Employment Rights Bill, as TUC leader Paul Nowak tells Keir Starmer - 'Deliver the change you promised at the election'

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2 h. ago Buffalo Bills score 16 points in final four minutes to stun Baltimore Ravens

Elsewhere, the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Commanders romped to big wins over the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants respectively.

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2 h. ago France is the 'sick man of Europe' declares Marine Le Pen in scathing attack on Macron

Marine Le Pen has called for new parliamentary elections to break the deadlock

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3 h. ago NFL roundup: Bills storm back from 15 points down in fourth quarter to beat Ravens in instant classic

Aaron Rodgers wins on return to Jets with SteelersDaniel Jones stars in Colts debut as Dolphins crushedJosh Allen led Buffalo to three scores in the final four minutes, the last a 32-yard field goal by Matt Prater as time expired, and the Bills rallied from 15 points down to stun the Baltimore Ravens 41-40 in a season-opening Sunday night thriller. Buffalo scored 16 points in the last 3:56, with Prater’s kick capping a nine-play, 66-yard drive over the final 1:26.Allen went 33 of 46 for 394 yards with two touchdowns and scored two more rushing in a matchup of the NFL’s past two MVPs. He spoiled a strong performance by Lamar Jackson, the 2023 MVP who went 14 of 19 for 210 yards and two scores while adding 70 yards rushing and another TD. Derrick Henry rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns for Baltimore but also contributed to the loss by fumbling with 3:06 left. After the Bills got within 40-32 on Allen’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman, Henry lost the ball and the Bills cap...

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3 h. ago When I left India, Ireland welcomed me in. I won’t let bigotry destroy the country we love | Cauvery Madhavan

People from the Indian community, and others, are facing violence that was once unthinkable. We must not give in to the racistsI grew up twice. The first time in India, where I was born, and the second time in Ireland. One nation birthed me, the other swaddled my very soul. I was 24 years old when I arrived in Ireland in 1986, one of a handful of “aliens” in Sligo town. The only Irish people I had known until then were nuns, formidable women all, who ran many convent schools in India. I obviously didn’t impress them as I was deemed unmarriageable because of my consistently untidy needlework – at the age of 10. But I held no grudges, leaving India a little over a decade later, fortified by a wonderful education.Ireland in the 1980s shocked me in more ways than one. Yes, the 40 shades of green, the 21 types of rain, the 32 words for field and the 100,000 welcomes – they were all quite real. But also palpable was a society still stifled by religion. Married people had no right to divor...

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3 h. ago Ian Murray furious after being sacked by Keir Starmer at event with ex

EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister faces a backlash over his handling of the decision to replace the Scottish Secretary, with one MP warning there was "confusion and frustration" at the move.

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5 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz savours ‘best tournament’ of his career after claiming second US Open title

New No 1 dropped just one set on way to his sixth grand slam title‘This tournament I saw that I can play really consistent,’ he saysCarlos Alcaraz described his US Open title run as the best tournament of his career after he defeated his rival Jannik Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in New York to win his sixth grand slam title.Alcaraz’s victory caps off an incredible five-month run for the 22-year-old, who has reached the final of his last eight tournaments, winning six titles including the French Open and US Open. While many of Alcaraz’s previous triumphs included numerous five-set battles and dramatic comebacks – such as his recovery from triple match point down to defeat Sinner over five sets in Paris – this was by far the most efficient tournament of his career. Alcaraz dropped just one set in his seven matches and he lost his serve just three times in the entire tournament. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago I was in the stands as Donald Trump watched the US Open. Here’s what really happened

Trump’s latest high-profile spectacle - appearing in a corporate box with his MAGA entourage at the men’s tennis final - slammed straight into reality Sunday afternoon, John Bowden writes

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5 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz produces ‘perfect’ performance to defeat Jannik Sinner and win second US Open title

Alcaraz defeats Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to win second US Open, his sixth grand slam title and reclaim World No 1

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6 h. ago Retired senior police officer quizzed by her former force over social media posts calling transgender woman 'Fred'

An award-winning police officer (Cathy Larkman, left) told of her fury today after a force spent 10 months investigating her for calling a transgender activist 'Fred' instead of 'Freda' on social media.

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6 h. ago Educating Yorkshire fans 'terrified' as teachers point out 'frightening' new problem

Channel 4 viewers were left feeling 'terrified' for teachers as they pointed out a 'frightening' new problem that is affecting schools on Sunday's episode of Educating Yorkshire

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6 h. ago Strictly's Dan Walker and Nadiya Bychkova 'cement their four

The pair met on the BBC show back in 2021, where they reached the quarter-finals, and have remained in contact ever since.

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6 h. ago Oasis photographer insists Noel and Liam Gallagher are finally ready to record music together as reunion tour triumphs hits the US

Mr Cummins, 72, told the Daily Mail that during the tour there had been no evidence of the 'resentment' between the brothers that culminated in 2009 with a backstage bust-up in Paris.

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6 h. ago Alec Baldwin's wife Hilaria is ROASTED over 'embarrassing' painting of herself in living room

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin's fans got a closer look at their home in Amagansett, New York, recently, but a controversial painting the couple keep in their living room left users fuming on social media this weekend.

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7 h. ago Photo highlights from the US Open as Carlos Alcaraz overpowers Jannik Sinner

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz beat rival Jannik Sinner of Italy to claim the U.S. Open title. They are the first two men in the sport’s history to face each other in three consecutive Grand Slam finals within a single season.

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