1 hour ago The Gathered Leaves at the Park Theatre review: a slowly beguiling, elegant revival

The script is ponderous at times, but its careful handling of themes like autism and racism eventually exerts a cumulative power

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1 hour ago Smartphone makers must do more to protect children, UK safeguarding minister says

Jess Phillips targets handset manufacturers after introduction of age verification rules to access adult websites

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1 hour ago Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ education outcomes, review says

The Education Secretary said it was a “national disgrace” that so many white working-class children are being “written off”

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2 h. ago Young vape users three times as likely to start smoking, study finds

Review warns e-cigarettes could act as gateway to smoking and are also linked to higher asthma and other health risksYoung people who vape are three times as likely to start smoking, develop asthma and have poor mental health as those who do not, according to a study that lays bare the health impacts of e-cigarettes.Vaping among young people is consistently linked to later smoking, according to the largest umbrella review of all the evidence on youth vaping, which warns that e-cigarettes could act as a gateway. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Vape warning as teens already show health issues from 'gateway to smoking' habit

According to the experts of a new review, children who take up vaping are not just storing up trouble for the future, but are showing signs of harm now

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3 h. ago Zainab Johnson: Toxically Optimistic review – US comic targets gun culture

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe slick standup’s fringe debut is full of searching questions about the right to keep and bear arms‘I’ve got a gun.” Nice to be pitched, with that opening line, straight into a show declaring itself different from the others. Zainab Johnson’s maiden fringe set – although she’s already a big noise in the US – gives an account of how she came to own a firearm. It’s not an explicitly political show – if a show about gun ownership by a black, Muslim, American female is allowed to be anything but. But Toxically Optimistic does invite engagement with some searching questions about guns, their use, and the safety they supposedly ensure – even if, so poised is Johnson’s delivery, you barely notice it doing so.Hers is that particularly American style of standup that can feel too polished for UK tastes: smiling, slick and a little bit frictionless. If a British comedian tells a dating story, you can bet they’ll be the butt of the joke; when Johnson does, it’s t...

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3 h. ago French online star found dead after '10 days of torture and sleep depravation'

French social media star Jean Pormanove was found dead by police on Monday after '10 days of torture, sleep deprivation and ingestion of toxic products'

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4 h. ago Colin Farrell stars as gambling addict in new film from Conclave director

Watch Colin Farrell portray a gambling addict in the trailer for a new Netflix film from the director of Conclave.

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4 h. ago Jermaine Jenas makes rare public appearance following his BBC axe and marital split as he attends the GRM Gala after claiming the channel 'took away his life' amid sexting scandal

The event, which celebrates black British culture and UK-based rap and grime artists took place at London's Hurlingham Club.

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5 h. ago Review of North Lanarkshire community safety highlights increases in some crimes

The annual report from the council advises elected members of the progress made under the Community Safety Strategy 2020-2025, which sees North Lanarkshire Council work in partnership with emergency services and other organisations.

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5 h. ago Robbie Williams to perform his smallest ticketed gig to wrap up summer tour

The new concert date will see the singer perform for an audience of 500 people at a venue in London before the release of his new album Britpop.

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5 h. ago House Party review – home truths about gentrification in east London

House Party review – home truths about gentrification in east London  The Guardian

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5 h. ago Obvious Manchester United transfer after brutal comments and '£17m offer'

Manchester United have been told to address a key position in the transfer market, and one of the club's long-term targets might be available at a snip after being the subject of a £17m bid

Economics

6 h. ago Alejandro Garnacho sticks to his word as Man Utd receive new offer for Chelsea target

Manchester United outcast Alejandro Garnacho has his heart set on a move to Premier League rivals Chelsea this summer, after falling out of favour under Ruben Amorim

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6 h. ago Misper review – mystery, melancholy and murder in a faded seaside town

A crumbling hotel is the setting for a debut feature about the uneasy aftermath of a young woman’s death, which transcends the tired tropes of the crime dramaHere is a solid first feature debut from director Harry Sherriff, an atmospheric crime drama set in a gloomy, decaying seaside town, with an eerie depiction of grief experienced by those who exist within the margins of the life of a murdered girl.The film follows Leonard (Samuel Blenkin), a meek hotel concierge who has a boyish crush on his charming 25-year-old colleague Elle (Emily Carey). Dressed in a red raincoat with short dark hair and a wry smile, Elle’s character is very much reminiscent of Jordana Bevan in Richard Ayoade’s 2010 film Submarine, as is the dry sardonic humour peppered into the script. Leonard and Elle’s exchanges are awkward yet sweet, teetering on the edge of a true connection. That is, until Elle doesn’t show up to work one day and reports of a missing person trickle through the town. The hotel staff are...

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6 h. ago Keely Hodgkinson gives exciting update after stunning comeback run

The Olympic 800m champion is targeting a British record in Switzerland on Saturday

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6 h. ago Man Utd have obvious transfer staring them in the face as £17m offer made

Manchester United have been told to make signings in a key position, and one of the club's long-term targets has been the subject of a transfer bid

Economics

6 h. ago John Swinney criticises Edinburgh Fringe venue over Kate Forbes cancel culture row

The First Minister said Summerhall’s actions were not appropriate

Culture

7 h. ago Michael Sheen says prospects for actors from poorer backgrounds ‘quite scary’

Bad Omens star tells Edinburgh TV Festival audience of need for more support for under privilegedMichael Sheen has warned the pathways that helped him break into acting have all but collapsed, as he said the “bank of mum and dad” would be unable to support aspiring actors from poorer communities.The Bad Omens star, who grew up in the working class community of Port Talbot, said he had benefited from school support, youth theatres and grants that have since come under financial pressure or been abolished entirely. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago The Map That Leads to You review – sugary Amazon romance works best as travelogue

Rising star Madelyn Cline is a charming lead in an unusually glossy streaming weepie that leads to overfamiliar territoryA book-loving American woman in her 20s decides to spend time in Europe before she settles into the safety of a finance job in New York City, but she ends up falling for a man who is harbouring a tragic secret about his future. She’s played by an in-house Netflix star, he’s played by a non-American actor known for his role in a hit TV show. The film is based on a novel and is premiering on a streaming platform this month. While this might not be dramatically similar enough to become a Dante’s Peak/Volcano situation, it’s hard not to watch Amazon’s The Map That Leads to You, out this week, and frequently think about Netflix’s loosely similar My Oxford Year, released at the start of August.What immediately separates the two, and often separates Netflix and Amazon movies in general, is the aesthetic. My Oxford Year is every bit a TV movie while The Map That Leads to ...

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