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Cha-cha with chaperones: Strictly Come Dancing is back after the turmoil
via theguardian.comThe smiles are bright. But has the BBC show lost its lightness now?It’s not long into the launch show of Strictly Come Dancing 2024 before co-host Tess Daly is excitedly gesturing towards “the magical Strictly glitterball”.As the show embarks on its 20th anniversary year, has the glitterball been irrevocably tarnished? Continue reading... -
Match of the day or Last Night of the Proms? Well, it's both!
via bbc.comTo mark the 60th anniversary of Match of the Day, the football pundits had a go at some Proms commentary. -
Miles Hammond hits classy fifty as Gloucestershire cruise to first Blast title
via theguardian.comFinal: Gloucs, 129-2, beat Somerset, 124, by eight wicketsDavid Payne’s 3-27 helps dismantle holders SomersetWhen Ollie Price smashed a six down the ground, it was done. Gloucestershire, the least fancied side heading into finals day, had their hands on a first T20 Blast Trophy – announcing themselves champions in emphatic style. Throughout the day, they produced a tour de force of T20 cricket.Cameron Bancroft and Miles Hammond batted superbly to reduce Somerset’s bowlers to ca -
Man, 18, charged with murders of a woman and two teenagers in Luton
via theguardian.comNicholas Prosper is suspect in deaths of three people believed to be Juliana Prosper, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13An 18-year-old has been charged with the murders of a woman and two teenagers who were found dead at a flat in Luton on Friday, Bedfordshire police have said.Nicholas Prosper, of Leabank, Luton was arrested on Friday morning in Bramingham Road after police discovered three bodies at a flat in Leabank, off Wauluds Bank Drive, at about 5.30am. Continue reading... -
Wanyonyi beats Arop but Rudisha’s world record remains intact
via theguardian.comMark for 800m challenged at Diamond League finalOlympic 200m champion Tebogo beaten by BednarekDavid Rudisha’s revered 800m world record from the London 2012 Games is safe for another year after a kamikaze attempt on it at the Diamond League final went up in a blaze of lactic acid and burning lungs.On a cold night in Brussels, the thoughts of many athletes were inevitably on getting through a final night of competition before a well-earned rest at the end of a thrilling but long season. Ho -
Chelsea’s Nkunku sinks Bournemouth amid Premier League yellow card record
via theguardian.comIn the blue corner, Todd Boehly. In the other blue corner, Behdad Eghbali. In the meantime, Enzo Maresca must get on with the business of winning football matches. As the Chelsea soap opera takes its latest plot twist, it turning out this club ain’t big enough for two billionaire egos, Maresca’s team put in a performance often just as dysfunctional as goings-on in the boardroom. And yet Christopher Nkunku’s late strike stole the south coast points.Andoni Iraola’s Bournemo -
Keir Starmer alleged to have broken rules over party donor’s gifts to wife
via theguardian.comThe prime minister made a late declaration of a personal shopper and clothes for his wife paid for by Lord AlliKeir Starmer is alleged to have broken parliamentary rules by failing to declare donations of clothing for his wife from the Labour donor Waheed Alli.The gifts to Victoria Starmer were not initially declared in the register of MPs’ interests, the Sunday Times reported. Continue reading... -
More bomb threats hit Springfield, Ohio, after Trump elevates false claims about Haitians
via theguardian.comTwo hospitals sent into lockdown, government buildings shut down and local schools evacuatedTwo hospitals in Springfield, Ohio, were sent into lockdown after bomb threats, police said Saturday, marking the fourth such case in as many days that appears linked to false claims circulating among the far right that Haitian immigrants there are eating domestic pets and wildlife.Saturday’s threats came even after the woman who started the rumors acknowledged to NBC News that they were unfounded a -
Father who is convicted rapist stripped of parental responsibility for daughter
via theguardian.comMother hopes case will ‘shine a light’ on family courts and CafcassA convicted rapist who was previously allowed to have unsupervised time with his child has been stripped of his parental responsibility.Kristoffer White, who has been described as a “danger to women and children”, failed to turn up to court last week for a hearing, attended by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), to determine the involvement he could have in his daughter’s life. Continue re -
At least three dead as two passenger trains collide in Egypt’s Nile delta
via theguardian.comMore than 40 others were injured in crash in the city of Zagazig, according to the country’s health ministryTwo passenger trains have collided in Egypt’s Nile delta, killing at least three people, two of them children, authorities have said.The crash happened on Saturday in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province, the country’s railway authority said. Egypt’s health ministry said the collision injured at least 40 others. Continue reading... -
The moment I knew: I was close to breaking, then he gave me exactly what I’d said I wanted most
via theguardian.comBroke, heartbroken and fresh out of a border security holding cell, Heather Cohen thought her world was falling apart when a taxi pulled up to her doorstepGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOn a humid summer night in Boston 15 years ago, I found myself alone on a stranger’s porch and as close to a breakdown as a 30-year-old woman can be while still remaining upright.In the span of one week, my entire world had crumbled from hopeful celebration into absolute disaster. I was certain -
Nic Cester from Jet: ‘I wrote the majority of Get Born while sitting on the toilet’
via theguardian.comThe frontman of the Australian rock band reflects on the last two decades, his worst date and his favourite sandwichRead more 10 Chaotic QuestionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhat is the best guitar riff of all time?I find joy in simplicity. If you have the capacity to boil something down to essential ingredients, I think that is often more powerful and clever than something complicated. So my answer is potentially banal – but I think it’s the riff from James Bond. Ever -
Alarm in UK and US over possible Iran-Russia nuclear deal
via theguardian.comUS president Joe Biden and British PM Keir Starmer fear secret arms link-up amid talks in Washington over UkraineBritain and the US have raised fears that Russia has shared nuclear secrets with Iran in return for Tehran supplying Moscow with ballistic missiles to bomb Ukraine.During their summit in Washington DC on Friday, Keir Starmer and US president Joe Biden acknowledged that the two countries were tightening military cooperation at a time when Iran is in the process of enriching enough uran -
‘It’s the height of horror’: protests in 30 French cities in support of Gisèle Pélicot
via theguardian.comOutrage at ordeal of woman raped after being drugged by husband leads to marches across the countryHundreds of protesters gathered across France on Saturday in support of Gisèle Pélicot, the woman whose husband drugged her and invited more than 80 men to rape her at their home over the course of a decade.Feminist groups organised about 30 protests in cities including Paris and Marseille. Demonstrators also gathered in Brussels. At Place de la République in Paris, protesters -
Thousands attend funeral of runner Rebecca Cheptegei who was set on fire by partner
via theguardian.comMourners in Uganda pay respects to Olympic athlete whose death prompted renewed calls for more protection for women in sportThousands of mourners in Uganda paid their respects on Saturday to Rebecca Cheptegei, the Olympic athlete who died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire. The military funeral took place in a remote town near the Kenyan border.Military officers played a prominent role in the funeral because Cheptegei held the rank of sergeant in Uganda’s army, said milit -
Jhon Durán’s stunner gives Aston Villa thrilling comeback win against Everton
via theguardian.comTo lose once after leading 2-0 could be deemed misfortune; to do so twice in succession smacks of carelessness. Not even Oscar Wilde would have come up with a script such as this but then the narrative around Everton pushes the bounds of credulity on a weekly basis.Lee Carsley witnessed Ollie Watkins, who withdrew from the interim England manager’s first senior squad, return to action to score twice as Aston Villa followed Bournemouth’s example by giving Everton a two-goal lead befor -
Funeral for slain Turkish American Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi draws hundreds
via theguardian.comFamily members and political leaders gather in Turkish Aegean coastal city of Didim to mourn activist slain by IDFHundreds of people waving Turkish and Palestinian flags gathered on Saturday for the funeral of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.Cevdet Yılmaz, Turkey’s vice-president; Hakan Fidan, the foreign minister; Numan Kurtulmuş, the parliament speaker; and Özgür Özel, the main opposition leader from th -
‘Big setback’: Arne Slot says Liverpool fell below standards in Forest defeat
via theguardian.comManager says team did not create enough chances to winForest’s 1-0 victory was Liverpool’s first defeat of seasonArne Slot described Liverpool’s first defeat of his tenure as a “big setback” after being shocked at home by Nottingham Forest.Callum Hudson-Odoi came off the bench to secure Forest’s first win at Anfield since 1969 and maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League season. Liverpool had almost 70% of possession throughout the match but were un -
Nurseries in England say new rules have reduced care to ‘crowd control’
via theguardian.comThe first study into Tory shake-up of childcare shows staff are overwhelmedThe first major study into the Conservatives’ controversial shake-up of childcare has revealed that nursery staff are often doing more “crowd control” than education, because of the increased number of children they are looking after.Since September last year, nurseries in England have been allowed to increase child-to-staff ratios, so one adult now looks after five two-year-olds rather than four. The ch -
Kate’s ‘Eat, Pray, Picnic’ video vibe was corny but the subtext was clear: ‘I’ve changed’ | Barbara Ellen
via theguardian.comThe Princess of Wales wasn’t just cosplaying middle class with that video, she was totally reclaiming itGive the Princess of Wales her due, she got our full attention with that video. Posted on Instagram to mark the completion of chemotherapy to treat her cancer, and her reintroduction to public life, filmed by Will Warr in rural Norfolk, it was instant PR dynamite. The Veronica Beard boho dress (a sell-out, naturally). Those flickering sepia-soaked scenes with Prince William and the child -
‘I constantly was saying no’: ex-Abercrombie & Fitch boss accused of abuse at global sex events
via theguardian.comMike Jeffries, now 80, has been accused of exploiting young men for sex in cities around the world from 2009-15The former chief executive of the American fashion brand Abercrombie & Fitch faces new allegations this weekend of exploitation and abuse at sex events held around the world.One witness said he attended a sex event in Spain with the former fashion boss Mike Jeffries and his British partner Matthew Smith, believing it was going to be a photoshoot, the BBC reported. Young men were inj -
Only half of Americans plan to get Covid or flu vaccinations this year – study
via theguardian.comStudy also found that 37% who have gotten vaccines in the past do not plan on getting them this yearLess than half of Americans plan to get their Covid-19 vaccine this year, according to a new survey, and slightly more than half plan to get a flu shot.In a new report released on Thursday, the Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center found that 37% of Americans have gotten vaccines in the past but do not plan to this year. The same percentage of respondents said they do not need any of -
The Taylor Swift effect is small but may just swing it for Kamala Harris | Richard T Longoria
via theguardian.comSinger’s backing could sway undecided voters in key states, but Tay Tay should beware – political endorsement can backfireWill Taylor Swift’s recent endorsement of Kamala Harris affect the US presidential election? It certainly can. I’ve been a researcher of celebrity involvement in American politics for several years. The research shows that for most American voters a celebrity endorsement won’t make a difference. Voters have strong partisan allegiances and very fe -
Pedestrian in his 60s dies after being hit by police vehicle in Nuneaton
via theguardian.comWarwickshire police officers were responding to an urgent incident on Friday evening when the collision occurredA pedestrian in his 60s has died after being hit by a police vehicle, Warwickshire police have said.Officers were responding to an emergency incident in Nuneaton when their vehicle collided with the man at about 8.45pm on Friday, the force said. Continue reading... -
Virginie Despentes: ‘I wasn’t writing Baise-Moi from a very good place’
via theguardian.comThe French author of the rape-revenge story on drug addiction, her debt to Charles Bukowski and her new #MeToo book set in publishingVirginie Despentes, 55, was born in Nancy, France, and lives between Paris and Barcelona. Her books include her 1993 debut, Baise-Moi, about two sex workers on a killing spree; the feminist manifesto King Kong Theory (2006), which discusses her gang-rape at the age of 17; and the bestselling Vernon Subutex trilogy, televised on Canal Plus in 2019. For the Times Lit -
Inside Japan’s biggest prison: home to yakuza… and hundreds of old men
via theguardian.comMore than one in five prisoners in Fuchū jail is 65 or over – and younger inmates get care qualifications to look after themWith its glass frontage and portico, Fuchū prison could be mistaken for a local government office. Inside, visitors enter an airy reception area where a banner declares support for the local football team, FC Tokyo.But stepping through a heavy, guarded door reveals that this is unmistakably a place of incarceration. Its walls house 1,700 inmates, including a -
Chris Riddell on Vladimir Putin telling the west not to let Ukraine fire long-range missiles into Russia – cartoon
via theguardian.comThe president warned that such a move would put Nato at war with Moscow
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A smile and a sympathetic ear go a long way in politics – sadly, not far enough | Torsten Bell
via theguardian.comA research experiment revealed that listening to people makes you more likeable but no more persuasiveIf you want to persuade someone, start by listening to them. We’ve all heard that, and it sounds right. But it’s not true, concludes interesting new American research.The authors put together a big experiment, setting up Zoom calls between experienced canvassers and members of the public recruited via Facebook ads. The experiment was to test the impact of the canvassers (who presente -
A look at the career of ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who died aged 29 – video obituary
via theguardian.comMichaela Mabinty DePrince, a trailblazer and inspiration to many in the ballet world, has died at 29. DePrince went from being an orphan in war-torn Sierra Leone to performing with Beyoncé. A spokesperson announced her death on her Instagram page on Friday, saying: 'Her life was one defined by grace, purpose, and strength.' No cause of death has yet been reportedTrailblazing ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince dies at 29Michaela Mabinty DePrince: a life in pictures Continue reading... -
UN employee shot dead by Israeli sniper in occupied West Bank
via theguardian.comMilitary claims the sanitation worker had been throwing explosive devices at its troops from the roof of his home in the el Far’a campA sniper killed a UN worker on the roof of his home in the northern West Bank, the UN has said, as friends and family gathered in Turkey to bury a US-Turkish activist who had been killed by the Israeli military at a protest six days earlier and around 30km away.Sufyan Jaber Abed Jawwad, a sanitation worker with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, was the -
Tottenham v Arsenal: blood feud or a bit of banter for bragging rights?
via theguardian.comThe Observer travels deep into the heart of north London to explore whether the bitter rivalry is all it’s cracked up to beStoke Newington on the verge of derby weekend is not a place for the faint of heart. Located right in the centre of the bitter turf war between the historic rivals Arsenal and Tottenham, even on a sunny Friday lunchtime its leafy parks and terrace-lined streets drip with menace. Take a wrong turn, or catch the wrong eye, and nobody can really say what will happen -
‘They died because they tried it once’: a US high school was ravaged by fentanyl - and came back from the brink
via theguardian.comIn Orange county, a former police officer spent years working with students and parents to prevent drug overdoses. When the fentanyl crisis hit, their work was tested in heartbreaking new waysFrom his small, windowless office across from the teachers’ lounge at Dana Hills high school in Orange county, California, Mike Darnold has witnessed first-hand the rise of fentanyl as a brutal teen killer.Darnold, 80, is a former police officer and recovering alcoholic. He’s spent the last 16 y -
The week in audio: Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club; The Coming Storm; Proms 2024
via theguardian.comA winning double act provide revealing literary insights; Gabriel Gatehouse dives back into American conspiracy culture; and Florence + the Machine are top of the PromsSara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club PlosiveThe Coming Storm (Radio 4) | BBC SoundsProms 2024 (Radio 3) | BBC SoundsI’m not one for a real-life book club, so I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd’s audio version, Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club. Not that I don’t lov -
The Perfect Couple’s mega-rich are a good punch bag, but why not satirise the merely wealthy? | Martha Gill
via theguardian.comWhile Netflix’s show takes aim at the 1%, the top 10% of earners also hoard opportunities on a mass scaleIt’s hard to satirise the super-rich. Not that we don’t enjoy trying. The most recent attempt – The Perfect Couple, a murder mystery starring Nicole Kidman set around a mansion in Nantucket, has been at the UK’s top spot on Netflix since it came out last week. The White Lotus is to return for a third season; Glass Onion, Triangle of Sadness, The Undoing and Big L -
‘NHS can’t wait any longer’: Ed Davey tells Labour not to delay investment
via theguardian.comLib Dem leader says government should use taxes on banks and wealthy to put nearly £5bn a year into health serviceKeir Starmer must abandon plans to delay investment in the NHS and instead use new taxes on banks and the wealthy to immediately plough almost £5bn a year into the ailing health service, the leader of the Lib Dems has warned.In an interview with the Observer as the Lib Dem conference takes place in Brighton, Ed Davey said that the forthcoming budget must be squarely a &ld -
Big ideas: a celebration of French artist JR’s installations – in pictures
via theguardian.comSince the mid-2000s, enigmatic French artist JR has been bringing large-scale photographic projects to cityscapes around the world. His public installations range from trompe l’œil optical illusions to series raising awareness about the plight of refugees, foregrounding the experience of marginalised or oppressed communities. His work has been collated in a far-reaching monograph, originally published in 2015, with a revised edition including 140 new images and a foreword by film-mak -
Anna Jones: ‘Giving up meat and fish was the opposite of hard. You can be more creative’
via theguardian.comThe cook and author recalls the huge family gatherings at her nan’s and the meals for her own family that informed her own recipes and cookingI think I was born with a food brain. Just like someone like Jamie Oliver, someone likeNigel Slater, someone likeNigella. I’m not putting myself in the same company as them – they just popped into my head – but when I see a plate of food, when I take that first taste, there are thoughts and things happening because I’ve got th -
TfL to refund drivers wrongly issued with Ulez fines after cameras vandalised
via theguardian.comTwo cameras in Chingford were twisted around to face roads outside the low-emission zone boundaryTransport for London (TfL) has said it will refund drivers wrongly issued with ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) charges because of vandalised enforcement cameras.The transport body confirmed two cameras in Chingford, north-east London, “became misaligned” for a short period and many fines were issued incorrectly. It is understood the cameras were twisted the wrong way so that they were faci -
Erik ten Hag hopes Rashford will be like ‘ketchup bottle’ and keep goals flowing
via theguardian.comUnited coach says criticism of striker has been overblownRussell Martin bemoans Southampton’s missed penaltyErik ten Hag borrowed Cristiano Ronaldo’s ketchup analogy as he predicted Marcus Rashford will go on a goalscoring run after ending his Manchester United drought in a 3-0 victory at Southampton.“Once a striker was talking about a ketchup bottle, once it’s going, it’s coming more,” said the Manchester United manager after Rashford registered his first goa -
Maui wildfire inquiry details lapses in preparation and grim fates of victims
via theguardian.comVictims were impeded in their evacuation routes by deteriorating infrastructureand lack of preparations by officialsThe wind pushed flames from house to house as a group of neighbors tried to escape their blazing subdivision, abandoning their cars in a blocked road and running to an industrial outbuilding for safety. All six perished just blocks from their homes.Members of the group, including an 11-year-old and his parents, were among the victims whose desperate attempts to escape Hawaii’ -
Crisis at Jewish Chronicle as stories based on ‘wild fabrications’ are withdrawn
via theguardian.comNewspaper’s due diligence is under scrutiny amid growing misgivings over its ownership and the role of its editorThe world’s oldest Jewish newspaper, the Jewish Chronicle, has removed a series of sensational articles relating to the Gaza war after claims that the material was fabricated by a “freelance journalist” who had also misrepresented his résumé.After an investigation last week into the author, Elon Perry, the Jewish Chronicle put out a two-paragraph -
Inquiry finds communications breakdowns before Trump assassination attempt
via theguardian.comSecret Service and police failed to relay concerns while agency also guarded Kamala Harris in same state that dayAn internal Secret Service investigation has confirmed that multiple, substantial communication breakdowns preceded the 13 July attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.The Washington Post, citing unnamed officials, reported on Saturday that the former president’s security detail failed to direct local police to secure the roof of the building used by the -
The Habitat chicken brick is back – but what’s the best way to roast a bird? | Rachel Cooke
via theguardian.comWhen even free-range, organic chicken doesn’t taste as good as it used to, Simon Hopkinson has the answerThough I can’t remember it myself – I’m 43, and have been for some years – I know that 1964 was pretty groovy, culturally speaking. Top of the Pops was broadcast by the BBC for the first time, the Beatles released A Hard Day’s Night, and at the cinema, audiences flocked to see Goldfinger; it was also the year Jackie was born, a magazine my mum would later b -
Fury in Turkey as animal lovers and politicians attack ‘massacre law’ to deal with 4m stray dogs
via theguardian.comA new bill forcing local authorities to remove homeless animals from city streets has led to a furious backlashNext to the network of the highways that crisscross Turkey, among the lush forests or mountain peaks that dot the country, large stray dogs are a common sight. Most are pale white Akbaş dogs or Kangal shepherds, with their distinctive dark muzzle, pale golden coat and large bodies designed to herd livestock, although on the streets of Istanbul they are more commonly found lazing ou -
‘Corbyn had flown too close to the sun’: how Labour insiders battled the left and plotted the party’s path back to power
via theguardian.comExclusive extract from new book says Corbyn’s appearance at Glastonbury was a key moment in the party’s long way back to power. And as one anti-Corbyn group tried to build a moderate coalition, it also needed a credible leader …‘Ooohhh Jer-emy Cor-byn!” The chant rang out across the huge crowd, tens of thousands of people in the shadow of Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage. Pacing slightly, dressed in a blue linen shirt and loose beige trousers, Jeremy Corbyn holler -
Icelandic fishing giant Samherji sues art student for spoofing corporate website
via theguardian.comHigh court told ‘culture-jammed’ apology for high-profile corruption scandal ‘did not qualify as parody’Iceland’s biggest fishing company is suing an art student at London’s high court for spoofing its website and issuing a fake public apology over a high profile corruption scandal.The costly lawsuit, which will be heard this month, is feared by the student’s supporters to have a potentially chilling effect on artists engaging critically with large corpo -
More than 100 Ukrainians released in prisoner-of-war swap with Russia
via theguardian.comExchange of military personnel took place as Ukraine called again on west to allow use of long-range weaponsRussia-Ukraine war live: latest updatesMore than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war will be able to return to their families after an exchange of captured members of the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces.The prisoner swap on Saturday, mediated by the United Arab Emirates, involved 206 military personnel from both countries. Continue reading... -
One of England's biggest school academy trusts to ban phone use
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Oasis fans secure tickets in final-chance sale
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‘Inhumane’ treatment of migrants rounded up in UK’s failed Rwanda plan revealed
via theguardian.comTestimonies from Home Office and security staff show repeated use of force on distressed detaineesThe “inhumane” treatment of migrants rounded up in a “futile” operation for the now scrapped Rwanda scheme, has been laid bare in testimonies from Home Office staff that reveal force was used against distressed detainees.Internal documents disclosed to the Observer and Liberty Investigates under the Freedom of Information Act also reveal four recorded instances of migrants at
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