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• ‘Porn is the most conservative business I was ever in’: behind the scenes at Café Flesh

  26-03-2025 10:40 via theguardian.com
  The 1982 film was rejected by its conservative financiers but had an influential afterlife at cinemas such as the Scala in King’s Cross. A restored print is showing in London this monthYou never forget your first visit to Café Flesh. Mine took place in June 1986: it was a month before my 15th birthday and I was spending Saturday afternoon, as I often did, at the notorious Scala cinema in tawdry, pre-gentrified King’s Cross. I don’t know which staff member thought it appr
  
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• Trump news at a glance: anti-Musk protesters target Tesla showrooms around the world

  30-03-2025 04:06 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 200 demonstrations take place from Australia to Switzerland; senior FDA official resigns citing RFK Jr’s ‘misinformation and lies’ – key US politics stories from 29 March 2025People around the world joined protests against Elon Musk and his attempts to dismantle the US federal government on Saturday, gathering outside Tesla showrooms from Australia to Switzerland and California.Protest organizers asked people to do three things: don’t buy a Tesla, sell off
  
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• Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv accuses Russia of war crime after attack on military hospital in Kharkiv

  30-03-2025 03:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukrainian officials denounce ‘deliberate’ targeted shelling of hospital; Ukrainian president says US, Europe must respond to daily Russian drone attacks. What we know on day 1,131See all our Ukraine war coverageRussian drones struck a military hospital, shopping centre, apartment blocks and other targets in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, late on Saturday, killing two people and injuring at least 25, local officials and the Ukrainian military said. On the Telegram messa
  
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• Hockney says he did not offer to paint King Charles during royal visit

  30-03-2025 00:56 via theguardian.com
  
  British artist, 87, who was visited by the king in his London home, said he did not know him well enough to paint himRenowned artist David Hockney has said he did not offer to paint King Charles when the monarch visited his London home on Monday because he doesn’t know him well enough.This is not the first time that Hockney has shied away from painting royalty. The 87-year-old also refused a number of offers to paint the late Queen Elizabeth II because he only paints people he knows. Conti
  
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• The edit: 20 of the best bucket bags – in pictures

  30-03-2025 00:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Roomy, reliable and robust... These classics have buckets of style Continue reading...
  
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• Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquake - The Guardian

  30-03-2025 00:32 via news.google.com
  Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquake  The GuardianMyanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake  BBCUK sends life-saving aid to the people of Myanmar following devastating earthquake  GOV.UKThe Myanmar quake is the first major disaster to suffer the brunt of Donald Trump's devastating cuts  Sky NewsMyanmar Earthquake Flash Update #1 (As of 29 March 2025)  ReliefWeb
  
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• Couple arrested after school WhatsApp chat messages say they 'cannot fathom what happened' - Sky News

  30-03-2025 00:15 via news.google.com
  Couple arrested after school WhatsApp chat messages say they 'cannot fathom what happened'  Sky NewsParents arrested by Hertfordshire police for complaining about daughter’s school  The GuardianPolice arrest parents for complaining about school on WhatsApp  The IndependentCouncillor warned by police about helping parents who complained about school  The Telegraph‘Two months later I still shudder whenever a police car goes past’  
  
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• Protesters picket London Tesla showroom on global anti-Musk day - The Guardian

  30-03-2025 00:03 via news.google.com
  Protesters picket London Tesla showroom on global anti-Musk day  The Guardian'Tesla takedown' protesters urge boycott of Elon Musk's cars  BBCElon Musk protesters gather at Tesla showrooms  Al Jazeera EnglishThe anti-Tesla protests will produce a loser – and it will be Musk  The Independent
  
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• Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones: ‘I like to fart in front of people. You can tell if someone’s cool from their reaction’

  30-03-2025 00:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The punk guitarist on the ideal length of gigs, stealing from David Bowie’s trucks and dealing with an ornery Jerry Lee LewisIs it true you nicked some of your early equipment from David Bowie’s trucks outside the Hammersmith Odeon at the last Ziggy Stardust show, in 1973?There’s definitely some truth in that. It wasn’t outside in trucks though – it was on the stage! They played two nights, and after the first night they left all the gear up, because they were playi
  
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• Aryna Sabalenka dominates Jessica Pegula to cruise to Miami Open title

  29-03-2025 23:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Sabalenka consolidates status as women’s world No 1‘I’m just speechless right now and super-happy’Aryna Sabalenka further cemented her status as the best player in the world as she closed out a dominant fortnight with an imperious performance to win the Miami Open for the first time in her career with a 7-5, 6-2 win over the fourth seed Jessica Pegula.With another formidable victory, Sabalenka has now won 19 WTA titles, including eight at WTA 1000 level alongside her thre
  
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• Sels saves edge Nottingham Forest past Brighton on penalties to reach FA Cup semis - The Guardian

  29-03-2025 23:20 via news.google.com
  Sels saves edge Nottingham Forest past Brighton on penalties to reach FA Cup semis  The Guardian'It will be special' - Forest reach first FA Cup semi since 1991  BBC.comFA Cup goes back to the future as Nottingham Forest do a FAR Rabat | Jonathan Wilson  The GuardianFA Cup: Matz Sels makes extra-time save to deny Brighton's Diego Gomez  BBCBrighton v Nottingham Forest LIVE: Result and reaction from FA Cup quarter-final  The Independent
  
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• FA Cup goes back to the future as Nottingham Forest do a FAR Rabat | Jonathan Wilson

  29-03-2025 23:17 via theguardian.com
  
  After Exeter and Ipswich, Nuno’s team became the first to win a third consecutive penalty shootout in Cup historyEven as modern life takes over, history is everything in the FA Cup. The competition’s newfound disdain for replays allowed Nottingham Forest to become the first team to win three consecutive FA Cup penalty shootouts. History was made, novelty was witnessed, but in a setting that emphasised the traditions of the grand old Cup. After Exeter and Ipswich, fell Brighton, and s
  
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• Fear and Gibson claim emotional bronze to end Britain’s 31-year medal drought

  29-03-2025 23:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Delight at World Figure Skating Championships for duoPair are first British medallists since Torvill and DeanThe door to history cracked open for Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson on Saturday afternoon. For a heartstopping moment in the kiss-and-cry area, it looked like they might not step through. After Italy’s Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri delivered a solid but beatable free dance – scoring 123.42 points, nearly five below their season’s best – for an overall tota
  
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• Prince Harry accused of bullying ‘at scale’ by chair of charity he founded

  29-03-2025 22:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Sophie Chandauka says duke unleashed ‘Sussex machine’ but source close to ex-trustees claims accusation baselessThe chair of a charity set up by Prince Harry has accused him of “harassment and bullying at scale” after he and several others quit the organisation earlier this week.The Duke of Sussex was said to have initiated the campaign by the “unleashing of the Sussex machine”. Continue reading...
  
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• From more tax to rewriting budget rules: six alternative ways Rachel Reeves could raise money - The Guardian

  29-03-2025 22:48 via news.google.com
  From more tax to rewriting budget rules: six alternative ways Rachel Reeves could raise money  The GuardianSpring Statement: what the next six months has in store for your money  Financial TimesWhy Rachel Reeves may have to raise UK taxes in October  BBCThe Spring Statement Demonstrated The Wrong Way To Make Policy  PoliticsHomeFive ways Rachel Reeves could launch a tax attack on pensioners  The Telegraph
  
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• Three people dead after fire at station house in Northamptonshire village - Sky News

  29-03-2025 22:39 via news.google.com
  Three people dead after fire at station house in Northamptonshire village  Sky NewsThree people have died after a fire in a Northamptonshire village  BBCThree people die after house fire in Northamptonshire village  The GuardianThree people tragically die in house fire in village near Kettering  Northamptonshire Telegraph
  
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• Celtic surge closer towards league title No 55 after swatting Hearts aside

  29-03-2025 22:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Rangers pull off wild 4-3 comeback away at DundeeNisbet seals 4-1 win for Aberdeen against MotherwellDaizen Maeda took his season’s tally to 30 goals with a first-half double as Celtic recovered from their derby defeat with a 3-0 win against Hearts. Maeda scored either side of Jota’s strike as Celtic moved towards their fourth consecutive title.Much of the early play was in the Celtic half but a penetrating move took the hosts from back to front in devastating fashion. Jeffrey Schlup
  
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• ‘I like Rupert Lowe’s plain speaking’: suspended MP haunts Nigel Farage’s big rally - The Guardian

  29-03-2025 22:07 via news.google.com
  ‘I like Rupert Lowe’s plain speaking’: suspended MP haunts Nigel Farage’s big rally  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Hundreds of thousands celebrate Newcastle's Carabao Cup win - BBC

  29-03-2025 21:50 via news.google.com
  Hundreds of thousands celebrate Newcastle's Carabao Cup win  BBCNewcastle revels in silverware success as history boys parade Carabao Cup  The Guardian'Don't you drop that!': Ant & Dec join Newcastle players on parade  BBC.comNewcastle United fans line the streets to mark club's historic cup win  Sky News
  
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• Sentebale: Head of Africa charity brands Prince Harry's brand 'toxic' - BBC.com

  29-03-2025 21:42 via news.google.com
  Sentebale: Head of Africa charity brands Prince Harry's brand 'toxic'  BBC.comChair of charity Harry quit calls prince's brand 'toxic'  BBCPrince Harry accused of bullying ‘at scale’ by chair of charity he founded  The GuardianPrince Harry accused of 'harassment and bullying at scale' by Sentebale chair Sophie Chandauka  Sky NewsInside the Sussex spiral as Harry is left heartbroken and alone  The Independent
  
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• Parents arrested by Hertfordshire police for complaining about daughter’s school

  29-03-2025 21:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Maxie Allen and Rosalind Levine say six officers came to their house after primary objected to WhatsApp commentsThe parents of a nine-year-old girl have said they were held at a police station for 11 hours because they complained about their daughter’s primary school.Maxie Allen and his partner, Rosalind Levine, said they were arrested and detained on suspicion of harassment, malicious communications and causing a nuisance on school property. Continue reading...
  
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• US citizen detained in Afghanistan by Taliban released to Qatari embassy - The Guardian

  29-03-2025 21:09 via news.google.com
  US citizen detained in Afghanistan by Taliban released to Qatari embassy  The GuardianTaliban releases detained US citizen Faye Hall  BBCAmerican freed by Taliban thanks Trump for release  The TelegraphUS woman thanks President Donald Trump after release by Taliban in Afghanistan: ‘I voted for you’  Hindustan TimesTaliban release American woman held in Afghanistan for using drone  The Independent
  
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• Boxer Nicola Adams splits from OnlyFans model girlfriend of 7 years after couples’ therapy fails to save r... - The Sun

  29-03-2025 21:00 via news.google.com
  Boxer Nicola Adams splits from OnlyFans model girlfriend of 7 years after couples’ therapy fails to save r...  The SunFormer BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Nicola Adams splits with girlfriend after 'incredible journey'  Manchester Evening NewsStrictly's Nicola Adams splits from girlfriend Ella Baig after seven years together  Daily RecordBBC Strictly Come Dancing star splits from girlfriend after seven years together  Birmingham LiveStrictly star, 42
  
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• Andoni Iraola’s impressive Bournemouth are stuck in the silverware paradox | Jonathan Wilson

  29-03-2025 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Three games from their first major trophy and in with a shout for Europe but for a club their size, these moments are fleetingThe first time Bournemouth played in an FA Cup quarter‑final was 1957 when they faced Manchester United. They were still called Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in those days and played in the Third Division (South). They had put out Wolves and Tottenham in the previous two rounds, the excitement enticing a record crowd of 28,799 to Dean Court to see them play Matt
  
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• Two leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern studies center to step down

  29-03-2025 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Departures of Cemal Kafadar and Rosie Bsheer are seen by critics as ‘shameful attempt’ by school to appease TrumpThe leaders of Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies are leaving their positions after the center faced accusations of anti-Israel bias.The departures come as the Trump administration scrutinizes institutions that have had pro-Palestinian protests over the last year. Earlier this week, Columbia’s president announced she would step down after Tr
  
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• Turkey protests: Pro-democracy demonstrators return to Istanbul's streets for huge rally - BBC

  29-03-2025 20:52 via news.google.com
  Turkey protests: Pro-democracy demonstrators return to Istanbul's streets for huge rally  BBCTurkish opposition rallies in defence of jailed Istanbul mayor in mass protest  The GuardianErdoğan’s revenge  The New StatesmanHuge Istanbul protests over Imamoglu’s arrest and imprisonment in Turkiye  Al Jazeera EnglishHundreds of thousands join mass opposition protest in Istanbul  FRANCE 24 English
  
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• Newcastle revels in silverware success as history boys parade Carabao Cup

  29-03-2025 20:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Historic celebrations are held in the city centre and Town Moor as Ant and Dec among famous fans to join the partyAn explosion of sheer joy following a lifetime’s worth of disappointment? A not so subtle expression of soft Saudi Arabian power? A wonderful example of the synergy between a city and its football club? Or a Sunderland supporter’s worst nightmare?Saturday’s celebrations on Newcastle’s Town Moor staged to commemorate Eddie Howe’s team’s Carabao Cup
  
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• Hamas reportedly agrees to release five living Israeli hostages for ceasefire - The Guardian

  29-03-2025 20:47 via news.google.com
  Hamas reportedly agrees to release five living Israeli hostages for ceasefire  The GuardianHamas agrees to Egyptian ceasefire proposal, Israel counters  CNNIsrael conveys counter-proposal to Gaza deal mediators amid reports of Hamas agreeing to proposal  The Jerusalem PostHamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal  The TelegraphReport: Hamas may be open to freeing some hostages in exchange for Eid al-Fitr truce  The Times of Israel
  
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• Hamas reportedly agrees to release five living Israeli hostages for ceasefire

  29-03-2025 20:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Militants release video of Israeli captive Elkana Bohbot pleading for freedom as they seek a 50-day halt to conflictHamas has allegedly agreed to free five living Israeli hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire, as the militant group released a video of a hostage making an appeal for his freedom.Hamas’s chief, Khalil al-Hayya, reportedly said on Saturday that the militant group expressed willingness to release the five hostages over the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, which begins on Sunda
  
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• Protests hit Tesla dealerships across the world in challenge to Elon Musk

  29-03-2025 20:21 via theguardian.com
  
  From Australia to Europe and the US, demonstrators rallied against carmaker’s dismantling of US federal governmentThousands of people worldwide protested Elon Musk and his efforts with Donald Trump to dismantle the US federal government on Saturday, with rallies held in front of nearly every Tesla showroom in the US and many around the world – a concerted effort to go after the billionaire’s deep pockets as the CEO of the electric vehicle maker.Protest organizers asked people t
  
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