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Middle East crisis live: Israel launches major strikes on Lebanon as White House says diplomacy ‘urgent’by Amy Sedghi on September 20, 2024 at 7:55 am
Israel says warplanes struck hundreds of multiple-rocket-launcher barrels; White House spokesperson says US is ‘afraid and concerned about potential escalation’A pro-Palestinian protester wearing a keffiyeh scarf has been charged with violating a suburban New York City county’s […]
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UK consumer confidence tumbles as households fear ‘painful’ budget; UK debt hits 100% of GDP – business liveby Graeme Wearden on September 20, 2024 at 7:44 am
Consumers are nervously awaiting the budget, reports data provider GfK, while national debt hits highest level since 1960sThe pound has shrugged off this morning’s slump in consumer confidence, and hit a two and a half-year high against the US dollar.Sterling rallied to $1.334 this morning, […]
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Kate Pierson: Radios & Rainbows review – bops, balls and belles from B-52s singerby Dave Simpson on September 20, 2024 at 7:30 am
(Songvest)Pierson’s mellifluous vocals radiate positivity in a dozen bouncy tracks that skip giddily between electro-pop, rock, dance and discoFor nearly 50 years, Kate Pierson has been best-known as the mellifluous voice, mega-bouffant and keyboard player of the B-52s, as well as popping up […]
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Thunder and lightning expected to hit parts of UK on Friday and Saturdayby PA Media on September 20, 2024 at 7:04 am
Met Office issues two yellow weather warnings, saying damage to buildings and transport disruption expectedThunderstorms and lightning are expected to batter the UK with up to 70mm of rainfall expected within a few hours after a spell of dry, warm weather.The Met Office has issued two yellow […]
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Premiership rugby 2024-25: complete club-by-club guide to the seasonby Luke McLaughlin on September 20, 2024 at 7:00 am
After five different winners in as many seasons, Bath are fancied to become the sixth by dethroning NorthamptonNo one can question the quality of the rebuild carried out by Johann van Graan since his arrival in 2022. The South African has taken Bath from the bottom to agonisingly close to the top, […]
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Prada, prep and cowrie shells: street style at London fashion week – in picturesby Photographs and interviews by Sam Deaman on September 20, 2024 at 7:00 am
Never mind the shows, the streets are where the real peacocking happens. Here’s the best of what we spotted in the capital over the weekend Continue reading... […]
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Chess: India win every match at Olympiad as US and England trailby Leonard Barden on September 20, 2024 at 7:00 am
With three rounds to go, India have won all eight of their matches in Budapest without loss of a game, while the top seeded US team is fifth and England 17thIndia are fast becoming the clear No 1 nation of world chess, with a dominance reminiscent of the legendary USSR teams of the […]
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Warning to Keir Starmer – you are a Labour prime minister, not a ‘red wall’ one. Remember that | Andy Beckettby Andy Beckett on September 20, 2024 at 7:00 am
This narrow demographic helped the PM into No 10. But overemphasis on socially conservative voters will lead to failureWith every difficult day Keir Starmer’s government has to navigate, the ease of its election victory only two months ago feels more and more extraordinary. Despite winning […]
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You be the judge: should my wife stop waiting until the last minute to board the plane?by Interviews by Georgina Lawton on September 20, 2024 at 7:00 am
Raheem says it’s stressful and their cabin bags end up 10 rows back. Nia thinks queuing is a waste of time. You decide who gets the final call on their behaviourFind out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorI think Nia gets a kick out of pushing things to the last minute. She […]
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‘It’s normalised. I was gawping’: Imogen Poots on making a movie in the West Bankby Ryan Gilbey on September 20, 2024 at 7:00 am
The actor was told to act like smoke by Terrence Malick and saw Peter Bogdanovich soak his cravat in iced water before he wore it. She talks about shooting with Kristen Stewart, investigative acting, and filming The Teacher in PalestineImogen Poots has a confession. “I drew a man’s […]
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Sports quiz of the week: historic wins, shock defeats and main charactersby Niall McVeigh on September 20, 2024 at 7:00 am
Test your knowledge of football, boxing, NFL, tennis and more from the past seven days Continue reading... […]
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Week in wildlife in pictures: Hampshire beaver babies, bubbly lizards and a shopaholic koalaby Joanna Ruck on September 20, 2024 at 7:00 am
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading... […]
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Given up using vitamin C serums on sensitive skin? Here’s some to try again | Sali Hughes on beautyby Sali Hughes on September 20, 2024 at 7:00 am
Some people are unable to use vitamin C skincare comfortably but there are ways round the problemI use a vitamin C serum almost every morning. It gives my skin a brightness and glow, some antioxidant protection, what I believe is a beneficial effect on pigmentation and texture, and it generally […]
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Fish! Do they have feelings? Now everyone wants to know about the emotional lives of fish! | First Dog on the Moonby First Dog on the Moon on September 20, 2024 at 6:34 am
Do fish feel despair or longing? Do they yearn for a simpler time?Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and printsContinue reading... […]
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‘I am part of this nightmare’: man admits guilt in Gisèle Pelicot rape trialby Angelique Chrisafis in Paris and agencies on September 20, 2024 at 6:09 am
Lionel R, 44, one of 50 men accused, apologises to his victim and tells the court: ‘I have no choice but to accept the facts’One of 50 men accused of raping the French woman Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged by her husband accepted the charges on Thursday, saying he was sorry […]
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Wildfires ravaging northern Portugal – in picturesby Joe Mee on September 20, 2024 at 6:00 am
Since last week, wildfires have been raging in central and northern Portugal. At least seven people have died and 50 have been injured. More than 5,000 firefighters have been mobilised to battle the blazes Continue reading... […]
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‘A perfect place to build a film community’: a tour of Scotland’s island movie clubsby Anna Smith on September 20, 2024 at 6:00 am
The Sea Change film festival on Tiree is a DIY affair that celebrates women and also connects communities on a series of small, scattered islesThink of a film festival and images of celebrities, paparazzi and throngs of tourists might spring to mind, but one festival on a Hebridean island does […]
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Homes with incentives for first-time buyers in England – in picturesby Anna White on September 20, 2024 at 6:00 am
From a £5,000 John Lewis voucher to £500 a month towards the mortgage or a straight £10,000 to spend your way Continue reading... […]
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Undercover as a home care worker in France: ‘I have to cope alone and I receive no training’ | Saša Uhlováby Saša Uhlová on September 20, 2024 at 6:00 am
In Marseille, I find agency bosses desperate to fill shifts, families desperate to secure care for loved ones and a system that places no value on the workWho keeps Europe’s wealthy west going? Underpaid, invisible migrants from its east – and I went undercover to find themUndercover as […]
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Nobody Wants This to Grotesquerie: the seven best shows to stream this weekby Phil Harrison on September 20, 2024 at 6:00 am
Kristen Bell and Adam Brody are a sex podcaster and a rabbi who fall for each other in a snappy, sassy and very bingeable rom-com. Plus: Ryan Murphy is back with more gruesome horrorThis odd couple comedy partly mirrors the experience of its creator, Erin Foster, who converted to Judaism when she […]
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La Maison review – an irresistibly moreish mashup of Emily in Paris and Successionby Rebecca Nicholson on September 20, 2024 at 6:00 am
Frequently absurd and heavy on le fromage, this French soap set in rival fashion houses owes a lot to the Roys – and turns out to be very good mindless TV indeedIf the pitch that got La Maison made didn’t mention Succession and Emily in Paris then I’ll eat my couture fascinator. […]
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The many stages of the university drop-off – the Stephen Collins cartoonby Stephen Collins on September 20, 2024 at 6:00 am
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Box office hits: what to wear to the cinemaby Melanie Wilkinson on September 20, 2024 at 5:00 am
The nights are drawing in, making it the perfect time for a night at the movies. Our styling editor has you covered for if the AC is on unseasonably high but you still want to dress to impress Continue reading... […]
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Fear and sanctions have failed to get Britain working. Why not try tea and empathy? | Polly Toynbeeby Polly Toynbee on September 20, 2024 at 5:00 am
A radical rebrand will get people off benefits and into training and work. The system must be robust, but also humaneJobcentres are the “least well-used” and “least well-loved” of all public services, a failure at the heart of the economy that helps account for the biggest […]
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Fussy eating in children largely down to genetics, research showsby Ian Sample Science editor on September 20, 2024 at 5:00 am
Pickiness ‘not down to parenting’ and peaks at seven years old, according to studyParents who find themselves exasperated by their child’s fussy eating, take heart: the refusal to tuck into a broader range of foods is largely down to genes rather than parenting, according to […]
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UK’s first ever bison bridges under construction in Kent woodlandby Patrick Barkham on September 20, 2024 at 5:00 am
Four bridges will allow herds to pass beneath public footpaths while visitors may catch glimpse of bison from aboveWhen Europe’s heaviest land mammals were introduced into a woodland on the edge of Canterbury, it was hoped they would flourish and make space for other wildlife.But the European […]
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TV tonight: Colin Farrell is the Penguin in a sinister Batman spin-offby Phil Harrison, Hannah Verdier, Jack Seale and Ellen E Jones on September 20, 2024 at 4:20 am
The ruthless villain takes no prisoners in this gripping eight-part drama. Plus, Monty Don on essential autumn garden jobs. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Sky AtlanticAnother journey to Gotham, this time in the company of the Penguin – one of the Batman universe’s most […]
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‘He could be here more’: Clacton split over Nigel Farage’s first months as MPby Esther Addley on September 20, 2024 at 4:00 am
Many remain positive about their high-profile politician but others complain that he ‘got his seat and disappeared’It happened sometime on Monday morning, locals think, though no one seems to know exactly when. But as staff in the shops on Old Road in Clacton stepped out of work for […]
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Reform can learn from Lib Dems on ground campaigning, says Richard Ticeby Peter Walker and Ben Quinn on September 20, 2024 at 4:00 am
Party’s aim is to build base of local councillors and activists, deputy leader says before conferenceReform UK plans to mimic the Liberal Democrats in building up a national base of councillors and activists to try to expand its support, the party’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, has said […]
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Katy Perry: 143 review – wan Europop revival falls short of total catastropheby Alexis Petridis on September 20, 2024 at 4:00 am
(Capitol)Following disastrous comeback singles and videos prompting environmental investigation, Perry’s seventh album isn’t the calamity expected – but it isn’t good, eitherThe video for Katy Perry’s recent single Woman’s World concluded with the artist being […]