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Billy Searle pulls the strings as Leicester prove too strong for Saracens

Leicester 36-28 Saracens Tigers close gap on top four The temperature was zero at kick-off but when the pluses and minuses were totted up, Leicester were comfortably in credit and Saracens were out in the cold. A clinical and cohesive performance by Geoff Parling’s side has them looking upwards, contemplating the playoffs, while the Saracens director of rugby, Mark McCall, must reflect on his team’s inconsistency. As the regular season reaches halfway this was a highly significant mid-table encounter: Leicester in fifth, and sixth-placed Saracens still have ground to make up on the top four, but the home side narrowed the gap with an accomplished win. There were plenty of illustrious names on the teamsheet but it was Billy Searle, the Leicester fly-half, whose headline-grabbing performance won him player of the match. At 29, Searle has already played for five different professional clubs in England and three in France. On this sparkling form you wonder why any of them let him ...
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Peanut the Instagram-famous squirrel is seized by New York officials

Wild squirrel that was taken in by Mark Longo seven years ago was confiscated after conservation officials received reports of ‘potentially unsafe housing of wildlife’ A New York man who turned a rescued squirrel into a social media star called Peanut is pleading with state authorities to return his beloved pet after they seized it during a raid that also yielded a raccoon named Fred. Multiple anonymous complaints about Peanut – also spelled P’Nut or PNUT – brought at least six officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to Mark Longo’s home on Wednesday, Longo said. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/8oXE76y via IFTTT
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The best theatre to stream this month: Starlight Express, Nye, Beat the Devil and more

A cast recording for the souped-up train musical is released, Michael Sheen plays the NHS hero at the National and David Hare delivers his Covid memoir “Tonight is the most important night in the history of the world!” That announcement in the overture might be a lot of hot air, but director Luke Sheppard’s souped-up Wembley Park revival of the railroad-race musical is a lot of fun even without the skates on. The cast recording, featuring new rap Hydrogen, redefined characters and fresh orchestrations by Matthew Brind and Andrew Lloyd Webber, is released on 8 November . Highlights include Jeevan Braich, who makes his professional acting debut as Rusty, giving a shining version of Crazy. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/c0GqK4g via IFTTT
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Dr Strangelove review – Steve Coogan scores a quadruple cold war coup

Noël Coward theatre, London Adding a fourth role to Peter Sellers’ three turns in the classic film, the comic excels in a fun yet unadventurous adaptation Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 satire, about cold war brinkmanship tipping into nuclear conflict, seemed to be a vehicle for Peter Sellers to showboat in three central roles. It might have ended up like Carry On … to Armageddon but with the combined genius of Kubrick and Sellers rocketed into the film canon. It takes a confident – foolish? – team to tamper with a work quite so revered, and so suited to the screen. How, for instance, do you turn the legendary scene of a pilot riding a careering nuclear warhead into credible theatre? This production achieves the dubious feat of turning an edgy, absurdist story into broad entertainment with accessible laughs, along with a few topical references and excellent performances all round. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/YlFptar via IFTTT
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Ukraine war briefing: Bomb shatters historic landmark in Kharkiv

Prized Derzhprom building in Kharkiv damaged in attacks injuring 19; North Korean foreign minister heads to Russia as Nato chief says Kim Jong-un’s troops are in Kursk. What we know on day 979 See all our Ukraine war coverage A Russian guided bomb attack on Kharkiv on Monday shattered much of the Derzhprom building, one of the most celebrated landmarks in Ukraine’s second city , dating from the 1920s and noted by Unesco. Six people were injured in the 9pm strike, adding to 13 wounded in an earlier overnight bomb attack on the city. Eight were hurt in a rocket attack in the city of Chuhuiv just to the south-east, officials said. In the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, a Russian missile struck a three-storey residential building, killing one person and wounding at least 11 . Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, deplored the attack on his home town, as well as on Kharkiv, and called for renewed efforts to force Vladimir Putin to halt the war. In the southern Kherson reg...
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Researchers study treatment for chronic pain in childhood cancer survivors

Team at Nottingham Trent University is investigating how chemotherapy in early life could damage nerve cells Treatments that could help alleviate the chronic pain experienced by thousands of childhood cancer survivors are being investigated by scientists and researchers in the UK. About eight out of 10 children survive their cancer for 10 years or more but more than half of them report delayed and ongoing pain in adulthood. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/sHxcZa5 via IFTTT
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Ten Hag fuming after ‘unfair and unjust’ VAR decision costs Manchester United

Manager questions process after West Ham’s late penalty ‘Three times this season we feel injustice’ Erik ten Hag cried injustice after a controversial video assistant ­referee decision led to a 2-1 defeat for ­Manchester United against West Ham at the London Stadium. United were left seething when Michael Oliver, one of the game’s senior and most respected officials, instructed David Coote, the on-pitch referee, to review a collision in the area between Matthijs de Ligt and the West Ham striker Danny Ings. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/ZNnLS6q via IFTTT
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Iran-Israel’s shadow war is out in the open and will only escalate unless causes addressed

Face-to-face military confrontation on each other’s soil has now been normalised For years, Israel and Iran have waged a “shadow war”, attacking each other indirectly using proxy forces, assassinations, informants, spies and hybrid, non-military covert means. Now this undeclared, largely silent war is undisguisedly out in the open. It’s become a shooting war, it’s noisy, it’s escalating, and there’s no end in sight. This is not to say Israel’s large-scale, three-wave air assault on Tehran and other targets inside Iran early on Saturday morning means the two enemies are now engaged in all-out conflict. This is not yet the full-scale, region-wide conflagration so many in the Middle East fear. That may be coming, but it’s still in the future. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/OHvDUWz via IFTTT
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Michelle Obama blasts Trump for ‘gross incompetence’ at Harris’s Michigan rally

At Kalamazoo event, former first lady and vice-president argue Trump has no credibility on women’s issues Michelle Obama laced into Donald Trump in an unsparing speech in Michigan on Saturday, accusing the former president of “gross incompetence” and “amoral character” while challenging Americans to choose Kamala Harris for US president. “By every measure, she has demonstrated that she’s ready. The real question is, as a country, are we ready for this moment?” the former first lady told a rapt audience in Kalamazoo. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/CXo4eFl via IFTTT
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Jack Catterall beats Regis Prograis on points to move closer to title showdown

British boxer wins super-lightweight fight in Manchester Judges score 116-109, 116-109, 117-110 in Catterall’s favour Jack Catterall took a significant step towards finally becoming a world champion when he beat Regis Prograis in a strange and messy 12–round super-lightweight contest. Catterall sealed his victory by lopsided and generous scores of 116-109, twice, and 117-10 over the former two-time world champion. A fight in which a chess match turned into a slugfest featured three knockdowns, the first scored by Prograis, as well as wild swings and misses with both boxers slipping and tumbling to the canvas. Prograis also seemed to hurt his ankle and leg near the end of the bout and the American was as gracious as he was philosophical as his own career appears to have ended in Manchester. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/D1zWvnX via IFTTT
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New York Yankees v Los Angeles Dodgers: World Series Game 1 – live

Dodgers host Yankees in Game 1 of Fall Classic Send David a tweet at @LengelDavid or email him The rosters The 26-man rosters featured some changes to both teams. Infielder John Berti was left off the Yankees roster after getting some time at first base this postseason. In his place is Nestor Cortes, an all-star staring pitcher who has been sidelined since September 25th with a elbow injury thought to be season ending. Should it go wrong for the 29-year-old, he could find himself sidelined next season, but he’s “all in for the chip.” Cortes will be a valuable lefty in the bullpen, having gone through rehab and passed a fitness test of a 29-pitch simulated game. New York will have 13 pitchers and 13 position players on their roster. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/OhLcSw4 via IFTTT
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Trump escalates insults against Harris as he faces scrutiny over alleged praise of Hitler

Ex-president makes characteristically rambling speech after report comes out of his alleged sexual misconduct Donald Trump escalated his personal insults against Kamala Harris at a Wednesday evening rally in Georgia as he faces growing scrutiny over reports of his praise of Hitler and alleged sexual misconduct . “This woman is crazy,” the former president said at an event in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth, hosted by Turning Point USA, a far-right youth group . He said voters should stand up to the vice-president and tell her: “You’re the worst ever. There’s never been anybody like you. You can’t put two sentences together. The world is laughing at us because of you.” He also said that in her recent interview with CBS, she “gave an answer that was from a loony bin”, later adding: “She’s not a smart person. She’s a low IQ individual.” Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/vVYf...
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Ukraine war briefing: Brics summit backfired on Putin with calls for peace, says Kyiv

Xi Jinping among world leaders in Russia advising against escalation; any North Korean troops ‘fair game’ on Ukraine battlefield, says US. What we know on day 974 See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage The foreign ministry in Kyiv said on Wednesday that Moscow had failed to win support for its invasion of Ukraine at the Brics summit it is hosting, where Putin faced direct calls to end the conflict from some of his closest and most important partners. “The Brics summit, which Russia planned to use to split the world, has once again demonstrated that the world majority remains on the side of Ukraine in its quest to guarantee a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace,” the ministry said. The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, told the summit that there must be “no escalation of fighting” in Ukraine , saying: “We must adhere to the three principles of ‘no spillover from the battlefield, no escalation of fighting and no adding oil to the fire by relevant parties’, so as to ease the sit...
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Special educational needs bill in England hits record £10bn a year

National Audit Office report finds no signs of improvement in lives of pupils despite record spending The bill for special needs education in England has hit £10bn a year, with the number of children and young people entitled to government support in the form of education, health and care plans set to double to 1 million within a decade, a landmark report has found. The investigation by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that despite record levels of spending there had been no signs of improvement in the lives of children with special educational needs (SEN). Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/HGMcLfq via IFTTT
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Number of abandoned cats soars by more than 30% in UK

Leading animal rescue charity describes situation as a ‘deepening crisis’, as cost of caring for pets rises The number of cats and kittens being abandoned in the UK has soared by more than 30% this year, according to a leading animal rescue charity, which described the situation as a “deepening crisis”. Last year Cats Protection helped a total of 184,000 cats, which equates to about 500 a day. However, the charity has launched an urgent appeal for donations as staff struggle with a 34% increase in abandonment cases in the first seven months of 2024. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/wbGla2A via IFTTT
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The World of Tim Burton review – Johnny Depp’s scissorhands can’t cut through the cobwebs and corpses

The Design Museum, London This world-touring exhibition showcases the kooky, gothy director’s early passions and obsessions – but he’s no Edgar Allan Poe In Tim Burton’s film Ed Wood, the gloriously talentless titular director of Plan 9 from Outer Space meets Orson Welles, his polar opposite in ability. Welles was the ultimate “auteur”, a film-maker who imposed a singular vision through all his productions. Is Burton too an auteur, as the Design Museum’s director has it, and as this efficiently kooky show takes for granted? If he is, then he has by now turned the gothic into a brand, projecting such a sharply stylised, recognisable version of homely horror that he can imprint it on almost any material and deliver the outlandish as bankable. This exhibition is a world touring event originally devised by Burton’s “in-house curatorial team” that is making its final stop at the Design Museum in London. That accounts for the easily packed-up look of it all. It also accounts for its soft-c...
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Undercover: Exposing the Far Right review – the bravest documentary of the year so far

Nail-biting and terrifying, this film shows us the essential work of Hope Not Hate, a group who use hidden cameras and incredibly treacherous fieldwork to expose the threat of extremism around the world Some good documentaries feel as if they land in their director’s lap. Icarus, from 2017 , seemed to luck out when doping in cycling became an international scandal midway through production; 2022’s Navalny included the Russian government’s brutal targeting of Vladimir Putin’s political rival. Although these were riveting films, there was a sense that they happened to be in the right place at the right time with a camera. In the case of Undercover: Exposing the Far Right, cameras were running during an extremely eventful 10 months for Britain, which climaxed with the race riots this summer , providing a cinematic final act. But Havana Marking’s film isn’t just a good documentary – it’s a great one. Over 90 minutes, it follows investigators from the organisation Hope Not Hate as they t...
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Ukraine war briefing: Power cuts in Kharkiv after Russian strikes

Residential buildings and service stations were among targets, say local officials; Russian grip tightens around Pokrovsk with battles in nearby Selydove. What we know on day 971 See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Russian strikes on Kharkiv wounded nine people and cut power to part of the city, local officials and police said late on Sunday. Among the targets were residential buildings, garages, service stations, houses and cars. Kharkiv, the main city of the north-east Ukrainian region of the same name, is a regular target of Russian strikes. It lies less than 30km (19 miles) from the Russian border. Ukraine’s air defence units were engaged soon after midnight on Monday in repelling a Russian air attack targeting Kyiv , said the mayor, Vitali Klitschko, urging people to “stay in shelters”. Ukraine struck a manufacturer of military explosives deep inside Russian territory as well as storage infrastructure at the Lipetsk-2 military airfield in the region of the same name, ...
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US presidential election updates: Stars turn out for Harris while Trump tells story about Arnold Palmer’s ‘anatomy’

With 17 days until polls open in the presidential election singers Lizzo and Usher campaigned for Kamala Harris, while Donald Trump went off script in Pennsylvania Don’t miss important US election news. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/QhobXfc via IFTTT
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Harris stresses abortion rights and early voting in packed Atlanta rally

Thousands of supporters, including Usher, rally in battleground Georgia, as campaign focuses on early votes Kamala Harris highlighted the threat to women’s reproductive rights and Donald Trump’s apparent exhaustion at a rally Saturday in south Atlanta, continuing a full-court press for votes in Georgia as early voting breaks records here. The race continues to appear close in Georgia, with polls suggesting the Republican nominee holds a one-point lead in the state. Trump has made multiple appearances in Georgia and has a rally with Turning Point Action planned in Gwinnett county, outside Atlanta, next week. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/DWgebvB via IFTTT
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A sunken timebomb? Samoa fears long-lasting damage from wrecked New Zealand navy ship

Samoa says 200,000 litres of diesel has leaked into the sea after HMNZS Manawanui hit a reef, with officials now racing to remove tons more fuel ahead of cyclone season From the sky you can see it. A long white blot in the perfect blue. The HMNZS Manawanui lies about 35 metres beneath the surface of Samoa’s southern coastal waters, now just the ghost of a navy ship. But what can’t be seen is the damage left in its wake – to the reef nearby and to the clear waters off the Pacific country, whose way of life is dependent on the ocean. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/wo6USYL via IFTTT
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Japan general election: what would it take for the ruling LDP party to be ousted?

Corruption scandals, an economic crisis and widespread leader dissatisfaction have dogged the party yet it remains in contention. All eyes are now on whether it will secure a majority Bruised by months of financial scandals , a cost-of-living crisis and unpopular leaders, some might be forgiven for expecting to see the end of Japan’s beleaguered ruling Liberal Democratic party (LDP), which has been in office for most of the past seven decades. The election on 27 October will take place a year earlier than many had expected, following the surprise resignation of the former prime minister, Fumio Kishida, following record low approval ratings and public anger over his party’s apparent addiction to in “money politics”. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/sDWntUm via IFTTT
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The Duchess [of Malfi] review – Jodie Whittaker trapped in Tarantinoesque revenge tragedy

Trafalgar theatre, London Zinnie Harris’s version of the Jacobean play makes potent points about power but is hamstrung by an overbearing production John Webster’s revenge tragedy contains a terrible timelessness. To modernise this story of a woman who refuses to be submissive and is killed by her brothers for it is to highlight the eternal relevance of male domestic violence, even against a figure as powerful as Webster’s wealthy duchess. Zinnie Harris’s updated version from 2019 , taking place in an indistinct present with swearing and sex alongside some 17th-century formalities, makes hard-hitting points on the sociopathic reasoning for murderous misogyny. But it is too much of a melange of tone and ideas. Jodie Whittaker , returning to the stage after more than a decade’s absence, gives a spirited leading performance but is hamstrung by the strangeness of Harris’s own production. At Trafalgar theatre, London , until 20 December Continue reading... from The Guardian https://i...
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Three years in the wild: how a fugitive father has hidden his children for so long

Despite a sighting by pig hunters this month, Tom Phillips and his three children continue to evade New Zealand authorities It is a question that has gripped New Zealand for three years, and one that has become more urgent over the past week. The country is desperate to know where fugitive father Tom Phillips is and why – after three winters spent hiding in rugged backcountry with his three young children – he hasn’t been caught. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2gResY5 via IFTTT
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Strolls with stops use more energy than continuous walking, scientists show

Researchers show more energy needed to get going than later in walks when body is working more efficiently Researchers have hit on an unusual tip for walkers who want to burn more calories: rather than plodding along steadily from start to finish, consider taking rest stops. The advice emerged from a study of volunteers who were put through their paces in the laboratory to measure the oxygen and energy demands of short strolls versus longer walks. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/Nj3wOCI via IFTTT
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A red-lipped batfish: is there anything creepier? | Helen Sullivan

We’ve all been there. We’ve all felt like a badly made-up, odd-limbed, irritable floor-dwelling mess As you contemplate the wonders of evolution, and how a creature can be born with something weird and new, and that thing can either help it get ahead or not hurt its chances, and it can then reproduce and make another one like it, spare a thought for the red-lipped batfish. A real animal, it has the kind of mouth that, as a kid, you may have made from Babybel cheese wax, to go with your red wax fake nails. It has a beard of white whiskers. It has fins that bend backwards, like a person’s arms at yoga when they are about to do upward dog. Before your eyes, it sprouts a new limb from its nostril. Its nose – technically a snout – is long, at the top of its head, and hook-shaped. It cannot swim, only crawl. Its crawl is more like a waddle. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/XIEneCv via IFTTT
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‘The job starts straight away’: Adrian Ramsay on his first 100 days as Green MP

Co-leader has had to prioritise the most urgent constituency cases until finally assembling his full team When Adrian Ramsay confounded more than a century of Conservative hegemony in rural East Anglia to win Waveney Valley for the Greens on a wave of local enthusiasm , he might have expected to enjoy a pleasant political honeymoon. Pledging to work constructively with the new government, Ramsay’s first significant parliamentary intervention at the inaugural PMQs 20 days into his new job was an innocuous inquiry about how Keir Starmer would show leadership at the forthcoming Cop16 conference on nature. It was met with the football-loving prime minister’s rhetorical equivalent of a two-footed tackle. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/t9xOjDs via IFTTT
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The moment I knew: he hid his emotions – but after a week apart he said ‘I missed you’

In the 1960s, Marilyn Hewish and Dean bonded over stars, shells and science fiction movies. She didn’t expect declarations of love – then he returned from a trip away Find more stories from The moment I knew series Dean and I met in 1967 at the University of Adelaide when we were 18 years old and in the second year of our science degrees. We worked back to back in the biochemistry laboratory. I soon discovered to my delight that he was on top of the subject and could answer my questions. I remember thinking: “This man is smart, and useful.” Soon I would “accidentally” come across him at the cafeteria, library and bookshop. Eventually he asked me out but we only dated for a few months. There was no drama. We drifted apart. He told me later he found me too frivolous; I found him too serious. Fast forward two years and we were both studying for our honours. We began running into each other late at night in the library and we fell back into comfortable conversation. My mother noticed...
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Fabio Wardley stuns Frazer Clarke with first-round KO to retain British title

Heavyweight rematch ends with devastating knockout Ben Whittaker bout ends early after freak injury Fabio Wardley produced a first-round knockout in his rematch against Frazer Clarke to defend his British heavyweight title in spectacular fashion. The pair had gone the full 12 rounds in their initial fight at London’s O2 Arena in March that had ended in a draw. It proved a far shorter affair – around two and a half minutes – in Riyadh on the Artur Beterbiev v Dmitry Bivol undercard. Wardley caught and hurt Clarke with a looping overhand right hand, then sent him to the canvas with a violent follow-up barrage. A dazed Clarke gamely tried to get to his feet but the referee waved the contest off. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/8rpudjK via IFTTT
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Fears for future of ski tourism as resorts adapt to thawing snow season

While some embrace technological innovations, others are forced to close as global heating causes lack of snowfall Sitting at his window in Västerås, central Sweden, Thomas Ohlander is wondering when the winter season might start for his outdoor adventure business, Do The North . “To schedule a trip we have to be sure of snow,” he says, “And that start date is going backwards at a crazy speed.” Each year, Ohlander’s local ice-skating club has recorded the first date on which its members managed to get out on the frozen lakes. In 1988, that date was 4 November; this year the prediction is 4 December. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/ul54Hz3 via IFTTT
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Trump intensifies nativist message with sweeping proposal to deport migrants

Republican nominee holds rally in Aurora, Colorado and exploits swirl of local rumors to push anti-immigrant plan Donald Trump intensified his politics of nativism and xenophobia on Friday by announcing a sweeping plan to deport Venezuelans he claimed have “infected” a once peaceful city in Colorado. The Republican presidential nominee held a campaign rally in Aurora on a stage adorned with posters displaying mugshots of people in prison-orange uniforms with descriptions including “illegal immigrant gang members from Venezuela”. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/CUsihZN via IFTTT
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Lonely Planet review - Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth heat up beach-read travel romance

A novelist meets a financier two decades her junior at a writers’ retreat in Morocco, in this welcome addition to a flurry of age-gap romances released this summer Be it a quirk of timing or the invisible hand of trend cycles, Hollywood seems ready to reconsider the idea of the “older woman”. A wave of age-gap romances have brought the traditionally objectified mommy-age lover into the mainstream this year, including Anne Hathaway’s tryst with a boybander in The Idea of You ; Carol Kane’s free-spirited grandmother involved with a decades-younger widower in Between the Temples ; and Nicole Kidman’s transgressive dalliances in both A Family Affair (with Zac Efron’s movie star) and the forthcoming Babygirl (with Harris Dickinson’s intern). And that’s not to mention the weirder, psychosexual French version – a 50ish lawyer seducing her gangly teenage stepson – in Catherine Breillat’s Last Summer . Now Lonely Planet, a Netflix film from Susannah Grant, writer of Erin Brockovich and mos...
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Stage set for battle of the dynasties as Rodrigo Duterte eyes return to politics in the Philippines

Former president to run for mayor of Davao amid fight for power against formidable Marcos family Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, 79, returned to politics this week when he registered to run as mayor in his family’s stronghold, Davao city. It leaves little doubt: two of the country’s most powerful political families, the Dutertes and the Marcoses, are set for an epic struggle for power. For the Dutertes, it could prove a battle for their survival. Rodrigo Duterte is facing an investigation by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity over his brutal war on drugs, and the family needs political clout and powerful friends. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/Sk7jgBh via IFTTT
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Sumba’s sandalwood ponies

The small, resilient horses are more than just working animals – they are cultural symbols On the parched plains of Sumba, a remote island in Indonesia’s eastern archipelago, a breed of hardy ponies plays a vital role in the lives of the local people. Known as sandalwood ponies, these small, resilient horses are more than just working animals – they are cultural symbols, markers of status, and increasingly, a draw for tourists eager to experience the island’s untouched landscapes and traditions. Gerson swimming horses, West Sumba regency, Nusa Tenggara Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/nZ5Q8KA via IFTTT
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‘I make architects’ dreams come true’: Hanif Kara, the magician who makes impossible buildings stay up

He has had a hand in some of the 21st-century’s most daring structures – including Zaha Hadid’s Phaeno science centre. We meet the Uganda-born engineer, who has just won architecture’s prestigious Soane medal From the wayward columns of Will Alsop , to the gravity-defying curves of Zaha Hadid , there has always been someone in the background making architects’ improbable visions stand up. More often than not, in the case of the 21st-century’s most unlikely structures, that person has been Hanif Kara. The Uganda-born engineer has just been announced as the 2024 recipient of the Soane medal , an illustrious gong that has so far been awarded to architects and their theorists, but never before to an engineer. As the mathematical brains that so many have relied on, and a professor who has inspired generations of designers, Kara’s contribution to architecture is eminently worthy of recognition. It’s no exaggeration to say that, without him, many of the most daring buildings of the last tw...
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Juno and the Paycock review – Mark Rylance delights as a drunken fantasist Dubliner

Gielgud theatre, London Rylance is entertainingly Chaplinesque as a dissolute husband in Seán O’Casey’s 1924 tragicomedy, but Succession’s J Smith-Cameron is its heart and soul as the long-suffering wife A volley of gunshots at the start signifies the violent backdrop to Seán O’Casey’s 1924 tragicomedy, which takes place during the Irish civil war of 1922-23. But it is a distant sound, and musical hall-style comedy and drunken shenanigans take prominence in this production. The second in O’Casey’s Dublin trilogy, Juno and the Paycock dramatises tenement life for the Boyles, whose breadwinner, Jack (Mark Rylance), prefers drink to work while his wife, Juno ( J Smith-Cameron ), is left to earn their keep. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/rfblyAQ via IFTTT
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Donald Trump makes a theatrical return to Butler, scene of assassination attempt

Thousands attend Pennsylvania rally to see Republican candidate, while Elon Musk warns of ‘last election’ if supporters don’t turn out to vote Donald Trump has returned to the site where he narrowly escaped assassination in July, pushing the emotional buttons of his supporters and suggesting that his political opponents “maybe even tried to kill me” to stop him regaining the White House. The Republican presidential nominee – and perennial showman – mounted an unabashedly sentimental spectacle in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. He was joined by billionaire Elon Musk, who made the baseless claim that if Trump’s supporters fail to turn out, “this will be the last election”. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/BQNy1wd via IFTTT
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Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s military claims downing of Russian fighter plane over Donetsk region

Bomber reportedly shot down near city of Kostiantynivka as Russian forces claim capture of another eastern Ukrainian village. What we know on day 956 See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Ukrainian forces said they shot down a Russian warplane in Ukraine’s east on Saturday . The bomber was downed near the city of Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region, the head of its military administration, Serhiy Horbunov, was quoted as saying by Ukraine’s public broadcaster, Suspilne. Photos showed charred remains of an aircraft after it landed on a house that caught fire. Ukraine said five civilians were killed by Russian shelling in the country’s south and east while Russian forces claimed to have made gains in Ukraine’s east . A 65-year-old woman and an 86-year-old man were killed in the city of Toretsk and the village of Velyka Novosilka, prosecutors in the Donetsk region said. In the Zaporizhzhia region, two men aged 44 and 46 were killed by Russian shelling in the village of Mala Tokmachka, ...
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Harris and Trump neck-and-neck in polls with early voting under way

More than 1.4 million have already voted in the presidential election, as battleground state polls show no clear frontrunner More than 1.4 million people have now voted in the presidential election, as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump continue to crisscross the country in the final stretch of a neck-and-neck campaign. Their vice-presidential picks, JD Vance and Tim Walz, also faced off this week in the only vice-presidential debate of this cycle. But initial polls suggested voters saw the debate as a draw , without clear impact on the race. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/5pefx89 via IFTTT
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‘Time stopped here on 7 October’: life in kibbutz that endured unimaginable loss one year ago

Nir Oz, a ‘paradise’ now inhabited by just two people, sustained the most damage and bloodshed per capita in Hamas attack Post is no longer delivered to Nir Oz kibbutz; the lights in the mailroom are off, and the floor is gathering dust. Many of the metal boxes bearing each family’s name now have new labels: red and black stickers that say “killed” or “hostage”. Natan Bahat, 82, knew nothing would be waiting for him, but half-heartedly checked his postbox anyway. “Time stopped here on 7 October,” he said. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/sWRZmMJ via IFTTT
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Executive resigns at Trump Media, Truth Social’s parent company

COO Andrew Northwall last month left the company that now owes almost 800,000 shares to an investor US politics – live updates The chief operating officer of Truth Social’s parent company has resigned, and the company must hand over almost 800,000 shares to one of its investors as part of a court ruling, according to a regulatory filing. Andrew Northwall, the former COO, resigned from Trump Media & Technology Group Corp late last month, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission filing, adding that the company plans to “transition his duties internally”. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/CgilzrY via IFTTT
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Trump holds town hall event in North Carolina as Harris campaigns in Michigan – US elections live

Trump speaks in Fayetteville after Kamala Harris touts economic policies in critical swing state Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a hard-right congresswoman of Georgia, is once again facing criticism for peddling a baseless – and just plan bizarre – claim about the weather. “Yes they can control the weather,” Greene said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. “It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can’t be done.” Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/gjDEFIQ via IFTTT
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US dock workers agree on deal with port operators to end strike

International Longshoremen’s Association announces agreement for wage hike and immediate work resumption The US ports strike that shut down shipping on the east and Gulf coasts for three days came to an end on Thursday after dock workers and port operators reached an agreement for a wage hike. The International Longshoremen’s Association announced that the union agreed to a tentative deal with the United States Maritime Alliance on wages and will extend the contract through January 2025. Work would resume immediately, the union said. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/PpNcg4L via IFTTT
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Today, with a £22bn pledge for carbon capture, Labour’s green revolution for Britain begins | Rachel Reeves

Revitalising the country’s industrial heartlands and creating decent, well-paid jobs is at the heart of our mission Rachel Reeves is the chancellor of the exchequer Three months ago, the British people voted for change. For a Britain that works for working people again, with an economy that is growing, an NHS that is fixed and more money in people’s pockets. I am determined to deliver that change. But I know it can only happen if we bring investment back to Britain. Investment that can reignite Britain’s industrial heartlands to create good jobs in the industries of the future – like wind power and solar. And this includes carbon capture and storage. That’s why today we have announced up to £21.7bn of funding over 25 years to launch this major new industry for our country in a new era for clean-energy investment and jobs. Rachel Reeves is chancellor of the exchequer Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/Jkm2uRC via IFTTT
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‘Something terrible has happened’: Israelis in Jaffa recall shock of terror attack

The assault, in which seven people were killed, happened minutes before Iran’s missile bombardment was launched Middle East crisis – live updates Debbie Kay, who lives in the seaside neighbourhood of Jaffa in Tel Aviv, was arguing with her teenage son on Tuesday evening about whether or not it was safe to leave the house. He was wanting to meet friends, while she was concerned about reports that Iran was about to launch ballistic missiles at Israel. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/h4Aj8Xe via IFTTT
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Avocado bathrooms are back in UK as younger homeowners go green

Suppliers say gen Z and millennials are driving trend for 1970s-style fixtures as well as other bright colours Wild sage, lemon, peach, sorbet, mint, and avocado: not the makings of a bizarre fruit salad, but some of the forgotten shades of Britain’s bathrooms that were popular in the mid-20th century. The colourful suites disappeared from homes as whites and minimalist, neutral designs took over in the 1990s. But avocado-coloured bathrooms are back, and it is gen Z and millennials driving the trend. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/qB4GjRe via IFTTT
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