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• Fantasy football: a kickabout with the surrealists – in pictures

  19-11-2022 18:00 via theguardian.com
  During the second world war, many artists fled to Marseille, where André Breton assembled a group of surrealists every Sunday to play creative games. Inspired by this, author Mike McInnes and artist Matt Kenyon imagined the surrealists as a football team, assigning positions and made-up quotes to figures including Max Ernst, Frida Kahlo and Albert Camus (who was actually a goalkeeper in Algeria in the late 1920s). The football cards appear in McInnes’s book Homo Passiens: Man the Foo
  
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• UK’s most vulnerable missing out on energy bill support due to confusing systems

  19-11-2022 16:57 via theguardian.com
  Charity warns of ‘significant risk’ that those on old prepayment meters will be unable to redeem vouchers offering £400 discountThe poorest and most vulnerable people in the UK risk missing out on the energy bill support and cost of living payments they are entitled to, because of a lack of clarity over what is available from the government and how to get it, charities have warned.Under the energy bills support scheme announced by Rishi Sunak when he was chancellor, all househo
  
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• ‘Her headscarf seems to continue up into the tree’ : José Luis Barcia’s best phone picture

  19-11-2022 11:00 via theguardian.com
  The Spanish photographer’s shot of an Iranian woman in a hijab has recently acquired new resonanceDespite not being a religious person, José Luis Barcia Fernández has long been fascinated by the rituals, rules and uniforms of faith. After photographing the hooded capirotes of Seville’s Holy Week, and Jews, Muslims and Christians in Jerusalem, the Spanish photographer travelled to Iran four years ago, where he took this shot of a woman in a hijab silhouetted against a tr
  
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• Cost of living crisis: could taking in a lodger help you pay your bills?

  19-11-2022 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Renting out a room may bring in extra cash and offer someone an affordable home but here’s what you need to knowAre you looking to boost your income because of a higher mortgage or energy bills? Maybe you would welcome an extra pair of hands around the house or are keen to support someone struggling with sky-high rent?The cost of living crisis means companies that connect people with spare rooms to those looking for a more affordable place to stay are gearing up for a busy season as more p
  
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• Fundraising in memory of TikTok's Piano Grandad

  19-11-2022 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The granddaughter of a man who raised thousands for cancer research vows to continue his legacy.
  
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• Scotland's papers: Floods wreak havoc and GPs turn 'emergency only'

  19-11-2022 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Scotland's battering by heavy rain and more gloomy news in the NHS crisis make the front pages.
  
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• Couple camped in woods for a week to find lost dog

  19-11-2022 09:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Beagle Millie was spooked by a firework and escaped from her garden in Peterhead.
  
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• 135-year-old message in a bottle found under floorboards

  19-11-2022 09:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Two workers left the note inside a whisky bottle after laying the floor in an Edinburgh house.
  
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• Rishi Sunak speaks of safety fears for daughter

  19-11-2022 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  'Women and girls have not felt as safe as they should' on the UK's streets, the PM says.
  
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• Sobriety tag changed my life, says alcohol offender

  19-11-2022 08:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Sobriety tags arrived in Wales a year ago and alert probation staff if the wearer drinks alcohol.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: 'They think it's all sober' and PM's fears for women

  19-11-2022 06:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Saturday's front pages cover the last-minute decision to stop alcohol being sold at World Cup stadiums.
  
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• Strabane bomb attack: Three arrested after attempted murder of NI police

  19-11-2022 05:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The men were all arrested on Friday night after detectives searched homes in County Tyrone.
  
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• Children in Need: More than £35m raised ahead of 'tough winter'

  19-11-2022 05:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The charity show was hosted by Jason Manford, Mel Giedroyc, Alex Scott, Ade Adepitan and Chris Ramsey.
  
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• Winter weather: Keeping costs down when it's cold

  19-11-2022 02:24 via bbc.co.uk
  As energy bills rise and temperatures fall, there are extra payments available.
  
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• Staying warm: What does an unheated room do to your body? - BBC

  19-11-2022 02:11 via news.google.com
  Staying warm: What does an unheated room do to your body?  BBC
  
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• Staying warm: What does an unheated room do to your body?

  19-11-2022 02:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC's health and science correspondent undergoes an experiment to find out how a cold home affects him.
  
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• Rishi Sunak talks about fears for daughter’s safety and crime crackdown - The Guardian

  19-11-2022 01:12 via news.google.com
  Rishi Sunak talks about fears for daughter’s safety and crime crackdown  The GuardianRishi Sunak: My fears for the safety of women  The TelegraphRishi Sunak: Daughters motivate me to make the streets safer for women  The TimesRishi Sunak Says He Wants to See More Criminals in UK Prisons  BloombergSunak says he wants more people in jail to make streets safer for women  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Rent rises: 'I'm nearly 70, I can't afford to rent any more'

  19-11-2022 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Barbara Kennedy is one of thousands of private renters in Northern Ireland struggling with rising costs.
  
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• Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years for Theranos fraud - Financial Times

  19-11-2022 01:01 via news.google.com
  Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to more than 11 years for Theranos fraud  Financial TimesPregnant Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in federal prison  Daily MailTheranos: Silicon Valley holds breath for Elizabeth Holmes sentencing  BBCView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Kim Jong Un's daughter seen for first time in public at ballistic missile launch - Sky News

  19-11-2022 00:40 via news.google.com
  Kim Jong Un's daughter seen for first time in public at ballistic missile launch  Sky NewsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un reveals daughter at ballistic missile test  The GuardianNorth Korea's Kim reveals daughter at ballistic missile test  ReutersDaughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seen in first public appearance  CNNNorth Korea's Kim Jong Un reveals daughter to public at ICBM launch  The Indian ExpressView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Elon Musk summons Twitter engineers to headquarters amid mass resignations - The Guardian

  19-11-2022 00:33 via news.google.com
  Elon Musk summons Twitter engineers to headquarters amid mass resignations  The GuardianTwitter locks staff out of offices until next week  BBCTwitter locks staff out of offices until next week – BBC News  BBC NewsI worked at Twitter for seven years – this is what I want you to know  The IndependentThe Elon Musk effect: have we reached our limit with awful bosses?  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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