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• John Motson: Legendary commentator was a 'remarkable' character, says ex-England captain Gary Lineker

  23-02-2023 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Legendary commentator John Motson was "the voice of football" who "always got the mood and the occasion right", says former England striker Gary Lineker.
  
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• Wrexham owners set to play in $1m US tournament

  23-02-2023 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are named in the squad for the club's US debut this summer.
  
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• Keir Starmer's five missions speech fact-checked

  23-02-2023 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Has the UK had the worst decade of growth for two centuries and other claims investigated.
  
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• Australia edge past India to reach Women’s T20 World Cup final – live

  23-02-2023 17:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Play starts at Newlands Cricket Ground from 1pm GMTShare your thoughts with Taha via email or on Twitter4th over: Australia 26-0 (Healy 19, Mooney 7) Far too short from Deepti and Healy comes down the pitch to slap the ball through the off-side for four. Harmanpreet comes over to have a word with her off-spinner but Deepti is too wide again with her second delivery – Healy can only hit it straight to point, though. The batter fails to connect with a reverse-sweep before Deepti finally find
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy calls for meeting with China as US warns Beijing against helping Putin

  23-02-2023 17:40 via theguardian.com
  
  US Treasury secretary warns Beijing that assisting Moscow would be a ‘serious concern’The UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace, has said the conflict in Ukraine could last another year, PA news reports.When asked whether he could see the war continuing for another 12 months, Wallace told LBC:I think we will. I think Russia has shown a complete disregard, not only for the lives of the people of Ukraine but for its own soldiers. We are sitting here 12 months in and 188,000, actually more
  
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• ‘It was an out of body experience’: looking back at the Wattsstax music festival

  23-02-2023 17:33 via theguardian.com
  
  In 1972, the largely Black community of Watts came together for a giant music event from Stax Records, captured in a thrilling, re-released documentaryIn the long, hot summer of 1965, Memphis soul singer William Bell travelled to Los Angeles with Stax Records’ labelmates Booker T and the MGs and Rufus Thomas to play a club date attended by many people from the predominantly Black neighborhood of Watts. “We had such a great reception there,” he said. “It was so popular tha
  
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• Only 22 Afghans resettled in UK under scheme to help vulnerable refugees

  23-02-2023 17:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Charity says disparity with 8,633 Afghans who arrived in small boats across Channel last year shows lack of functioning routeOnly 22 Afghan people, including eight children, have been resettled in the UK under a government scheme that promised to help vulnerable refugees.At the same time, the number of Afghan nationals arriving in the UK on small boats across the Channel rose to 8,633 last year – a sixfold increase on 2021. Afghans have in recent months overtaken Albanians as the predomina
  
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• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with 12 counts in new indictment

  23-02-2023 17:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Bankman-Fried was previously charged with eight counts including fraud and money laundering in FTX collapse caseThe disgraced FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried facilitated hundreds of illegal political donations totaling tens of millions of dollars, court documents unsealed on Thursday alleged.The allegations were contained in a superseding indictment that contained four new charges. Continue reading...
  
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• Social workers in England quitting in record numbers

  23-02-2023 17:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Numbers fall for first time since 2017 despite increased need due to cost of living crisisSocial workers are quitting in record numbers as they struggle to cope with more challenging caseloads stemming from austerity, the pandemic and the cost of living crisis.The scale of the crisis in children’s social work is revealed in figures for 2022 published by the Department for Education, which show the number of professionals has fallen for the first time since data collection began in 2017 &nd
  
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• Ofgem faces boardroom overhaul amid prepayment meter scandal

  23-02-2023 17:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Ministers to recruit new directors to fill five of eight seats on board, including role of chairBritain’s energy regulator, Ofgem, is facing a boardroom overhaul amid stinging criticism over alleged failures in its oversight of the prepayment meter scandal.Over the comings months, ministers will recruit new directors to fill five of the eight seats on the board, including the role of chair, but chief executive Jonathan Brearley is expected remain in position. Continue reading...
  
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• Share your experience of being a first time buyer in the UK

  23-02-2023 17:22 via theguardian.com
  
  We are particularly interested in hearing from people in the north of England and in the Midlands We would like to speak to prospective and recent first-time buyers about their experiences of purchasing their first home.We are particularly interested in hearing from people in the Midlands and in the north of England. Have you struggled to get on the property ladder? Are you buying in a town or city? Are you from the area, or have you moved for work? Continue reading...
  
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• César awards spark row with all-male best director nominations

  23-02-2023 17:22 via theguardian.com
  
  French film academy’s judgment shocks industry despite supposed shakeup after 2022 sexism allegationsIn all its history, only one female film director has won a best director at the César awards – the French equivalent of the Oscars – and in its 48th year, that is not about to change.France’s prestigious film academy has not nominated any woman for the coveted award, despite a shakeup of the organisation after accusations of sexism and a number of critically acclai
  
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• Ateez review – hard not to be wowed by this 22-song K-pop endurance test

  23-02-2023 17:20 via theguardian.com
  
  O2 Arena, London
  Even if you’re not a young ‘Atiny’, the hard graft of the eight band members, the seamless mix of EDM, 80s ballads and emo and the lead’s powerful voice all impress It’s 7.30, long before the headline act usually takes the stage – and the devotees of the latest Korean pop sensations are out in force. Ateez’s fans call themselves Atinys – pronounced “a-teenies” – and are younger and dress more gothic than those rec
  
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• Graham Potter’s refusal to feign fury seems to have got us all … well, very angry | Max Rushden

  23-02-2023 17:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Chelsea manager’s measured response to his team’s poor form has sparked an oddly outraged reaction from press and public Just how angry do we want Graham Potter to be? Stepped on an upturned plug angry? Just missed a train angry? Had his Subaru nicked and getting ghosted by his insurance company angry?Potter’s tenure at Chelsea is a fascinating study in our expectations of managers and how much importance – if any – we place on honesty and integrity. Continue readin
  
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• Andy Murray seals semi-final spot in Qatar after comeback win over Müller

  23-02-2023 17:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Former British No 1 recovers after losing opening setMurray to face Lehecka after Czech’s win over RublevAndy Murray will face Jiri Lehecka in the Qatar Open semi-finals after beating the French qualifier Alexandre Müller in three sets.Murray hit back strongly after losing the opening set to win 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in two hours and three minutes against Müller, who defied his world ranking of 170 early in the match. The 35-year-old Scot, who knocked out the German fourth seed, Alexande
  
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• More deadly than hard plastic: California city bans balloons to protect birds and the ocean

  23-02-2023 17:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Experts say more cities should join the growing legislative trend as balloons wreak havoc on marine environmentsLaguna Beach – the California city known for surfers, waves, rolling hills – grabbed headlines this week for enacting a strict ban on the sale and use of balloons. The city council passed the resolution on Tuesday night, citing wildfire risk and the fact that balloons are a huge source of marine trash. Beginning in 2024, balloons of all types will not be permitted to be use
  
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• ‘Voice of football’: tributes paid to John Motson after commentator dies aged 77

  23-02-2023 17:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Motson covered 10 World Cups and 29 FA Cup finalsLineker and Carragher among those to commemorate ‘legend’Fellow commentators and Gary Lineker led tributes to John Motson after the man hailed as the “voice of football” died at the age of 77.Motson worked for 50 years for the BBC and commentated on more than 2,500 games on television and radio. Known for his trademark sheepskin coat and affectionately nicknamed “Motty”, he covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Cha
  
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• Ukraine war: Soldiers master British tanks in Dorset

  23-02-2023 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The soldiers will spend the next few weeks learning about tank maintenance and basic repairs.
  
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• Crew tried to stop Ohio train from derailing after wheel bearing alert – report

  23-02-2023 17:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Engineer put the brakes on, the NTSB’s report says, but a wheel bearing had been heating up for a considerable amount of timeCrew members on the freight train that derailed in Ohio earlier this month, unleashing a huge blaze and spreading dangerous chemicals, tried to slow and stop the train after seeing an alert about an overheating wheel bearing, but it came off the tracks, according to an interim report released on Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).The train en
  
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• From a smooch-happy Aidan to an ‘unholy’ Sam Smith: what’s in store on And Just Like That …

  23-02-2023 17:05 via theguardian.com
  
  A famous pop singer on set! More Che! A flagrant disregard for road safety! The rumour mill is going into overdrive for the SATC spin-off’s summer returnThe warmer months cannot come quickly enough. Despite some coyness around whether it would be a one-off or not, And Just Like That … is definitely coming back this summer. Although the first season ended with a neatness that could have wrapped it up for good (for Carrie, at least, who said goodbye to Big in Paris, ready for her life
  
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• The Winter’s Tale review – the Globe’s two-venue telling loses its way

  23-02-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and Shakespeare’s Globe, London
  As this ambitious production switches between stages, and deaths pile up like dishes, neither the comedy nor the tragedy have room to breatheGlimpses of fine craft and grand ambition cannot hold together Sean Holmes’s sprawling production of The Winter’s Tale. Taking over both the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and the Globe theatre, this chaotic tragi-comedy struggles to root us emotionally in Shakespeare’s story.At the ca
  
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• Dead Space at 15: ‘We wanted to make one of the scariest games ever’

  23-02-2023 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  With its frequent dismemberments, repulsive creatures and total immersion, Dead Space spliced horror and sci-fi to make a truly classic video game – even though it initially tankedIt’s one of the more memorable intros in video game history: as part of a five-person team sent to investigate a communications blackout aboard the mining ship USG Ishimura, engineer Isaac Clarke boots up the vessel’s computer while his colleagues pace around nervously. Suddenly, the lights go out, an
  
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• ‘It’s fundamental’: WPP chief on how AI has revolutionised advertising

  23-02-2023 16:58 via theguardian.com
  
  Mark Read says artificial intelligence is helping firm win clients keen to tap into technology’s potentialFrom Serena Williams playing against incarnations of her younger self to millions of personalised messages from a Bollywood superstar to support small businesses in India, artificial intelligence and machine learning is driving a revolution in the global advertising industry.Mark Read, the chief executive of London-listed WPP, the world’s largest marketing services company, said
  
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• From Warrior Nun to Three Women, TV shows are being cancelled. Yet somehow Emily in Paris lives on | Rebecca Nicholson

  23-02-2023 16:54 via theguardian.com
  
  There is no room for sentimentality in the ruthless world of TV streaming. If only services felt the same about quality controlIn December, fans of the Netflix fantasy series Warrior Nun learned that their favourite show had been cancelled after just two seasons. They did not take the news quietly. Billboards appeared in New York and London, sporting the slogan #SaveWarriorNun. Another, in Los Angeles, now faces Netflix HQ. This highly organised fan campaign has raised thousands of dollars in or
  
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• What are Sunak and Starmer's top five priorities?

  23-02-2023 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer have each set out five key priorities - how do they compare?
  
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• Hauliers: tell us about what is causing the UK vegetable shortages

  23-02-2023 16:53 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to speak to those involved in transportation and importing of produce from Europe to the UKA shortage of salad and other vegetables has led some UK supermarkets to ration fresh produce, with cold weather, Brexit, and increased production costs all blamed for the situation.We would like to speak to international hauliers and others involved in the transportation and importing of fresh produce from Europe to the UK. What can you tell us about the shortages? In your experience, what f
  
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• Football Daily | John Motson was all about the sound of football

  23-02-2023 16:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!“This is George, the substitute, turning well. Mallender. Meadows heading it on. Tremendous spirit in this Hereford side, they’re not giving it up by any means. Radford. Now Tudor’s gone down for Newcastle. Radford again. Oh what a go-oa-l! Wh-aa-at a goal! Radford the scorer! Ronnie Radford! And the crowd, the crowd are invading the pitch, and now it will take some time to clear the field. What a tremendous shot by Radford. He
  
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• Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza after militants fire rockets in wake of West Bank raid

  23-02-2023 16:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Region braced for escalation in violence as attacks from both sides follow deadliest Israeli army raid in decades in NablusIsrael and militants in the Gaza Strip have exchanged fire just hours after the deadliest Israeli army raid in decades killed 11 Palestinians and wounded more than 100 more in the occupied West Bank, leaving the region braced for an escalation in violence.The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said early on Thursday morning that it had carried out airstrikes on two military sites o
  
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• Keir Starmer’s five missions reveal a man serious about being prime minister | Polly Toynbee

  23-02-2023 16:26 via theguardian.com
  
  We are seeing a leader emerge who doesn’t promise quick fixes, but is committed to the long-term revival of broken BritainAside from being 28% ahead in the polls, a sure sign that a party is on the threshold of power, is its leader receiving a ferocious roasting on the BBC’s Today show. Keir Starmer, laying out his “five missions” covering the economy, the NHS, crime, the climate crisis and education, was stress-tested in that boxing ring on Thursday morning. He stood up
  
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• Camilla tells authors to ‘remain true to calling’ amid Roald Dahl row

  23-02-2023 16:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Speech during reception for queen consort’s online book club follows backlash against rewrites of Dahl’s booksCamilla, the Queen Consort, has urged authors to resist curbs on freedom of expression in an apparent reflection on the backlash against changes to Roald Dahl’s books.Speaking at a Clarence House reception to mark the second anniversary of her online book club, Camilla told authors: “Please remain true to your calling, unimpeded by those who may wish to curb the f
  
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• Lawyers advising Tory Eurosceptics submit fresh post-Brexit plan to Sunak

  23-02-2023 16:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Three-page letter proposes legal device to end rule of EU law in Northern Ireland, as talks with bloc continueUK politics live – latest news updatesLawyers advising Eurosceptics in the Conservative party have submitted fresh proposals to Rishi Sunak to end the rule of EU law in Northern Ireland, one of the major sticking points in the UK-EU negotiations over the protocol, it has emerged.The proposals were sent to Downing Street, senior ministers and the European Commission as the Northern
  
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• Rogue UK landlords using ‘ghost tenants’ to con taxpayers out of millions

  23-02-2023 16:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Gangs among those buying up cheap houses and claiming housing benefit for vulnerable people who do not live there, police sayRogue landlords are conning the government out of millions of pounds by fraudulently claiming housing benefits for so-called “ghost tenants”, it has been revealed.Criminal gangs are among those buying cheap property to convert into housing for vulnerable people, in some cases claiming welfare payments for tenants who do not live there. Continue reading...
  
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• Suzume review – Makoto Shinkai’s charming modern Alice in Wonderland

  23-02-2023 16:15 via theguardian.com
  
  The Your Name director’s mythic and comic new animation is an absorbing, intriguing and bewildering workHere is the new animation from the Japanese film-maker Makoto Shinkai, whose 2016 fantasy Your Name captured moviegoers’ imagination and led him to be thought of as a new master and perhaps even the heir to Hayao Miyazaki himself. It is an absorbing, intriguing, bewildering work: often spectacular and beautiful, like a sci-fi supernatural disaster movie or an essay on nature and po
  
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• UK salad shortages could last a month, warns environment secretary

  23-02-2023 16:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Thérèse Coffey advises consumers to opt for turnips as tomato and cucumber supplies dwindleWhy are UK supermarkets facing fresh food shortages?Spanish growers blame weather, rising costs and BrexitShortages of salad and other vegetables in UK supermarkets could last up to a month, the environment secretary has said, as the government was accused of bringing the problem on itself by failing to support local growers and through Brexit policies.Thérèse Coffey told parlia
  
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• John Malkovich on best friend Julian Sands: ‘Jules was such a storyteller, and so, so funny’

  23-02-2023 16:08 via theguardian.com
  
  The actor reflects on the pair’s new film together, Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes, as ‘a pretty fitting tribute’ and shares memories of the ‘boy who grew up wild on the moors’One of the last conversations John Malkovich had with Julian Sands, his best friend of 40 years, concerned how to prepare yourself for death. You can see that conversation in their new film, Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes, which premiered at the Berlin film festiv
  
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• An anonymous, pro-Brexit play about Dominic Cummings? Classic Dom! | Mark Lawson

  23-02-2023 16:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Partially based on verbatim texts from Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser, a new play which lists no dramatist veers from Ted talk to pantomimeAt this play about Dominic Cummings, the notoriously shortsighted north-east explorer, the audience played a Westminster equivalent of Where’s Wally? as a rumour circulated that the subject’s vision had sufficed for him to reach the venue.From my sweeps, the dedicated EU outer was not, as theatre people say, “in” for Dom &n
  
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• Tunisia’s president calls for halt to sub-Saharan immigration amid crackdown on opposition

  23-02-2023 16:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Kais Saied claims migrants are part of campaign to make country ‘purely African’ in move critics say is to distract from economic crisisTunisia’s president, Kais Saied, has told a meeting of security officials that migrants are part of a wider campaign to change the demographic makeup of the country and make it “purely African”.The president’s comments come alongside an extensive crackdown on critics and opposition figures in a campaign that human rights group
  
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• England needs new reservoirs or food supplies will be at risk, warns NFU chief

  23-02-2023 15:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Farming leader Minette Batters says government needs to take action to tackle worsening water shortagesNew reservoirs are needed across England to cope with increasingly severe water shortages that are putting the UK at risk of not being able to grow the food consumers require, a farming leader has warned.Minette Batters, the president of the National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales, said failure to manage the country’s water adequately was creating problems for farmers and threa
  
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• SNP’s Kate Forbes issues apology in bid to reset leadership campaign

  23-02-2023 15:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Forbes promises to protect the rights of all, while rival Humza Yousaf is criticised over hospital backlogsKate Forbes has apologised for hurt caused and promised to protect the rights of everybody in Scotland, “particularly minorities”, as she endeavours to reset her campaign for the leadership of the Scottish National party after her faith-informed views on equal marriage, transgender rights and sex outside marriage prompted a bruising backlash.Forbes, a member of the socially cons
  
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• Russian forces step up attacks in Ukraine’s east as one-year mark looms

  23-02-2023 15:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Zelenskiy says Ukraine ‘will prevail’ as general staff reports 90 assaults in 24 hours in east and north-eastRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesRussian forces have stepped up attacks along the eastern frontline of the war in Ukraine as Kyiv prepares to mark the sombre first anniversary of the invasion.Amid fears that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, intends to mark the anniversary with fresh attacks on key cities, Ukraine’s general staff said it had repelled 90 assaults in
  
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• Secondary school places: When do parents find out?

  23-02-2023 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Councils will soon be offering secondary school places to children in England and Wales.
  
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• Officials identify Florida journalist killed while reporting at scene of murder

  23-02-2023 15:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Dylan Lyons, a reporter for Spectrum News 13, died in a shooting on Wednesday that also took the life of a nine-year-old girlA Florida journalist killed near Orlando on Wednesday was identified as 24-year-old Dylan Lyons.Lyons, a reporter for Spectrum News 13, was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon while at the scene of a murder. Officials said Keith Melvin Moses, 19, shot Lyons and a colleague before walking into a nearby home and shooting a woman and her nine-year-old daughter. The girl died.
  
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• Recapturing excess heat could power most of Europe, say experts

  23-02-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Preventing heat waste largely being ignored as solution to energy crisis, say environmental campaignersExcess heat produced across Europe could almost power the entire region but preventing this waste is largely being ignored as a solution to the energy crisis, say environmental experts.“The global energy crisis is a wakeup call to stop wasting energy,” said Toby Morgan, senior manager for the built environment at Climate Group, an environmental not-for-profit. “Now, more than
  
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• My dog needs an operation I can’t afford. Should I try to find the money, or put him down?

  23-02-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The feelings of helplessness towards an animal in pain are difficult, says advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but try not to make this decision in isolationGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailMy father has dementia, and when his cat was run over, he was absolutely distraught. A few months later, he asked for a dog as he couldn’t face having a cat to lose again. So I bought him a Labrador puppy. It took one, maybe two days, and he was done with it. So I took on the responsibility
  
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• ‘I’m hanging between worlds’: couple who fled Russia toy with returning

  23-02-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Anna and her husband left after Putin’s mobilisation. She tells of difficulties in Turkey and potential dangers of moving back• Escaping Russia: ‘We were worried he could be drafted any time’A few months after leaving Russia, I came back to Moscow. We’re still figuring out what to do. We’re considering moving back to Russia because we can’t afford living in Turkey, since the rouble has become much weaker.But it’s not safe. There could be another mob
  
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• De La Soul on their belated streaming debut: ‘It felt like we were being erased from history’

  23-02-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Speaking before the death of founder member Trugoy, Posdnuos and Maseo answer your questions on playing Glastonbury, working with MF Doom and utilising the power of an infectious laugh‘A new style of speak’: the lyrical genius of De La Soul’s Trugoy the DoveYou were one of the first non-guitar headline acts at Glastonbury [in 1990]. Was the crowd ready for you? JulestheRun
  Kelvin Mercer, AKA Posdnuos: I didn’t really know that, but we were pulled into a world that was alr
  
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• The Oscars bring in ‘crisis team’ for coming ceremony

  23-02-2023 14:58 via theguardian.com
  
  After last year’s events, where Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, the Academy Awards have brought in a squad to deal with any unexpected happeningsA “crisis team” will be introduced at the Oscars to handle any unanticipated events, after Will Smith stormed the stage and slapped Chris Rock during last year’s ceremony.Academy chief executive Bill Kramer said the new team had “run many scenarios” in the hope that they will be “prepared for anything” that
  
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• Harvey Weinstein to be sentenced over Los Angeles rape conviction

  23-02-2023 14:57 via theguardian.com
  
  Lawyers for disgraced producer, who is serving 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York, petition for new trial Harvey Weinstein is due to be sentenced on Thursday, three months after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles, if his motion for a new trial is denied.The disgraced film producer faces up to 18 additional years in prison, but his attorneys argue that Weinstein deserves a new trial because the jury should have seen evidence suggesting that the actress
  
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• Pioneering Corby children’s centre under threat for second time in a year

  23-02-2023 14:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Pen Green, a leader in wraparound care, says it will shut if Tory council goes ahead with £800,000 of cutsA trailblazing children’s centre in one of the UK’s poorest towns that inspired the creation of Sure Start is facing closure because of local council cuts.Pen Green in Corby, Northamptonshire, a global beacon of early years expertise that pioneered wraparound care – bringing together a nursery, parental support and health and social services under a single roof &ndash
  
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• Interest rates will need to rise again, warns Bank of England rate-setter

  23-02-2023 14:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Catherine Mann, a hawkish member of the MPC, says high rates necessary to stop inflation becoming embedded in wages and pricesInterest rates will need to rise again to prevent inflation becoming a persistent problem in the UK, a Bank of England policymaker has warned.A shortage of workers and high wage demands were likely to continue pushing up inflation, acting as a counterweight to falling energy prices, said Catherine Mann, a member of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC), which s
  
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