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• Steve Coogan, Paul Whitehouse and Lee Mack join Windermere pollution protest - The Guardian

  29-05-2023 23:36 via news.google.com
  Steve Coogan, Paul Whitehouse and Lee Mack join Windermere pollution protest  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• British man, 26, dies in Greece after being 'struck by lightning while paddleboarding' - Sky News

  29-05-2023 23:05 via news.google.com
  British man, 26, dies in Greece after being 'struck by lightning while paddleboarding'  Sky NewsBritish man dies in Greece ‘after being struck by lightning paddleboarding’  The GuardianBritish 26-year-old struck by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece  The TelegraphBrit, 26, dies after being hit by lightning while girlfriend filmed on Rhodes beach  Birmingham LiveView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• BMW drifts out to sea after owner parks it on beach - Liverpool Echo

  29-05-2023 23:02 via news.google.com
  BMW drifts out to sea after owner parks it on beach  Liverpool Echo'You can’t park there!' - BMW washed out to sea after parking on West Country beach  Bristol LiveCar in sea at Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes  BBCBMW washed out to sea on Cornish beach rescued by coastguard  The IndependentConvertible BMW gets washed out to sea after parking on UK beach  Portsmouth NewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nearly two-thirds of millennials think Tories deserve to lose election, poll says - The Guardian

  29-05-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  Nearly two-thirds of millennials think Tories deserve to lose election, poll says  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino's backroom staff confirmed as Chelsea announce new manager - Evening Standard

  29-05-2023 22:46 via news.google.com
  
  Mauricio Pochettino's backroom staff confirmed as Chelsea announce new manager  Evening StandardMauricio Pochettino: Chelsea appoint ex-Tottenham boss as new manager  BBCChelsea appoint ex-Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino | What's on Poch's to-do list?  Sky Sports Premier League(Video): “That’s a strong opinion that I have” – Lampard on one thing that he thinks new manager must improve  Chelsea NewsMauricio Pochettino: Chelsea app
  
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• Kosovo: Fresh clashes as Nato troops called in to northern towns - BBC

  29-05-2023 22:38 via news.google.com
  
  Kosovo: Fresh clashes as Nato troops called in to northern towns  BBCKosovo: Dozens injured in clashes between ethnic Serbs and NATO soldiers | DW News  DW NewsNato troops injured in clashes with Serb protesters in Kosovo  The GuardianNATO troops form security cordons in Kosovo as Serbs protest  Al Jazeera EnglishNATO condemns clashes in Kosovo, 25 KFOR troops injured, 3 critical  EuronewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Elizabeth Holmes is going to prison. Will she ever pay victims too? - BBC

  29-05-2023 22:09 via news.google.com
  
  Elizabeth Holmes is going to prison. Will she ever pay victims too?  BBCTheranos founder Elizabeth Homes to begin 11-year prison sentence - live  The IndependentDisgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud  CBS San FranciscoInside the Prison Where Elizabeth Holmes Could Serve Her Sentence  The Wall Street JournalElizabeth Holmes' prison life a drastic lifestyle shift from Theranos  Business InsiderView Full coverage on Go
  
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• Djokovic sparks row by scribbling anti-Kosovo message on TV camera - Daily Mail

  29-05-2023 22:02 via news.google.com
  
  Djokovic sparks row by scribbling anti-Kosovo message on TV camera  Daily MailNovak Djokovic courts controversy at French Open with political message  The GuardianDjokovic Powers Through After Tense Tie-Break In His Opening Roland-Garros Match! | Eurosport Tennis  Eurosport TennisNovak Djokovic sparks political backlash with 'Kosovo is the heart of Serbia' message  The TimesNovak Djokovic risks political rage after Kosovo message with punishment no deterre
  
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• ‘So goodnight from me. Goodnight’: Jeremy Paxman departs University Challenge, gentle at last - The Guardian

  29-05-2023 22:01 via news.google.com
  ‘So goodnight from me. Goodnight’: Jeremy Paxman departs University Challenge, gentle at last  The GuardianJeremy Paxman will present his final University Challenge today after 28 years as quizmaster  Daily MailParkinson's 'silent' warning signs as Jeremy Paxman hosts last University Challenge  The MirrorJeremy Paxman bows out as host of University Challenge  The GuardianNo tears or soppy speeches – Jeremy Paxman bowed out of University C
  
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• Nato troops injured in clashes with Serb protesters in Kosovo

  29-05-2023 21:20 via theguardian.com
  
  About 25 Italian and Hungarian soldiers from Kfor mission and two Serbs reportedly injuredAbout 25 Nato peacekeeping soldiers defending three town halls in northern Kosovo have been injured in clashes with Serb protesters, while Serbia’s president put the army on the highest level of combat alert.Kfor, the Nato-led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo, condemned the violence. Continue reading...
  
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• Girl, 15, charged with 19 counts of murder after fire at school in Guyana

  29-05-2023 21:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Police have accused the teenager of starting the blaze in a dormitory that killed 18 schoolmates and a five-year-old boyA teenage student whom police in Guyana accuse of deliberately setting a fire in a girls’ dormitory that killed 18 schoolmates and a five-year-old boy has been charged as an adult with 19 counts of murder.The 15-year-old girl appeared virtually at the hearing on Monday in a court south of the capital, Georgetown, and was ordered to be held in custody pending further court
  
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• At least 153 died in custody in El Salvador’s gang crackdown – report

  29-05-2023 21:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Human rights group’s 107-page report details human cost of President Nayib Bukele’s controversial ‘war on gangs’The human cost of El Salvador’s controversial “war on gangs” has been laid bare in a new report which claims dozens of prisoners were tortured and killed in jail after being caught up in the year-long security crackdown.The detailed 107-page report from human rights group Cristosal said at least 153 people had died in custody after being arrest
  
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• We cling because where else do we go when it’s over for Jimmy Anderson? | Jonathan Liew

  29-05-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Test cricket will lose a part of itself when England’s elder statesman retires and, while it will survive, it will be painful“Oh mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head.” A few weeks ago English cricket was thrown into a medium-sized spasm by the news that Jimmy Anderson had sustained a groin injury playing for Lancashire against Somerset. On one level it felt faintly ridiculous that England’s Ashes chances should rise or fall on the fitness of a man old enough t
  
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• Tea, apples and berries could stave off age-related memory loss, study suggests - The Guardian

  29-05-2023 21:00 via news.google.com
  Tea, apples and berries could stave off age-related memory loss, study suggests  The GuardianMemory loss 'can be reversed by simple diet changes'  The TelegraphAn apple a day can help stop memory loss, research finds  ExpressDrinking 2 cups of tea a day helps ‘keep your brain younger for longer’...  The SunDiet low in flavanols may drive age-related memory loss, scientists claim  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tea, apples and berries could stave off age-related memory loss, study suggests

  29-05-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Research found 71-year-olds with high flavanol consumption had better memory functionPeople who have a diet rich in flavanols, which are found in tea, apples and berries, may be less likely to develop age-related memory loss, research suggests.A three-year study of 3,562 people aged about 71 found those with high regular flavanol consumption had better hippocampal memory function, which includes short-term memory-making, than those who didn’t. Continue reading...
  
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• Labour plans to allow local authorities to buy land cheaply for development

  29-05-2023 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: If elected next year, party would allow officials to buy up land at fraction of potential cost as part of ‘pro-building’ agendaLabour is planning to give local officials sweeping new powers to buy land cheaply and develop on it, as part of the party’s new “pro-building” agenda.Party sources say that if elected next year, they will pass a law to allow local development authorities in England the power to buy up land at a fraction of its potential cost if t
  
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• What's in the US debt ceiling deal? - BBC

  29-05-2023 20:47 via news.google.com
  
  What's in the US debt ceiling deal?  BBCLawmakers race to secure US debt deal votes as deadline looms  BBC‘Whatever it takes’: Biden and McCarthy’s tense journey to debt deal  The Guardian USMcCarthy Won the Debt-Limit Deal. Biden Did, Too.  BloombergA Debt-Ceiling Deal Worth Passing - WSJ  The Wall Street JournalView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tuesday expected to be UK’s hottest day of year, with 25C predicted

  29-05-2023 20:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Peak is forecast for parts of the country, passing the 24.4C recorded in Plymouth on SundayTuesday could be the UK’s hottest day of the year so far, with 25C predicted in parts of the country, which would surpass the temperatures reached on Sunday.Dan Stroud, a Met Office meteorologist, said forecasters were expecting temperatures to reach 25C in “one or two spots … most likely across west Scotland” on Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Boys ‘mustn’t be afraid of female-led books’, says author Joanne Harris

  29-05-2023 20:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Teaching must change to prevent violence against women, she said at Hay festival, also speaking on narratives of menopauseBoys should be encouraged to read books about girls, said author Joanne Harris, because “a boy who is afraid to read a book with a girl protagonist will grow up into a man who feels that it’s inappropriate for him to listen to a woman’s voice”.The author of Chocolat told an audience at the Hay festival in Wales that if violence against women was to be
  
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• Cabinet Office may take legal action to deny Covid inquiry Boris Johnson material - The Guardian

  29-05-2023 20:13 via news.google.com
  Cabinet Office may take legal action to deny Covid inquiry Boris Johnson material  The GuardianDeadline looms to release Boris messages in Whitehall inquiry clash  The IndependentBoris Johnson WhatsApps row sets up Covid inquiry legal battle  The TimesThe Covid inquiry is digging up Boris Johnson’s blunders and the mess keeps piling up  The GuardianIt's political Groundhog Day all over again  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• New UK-US Airline Buys First Plane: A Superjumbo - Airways Magazine

  29-05-2023 20:11 via news.google.com
  
  New UK-US Airline Buys First Plane: A Superjumbo  Airways MagazineUK Start-Up Carrier Global Airlines Has Acquired An Airbus A380  Simple FlyingEuropean startup airline bought A380 to fly between the US and UK  Business InsiderNew UK-US airline buys first plane  The IndependentGlobal Airlines acquires its first Airbus A380 from Doric Aviation  Aeronews GlobalView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Canadian former soldier extradited to Thailand over gangland killing

  29-05-2023 20:08 via theguardian.com
  
  Matthew Dupre flown into Bangkok to face trial for murder of suspected drug bossA former Canadian soldier has been extradited to Thailand in connection with the killing of a criminal gang member in Phuket.Matthew Dupre, 38, is wanted for the alleged murder of suspected criminal Jimi Sandhu, who was shot dead in February 2022, Thailand’s central investigation bureau commissioner, Jirabhop Bhuridej, told reporters. Continue reading...
  
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• The dog who changed an army veteran’s life

  29-05-2023 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cocoa is now Archie Douglas’ assistance dog after receiving training from the charity Bravehound.
  
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• ‘What are we doing here?’ Cameron Norrie upset with umpire’s intervention

  29-05-2023 20:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Briton beats Benoît Paire 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 Norrie called for a hindrance in second setCameron Norrie has expressed his frustration at being penalised for a hindrance during his gritty five-set win against Benoît Paire on Monday, describing the umpire’s intervention as “unacceptable”. After an intense battle with crowd, opponent and himself, he recovered from two sets to one down to reach the second round with a 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 win on Court Suzanne Len
  
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• Suspected Russia-trained spy whale reappears off Sweden’s coast

  29-05-2023 20:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Beluga whale was first spotted in Norway wearing a harness marked ‘Equipment St Petersburg’ in 2019A beluga whale that turned up in Norway wearing a harness in 2019, prompting speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has reappeared off Sweden’s coast.First discovered in Norway’s far northern region of Finnmark, the whale spent more than three years slowly moving down the top half of the Norwegian coastline, before suddenly speeding up in recent months to cove
  
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• Woman wins UK cheese rolling race despite being knocked unconscious

  29-05-2023 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘It feels great,’ said Canadian Delaney Irving, victor of the women’s race at Coopers Hill, near GloucesterA woman was knocked unconscious while running down a hill to chase a 3kg (7lb) cheese wheel, but still managed to win her race at the bank holiday event.Video footage posted on social media showed Delaney Irving falling while pursuing the double gloucester down the almost-vertical Coopers Hill in Brockworth, near Gloucester. Continue reading...
  
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• Manage the owners, trim the squad and Pochettino’s other key tasks at Chelsea | Jacob Steinberg

  29-05-2023 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  New manager can use lack of European football to his advantage provided he finds an answer to team’s chronic lack of goals Continue reading...
  
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• 'All or nothing': Spain's Pedro Sánchez gambles on snap election - Financial Times

  29-05-2023 19:54 via news.google.com
  
  'All or nothing': Spain's Pedro Sánchez gambles on snap election  Financial TimesSpain's socialist PM calls for early general election after disastrous local polls | DW News  DW NewsSpanish village votes in 30 seconds  BBCSpain's conservative opposition trounces Socialists in key local and regional elections  euronewsWhat the rise of Vox means for Spain  The SpectatorView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• London Irish set to become third club ejected from Premiership

  29-05-2023 19:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Deadline for takeover or proof of funding elapses on TuesdayWasps and Worcester already expelled this seasonLondon Irish are expected to become the third team ejected from the Premiership in eight months with the Rugby Football Union poised to suspend the Exiles should they miss Tuesday’s 5pm deadline regarding the proposed takeover.The situation is such that several players have been seeking to line up provisional moves with England’s Henry Arundell understood to be on Bath’s
  
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• The Guardian view on the Met’s mental health ultimatum: a deadline is not a solution | Editorial | Editorial

  29-05-2023 19:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Sir Mark Rowley is right that mentally ill people should not be looked after by police officers. Ministers, not health workers, are to blameThe decision last week by the Metropolitan police commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, that in future his officers will attend emergency calls related to mental health only where a threat to life is feared, was both a wake-up call and a threat. His letter, and deadline of 31 August, have raised the stakes in negotiations with health bosses. The danger is that his
  
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• Cabinet Office may take legal action to deny Covid inquiry Boris Johnson material

  29-05-2023 19:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Such a challenge over Lady Hallett’s request for unredacted diaries and messages would be seen as unprecedentedThe Cabinet Office could take unprecedented action to prevent Boris Johnson’s unredacted diaries and WhatsApp messages being handed over to the official Covid inquiry, the Guardian had been told.Officials are preparing to issue a response to the inquiry chair, Heather Hallett, by 4pm on Tuesday. Sources said they were likely to resist her demand for a cache of documents rela
  
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• The Guardian view on Erdoğan’s victory: a triumph for polarisation, not unity | Editorial

  29-05-2023 19:28 via theguardian.com
  
  As he embarks on a third decade in power, Turkey’s president will continue to use sweeping powers to divide and ruleDuring his victory speeches on Sunday night, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan celebrated re-election as Turkey’s president with a call for national unity. “We are not the only ones who have won, Turkey has won … our democracy has won,” he told supporters, while at the same time doubling down on the type of inflammatory rhetoric he deployed against LGBTQ+ peo
  
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• US political leaders push for lawmakers’ support on debt ceiling deal

  29-05-2023 19:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Some members of Congress question if they received enough concessions in Biden and McCarthy’s agreementUS political leaders appeared bullish on Monday that they can sell a bipartisan compromise debt ceiling deal to enough mainstream lawmakers – overcoming boisterous criticism from left and right – urgently enough to avert a first-ever national default on the $31.4tn the US owes creditors.The deal, agreed by the Democratic US president, Joe Biden, and the Republican House speake
  
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• John Dobson obituary

  29-05-2023 19:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Stalwart opera singer who clocked up more than 2,000 performances in around 90 roles at Covent GardenA comprimario tenor is one who specialises in secondary roles, fulfilling a vital function while others take the glory. John Dobson, who has died aged 92, clocked up more than 2,000 performances in around 90 roles at Covent Garden alone by the time he retired in 1995.A dependable, stalwart member of the company at the Royal Opera, he sang the treacherous courtier Shuisky to Boris Christoff’
  
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• Turkish lira plunges as Erdoğan claims mandate to continue divisive rule

  29-05-2023 19:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Re-elected president commits to economic unorthodoxy and culture wars suggesting further trouble aheadThe Turkish lira has hit a record low after the election win of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a renewed sign of the economic troubles his country is expected to face in the third decade of his rule.The lira fell against the dollar as Erdoğan pronounced victory. On Monday morning, the US investment bank Morgan Stanley predicted the Turkish currency would drop further this year
  
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• Using psychedelics for depression is exciting area, says ex-vaccines chief

  29-05-2023 19:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Kate Bingham, who chaired UK’s Covid vaccine taskforce, tells Hay festival she hopes mind-altering drugs could treat mental illnessThe former chair of the UK’s Covid vaccine taskforce has described the use of psychedelics to treat depression as an “area of real excitement” in a talk at the Hay literary festival in Wales.Speaking at a panel event alongside the UK government’s former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance, Kate Bingham said she was hopeful that
  
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• Huddersfield Apprentice winner Harpreet gets engaged to TV co-star as she shares stunning proposal snap - Yorkshire Live

  29-05-2023 19:03 via news.google.com
  Huddersfield Apprentice winner Harpreet gets engaged to TV co-star as she shares stunning proposal snap  Yorkshire LiveView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Tom Johnston on Britain’s out of touch political masters – cartoon

  29-05-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
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• Everton require major overhaul on and off the field after survival

  29-05-2023 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  A stay-away board, threadbare squad and an investigation into an alleged breach of rules are among the problems that remainSean Dyche made no attempt to sugarcoat Everton’s latest relegation escape after victory against Bournemouth on the final day. Survival afforded the Everton manager opportunity to speak with refreshing honesty about the problems he inherited and the “massive amount of work to be done, not just from me but from everyone at the club” to ensure next season doe
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday promoted after last-gasp goal sinks Barnsley

  29-05-2023 18:55 via theguardian.com
  
  It has not been a dull couple of weeks from a Sheffield Wednesday perspective. With six seconds of extra time to play, Josh Windass’s diving header spared them another penalty shootout and sent them into the Championship.Fifteen years on from his dad, Dean, volleying in here past Adriano Basso, now the Wednesday goalkeeper coach, to win Hull promotion to the Premier League at Bristol City’s expense, another Windass made a Wembley memory to last a lifetime. A few minutes after the fin
  
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• NHS England workforce plan delayed amid rumours of cost issues

  29-05-2023 18:40 via theguardian.com
  
  Health secretary Steve Barclay not confirming when strategy to increase numbers of doctors and nurses will be publishedNHS leaders have raised concerns about the delay to the long-awaited workforce plan, after the health secretary, Steve Barclay, refused to give a deadline for its publication and with rumours suggesting it is considered too costly.The plan, which was expected to be published on Tuesday, appears to have been delayed, according to the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffr
  
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• World's only known albino panda caught on film for second time ever - Metro.co.uk

  29-05-2023 18:33 via news.google.com
  World's only known albino panda caught on film for second time ever  Metro.co.ukRare white giant panda spotted in China  CNAFootage released of the world's only known all-white panda  The Irish TimesRare creature – the only one of its kind – spotted wrestling in China, photos show  Miami HeraldA rare albino giant panda has been spotted again in the wild in China.  CNAView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Jeremy Paxman: memorable lines from a master of the scathing put-down

  29-05-2023 18:29 via theguardian.com
  
  As the University Challenge host bows out, here is a selection of his most disparaging comments to contestantsJeremy Paxman, who hosts his last University Challenge show on Monday, became known for his scathing put-downs and shows of incredulity at wrong answers.Here are some of Paxman’s most disparaging comments to contestants: Continue reading...
  
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• Cannes film festival: the best red carpet looks part two – in pictures

  29-05-2023 18:28 via theguardian.com
  
  From Julia Garner’s old-Hollywood glamour to Elsa Hosk’s optical illusion gown, from feathers to the burnt to the bin-bag look, fashion’s ingenuity shone bright Continue reading...
  
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• Balearic authorities call meeting with Ryanair in pastry carry-on

  29-05-2023 18:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Airline said to have demanded two passengers pay €45 each to take ensaïmada onboard with hand luggageThe government of the Balearic Islands has called an urgent meeting with Ryanair and the local pastry-makers’ association after the airline tried to charge passengers to bring cakes onboard, claiming it exceeded their cabin baggage limit.The row erupted after two passengers at Palma de Mallorca airport tried to each carry an ensaïmada, a traditional Mallorcan pastry, along wi
  
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• Nobel literature prize fell into my life ‘like a bomb’, says Annie Ernaux

  29-05-2023 18:21 via theguardian.com
  
  In conversation with Sally Rooney at Charleston festival author says award has hindered her ability to focus on writingAnnie Ernaux, the French winner of the 2022 Nobel prize in literature, has said she never wanted the award and that it fell into her life “like a bomb”, hindering her ability to focus on writing.In conversation with the novelist Sally Rooney on the final day of Charleston festival, Ernaux was talking via an interpreter as she explained her tricky relationship with th
  
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• To reform the NHS, Labour must learn from the past | Letters

  29-05-2023 18:18 via theguardian.com
  
  Traditional models of health and social care should be the inspiration for Keir Starmer’s plans for the health service, says Dr Tim Reed. Plus letters from Dr Andrew Bodey, Dr John Doherty and Bernie EvansAs your editorial on Labour’s plan for the NHS points out (23 May), health is largely determined by political choices. To restore the NHS, we could learn from its history. The independent contractor model of primary care has been an NHS success story and, arguably, its collapse is a
  
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• Starting young on the politics of argument | Letters

  29-05-2023 18:18 via theguardian.com
  
  John Sommer, Martin Cooper and Lyn A Dade respond to an article by Alastair Campbell on teaching politics in primary schoolAlastair Campbell inadvertently but accurately summed up everything that is wrong with politics in this country when he suggested that “arguing” could be the name for teaching politics in schools (Politics should be taught in primary schools, Alastair Campbell says,25 May). Arguing is a sterile, counterproductive activity if it does not have a philosophical base.
  
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• Exploring Quantum Gravity: Physicists Tune In to the Cosmic Ring of Black Holes - SciTechDaily

  29-05-2023 18:15 via news.google.com
  
  Exploring Quantum Gravity: Physicists Tune In to the Cosmic Ring of Black Holes  SciTechDailyBlack Holes Could Work as Time Machines — If You Want to Die  InverseView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Why You Can't Use A Drinking Straw In Space - IFLScience

  29-05-2023 18:10 via news.google.com
  
  Why You Can't Use A Drinking Straw In Space  IFLScience
  
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