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• Welsh farmers' despair at horrific dog attacks on sheep

  25-07-2023 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tougher penalties are needed to stop "nightmare" dog attacks on livestock, farmers say.
  
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• Leicester: Man and five-year-old boy found dead in house

  25-07-2023 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the death of the man, 41, and boy.
  
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• Uefa fines AZ Alkmaar for fan trouble at European tie with West Ham

  25-07-2023 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AZ Alkmaar are fined £68,670 for the behaviour of their fans at their European tie against West Ham in May.
  
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• Brother found guilty of Amber Gibson's murder

  25-07-2023 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Connor Gibson has been convicted of sexually assaulting and killing his 16-year-old sister in 2021.
  
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• Eryri: Petrified parrot and owner rescued up mountain

  25-07-2023 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A parrot greeted its rescuer with 'hello' after being chased by peregrine falcons.
  
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• Marmite and Dove maker’s profits soar on back of price rises

  25-07-2023 13:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Consumers buy fewer products in cost of living crisis but Unilever’s revenues increaseBusiness live – latest updatesThe maker of Marmite, Dove soap and Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream, Unilever, has reported rising revenues after it increased prices by nearly 10%, even as consumers squeezed by the cost of living crisis bought fewer products.The FTSE 100 company said its underlying sales rose by 9.1% in the first half of the year compared with a year earlier, in a statement to the s
  
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• Inflation drives up UK debt bill; Price rises boost Unilever sales – business live

  25-07-2023 13:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Fitch warns the UK is facing the highest debt interest costs in developed world, as a share of revenueUnilever has release a “decent if mixed” set of half-year results this morning, reports Adam Vettese, analyst at trading and investment platform eToro.Vettese explains:“One of the strengths of Unilever’s business model is that it houses a lot of well-known brands that have come to be staples of many households. That means it can afford to put up prices in an inflationary
  
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• Georgia prosecutors eye criminal solicitation crimes in Trump inquiry

  25-07-2023 13:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Fulton county DA has identified multiple state election crimes in the 2020 election investigation, sources sayThe Fulton county district attorney investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia in recent weeks has weighed several potential statutes under which to charge, including solicitation to commit election fraud and conspiracy to commit election fraud, according to two people briefed on the matter.The move by the Fulton county district
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine claims small gains in south; Russia says it repelled attack on Black Sea fleet

  25-07-2023 13:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukraine’s armed forces claim advance near Staromayorske; Russia says two drone boats failed in attack on patrol shipRussia-Ukraine war at a glanceThe UK Ministry of Defence has issued its daily intelligence briefing on how it sees the war progressing, and today the focus is on Odesa. The ministry writes that since 18 July 2023, Russia has conducted greater numbers of long-range strikes against Odesa, and puts this down to the end of the Black Sea grain deal.It says:Between August 2022 and
  
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• County cricket: Somerset v Surrey, Hampshire v Essex, and more – live

  25-07-2023 13:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from seven County Championship matchesEmail James, tweet him here or drop a post down BTLWilson does Scarbados… He’ll be a bit twitchy as Yorkshire have made serene progress against Durham so far. 48-0 with Adam Lyth and Finley Bean going well under hazy skies. Enough blue sky to make a pair of sailor’s trousers as my ma might say.Carnage at Edgbaston! Middlesex have reduced Warwickshire to 26-6! La La La La LA Ethan Bamber (!) has popped up with three wickets to match
  
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• Wildfires and K2: Tuesday’s best photos

  25-07-2023 13:47 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading...
  
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• MPs ask Sun editor for update on Huw Edwards and Dan Wootton inquiries

  25-07-2023 13:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Culture committee seeks explanation of how tabloid verifies stories and for details of internal investigationsThe Sun’s editor has been asked to update MPs on internal inquiries into Huw Edwards and Dan Wootton, as the tabloid faces scrutiny over its reporting standards and internal culture.Victoria Newton has been asked to provide the House of Commons culture select committee with an explanation of how the Sun verifies stories, following questions over its reporting on Edwards. Continue r
  
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• Scottish spaceport near protected areas approved despite local opposition

  25-07-2023 13:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Project close to bird sanctuaries in Outer Hebrides gets go-ahead after no objections from Scotland’s environment agenciesPlans to build a spaceport on the small Hebridean island of North Uist, close to heavily protected bird sanctuaries, have been given the green light despite significant local opposition.The proposed spaceport at Scolpaig Farm, on the north-west coast of the island in the Outer Hebrides, will host up to 10 launches a year, firing small sub-orbital rockets out over the At
  
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• Teachers: share your experiences of students using smartphones in school

  25-07-2023 13:25 via theguardian.com
  
  We would like to hear from teachers worldwide about their experiences of smartphone use in schoolsWe would like to hear from teachers worldwide about their experiences of how smartphones affect school life.Are smartphones permitted among students at your school? Do you have any concerns? Continue reading...
  
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• David Squires on … shirts, VAR and disparity at the Women’s World Cup

  25-07-2023 13:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Our cartoonist on a lively start in Australia and New Zealand with barriers broken, injury drama and Germany getting on with itLike what David does? Consider supporting our journalismBrowse David’s cartoons in the Guardian Print Store Continue reading...
  
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• Nigel Slater’s recipe for black-eyed bean and tomato quesadillas

  25-07-2023 13:01 via theguardian.com
  
  A spicy, herby, Mexican-inspired veggie treatTo make the filling chop 3 spring onions, then cook them in a little oil in a shallow pan until soft. Drain and roughly chop the grilled red peppers from a 350g bottle, then add them to the pan. When the peppers are warm, peel 3 cloves of garlic and crush them to a paste, then stir into the peppers.Roughly chop a 400g can of tomatoes and stir them into the peppers and leave to simmer for 10-15 minutes, with the occasional stir, until they have softene
  
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• Haiti and Jamaica show gap is closing at this World Cup of the unexpected | Anita Asante

  25-07-2023 13:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Meticulously prepared, fearless underdogs are shining, in some cases against a backdrop of significant off-field problemsMoving the Goalposts: sign up for our free weekly newsletterIt says a lot about the character of the players at this World Cup that teams such as Haiti and Jamaica are troubling supposedly superior opponents. Both sides have surmounted significant off-pitch problems but their extraordinary togetherness and collective competitiveness emphasises the values these women embrace. T
  
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• Lauren Hemp confident Lionesses ‘will be raring’ for goals against Denmark

  25-07-2023 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Side working to be ‘more clinical’ in Women’s World Cup trainingEngland have not scored from open play since AprilLauren Hemp has said the Lionesses know they need to be more ruthless and are working hard to score a first goal from open play since April as they try to push their World Cup campaign up a gear.“We are all working really hard in training to make sure we are being more clinical, creating more chances and getting our goal percentage higher,” the forward s
  
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• Labour urged to work with Tories to counter ‘ignorant’ climate policy attacks

  25-07-2023 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Tory former minister and chair of Climate Change Committee condemns ‘absolutely unacceptable’ attacks on Labour stanceLabour should counter “absolutely unacceptable” and “ignorant” Conservative attacks on its climate policies by offering a cross-party consensus on climate action, to bring forward measures this parliament to meet net zero, the outgoing chair of the Climate Change Committee has urged.Lord Deben, a former Tory environment secretary and minister u
  
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• ‘It’s a miracle I’m alive’: the Pakistani policeman who survived June’s tragic Greek shipwreck tells his story

  25-07-2023 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Naked and helpless in the water, Usman Siddique saw the Greek coastguardship ‘looking at us but not rescuing us’Usman Siddique, 27, from the city of Gujrat in the Punjab province of Pakistan, was on board the fishing trawler carrying hundreds of people from Libya to Italy that sank off the coast of Greece in June. As many as 500 people are missing. A recent investigation suggested that Greek coastguard attempts to tow the fishing trawler may have caused the vessel to sink. Siddique t
  
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• Eve Arnold: To Know About a Woman review – legends tired, hungover and flashing their rears

  25-07-2023 12:55 via theguardian.com
  
  Newlands House Gallery, Petworth
  From neo-Nazis at a Malcolm X rally to Queen Elizabeth in the rain, the retrospective shows that Arnold captured some of the 20th century’s most significant imagesFrom Marilyn Monroe flaked out in an armchair, resting her swollen feet, to Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor sitting in a pub with a pound of sausages, Eve Arnold’s photographs are knitted into the celebrity mythology of the 20th century. They showed even those who had no idea who the pho
  
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• Dwayne Johnson donates ‘historic’ amount of money to US actors’ strike foundation

  25-07-2023 12:49 via theguardian.com
  
  The star of the Fast and Furious franchise has made a seven-figure donation to a Sag-Aftra Foundation Relief Fund, for actors who will face ‘financial ruin’ due to the strike in HollywoodDwayne Johnson, star of Black Adam and the Fast and Furious franchise, has made a “major, historic” financial contribution to the Sag-Aftra Foundation Relief Fund, which provides emergency assistance to union members during strike action.According to a report in Variety, Johnson’s &
  
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• TechScape: Will Meta’s open-source LLM make AI safer – or put it into the wrong hands?

  25-07-2023 12:39 via theguardian.com
  
  The AI arms race heats up as Meta makes a deal with Microsoft while its Cupertino competitor toils away on ‘Apple GPT’. Plus, Twitter’s X-tinction• Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article hereThe AI summer is well and truly upon us. (This gag may not play as well for readers in the southern hemisphere.) Whether we call this period the peak of the “hype cycle” or simply the moment the curve goes vertical will only be obvio
  
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• Italy wildfires encircle Palermo as temperatures hit 47C

  25-07-2023 12:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Sicilian airport shuts temporarily as extreme heatwave forces hundreds to flee homes‘It’s brutal’: Europeans tell of sleepless nights and dizzy spells in heatwaveWildfires driven by an extreme heatwave have encircled Palermo after temperatures in the Sicilian city climbed to 47C (117F) on Monday.Local authorities closed the airport temporarily and part of the motorway as more than 55 wildfires were reported on the island. Hundreds of firefighters from other regions in Italy wer
  
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• ‘Insult to his victims’: outrage as warlord appointed ‘peace manager’ in Colombia

  25-07-2023 12:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Salvatore Mancuso, who is imprisoned in US, is responsible for more than 300 killings and is accused of about 75,000 crimesSalvatore Mancuso is one of the most notorious figures in Colombia’s six decades of conflict, responsible for some of the most heinous of crimes during the darkest chapters in the country’s history.As a senior commander of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) – the country’s largest rightwing death squad – he ordered forced disappear
  
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• Nottingham Forest seal £15m Anthony Elanga deal in face of Everton interest

  25-07-2023 12:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Dean Henderson could also join from Manchester UnitedElanga signs four-year deal and says Forest is ‘perfect place’Nottingham Forest have fought off competition from Everton, among others, to complete the signing of Anthony Elanga from Manchester United in a £15m deal.Elanga, who has signed a five-year contract, is Forest’s second summer signing, after the former Chelsea defender Ola Aina, who was a free agent after leaving Torino. “It’s the perfect next step
  
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• Switzerland frustrate Norway in World Cup stalemate after Hegerberg injury

  25-07-2023 12:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Switzerland had goalkeeper Gaëlle Thalmann to thank for securing a valuable 0-0 draw against Norway, who recovered from a shaky start after Ada Hegerberg’s withdrawal but could not find a breakthrough in the Women’s World Cup Group A match.The Norway coach, Hege Riise, made changes in an attempt to revive the team’s fortunes after the former champions suffered a shock opening defeat by New Zealand. Caroline Graham Hansen, Ingrid Syrstad Engen and Julie Blakstad were droppe
  
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• Goodreads is right to divide opinions, wrong to boil them down

  25-07-2023 12:22 via theguardian.com
  
  I don’t choose books based on the aggregate rating as if they are skincare products, nor do I think any critical verdict is the final oneEmotions run high on Goodreads. In fact, I tell every author navigating their first book launch to stay off it. They’re not going to listen to me, because who doesn’t want to know whether their manuscript – this precious thing they’ve toiled on in solitude for years – has found its readers? And because I’ve been there m
  
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• BBC apologises for LGBTQ+ question to Morocco’s football captain

  25-07-2023 12:11 via theguardian.com
  
  Broadcaster says reporter asked ‘inappropriate’ question before women’s World Cup match The BBC has apologised after one of its reporters asked Morocco’s football captain an “inappropriate” question before the team’s World Cup match against Germany on Monday.Morocco’s debut at the tournament made it the first Arab and north African team to qualify for the Women’s World Cup. But it was an “unethical” and “dangerous” que
  
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• Mining companies are eager to dig up the ocean. That’s a dangerous idea | Wendy Schmidt and Kristina Gjerde

  25-07-2023 12:05 via theguardian.com
  
  We already know the damage that mining can cause on land. It could be devastating to the deep seaThousands of feet below the surface of the ocean, so deep that sunlight can’t penetrate, magma seeping through the Earth’s crust mixes with cold saltwater and creates a chemical reaction. The resulting hydrothermal vent spews water at temperatures upwards of 500F. Surrounding the vent – and other underwater landscapes – are small knobs containing copper, cobalt and other miner
  
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• ‘Wellness’ culture has partly replaced beauty culture. But I’m suspicious | Jill Filipovic

  25-07-2023 12:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Let’s guard against new versions of the demand that women work to be hyper-attractive while pretending it’s no work at allYou may have noticed that in our era of body positivity, fat acceptance and feelgood feminism, the celebrity diet is out.In its place: celebrity skincare.Jill Filipovic is the author of the The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness Continue reading...
  
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• Yes, I leave texts unanswered – but don’t you dare do the same to me | Zoe Williams

  25-07-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  When it comes to phone etiquette, I am the worst of both worlds: boomer rules for myself and gen Z rules for everyone elseI hate getting schooled by my kids in phone etiquette. Not because I especially mind them knowing modern life better than I do, or shuffling quietly into the sidebar of the sitcom while they ascend to main character status; just because their rules are so time-consuming. Basically, you can’t leave any message on read. If it’s a question and you don’t know th
  
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• US states consider harsh ‘war on drug’-era laws to combat fentanyl crisis

  25-07-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Some lawmakers have even classified the opioid as a ‘weapon of terrorism’ and want impose the death sentence for its distributionAs American states rush to curb the surging death toll from fentanyl, the supercharged opioid swirling through the US’s illicit drug supply, they are increasingly reaching for laws and tactics reminiscent of the failed “war on drugs” of the 1980s.Dozens of states have introduced tougher laws in recent months in a desperate attempt to hold
  
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• ‘It’s mind-blowing’: with Wrexham in the US – next stop Manchester United

  25-07-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  League Two club’s Hollywood existence has taken them to LA and they see no reason why they cannot reach Premier LeagueNorth Carolina, Los Angeles, San Diego: the three stops on the first US tour in the widening horizons of Wrexham under their Hollywood A-list owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.After losing 5-0 to Chelsea in front of 50,596 spectators at Kenan Memorial Stadium and beating LA Galaxy II 4-0 (10,553, Dignity Health Sports Park), Phil Parkinson’s promoted League Two
  
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• ‘Anger and radicalization’: rising number of Americans say political violence is justified

  25-07-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Survey shows a small but significant share of Americans believe in use of force to attain political goals – on both the left and the rightThe June federal indictment of Donald Trump is “radicalizing” support for the use of force on behalf of the former president and current presidential candidate, according to the author of a recent survey about threats to democracy.Meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle, support for violence to restore the federal right to an abortion has a
  
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• Jury expected to give verdict over Brussels terror attack

  25-07-2023 11:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Biggest trial in Belgium’s history over deadliest peacetime attack that killed 32 is set to come to an endA jury is expected to give its verdict over Belgium’s deadliest peacetime attack, the suicide bombings at a Brussels airport and busy subway station in 2016 that killed 32 people in a wave of violence in Europe claimed by Islamic State.Among the 10 defendants is Salah Abdeslam, who is already serving a life sentence without parole in France over his role in attacks on hit Paris c
  
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• Trainspotting producer Andrew Macdonald to take charge of Edinburgh film festival

  25-07-2023 11:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Macdonald is to create a new organisation to run the festival, after the collapse of its previous operator last yearTrainspotting producer Andrew Macdonald has been appointed chair of the Edinburgh international film festival in order to create a new organisation to run the festival from its 2024 edition onwards, after the abrupt collapse of its previous operator, the Centre for the Moving Image (CMI) in October 2022.Isabel Davis, executive director of Screen Scotland said: “[Macdonald] wa
  
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• UK patients: share your experiences with the healthcare company Sciensus

  25-07-2023 11:52 via theguardian.com
  
  The company is paid by the NHS to provide healthcare at home and transport vital drugs and medical items to about 200,000 patients A Guardian investigation has revealed a cancer patient has died and three others have been hospitalised after they were administered unlicensed versions of chemotherapy by Sciensus, Britain’s biggest medicines delivery business.The company is paid millions of pounds each year by the NHS to provide healthcare at home and transport vital drugs and medical items t
  
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• What frightens me about the climate crisis is we don’t know how bad things really are | Roger Harrabin

  25-07-2023 11:45 via theguardian.com
  
  As the barrage of bad news from places like Greece continues, all we can be certain of is there are many surprises lying aheadOver the past few decades, climate scientists have made huge strides in understanding the future climate. But after recent weeks of extreme heat and devastating floods it’s clear that, although climate models have provided good information about overall rising temperatures, they can’t be sure what level of destruction each notch on the thermometer will bring.C
  
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• I was a terrorist. Now I run a kindergarten – video

  25-07-2023 11:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Hendi Suhartono was part of a plot to detonate four book bombs and blow up a church in Indonesia. He spent seven years in prison after going through a deradicalisation process. After Hendi was released from prison, he received support to open a kindergarten. Hendi meets a friend from his past, Pepi Fernando, and they discuss what led to his radicalisation, the time in prison, his subsequent deradicalisation and how he is devoted to his community. Continue reading...
  
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• Dozens of pilot whales beached in mass stranding east of Albany in WA

  25-07-2023 11:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Whales grouped in pod off Cheynes beach before stranding event with wildlife officers hoping to rescue as many mammals as possibleAt least 50 pilot whales have stranded on Cheynes beach east of Albany in Western Australia.Almost twice that number of whales had been seen massing off the beach since Monday, according to the owner of Cheynes Beach Caravan Park, Allan Marsh. Continue reading...
  
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• Ditching two-child limit is a no-brainer. Why doesn’t Labour commit to it?

  25-07-2023 11:09 via theguardian.com
  
  Osborne’s regressive benefit policy is despised even by some of its Tory architects. But Starmer is in no mood to make spending promisesUK politics live – latest updatesFew policies attract such depths of contempt and anger in progressive circles as the two-child benefit limit, which, six years after its introduction, has proved to be every bit as malicious and incompetent as its critics predicted, and as such has become the surprising centre of a bitter internal Labour party row ove
  
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• ‘We’ve created this beautiful community’: how Covid changed video game streaming forever

  25-07-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In 2020, people of all ages and backgrounds were suddenly stuck at home, with many turning to streaming platforms to connect with their peers – transforming toxic spaces into inclusive environmentsSomething weird happened to video game streaming in the early part of 2020. For a long time, platforms such as Twitch, Mixer and YouTube Live were clubhouses crammed with teenage and twentysomething dudes who ruthlessly guarded what they saw as their patch, trolling and hate raiding channels run
  
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• Viv Anderson: the phenomenal Black footballer who changed England for ever

  25-07-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In 1978, Anderson made history and faced adversity as the first Black footballer to play for England. It was just one triumph in a career packed full of themThe last time Viv Anderson played in a football match, he accidentally broke a man’s nose. “I said, ‘That’s me finished,’” he says. “I left very quickly after that.” After this amateur match, five years ago, in which he participated as a favour to a friend, he decided he wouldn’t step on
  
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• Remarkable rugby grounds around the world – in pictures

  25-07-2023 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In a new book packed with spectacular photography, Ryan Herman profiles more than 60 rugby union venues around the worldRugby union is a global sport, played from Alaska to Sri Lanka, with the game’s most famous venues dotted around both the northern and southern hemispheres. My book looks at those great cathedrals and more unusual grounds, in heartlands such as the Welsh valleys and historic English institutions. If you were to write a personal bucket list of rugby grounds to visit, you c
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 517 of the invasion

  25-07-2023 10:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Russia says it repelled drone attack on patrol boat in Black Sea; Ukraine claims small advance in the Bakhmut areaSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...
  
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• Elon Musk hits X rebrand hiccup as police stop Twitter sign removal

  25-07-2023 10:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Authorities intervene to halt ‘unauthorised work’ but later say no crime has been committedX marks the spot: the many fellow fans of Musk’s favourite letterWill Elon Musk’s X rebrand help Twitter soar to new heights?Elon Musk has faced a hiccup in his drive to rebrand Twitter as X after police stopped work to remove the old name from the sign at the company’s San Francisco headquarters.On Monday, workers were seen removing the first letters of the word Twitter befor
  
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• Surge in ill health will have major impact on NHS - BBC

  25-07-2023 10:11 via news.google.com
  
  Surge in ill health will have major impact on NHS  BBCHealth: One in five adults in England will be living with major diseases by 2040, say researchers  Sky NewsHealth in 2040: interactive chart projections  The Health Foundation9 million people in England projected to be living with a major illness by 2040  Euronews9 Million In England Expected To Have Dementia & Cancer By 20409m people in England with major illnesses9 Million In England Expected To H
  
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• Talk to Me review – terrific creepy-hand horror offers a blast of wild punk energy

  25-07-2023 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  RackaRacka film-makers Michael and Danny Philippou let rip in their feature debut about suburban teens and an occult crazeThe Philippou brothers, Michael and Danny, are young film-makers from Adelaide who started as production runners on Australian horror classic The Babadook and achieved a cult following for their film spoofs on YouTube under the handle RackaRacka; now with their debut feature they’ve let rip with a blast of wild punk energy and gleeful anarchy with this terrific scary mo
  
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• ‘Music shouted louder than racism’: the pioneering Black nightclub born in far-right east London

  25-07-2023 09:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Bentley’s, set up in what was then the National Front stronghold of Canning Town, all too briefly became a legendary weekend mecca for soul, hip-hop and reggaeIn 1983, Canning Town in the borough of Newham in east London returned the highest number of votes for the National Front in the country. A year later, the 16-year-old Black boy Eustace Pryce was murdered during a confrontation with racists in the area. By 1986 Newham registered the UK’s highest number of racist attacks. &ldquo
  
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