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• Plans to house 2,000 Channel migrants in tents branded 'cruel' by refugee charity - Sky News

  28-07-2023 22:10 via news.google.com
  Plans to house 2,000 Channel migrants in tents branded 'cruel' by refugee charity  Sky NewsLabour attacks government plan to house migrants in tents  BBCHome Office buys tents to house asylum seekers  The GuardianSuella Braverman 'flailing between gimmicks' over tents for asylum seekers  The IndependentUK government buys tents to house asylum seekers : Reports | Latest World News | English News | WION  WIONView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Sinead O'Connor moved to London 'to feel less lonely', neighbours say - latest - The Independent

  28-07-2023 21:30 via news.google.com
  
  Sinead O'Connor moved to London 'to feel less lonely', neighbours say - latest  The IndependentSinéad O'Connor: Fans mourn in London and Dublin  BBCSinéad O'Connor Posted About Son's Suicide Days Before Her Death  Entertainment TonightOpinion: I can't believe I agree with Morrissey on Sinéad O'Connor  The Independent'Sinead O'Connor spoke out again and again – she almost always turned out to be right'  The MirrorView Fu
  
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• Pregnant Charlotte Dawson rushed to hospital as waters break in her sleep - The Mirror

  28-07-2023 21:25 via news.google.com
  Pregnant Charlotte Dawson rushed to hospital as waters break in her sleep  The MirrorView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• England result and reaction as today vs Denmark | Keira Walsh injury updates - The Independent

  28-07-2023 21:15 via news.google.com
  
  England result and reaction as today vs Denmark | Keira Walsh injury updates  The IndependentHighlights: Lauren James leads England to narrow win over Denmark | Fifa Women's World Cup 2023  BBC SportKeira Walsh injury: England World Cup star leaves pitch on stretcher with knee problem  BBCHow England’s Lionesses are inspiring women football fans like me  The IndependentAs Keira Walsh becomes the latest player to suffer a suspected ACL injury in women
  
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• Final Fantasy 14 heading to Xbox - Eurogamer.net

  28-07-2023 21:04 via news.google.com
  
  Final Fantasy 14 heading to Xbox  Eurogamer.netFinal Fantasy 14 Dawntrail adds two new DPS jobs, and Yoshi-P might be baiting us over what they are  GamesradarPS5, PS4 Expansion Dawntrail Takes Final Fantasy 14 on Vacation Next Year  Push SquareFinal Fantasy XIV Announced for Xbox Series X|S; Square Enix Plans to Bring More Games to Xbox  TechRaptorNaoki Yoshida Is Wearing a TMNT: Mutant Mayhem Shirt and Final Fantasy 14 Fans Want to Know Why  IG
  
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• Young girl dead in Walsall hit-and-run was mum's 'star' - BBC

  28-07-2023 21:02 via news.google.com
  
  Young girl dead in Walsall hit-and-run was mum's 'star'  BBC14-year-old boy arrested after a seven-year-old girl died in a hit-and-run crash | 5 News  5 NewsSeven-year-old girl killed in motorbike hit-and-run in Walsall named - as teenager arrested  Sky NewsSenior Walsall police officer pays tribute to 'heroic' people who tried to save life of seven-year-old girl  Express & StarBoy, 14, arrested after hit-and-run death of seven-year-old girl in Walsall
  
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• GMP detective guilty of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a teenage girl - Manchester Evening News

  28-07-2023 20:49 via news.google.com
  GMP detective guilty of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a teenage girl  Manchester Evening NewsGreater Manchester detective guilty of rape of 12-year-old child  BBCDetective guilty of raping child, 12, in eight years of 'sickening' abuse  The MirrorGMP detective has been convicted of 20 offences including rapes and child sexual offences  Greater Manchester PoliceView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• No males? No problem! Scientists induce virgin births in fruit flies - The Guardian

  28-07-2023 20:28 via news.google.com
  No males? No problem! Scientists induce virgin births in fruit flies  The GuardianNot so inconceivable after all! Scientists engineer 'virgin birth' in female fruit flies after tweaking just T  Daily MailVirgin births induced by scientists for the first time could help save endangered species  The TelegraphCambridge scientists genetically engineer virgin births in animals in world first  The MirrorAsexual animal reproduction now has a cause, thanks to frui
  
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• Khan says climate crisis more important than party politics after Ulez victory - The Guardian

  28-07-2023 20:28 via news.google.com
  Khan says climate crisis more important than party politics after Ulez victory  The GuardianHigh court rules Ulez expansion legal  Channel 4 NewsBloomberg UK Politics: Road Cleared For Khan  BloombergSadiq Khan and the Tories cheer Ulez court ruling – but both can't be right  Evening StandardIt's victory for Sadiq Khan – now let's make Ulez work  Evening StandardView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• ‘He’s tapped into something’: banking row gives Nigel Farage a new crusade - The Guardian

  28-07-2023 20:28 via news.google.com
  ‘He’s tapped into something’: banking row gives Nigel Farage a new crusade  The GuardianNatWest chair Sir Howard Davies says he won't quit over Farage row  BBC“Liberal Left” Accused Of “Hypocrisy” Over Nigel Farage Banking Scandal  TalkTVI’m secretly a Coutts customer but for people like me there’s little point  The GuardianNigel Farage: Don't underestimate me. We are going to fight and get justice for
  
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• Emmy Awards postponed due to Hollywood strikes - Sky News

  28-07-2023 20:22 via news.google.com
  Emmy Awards postponed due to Hollywood strikes  Sky NewsEmmy Awards 2023: Ceremony postponed as Hollywood actors and writers strike  BBCEmmy Awards postponed due to actor and writer strikes  The IndependentEmmys 2023: awards likely postponed to next year due to Hollywood strikes  The GuardianView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• England win again, Walsh’s pain and Nigeria joy – Women’s Football Weekly

  28-07-2023 20:10 via theguardian.com
  
  Faye Carruthers is joined by Suzanne Wrack, Jonathan Liew and Marva Kreel on a day of mixed emotions for the LionessesOn today’s pod: the good news – England are on the brink of qualification for the last 16. The bad news - at what cost?!Another 1-0 win, this time against Denmark, but the sight of Keira Walsh being stretchered off in tears in the first half had us all with our heads in our hands. There was penalty chaos in Adelaide as China are reduced to 10 but find a way to win &nd
  
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• Test Finely Poised | Highlights - England v Australia Day 2 | LV= Insurance Test 2023 - England & Wales Cricket Board

  28-07-2023 20:09 via news.google.com
  
  Test Finely Poised | Highlights - England v Australia Day 2 | LV= Insurance Test 2023  England & Wales Cricket BoardThe Ashes LIVE: England vs Australia, fifth Test day two, Kia Oval - score, commentary, video highlights & updates - Live  BBCThe Ashes: England trail by 12 runs as Steve Smith hits fifty and Australian tail wags on day two at The Oval  Sky SportsHarry Brook Hits 85 | Highlights - England v Australia Day 1 | LV= Insurance Test 2023  E
  
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• Ex-US bank head to review Bank of England forecasts - BBC

  28-07-2023 20:04 via news.google.com
  
  Ex-US bank head to review Bank of England forecasts  BBCEx-Fed chief Ben Bernanke to investigate Bank of England's inflation forecasting  The TelegraphBank of England calls in Nobel Prize winner to find out why its predictions are wrong  Evening StandardBen Bernanke to lead review into Bank of England forecasting errors  The GuardianBen Bernanke to lead Bank of England review into forecasting  Financial TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Quake it off: Taylor Swift fans generate seismic activity during Seattle shows - The Guardian

  28-07-2023 19:56 via news.google.com
  Quake it off: Taylor Swift fans generate seismic activity during Seattle shows  The GuardianTaylor Swift performance of Shake It Off equals 2.3 magnitude earthquake  Sky NewsTaylor Swift fans cause equivalent of 2.3 magnitude EARTHQUAKE with raucous dancing at Eras Tour as expert bra  Daily MailTaylor Swift fans not so ‘delicate’: Swifties out shake the Beastquake  KIRO SeattleTaylor Swift fans generate activity of 2.3 magnitude earthquake duri
  
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• HMP Bronzefield baby death followed systemic failings - inquest - BBC

  28-07-2023 19:36 via news.google.com
  
  HMP Bronzefield baby death followed systemic failings - inquest  BBC‘Serious failings’ contributed to baby’s death in 12-hour lone prison birth  The Guardian‘Serious failings’ contributed to baby death in Bronzefield prison - inquest  Channel 4 NewsTeenage mother whose baby died after she gave birth alone in prison cell and was forced to chew through her ow  Daily MailBlood-covered teen found holding dead baby in cell after bi
  
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• Virgin births induced by scientists for the first time could help save endangered species - The Telegraph

  28-07-2023 19:32 via news.google.com
  
  Virgin births induced by scientists for the first time could help save endangered species  The TelegraphGenes identified that enable induced virgin births in fruit flies | World News | WION  WIONScientists conceive virgin birth in fruit flies  The TimesScientists engineer fruit flies capable of ‘virgin birth’  Malay MailScientists say they have induced 'virgin births' in fruit flies  Business InsiderView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• World entering 'era of global boiling', UN warns as July is hottest month on record - The Independent

  28-07-2023 19:12 via news.google.com
  
  World entering 'era of global boiling', UN warns as July is hottest month on record  The IndependentJuly set to be world's warmest month on record in an ‘era of boiling’, says UN - BBC News  BBC NewsThe UN's climate alarmism has gone too far  The SpectatorMercury rising: The Hindu Editorial on the ‘era of global boiling’ remark by U.N. chief António Guterres  The HinduClimate change: July set to be world's warmest month on re
  
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• Africa to Putin: End the war! - POLITICO Europe

  28-07-2023 18:52 via news.google.com
  Africa to Putin: End the war!  POLITICO EuropeRussia urged to renew Ukraine grain deal at Africa summit  BBCAfrican Union chairman calls for 'peaceful coexistence' between Russia and Ukraine  The Times and The Sunday TimesAfrica, beware of Putin’s money promises  Al Jazeera EnglishPutin and Prigozhin are building a vast empire in Africa  The TelegraphView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Barbie movie soundtrack breaks UK singles chart record

  28-07-2023 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj and Billie Eilish bring the Kenergy on the film's star-studded album.
  
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• Trump indictment: Shush emojis and orders from the boss - charges in full - BBC

  28-07-2023 18:06 via news.google.com
  
  Trump indictment: Shush emojis and orders from the boss - charges in full  BBCDonald Trump faces further charges in Mar-a-Lago documents inquiry - BBC News  BBC NewsThe document charges show how Trump has hijacked the GOP | Opinion  The IndependentView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• How 46,000-year-old Worms came back to life - Times Radio

  28-07-2023 18:00 via news.google.com
  
  How 46,000-year-old Worms came back to life  Times RadioScientists Revive Extinct Animal Frozen For Almost 50,000 Years  Giant Freakin RobotBack from the dead! Ancient roundworm is revived after lying dormant in Siberian permafrost for 46,000 years  Daily MailSerbia: 46,000 year old worm broke dormancy records  WIONView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Child abuse survivor who saw grandfather jailed speaks out - as recorded cases hit new high

  28-07-2023 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As recorded cases of sexual abuse hit a new high, Poppy tells how she helped jail her grandfather.
  
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• Typhoon Doksuri causes damage in China’s Fujian province - The Guardian

  28-07-2023 17:51 via news.google.com
  Typhoon Doksuri causes damage in China’s Fujian province  The GuardianHeavy rain, gusts as Typhoon Doksuri makes China landfall  Al Jazeera EnglishTyphoon Doksuri: ferry capsizes in Philippines, killing dozens  Guardian NewsTyphoon Doksuri makes landfall in China afte deadly landslides in the Philippines  EuronewsView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• FTSE 100 stages late recovery to end the week higher - Proactive Investors UK

  28-07-2023 17:45 via news.google.com
  
  FTSE 100 stages late recovery to end the week higher  Proactive Investors UKFTSE 100 edges into the green on subdued trading session  The IndependentFTSE 100 Live: Shares drop back towards session lows as weekend break looms  Proactive Investors UKFTSE 100 Live: Shares fade, NatWest profits after CEO exit, AstraZeneca rises  Evening StandardToday's markets: Shares up despite Fed rate rise  Investors ChronicleView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Meg Mathews fined and given ban after drink-driving crash - BBC

  28-07-2023 17:12 via news.google.com
  
  Meg Mathews fined and given ban after drink-driving crash  BBCNoel Gallagher's ex-wife Meg Mathews is banned from the roads for crashing her Jeep Wrangler while more than t  Daily MailNoel Gallagher’s ex Meg Mathews crashed into parked car while twice drink-drive limit after downing booze t...  The SunNoel Gallagher's ex-wife Meg Mathews fined and given ban after drink-driving  The MirrorNoel Gallagher faces driving ban over speeding tickets - despit
  
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• Niger coup leader declares himself country's new president - Financial Times

  28-07-2023 16:11 via news.google.com
  
  Niger coup leader declares himself country's new president  Financial TimesNiger coup: Abdourahmane Tchiani declares himself leader  BBCNiger: chaos grips capital after military declares coup  Guardian NewsThe coup in Niger and the Moncada Barracks attack, By Owei Lakemfa  Premium TimesCoup in Niger: Not again!, By Jibrin Ibrahim  Premium TimesView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Sadiq Khan defends Ulez expansion and says high court challenge wasted Londoners’ money – UK politics live

  28-07-2023 15:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Mayor says he believes £1m was spent on court case as five Conservative-led councils took action over plans to expand zoneHere’s some reaction from the Tories to Mr Justice Swift’s decision on the Ulez expansion.The Conservative party’s London mayoral candidate Susan Hall said:While it is a shame the high court did not find the Ulez expansion to be unlawful, there is no denying that Sadiq Khan’s plans will have a devastating impact on families and businesses across
  
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• England v Australia: Ashes fifth Test, day two – live

  28-07-2023 15:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the second day of the final Test at the OvalPlay in London starts at 11am BST/11am AESTAny thoughts? Email or tweet @danielgallanThe umpires are making their way down the stairs. The crowd around me are clapping their hands and making noise. The players are over the rope and on the field. There’s a great energy about.Not long to go now. While I’ve got you, any overseas readers with the BBC’s TMS link? Would be a huge help. Ta. Continue reading...
  
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• Tour de France Femmes: stage six from Albi to Blagnac – live

  28-07-2023 15:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Live updates from 1.30pm BST / 2.30pm CETGet in touch! Email Luke or tweet @LukeMcLaughlin106km to go: Rachel Neylan (Cofidis) had in fact got across to Tacey and it was a two-rider break, but according to race radio, it’s now all back together. It was a brave effort by Neylan and Tacey – there may even be a hint of annoyance in the peloton that they’ve had to work so hard to shut them down.108km to go: While we are waiting for live pictures, why not have a read of Jeremy Whitt
  
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• ‘I could have gone to jail’: crime writer MW Craven on a life made up of spontaneous decisions

  28-07-2023 15:42 via theguardian.com
  
  The author, who won the 2023 Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year for The Botanist, talks about his working-class childhood, his former careers as a soldier and a probation officer – and surviving cancerWhen Mike Craven won the Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year award at the 2023 festival in Harrogate last week, there was one person he made sure to give special thanks – without whom, he might have found himself involved in a real-life crime as well as fictional.
  
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• NatWest chair Howard Davies says Alison Rose was a ‘great leader’ amid Farage row; company insolvencies jump – business live

  28-07-2023 15:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Davies says NatWest has lost a ‘great leader’, following departure of Alison Rose this week, but must now look forwardNatWest chair vows to stay on to provide ‘stability’ after Farage controversyWas Alison Rose held to a higher standard because she is a woman?Coutts chief quits and crisis wipes £1bn off NatWest sharesSir Philip Augar, financial author, says NatWest is now a “stable and secure financial institution”.Fifteen years ago, in the financial cri
  
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• Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv says Russia threatening civilian boats in the Black Sea

  28-07-2023 15:37 via theguardian.com
  
  Ukrainian president’s chief of staff says Russian warships ‘violating all norms of international maritime law’What we know on day 520 of the invasionYevgeny Balitsky, the head of the Russian-imposed administration of the occupied Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, has described the situation on the frontline there as “tense”.Very little reliable detail is emerging from the active combat zones. Balitsky claims that Russian forces control the Vremivka direction, which is
  
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• My husband has no friends and is too reliant on me. How can I help him? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

  28-07-2023 15:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The issue here may be more than a concern for his lack of a social life. Try to look at your relationship holistically, rather than seeing him as having the problemI have been with my husband for 20 years. During the first few years, he would occasionally hang out with about four friends. I’ve always been lucky enough to have quite a lot of friends and I really value them.In contrast, my husband no longer has any friends. He occasionally goes for a run with one local dad we know, but never
  
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• I’m secretly a Coutts customer but for people like me there’s little point

  28-07-2023 15:28 via theguardian.com
  
  You need to be rich to take advantage of the actually useful stuff – I hide my card and just use my Monzo As someone with a Coutts account, maybe the least relatable aspect of the Nigel Farage story is: why would you publicise your Coutts account? I spent years developing the muscle memory to hold my thumb precisely over the brand name any time I take my card out; the telltale online banking icon is tucked safely away in the elephant’s graveyard of the fourth page of apps on my phone
  
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• Man charged with murdering woman in Stubbington cemetery set for trial next year - Portsmouth News

  28-07-2023 15:24 via news.google.com
  Man charged with murdering woman in Stubbington cemetery set for trial next year  Portsmouth NewsEXCLUSIVE Yachting enthusiast accused of murdering a neighbour in an upmarket seaside village was her ex husba  Daily MailCrofton Cemetery: Man accused of murder appears at crown court  Southern Daily EchoNeighbour of 'kind-hearted' mother appears in court accused of murdering the 71-year-old in a cemetery  Daily MailView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire docked 48 points, Lancs v Northants and more – live

  28-07-2023 15:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Live county championship updates from 11am UK timeCricket Green: dance troupe on game and climate crisisGet in touch! Email James or tweet @JimboCricketLancashire have just blasted 46 runs in three overs against… and they declare! Game on at Old Trafford. The home side lead by 202 runs. Over to you, Northants.Derbyshire’s openers Harry Came and Luis Reece are keeping them in the game against Glamorgan. They put on 165 runs together in the first innings and are going well once more o
  
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• Chelsea target close to agreeing terms 'will go to Man Utd' if Erik ten Hag orders deal - Express

  28-07-2023 15:20 via news.google.com
  Chelsea target close to agreeing terms 'will go to Man Utd' if Erik ten Hag orders deal  ExpressRasmus Hojlund: Man Utd & Ten Hag's Perfect Striker? 📈 | Highlights, Strengths & Tactical Analysis  UnitedPeoplesTVRasmus Hojlund: Paris St-Germain make bid for Atalanta forward and Man Utd target  BBCMan Utd play 'hide and seek' over top target as £64m bid expected by Saturday with rival distracted  Football365Report: Details emerge as Har
  
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• China 1-0 Haiti: Women’s World Cup 2023 – live reaction

  28-07-2023 15:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates on the Group D clash kicking off 12pm BST; 9pm AESTAnita Asante: Haiti show gap is closing at this World CupEmail David with any thoughts | Tweet @DaveTindallgolfChina’s women’s team are know as the Steel Roses. The name was given to them by their fans after they lost the 1999 final to the USA. I like it. Blog writer Sara Lynn Hua says: “By calling the Chinese women’s team this, they are suggesting that both traditionally masculine and feminine traits come togethe
  
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• Why is the DRC wasting precious resources on an outdated testament to French colonial power? | Vava Tampa

  28-07-2023 15:15 via theguardian.com
  
  As Le Jeux de la Francophonie begin in Kinshasa, questions must be asked about the event’s value and France’s role in African affairs With a joyous rumba-filled opening ceremony, the 10 days of Le Jeux de la Francophonie begin on Friday in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Staged every four years since 1989, and aimed at people aged 18 to 35 from French-speaking countries, the games include photography, dance and painting alongside weightlifting, running and c
  
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• ‘It’s paradise but you have to be a pro’: the musicians swapping the industry grind for holiday resorts

  28-07-2023 15:15 via theguardian.com
  
  From package cruises to beach bars, the holiday gig circuit is a way of life for some performers. But does the sun, sea and security satisfy them creatively?Sloppy Joe’s Bar stands on the corner of Greene and Duval, Key West’s main drag, where much of the Florida island city’s commotion takes place. On an early Saturday evening in April, the mayhem was already well under way: barefoot bachelorette parties, zigzagging golf carts, all of the boisterousness, board shorts and muscu
  
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• Mitch McConnell should step down as Senate minority leader after freezing, GOP senator says

  28-07-2023 15:05 via theguardian.com
  
  Questions remain around mental fitness of Republican Senate leader, 81, after health scare in public earlier this weekMitch McConnell, the 81-year-old Republican leader in the US Senate who suffered a public health scare this week, should step down from the role he has filled since 2007, an unnamed GOP senator said.McConnell, from Kentucky, remains “intellectually sharp” on “a whole host of issues including baseball”, the anonymous senator told NBC News.Reuters contribute
  
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• Quake it off: Taylor Swift fans generate seismic activity during Seattle shows

  28-07-2023 15:04 via theguardian.com
  
  Local seismometer detects activity equivalent of 2.3 magnitude earthquake, comparable to 2011 ‘Beast Quake’Taylor Swift’s Eras tour performances at Lumen Field in Seattle on 22 July and 23 July generated seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, according to seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach.A local seismometer detected activity generated by dancing fans comparable to the famous 2011 “Beast Quake”, when Seattle Seahawks fans erupted in response to
  
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• It’s time for a riesling rethink | Fiona Beckett on drinks

  28-07-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Riesling is just made for summer: light, fruity, low in alcohol, and nowhere near as sweet as it used to beDid you know you have only three days left to drink German riesling this month? Most likely not, unless you’re in the trade and are already aware that July has been called the 31 days of German riesling. Do you even want to drink riesling – or, indeed, any wine – for 31 days?Also, what’s the point? Well, the way these kinds of promotions work is this: generic bodies
  
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• Heat from extinct volcano could be piped into Dutch homes

  28-07-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Project in Friesland aims to draw on residual warmth from Zuidwal volcano for sustainable energyHeat from an extinct volcano could be piped into homes under a plan in the Dutch city of Bolsward.The Netherlands may be known for windmills but Ynze Salverda is no fan of the wind turbines proliferating across the country. He believes sustainable energy could be generated underground using residual warmth from the Zuidwal volcano deep under the Wadden Sea. Continue reading...
  
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• Forgotten fantasy: after 11 years, Dragon’s Dogma makes an unlikely return

  28-07-2023 15:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Director Hideaki Itsuno and producerYoshiaki Hirabayashi guide us through the rebirth of Capcom’s fantasy epic on PlayStation 5Capcom has made some of the world’s most famous games, but you’d be forgiven for not knowing Dragon’s Dogma. While the house of Street Fighter shifts millions of games via the furious fists of Ryu and co, the shuffling undead of Resident Evil and beast-felling Monster Hunter, its Xbox 360 medieval RPG simply came and went in 2012. Yet much like th
  
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• France ready to back sanctions over ‘dangerous’ Niger coup, says Macron

  28-07-2023 14:48 via theguardian.com
  
  President condemns rebellion as ‘completely illegitimate’ and calls for release of democratically elected Mohamed BazoumEmmanuel Macron has said the French government is prepared to support sanctions against the rebellious soldiers behind the coup in Niger, as he described developments in the country as “dangerous” for the wider Sahel region.The French president’s comments came as western powers scrambled to preserve a key ally in a region that has been destabilised
  
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• No longer bog standard: how loo roll became a status symbol

  28-07-2023 14:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Since the pandemic toilet paper has come out of the shadows to take centre stage in UK bathroomsHandbags and cars are more traditional status symbols, but in these topsy-turvy times the humble toilet roll is being treated with more reverence than you would expect for something used to wipe your bottom with. In the toilets of trendy restaurants or friends, proud pyramids of loo roll stand in bright, graphic wrapping. On Instagram, influencers now allow it to stay in the backdrop of bathroom selfi
  
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• Drug driver who killed woman and three dogs in Chelsea Embankment crash jailed - Evening Standard

  28-07-2023 14:42 via news.google.com
  
  Drug driver who killed woman and three dogs in Chelsea Embankment crash jailed  Evening StandardMy boy was killed when drunk driver, 20, crashed at 70mph & told passengers to f*** off as they begged her...  The SunDrink and drug-driver who killed woman and dogs in Chelsea jailed  The GuardianChelsea crash: Man jailed for mowing down woman and her dogs  BBCMan jailed after killing Suffolk woman in London crash  East Anglian Daily TimesView Ful
  
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• Tom Jones: Neighbour surprised to find singer in flat below

  28-07-2023 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A neighbour of Stereophonics' Kelly Jones was shocked to find Tom Jones singing in the kitchen.
  
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