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EXCLUSIVE: UK ‘on its knees BEGGING for a deal!’ Lord Lawson warns the EU has UPPER HAND
BREXITEER former chancellor Lord Lawson told Express.co.uk that the EU has the “upper hand” as long as the UK is on its “knees begging” for a trade deal. -
Manchester City v Manchester United: FA Cup final – live
via theguardian.comLive updates from the 3pm BST kick-off at WembleyAny comments? Feel free to email BarryReferee: Andrew MadleyReferee’s assistants: Harry Lennard and Nick HoptonFourth official: Simon HooperVAR: Michael OliverEderson is Manchester City’s only absentee through injury, as the Brazilian remains sidelined with the fractured eye socket he sustained in a collision with Cristian Romero during City’s win over Tottenham Hotspur last week. Stefan Ortega will start in goal for City and alm -
Minister defends loss of high-profile Tory MPs after Gove joins exodus – UK politics live
via theguardian.comTreasury minister Bim Afolami said it was ‘not unnatural’ for high-profile Tory MPs to be standing down at an electionSign up our UK general election newsletterThe Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar will visit Wishaw in North Lanarkshire following the official launch of the party’s campaign on Friday. He says:This chaotic and dysfunctional Tory government has let down Scots and put their own party interest ahead of the national interest – but the same is true of the SNP.T -
Israel-Gaza war live: Spain demands Israel comply with UN court ruling on Rafah
via theguardian.comThe International Court of Justice ordered Israel to ‘immediately halt’ its military offensive in the southern cityAl Jazeera are reporting that an Israeli military strike has targeted a family home in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood, killing a woman and injuring other people. It attributes the information to “colleagues on the ground”.The publication, citing the Palestinian news agency Wafa, reports that “numerous other neighbourhoods of Gaza City have come u -
Record 10,170 people arrive in UK via small-boat Channel crossings this year
via theguardian.comProvisional official figures deal blow to Rishi Sunak’s claim that threat of Rwanda deportation is a deterrentA record 10,170 people have arrived in the UK so far this year after crossing the Channel in small boats, according to government figures released on Saturday.The provisional figure beats the previous record of 9,326 who crossed to the UK by this time in 2017. The comparable figure for last year was 7,326. Continue reading... -
County cricket: Hampshire v Surrey, Lancashire v Warwickshire and more – live
via theguardian.comUpdates from day two of this County Championship roundGet in touch: email Tanya with any thoughts or post BTLAlex “carthorse” Davies goes to his fifty in three hours one minute – the third slowest first-class fifty of his career. The Warwickshire hundred winds slowly up.And a wicket at Old Trafford! George Balderson joins the Tom Bailey wickets club, as Mousley is caught for two. Continue reading... -
‘Perfect next step’: Wayne Rooney confirmed as Plymouth Argyle manager
via theguardian.com38-year-old returns to management with Championship clubRooney was sacked by Birmingham in January after only 83 daysWayne Rooney has said accepting the Plymouth Argyle job is the “perfect next step” in his management career, with the former England captain thought to have signed a three-year contract as head coach of the Championship club.Rooney returns to coaching after a chastening spell in charge of Birmingham, who were relegated to League One earlier this month. Continue reading -
Virtual reality games helping UK’s deaf children to understand speech
via theguardian.comScientists have found that immersing kids in computer games can train their brains to localise sounds betterScientists have recruited an unusual ally in their efforts to help children overcome profound deafness. They are using computer games to boost the children’s ability to localise sounds and understand speech.The project is known as Bears – for Both Ears – and it is aimed at youngsters who have been given twin cochlea implants because they were born with little or no hearin -
The week in classical: Carmen; Celebrating 22 Years of Antonio Pappano – review
via theguardian.comGlyndebourne, East Sussex; Royal Opera House, London
Glyndebourne hits 90 with Bizet’s sultry crowd-pleaser. Elsewhere, a starry farewell to a much loved maestro, and the fight to save Welsh National OperaEvery opera company, large, small, private, public, urban or out of town, is preoccupied with the same dry equation: how to combine artistic ambition with financial reality. One answer will always be right. Georges Bizet’s Carmen. Box-office gold, this 1875 French masterpiece is eve -
‘People tell me they’re not ready to work’: how long-term sickness blighted a town
via theguardian.comHastings has the highest number of young people in England in bad health. But, amid a national epidemic of forced economic inactivity, there is hopeOn a Wednesday night in Hastings, a handful of under-18s gather in the back of a former newspaper building for a weekly Dungeons and Dragons night. Around the table, a teenager peers from behind a floppy fringe, telling the other players of a monster with jaws wide enough to swallow a man whole. Behind him, two boys are playing pool. For the moment, -
UK weather: clouds and thunderstorms to dampen bank holiday weekend
via theguardian.comYellow warnings for swathes of England and north Wales on Sunday as Met Office predicts up to 40mm of rainGrey clouds, wet weather and heavy thunderstorms will dampen the bank holiday weekend for many, with yellow warnings in place from midday on Sunday.Although Saturday will remain largely dry and bright, with temperatures reaching as high as 22C in London and south-east England, the late May bank holiday could end in a washout, with “scattered, heavy and thundery downpours” predict -
Lack of wise old heads is thrusting talented but callow coaches towards elite jobs | John Brewin
via theguardian.comThe problem for clubs desperate for a new head coach is there is no young Ancelotti, Klopp nor Guardiola on the marketFor an elite football club, what constitutes the ideal candidate for a managerial vacancy? The checklist includes the following: progressive football, preferably the pressing approach; adaptability to different cultures; previous elite experience with silverware favoured; HR expertise within an organisational structure where managing upwards is key. And in English football at lea -
Brexit staff shortages scupper plans to reopen Clarence House to the public
via theguardian.comPalace officials have struggled to find the workers needed to open the doors at the king’s London home this summerEven the monarchy is not immune to Brexit. The king’s London home, Clarence House, will be closed to tourists this summer because of staff shortages in the royal household caused by Brexit and the pandemic.Palace officials had hoped to open this summer, along with another royal retreat, Frogmore House, where Prince Harry and Meghan had their evening wedding reception. But -
He was given 170 years for crimes he didn’t commit. His lawyers say it could happen again
via theguardian.comCarlos Edmilson da Silva served 12 years in Brazil before being freed, after a widely used police practice led to a false arrestCarlos Edmilson da Silva had already served three years in prison for a crime he had not committed when he was arrested in the Brazilian city of Barueri and accused of a string of horrific rapes.His face was plastered across newspapers and TV reports, where he was dubbed the “maniac of Castello Branco”, after the highway where 12 women had been raped over tw -
Is Snoop Dogg’s memorabilia auction a model for cash-hungry music stars?
via theguardian.comThe Dogfather has monetized his celebrity with an auction at a time when artists struggle to make the money they once didAfter spending the past three decades making the word “shiznit” synonymous with hot property, Snoop Dogg is giving away some of his own.This week the rap icon announced a partnership with an auction house called The Realest. Snoop’s collection – called, The Shiznit, of course – runs the gamut from bargain bin finds (concert photos, autographed rid -
This is how we do it: ‘I want missionary every night – but I’m trying to be more adventurous’
via theguardian.comAlice says she’s boring sexually, so she and Elliot are trying to spice things up
How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyI just want to get to the end goal, which is to have my orgasm and go to sleep Continue reading... -
‘Taylor Town’: how Liverpool transformed itself for Taylor Swift
via theguardian.comThe Beatles’ home city is pulling out all the stops for the arrival of the US megastar’s world tour in the UKThe name of music royalty hangs from Liverpool’s historic buildings. Art installations mark the biggest pop hits. An army of loyal fans is about to invade. But this isn’t Beatlemania. This is Taylor Town.For one fortnight only, Liverpool will be transformed into a Taylor Swift “playground” to give the US megastar a “proper scouse welcome” as -
Penelope Tree looks back: ‘I like to live a life that doesn’t depend on image or possessions’
via theguardian.comThe model on London in the 60s, her relationship with David Bailey, and how Buddhism changed herBorn in New York in 1949, model Penelope Tree is the daughter of Conservative MP Ronald Tree and American socialite Marietta Peabody. At 16, Tree was scouted at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball. Her collaborations with the photographer David Bailey throughout the 1960s cemented her as one of the style icons of the decade. After the end of her relationship with Bailey, Tree moved to LA a -
‘It’s totally broken down’: tourism surge forcing Ibiza’s workers to live in car parks
via theguardian.comA deluge of visitors has locked locals out of the housing market - and protests are growing across the Balearics In a hot, dusty car park within sight of Ibiza’s old town, but a world away from the Balearic island’s hedonistic clubs and bougainvillaea-fringed villas, Ami Mohamed-Ali sits in his van, patiently brewing the first of three late-afternoon cups of strong tea.“The first glass is bitter like life,” says the 33-year-old seasonal worker from Western Sahara, quoting -
Cannes 2024 week two roundup – scuffles, screwballs and spellbinders
via theguardian.comWhile there’s no out-and-out masterpiece this year, and at times more fun to be had watching the audience fighting, Sean Baker’s acid class comedy, Jacques Audiard’s drug-lord musical and India’s first Palme d’Or contender in decades are knockouts“Which film is this?” the burly US critic asks twice, as the house lights go down inside the Bazin cinema. The first time he’s half-joking, the second time he’s in earnest. His immediate neighbours d -
From Baby Reindeer to Taylor Swift, how amateur sleuths ruined pop culture
via theguardian.comIn the social media age, artists are using their trauma to bolster their relatability, while dramas are often thinly veiled personal testimonies. The unvarnished truth may be irresistible, but is it bringing out the rubberneck in all of us?I recently read a novel, Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy, that, from the start, I understood to be a work of fiction. Instantly, I was hooked by this immersive, gut-wrenching tale of a woman overwhelmed by the gruelling labour and absolute love that characteri -
Thames Water tests for vomiting bug contamination as families fall sick
via theguardian.comExclusive: after cryptosporidium outbreak in Devon, residents in south-east London report stomach cramps and diarrhoeaThames Water has sent samples of water for lab testing after dozens of people reported becoming unwell with stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea in south-east London.Earlier this month, unsafe drinking water led to more than 100 cases of a waterborne disease in Devon, with people asked to boil their water because of contamination fears. Continue reading... -
Extinct mountain plant reintroduced to secret location in north Wales
via theguardian.comRosy saxifrage returns to Eryri, where it was last seen in the wild in 1962 A plant that has been extinct in the wild in Great Britain for more than 60 years has been reintroduced at a secret location.The rosy saxifrage, a small mountain jewel plant, was last seen in the wild in 1962 in the Cwm Idwal nature reserve in Eryri. It is listed as extinct. Continue reading... -
Papua New Guinea landslide: rescue convoy heads to remote village as scores feared buried
via theguardian.comBlocked roads have hampered relief efforts to Yambali village, where officials fear death toll could reach well over 100An emergency convoy is delivering food, water and other provisions on Saturday to stunned survivors of a landslide that devastated a remote village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea and is feared to have buried scores of people, officials have said.An assessment team had reported “suggestions” that 100 people were dead and 60 houses buried by the mountainside tha -
Kelly Rowland’s Cannes slight is typical to Black women in entertainment | Tayo Bero
via theguardian.comThe Grammy-winning singer suffered an ugly incident with a security guard – but Rowland stood her ground. Good for herKelly Rowland is holding her own after she was filmed calling out a security guard who disrespected her as she posed for photos at the Cannes film festival earlier this week.In the video, you can see the security guard rush the Grammy-winning singer off the steps, blocking photographers’ view of Rowland while speaking to her in a way to which Rowland clearly took obje -
They’re in pans, fruit, dust – and even tap water. But can I eradicate toxic forever chemicals from my home?
via theguardian.comInvisible toxins that leach into the body are almost unavoidable. Could I get rid of PFAS from my kitchen, bathroom, wardrobe and more?• What are forever chemicals and do we need to worry about them?I’m cooking a tomato sauce in a pan I’ve had for a few years when it bubbles and splatters on to the kitchen surface. I spray some cleaner from a bottle, dampen a cloth with tap water to wipe it up, and then chop some vegetables on the same bit of counter. All very familiar &nda -
‘Is it a betrayal?’ Claire Messud on writing her family into fiction
via theguardian.comFor her new novel, the author drew from her parents’ letters and grandfather’s memoir. She describes the fears and joys that come with writing about familyCountless young writers have asked the unanswerable question: how to write about family members without wreaking havoc? How to approach the urgent and inescapable material that has shaped your life without rendering that life unlivable – because you have included too many details about Aunt Joan or (almost always) portra -
‘All the elements of the classic British seaside holiday’: five unsung beach towns
via theguardian.comTravel writers take a salty, summer saunter through old-fashioned seaside towns that have ‘not yet been Airbnb-brushed out of existence’Photographer Martin Parr’s 1999 film Think of England captures the nostalgic appeal of Weymouth: roast dinners at seafront B&Bs, pensioners with cones of Mr Whippy, the carousel whirling to the familiar tune of the funfair organ. “It’s not a resort that needs a lot of razzmatazz,” says the man sitting in front of a “ -
Boy, 17, arrested after woman stabbed to death on a Bournemouth beach
via theguardian.comPolice are appealing for witnesses and information after incident on Friday nightA 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was stabbed to death on a Bournemouth beach and another badly injured.Police were called to Durley Chine beach in Dorset at 11.42pm on Friday. A woman, 34, from Poole died at the scene and another, 38, also from Poole, was taken to hospital with very serious injuries. The next of kin of both women have been informed. Continue reading... -
Hundreds of children under 10 subject to stop and search in England and Wales
via theguardian.comObserver investigation reveals use of ‘intimidating’ police tactic on at least 432 minors in 2023 under age of criminal responsibilityHundreds of children under 10 faced stop and search by police last year, including some who were strip-searched, the Observer can reveal.At least 432 children under the age of criminal responsibility were searched by the police forces in England and Wales in 2023, according to data.police.uk, an official site for open data on crime and policing. Contin
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