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Nicholas Cullinan: energetic leader tasked with British Museum overhaul
via theguardian.comAfter overseeing a transformation of the National Portrait Gallery he will need to draw on that experience in his new roleBritish Museum appoints new director after alleged thefts scandalNicholas Cullinan, who has been appointed as the new director of the British Museum, was seen as the favourite for the job due to his reputation in the art world as an energetic leader.As the director of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) since 2015, the 46-year-old art historian and curator oversaw the most am -
County cricket: Durham v Essex, Surrey v Hampshire, and more on day two – live
via theguardian.comCounty Championship updates, play due to start at 11am BSTSign up for The Spin | And you can email Tanya or post BTLBen Raine giving Dean Elgar a thorough working over from the Lumley end. But he survives. Essex 33-0.Gets there with a single, what riches after a run of lowish scores. High praise for Duckett yesterday from both his teammate (Ben Slater) “Ben batted really well. We know how good he is. I think he has been a bit annoyed to miss out in the first couple of games, but he has had -
Man who raped his wife tried to convince court he was victim of domestic abuse
via theguardian.comClaim of parental alienation made to ‘distress and frighten’, English court toldA man who raped his wife and was controlling and threatening towards her and their two children attempted to manipulate the family court into believing he was a victim of domestic abuse, a judge has ruled.In a damning judgment Judge Middleton-Roy found the man’s conduct – which included frequently filming of his family using a body-worn camera – had been “reprehensible and unreason -
West Ham United v Liverpool: Premier League – live
via theguardian.comPremier League updates from the 12.30pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | Reds agree terms for Slot | And mail BarryJurgen Klopp: “It’s definitely a challenge, but it’s part of the job,” said the Liverpool manager, upon being asked how he would raise his players morale after their largely unexpected defeat at Everton. “I can’t remember ever being as disappointed or frustrated after a game like I was after Everton.“I’ve unfortunately lost a lot of games -
Workers accuse Google of ‘tantrum’ after 50 fired over Israel contract protest
via theguardian.comTech giant fired number of people who protested against $1.2bn Project Nimbus, which supports Israeli military and governmentGoogle has been accused of throwing a “tantrum” after sacking more than 50 workers in response to a protest over the company’s military ties to the Israeli government – firings that have shone a light on a controversial project and long-simmering tensions between staff and management.The workers were sacked following protests at Google offices in Ne -
T’Pau’s Carol Decker looks back: ‘We went ballistic when we got to No 1. Our screaming annoyed Bryan Adams’
via theguardian.comThe lead singer on hitting it big, how things fell apart, and the joy of the 1980s revivalBorn in Liverpool in 1957, Carol Decker is the lead singer of T’Pau. She was fronting Shropshire band the Lazers when she met BT engineer and musician Ronnie Rogers, with whom she would go on to form T’Pau. Together they became one of the biggest-selling groups of the 1980s, with tracks such as China in Your Hand and Heart and Soul. The group split in 1992 but have since had a ren -
This is how we do it: ‘Since having prostate cancer I can’t get an erection, but I still get just as much pleasure’
via theguardian.comWith penetrative sex no longer an option, Sebastian and Teresa have found different ways to satisfy one other
How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyI was really worried about how it would affect Teresa. There’s this whole stigma that a ‘real’ man has a working penis Continue reading... -
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for hot sauce doubles with cucumber chutney | The new vegan
via theguardian.comTrini-style soft pillows of fried bread sandwiching spiced chickpeas and served with a punchy cucumber chutneyDoubles are a delicious and popular Caribbean street food. They’re made up of two soft, puffy fried breads (or baras), hence the name doubles, stuffed with a filling of tasty chickpeas and eaten with chutney (cucumber, in today’s case). Unless you’ve tried them, however, it’s hard to do them justice – it’s a bit like telling someone who has never heard -
‘Is it aliens?’: how a mysterious star could help the search for extraterrestrial life
via theguardian.comScientists hope studies into Boyajian’s star could lead to enhanced techniques for identifying distant planetary civilisationsIt is our galaxy’s strangest star, a flickering globe of light whose sporadic and unpredictable output has baffled astronomers for years. But now the study of Boyajian’s star is being promoted as a research model that could help in one of the most intriguing of all scientific quests: finding intelligent life on other worlds.This is the argument that Oxfo -
‘Demolishing democracy’: how much danger does Christian nationalism pose?
via theguardian.comDocumentary Bad Faith looks at the history of a group trying to affect and corrupt politics under the guise of religionBad Faith, a new documentary on the rise of Christian nationalism in the United States, opens with an obvious, ominous scene – the storming of the Capitol on 6 January 2021 – though trained on details drowned out by the deluge of horror and easily recognizable images of chaos. That Paula White, Donald Trump’s faith adviser, led the Save America rally in a praye -
Caribbean or bust: England have T20 World Cup title defence on their mind
via theguardian.comEngland’s white-ball coach, Matthew Mott, needs a strong campaign but schedule means he ‘hardly sees’ best playersAs Dukes balls whistle around the shires and white Kookaburras are carted to all parts in the Indian Premier League, England’s thoughts turn to the Caribbean and a T20 World Cup title defence that can ill-afford to go the way of its 50-over equivalent last year.T20 is probably too capricious a format to dub it a case of silverware or bust but it’s clear -
Middle East crisis live: infant girl dies from extreme heat in Rafah, says UN, as fears grow over Gaza conditions
via theguardian.comUN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says rising temperatures are exacerbating the sanitation crisis See all our coverage of the Middle East crisisPalestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and several international officials will be in Riyadh this week for talks aimed at pushing for a peace agreement in Gaza to be held on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum meeting, the WEF’s president said on Saturday.“We do have the key players now in Riyadh and hopefully th -
40 years of comedy classic Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: ‘The producers thought it was too crude, too manly’
via theguardian.comIt’s four decades since the comedy drama detailing the exploits of British migrant workers in Germany burst on to our screens. As they stage a live show, its writers and stars let us in on how they constructed a classicIn November 1983, a new television series that focused on working-class labourers debuted on ITV. Auf Wiedersehen, Pet told the story of seven men who felt it necessary to leave their families and Thatcher’s Britain in order to earn a living wage. Dennis Patterson (Tim -
Rageh Omaar receiving care after becoming unwell on air, ITV says
via theguardian.comInternational affairs editor became unwell while presenting News at Ten on FridayThe ITV News presenter Rageh Omaar is receiving medical care after becoming “unwell” live on-air, ITV has said.The ITV News international affairs editor was presenting the News at Ten on Friday evening when he appeared shaky and to be having difficulty reading the news bulletins. Continue reading... -
Let Rishi Sunak ‘get on with the job’, says Grant Shapps
via theguardian.comDefence secretary says MPs must give the PM space as Tory figures appear to be vying for leadershipConservative MPs looking for a new party leader need to allow Rishi Sunak to “get on with the job”, Grant Shapps has said.Amid speculation that Sunak could announce an election next week in order to stave off potential challengers for the top job, the defence secretary said now was not “the time or place” to try to put another Conservative leader in place. The party is on it -
The overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is an affront to women | Moira Donegan
via theguardian.com#MeToo’s real legacy may not be ending predators’ impunity so much as highlighting the tenacity of that impunityUsually, rape isn’t reported. When it is reported, it is often not charged. And when it is charged, it rarely leads to a conviction. These facts shape both our cultural understanding of sexual violence and women’s sense of their own embodied lives, clarifying something many of us already know – that while sexual violence is technically illegal and official -
Sadiq Khan: leaseholders in England should have the right to withhold service charges
via theguardian.comLondon mayor says residents need a law protecting them from unfair and unexplained increases in levies by landlordsLeaseholders hit with large and unjust service charges should have the right to refuse to pay up, Sadiq Khan has said, amid concerns that the government has backed away from its promises to boost the rights of tenants.There are 1.4m leasehold properties in London, a quarter of all such properties in the country. The London mayor said that many of the residents affected were sufferin -
‘My favourite stories are love stories’: Emily Henry on her enemies-to-lovers relationship with romance fiction
via theguardian.comWith four million copies sold and three books in adaptation, the Beach Read author is riding high. She talks about hope, TikTok tropes and escapismA few weeks after Emily Henry’s second romance novel, You and Me on Vacation, was published in May 2021, she noticed a “giant” spike in sales. Her editor and agent had noticed it too. They were all emailing and texting, trying to figure out what was happening, when someone finally cracked it: “It’s BookTok”.Hen -
‘A sense of wonder enveloped my mother and me’: Mishal Husain on her eye-opening journey through Uzbekistan in search of an ancestor
via theguardian.comThe broadcaster knew she had a link to the central Asian country she first visited on her gap year 30 years ago. But retracing her steps, this time with her mother in tow, she made a big discovery about their family‘Can you read what it says?” It was 1992 and I was standing in Samarkand’s impressive Registan Square, looking up at Arabic inscriptions on 15th- and 17th-century buildings, when an Uzbek man approached me, speaking in Russian. The Soviet Union had just collapsed, bu -
Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smuggling
via theguardian.comJoint UK-French investigation alleges group advertised small-boat crossings of Channel on social mediaFour Vietnamese nationals have been arrested in London after an investigation into alleged people smugglers advertising small-boat crossings of the Channel on Facebook.The joint UK-French investigation alleges the group shared posts aimed at the Vietnamese community and charged migrants thousands of pounds to make the crossing. Continue reading... -
We may have equal marriage - but LGBTQ+ people are still locked out of equal parenthood | Freddy McConnell
via theguardian.comThe law is badly lagging behind when it comes to rights for LGBTQ+ families. We need urgent root-and-branch reformThe Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act is 10 years old. In the UK, any couple can marry. Likewise, thanks to this courageous pair, any couple can now get a civil partnership. On marriage, the law has kept pace with the diversifying society it exists to regulate and protect.If you reflect on what was updated – the religious institution of marriage – and how long it had been t -
‘There aren’t many fields, so the children play around the pier’: Jelly Febrian’s best phone picture
via theguardian.comThe photographer documents daily life at Sunda Kelapa harbour in North Jakarta, Indonesia, including the schoolchildren who turn it into their playgroundAfter school, many of the children local to the Sunda Kelapa harbour, in North Jakarta, Indonesia, go down to the water to swim and play. Jelly Febrian enjoys shooting the daily activities there whenever the weather is good. Always prepared for the right moment, he carries his phone with him to capture crews loading  -
‘Ours was a love story, not an attempted murder story’: Rachel Eliza Griffiths on the day her husband, Salman Rushdie, was stabbed
via theguardian.comThey had only been married for 11 months when the world-famous novelist was attacked by a frenzied knifeman. His wife remembers the intense drama of hearing the news, and the traumatic aftermathI woke early and alone on the sunny morning of Friday 12 August 2022. I was having coffee at the moment my husband, the Indian novelist Salman Rushdie, was nearly killed in a stabbing on stage in Chautauqua, New York.This was the last morning, innocent and ordinary, before my life was shattered by th -
Briton in critical care after ‘unusual’ shark attack on Tobago
via theguardian.comMan, 64, being treated for injuries to arm, leg and stomach after attack in shallow watersA British man is in intensive care after an “unusual” shark attack on the Caribbean island of Tobago.The 64-year-old man was receiving critical care after the bull shark attack left him with injuries to his left arm, left leg and stomach, Tobago’s Division of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation said. Continue reading... -
Michelle Collins: ‘When I was 45, I was told I was too old to work in Hollywood’
via theguardian.comThe actor on doing the ‘trash walk’ at McDonald’s, wishing she was better with money, and being too tired for sexBorn in London, Michelle Collins, 61, was a backing singer for Mari Wilson in the early 80s. From 1988-98, she played Cindy in EastEnders, and last year she returned to the soap. She also had a role in Coronation Street from 2011 to 2014. Her latest project, Stephen, which is about addiction, is in cinemas now and is also a touring installation, launching a -
Tories have always had a fear of political extinction. After the next election, they could be right | Samual Earle
via theguardian.comEven grandees are bracing for the very worst. But remember, such apocalyptic language around the party is nothing newThere is a morose mood in the Conservative party. It isn’t just that the Tories expect to lose the next election – they fear that the coming defeat might be definitive, a result from which they never recover. One recent multilevel regression and poststratification (MRP) poll forecasts that the Tories could be reduced to fewer than 100 seats – their lowest ever ha -
‘I don’t smoke on the uphills’: Lazarus Lake walks across America (again)
via theguardian.comGary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake or Laz, completed his first trans-continental trek in 2018. He’s now attempting his third, but this time against medical adviceLazarus Lake is shifting in a straight-back chair, searching for the right spot to ease his pinched nerve. After days of steep climbs and steeper descents, the Capon Valley of West Virginia is a welcome oasis. The world is again mercifully flat, if only for a moment. Somewhere out there, the Alleghany mountains lie in wait. But Laz, -
Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside Baghdad home
via theguardian.comOfficials say unidentified man killed influencer who had previously been imprisoned over dancing videosA man on a motorbike has shot dead a social media influencer known as Om Fahad outside her Baghdad home, Iraqi security officials have said.The unidentified attacker shot Om Fahad in her car in the Zayouna district on Friday, a security official said, requesting anonymity because he was not cleared to speak to the media. Continue reading... -
‘You’re absolutely trapped’: welcome to the loneliest seat in sport
via theguardian.comAs the World Snooker Championship heats up, there is nothing that quite mirrors the torture and solitude of The ChairDing Junhui throws back his head and allows his eyes to droop closed for a few seconds. Opens them. Closes them. Finally, with a kind of resignation, opens them again. Ruffles the hair at his temples with both hands, as if trying to shake himself awake. Meanwhile, oblivious to any of this, his opponent Jack Lisowski continues to pot balls and rack up points: just a few feet away a -
‘Woke’ isn’t dead – it’s entered the mainstream. No wonder the right is furious | Gaby Hinsliff
via theguardian.comWhen even the Met police and National Trust scones are apparently ‘peak wokerati’, it’s become the establishment normIs woke dead? Is it over? Has it “peaked”, run its course before we’ve even properly agreed on what this endlessly controversial but somehow never quite defined social justice movement actually was? Though American rightwingers have been hopefully pronouncing its last rites for a while now, until very recently rumours of its death seemed exagger
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