Boy, 4, dies after being hit by minibus while riding his bike
The boy was killed in Ingol, Lancashire, after a minibus crahsed into him while he was riding a bike
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Win £100 shopping voucher to celebrate the return of Aldi’s Next Big Thing
Leading supermarket Aldi is giving YOU the chance to win a whopping £100 shopping voucher, to celebrate the iconic return of Aldi's Next Big Thing on Channel 4. Enter today to be in with a lucky chance!
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Cristhian Mosquera: Crystal Palace face new rival for key summer transfer target
The teenage centre-back has the subject of an approach in January and is now courting fresh interest
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Queen Camilla steps in for Charles at historic Easter service as King's message is played
Queen Camilla is at Worcester Cathedral today, where she will distribute the traditional Maundy money on behalf of King Charles in the traditional Easter service, where a message from the monarch will be played
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Court date set for company that donated to new Welsh First Minister
Atlantic Recycling is expected to go to court in December charged with environmental offences.
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Energy meter reading day: when to submit gas and electricity readings to avoid being overcharged
A new energy cap of £1,690 per year will apply from April 1, 2024
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Hairy Bikers Si King say it's 'really strange' without best friend Dave Myers in bittersweet update
Hairy Bikers saw Si King spoke out on a bittersweet award nomination without pal dave Myers who died at the age of 66 last month
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Middlesborough primary school put ‘on lockdown’ as armed police descend on estate
Several police vans and armed officers were seen rushing to an estate in County Durham on Thursday morning
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Aidan O'Brien says Auguste Rodin "ready to run to his best" in £4.7million race
The Derby and Breeders’ Cup Turf winner is among a star-studded cast of international turf champions who meet in the Dubai Sheema Classic on Saturday
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You could miss savings on your next energy bill by forgetting a simple task
Energy bills are falling to their lowest point in two years after Ofgem dropped the price cap.
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Assisted Dying: What is the situation across the British Isles?
Some moves are being made to introduce legislation in Scotland, the Isle of Man and Jersey.
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'Extreme' destination is home of world's hottest temperature where entire lakes dry up
An "extreme" destination is the location of the hottest temperature to have ever been recorded on Earth, yet despite this many people still visit this unique landscape.
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Muji files for administration in latest retail insolvency
But the shops are expected to be saved through a pre-pack deal
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Novak Djokovic conspiracy theory raised by Andy Roddick after 'surprising' mid-season decision
Novak Djokovic announced earlier this week that he would be parting ways with long-term coach Goran Ivanisevic, and Andy Roddick doesn't believe it will be the last change made by the 24-time Grand Slam champion
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Keir Starmer tells Rishi Sunak to name election date amid speculation of June vote
Labour leader Keir Starmer says the PM Rishi Sunak wants to spend 'one last drawn out summer tour with his beloved helicopter' as he dithers over general election date
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Man Utd target new defender after Sir Jim Ratcliffe made feelings on transfers clear
Manchester United have lodged an inquiry for Bologna centre-back Jhon Lucumi as Erik ten Hag proceeds with plans to bolster his defensive options in the summer transfer window
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Baltimore bridge collapse may be the biggest ever marine insurance loss, says Lloyd's of London chairman
Lloyd’s in a major part of the global maritime insurance trade and also hailed strong financial results for 2023
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Watch live as Chinese tech company Xiaomi launches highly anticipated electric vehicle
Watch live as Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launches its highly anticipated electric vehicle and begins to take orders on Thursday 28 March.
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Anti-monarchy protesters shout ‘down with the crown’ at Queen Camilla
Protesters gathered outside the church where Queen Camilla was entering for Maundy Thursday service.
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Some people only clean this bathroom item once a year — and you probably forget about it too
Spoiler: it's not the toilet.
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Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid says 'please don't panic' as she signs off show
The broadcaster was back at the helm of the ITV news programme for the penultimate show of the week with Richard Madeley
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The Odyssey: It’s a Really Really Really Long Journey review – Behold, Telemachus the mummy’s boy!
Unicorn theatre, LondonEven a cyclops can get lonely, even a parent can make a mistake … this electric rendering of the classic is for all the family as Odysseus’s son takes centre stage‘Wallet, phone, keys, sword,” Telemachus recites to himself as he checks his pockets. Backpack on, teddy tucked in and he’s ready to go, setting off on a grand quest to find his dad. What he doesn’t reckon on is finding himself along the way.At its highest points – of which there are many – Nina Segal’s new production of The Odyssey is electric. Made for families, Jennifer Tang’s direction delights in Naomi Hammerton’s fast-paced songs, whirling dances and moments of highly absurd dramatic images. It’s when the music slows and the pace falters that the tension drops away. But this cast approach everything with full hearts and bright smiles, so that every lag is soon followed by a new burst of energy and adventure. Continue reading...
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New British Museum director will oversee ‘architectural and intellectual’ change
Nicholas Cullinan’s appointment was approved by the board of trustees and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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AO World shares surge 10% as electronic retailer upgrades profit guidance
The retailer, which counts Mike Ashley's Frasers Group as a major shareholder, has cut a number of jobs and closed its German business as part of its turnaround plan
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Arsenal legend Lee Dixon fires warning to Mikel Arteta ahead of crucial Man City fixture
Arsenal face a crucial clash against Manchester City this weekend in a game that could decide the winner of the Premier League title - and Mikel Arteta has been issued a simple instruction
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Putin spy chief visits pariah North Korea state to deepen ties as it 'supplies arms for Ukraine war'
North Korea is alleged to have sent large numbers of missiles for Russia’s war in Ukraine
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'Waste Of Space': Tory Voters Deliver Damning Verdict On Rishi Sunak
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks to employees during the launch of their local elections campaign, at a bus depot in Heanor, northern England on March 22, 2024. (Photo by Darren Staples / POOL / AFP) (Photo by DARREN STAPLES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Tory voters have delivered a damning verdict on Rishi Sunak as he ponders calling an election in the summer.The beleaguered prime minister was branded a “waste of space”, “weak” and “out of touch” by a group who backed the Conservatives in 2019.Their comments, in a focus group for Times Radio, come amid a fresh round of miserable headlines for the PM.It was confirmed this morning that the UK slipped into a recession at the end of last year, while the Tories are tipped to lose up to 500 seats at the upcoming local elections.His pledge to “stop the boats” carrying asylum seekers across the Channel is in tatters after record numbers arrived in the first three months of the year, and earlier this week two ministers quit the government.The Conservatives continue to lag 20 points behind Labour in the opinion polls, and the views expressed in the focus group suggest there is no chance of the PM turning that around before polling day.Asked to describe Sunak in a few words, one woman said: “Uninspired, unreliable and flaky.”A male voter said he was “weak and out of touch”, while another added: “I say he is deeply disappointing and untrustworthy.”One woman said he was “a waste of space”, with another female voter saying he is “privileged, useless and untrustworthy”."Waste of space."The Times Radio Focus Group, made up of people who voted Conservative in the 2019 election, reveal what they think of Rishi Sunak.
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Carmen review – stripped-back ballet focuses on the femicide
Sadler’s Wells, LondonGiven its UK premiere by English National Ballet, Johan Inger’s new version of the Bizet story cuts out cliche and embraces the bleakness – albeit at the expense of some passionWho is Carmen? A free-spirited lover, a woman bent on destruction, or a pragmatist using the only currency she has to get what she wants? In Johan Inger’s ballet, given its UK premiere by English National Ballet, it’s hard to say. She flirts (and more) with every man she passes, but merely for sport it seems. And it turns out this is not really Carmen’s ballet – she doesn’t even get a solo – and the story belongs to Don José (Rentaro Nakaaki), a man so tortured by the fantasy of a woman who will never love him that it leads him to murder her.The bleakness only comes later though. It all starts out much warmer, with Bizet’s perky overture and the lively impulse and attack of the choreography. You feel a rush of energy as the women arrive, storming the stage with ruffled dresses and self-possession. Swedish choreographer Inger gives us limbs angled like arrows; deep, squat plies in second position followed by bodies zipped up on the vertical. There’s levity too and lots of floorwork, all handled easily by ENB’s agile dancers – not en pointe, but on point.Inger likes a choreographic device, whether that’s the chorus-like figure of Francesca Velicu who stands outside the action, reflecting its hope and woe, or the ominous gang of black-clad and masked figures who sometimes manipulate the players. Among the various lovers Carmen (Minju Kang) takes, Erik Woolhouse’s Torero, soloing in front of a bank of mirrors in a sequinned bolero, might be her true match in the narcissist stakes. Woolhouse is good, hamming it up and throwing his body into the deep curves of the choreography.The piece uses Rodion Shchedrin’s 1960s reboot of the Bizet score, with moody additions by Spanish composer Marc Alvarez. The stripped-back designs shift into darkness in tandem with the story, the Spanish cliches are cut out, and so is the passion. Inger’s is an interesting if emotionally hollow interpretation, focusing on Don José’s obsession and ruin. Inger’s intention was to explore violence against women, specifically men who kill their ex-partners, and there’s something in that. But perhaps we owe it to the woman in question to make her a three-dimensional character.• At Sadler’s Wells, London, until 6 April Continue reading...
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Manhunt after stabbing in front of train passengers
Police receive a possible sighting of the suspect after a man was stabbed on a moving train in London.
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‘Strange’ without Dave Myers as Hairy Bikers receive award nod, Si King says
The Hairy Bikers took home the Fortnum And Mason Food And Drink Awards personality of the year gong in 2014, 2017, 2022 and 2023.
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15 frustrating plot holes in otherwise great movies
Even the best filmmakers slip up... Louis Chilton picks the 15 most glaring examples
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US refuses to back down over criticism of Indian opposition leader’s arrest
Washington says ‘no one should object to free trial’ for Arvind Kejriwal
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7 best pet vacuum cleaners for tidying up after your furry friends
Love your pet but not the mess they leave behind? These are the best vacuum cleaners to buy
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Red Bull chief admits Yuki Tsunoda is "being noticed" by rival F1 teams for 2025 seat
Yuki Tsunoda is rehabilitating his reputation as a hot-headed F1 flop and beginning to live up to his potential at Red Bull's sister team RB - earning admiring glances from others in the process
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What is a cabinet reshuffle? Tory ministers Robert Halfon and James Heappey stand down
The total number of Conservative MPs departing at the next election is currently 63
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Baltimore Key Bridge ‘not made to withstand direct impact from vessel’, says US transport secretary
The Francis Scott Key Bridge that collapsed in Baltimore was “simply not made to withstand a direct impact from a vessel that weighs about 200m pounds”, the US transport secretary has said.
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Sellafield nuclear waste dump to be prosecuted for alleged IT security offences
Charges relate to four-year period between 2019 and early 2023, and follows Guardian investigationThe Sellafield nuclear waste dump is to be prosecuted for alleged information technology security offences, the industry watchdog has said.The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said on Thursday that it had notified the state-owned Cumbrian nuclear company that it would be prosecuted under industry security regulations. Continue reading...
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Manchester United fan fury as TV scheduling for Brentford trip leaves supporters stranded
The final train heading to Manchester leaves London two minutes after the game at Brentford kicks off
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Jessie J and Eurovision winner Loreen to headline Manchester Pride 2024’s Gay Village Party
Pop stars, drag queens, dog shows and takeovers form the line-up for Manchester Pride 2024's Gay Village Party
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Molly the magpie: Petition calls for Australian authorities to return Instagram star bird to rescuers
Online campaign to return magpie to former carers receives almost 70,000 signatures and support from state premier
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Liu Cixin: ‘I’m often asked – there’s science fiction in China?’
Author of sci-fi epic The Three-Body Problem – newly serialised by Netflix – on ‘the greatest uncertainty facing humanity’ and how finding a secret copy of a Jules Verne novel inspired his careerChinese author Liu Cixin’s science-fiction novels have sold millions of copies all over the world, and have won him numerous awards, including the global Hugo award for science fiction in 2015. Now, the English translation of the first book in Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, The Three-Body Problem, is back in the Amazon bestsellers charts, after the release of a TV adaptation by the creators of Game of Thrones.But a decade ago, few in the UK had heard of Liu and The Three-Body Problem, which begins as a contemporary murder mystery and gradually builds into a story of alien contact. When it was first published here, Nic Cheetham, managing director of Liu’s UK publisher Head of Zeus, remembers being unsure if anyone would turn up for a book signing with the author in a London bookshop. Continue reading...
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Eight things going up in price in April - including stamps, passports, water and council tax
Households sare set to see their bills skyrocket in just a few days
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'My toxic boyfriend dumped me for being too fat - now he's upset over my new look'
A woman has shared how her boyfriend dumped her because he was no longer attracted to her after she gained weight - but then condemned her for dropping the pounds after their breakup
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Suspect denies murder after man found dead in Greater Manchester car park
Andre Marshall was found dead in a car park in Trafford in 2015
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Rachel Riley on the joy of reading to her children amid the hectic juggle of family life
The Countdown presenter talks to Lisa Salmon about balancing work and family, and how reading to her young daughters is the highlight of her day.
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Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea
The Philippine president says his government will enforce a “countermeasure package” in response to “aggressive and dangerous attacks” by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea
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Sites of resistance: threatened African burial grounds around the world
Too often cemeteries for enslaved people have been all but erased from history but how we remember mattersBuried: remembering the transatlantic slave tradeFor archeologists, what defines people as human is how we bury our dead. Imagine, then, a society that relegates a whole community as legally inhuman, enslaved with no rights. In spite of slavery, African burial grounds are tangible reminders of the enslaved and free – defying oppressive circumstances by reclaiming people’s humanity through acts of remembrance.When I first visited the British overseas territory of St Helena in 2018 and saw the burial ground in Rupert’s Valley, I was astounded by its size and significance. It unambiguously placed the island at the centre of the Middle Passage – tying the British empire to the institution of slavery in the US, the Caribbean, and globally. Continue reading...
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Mary Poppins review – Disney’s entertainment sugar rush possesses thermonuclear brilliance
Manic, magic, madcap … Julie Andrews is superb in the role of the flying nanny, in a film filled with amazing songsBrilliant, entrancing, exhausting, and with thermonuclear showtunes from Richard and Robert Sherman, Disney’s hybrid live-action/animation classic from 1964 is now rereleased on home entertainment platforms for its 60th anniversary. And it has a brand-new certificate from the BBFC: upgraded from a U to a PG on account of “discriminatory language” from the eccentric seadog character Admiral Boom, who fires a cannon from his roof shouting “Fight the Hottentots!” (an obsolete term for South Africa’s indigenous Khoekhoe people). However the BBFC is evidently not bothered by the foxhunting scene in which the fox has a cod Irish accent (perhaps because chimney sweep Bert, played by Dick Van Dyke, saves the fox), nor by the cheerful suicide reference made by one of the servants: “Nice spot there by Southwark Bridge, very popular with jumpers!”In an upmarket part of Edwardian London created on almost dreamlike artificial sets in California, the prosperous upper-middle-class Banks family are having problems controlling their high-spirited children, Michael (Matthew Garber) and Jane (Karen Dotrice); this is grumpy banker George Banks (David Tomlinson) and his suffragette wife Winifred (Glynis Johns), who is always whirling around going to votes-for-women marches. Pompous Mr Banks saunters into the action with complacent song The Life I Lead (which melodically owes a tiny bit to With a Little Bit of Luck from the stage show My Fair Lady). Continue reading...
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