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Public accounts committee highlights confusion within government over how post-Covid arts fund will affect sectorDozens of festivals are facing “devastating consequences to their survival” this summer amid confusion within government over how a £1.57bn post-Covid arts fund will affect the sector, parliament’s spending watchdog has found.The influential public accounts committee has called on the government to offer urgent support to outdoor events organisers in a report released on Wednesday. Continue reading...

As the travel industry prepares to lobby the government, Sarah Marshall says we need to fight now, before it’s too late.

Kobe Bryant’s widow has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the NBA star, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others

Human rights groups call for bar on junior entry, which accounts for quarter of intake to armyMinisters have been urged to stop the practice of recruiting children to Britain’s military by a coalition of 20 human rights organisation as MPs debate the armed forces bill.The pressure to end the practice also comes as figures showed that girls aged under 18 in the armed forces made at least 16 formal complaints of sexual assault to military police in the last six years – equivalent to one for every 75 girls in the military. Continue reading...

Around the world, dozens of ingenious projects are trying to ‘trick’ the ocean into absorbing more CO2. But critics warn of unforeseen consequencesTom Green has a plan to tackle climate change. The British biologist and director of the charity Project Vesta wants to turn a trillion tonnes of CO2 into rock, and sink it to the bottom of the sea.Green admits the idea is “audacious”. It would involve locking away atmospheric carbon by dropping pea-coloured sand into the ocean. The sand is made of ground olivine – an abundant volcanic rock, known to jewellers as peridot – and, if Green’s calculations are correct, depositing it offshore on 2% of the world’s coastlines would capture 100% of total global annual carbon emissions. Continue reading...

Girls being constantly sent nude images, sexist name-calling, harassment, rape, a climate of fear, an over-sexualised culture that has become the normality in schools across the country. 

Data comes to light as part of review into police response to abuse during coronavirus pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThree in four domestic abuse offences reported to the police are closed without a perpetrator being charged, a watchdog has said, amid fears the figures have worsened during the pandemic.Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said forces were increasingly using two types of “outcome” to close domestic abuse cases: the first being the absence of support from the victim and the second being a lack of evidence despite having the victim’s backing to prosecute. Continue reading...

Once, people who owned viral photos made little money from them. Now, the ‘original’ can potentially sell for an enormous sum. But are buyers savvy investors – or unwitting dupes?The photographer Jeff McCurry’s favourite Harambe memes are the ones where the dead gorilla is in heaven, Photoshopped alongside Diana, Princess of Wales, Tupac and Muhammad Ali. “It’s like: wow,” says McCurry. “What greater spot can you be placed in? Harambe’s at the top of the hill, waiting to meet you there.”McCurry took the photograph of the 17-year-old western lowland gorilla that went on to become a meme. In it, Harambe kneels, projecting a fearsome aura of strength, nobility and calm. A former volunteer photographer at Cincinnati zoo, McCurry was there on 28 May 2016, the fateful day a three-year-old boy climbed into the gorilla’s enclosure, forcing zookeepers to shoot Harambe dead. “It didn’t seem real at first,” says McCurry, who was a regular visitor to the zoo. “When any of your friends die, it’s hard to process. I was in shock.” Continue reading...

The singer will today make a bid to take back control of her life. After a glut of speculative documentaries and conspiracy theories, her own voice can finally be heardBritney Spears never used to be an enigma. In the early years of her career, she did interviews for print, TV and radio. She held press conferences and endured day-long junkets. She shot behind the scenes videos, documentaries, TV specials. Britney was candid and trusting. “I’m from the south,” she told the Observer in 2001, “so I’m a very open person and I’ve had to teach myself not to open up to too many people.”These days however, if Britney interviews are granted, they are conducted under such strict terms that few publications have bothered. Even the radio and TV appearances when she has a record to sell are strictly surface level. Her music gives few clues to her state of mind. Her last four albums offer up sexy party tunes that don’t reflect the artist’s lived reality: now 39, by her own account she doesn’t drink, keeps a small circle of friends, only went out clubbing twice in the four years she spent in residence in Las Vegas, and prior to meeting current boyfriend Sam Asghari in 2016, was “over” dating. Continue reading...

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Man Utd want to sign Kieran Trippier this summer but they might need a plan B if Atletico Madrid dig their heels in.

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Thailand confirms 51 fatalities as authorities battle third and deadliest outbreak; Tokyo organising committee decides against allowing alcohol sales after public outcry; New Zealand brings back restrictions in WellingtonColombia battles third Covid wave amid unrestWorld gained 5.2m millionaires last year in Covid crisisScotland to remove all major Covid restrictions on 9 AugustNew Zealand reintroduces restrictions in WellingtonSee all our coronavirus coverage 5.22am BST Thailand has suffered its highest one-day death toll of the pandemic so far, with 51 Covid fatalities confirmed on Wednesday, bringing the total toll to 1,744. The country, grappling with its third and most deadly outbreak, also reported 3,174 new infections, bringing total confirmed cases to 228,539. More than 85% of new cases and deaths came after April this year. 5.19am BST Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic with me, Helen Sullivan. Thailand has suffered a record daily death toll, with 51 Covid fatalities reported on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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Games officials faced accusations the event was getting preferential treatment while other Tokyo businesses still faced alcohol restrictionsSee all our coronavirus coverageThe organisers of the Tokyo Olympics have been forced to abandon plans to allow the sale of alcohol at venues after public outcry.The president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, Seiko Hashimoto, said on Wednesday that the decision had been made to ensure the Games were “safe and secure” during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading...

Progressives are growing increasingly frustrated with what they see as a lack of action from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on voting rights

OUTRAGED parents across the country have condemned the Government's "One Britain, One Nation" campaign, claiming it will "brainwash" their children.

On the 5th anniversary of Brexit, commentators reflect on the EU’s success at rallying together after Britain’s exit On the night of 23 June 2016 a storm broke out over Brussels. Rain poured, thunder rolled and lightning flashed over the headquarters of the European Union’s institutions.Then in the small hours came a political thunderbolt almost no one had forecast: the UK had voted to leave the union. Five years on, the Brexit tempest has subsided – in Brussels, if not in London. Continue reading...

Senate Republicans have blocked debate of a sweeping overhaul of how elections are run in the U.S. Congressional Democrats have been pushing the bill as an urgent response to the 2020 election and a spate of new GOP laws this year tightening voting rules in the states

Liverpool are set to overhaul their squad this summer with the likes of Xherdan Shaqiri and Divock Origi potentially seeking pastures new

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Posts ranging from wanted posters to death threats remain online for months, breaching platform’s own standardsFacebook is promoting content that incites violence against Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters and amplifies junta misinformation, despite promising to clamp down on the misuse of its platform, according to a study.An investigation by the rights group Global Witness found that Facebook’s recommendation algorithm continues to invite users to view content that breaches its own policies. After liking a Myanmar military fan page, which did not contain recent posts violating Facebook’s policies, the rights group found that Facebook suggested several pro-military pages that contained abusive content. Continue reading...

The tech industry is under mounting pressure in Washington

In a highly anticipated hearing, Britney Spears is expected to address the court in the conservatorship that has controlled her money and affairs for 13 years

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Veterans and civilians in the U.S. and the Philippines are campaigning to name a Navy warship for a Filipino sailor who bravely rescued two crew members when their ship caught fire more than a century ago

Colombia has reached 100,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 this week, becoming just the tenth country in the world to hit the grim milestone

At least 31 people killed since start of June amid government attacks on Idlib areaAbout 5,000 civilians in the north-west of Syria have been forced to flee their homes after more government shelling targeting the contested area, a local aid agency said.At least 31 people have died since the beginning of June, victims of Bashar al-Assad’s forces hitting civilian buildings in southern Idlib province. The buildings included a hospital, displacement camp school, and a White Helmets headquarters. The number of dead includes three children and a civil defence worker who was killed in an attack on the town of Qastoun on Saturday. Continue reading...

Thierry Breton, who is also single market commissioner, believes downsides of leaving bloc are exposed by pandemicBrexit has proved an “aberration that has weakened and isolated the UK”, the EU’s single market commissioner, Thierry Breton, has said, with any concrete benefits for Britain “hard to see” and multiple downsides cruelly exposed by the pandemic.Breton, a former French finance minister in charge of the bloc’s Covid vaccination programme, now outpacing Britain’s, said that five years after the referendum, Brexit’s promised outcomes were “far from reality”. Continue reading...

People describe kids as little angels, but parents know all too well that sometimes they’re just tiny terrors. Amid the chaos and exhaustion of raising children, many parents have turned to Twitter to vent about their hostility. We rounded up 35 tweets about the hilariously harsh things parents have said about their kids. Can we stop with the “terrible twos” and “threenagers” and “FML fours” and just admit that kids are dicks until they move out?— Arianna Bradford (@thearibradford) March 15, 2021Whenever my kids start fighting, it’s like guys, guys, guys— you’re both assholes.— Julius Sharpe (@juliussharpe) June 12, 2021Being a dad feels like being a superhero whose superpower is somehow loving someone despite them being a total dick 90% of the time— The Dad (@thedad) February 25, 2018Being a stay at home parent can be lonely and frustrating because the only people you get to talk to all day poop their pants and are complete assholes.— Marcy G (@BunAndLeggings) August 5, 2019My toddler is very polite when asking to do naughty things. He’ll be like “please may I draw on the wall?” or “please may I throw food on the floor?” And so I respond just as politely “please may you stop being a little dick?”— WTFDAD (@daddydoubts) February 18, 2020"Why don't you ever tweet nice stuff about your kids?" asked my idiot daughter.— Danny Zuker (@DannyZuker) August 3, 2012Sat. night, watching the kids sweetly sleeping, tears in my eyes. Because I know those holy terrors will be up at the crack of fucking dawn— Ms. Havisham (@MissHavisham) May 7, 2017My 5 and 3 year old’s made up knock knock jokes are so dumb. Sorry, not sorry.— Momsense Ensues (@momsense_ensues) February 8, 2020"The Giving Tree" is my favorite book about how kids can be incredibly ungrateful little shits.— Rodney Lacroix (@RodLacroix) May 16, 2018Sorry my toddler is being an asshole, we're hoping he's working on a new milestone, but it might just be who he is now— Not Another Pinterest Mom (@snarkymomtobe) March 7, 2020I told my 6yo son that apples grow with the stickers on them and he believed me. Ha! Kids are such idiots.— Abe Yospe (@Cheeseboy22) February 24, 2020Parenting is pretty fun if you like spending Saturday afternoons being back seat driven by a 4 foot tall tyrant wearing plastic Pikachu ears— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) April 26, 2017Goodnight moon. Goodnight red balloon. Goodnight green phone. Goodnight tiny tyrant assholes.— The Real American Dadass (@R_A_Dadass) May 5, 2016First we blamed teething. Then we blamed developmental leaps. Now, we have no choice but to admit this is not a phase.Our child is just an asshole.— WTFDAD (@daddydoubts) October 2, 2019Dear kids,Do you want to be obnoxious assholes or do you want to be cuddly lovebugs? Pick a damn lane. You’re giving me whiplash.Sincerely,Mom— Arianna Bradford (@thearibradford) March 28, 2020I used to refer to our toddlers as "holy terrors," but it turns out there's nothing "holy" about them. #parenting— Richard Dean (@dad_on_my_feet) July 25, 2018Enough with your musical ambitions already you little tyrant! You're making mommy's ears bleed.— Jill Krause (@babyrabies) June 27, 2010*showing friends videos of my toddler*Me: Look at this idiot— Not Another Pinterest Mom (@snarkymomtobe) December 22, 2019My toddler has this condition where even though he knows the difference between right and wrong he does the wrong thing anyway. It’s called being an asshole.— WTFDAD (@daddydoubts) January 14, 2020I might have brunch. For the parents: Brunch is when you don't eat food until almost mid-day because no tiny tyrant has awoken you at 7 AM.— Backpacking Dad (@BackpackingDad) June 28, 2015one of the toughest parts about being a really good parent is having to tell your kid they look like an idiot— Andy H. (@AndyAsAdjective) September 23, 2016My kid just tried to pick up something he was standing on. Moron— Jason Good (@jasonmgood) January 23, 2011First you think "I want kids!"next thing you know you're middle aged and catering to an adorable little tyrant with a Bandaid habit.— TheBabyLady (@thebabylady7) August 2, 2017I’m teaching my kids to play baseball and they think I’m so athletic and I can’t decide if that’s endearing or if they’re idiots— The Dad (@thedad) January 20, 2019My 2 year-old is so terrifying that I had to help the monster under his bed find a new job today.— A Bearer Of Dad News

Almost 4,000 women have reported changes to their periods following the Covid-19 vaccine, but doctors want to reassure women this isn’t something to worry about. The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) received a total of 3,958 reports of changed periods, up to the date May 17, according to data obtained by The Times. The majority of reports were about “heavier than usual bleeding”. But Dr Nighat Arif, a GP specialising in women’s health and family planning, tells HuffPost UK these changes are temporary and shouldn’t deter women from having the vaccine. “After millions of doses of the vaccine being given across the globe, there’s no evidence the Covid-19 vaccine causes long-term problems with your periods and it does not affect your fertility,” she says.“It’s important to understand that the lining of the womb is where the immune system sits. So, just like having a temperature, a headache, aches and pains is a side effect of any vaccine because it triggers the immune system – the same immune response happens in the womb lining.”You might experience an irregular period, a heavy period or a missed period after the vaccine due to the immune response, but this is temporary, she adds.“Our cycles vary due to so many factors such as stress, diet, weight changes but actually, catching Covid-19 has a very good chance of messing with your menstrual cycle, so the best way to protect your overall health and your cycles is to get vaccinated,” she says. Yes- I have done a TikTok answering the query around vaccines affecting periods. pic.twitter.com/HMZ5zlg97l—

With almost a decade in the industry under their belt, Mykki Blanco has truly cemented a place as a trailblazer, innovator and one of the most exciting queer artists in music.In the past few years, they’ve collaborated with everyone from Charli XCX and Shea Coulée to Pussy Riot and Dev Hynes – not to mention being handpicked by Madonna for a starring role in one of her most recent music videos.Now, Mykki is back with their first official release in five years, Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep, which has already become their most acclaimed offering to date and shown off a different side to both their personality and musicianship.This Pride month, we spoke to Mykki for our Over The Rainbow series about why right now is such an exciting time for LGBTQ artists and why The Golden Girls will always have a special place in their heart...What is your favourite Pride memory?I think one of my favourite Pride memories is when I had first moved to New York City. I was probably around 20 years old, and I’d never experienced what it was to be at a true Pride in the way in which New York City does Pride.That feeling of “wait a minute, it’s OK to be unabashedly sexual and sex positive, and we can be free with our bodies, women are topless and it’s not through this cishetero male gaze”, all of those elements for the first time, it really culminated in me being like “oh, this is what it is to be queer!”. When you attend a Pride like that on that scale for the first time, it’s like, “wow”. And as a queer body, most of the time we feel very much a minority in the every day, so when there’s Pride, you’re like, “oh there are hundreds of thousands of us convening all at once, I wish it were like this all the time, every day!”.Who is your LGBTQ hero? I love Big Freedia. Freedia is a gender non-confirming artist that has risen to the levels of someone with millions of followers – she has the trajectory of a popstar, from putting in the work and persevering. And that’s rock and roll.That kind of, “I’m going to be me, and I’m going to authentically tell my story and make my music and bring it to people all over the world”, that is, to me, what a star is. And that’s very much the trajectory that I hope to be following.But there are so many [LGBTQ heroes]. I think Janet Mock is remarkable. I think the work that Laverne Cox has done has been pretty remarkable. And Bell Hooks. Those are a few names. What is your go-to Pride anthem?It’s so cheesy but I think It’s Raining Men! There’s just something so cheesy about it that symbolises Pride to me, when it comes on, and everybody starts pretending it’s storming, and people start popping bottles or spilling their drinks or sprinkling you with their ice.And maybe this doesn’t resonate as much with Pride, but one of my favourite Madonna songs is Music. I just love every time that comes on at Pride. What is your favourite LGBTQ film?When it came out, I was really into Call Me By Your Name, just because of how nuanced it was. Also because, I’d been living in New York for so long, it resonated with me in a different way.But also, when I was younger, I really loved the film The Outsiders, which isn’t a “queer film” but it’s about a gang of kind of, like, hot boys who have to look out for each other. And as a teenager, the homoeroticism of the gang wasn’t lost on me, you know?Oh! And I love The Talented Mr Ripley just because Jude Law is so fucking hot in that movie! There’s also a homoerotic theme to that, too – but good god Jude Law is hot in that movie.What was an LGBTQ TV show or TV moment that made you feel represented?Oh, I am Dorothy and Blanche from The Golden Girls. Anyone who knows me truly will tell you,I fit that queer cliché, The Golden Girls is my comfort show, I have seen every single episode, and I don’t care, I’ll watch every single one again. I love that show. That is my queer television, for sure.Who would be your ultimate queer icon?I kind of want to go with someone a bit younger. Let’s name a few because I want to give props to some of these contemporary young queers. The girls are really turning it right now, and I just love this moment. I just think it’s a really amazing time to be a queer person making art. I loved Sophie’s work, I think Arka is amazing, I love MNEK, I love that Lil Nas X is our brown-skinned queer pop star. I thought [Lil Nas X’s SNL performance] was true to who they are, and that’s what people need to see. And if people think that’s subversive… well, they haven’t lived enough.What is your message for young LGBTQ people this Pride month?Take care of each other. This pandemic, we’ve had to mourn so much, and we’ve had to lose so much. So just… soften, you know? I think the pandemic has softened a lot of people. But, let’s look after each other.Mykki Blanco’s latest album Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep is available to download and stream now. Watch the music video for their song Free Ride below:READ MORE:Drag Icon Peppermint Takes Us From Melrose Place's *Almost* Gay Kiss To Lil Nas X On SNLDotty: 'The Perfect Pride Soundtrack Is About Overcoming Challenges And Loving Loudly'L Devine: 'Pride Is Going To Come Back With A Bang Next Year'

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