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First drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes made available on NHS
The immunotherpay can give children and adults three extra years before they need to use insulin.
Puberty blocker trial will help reduce harm, says Cass report author
Dr Hilary Cass says she is "absolutely convinced that more children will be harmed if we don't do the trial than if we do."
Clive Davis predicted music’s biggest stars like no one else | Alexis Petridis
The legendary music executive signed everyone from Patti Smith to Barry Manilow and changed the industry forever Clive Davis: music industry executive who signed Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen dies aged 94 Clive Davis: a life in pictures from Diana Ross to Aretha Franklin Clive Davis always claimed that his life in the music business was really kickstarted when he chose to attend the 1967…
What does hot weather do to the body?
Hot weather during the summer can affect anyone, but some people run a greater risk of serious harm.
What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself?
Some UV exposure is essential for our wellbeing, but too much is damaging and can cause skin cancer.
Hayley Williams review – punk and R&B expertly intertwine on first solo tour for Paramore star
Roundhouse, London In her first European jaunt outside of her headbanging band, the singer uses humour to turn angsty songs into rowdy collective catharsis Hayley Williams swaggers on stage with a guitar and begins gleefully raging about her antidepressant of choice. Mirtazapine, a pop-punk ode to the drug that “makes me eat” and “makes me sleep”, swiftly rouses the audience into a boisterous…
James Phelan: Showman review – an amazing pick’n’mix of telepathy and magic
Underbelly Boulevard, London Audience members become unsuspecting mind-readers, and numbers disappear from their memory, in this hugely entertaining show An audience member is on stage, their feet hypnotically glued to the floor. Under the influence of magician and mentalist James Phelan, we’ve just seen them unable to count to 10, or remember their own name. Now Phelan has a finger to their…
What to do if you think someone has heat exhaustion or heatstroke
Know the signs and what to do if someone is unwell in hot weather.
From Burma to Big Brother: George Orwell’s best books – ranked!
From frontline reporting to a trailblazing comic novel and a prophetic dystopia, which of Eric Blair’s books is the best? Imagination was not George Orwell’s forte. In each novel the protagonist is to some extent an Orwell surrogate doing things that Orwell did in places where Orwell had been. Here, somewhat unconvincingly, the author’s representative is a repressed young woman, Dorothy Hare, who…
Barack Obama’s gripping new show: best podcasts of the week
The 44th president’s latest podcast is a slick, excellently researched look at the post-slavery period in the US. Plus, a troubling foray into the world of swinging Who would have thought, back in 2008, that Barack Obama (pictured above) would become one of podcasting’s biggest movers and shakers? The former president is front and centre of this series on the post-slavery period in the US, a…
Nailed it! What was Thor’s hammer called? Find out in our great British museum quiz
In the second of our five museum quizzes, curators at Norwich castle set 10 fiendish questions to test your knowledge of their collections. So what do they have the biggest collection in the world of? Continue reading...
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‘Bouchra’ Review: Animated Memoir Explores Diasporic Queer Identity and the Fraught Bonds Between Mothers and Daughters
In “Bouchra,” directors Merriam Bennani and Orian Bakri use animation to tell an intimate story taken from Bennani’s life, creating a distance from personal narrative. Instead of making a documenta…
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S.S. Rajamouli Says ‘Varanasi’ Imax Action Done, Interconnecting Scenes Remain and ‘Baahubali’ Belongs in Animation (EXCLUSIVE)
The films of S.S. Rajamouli have consistently pushed the scale of Indian filmmaking – with blockbusters such as “RRR,” before that the “Baahubali” films. His upcoming feature “Varanasi,” set to rel…
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‘I can out-dance Bowie and Jagger!’ Martha Reeves on Motown, Dancing in the Street and smashing crockery with Dusty Springfield
Now 84, the voice of Heat Wave and Jimmy Mack is releasing a new album. She answers your questions on Marvin Gaye, popularising the roundabout and why she hates cover versions of her songs You were…
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Strung review – far-fetched thriller awkwardly mixes Blumhouse and Tyler Perry
There are flashes of low-rent fun to be had here but a busy script makes it feel like a limited series inelegantly cut down to movie length Strung is a cautionary tale about following your gut. Dir…
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Peacock’s Horror Thriller ‘Strung’ Falters on Scares and Devolves Into Comedic, Campy Chaos: Review
From “The Best Man” director Malcom D. Lee and “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers” scribe Alan B. McElroy, Peacock’s new horror thriller, “Strung,” is an absurd, campy film offering that lea…
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Dangerous, Dirty, Violent & Young by Zayd Ayers Dohrn review – child of the revolution
The son of fugitive leaders of the militant Weather Underground recounts his chaotic, peripatetic upbringing Every aspect of a family’s life will seem normal to the small children within it; only h…
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The Mission review – a surgeon saves lives in war-torn Gaza in a visceral portrait of human endurance
Mohammad Tahir and his colleagues operate through bombing and blackouts in barely functional hospitals – but there are moments of relief amid the documentary’s tragedy and gore What this documentar…
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Jonathan Kuo: Java Dreams album review – young pianist brings unflashy exuberance to complex works
(Rubicon) The Indonesian musician impresses in his debut solo recording of Godowsky’s Java Suite and Stravinsky’s piano arrangement of Petrushka “Who is not at heart a globetrotter?” asked the Lith…
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Is laughter really the best medicine?
Researchers launch a "Laughter Lab" to explore how laughing can improve wellbeing and health.
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‘The Bear’ Ends: Where Does Carmy Go and What Happens to the Restaurant?
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The Original Beef of Chicagoland,” the series finale of “The Bear,” now streaming on Hulu. The real restaurant was the friendships they made along t…
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‘Elon Musk is dangerous and crazy. And I kind of used to like him’: Interpol on their political awakening – and making their masterpiece
They were a big 00s buzz band – but looked in danger of fading out. Empowered by fatherhood and anger at war and AI, the New Yorkers explain why they ‘really showed up’ again Suits. Gnomic poetry. …
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DGA Ratifies Four-Year Deal Meant to Protect Members’ Jobs Amid Historic Downturn
The Directors Guild of America has voted to ratify a four-year contract intended to preserve members’ jobs amid a historic downturn in film and TV production. Christopher Nolan, the DGA president, …
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Crunchyroll Acquires ‘Kagurabachi’ Anime Series for April 2027 Release; Katsuyuki Konishi Joins Cast as Togo Shiba (EXCLUSIVE)
Crunchyroll has acquired the international streaming rights for the eagerly anticipated upcoming anime series “Kagurabachi.” Additionally, the streamer has confirmed actor Katsuyuki Konishi has joi…
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‘Mārama’ Director Details His ‘Rebellious’ Māori Ancestors, Whose Dancing and Tattoos Protested Colonization and Inspired His Revenge Tale
Writer-director Taratoa Stappard is an artist who tells stories of his lineage, and his latest film, “Mārama,” is a tribute to the ancestral women who risked it all to do the same during a much mor…
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James Bond Candidate Louis Partridge Says He Never Pictured Himself as 007, but It’s ‘Wonderful’ to Be in Contention
When Netflix released the first “Enola Holmes” in 2020, audiences watched “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown reinvent herself as the eccentric, fourth-wall-breaking detective. They also met …
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‘Love Island USA’ Star Alannah Keyser Fired From Season 8, Second Contestant Booted for Using N-Word
For the second time this season, a “Love Island USA” contestant has been kicked off the show for using the n-word. Casa Amor participant Alannah Keyser will no longer appear on Season 8, Peacock ha…
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Ann Blyth, Who Played Joan Crawford’s Daughter in ‘Mildred Pierce,’ Dies at 98
Ann Blyth, who drew a 1946 Oscar nomination for her memorable performance as the spoiled, selfish daughter of Joan Crawford’s hard-working, devoted title character in the classic film “Mildred Pier…
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The Meltdown
One day that captures how Trump has gone from unpredictable to chaotic
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Americans Deserve Answers From Hegseth
The president and the secretary of defense have a right to remove officers, but also an obligation to explain their actions.
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Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Boys review – ghosts, guns and guileless youth on generational songwriter’s return
(Dead Oceans) The US singer took years away from public life after her silvery balladry reshaped pop. Her return is an ornate reinvention Since her Boygenius supergroup with Julien Baker and Lucy D…
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What the Prairieland Prosecutions Reveal About Trump’s America
Harsh sentences raise uncomfortable questions about equal justice under the law.
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The True Believers at the Great MAGA Fair
Falling approval ratings for the president haven’t dimmed their enthusiasm.
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One Metaphor to End Them All
The Reflecting Pool is an image so perfect, it feels as though symbolism as a whole gave up and decided to sign off.
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Rik Mayall: Magnificent B’Stard review – Ade Edmondson is still visibly stricken about losing him
Packed with fun memories from Ben Elton and Stephen Fry plus heartbreaking regret from his former partner, the Bottom star is so adored that this documentary risks descending into cringe – but his …
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Transcription by Ben Lerner wins Orwell prize for political fiction
Judging chair calls Lerner’s novel a ‘funny, brainy and timely’ study of our appetite for technology, while Karen Bartlett wins the nonfiction prize for The Escape from Kabul American writer Ben Le…
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'The Bear' is back in the kitchen
In some ways, the fifth and final season of The Bear feels less daring — but after four seasons, the small wins mean more.
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Authoritarians Are Great at Propaganda—Until They’re Not
Their cultural campaigns reveal how brittle their art can be.
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Rocío Molina: Calentamiento review – an electrifying blast of punky flamenco
Sadler’s Wells, London Molina says she wants a show that never finishes – this one is endlessly thrilling and surprising Rocío Molina has completely redefined what flamenco can be. Some purists say…
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How to treat heat exhaustion
BBC Medical Editor Fergus Walsh speaks to St John's ambulance service about treating heat exhaustion.
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Plymouth’s the Box wins 2026 Art Fund museum of the year award
‘Ambitious and welcoming’ venue that opened in 2020 praised for ‘reimagining what being a museum can mean’ The Box in Plymouth has won the prestigious Art Fund museum of the year award, the largest…
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Consultants and specialist doctors take strike action over pay
Full emergency cover remained in place and patients were told to attend all scheduled appointments unless advised otherwise.
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Rembrandt painting was altered to erase turban from man’s head, restorers find
Exclusive: Unknown hand covered up artist’s depiction of diverse crowd during influx of refugees to Leiden in 1620s Layers of overpaint have been removed from a 17th-century painting, confirming th…
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The Strange, Explicable Appeal of Train Dog
How a weird, awkwardly fused creature became the meme of the summer
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What <em>The Bear</em> Has Always Been Driving Toward
In its final season, the FX show circles its end point.
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David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies aged 84
The Canadian musician, who achieved major hits such as Spinning Wheel and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, died peacefully at a Toronto hospital David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer of 60s and 70s group …
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The Truth About Steven Spielberg’s Alien Obsession
The director has spent decades telling stories about extraterrestrials, but his real focus lies on Earth.
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Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders open, but don’t expect a physical copy
The blockbuster launch is expected to dwarf the box office takings of the year’s biggest movies with one industry analyst predicting it could make $1bn within an hour It is, quite simply, the most …
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The Truth review – Florian Zeller’s knotty comedy of deceit is a real delight
Apollo theatre, London Stephen Mangan, Sarah Hadland, Ardal O’Hanlon and Janie Dee are seat-shakingly funny in this study of adultery Alice and Michel must conceal their affair from possibly suspic…
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How the World Cup Explains the World
Do the games offer a lesson for politics?
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What in the World
Researchers are trying to improve how Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder is diagnosed
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Jackass: Best and Last review – kings of gross-out comedy’s final, funny farewell
So-called final outing for Johnny Knoxville and his daring, stunt-hungry pals might be close to a greatest hits reel, but there are enough laughs to warrant the nostalgia The boy-men of Jackass , a…
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How Aussies taught kids to stay safe in the sun
In 1981, Australia launched a fight against skin cancer with help from a yellow cartoon seagull and a catchy jingle.
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Pope Leo XIV to publish collection of early writings
Freedom Under Grace will feature previously unpublished homilies and addresses from 2001 to 2013, letting readers ‘observe the development of Prevost’s thinking’ Robert Prevost – now Pope Leo XIV –…
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Half-time report! It’s the 11 best TV moments of the World Cup so far
From Merlin the duck to Thierry Henry’s panic and the goalie who broke the internet, here are the tournament’s most glorious TV moments The schedule-dominating football tournament has reached its m…
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Perhaps France Should Reconsider AC
Europe cannot cope with this heat.
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Puppy eyes, sad hair and a big boom box: John Cusack films – ranked!
As the former teen heartthrob turns 60, we look at his most intense, ironic, lovable roles – from a sympathetic scientist to a peevish puppeteer It’s the Great Depression à la Disney when a tomboy,…
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AI Can’t Fix the Student-Motivation Problem
It turns out bots aren’t great teachers.
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Alan Greenspan Was ‘Not Quite God’
He built an independent central bank that withstood many crises. That independence may not last forever.
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‘Like swimming through the air’: my thrilling role in Giselle with the Royal Ballet School’s wheelchair dancers
I use a wheelchair and yearn to dance like I did when I was a kid. Could I possibly hold my own in a class led by inspirational disabled dance star Kate Stanforth? From ballroom to hip-hop, I tried…
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Muse: The Wow! Signal review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
(Warner) From Count Dracula organ to choirs crying in Latin, the Devon band are scenery-chewingly preposterous yet nuanced on this epic about extraterrestrial life Barely three minutes of Muse’s 1…
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