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Russell Brand posts video online denying unspecified ‘criminal’ allegations
The actor and comedian said he was making the statement after receiving two letters from a ‘mainstream media TV company’ and a newspaperActor and comedian Russell Brand has posted a video online saying he “absolutely” denies unspecified criminal allegations about his... #press
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How to turn a glut of late-summer tomatoes into a sumptuous paella – recipe
This takes only 18 minutes to cook, so have the table ready before you start, ideally outdoors on a late summer’s eveningI first made this paella for a party at Blenheim Forge, a blacksmith in south-east London. It was late summer, and tomatoes were ripe and plentiful. Over-ripe... #press
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Drivers likely to benefit from London Ulez, Sadiq Khan to say
Car users can be exposed to more damaging pollution than cyclists, bus passengers or pedestrians, research claimsDrivers in London are likely to be among the biggest beneficiaries of moves to penalise highly polluting vehicles in the capital, London’s mayor is to say, because at present... #press
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From A Haunting in Venice to Sex Education: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Kenneth Branagh twirls his moustache once more in this new Agatha adaptation, and the no-shame high-school comedy returns for one final outingA Haunting in VeniceOut nowBased on Agatha Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party, this new Poirot yarn, with Kenneth Branagh... #press
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‘We’ve underrated what these birds can do’: the secret life of Skomer’s guillemots
Tim Birkhead’s life’s work reveals the unexpectedly colourful lives of gregarious guillemots on the Welsh island of SkomerFor the past 52 summers, Tim Birkhead has inched along the vertiginous cliffs to count, ring and observe the... #press
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‘Second humanitarian crisis’ feared in wake of Libya floods as hopes of finding survivors fade
Aid groups point to growing risk of water-borne diseases amid medicine and food shortages as well as grave difficulties in getting aid to the most needyAid groups have warned of the growing risk posed by the spread of disease that... #press
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‘Things got more tense than they’ve ever been’: Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn on a dark final series
The hit Netflix show’s last season is its weightiest yet. Its creator talks about her ‘grief’ at saying goodbye, fighting anti-trans hate – and why this season keeps her up at nightThis month brings the release of the fourth and final season of Sex Education,... #press
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‘I’m so respectable I could puke’: John Waters has his Hollywood moment
A new exhibition at the Academy of Motion Pictures celebrates the auteur - and Waters is taking the elevation in strideFor a man who made his name with gleefully hilarious guerrilla films populated by drag queens, provocateurs, foot fetishists, misguided egomaniacs, furtive suburban psychos and... #press
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TV tonight: glitter at the ready – it’s Strictly 2023!
Who will be paired up in the launch show? Plus: the musicians who died at 27. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading... #press
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Blind date: ‘What would I change about the evening? More jokes, less crying’
Beatriz (left), 26, a barista, meets Julie-Yara, 30, a film-makerWhat were you hoping for?A fun evening, bit of a flirting and getting to know someone new. I wasn’t expecting much, but at least I wouldn’t have to cook and do the dishes. Continue reading... #press
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What am I supposed to be looking at? Edith Pritchett on experimental fashion websites – cartoon
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Great Britain defeat Switzerland at Davis Cup with emotional Murray win
Andy Murray misses grandmother’s funeral on same day‘I’m sorry I’m not able to be there. Gran, that one is for you’Great Britain continued to make progress in the Davis Cup group stage as they defeated Switzerland 2-1 on Friday in Manchester on an emotional day for Andy... #press
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Vardy leads charge as Leicester rout Southampton in battle of fallen giants
Jamie Vardy grabbed his first Championship goal of the season as Leicester climbed to the top of the table with a 4-1 thrashing of Southampton.Vardy needed just 21 seconds to open the scoring before Kasey McAteer, Wilfred Ndidi and Stephy Mavididi made it a... #press
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Borthwick calls for more transparency over World Cup refereeing decisions
Eddie Jones believes use of video replays is harming spectacleDisciplinary process under fire over red card inconsistencyThe England head coach, Steve Borthwick, has called for more transparency over refereeing decisions at the Rugby World Cup while his predecessor Eddie Jones has taken a... #press
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Coco Chanel Unbuttoned review – extraordinary woman, shame about the Nazis
Was she a feminist icon? Or incapable of having political opinions that differed from her Nazi lover? This documentary can’t make up its mind – but it definitely thinks she made lovely clothesWere it not for the Nazi collaboration, it would be hard not to warm to the woman who declared “How I... #press
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Keir Starmer arrives in Canada to set out stall on immigration policy
Diplomatic and media blitz for Labour leader will include appearances on Sunday morning political showsKeir Starmer has arrived in Canada to set out his doctrine for tackling international threats at a gathering of world leaders, the latest step in the Labour leader’s move to flesh out policy in... #press
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Cam Roigard gets off to dream start in All Blacks’ demolition of Namibia
Pool A: New Zealand 71-3 NamibiaEthan de Groot red card is only sour note for rampant All BlacksDeath, taxes and Namibia being thrashed by the All Blacks. Namibia have now played 24 World Cup games, and lost every one of them. They are a proud team, amateurs in the large... #press
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Pentagon to interview more troops over 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing
Critics say the assault, which killed 183 people during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, could have been stoppedThe Pentagon’s central command has ordered interviews of roughly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during US forces’... #press
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Klaasen fires South Africa to ODI win as Australia suffer Travis Head injury blow
4th ODI: South Africa, 5-416, beat Australia, 252, by 164 runsAustralia opener’s World Cup in jeopardy due to fractured handAustralia’s preparations for the World Cup have been thrown into disarray after Travis Head fractured a hand in a horror 164-run loss to South Africa at... #press
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The Royal Hotel review – feminist thriller starts strong but can’t stay the course
Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick are both impressive in an uneasy Australia-set film toying with genre expectations but tension dissipates in the finaleThe hoary sub-genre that is “attractive American tourists find something nefarious on their travels” is given a vigorous polish in... #press
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