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Bongeziwe Mabandla: amaXesha review – South African singer in his own lane | Music

Over the past decade, South African singer-songwriter Bongeziwe Mabandla has been reimagining Xhosa folk music. His 2012 debut album, Umlilo, was a largely acoustic...

Sudan crisis live: fragile ceasefire extended for 72 hours as scramble to evacuate continues | Sudan

Welcome and open summary …Welcome to our continued live coverage of the crisis in Sudan, where the two warring factions have agreed to extend...

Discovered in the deep: the superbuilder sea anemones that make verandahs | Marine life

Deep in the Kumano Sea off the south-eastern coast of Japan, hermit crabs crawl around sporting what look like pearly pink flowers on their...

Malign actors could ‘hyper-charge’ Sudan conflict, say ex-envoys | Sudan

Securing a lasting ceasefire in Sudan is essential in order to limit the opportunity for malign outside actors to intervene in the fighting on...

Debris blast from SpaceX rocket launch faces environmental scrutiny | SpaceX

While the spectacle of SpaceX’s new Starship rocket blowing up over the Gulf of Mexico riveted the public’s attention, it was the explosive nature...

Royal Mail issues four stamps to mark King Charles III’s coronation | King Charles coronation

Four new stamps and a special postmark are being issued to mark the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla, with the stamps embracing...

Government tells UK grassroots coaches concussed players must sit out 21 days | Concussion in sport

Anyone who suffers a concussion should not play a contact sport for at least 21 days, the first-ever government concussion guidance for grassroots sport...

Northumberland village retains title of Britain’s best seaside resort for third year | Beach holidays

Northumberland’s historic and dramatic coastal village of Bamburgh, with its sandy beach backed by an imposing 900-year-old castle, has been voted Britain’s best seaside...

Gun-toting, prayer-reciting protesters throng Jerusalem to back judicial overhaul | Israel

About 100,000 Israelis in favour of the government’s divisive judicial overhaul have taken part in a demonstration outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, in the...

Tottenham surge back at Manchester United to stop rot in Mason’s first game | Premier League

There were times during the first half when it felt as if Manchester United were toying with the Tottenham, their 2-0 lead at half-time...

James Shapiro wins Baillie Gifford anniversary prize with ‘extraordinary’ Shakespeare biography 1599 | Baillie Gifford prize for nonfiction

A book about a pivotal year in William Shakespeare’s life has been named the Baillie Gifford Winner of Winners in a special announcement to...

Barcelona hold on to end Chelsea’s Women’s Champions League dream | Women’s Champions League

When at last the final whistle went and 70,000 people erupted, Barcelona’s anthem booming round the Camp Nou at last taking the tension away,...

Jerry Springer: the man who changed US television for better and worse | Jerry Springer

I’ll never forget the time I went to a taping of The Jerry Springer Show with two of my closest high school pals. This...

Meloni praises Sunak’s immigration policies on visit to No 10 | Rishi Sunak

The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has praised the work undertaken by her British counterpart, Rishi Sunak, to fight people traffickers and clandestine immigration...

Barcelona v Chelsea: Women’s Champions League semi-final, second leg – live | Women’s Champions League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature13 min: In the break in play for Rolfo to get some treatment...

Jerry Springer, influential US talkshow host, dies aged 79 | Jerry Springer

The talkshow host Jerry Springer, a former mayor of Cincinnati whose work was vastly influential in daytime TV worldwide, has died. He was 79.Springer’s...

Two men guilty of conspiring to sell history-changing Anglo-Saxon coins | Crime

A jury has found two men guilty of conspiring to illegally sell a cache of Anglo-Saxon coins that experts say helps transform our understanding...

Ivory displayed at Prince William’s palace despite his criticism of trade | Monarchy

For more than a decade, Prince William has spoken out vehemently against the use of ivory, calling it “a symbol of destruction, not of...

Microsoft says EU ‘more attractive’ post-Brexit after takeover blocked; CBI to be renamed in wake of scandal – business live | Business

Microsoft: 'The English Channel has never seemed wider'Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economics and financial markets.Microsoft has strongly criticised...

‘Kendall will be arrested’: your predictions for how Succession will end | Television

‘Marcia’s son will take control’All family members, board members and senior figures will backstab and sabotage each other for control at the top. Each...

‘A true genius’: Denniz Pop, the late Scandi-pop architect behind Max Martin, Robyn and NSync | Pop and rock

In producer Denniz Pop’s old studio in Stockholm, above the mugs of coffee and overflowing ashtrays, sat a cherry red light that he would...

County cricket: Warwickshire v Surrey, Middlesex v Kent – live | County Championship

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureJofra watch:Stuart Broad presses play:DIVISION TWO TABLE1 DURHAM (played 3) 402 WORCESTERSHIRE (played...

Sudan crisis live: UK nationals urged to reach Khartoum airport now amid uncertainty over ceasefire extension | Sudan

UK's Cleverly urges nationals in Sudan to move now as end of ceasefire nearsBritain may not be able to continue evacuating its nationals in...

James Corden says goodbye to a changed late-night TV ecosystem | James Corden

It’s fitting that, as James Corden closes in on the end of his tenure as the host of The Late Late Show, the most...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia pounds Bakhmut; US and EU welcome China’s call with Zelenskiy | Russia

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureNumber of injured in Mykolaiv strike rises to 23Zelenskiy has posted a video...

US House passes debt ceiling bill in tactical victory for Kevin McCarthy | US politics

House Republicans narrowly passed sweeping legislation on Wednesday that would raise the government’s legal debt ceiling by $1.5tn in exchange for steep spending restrictions,...

Bali influencer backlash intensifies as island cracks down on problem tourists | Bali

Luiza Kosykh claims she didn’t know the 700-year-old tree she posed naked in front of was sacred. However, the viral shot captured by the...

Caernarfon Castle’s £5m revamp takes its story beyond English imperialism | Wales

Over the centuries Caernarfon Castle, built by Edward I of England from 1283 as he battled the Welsh princes, has come to be been...

Hellraiser Luca Brecel rocks Ronnie O’Sullivan to reach World Snooker semis | World Snooker Championship

The seven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the World Snooker Championship with a 13-10 defeat by Luca Brecel, who revealed he got “drunk...

Police hunt suspect after woman found dead in Glasgow | UK news

Police are searching for a man at a country park in Scotland after a schoolteacher was found dead nine miles away.Marelle Sturrock, 35, was...

Sheffield United seal promotion to Premier League after sinking West Brom | Championship

It has been assumed - perhaps even expected - that Burnley and Sheffield United would be playing Premier League football next season for quite...

Last images taken by Japanese journalist killed in Myanmar in 2007 released | Myanmar

The family of a Japanese journalist killed while reporting on Myanmar’s 2007 Saffron Revolution have released his last pictures, sharing footage from a recently...

BRB2 review – great start for Carlos Acosta’s young squad | Dance

A new ballet company – you don’t get to say that very often. This one is the younger sibling of Birmingham Royal Ballet, a...

‘Like a Bond movie’: Britons describe perilous journeys to escape Sudan | Sudan

After embarking on a perilous escape through military checkpoints and continuing clashes, British nationals evacuated from Sudan have spoken of their nightmare ordeals.More than...

Chelsea v Brentford, West Ham v Liverpool, and more: clockwatch – live | Premier League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSome newsy football bits from today, if you missed any:Updated at 19.11 BSTBT Sport...

Games fakers: Olympic ‘pseudo-volunteers’ plan to disrupt Paris 2024 | Paris Olympic Games 2024

An anti-Olympics collective is aiming to disrupt next year’s Paris Games by recruiting fake volunteers. Saccage 2024, which translates as “Destruction 2024”, has already...

‘I’m going for it like crazy’: Suzy Eddie Izzard on her one-woman, 19-role Great Expectations | Stage

First names first. What does the artist formerly known as Eddie Izzard, who recently announced she was adding “Suzy” to her name, wish to...

Dmitry Buriak: The ultimate guide to the NFT NFL collection

Welcome to NFL All Day, the destination for exclusive collectible digital videos showcasing the NFL's most memorable games. As an enthusiast, you'll have the opportunity...

The best and worst Doctor Who fashion – ranked! | Fashion

14. Matt SmithThe last incarnation of the Doctor in the original Doctor Who series, Sylvester McCoy’s turn has all the playful madcap maximalism of...

The Bank of England is wrong again: workers aren’t to blame for inflation | James Meadway

The Bank of England’s chief economist Huw Pill provoked derision this week when he claimed that inflation means those in Britain need to accept...

Jules and Jim review – an affecting love triangle but no match for Truffaut | Theatre

She has the smile. That’s the first thing to note about Sex Education’s Patricia Allison as Kath, whose enigmatic expression matches that of a...

Top 10 aunts in fiction | Fiction

Aunts have always had a place close to my heart. Long before I was one, they were some of my favourite characters in fiction;...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian military aircraft intercepted in international airspace, says Germany | Ukraine

Russian military aircraft intercepted in international airspace, says GermanyThree Russian military aircraft flying without transponder signals have been intercepted in international airspace over the...

The Killing of Sister George review – cruel comedy is an uncomfortable watch | Theatre

As lead characters go, June Buckeridge is an odd one. In the 1965 play by Frank Marcus, she is the leading light of a...

Kostiantyn Kryvopust: how to stay safe using NFTs for gaming

As the gaming world evolves, the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is becoming more and more popular. These unique digital assets are revolutionizing the gaming...

Dead Ink wins Republic of Consciousness prize with Missouri Williams’s ‘astonishing’ debut | Books

Dead Ink Books has won the Republic of Consciousness prize for small presses for Missouri Williams’s “astonishing” debut novel The Doloriad. Yet while Dead...

New boss starts at crisis-hit CBI; sell-off at First Republic triggers fresh banking fears – business live | Business

New CBI boss starts today as crisis continuesThe CBI’s former chief economist Rain Newton-Smith is taking over as director general of the business lobby...

‘We were blown away’: how we chose the Women’s prize shortlist | Women’s prize for fiction

Being a judge for this year’s Women’s prize for fiction has been an honour and a huge responsibility: not least because it’s the one...