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China’s ‘rotten girls’ are escaping into erotic fiction about gay men | China

“The hand around his waist held him tighter, their bodies pressed closer together, and Xie Lian’s struggling hands were firmly folded and crushed against...

Oscars 2023: follow the red carpet and ceremony live | Oscars 2023

Stuart HeritageIf you’re watching the ABC red carpet feed (and you should), then you’ll be aware that it stars the world’s most gloomily fatalistic...

Scottie Scheffler reclaims world No 1 spot with Players Championship win | Golf

Even the 17th at Sawgrass, host to carnage throughout the final round of the Players Championship, could not halt Scottie Scheffler. It helped that...

Jamie George apologises for England humiliation and urges fans to keep faith | Six Nations 2023

Jamie George has apologised for England’s dismal record defeat by France on Saturday and pleaded with supporters to keep faith in Steve Borthwick’s rebuild....

Wild Isles review – David Attenborough’s last hurrah makes for unmissable TV | David Attenborough

Oh, isn’t it lovely to have a new David Attenborough series for a cosy Sunday evening. And one so close to home! For the...

Another ‘atmospheric river’ threatens to hit California as state reels from storms | California

Another “atmospheric river” storm was expected to hit California on Monday, after thousands of residents were left without power following a weekend of heavy...

Newcastle leapfrog Liverpool into fifth as Almirón strikes late to beat Wolves | Premier League

Julen Lopetegui did not secure previous postings in charge of Spain and Real Madrid by accident but the Wolves manager perhaps tried to be...

English rugby needs saving from its bloated self after France horror show | Six Nations 2023

It is 20 years since England became the first – and still only – northern hemisphere side to win a World Cup and some...

Residents warned council landlord about overcrowded flat before fatal fire | London

Residents repeatedly warned a council landlord about a dangerously overcrowded flat but the problem was not solved before a fatal fire left one man...

Benrahma penalty scant relief for West Ham as Watkins earns Aston Villa point | Premier League

There is not going to be a triumphant march to safety for West Ham if they cannot find a way through games like this....

Mehidy shines as Bangladesh clinch second T20 and series against England | England in Bangladesh 2023

A lopsided, unbalanced England team, chosen for the experience they might gain as much as the success they might bring, was toppled by Bangladesh...

Musical NFTs turn listeners into communities, Dmytro Buryak

The music industry has been in decline, revenue wise, since we all became addicted to the internet together. A University of Dakota study shows that...

Scotland v Ireland: Six Nations 2023 – live | Six Nations 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature“As an Irish supporter, I am very nervous about this,” emails Olive.Michael AylwinIn...

The Collaborators by Ian Buruma review – intriguing study of the frenemy within | History books

When Ian Buruma was growing up in the Netherlands, a comforting mythology shrouded the traumatic German wartime occupation of the country. Though it was...

Has the 3D printing revolution finally arrived? | 3D printing

Nori bricks, which were first fired in the Lancashire town of Accrington in 1887, quickly became legendary as the hardest brick ever produced. Their...

Nigel Slater’s recipes for fried cauliflower with mint tahini, and apple maple syrup cake | Food

Spring comes rather late to the kitchen. While the gardens, greenhouses and allotments are fizzing with seedlings and opening buds, anyone who likes to...

Bangladesh v England: second T20 international – live | England in Bangladesh 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature10th over: England 63-4 (Curran 5, Duckett 2) Sam Curran walks out at...

Gary Lineker: son says presenter ‘won’t ever back down’ as BBC crisis deepens – live | BBC

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSunday papers dominated by Lineker BBC stormRather predictably, the front pages of today’s...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine ‘buying time’ in Bakhmut ahead of counteroffensive | World news

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureUkraine’s foreign minister has urged Germany in an interview published on Sunday to...

Isibani, London: ‘Bathe me in the pepper soup’ – restaurant review | Food

Isibani, 9 Knightsbridge Green, London SW1X 7QL. Small plates £9-£16, large plates £18-£31, desserts £14, wines from £28Alhaji Suya, 15 Peckham Park Road, London...

Naked ambition: Sydney swimmers bare all but fail to reach world record | New South Wales

More than 1,000 Aussies have bared all in the annual nude swim, which has returned after a three-year hiatus.The hundreds of nude swimmers plunged...

Match of the Day review – without Lineker, this is just 20 minutes of shameful, joyless TV | Television & radio

‘Gary Lineker’s the best in the business,” said the BBC director-general, Tim Davie, on Saturday, during a hostile interview with his own organisation in...

Steve Borthwick admits England face ‘stark reality’ after thrashing by France | England rugby union team

Steve Borthwick admitted England’s humiliating record defeat by France was a stark reality check after his side were booed off the pitch at Twickenham...

More than 1,500 people evacuated when California river breaches levee | California

Authorities ordered more than 1,500 people to evacuate early Saturday from a northern California agricultural community famous for its strawberry crop after the Pajaro...

Premier League goalscoring records are falling – but what does that mean? | Premier League

Last Sunday, amid the gleeful chaos of the 7-0 win over Manchester United, Mohamed Salah became Liverpool’s leading scorer in the Premier League. There...

Russell holds key for Scotland to topple Ireland and set up title tilt | Six Nations 2023

In a not unfamiliar plotline Scotland enter the penultimate round of the Six Nations desperate for a win. Refreshingly, this time such a result...

View from Leicester: ‘Lineker stands up for people who don’t have a voice’ | Gary Lineker

“Gary is 100% right,” said lifelong Leicester City fan John Farrell as he stood in the queue for a match-day programme before Saturday’s kick-off...

Manchester City edge Crystal Palace as Erling Haaland penalty cuts gap at top | Premier League

There was a sense of genuine relief for Manchester City at the end of this awkward, chilly afternoon in south-east London. Erling Haaland, scorer...

Warning coastal erosion in Norfolk will harm tourism as houses pulled down | Norfolk

A councillor has warned that continued erosion of a Norfolk coastline could cause a dramatic decline in the local economy, after a seaside home...

Revealed: child refugees will be detained or deported under small boats plan | Refugees

Rishi Sunak’s plan to reduce small boat crossings will effectively reverse a ban on child detention implemented under David Cameron and open the door...

Crystal Palace v Manchester City: Premier League – live | Premier League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureHalf-time entertainment. A reminder that there’s some top-class rugby currently going on ……...

Dwight McNeil’s light-speed screamer seals Everton win over Brentford | Premier League

Dwight McNeil’s final season under Sean Dyche at Burnley ended in relegation after the manager had been sacked. The two are back working together,...

Rory McIlroy wants to ‘get back to being a golfer’ after missing cut | Rory McIlroy

TPC Sawgrass is such a capricious beast that the drawing of firm conclusions from Players Championship outcomes can be unwise. Tiger Woods and Phil...

Bournemouth’s Billing stuns Liverpool as Mohamed Salah fires penalty wide | Premier League

How to follow perfection? This being the Liverpool of 2022-23, a 7-0 torching of Manchester United was succeeded by a defeat by Bournemouth, kicking...

Constitution Hill a once-in-a-lifetime talent but racing offers no guarantees | Cheltenham Festival

One of the earliest recorded uses of the phrase “a racing certainty” appears in the Monthly Magazine in October 1837, in an article recalling...

Manchester United have ‘blueprint’ but Chelsea still WSL team to beat | Women’s Super League

Marc Skinner has, of course, watched back last Sunday’s Continental League Cup final defeat of Chelsea by Arsenal. “There are parts of that performance...

‘Beautiful but terrible’: historic mountain towns buckle under weight of California snow | California

Blake Heauser’s chainsaw slowly rumbled quiet. Sounds of tall trees splintering and crashing under the weight of the freshly fallen snow cut through the...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Bakhmut ‘killing zone’ hampering Wagner as Russians push to take city, says UK | Ukraine

Bakhmut 'killing zone' hampering Wagner advance, says UK MoDBakhmut has become a “killing zone” that is probably highly challenging for Russia’s Wagner mercenary forces...

‘Profiteering’ of Covid pandemic must never be repeated, world figures warn | Global development

The Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, former first lady of South Africa and Mozambique Graça Machel and former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon are among...

Angry Antonio Conte turns on the Tottenham fans for lacking ‘patience’ | Antonio Conte

Antonio Conte has accused the Tottenham support of being out of step with the reality of the club’s project, saying their lack of patience...

Becoming Frida Kahlo review – this joyful celebration makes the artist fascinating in a whole new way | Television

Too often, documentaries about art and artists can lean towards the pretentious and stodgy. Not so with Becoming Frida Kahlo, the first of a...

California drenched as new atmospheric river brings thunderstorms and winds | California

There is no end in sight for California’s brutally wet winter as yet another atmospheric river storm collided with the state on Friday, bringing...

A selection of the best training courses for the Metaverse, Dmytro Buryak

The Metaverse is a big topic of interest right now, and many people are wondering where to learn all things Metaverse.  Clearly, the Metaverse is...

Newark unveils Harriet Tubman memorial to replace Columbus statue | New Jersey

Newark’s Mayor Ras Baraka, community leaders and celebrities including the musician and actor Queen Latifah and writer Pia Wilson led celebrations of a new...

‘The R-word can be alienating’: How Haweswater rewilding project aims to benefit all | Rewilding

Until the last male golden eagle died in 2015, Haweswater, on the rugged north-eastern fringe of the Lake District, was England’s final refuge for...

Nine teams split by six points: inside Premier League’s tight relegation scrap | Premier League

12 Crystal Palace Pl 25 Pts 27 GD -11With only six points separating the bottom nine, Palace are closer to 20th-placed Bournemouth than 11th-placed...

Ron DeSantis heads to Iowa as Republican 2024 race heats up – live | US politics

DeSantis's Des Moines visit seen as unofficial campaign launchIt’s launch day on Friday, kind of, for Ron DeSantis’s 2024 presidential campaign.The Republican Florida governor...

Michael Caine might not like it, but Zulu shows cinema’s power to rewrite history | Film

There’s an urban myth about a scene in Zulu in which a British officer in a red tunic is gruesomely struck in his throat...

Rishi Sunak defends UK payments for French coastline patrols – politics live | Politics

Sunak defends 'sensible' payments for French coastline patrolsRishi Sunak is “throwing everything” at resolving the problem of small boats of migrants crossing the Channel,...

Premier League team news, previews, press conferences and European reaction – live | Football

Key eventsEverton boss Sean Dyche chucks some football philosophy our way ahead of Saturday’s home match against Brentford. Perch on the edge of your...