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Hamburg shooting: seven people killed in Jehovah’s Witnesses hall | Germany

The suspect in the shooting dead of seven people at a Jehovah’s Witness centre in Hamburg is reported to have been a former member...

Shana Cleveland: Manzanita review – a perfectly woven tapestry of musical delight | Music

The music, though, leans right into the beauty – it’s soft and ornate, a perfectly woven tapestry of delight. Cleveland’s soft, blank voice and...

UK GDP: economy rebounds with 0.3% growth in January – business live | Business

UK GDP: economy grew by 0.3% in JanuaryNewsflash: The UK economy has returned to growth.The Office for National Statistics reports that GDP grew by...

TV tonight: a lively documentary about the brilliant Frida Kahlo | Television

Becoming Frida Kahlo9pm, BBC Two“Most of my friends grew up slowly; I grew up in an instant.” When bright, vivacious student Frida Kahlo was...

Pentagon chief ‘disturbed’ by West Bank violence and warns against inflammatory rhetoric | Israel

The Pentagon chief, Lloyd Austin, has expressed his concerns over rising levels of violence against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and warned against...

Free college and IVF help: China hunts for ways to raise its birthrate | China

At China’s annual parliamentary meeting this week, proposals to boost China’s falling birthrate have come thick and fast. On Wednesday, the All China Women’s...

Trump told of possible criminal charges for paying off Stormy Daniels – report | Donald Trump

Prosecutors have signaled to Donald Trump that he could face criminal charges for making a hush money payment to the adult film actor and...

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend | Premier League

1) Forest loss could speed up Conte exitAntonio Conte’s performance the season he won the league with Chelsea was spectacularly brilliant, but things have...

California declares state of emergency as subtropical storm moves over state | California

An impending atmospheric river and rapidly melting snow has put communities across California on high alert for flash flooding, mudslides and rockslides as the...

No offence meant: Wendy Houstoun’s mild-mannered inquiry into outrage | Stage

There’s no one quite like Wendy Houstoun. At 64, she’s not ready to retire, but she warns us that her latest show, Watch It!,...

Take indecent exposure more seriously, urges Libby Squire’s mother | Rape and sexual assault

Just weeks before Libby Squire was raped, murdered and dumped in a river, a stranger exposed himself to her on her way home.Her mother,...

Band given a Banksy to change their name put it up for auction | Banksy

A band who were given a painting by Banksy more than a decade ago in return for changing their name have said they are...

Sporting v Arsenal: Europa League last 16, first leg – live | Europa League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSporting v Arsenal line-upsSporting: Adan, St Juste, Coates, Inacio, Esgaio, Gonclaves, Morita, Reis,...

After the Act review – Thatcher’s section 28 stirs a fiery protest musical | Theatre

If section 28 holds no meaning for you, you were probably not part of a generation for whom it became a focus of battle...

Desert X review – a severed torso and a sinister detention pen shatter America’s sun-kissed fantasyland | Sculpture

A mountain-shaped cage of yellow metal mesh stands in the desert near Palm Springs, California, looking like a sinister border detention pen. Herds of...

All apologies: absurd Weghorst furore shows sorry seems to be the easiest word | Manchester United

It wasn’t a hearty blow. It may not have made a sound. But there was definitely contact. Standing a head taller than Lisandro Martínez...

Usman Khawaja century seals good day for Australia after bizarre Modi rally | Australia cricket team

Usman Khawaja’s resilient century has put Australia into a position of dominance after the tourists enjoyed a rare day of impressive batting against India...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Zelenskiy says it has been ‘a difficult night’ after wave of Russian missile strikes hits targets across Ukraine | Ukraine

Zelenskiy says 'it’s been a difficult night' after Russia fires 81 missiles at targets in UkraineUkraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has posted to his official...

Neglectful PSG lack discipline and heart – qualities that cannot simply be bought | Paris Saint-Germain

It’s just as well Qatar’s investment in football isn’t to be measured in anything as tangible as silverware. In the 12 years since it...

Bangladesh v England: first T20 cricket international – live | England in Bangladesh 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature9th over: England 68-0 (Buttler 32, Salt 31) Shakib frustrates Buttler by bowling...

Crypto bank Silvergate to shut down after FTX turmoil; UK house prices ‘on downward trajectory’ – business live | Business

Introduction: Crypto bank Silvergate to shut down in face of market turmoilGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets...

WSL roundup: Chelsea sink Brighton to close gap, Arsenal see off Liverpool | Women’s Super League

Chelsea closed the gap to Women’s Super League leaders Manchester United to one point with a 3-1 home victory over Brighton on Wednesday.Guro Reiten’s...

Veterans give searing testimony on US withdrawal from Afghanistan at hearing | Afghanistan

Military members and veterans of the Afghanistan war offered harrowing eyewitness testimony of the chaotic and deadly withdrawal of US troops from the country’s...

‘We can do a great show’: this year’s Oscars producers on plans, rumors and ‘the slap’ | Oscars 2023

“I really hope that’s not the most important problem in the world,” says Oscars co-producer Ricky Kirshner. He’s talking about the prospect of another...

BBC turns down chance to show PGA Tour golf highlights for free | Golf

The attitude of the BBC towards golf has been further emphasised with news the broadcaster has turned down multiple opportunities to televise highlights of...

Tottenham v Milan: Champions League last 16, second leg – live | Champions League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureKick-off is no longer delayed ...Having announced that kick-off would not take place...

Second day of protests in Georgia over ‘foreign agents’ law | Georgia

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Georgia’s capital for a second day to rally against a “foreign agents” law that critics...

‘He passed the bee baton on to me’: people who inherit hobbies | Hobbies

It’s fair to say Alasdair Friend didn’t always picture himself as a beekeeper. But when a diagnosis of motor neurone disease meant his father...

A showstopper, a sphinx and a score of marvels: how I learned to love Turandot | Opera

As a conductor I have always stayed away from Turandot, but as a boy I certainly played it – and all the other Puccini...

Scientists have named a new range of antimicrobials after Keanu Reeves. Here’s why that’s a mistake | Keanu Reeves

At this stage, Keanu Reeves is incredibly well versed at saving the world. In his time, Reeves has managed to save humanity from robots...

International Women’s Day 2023: Ireland to hold gender equality referendum – live | International Women’s Day

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureIreland to hold referendum to remove 'woman's place in home' reference from constitutionRory...

Braverman admits as many as 80,000 people could cross Channel on small boats this year – UK politics live | Politics

Braverman admits as many as 80,000 people could cross Channel on small boats this yearHere are more lines from Suella Braverman’s interviews this morning. ...

Tell me about it, stud: the rapturous return of the butch lesbian scene | Sexuality

I am at a dinner table in south London, in the middle of which sit ceremonially placed items evoking butch culture: a carabiner, a...

‘I was the Spotify of the 1980s!’ The Italian pirate mixtape empire that brought pop to the people | Music

In 90s Italy, the ultimate seal of approval on a tape wasn’t that of a cutting-edge record label or a stickered quote from a...

UK weather live: snow and ice warnings for England and Wales as Scotland set to face hail showers | UK weather

The UK Health Security Agency has published a warning about how cold weather can provide a risk to older and more vulnerable people.The Met...

‘It feels unconditional’: the secrets of lifelong friendships – according to lifelong friends | Friendship

Trish and Mick started chatting about music on a staircase in 1970, when Trish and her flatmates (“strange, slightly hippy people,” Mick laughs) were...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin calls Nord Stream reports a distraction; EU will never accept Russian threats, says Von Der Leyen | Russia

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe Kremlin was responding to a report in the New York Times saying...

Chinese cities hit record high temperatures for early March | China

Temperatures in more than a dozen Chinese cities have hit record seasonal highs this week, with central China’s Wuhan and Zhengzhou more than 10C...

Buried by mud and silt, New Zealand’s farms face ‘10-year recovery’ – picture essay | New Zealand

Karyn Maddren walks out into the ruins of her stud farm, and stands in front of the waterfall. A month earlier, it was a...

Biden reportedly considers detaining migrant families in major reversal | US-Mexico border

The Biden administration is considering detaining migrant families who cross into the US illegally as it prepares to end Covid-19 restrictions at the US-Mexico...

Kai Havertz penalty drama helps Chelsea edge past Borussia Dortmund | Champions League

When the decisive moments arrived on a night of rare fortune for Graham Potter, Raheem Sterling fooling Borussia Dortmund with an air shot, Kai...

SNP leadership debate live: Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan to set out visions for Scotland | Scottish National party (SNP)

Key eventsRegan says she would “review” the powersharing agreement with the Greens to ensure it was “working for the people of Scotland”.The Scottish Greens...

Rory McIlroy admits LIV Golf has aided players on ‘antiquated’ PGA Tour | Golf

While a staunch opponent of the LIV Golf tour, Rory McIlroy has admitted the emergence of the rebel circuit has helped players throughout the...

HelloFresh drops Thai coconut milk after Peta monkey labour campaign | Peta

The meal kit provider HelloFresh has said it will no longer sell coconut milk sourced from Thailand, after campaigning by an animal rights group...

The massive mullet moment: why the world’s hair is all business in the front – party in the back | Life and style

Mullets, it seems, are “back”. Again. In recent years celebrities including Miley Cyrus, Lil Nas X and Rihanna have sported “parties in the back”,...

UK allowed sanctioned Abramovich associate to sell £16m mansion | Business

A close associate of Roman Abramovich was given permission by the Treasury to sell his Surrey mansion for £16m, a month after the government...

Protests and disruption in France as transport workers start strikes | France

France faced street protests and heavy disruption on Tuesday as transport workers and refinery staff began rolling strikes over Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise...

England make best of limited ODI schedule to hone World Cup squad | England in Bangladesh 2023

Seven months is an eternity in the mayflyesque lifecycle of a professional sportsperson, but that far out from October’s 50-over World Cup England’s preparations...

Cabinet and MPs to hear details of small boats bill that has ‘pushed boundaries of international law’ – UK politics live | Politics

Key eventsAngus Robertson, the Scottish government’s constitution secretary and, before he ruled himself out, the favourite in the contest to be next SNP leader,...

UK housing market ‘resilient’ as prices rise 1.1% in February; Greggs warns of rising costs – business live | Business

Introduction: UK house prices rose 1.1% in February, Halifax reportsGood morning.UK house prices picked up last month, data just released shows, as calm returned...