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On Thin Ice by Charlie Walker review – a Siberian adventure goes off the rails
Charlie Walker’s new travelogue, On Thin Ice, recounts a gruelling trek across frozen Siberia that began in February 2022, just as Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The book’s significance lies less in the physical hardship of the journey than in its unusual vantage point: Walker becomes one of the last Western tourists able…
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‘I was full of fears’: the story of a premature birth – in pictures
A photo essay by Brazilian photographer João Linneu documents the premature birth of his son Valentín in São Paulo in 2014-15, capturing the fear, isolation and uncertainty faced by him and his partner Fernanda Fajardo. The images, part of a project titled JJ VFF VV, trace the couple’s journey from a high-risk pregnancy through emergency…
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TRIVIUM Announces Fall 2026 North American Tour With IN FLAMES, ORBIT CULTURE, FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY And FROZEN SOUL
Trivium have announced a fall 2026 headline tour of North America, joined by In Flames, Orbit Culture, Fit For An Autopsy and Frozen Soul. The band describe the run as marking the start of a new era, with new music due for release and material set to be debuted live on the tour for the…
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Pokémon World Championships Exclusive Plush Officially Revealed
The Pokémon Company has unveiled a set of plush toys that will be sold exclusively at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships and the new PokémonXP event, both taking place at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. The reveal gives fans a first look at the merchandise before the pop-up Pokémon Center store opens, though attendance is restricted…
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Bus fares across England to be capped at £2 from January
Andy Burnham has confirmed that bus fares across England will be capped at £2 from the start of January, as part of a wider giveaway worth around £500 million. Rather than pursuing an earlier plan to end the freeze on income tax thresholds, the funding for the flagship fare cap is instead being borrowed, at…
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TV tonight: Katie Price on her wild wedding and life with Peter Andre
Tonight’s TV highlights include the third instalment of Katie Price’s documentary series, in which she revisits her much-discussed wedding to Peter Andre and the marriage that followed. The episode forms part of a broader picture-listings round-up from the Guardian, covering a mix of documentary, factual and drama programming across British terrestrial and satellite channels this…
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Trump-backed Andy Biggs to face Katie Hobbs in Arizona governor race
Arizona’s 2026 governor’s race is now formally set, with Democratic incumbent Katie Hobbs and Republican Andy Biggs confirmed as their parties’ nominees following the state’s primary election. Hobbs advanced unopposed as she seeks a second term, while Biggs secured the Republican nomination with the backing of Donald Trump, setting up a closely contested general election…
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‘Risking blackouts’? How Great Britain’s grid operator was dragged into a political row
The National Energy System Operator (Neso), which manages Great Britain’s electricity grid, has become embroiled in a political dispute after Conservative shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho alleged that whistleblowers within the organisation accused senior managers of covering up how badly the power system was strained during June’s heatwave. The claims include allegations that control room…
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Long-lost Pan Am crash wreckage found decades after deadly disaster that reshaped airline safety
Wreckage was found from a Pan Am flight that crashed into the water off Puerto Rico in 1952, killing 52 people and leading to passenger safety briefing requirements.
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Zendaya’s Best Press Tour Looks, From ‘Dune’ to ‘Challengers’ to ‘The Odyssey’
The actress and her longtime stylist, Law Roach, have become modern pioneers of “method dressing,” in which they match fashion to her film and television roles during their respective press tours.