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The best recent poetry – review roundup
Cafés by Holly Pester; The Acrobat by Wisława Szymborska; Volvelle by Rachael Boast; Tree of Knowledge by Victoria Chang; Talk a Blue Streak by Lila MatsumotoCafés by Holly Pester (Fitzcarraldo, £12.99)Beginning with a sequence of prose poems in which the speaker embarks on an anti-epic quest to open her own cafe, Pester’s second collection builds…
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Anakin and Padmé’s awkward love story is the best part of the Star Wars prequels
Everyone loves to make fun of their awkward love scenes, but the Star Wars prequel trilogy wouldn’t work without them
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July 4’s hottest summer video game takes in one place
Fireworks, flame wars, and Polygon’s hottest opinions over a holiday weekend
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Headteacher from TV’s Educating Cardiff is banned from the profession after changing term times to fit her luxury cruise holidays
Joy Ballard was struck off after a tribunal was told that she also used a school car for a personal trip to France and bought a karaoke machine with school funds.
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Nuclear reactor start-up targeting AI energy demands showcases its tech with an Nvidia DGX Spark, though the website demo needs its own power plant
HTGR does brrrr. CPU in PCs running the demo goes brrrr-er.
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Joan Jett and the Blackhearts review – rip-roaring rock history, but why is she playing Gary Glitter?
O2 Academy, GlasgowIn her first UK headline show in 16 years, Jett has a terrific knack for a cover version, though she’s a touch nonchalant – and there’s a real misstep‘I’m not a very good storyteller,” shrugs Joan Jett, sporting black leather and trademark poker face. If you’ve come expecting something as sappy as sentimental…
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Lip-reading expert reveals what Cristiano Ronaldo said to devastated old friend Luka Modric, 40, after controversial World Cup exit – with Croatia star expected to retire
Cristiano Ronaldo commiserated his old friend and team-mate Luka Modric and shared a heartfelt embrace and chat after his Portugal side knocked the Croatians out of the World Cup.
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UK businessman, 33, is ‘stabbed to death by his 20-year-old British wife at luxury Thai villa’
The 33-year-old man was attacked with a 20-inch hunting knife at the upmarket home in the party resort of Pattaya, police said.
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7 Best Phones You Can’t Buy in the US (2026)
Avoid phone FOMO with our favorite smartphones that aren’t officially sold stateside but are available in markets like the UK and Europe.
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Venice Classics to Feature Roberto Rossellini’s ‘Journey to Italy,’ Roger Corman’s ‘The Wild Angels’ and Dev Benegal’s ‘English, August’
Freshly restored works by Andrej Wajda, Roberto Rossellini, Luis Buñuel, Roger Corman, John Cassavetes and Ann Hui are set to screen as part of the Venice Film Festival’s 19-title Venice Classics lineup. Wajda’s drama about postwar political and social chaos “Ashes and Diamonds,” which Martin Scorsese has called one of his ten favorite films; Rossellini’s…