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Ania Magliano: Peach Fuzz review – body and soul comedy from superb SNL UK star
Soho theatre, LondonThe co-host of Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update delivers an expertly constructed set of jokes about her quest to live a more embodied lifeAfter serving an eye-catching apprenticeship in live comedy, Ania Magliano’s profile has now surged as co-host of SNL UK’s Weekend Update, a spoof news bulletin recalling to viewers of my…
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The Guardian view on the defence investment plan: the UK needs security, not dependency on a wayward US | Editorial
Sir Keir Starmer cuts civilian investment while deepening reliance on American power. That doesn’t feel like national renewalSince Brexit, Daphne du Maurier’s final novel, Rule Britannia, has been seen as a prescient warning about the UK cutting itself adrift from Europe. After joining and then leaving the EU’s predecessor, the Common Market, in a referendum,…
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Starmer’s delayed defence investment swansong satisfies absolutely no one
The Dip couldn’t be more Keir if it tried: the military, the allies and probably not even Keir himself were happy Starmer warns Burnham not to borrow to fund defence as he reveals £15bn planThere was an air of melancholy as the defence investment plan (Dip) was announced at Malloy Aeronautics in Maidenhead, Berkshire. A…
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Football Daily | What next for Germany as Paraguay and penalties fuel more World Cup pain?
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When Germany crashed out of the 1998 World Cup – a miserable 3-0 quarter-final defeat to Croatia – the DFB hit the factory reset button. Youth coaching was overhauled, as was the scouting system designed to spot the talent, and it was made compulsory…
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Queen meets author JK Rowling to mark start of royal week
The Queen said the pair had spoken about their “deep love of books” and importance of children reading.
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The Most Revealing Celebrity Confessionals from Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ Tour
The singer has been inviting stars, from Lola Young to Bad Gyal, to share their deepest secrets onstage before her song ‘La Perla’
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Blake Lively files to receive $8m in legal fees from Justin Baldoni and his studio
Attorneys slam ‘scorched-earth tactics’ from Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios over $400m countersuit against the actorBlake Lively has filed for $8m in fees and costs that she says resulted from her battle against Justin Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios.That figure is to cover the legal costs that Lively incurred from January to June 2025 in her…
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Ground Branch, a first-person tactical shooter from an original Rainbow Six dev, is finally hitting v1.0 after eight years in early access
I don’t want to call Adam Smith lazy, but since first writing about Ground Branch’s Kickstarter campaign back in 2012, he’s not given a single update on the tactical shooter’s development. He’ll say that he’s not got a moment to spare, what with being the writing director over at Larian, but I say it’s just…
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‘I’m not a quitter!’ Rubén Blades, the salsa supremo who acted with Jack Nicholson, inspired Bad Bunny – and served as Panama’s tourism minister
As he prepares to play the UK, the 25-Grammy-winning musician (and Harvard law graduate) looks back on his astonishing journey from the barrios of Panama City to global stardom“Well, I’ve been around,” says Rubén Blades, accurately. One of the most influential Latin musicians of the past half-century, the Panamanian singer-songwriter, 77, has been a defining…
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Billy Strings Announces New Album So Much for Goodbyes
The bluegrass star’s fifth project was produced by T Bone Burnett