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What am I supposed to be looking at? Edith Pritchett on experimental fashion websites – cartoon

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Blind date: ‘What would I change about the evening? More jokes, less crying’ Beatriz (left), 26, a barista, meets Julie-Yara, 30, a film-makerWhat were you hoping for?A fun evening, bit of a flirting and getting to know someone new. I wasn’t expecting much, but at least I wouldn’t have to cook and do the dishes. Continue reading... #press

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Blind date: ‘What would I change about the evening? More jokes, less crying’

Beatriz, 26, a barista, meets Julie-Yara, 30, a film-maker

TV tonight: glitter at the ready – it’s Strictly 2023! Who will be paired up in the launch show? Plus: the musicians who died at 27. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading... #press

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TV tonight: glitter at the ready – it’s Strictly 2023!

Who will be paired up in the launch show? Plus: the musicians who died at 27. Here’s what to watch this evening

‘I’m so respectable I could puke’: John Waters has his Hollywood moment A new exhibition at the Academy of Motion Pictures celebrates the auteur - and Waters is taking the elevation in strideFor a man who made his name with gleefully hilarious guerrilla films populated by drag queens, provocateurs, foot fetishists, misguided egomaniacs, furtive suburban psychos and... #press

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‘I’m so respectable I could puke’: John Waters has his Hollywood moment

A new exhibition at the Academy of Motion Pictures celebrates the director - and Waters is taking the elevation in stride

‘Things got more tense than they’ve ever been’: Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn on a dark final series The hit Netflix show’s last season is its weightiest yet. Its creator talks about her ‘grief’ at saying goodbye, fighting anti-trans hate – and why this season keeps her up at nightThis month brings the release of the fourth and final season of Sex Education,... #press

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‘Things got more tense than they’ve ever been’: Sex Education creator Laurie Nunn on a dark final series

The hit Netflix show’s last season is its weightiest yet. Its creator talks about her ‘grief’ at saying goodbye, fighting anti-trans hate –...

‘Second humanitarian crisis’ feared in wake of Libya floods as hopes of finding survivors fade Aid groups point to growing risk of water-borne diseases amid medicine and food shortages as well as grave difficulties in getting aid to the most needyAid groups have warned of the growing risk posed by the spread of disease that... #press

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Libya flood: international aid arrives as authorities open investigation

WHO says aid to help 250,000 people has arrived in Benghazi as death toll estimated at more than 11,000

‘We’ve underrated what these birds can do’: the secret life of Skomer’s guillemots Tim Birkhead’s life’s work reveals the unexpectedly colourful lives of gregarious guillemots on the Welsh island of SkomerFor the past 52 summers, Tim Birkhead has inched along the vertiginous cliffs to count, ring and observe the... #press

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‘We’ve underrated what these birds can do’: the secret life of Skomer’s guillemots

Tim Birkhead’s life’s work reveals the unexpectedly colourful lives of gregarious guillemots on the Welsh island of Skomer

From A Haunting in Venice to Sex Education: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment Kenneth Branagh twirls his moustache once more in this new Agatha adaptation, and the no-shame high-school comedy returns for one final outingA Haunting in VeniceOut nowBased on Agatha Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party, this new Poirot yarn, with Kenneth Branagh... #press

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From A Haunting in Venice to Sex Education: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Kenneth Branagh twirls his moustache once more in this new Agatha adaptation, and the no-shame high-school comedy returns for one final outing

Drivers likely to benefit from London Ulez, Sadiq Khan to say Car users can be exposed to more damaging pollution than cyclists, bus passengers or pedestrians, research claimsDrivers in London are likely to be among the biggest beneficiaries of moves to penalise highly polluting vehicles in the capital, London’s mayor is to say, because at present... #press

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Drivers likely to benefit from London Ulez, Sadiq Khan to say

Car users can be exposed to more damaging pollution than cyclists, bus passengers or pedestrians, research claims

Vardy leads charge as Leicester rout Southampton in battle of fallen giants Jamie Vardy grabbed his first Championship goal of the season as Leicester climbed to the top of the table with a 4-1 thrashing of Southampton.Vardy needed just 21 seconds to open the scoring before Kasey McAteer, Wilfred Ndidi and Stephy Mavididi made it a... #press

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Vardy leads charge as Leicester rout Southampton in battle of fallen giants

Goals from Jamie Vardy, Kasey McAteer, Wilfred Ndidi and Stephy Mavididi gave Leicester a 4-1 win against Southampton at St Mary’s

Great Britain defeat Switzerland at Davis Cup with emotional Murray win Andy Murray misses grandmother’s funeral on same day‘I’m sorry I’m not able to be there. Gran, that one is for you’Great Britain continued to make progress in the Davis Cup group stage as they defeated Switzerland 2-1 on Friday in Manchester on an emotional day for Andy... #press

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Great Britain defeat Switzerland at Davis Cup with emotional Murray win

Great Britain continued to make progress in the Davis Cup as they defeated Switzerland 2-1 in Manchester on an emotional day for Andy Murray

Borthwick calls for more transparency over World Cup refereeing decisions Eddie Jones believes use of video replays is harming spectacleDisciplinary process under fire over red card inconsistencyThe England head coach, Steve Borthwick, has called for more transparency over refereeing decisions at the Rugby World Cup while his predecessor Eddie Jones has taken a... #press

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Borthwick calls for more transparency over World Cup refereeing decisions

Steve Borthwick has called for more transparency over refereeing decisions at the Rugby World Cup while Eddie Jones says TV replays harm the spectacle

Coco Chanel Unbuttoned review – extraordinary woman, shame about the Nazis Was she a feminist icon? Or incapable of having political opinions that differed from her Nazi lover? This documentary can’t make up its mind – but it definitely thinks she made lovely clothesWere it not for the Nazi collaboration, it would be hard not to warm to the woman who declared “How I... #press

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Coco Chanel Unbuttoned review – extraordinary woman, shame about the Nazis

Was she a feminist icon? Or incapable of having political opinions that differed from her Nazi lover? This documentary can’t make up its mind –...

Keir Starmer arrives in Canada to set out stall on immigration policy Diplomatic and media blitz for Labour leader will include appearances on Sunday morning political showsKeir Starmer has arrived in Canada to set out his doctrine for tackling international threats at a gathering of world leaders, the latest step in the Labour leader’s move to flesh out policy in... #press

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Keir Starmer arrives in Canada to set out stall on immigration policy

Diplomatic and media blitz for Labour leader will include appearances on Sunday morning political shows

Cam Roigard gets off to dream start in All Blacks’ demolition of Namibia Pool A: New Zealand 71-3 NamibiaEthan de Groot red card is only sour note for rampant All BlacksDeath, taxes and Namibia being thrashed by the All Blacks. Namibia have now played 24 World Cup games, and lost every one of them. They are a proud team, amateurs in the large... #press

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Cam Roigard gets off to dream start in All Blacks’ demolition of Namibia

A rampant New Zealand routed Namibia 71-3 for their first victory of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, but Ethan de Groot was shown a late red card

Pentagon to interview more troops over 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing Critics say the assault, which killed 183 people during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, could have been stoppedThe Pentagon’s central command has ordered interviews of roughly two dozen more service members who were at the Kabul airport when suicide bombers attacked during US forces’... #press

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Pentagon to interview more troops over 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing

Critics say the assault, which killed 183 people during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, could have been stopped

The Royal Hotel review – feminist thriller starts strong but can’t stay the course Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick are both impressive in an uneasy Australia-set film toying with genre expectations but tension dissipates in the finaleThe hoary sub-genre that is “attractive American tourists find something nefarious on their travels” is given a vigorous polish in... #press

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The Royal Hotel review – feminist thriller starts strong but can’t stay the course

Julia Garner and Jessica Henwick are both impressive in an uneasy Australia-set film toying with genre expectations but tension dissipates in the f...

Klaasen fires South Africa to ODI win as Australia suffer Travis Head injury blow 4th ODI: South Africa, 5-416, beat Australia, 252, by 164 runsAustralia opener’s World Cup in jeopardy due to fractured handAustralia’s preparations for the World Cup have been thrown into disarray after Travis Head fractured a hand in a horror 164-run loss to South Africa at... #press

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Klaasen fires South Africa to ODI win as Australia suffer Travis Head injury blow

Australia opener Travis Head’s World Cup spot was left in jeopardy due to a fractured hand sustained in a 164-run defeat by South Africa

Husband of Alaska politician killed in plane crash was collecting moose meat Pilot Eugene Peltola Jr, 57, the husband of Mary Peltola, a US representative from Alaska, was the only person on boardEugene Peltola Jr, the husband of Alaska Democratic congresswoman Mary Peltola, was returning from a remote hunting camp carrying moose meat when the plane he was flying... #press

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Husband of Alaska politician killed in plane crash was collecting moose meat

Pilot Eugene Peltola Jr, 57, the husband of Mary Peltola, a US representative from Alaska, was the only person on board

Drew Barrymore makes tearful apology for restarting TV show during strike Actor apologises for controversial decision to resume production of show, saying she didn’t want to ‘upset or hurt anyone’Drew Barrymore has posted a tearful apology after coming under fire for bringing her talkshow back during the writers’ strike.The actor and host had announced that The Drew Barrymore... #press

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Drew Barrymore makes tearful apology for restarting TV show during strike

Actor apologises for controversial decision to resume production of show, saying she didn’t want to ‘upset or hurt anyone’