Stevie Nicks says Fleetwood Mac won’t tour again after death of Christine McVie Singer says ‘we really can’t go any further with this – there’s no reason to’ when asked about future of bandStevie Nicks has said Fleetwood Mac will not tour again after the death of Christine McVie in November 2022.In an interview with Vulture, she referred to the... #press

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Stevie Nicks says Fleetwood Mac won’t tour again after death of Christine McVie

Singer says ‘we really can’t go any further with this – there’s no reason to’ when asked about future of band

Greggs keeps prices on hold as sales leap and it opens new shops Britain’s biggest bakery chain says cost inflation is easing, although staff costs are risingBusiness live – latest updatesGreggs, Britain’s biggest bakery chain, said it had no plans to raise its prices before Christmas after its own cost inflation eased, as sales soared over the last three... #press

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Greggs keeps prices on hold as sales leap and it opens new shops

Britain’s biggest bakery chain says cost inflation is easing, although staff costs are rising

Slovakia’s pro-Russia former PM Robert Fico invited to form coalition Three-time former prime minister, who promised to end military aid to Ukraine, expected to seek deal with two other partiesSlovakia’s president has asked Robert Fico, a populist, pro-Russian three-time former prime minister who campaigned on a promise to end military aid to... #press

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Slovakia’s pro-Russia former PM Robert Fico invited to form coalition

Three-time former prime minister, who promised to end military aid to Ukraine, expected to seek deal with two other parties

Chancellor chooses plane over train to get from London to Manchester Exclusive: Jeremy Hunt selects most carbon-intensive transport to make meeting ahead of Tory conferenceJeremy Hunt flew to Manchester from London rather than taking the train or a more sustainable form of transport, the Guardian can reveal.Flying is the most carbon-intensive... #press

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Chancellor chooses plane over train to get from London to Manchester

Exclusive: Jeremy Hunt selects most carbon-intensive transport to make meeting ahead of Tory conference

Panathinaikos fans’ ‘Free the boys’ banner a stark reminder of dark forces A shocking affront to their neighbours AEK Athens is further evidence of rising far-right activity at football across EuropeThe boos that echoed from three-quarters of Leoforos Alexandras Stadium could not blank out the message held up by the small but inescapable... #press

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Panathinaikos fans’ ‘Free the boys’ banner a stark reminder of dark forces

A shocking affront to their neighbours AEK Athens is further evidence of rising far-right activity at football across Europe

Labour optimistic in ‘huge’ byelection in Rutherglen and Hamilton West Activists say feedback from the doorsteps bodes well for a result that they hope will herald a revival for the party in ScotlandLabour insiders have described the Rutherglen and Hamilton West byelection this week as the biggest vote since the last election, amid notable... #press

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Labour optimistic in ‘huge’ byelection in Rutherglen and Hamilton West

Activists say feedback from the doorsteps bodes well for a result that they hope will herald a revival for the party in Scotland

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Simone Lia: Unsung hero – cartoon

You know there’s someone who’s helped open doors for you throughout your life?

‘On stage, I could escape’: Sir Patrick Stewart on childhood trauma and acting success Sir Patrick Stewart is one of our most admired actors, a master of Shakespeare – and the universe. But his start in life was anything but starry. Here, he talks about writing his memoir, his violent father – and why he’d love to do more comedyPatrick Stewart grew up in a... #press

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‘On stage, I could escape’: Sir Patrick Stewart on childhood trauma and acting success

Sir Patrick Stewart is one of our most admired actors, a master of Shakespeare – and the universe. But his start in life was anything but starry....

Congress scrambles to avoid shutdown; California’s Feinstein dies at 90 – US politics live With less than 48 hours before a potential shutdown, there’s no sign of a deal to keep the government open; Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving female senator in US history, has died at age 90Dianne Feinstein was on the Senate floor... #press

Senate to vote on stopgap bill on Saturday after House Republican measure fails – as it happened | Republicans | The Guardian

House leadership announces votes expected for Saturday after McCarthy suffers another blog when lawmakers rejected short-term funding bill

Helen Bauer: Grand Supreme Darling Princess review – cartoonishly confident comedy Soho theatre, LondonThe standup’s loud and proud show about female self-sufficiency presents her as an attention-hogging misfit parading her indignities for our delightAged 32, Helen Bauer has never had a boyfriend and her “empath” friends think they know why. Men like to... #press

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Helen Bauer: Grand Supreme Darling Princess review – cartoonishly confident comedy

The standup’s loud and proud show about female self-sufficiency presents her as an attention-hogging misfit parading her indignities for our delight

Prix Prictet Human at the V&A review: an exhilarating, scary photographic journey V&A, LondonThe Indian photographer Gauri Gill took the top prize with some indelible desert images, but there’s a lot to savour, and to mourn, in the work of her fellow contendersHumans have done a lot of horrifying things. But now the tables have turned, and... #press

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Prix Pictet Human at the V&A review: an exhilarating, scary photographic journey

The Indian photographer Gauri Gill took the top prize with some indelible desert images, but there’s a lot to savour, and to mourn, in the work o...

Transactions involving Bernard Arnault investigated over suspected money laundering Paris public prosecutor’s office examining ski resort deal but Russian businessman Nikolai Sarkisov denies personal involvementThe Paris public prosecutor’s office is investigating financial transactions allegedly involving the French billionaire Bernard Arnault and a Russian businessman.The... #press

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Transactions involving Bernard Arnault investigated over suspected money laundering

Paris public prosecutor’s office examining ski resort deal but Russian businessman Nikolai Sarkisov denies personal involvement

UK economy makes stronger recovery from pandemic than first thought Revisions to figures show stronger performance than Germany and France but momentum starts to stallBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK economy made a faster recovery from the Covid pandemic than previously estimated, according to revisions to official figures... #press

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UK economy makes stronger recovery from pandemic than first thought

Revisions to figures show stronger performance than Germany and France but momentum starts to stall

Villa-Lobos: Suite Floresta do Amazonas review | Andrew Clements’s classical album of the week Provenzale/Philharmonia Zurich/Menezes(Alpha)Villa-Lobos’s last major work is a vivid and exuberant evocation of the Amazon filled with moments of intense beautyIn 1958 Heitor Villa-Lobos was commissioned by MGM to provide the music for Green Mansions, a film version of the 1904... #press

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Villa-Lobos: Suite Floresta do Amazonas review | Andrew Clements’s classical album of the week

Simone Menezes conducts a concert suite extracted from Villa-Lobos’s last major work: a vivid and exuberant evocation of the Amazon filled with m...

Every time a project like HS2 becomes a costly fiasco, we wonder why. So let me tell you: it’s clientelism The relationship between those profiting from these big projects and those in power is such that no one truly costs or controls them In 2010, when a high-speed rail line from London to the north – HS2 – was proposed by the outgoing Labour government, I wrote an... #press

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Every time a project like HS2 becomes a costly fiasco, we wonder why. So let me tell you: it’s clientelism

The relationship between those profiting from these big projects and those in power is such that no one truly costs or controls them, says Guardian...

Demetri Mitchell stuns Luton to fire Exeter to shock victory in Carabao Cup With just over 83 minutes on the clock, the Big Bank terrace was a motion picture. Supporters piled to the front of the stand to mob Demetri Mitchell after the winger, who was sent off five minutes later after picking up a second yellow card, blasted third-tier Exeter City into the Carabao... #press

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Demetri Mitchell stuns Luton to fire Exeter to shock victory in Carabao Cup

Demetri Mitchell scored a late winner for Exeter to dump Luton out of the Carabao Cup with the goalscorer sent off in the 1-0 victory

‘I taught Johnny Depp how to paint!’ Superstar artist Julian Schnabel on his new works – and most famous pupil As the irascible New Yorker unveils his new velvet paintings, he talks about global disasters, sending Trump a resignation speech via Ivanka – and why what happened to Depp was a tragedyJulian Schnabel is agitated. The artist and director has just walked into his... #press

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‘You only spent 10 minutes looking at my paintings?’ Superstar artist (and terrifying interviewee) Julian Schnabel

As the irascible New Yorker unveils his new velvet paintings, he talks about global disasters, sending Trump a resignation speech via Ivanka – an...

Met chief says anxiety led firearms police to refuse to carry weapons Force says some of the officers have started to return to duties but others are still refusing to carry firearmsThe head of Scotland Yard has said anxiety led scores of firearms officers to refuse to carry their weapons after a colleague was charged with murder, with... #press

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Met chief says anxiety led firearms police to refuse to carry weapons

Force says some of the officers have started to return to duties but others are still refusing to carry firearms

UK ban on American XL bully dogs boosts demand for muzzles Owners also taking up training classes in readiness for rules requiring breed to be kept muzzled in publicDemand for muzzles and training classes for American XL bully dogs has soared since Rishi Sunak announced the breed would be banned by the end of the year.Businesses that sell dog muzzles said... #press

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UK ban on American XL bully dogs boosts demand for muzzles

Owners also taking up training classes in readiness for rules requiring breed to be kept muzzled in public

Slime, supermodels and swansongs: highlights from Milan fashion week spring/summer 2024 - in pictures From the hyped debuts at Tom Ford and Gucci to experienced stalwarts Giorgio Armani, Prada and Versace, the Milan fashion cohort leant into the codes of their brands more than ever Continue reading... #press

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Slime, supermodels and swansongs: highlights from Milan fashion week spring/summer 2024 - in pictures

From the hyped debuts at Tom Ford and Gucci to experienced stalwarts Giorgio Armani, Prada and Versace, the Milan fashion cohort leant into the cod...