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Tribute to 'ray of sunshine' killed in mountain fall
Tribute to 'ray of sunshine' killed in mountain fall
Djokovic beats Musetti in 3:07am finish in Paris
Funding crisis 'has closed 12 pharmacies'
Co-hosts USA beat Canada in T20 World Cup opener
Mexicans vote in election overshadowed by violent attacks
South Africa's ANC has to share power after election blow
Kuenssberg to quiz Atkins and Cooper on GP and migration pledges
Starmer promises to cut net migration if Labour wins election
Dubois wins, Wilder stopped and Queensberry triumph in 5v5
Shops rush for Christmas stock as shipping costs surge
Tories pledge new GP surgeries in community care boost
Sunday with Joe Wicks: βI might change my outfit three times a dayβ
The fitness coach talks about tubs of ice-cream, pints of coke, cleaning the dishes and getting the workouts out of the way
Up early? Usually 7.30am β not super early. I get up and do my workouts to get them out of the way.
Advice for Sunday slobs? If youβre hectic and stressed through the week, you should see the weekend as a chance to exercise, prep meals and get an early night, because what you do on the weekend determines how you feel on Monday.
Were Sundays always healthy? No. Years ago Iβd be coming out of a nightclub at 3am. I met my wife, Rosie, at a rave. I like a day on the sofa watching movies, having a cuddle, but itβs not like when we had one baby who slept all day. The kids demand attention.
What are you watching? Rosie and I just watched Baby Reindeer. But with the kids β a five-year-old, a four-year-old, a one-year-old and one on the way β weβre more likely to be watching Kung Fu Panda or princess films on Disney.
What are you eating? I might make an egg and bacon sandwich for breakfast. I love going out for a good Sunday roast with a pint of coke and a sticky toffee pudding. Iβm quite greedy and could do a tub of Ben & Jerryβs in a single sitting. But not every day!
Sunday housework? I have to clean repeatedly. Iβll do breakfast, maybe a recipe, share a video, then do lunchβ¦ And I work from home. And Rosie works from home, too. I canβt keep up with all the cleaning.
Sunday arguments? Iβm good at cleaning the dishes, the bowls, the cups. But I get bored and lose attention with the knives and forks. And Iβll leave clothes in a pile on the chair, because I might change my outfit three times a dayβ¦
Sunday me-time? If the sunβs shining, Iβll go out for an hour or two on the motorbike β Iβve got a Triumph cruiser.
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- The Observer view on the social care crisis: whoever wins the election, it needs addressing urgently
The Observer view on the social care crisis: whoever wins the election, it needs addressing urgently
Labour and the Tories are avoiding talking about how to fund the overhaul of a system that is failing the elderly and people with disabilities
There is one pressing issue affecting millions of people that has been conspicuous in its absence from the general election campaign so far. The parlous state of social care in England β a system that has been described as being in crisis for well over a decade β is leaving too many older people and those with disabilities without the personal care they need to lead a full and dignified life, with their relatives struggling to fill in as muchΒ as they can.
Yet neither of the main political parties seems willing to have an honest conversation with voters about the cost of a care system that caters for an ageing society, and on whose shoulders it should fall.
Continue reading...Bronzers: 10 of the best
How to achieve that natural, sunkissed finish β without baking in the sun
Iβm sure bronzers have been explained to everyone β including myself β a million times. What they are, what they do, how to use them and yetβ¦ people still havenβt quite grasped exactly how to use them. Or perhaps they just havenβt found one that works for them. So letβs go back to basics. Sometimes itβs easier to start with what something is not as opposed to what it is. The purpose of a bronzer is not to make you bronze. If you are already using a bronzer that is doing this, you have the wrong product (but, of course, if your whole point is to actually look bronze, then good luck with that). A bronzer is essentially a bit of makeup that is supposed to give your skin a boost so it looks less pallid, more alive, happier and healthier. Essentially, it offers a natural, sunkissed finish without the damage that comes from the sun. Choosing the right shade is key β better to start with something subtle and work your way up β and texture also makes a difference. The bronzers on this page β liquid, cream and powder β are formulated in a way that is pliable and therefore makes applying them easier and more or less failsafe β even for the heavy handed. Crucially, the finishes are created to complement real skin tones, which minimises the likelihood of you looking like a toasted orange.
1. Isle of Paradise Sunny Serum Β£15.95, lookfantastic.com
2. Giorgio Armani Beauty Bronzing Powder Β£46, selfridges.com
3. NARS Laguna Ultimate Face Palette Β£60, narscosmetics.co.uk
4. Indeed Nanobronze Deep Bronzing Drops Β£24.99, boots.com
5. Fenty Sun Stalkβr Bronzer Β£29, fentybeauty.co.uk
6. Clinique Sunkissed Face Gelee Β£32, johnlewis.com
7. Saie Dew Liquid Bronzer Β£20, cultbeauty.co.uk
8. Clarins Bronzing Powder Β£40, clarins.co.uk
9. Chanel Les Beiges Healthy Glow Sun-Kissed Powder Β£75, chanel.com
10. Beauty Pie Awesome Bronze Β£16.50, beautypie.com
USA celebrate T20 World Cup debut in style with stirring victory over Canada
- USA 197-3 beat Canada 194-5 by seven wickets in Dallas, Texas
- Jones (94*), Gous (65) guide co-hosts to win with 131-run stand
Build it, and they will come. The great American cricket experiment got underway on Saturday night, when the USA beat Canada by seven wickets in the opening match of the T20 World Cup at the little ground in Grand Prairie, Texas. And hellβs bells if it wasnβt, in its own little way, one of the gameβs great occasions.
A crowd of around 5,000 were treated to a brilliantly freewheeling innings by the USAβs Aaron Jones, a pocket-rocket batsman who was born in Queens, and raised in Barbados. Jones clobbered 10 sixes, one of them clean out of the ground, in an undefeated innings of 94 off just 40 balls.
Continue reading...Children die of malnutrition as Rafah operation shifts threat of famine in Gaza
Arrival of Israeli troops in the southern border town has choked aid supplies, as hunger deepens in southern Gaza
Fayiz Abu Ataya was born into war and knew nothing else. Over his first and only spring, in a town stalked by hunger, he wasted away to a shadow of a child, skin stretched painfully over jutting bones.
In seven months of life, he had little time to make a mark beyond the family who loved him. But when his death from malnutrition was reported last week, it sounded a warning around the world about a rapidly deepening crisis in central and southern Gaza, triggered by the Israeli military operation in the southern town of Rafah.
Continue reading...- The Guardian
- Labour and Conservative battle buses hit the road, but βlonely figureβ Sunak seems like a solo traveller
Labour and Conservative battle buses hit the road, but βlonely figureβ Sunak seems like a solo traveller
Keir Starmer launched his campaign bus on Saturday with his senior shadow cabinet members, but Tory βbig beastsβ appeared to have deserted the PM in Redcar
We may be in an era when elections are fought with TikTok memes and Instagram reels, but one thing has stubbornly refused to give way in the digital age: the good old battle of the campaign buses. On Saturday, Rishi Sunak unveiled the Conservativesβ bus that will tour the country during the 2024 election, emblazoned with the slogan: βClear plan. Bold action. Secure future.β
It is β arguably β a slightly snappier version of John Majorβs bus in 1997, which bore the words: βYou can only be sure with the Conservatives.β
Continue reading...Election diary: dismal dribbles and poor paddleboarding fail to elevate the debate
Outdoor campaign events, so often fraught with peril, proved the undoing of Rishi Sunak and Ed Davey this week
It has been tough for Rishi Sunak, so itβs nice that he still has some cheerleaders. A visibly tricky encounter with some cones during a football training session may have resulted in him being mocked mercilessly on TikTok, but one loyal newspaper described his troubling manoeuvre as a Cruyff turn, a move named after the beguiling Dutch great. Not since Kim Jong-il scored 11 holes in one in his first ever round of golf has a leaderβs sporting prowess had such an unlikely upgrade.
Continue reading...I donβt want to invite my alcoholic dad to my wedding
Trust your gut instinct about not having him there. The shame that is creeping in may be about pressure to conform
The question Iβm a 30-year-old man who works in mental health. Iβm due to get married in a few monthsβ time. I donβt want to invite my father. He and I have been estranged for several years. We have each otherβs mobile numbers, but we donβt use them. My father has a lifelong alcohol-use disorder (AUD). He was a violent man. When I was 11, my mother managed to divorce him. Since then, we have mostly parted ways, but his side of the family still attempts to guilt-trip me into caring for him.
I have grown up, gone to college and am now enjoying my career. I have come to understand more about addiction. I donβt feel resentment towards him and tend to see this in a matter-of-fact way. I do not have any affection for this man, who happens to be my father. I have come to see him as any other person with AUD, but one who happens to have fathered me for a short period of time. (I donβt have fond memories of the time we shared in the same household.)
Continue reading...- The Guardian
- Gerryβs Hot Sub Deli, London: βTake it very seriously indeedβ β restaurant review
Gerryβs Hot Sub Deli, London: βTake it very seriously indeedβ β restaurant review
At Gerryβs the sandwich is elevated to a noble art, so roll up your sleeves and get stuck in
Gerryβs Hot Sub Deli, 50 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QE. Sandwiches Β£8.25-Β£13.50, poutine Β£6.75-Β£10.70, dessert Β£4.25, wine Β£6.95 a glass, beer Β£3.95 a half pint
Happiness is a handful of lunch and dressing running down your forearms. Certainly, anything that demands to be eaten alongside a roll of kitchen paper deserves to be taken seriously. By these criteria, which Iβve just invented, but now cleave to like holy scripture, the food at Gerryβs Hot Subs on Londonβs Exmouth Market deserves to be taken very seriously indeed. Lunch there is messy. Prepare to wipe yourself down afterwards or even nip home for a shower. But my, itβs good. The fact is, everybody can make themselves a sandwich, but you donβt want just anybody to make one for you. The frame is so very tight: some form of bread as vehicle for everything else. It demands a compulsive interest in detail combined with a profound understanding of what will make for a single, multi-textured mouthful. Followed by another and another.
Continue reading...Itβs not my fault the progressive vote is split. Blame the system
Under proportional representation, people can be sure that their vote counts
Why does Sonia Sodha think it is acceptable to call me a crank (βIt is foolish and self-indulgent for the anti-Starmer left to split the Labour voteβ)? My views count and deserve respect. I am still a member of the Labour party for one reason only: to work within for reform of our voting system so that everyoneβs vote counts (not just those who live in marginal constituencies). My view is that Labour is misguided on the economy, wrong on climate, wrongΒ on Palestine and lacks vision and hope. That does not make me aΒ crank.
With proportional representation, the Green party could be assured its votes would convert into seats in the House of Commons and would not have to focus on areas where its vote is concentrated enough for a chance to get an MP. People could vote for the party they support, knowing their vote would lead to representation. Blame the voting system, not me.
Aileen McLoughlin
Bristol
TV tonight: a striking series brings unheard D-day recordings to life
Young actors help to tell the incredible stories of soldiers. Plus, The Responder finale is as tense as ever. Hereβs what to watch this evening
9pm, BBC Two
Continue reading...Wines to capture the taste of summer
Light reds, rosΓ©s and orange wines made by both romantics and pragmatists
Theopetra Estate Xinonmavro RosΓ©, Meteora, Greece 2022 (Β£21.75, corkingwines.co.uk) Wine producers tend to divide into two temperamental camps. The first, cussedly idealistic type doesnβt think very much about whoβs going to buy their wine until itβs time to sell it β they make what they damn well please and only then hope to find customers who share their enthusiasm. The second group is rather more pragmatic: they research potential customers in fine detail before they so much as plant a vine, and everything they do in the vineyard and cellar is in service to what they think the market demands. When it comes to most rosΓ© wine, it looks very much like the second camp is in charge: retailer wine ranges are increasingly filled with dozens of very pale pinks either from, or copying the wildly successful model perfected in, Provence. Maybe the rosΓ© drinking public is getting what the rosΓ©-drinking public wants, but my goodness it makes for some dull wines at times, a sea of indistinguishable pale ordinariness in which pink wines of personality, such as Theopetraβs outstanding mandarin-orange-tingling, rippling, ripely stone-fruited Greek rosΓ©, stand out like beacons in a safe harbour.
Gerard Bertrand Orange Gold, IGP Pays dβOc, France 2021 (from Β£19, ocado.com; hedonism.co.uk) While I reckon the majority of the most memorable wines Iβve had in my life have been made by producers operating at the βwine-firstβ end of the spectrum, I dare say I drink more wines made by pragmatists. And thereβs something to be said for a producer who can spot a trend developed by less obviously commercially minded peers and bring it to a wider audience. The South of France is home to a number of impresarios of the palatable mass market, and itβs no surprise that big names such as Jean-Claude Mas and Gerard Bertrand have in recent years added examples of the trendy cult βorangeβ wine style to their multimillion-bottle vinous empires. Both Bertrandβs seriously stylish Orange Gold, with its gentle tannic bite, spice and exotic fruit, and Masβs brightly peachy Arrogant Frog Organic Orange 2023 (coming to independent merchants in the UK this summer with an rrp of Β£13.50) are deliciously drinkable alternatives to me-too rosΓ© β as, indeed, is Adviniβs gently apricoty bargain Gros Manseng Vin Orange, Vin de France 2022 (Β£8.25, Asda).
Continue reading...- The Guardian
- βIβm bringing his music back to lifeβ: the singer whose grandfather was silenced by the Holocaust
βIβm bringing his music back to lifeβ: the singer whose grandfather was silenced by the Holocaust
Roxanne de Bastion is honouring the memory of her brilliant Hungarian ancestor to keep his legacy alive
My family has a piano. Its keys are weathered from touch. It has tiny marks on the top right corner where my dad used to gnaw at the wood with his baby teeth.
I always knew this instrument to be special. It felt out of place in our otherwise modest family home (none of my friends had a battle-scarred baby grand in their living rooms, thatβs for sure).
Continue reading...- The Guardian
- Giorgia Meloni has emerged as a kingmaker for the EU β but will she turn to centre right or far right? | Jon Henley
Giorgia Meloni has emerged as a kingmaker for the EU β but will she turn to centre right or far right? | Jon Henley
Even her toughest opponents admit sheβs played it cleverly. Yet the long-term aims of Italyβs prime minister remain unclear
When she became Italyβs prime minister in October 2022, Giorgia Meloni looked like Brusselsβ worst nightmare. Until then, the fiery leader of the Brothers of Italy β a party with neofascist roots β had seemed anything but EU-friendly.
For years, railing against the bloc had been Meloniβs stock in trade: the euro amounted to enslavement, the European Commission was effectively a loan shark. βBring down this EU!β she urged the 2019 conservative CPAC conference in the US.
Continue reading...Zhang finishes Wilder as Dubois upsets HrgoviΔ on morning of shifting fates
- Zhang sends Wilder into likely retirement with fifth-round KO
- Dubois stops HrgoviΔ by TKO for interim heavyweight title
- Liverpoolβs Ball captures WBA featherweight championship
- Zhang knocks out Wilder, Dubois stops HrgoviΔ β as it happened
Deontay Wilderβs career as an elite heavyweight came to a crashing end. For Daniel Dubois, the journey into the top flight is only just beginning. And the unceasing, unsentimental round-and-round of boxingβs glamour division turned in dramatic fashion early Sunday morning in the an-Nafud desert.
Wilder, who held the WBCβs version of the heavyweight title from 2015 through 2020, suffered a brutal fifth-round knockout at the hands of Zhilei Zhang in the main event of a joint Matchroom-Queenbury card that pitted the stables of British boxingβs leading promoters against one another.
Continue reading...Chinaβs defence chief repeats threat of force against Taiwanese independence
Dong Jun rails at length about democratic islandβs βseparatistsβ during Shangri-la Dialogue defence conference in Singapore
Peaceful βreunificationβ with Taiwan remains Chinaβs goal but the prospect is being eroded by Taiwanese βseparatistsβ and external forces, the Chinese defence minister, Dong Jun, has said.
Taiwan β which is democratically governed, and has never been ruled from the Communist-run Peopleβs Republic of China β on 20 May inaugurated its newly elected president, Lai Ching-te. The routine democratic transition was greeted with fury by the Chinese Communist party, which staged war games around the island as a βpunishmentβ.
Continue reading...Champions League final disrupted by pitch invaders in major security failure
- Questions for officials after final delayed following kick-off
- Police make 53 arrests over βattempts to breach securityβ
Wembley officials were left embarrassed after three pitch invaders caused a delay to the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund despite the presence of more than 2,500 stewards as part of increased security measures.
An 18-month operation had been put in place in an attempt to avoid a repeat of violent scenes that marred the Euro 2020 final between England and Italy, with a large police presence at Wembley and throughout London.
Continue reading...China says spacecraft has landed on Moon's far side
Starmer promises cut to net migration under Labour
Israeli ministers threaten to quit over ceasefire plan
Recording of legendary Stone Roses gig revealed
Djokovic beats Musetti in 3:07am finish in Paris
Dubois wins, Wilder stopped and Queensberry triumph in 5v5
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