Aisha Tukur

November 22, 2024

Why urban sketching retreats are taking off

Many travellers snap pictures during their trips, but others find that slowing down to illustrate a place helps them appreciate it in a more meaningful way. Back in the 1800s, French artists

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October 20, 2024

Alec Baldwin returns to SNL for the first time since Rust trial

Alec Baldwin has returned to US sketch show Saturday Night Live (SNL) for the first time since his trial over a fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust was dismissed.

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October 3, 2024

Sizzling ‘love trial’ couples taking home the bacon

Happily married couples who are partial to pork products took part in a somewhat quirky 900-year-old tradition on Saturday. The Dunmow Flitch Trials, where couples have to prove in a mock courtroom

‘Extremely problematic’: How cult ‘art house erotica’ film Emmanuelle became a global hit – and dated badly

To mark the 50th anniversary of the erotic French film that made soft porn mainstream cinema, it’s had a 21st Century reboot – but will it match the success of the original?

September 27, 2024

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Japan’s scandal-hit ruling party picks next PM

Japan’s ruling party has elected Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader, positioning the former defence chief as Japan’s next leader. Nine candidates contested for leadership of the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

September 27, 2024

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I’ve been told not to lift my kids up – Wood on injury

England bowler Mark Wood says he has been told to “stop picking his kids up” with his right arm because of his elbow injury. Wood, 34, has been ruled out of the

September 27, 2024

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Who could Man City sign to replace injured Rodri?

Pep Guardiola has a problem. The Manchester City manager says midfielder Rodri is going to be out “for a long time” with the knee ligament damage he suffered in Sunday’s 2-2 draw

September 25, 2024

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Zelensky looks to Biden to back Ukraine ‘victory plan’

Zelensky’s plan is designed to be a “bridge” towards stopping the war (file pic) As Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to reveal a “victory plan” to President Joe Biden on Thursday, Kyiv is

September 25, 2024

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An 11th lawsuit for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as he sits in jail

Criminal charges against Combs could land him in prison for life Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is currently in federal custody awaiting trial on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. His arrest

September 25, 2024

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Crypto world hoping for Trump election win

While Trump has been forthright about his views on crypto, Harris’ position is much less clear The cryptocurrency industry is “rife with fraud and hucksters and grifters”, one of the United States’

September 25, 2024

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Boeing strikers not interested in 30% pay rise – union

Boeing increased its pay rise offer this week to 30% over four years The union representing thousands of striking Boeing workers says a survey of its members shows they are “not interested”

September 25, 2024

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James McAvoy and Tom Brady fall for ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ hoax

James McAvoy has starred in the X-Men film franchise and His Dark Materials television series More than 600,000 people, including many celebrities, have fallen for a hoax claiming to deny Facebook and

September 25, 2024

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Where Mario Lopez goes for the best Mexican food in Los Angeles

The actor and born-and-bred Chicano loves hole-in-the wall Mexican food. Here are his top eats in LA from birria tacos at Birrieria Gonzalez to cócteles de camarón at Mariscos el Bigoton. In

September 25, 2024

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Norway’s simple answer to greener, cleaner living

The approach to my accommodation for the night was similar to the ascent into any valley in the Norwegian fjords. Precipitous rocky mountainsides thick with conifer forest increasingly pressed the narrow road

September 25, 2024

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Here’s where Asia’s best female chef goes for pad Thai in Bangkok

Chef Pam Soontornyanakij is Asia’s best female chef, and she loves pad Thai. Here are her picks for the best in Bangkok, from trendy wagyu pad Thai at May Rai to old

September 25, 2024

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UN says 90,000 people displaced in Lebanon since Monday, as cross-border strikes continue

People fleeing southern Lebanon are sleeping on the sides of roads as they head north, an aid worker tells the BBC’s World At One. Speaking from Marjayoun in the south-east of the

September 25, 2024

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British Airways cancels summer flights from UK airport

British Airways has cancelled all its flights from a UK city airport next summer. The airline said in a statement it was “suspending our summer 2025 operations from Southampton Airport”. It did

September 23, 2024

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US soldier who fled to North Korea sentenced for desertion

Travis King, the US soldier who fled from South to North Korea last year before being returned home, has been sentenced to one year of confinement and dishonourably discharged from the military.

September 23, 2024

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N Korea win record third U20 Fifa Women’s World Cup

North Korea secured a record-equalling third victory in the Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup on Sunday, beating Japan 1-0 in Bogota. They became the joint most successful side in the football tournament’s

September 23, 2024

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Six dead after record rain causes floods in Japan

Six people have been killed and 10 others are missing after record rainfall caused floods and landslides in parts of Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture. The cities of Wajima and Suzu, which are still

September 23, 2024

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Kenya’s Ruto open to converting Haiti mission to UN peacekeeping operation

Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya’s anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full UN peacekeeping operation. Ruto

September 23, 2024

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Sri Lanka’s new President Dissanayake promises change

Sri Lanka’s leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as President on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its worst economic

September 23, 2024

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Kids are inhaling ‘Galaxy Gas’ to get high. Here’s what parents should know

For some young people, a popular method for getting a quick high is by misusing laughing gas — and lately, that’s in the form of nitrous oxide from products sold by the

September 21, 2024

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Aisha Tukur

Why urban sketching retreats are taking off

Alec Baldwin returns to SNL for the first time since Rust trial

Sizzling ‘love trial’ couples taking home the bacon

‘Extremely problematic’: How cult ‘art house erotica’ film Emmanuelle became a global hit – and dated badly

Japan’s scandal-hit ruling party picks next PM

I’ve been told not to lift my kids up – Wood on injury

Who could Man City sign to replace injured Rodri?

Zelensky looks to Biden to back Ukraine ‘victory plan’

An 11th lawsuit for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs as he sits in jail

Crypto world hoping for Trump election win

Boeing strikers not interested in 30% pay rise – union

James McAvoy and Tom Brady fall for ‘Goodbye Meta AI’ hoax

Where Mario Lopez goes for the best Mexican food in Los Angeles

Norway’s simple answer to greener, cleaner living

Here’s where Asia’s best female chef goes for pad Thai in Bangkok

UN says 90,000 people displaced in Lebanon since Monday, as cross-border strikes continue

British Airways cancels summer flights from UK airport

US soldier who fled to North Korea sentenced for desertion

N Korea win record third U20 Fifa Women’s World Cup

Six dead after record rain causes floods in Japan

Kenya’s Ruto open to converting Haiti mission to UN peacekeeping operation

Sri Lanka’s new President Dissanayake promises change

Kids are inhaling ‘Galaxy Gas’ to get high. Here’s what parents should know

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