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Man in court charged with attempted murder of nurse at Oldham hospital
A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a nurse at Royal Oldham hospital.
Roman Haque, 37, was charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article, after an incident in the hospital’s acute medical unit on Saturday night.
During a five-minute hearing at Manchester …
Behind the Candelabra – the Liberace biopic as sordid as its subject
“We, as gay people, we get to choose our family,” said RuPaul Charles in a frequently cited line from a 2013 episode of Drag Race. On a different channel that year, HBO aired Steven Soderbergh’s TV movie Behind the Candelabra, a film adaptation of Scott Thorson’s memoir of the same …
Australian Open avatars helping tennis reach new audience
The proposition is compelling: near-live, commentated coverage of the Australian Open, free to anyone across the world via YouTube, enhanced via a stream of comments from a like-minded online community.
Put like that, it’s no surprise a project called AO Animated has taken off at this year’s grand slam tournament …
Boulter seals British history at Australian Open with six players into round two
Six British players have won their first-round matches at the Australian Open for the first time in history after Katie Boulter held her nerve in the tense final stages of a difficult contest against Rebecca Marino of Canada to reach the second round with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 win.
“It’s …
German police investigate AfD flyers resembling plane tickets for immigrants
German police have launched an investigation after the far-right
party distributed flyers designed to resemble plane tickets for deportation that were addressed to “illegal immigrants” as part of an increasingly provocative campaign for next month’s general election.People from immigrant communities in the south-western …
‘We have enough products on the planet’: Nobody’s Child boss Jody Plows on the ethics of sustainable fashion
Jody Plows sweeps aside a screen to reveal models, photographers and stylists swishing about the white-walled offices of the Nobody’s Child HQ in Camden.
The boss of the fast-growing fashion label, whose clothes have been worn by the likes of Phoebe Dynevor, Poppy Delevingne, Sienna Miller and brand ambassador Fearne …
‘It allowed me to be more myself’: how becoming a clown can be therapeutic
Without clowning, Olly Mead would never have had the courage to become a politician; Issy Millsop wouldn’t have swapped her career for something that paid less but was more fulfilling; and Lucy Heard wouldn’t have learned to “appreciate silliness, being stupid and playful, and the freedom that gives me”.
Therapeutic …
Hopes Gaza ceasefire deal in final stages as mediators meet in Qatar
Mediators are meeting in Doha on Tuesday amid high hopes that Gaza ceasefire negotiations are in their final stages after claims of a breakthrough in overnight talks.
Israeli media and reports from the Qatari capital said the agreement would involve an initial release of 33 Israeli hostages, including children, women, …
The Breakdown | Warren Gatland bids for one last miracle before 150th game with Wales
The lyrics of that old Kenny Rogers favourite The Gambler sprang to mind as Warren Gatland sat down in Wales’s team hotel this week to explain his desire to stay on as head coach.
“You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when …
‘Don’t allow you to go to the bathroom’: big tech’s call center workers in Greece on strike
Call center workers for some of the world’s biggest tech companies including Apple, Google, Microsoft and Netflix are accusing their employer of retaliating against union organisers, constantly surveilling staff and even refusing bathroom breaks.
In the US or Europe, if you call for technical or customer support from a big …