“I’m always hungry for queer historical representations,” says Charlie Josephine, the non-binary playwright of I, Joan, a sweaty, heady, gleefully weird new drama about France’s patron saint. “Because our history has been erased, especially that of transgender people, there is very limited documentation of us throughout history, even though we have existed since the beginning …
‘We should have a plan today’: Martin Lewis slams Tories over energy crisis Boris Johnson is “hoping for a populist comeback”, a former minister has said as the Tory leadership race enters its final week. Rory Stewart called the outgoing prime minister “dangerous” and said it was important to remember why he was forced to …
A crackdown on serious and organized crime has seen Merseyside Police arrest 170 people over the past week. Officers have carried out dozens of raids as they continue to appeal for help in finding Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer. The nine-year-old girl was fatally shot in her own home last Monday, becoming the third person in Merseyside …
Paul Pogba claims he is being threatened by gangsters who are trying to extort him. French police have opened an investigation into the footballer’s claims, according to the AFP news agency. It comes after the Juventus star’s brother claimed he planned to make “big revelations” that would make fans and team-mates look at him in …
Britney Spears has released a lengthy 22-minute audio slide accusing her parents of abuse, saying they established their controversial guardianship over her after an unidentified woman pitched them to them. The 40-year-old singer posted the rambling recording to YouTube on Sunday night in a video that has since been made private, offering new details about …
Revelers gathered on Sunday for the opening of the festival which has become one of the biggest in the world. The Mayor of London said in a statement to mark the occasion: “I am delighted that Notting Hill Carnival is returning to the streets of West London this weekend. “This community-led celebration of Caribbean history …
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Nottingham Forest meet Harry Kane, it’s all part of the learning curve. When Kane is around, it really doesn’t matter about possession, territorial advantage or the decibel levels ringing around the rafters of a wonderful old ground. Surely it’s not about feelings. It’s all about concentration, converting chances and scoring goals. Forest made all the …
The next Tory leader has called for MPs’ four-week break for the party’s conference season to be scrapped, saying it would be “immoral and insulting” to “miss out on action” during the worsening cost crisis of life With the Commons due to pause for a month in mid-September for the parties’ annual conventions, ministers were …
Rishi Sunak’s team have claimed that Liz Truss’ plans to tackle the cost of living crisis by cutting VAT across the board will do little to help those struggling to pay their food bills and benefit substantially the wealthiest households. The front-runner in the Tory leadership race was accused of considering a “regressive” and “flawed” …
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China has reached a point of no return in its battle to contain what could be the biggest housing crash the world has ever seen, experts warn, endangering the country’s communist leadership and the global economy . As Western countries teeter on the brink of a potentially devastating recession next year, China also faces a …
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