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Australian Open 2026: Sinner, Osaka and Wawrinka in round two action – live
Updates from the evening session at Melbourne Park Qualifier Inglis through | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail KatyCilic has punched his ticket into round three for the first time since 2022, with the 37-year-old and 2014 US Open champ taking out the 21st seed Shapovalov in straight sets. Decent win, that. He’ll face the winner of Casper Ruud v Jaume Munar.Stan is still alive! He’s broken Gea in the final game of the…
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David and Victoria Beckham learned the hard way – modern kids go ‘no contact’ with no guilt or stigma at all | Emma Brockes
No one is suggesting the sort of decision Brooklyn made is taken lightly, but support networks and the language of therapy seem to lessen the stingAs we continue to unpack the meaning of the Beckham family feud, I don’t think enough attention has been paid to the roast chicken. Perhaps you were busy having a life in December and missed it. But this week’s explosion by Brooklyn Beckham was the culmination of a chain…
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Top of the props: meet the unsung heroes behind the memorable objects in your favourite films
Does your movie call for a golden, diamond-encrusted Furby or replica nuclear missile? The prop master will find one for you – or even make it from scratchThe red and blue pills in The Matrix. The Rosebud sled in Citizen Kane. Marsellus Wallace’s briefcase in Pulp Fiction, contents unknown. The (real) severed horse head in The Godfather. Every sword, gun, wand and lightsaber that has been brandished by an actor on a…
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You be the judge: should my husband stop quoting song lyrics during serious conversations?
Randy thinks throwing in a line or two lightens the mood. Taylor says it’s an avoidance tactic. You decide who’s out of tune• Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorHe will throw in lines from songs during serious conversations – it is an avoidance tacticYes I should tone it down, but a lyric can lighten the mood and there’s one for every occasion Continue reading...
McLaren to continue fairness approach in F1 despite nervy end to last season
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McLaren to continue fairness approach in F1 despite nervy end to last season
Policy allowed Max Verstappen back into 2025 title raceTeam due to unveil new car in Bahrain on 9 FebruaryThe McLaren team is to continue its policy of pursuing a rigorous fairness towards Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the 2026 Formula One season. That is despite their doing so last season allowed a late challenge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen which might have prevented the team securing the drivers’ title, which was ultimately won by Norris.Last year McLaren enjoyed the most competitive car for most of the season and from the off, the team insisted their drivers would be free to race one another and the team would apply what they referred to as their “papaya rules” to ensure they were scrupulously fair to both in racing situations. Continue reading...
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‘The emotion you get from the game is insane’: the Roy Keane bust-up film leading a new type of football movie
Saipan, about Keane’s infamous World Cup row with manager Mick McCarthy, has become a hit film in its native Ireland – as it opens in the UK screenwriter Paul Frasier explains how he aimed to avoid the mistakes of the pastThe best bit of football action in Saipan happens on a tennis court. The forthcoming movie about the schism between Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane that led to the latter departing the 2002 World Cup…
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Going beyond the surface in the Karst plateau: exploring the new cross-border geopark in Italy and Slovenia
GeoKarst is a new EU-funded project highlighting a unique landscape of caves, gorges and medieval villages near TriesteOur guide turns out the lights and suddenly there is nothing. Just total darkness, the sound of gentle dripping and a creeping feeling of unease. The switch is flicked back on and the shadowy world that lies deep beneath the Karst returns. I’m in Vilenica, thought to be the first cave in the world…
The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026
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The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are rumoured to be among ten of the biggest companies considering IPOsYou’ve probably heard of “unicorns” – technology startups valued at more than $1bn – but 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the “hectocorn”, with several US and European companies potentially floating on stock markets at valuations over $100bn (£75bn).OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are among the big names said to be considering an initial public offering (IPO) this year. Continue reading...
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The bathroom door scandal: why hotels are putting toilets in glass boxes
Solid doors are being replaced with sliding ones, or even transparent cubicles. For furious guests, this is a cost-cutting measure too farName: Hotel bathroom doors.Age: Solid doors have existed since ancient Egypt. Continue reading...
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The Beauty review – a body horror so delicious you could just pass out
Carnage, exploding supermodels, Isabella Rossellini … forget the disastrous All’s Fair – Ryan Murphy is back at his best with this tale of a lethal sexually transmitted virus which also makes people beautifulRyan Murphy’s last screen offering was the existentially terrible All’s Fair. It was critically panned, as any show that contains the lines: “He owns, like, all of cosmetics”, “You’re the best lawyers in town –…
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‘It was a wipeout’: how a family came back from a wife and mother’s murder
When Stuart Green’s wife, an environmental rights lawyer, was shot dead in a car in front of her children in the Philippines, he found books on grief little help. So he wrote his ownThe dreaded school run is a daily battle for most parents. Even once out of the door and at the school gates, feigned smiles and small talk with other haggard parents can be a mass performance. For Stuart Green, who spent years wrestling…
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Arne Slot praises ‘professional’ Salah after comfortable Liverpool win
‘Salah was fit to play 90 after one day’s training’Liverpool manager highlights Joe Gomez’s contributionArne Slot saluted Mohamed Salah’s professionalism and singled out Joe Gomez for praise after Liverpool climbed to fourth in the Champions League table with a commanding win in Marseille.Liverpool, who host Qarabag at Anfield next week in their final group game, delivered a fine performance and result against…