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‘Hands off Greenland’ rallies have been organised in Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Odense and NuukDemonstrators have begun gathering in front of City Hall in Copenhagen as part of a series of actions planned throughout Denmark and Greenland in protest of Donald Trump and his plans to take control of Greenland.The plan in Copenhagen is march to the US embassy in the Danish capital. Other rallies are set to begin later Saturday in Greenland and in other parts of Denmark. Continue reading...

When the Brazilian photographer heads out on his motorbike, his rescue pets come along for the ride …Brasília’s sky was bright and beautiful on the day Thiago Bernardes de Souza took this shot. Exploring Brazil’s capital city on his motorbike is a pleasure when the weather is like this, he says, and his canine cavalcade had effectively invited themselves along for the ride.“The first member of our pack, Filo, isn’t in the photo, but she was there that day,” de Souza says. “Filo started riding with me in a backpack years ago, then around the time she turned one, I rescued Teo. He’s the dog in the goggles, a mixed breed and the most energetic and mischievous. Teo jumped into my sidecar when he was a puppy, and when I rescued Juju, at the front, a couple of years later, she settled into the remaining place immediately. She’s the sweetest and most loving dog. Now, when I head out on the bike, they even know in which order they should get into the sidecar.” Continue reading...

Multi-day benders that deplete your mates’ annual leave and wallets are a no-no. Keep it cheeky, cheap and – crucially – enjoyableA stag or hen do should be a straightforward, fun night celebrating a good friend moving into a new chapter of their life. Instead, thanks to films such as The Hangover and Bridesmaids, as well as the general Americanisation of what a “bachelor” or “bachelorette” party should be, we’ve ended up with too many overindulgent, wildly inconvenient and quite frankly underwhelming send-offs to our friends who are getting married.Somewhere along the way, they’ve morphed into three-day tests of stamina and disposable income. Groomsmen bankrupting themselves on long weekends in Vegas that are billed as obligatory for anyone who wants to keep calling themselves a friend. Injuries sustained during ill-advised human pyramids on Spanish beaches. Weddings called off after drunken lapses of judgments in strip clubs. To add insult to injury, in 2023, a survey by Aviva found the average person spends £779 attending a stag or hen in the UK – and that goes up to £1,208 when it’s held abroad. Consequently, they’ve become gruelling and – crucially – not even fun any more. Continue reading...

After losing her father to alcohol addiction, author Sophie Calon turned to writing – and found clarity, connection and hope in other stories of relapse and recoveryOn the night of Boxing Day 2021, my dad’s body was found near a Cardiff hostel. His death, at 55, was as sudden as it was not. For years, alcoholism had been changing the shape of his heart.He died less than a mile from his old office; top law firm, equity partner. Four miles from our once tight-knit home in a leafy neighbourhood. He had lost both his family and his job in 2019. Raised in Barry, working class, he had been proud of the beautiful life he had built for us. Others thought he “had it all”. He was widely adored, but drinking made him volatile. He was homeless and often behind bars in his final two years. Continue reading...

Le PSG avance sur un fil avec Ousmane Dembélé. Entre reconnaissance sportive et rigueur économique, le dossier du Français s’annonce brûlant et pourrait bien déboucher sur une séparation inattendue. Ballon d’Or à 28 ans, numéro 10 du Paris SG, Dembélé incarne autant l’ambition parisienne que ses dilemmes structurels. Mercato PSG : Des négociations au point mort entre Dembélé et le Paris SG Sous contrat jusqu’en juin 2028, Ousmane Dembélé a ouvert les discussions avec le PSG pour une prolongation qui s’annonce tout sauf évidente. Les premières offres parisiennes sont jugées insuffisantes par le clan du joueur, désireux d’un salaire à la hauteur de son nouveau statut. Lire aussi : PSG : Coup de théâtre au PSG : Dembélé d’accord avec Al-Ittihad ? Sur la chaîne L’Équipe, Loïc Tanzi a jeté un froid : « Ils sont très loin d’un accord. Les premières timides offres du PSG ne seront pas acceptées par Dembélé (…) Si ça va finir par se régler ? Pas sûr, je n’en suis pas sûr non », a-t-il lancé. Une déclaration lourde de sens, tant Paris avance prudemment là où Dembélé réclame une reconnaissance immédiate. Schneider tranche : Paris doit tourner la page Ousmane Dembélé Le débat dépasse désormais le cadre contractuel. Pour Grégory Schneider, la logique sportive impose un choix clair, presque radical. Le PSG doit penser à demain, quitte à sacrifier une star aujourd’hui. « Si on se pose et qu’on garde la tête froide, le PSG doit laisser filer Dembélé et prolonger Barcola », estime le journaliste de Libération sur X. Une sortie sans détour, tempérée toutefois par une nuance essentielle : « Sans rien enlever au talent de Dembélé, ça va sans dire. » À Paris, le cœur dit oui, la raison hésite. En coulisses, le message est clair. Paris veut prolonger, mais sans rompre l’équilibre salarial bâti ces derniers mois. Le Ballon d’Or n’aura pas de chèque en blanc. Sur RMC, Fabrice Hawkins confirme cette fermeté : « Il y a une volonté de ne pas bousculer l’équilibre au sein du groupe. Paris ne fera pas de folie (…) et pas seulement concernant Dembélé. » À défaut d’accord, le départ du numéro 10 ne serait plus un tabou, mais une décision assumée. Lire aussi sur le PSG : Mercato : Un bijou du Barça annonce son départ pour le PSG ? Mercato PSG : Le Bayern met les choses au clair pour un crack à 100M€ Coup de tonnerre : Ibrahima Konaté s’annonce au Paris SG !