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Steph, 66, ChesterOccupation Retired primary school headteacher. Now does consultancyVoting record Always Labour, and is the local women’s officer for her partyAmuse bouche Steph has a bald dog named Archie, and unfortunately he doesn’t like having his head touched. He nearly snapped the Duke of Westminster’s hand offSteve, 51, Connah’s QuayOccupation Police officerVoting record Normally Conservative; Reform UK last time; would consider Restore Britain in the futureAmuse bouche Probably his best day with the police was when a young woman said, “You’re Jason Statham – you look like Jason Statham.” He logged it, and a colleague added to the log: “The…

Weeks before Luigi Mangione faces a jury over the killing of the UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson, the hugely anticipated proceedings already have potential to reach trial-of-the-century status.Intense global interest in Mangione’s case is unfolding against a media landscape where news consumers expect minute-by-minute updates, a mise-en-scène now made all the more complicated by social media influencers who managed to get press credentials and often flock to major US criminal cases in search of clicks and money.The Mangione trial is certainly ripe for the headlines. He is accused of gunning down Thompson on the streets of Manhattan, triggering an intense manhunt…

The Irish government jet carrying suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan has departed Dubai for Dublin.The 49-year-old was arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in April and is being extradited to the Republic of Ireland to face a charge of directing a criminal organisation.Kinahan will be immediately charged upon his arrival in Dublin and then brought by Gardaí (Irish police) to appear before the non-jury, three judge Special Criminal Court on Sunday evening.A large-scale security operation is in place. Ahead of the extradition the Irish Prison Service bought a bulletproof and bombproof van which can be used to escort prisoners…

SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 21: Head Coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams stands on the sideline with his grandfather John McVay before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on December 21, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. The 49ers defeated the Rams 34-31. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)Getty ImagesFirst, it took 172 folks over the past 28 years not named Roger Craig to get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Then this prolific runner and receiver for the San Francisco 49ers during their dynasty of the latter 20th century finally…

On a brilliantly bright afternoon in his gallery and studio in Bolinas, a small town on the northern California coast, Keith Hansen was putting the finishing touches on a watercolor of an almost improbably flamboyant painted bunting.With an ultra-fine sable brush, he made a few intricate additions to the cobalt blue plumage on the bunting’s head, and, satisfied with his work, slipped the watercolor into a stout binder that every few days welcomes a new addition.“That was number 420,” he said. Or to put it another way, just 584 to go.Hansen, a renowned ornithological illustrator and author, has a monumental…

Most people think Britain is not working as it should. For young people, the situation is at its most acute: Only one in four believe that everyone in society has a fair crack. Most think the game is rigged.It is clear why the generation who grew up during the post-2008 crash austerity years and in the shadow of the Covid pandemic are downbeat: the level of public service provision their parents enjoyed is gone, living costs are rising, the AI revolution is changing everything, and the planet is on fire.That is why Alan Milburn’s review into youth unemployment is vital.…

The Kaiama community in Kwara State has called for sustained government support to rehabilitate and reintegrate victims of the February 3 attack on Woro, following the release of 163 of the victims after about six months in captivity. A retired permanent secretary in Kwara State and vice president of the Kaiama Development Association, Yakub Jaja, made the call during an interview with PREMIUM TIMES in Ilorin on Saturday. Mr Jaja thanked President Bola Tinubu, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, security agencies and local vigilantes for the release of the abductees. Governor AbdulRazaq during a visit to some of the rescued…

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In 1993, a sci-fi blockbuster about an animal theme park that resurrected the dinosaurs sparked more than a flurry of interest in those long-extinct beasts. It left audiences jonesing for the next best thing: a close encounter with a bearded dragon or a ball python. Jeremy McBride, the Emmy-winning film-maker was one of them. “I wanted a pet iguana,” he said. In the wake of the Spielberg classic, reptiles have become fixtures of the modern imagination, adorning zoo exhibits, living room terrariums and every corner of pop culture while underpinning a multibillion-dollar pet trade.But just as in Jurassic Park, the…

Trends at Copenhagen fashion week are usually easy to spot. The so-called “fifth fashion week”, a laidback sibling to the other four main fashion cities, has previously popularised everything from romantic floaty dresses with practical trainers to giant hair scrunchies. But during its latest iteration that wrapped up on Friday, a much more subtle trend had emerged – naked nails.From the models on the catwalks to show-goers and passersby, fingers and toes featured short and unvarnished nails. The trend is a sharp shift away from the long, bright and glossy mani/pedis that have more recently dominated beauty standards.Saffron Goddard, a…