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This is one of my favourite summer lunches, or indeed suppers, of all time. I don’t normally portion food up individually, but this is how I make this: one person, one plate.Serves 2lemon 1 garlic 2 cloves spring onion 1, roughly chopped groundnut oil 2 tbsp olive oil 5 tbsp cos lettuce hearts 3, or 1 large cos lettuceraw prawns 375g, medium, shelled and deveinedchives a small bunch, choppedPeel the lemon by cutting the top and bottom off, then sit it upright on one end, and cut away the zest and pith from top to bottom with a sharp knife,…

wattWhen rapper Snoop Dogg was asked how he was preparing for his new role as NBC’s primetime Olympics correspondent during the Paris Olympics, he responded with characteristic swagger. “My preparation for prime time is just being myself,” he said. “Google me. Look up at me, dog.As the 2024 Paris Olympics officially kick off on Friday, the former pimp-turned-rapper has been chosen to carry the Olympic torch in Saint-Denis, marking the start of the 33rd edition of the Games, and he’s rocking the City of Lights A storm.At the opening ceremony, more than 8,000 of the world’s top athletes will form…

I have been afflicted by shame and guilt, leading to anxiety and very low self-esteem, all my life. Whenever I find myself in conflict initiated by another person, I am so overcome by guilt and the feeling that I must be in the wrong, that I cannot think clearly. This prevents me being able to work out at the time, whether I have actually done something wrong that requires me to address the issue, or that the other person is being unreasonable. It is not until I have had time to process what has happened, that I can understand what…

Charlotte Dujardin’s mentor and teammate Carl Hurst signed a letter “universally condemning” her mistreatment of horses and supporting the decision to ban her from racing for six months.Hester, who will compete in her seventh Paris Olympics next week, is one of 10 board members of the International Dressage Riders Club and signed after a video of Dujardin whipping a horse 24 times in one minute was released got this letter.The letter states: “Members of the International Dressage Riders Club (IDRC) board of directors have universally condemned the actions of Charlotte Dujardin, as shown in the video footage released by European…

The IOC is facing calls for an investigation into how a convicted child rapist has been allowed to compete at Paris 2024, on the eve of the opening of the Games.Amid growing public outrage at the presence of the Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who was convicted of raping a British 12-year-old girl in 2016, groups have warned that sporting bodies are sending a dangerous message to rapists and causing “collateral damage” to victims of sexual abuse.Ciara Bergman, the CEO of Rape Crisis England & Wales said the “irresponsible” inclusion of Van de Velde at the Olympics…

Harrowing footage of Team GB equestrian star Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse 24 lashes during a private coaching lesson has cost her her dame title, official sources have told The Guardian.The 39-year-old is widely expected to take home the honor if she wins another dressage medal in Paris as expected. That would take her to seven medals, equaling Jason Kenny’s record for a British Olympian. However, Whitehall sources confirmed that any such honor is now off discussion.Dujardin now finds her career in shambles after being kicked out of the Olympics and suspended for six months. To make matters worse, Sport…

Two people were killed and 13 injured when an elevated walkway of a building in a dilapidated residential area on the outskirts of Naples in southern Italy partially collapsed.The incident in Scampia happened late on Monday night on the third-floor sidewalk of Vela Celeste, the last and most populous of the four sail-shaped blocks that will be demolished as part of a redevelopment plan for the impoverished area.Witnesses said they heard a “huge explosion” as part of the building collapsed to the floor below, Italian media reported.The two victims were 29-year-old Roberto Abbruzzo and 35-year-old Margherita della Ragione. They were…

Speaking on the sidelines of the Republican national convention last week, Chris LaCivita, one of Donald Trump’s campaign managers, repeatedly used an incendiary word to describe the pressure campaign to get Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race. Those efforts, he said, were a “coup”.“This is nothing more than an attempted coup by the Democratic party,” he said. “They are actively engaged in an attempt – in my view and a lot of people share this view – in deposing the president of the United States.”It was language that foreshadowed how other top Republicans would respond when Joe Biden…

sportsstar name: Keely Hodgkinson, women’s 800 metersAlthough British Athletics lost £3.7m last year, its high-profile stars and strong relay teams are facing financial difficulties and should ensure it reaches its target of six to eight medals in Paris.There appear to be three medal bankers. The most certain thing? Keely Hodgkinson beat all her major rivals in Eugene in May and deserved to win the women’s 800m gold – especially in the absence of Tokyo champion Athing Mu.Breakthrough star? Molly Caudery, a 24-year-old pole vaulter who won the world indoor championships in March, has jumped higher than anyone this year. Her…

A police officer working in Manchester says he has been forced to quit his job after Rishi Sunak raised the salary threshold to sponsor his Italian wife to live in the UK in the post-Brexit immigration scheme.Campaigners have warned that his tale of Brexit anguish is being repeated up and down the country in low-paid public sectors where many EU citizens work.Italian Dani, who has asked for his full name not to be used, has been in the country since 2017 and has full settled status under the post-Brexit residency scheme for EU citizens.He was one year into a two-year…