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There’s a scene towards the end of Rose Glass’s romance thriller Love Lies Bleeding in which the leads, Lou (Kristen Stewart) and Jackie (Katy M O’Brian), have a screaming match on a tennis court. “I wish I never met you!” shrieks Jackie, blasting bullets into the sky. Two minutes later they’re embracing. “What’s wrong with me?” she asks. “There is absolutely nothing wrong with you,” Lou whispers to her murderous girlfriend, greased hair framing her face, bomber jacket slung around both shoulders.To the lesbian eye this is pure dyke camp.In Love Lies Bleeding, the sapphic gaze is everywhere. It’s there…

Monbeg Genius, owned by Doug Barrowman and Michelle Mone, was withdrawn from the race at the final announcement stage on Tuesday, ahead of next month’s Grand National. The prospect of an unwelcome sideshow was over.Monbeg Genius was reportedly bought by Mone in November 2020 for £80,000 as a second wedding gift to her husband and is officially owned by Barrowman Racing Ltd. The couple have been under intense media scrutiny and most recently by the National Crime Agency (NCA) over their links to PPE Medpro. The company was awarded government contracts worth £202m during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the government…

Name: The Joan Collins hangover cure.Age: 90.Appearance: Surprisingly sprightly.Can this wait? I’ve got a blinding headache. Oh dear, did we overindulge a little last night?Maybe. I can’t remember anything that happened after I vomited a Jägerbomb across the back seat of a taxi. Well, well, well, you know what your problem is?Poor impulse control? No, it’s that you didn’t follow the lead of the 90-year-old screen matriarch Dame Joan Collins, who has just shared her no-fail hangover plan with the world.Fine, yes, whatever, at this point I’ll take anything. What is it? Ready? Dame Joan told the Sun that her…

Utah women’s basketball coach Lynn Roberts said her team experienced a series of “racial hate crimes” during the NCAA tournament and was forced to change hotels due to security concerns.The Utah team plays in Spokane, but due to a lack of hotel space in the host city, they live about 30 miles away in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.Roberts wouldn’t go into details, but said several incidents occurred after the team arrived in the Coeur d’Alene area for a game last Thursday night. However, Utah State associate athletic director Chamel Green, who is black, spoke with Utah broadcaster KSL on Tuesday and…

The same vessel that hit the Baltimore Key Bridge on Tuesday, destroying it and sending people and vehicles tumbling into the water, was also involved in a collision while leaving the port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016.According to Vessel Finder and the maritime incident archive Shipwrecklog, the Dali – a 948ft (290-meter) cargo ship with a capacity of 10,000 containers – was leaving the container terminal of Antwerp heading to Bremerhaven.As it did so, its bow reportedly swung around, causing the stern to scrape the side of the quay, significantly damaging several meters of the hull.The ship was reportedly detained…

His calm demeanor and healthy career clearly endeared him to one of the world’s most repressive regimes. But there’s one thing about Alan Titchmarsh that North Korean censors can’t forgive – his jeans.The gardening broadcaster and author of raunchy novels has been a regular fixture on national television since 2022, albeit more obscurely from the waist down.Titchmarsh, 74, broke North Korea’s ban on jeans when she wandered around an English garden wearing jeans in BBC drama Secrets of the Garden. The regime has banned jeans since the early 1990s because they were seen as a symbol of American imperialism.In Monday’s…

Julian Assange has been handed a reprieve in his fight against extradition to the US after two judgesruled that the WikiLeaks founder could take his case to an appeal hearing but only if the UK and US are unable to provide the court with suitable assurances.The president of the king’s bench division, Victoria Sharp, and Mr Justice Johnson said Assange had reasonable prospects for success on three of the nine grounds argued, but adjourned the leave to appeal application to give the respondents the opportunity to provide reassurance on the relevant matters.In a written judgment, handed down on Tuesday morning,…

key eventsShow only key eventsPlease enable JavaScript to use this featurePete ButtigiegThe transportation secretary said he has spoken with Maryland and Baltimore officials.”Rescue efforts are ongoing and Baltimore-area drivers should follow guidance from local rescuers on detours and responses,” he said.I have spoken with Governor Moore and Mayor Scott to say that the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide support following the boat strikes and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Rescue efforts are ongoing and Baltimore-area motorists should follow guidance from local rescuers on detours and responses.— Secretary of State Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) March 26, 2024 shareHere…

A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a large boat collided with it early on Tuesday morning, sending a number of vehicles into the water below. At about 1.30am, a vessel crashed into the bridge, catching fire before sinking, according to a video posted on X. ‘All lanes closed both directions for incident on I-695 Key Bridge. Traffic is being detoured,’ the Maryland Transportation Authority posted on X. The Baltimore mayor, Brandon M Scott, and the county executive, Johnny Olszewski Jr, said emergency personnel were at the scene and rescue efforts were under way…

Danny Care, Harlequins half-back, retires from international rugby after 101 caps during a 15-year England career.The Leeds-born 37-year-old, who has set Quins’ record with 369 appearances, has featured in all five of England’s matches in this year’s Six Nations, including his 100th in the 23-22 win over Ireland Played for the England team for the first time.He posted on Instagram: “Playing for England was a dream come true. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would have the chance to do it more than 100 times.”After much reflection over the past few months, the team and I feel…