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On May 6, at the age of 74, Charles III was crowned king of England.A few weeks later, at 73, Martin Amis died at his home in Florida.One event seemed almost comically belated, the other tragically premature.Charles took over the family business well past normal retirement age, while Amis was denied the illustrious dotage that great writers deserve.

Spain's socialist prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has a reputation for judicious risk-taking.In 2018, after orchestrating a vote of no confidence in the incumbent centre-right government, he was appointed prime minister despite the socialists having a mere 84 MPs in a 350-seat parliament.Mr Sanchez was not even a sitting deputy at the time.

After years of red tape and political rows over sausages and sovereignty not to mention the collapse of the power-sharing agreement in Stormont a new deal has finally been struck over the Northern Ireland protocol.Rishi Sunak and the EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, have announced their Windsor framework to ease the flow of goods between Northern Ireland and Britain.

No 10 has refused to say if its review of the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy will be redacted, amid reports it has been delayed by a row between Michael Gove and the Home Office over whether to reveal the names of suspected Islamist extremists.The Prevent review was handed over to the Home Office by William Shawcross, a former head of the Charity Commission, in the summer.

It's hard to put a price on poise, on stateliness and presence.I can quantify cargo space and performance figures until I'm blue in the face, but some vehicles offer something a little bit more, something a lot less substantial though no less important.The Range Rover is absolutely one of those vehicles.

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The Dodgers put a 6 game win streak on the line after gutting out a tough extra innings victory last night.Dave Roberts was forced to burn through 6 relievers after a short start by Noah Syndergaard so, much like last week, the team will look for an electric performance from their ace, Clayton Kershaw (6-2, 2.36 ERA).

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been granted bail in several more cases as he continues to allege that the country's powerful military plans to rearrest him imminently.Khan, who is facing more than 100 cases, was granted bail by courts in Islamabad and Lahore in several cases relating to corruption and terrorism charges.

It seems Rishi Sunak is still embarking on his awkward journey of growth from being out of touch to fully integrating with the real world, as more of his apparent guilty pleasures have emerged.In his spare time, the sliders-wearing, McDonald's-loving polished tech-bro apparently enjoys reading racy novels by the bestselling author Jilly Cooper.

Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui says he can "make a book" on decisions that have gone against his team since his arrival at Molineux.Lopetegui was incensed at referee Michael Salisbury's decision not to award Wolves a first-half penalty in Saturday's defeat by Leeds , after Junior Firpo appeared to catch Nelson Semedo in the area.

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Celtic restored their nine-point lead at the summit of the Scottish Premiership after overcoming stubborn Livingston.Ayo Obileye's own goal and a close-range Kyogo Furuhashi finish put the dominant hosts in control in Glasgow.

World Cup - Group H 10:15 PM GMT Luis Suarez was not happy after the full-time whistle / Soccrates Images/GettyImages Luis Suarez wasn't afraid to question FIFA after Uruguay were eliminated from the World Cup in the group stages.In what was likely his final World Cup campaign, Suarez was substituted and watched on as Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0, but were dumped out of the World Cup as South Korea snatched a late win against Portugal elsewhere in Group H. Hwang Hee-chan's late goal meant South Korea were level on points with Uruguay, but advanced on goal difference.

(Image credit: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images) World Cup 2022 has opened with Ecuador in the ascendency  but still the fans aren't happy.La Tri stormed to a two-goal lead in the first half, after two goals from Enner Valencia gave them the lead of over Qatar.First, a penalty was given against goalkeeper Saad Al-Sheeb of the hosts  after a bizarre and controversial opener was ruled out in the first five minutes, also against Valencia  before the star man doubled his side's lead.

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says hosting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is "a mistake".Blatter was in charge of football's world governing body in 2010 when the Gulf nation was controversially selected to stage the upcoming tournament.The build-up to the showpiece, which begins on November 20, has been dominated by concerns over the treatment of workers and laws that criminalise same-sex relations.

The first trailer for Texas-born Eva Longoria's feature-length directorial debut,Flamin' Hot, is here.The movie, produced by Fox Searchlight and made its world premiere at South By Southwest (SXSW) in March, is about Richard Montañez's (Jesse Garcia) journey from factory janitor to the inventor Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

With the rise of Impossible and Beyond burgers, the veggie burger has been in a bit of an existential crisis on American menus lately, as restaurants (and fast food chains in particular) quickly - and, for some, controversially - adopted the new products.In the Washington Post in 2019, Alicia Kennedy, author of the forthcoming No Meat Required, posed the question: With tech burgers taking over, " will true veggie burgers go extinct?

It is a truth universally acknowledged that being a teenage girl sucks.Struggling with a changing body, navigating the schoolyard hierarchies, feeling disconnected from your parents, being sexualised in ways you are both ready and not ready for like most of my peers, I went through the wringer between the ages of 12 and 18.

The 61-year-old former US president will appear on May 3rd at the Mercedes Benz Arena, the last stop following appearances in Amsterdam on April 29th and Zurich on May 3rd.The speech which sees tickets going between 83 and 550 per seat will centre on leadership and how we navigate the future in the face of turbulent political times.

Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect the Parthenon marbles from being sent back to Greece, saying they remain a huge asset to the UK.The prime minister stuck by commitments made by his predecessors Liz Truss and Boris Johnson to safeguard the treasures at the British Museum in London.Despite a campaign to return the marble sculptures to Athens and talks between officials in the UK and Greece about the idea, it was given short shrift by Sunak as he headed to a major defence and security summit in California.

Rishi Sunak has appointed a private healthcare lobbyist with links to a series of controversial clients to advise him in Downing Street, raising concerns over further privatisation within the NHS.Bill Morgan, a founding partner of the PR and lobbying firm Evoke Incisive Health, joined No 10 as a health policy adviser earlier this month where he is believed to be helping drive through NHS efficiencies.

Rishi Sunak will call for global action to end Russia's stranglehold on global energy prices as he addresses fellow world leaders at the G20 summit in Indonesia this week.Reducing reliance on Russian gas and oil  including by stepping up investment in renewables  forms part of a five-point plan being put forward by the prime minister for coordinated global action to deal with the worldwide economic slump.

Entertainment "This Boston tower built by a financial company has been officially renamed 200 Clarendon - much less patriotic."Boston trivia was put to the test for the second time this week during Wednesday night's game of "Jeopardy!," and the clue stumped all three contestants once again.

Coastal nations and conservation groups have described an agreement to restrict fishing vessels from using devices that contribute to overfishing as a huge win for tuna populations and marine life.The adoption by fishing nations of tough proposals to restrict fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the Indian Ocean, follows warnings to EU officials from retailers, including Marks & Spencer, environmentalists and coastal nations that the tools are one of the main contributors to overfishing of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna, because they catch high numbers of juveniles.

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When should you use Python's built-in list function to create a list?And when should use use square brackets ([...]) to create a new list instead?The list constructor is one of Python's built-in functions that is, strangely, frequently underused and overused.Let's take a look at when you should use the list constructor and when you shouldn't.

Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and members of the royal family were not approached for comment on the content of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Netflix series, palace sources have said.Harry and Meghan's tell-all documentary began streaming on Thursday, with Harry accusing the royals of having a huge level of unconscious bias and Meghan saying the media wanted to destroy her.

Lindsay Buckingham says the death of Christine McVie was profoundly heart-breaking as he paid tribute to his late bandmate.The Fleetwood Mac star joined his estranged bandmates Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks in penning a handwritten message to the late singer, who he described as his musical comrade.

England's poorest students will lose 1,000 because the government botched inflation forecasts, experts say, plunging them into significant hardship.Ministers are under fire for setting the level of maintenance loans for this academic year when prices were expected to rise by just 2.3 per cent  not the 10.2 per cent now expected.

Matt Hancock has candidly shared his opinions on the current state of UK politics with his I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! campmates, declaring Liz Truss's political career over and reflecting on the reason for Boris Johnson's departure.The former health secretary, 44, controversially joined the hit ITV reality show as a late arrival last week.

Rishi Sunak has arrived in Indonesia for a summit of the world's most powerful economies which is expected to be dominated by tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.With Vladimir Putin dodging the annual G20 leaders' gathering, the prime minister has vowed to confront his foreign minister Sergey Lavrov when the pair come face to face round the conference table.

Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Kadidiatou Diani have joined Wendie Renard in announcing that they are stepping away from France duty until changes are made to the conditions in the national team set up.Captain Renard announced earlier on Friday that she would not be representing her country at the 2023 World Cup in five months time to preserve her mental health.

Humans are a tropical species.We have lived in warm climates for most of our evolutionary history, which might explain why so many of us spend winter huddled under a blanket, clutching a hot water bottle, and dreaming of summer.Indeed all living apes are found in the tropics.The oldest known fossils from the human lineage (hominins) come from central and eastern Africa.

Humans are a tropical species.We have lived in warm climates for most of our evolutionary history, which might explain why so many of us spend winter huddled under a blanket, clutching a hot water bottle and dreaming of summer.Indeed all living apes are found in the tropics.The oldest known fossils from the human lineage (hominins) come from central and eastern Africa.

Former Arsenal and Manchester United star Alexis Sanchez has posted a telling video on social media ahead of today's big game in the Premier League.The Chilean forward, who controversially left the Gunners for a move to Old Trafford in January 2018, had a very mixed spell in English football, so it's perhaps not too surprising to see where his fondest memories came.

On Tuesday, January 10 at 19:30 GMT: A growing number of people are living with dementia, as health experts call for fresh resources to deliver care and support to patients and their families.The World Health Organization says more than 55 million people worldwide have dementia, which includes Alzheimer's disease and other conditions that affect a person's cognitive function.

When not leading an NHL team as a head coach, John Tortorella has long served as a TV analyst due to his colorful takes such as Trevor Zegras's Michigan moves being bad for hockey.Tortorella's perspective as a media member and as a head coach gives him tremendous insight into how powerful his words are and how big of a role he has in promoting the game.

It was long ago - in 1906 - that German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer first connected a case of dementia to abnormal deposits in the brain.Modern researchers have largely proceeded on the thesis that treatments for the disease named for him would need to clear away these aberrant clumps, consisting of a protein called amyloid, that clog patients' brains.

It was long ago - in 1906 - that German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer first connected a case of dementia to abnormal deposits in the brain.Modern researchers have largely proceeded on the thesis that treatments for the disease named for him would need to clear away these aberrant clumps, consisting of a protein called amyloid, that clog patients' brains.

Given the influence of Denmark on the far-right Sweden Democrats, there's a good chance that the Swedish cultural canon will follow the Danish example, and include architecture, visual arts, design and crafts, film, literature, music, performing arts, and children's culture.If the plans go ahead, you can expect vigorous debate in Sweden's national newspapers on what works should be included and what should be left out, how much emphasis should be put on 19th-century classics, and how much on modern pop culture.

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FIFA has rejected France's protest against the VAR decision to disallow Antoine Griezmann's injury-time goal in their 1-0 defeat to Tunisia.Griezmann thought he had scored a dramatic equaliser in the 98th minute of the final group game, but following a VAR review the goal was controversially ruled out for offside even though defender Montassar Talbi headed the ball before it fell to the France striker.

Qatar became the first team eliminated at the 2022 World Cup after suffering defeats in their opening two fixtures, the earliest exit by a host nation in the tournament's 92-year history.Qatar, who were controversially awarded the hosting rights in 2010, became the first host country to lose the opening game of the tournament when they were beaten 2-0 by Ecuador on Sunday before losing 3-1 to Senegal on Friday.

Labour is planning to force a vote on guaranteeing in-person banking across the country, following swathes of branch closures that have left local communities without face-to-face services.The party's amendment to the financial services and markets bill would give City regulators the power to ensure communities have regular access to essential in-person services, including opening new accounts, applying for loans, making and receiving payments and setting up standing orders.

Artificial intelligence is learning to make art, and nobody has quite figured out how to handle it - including DeviantArt, one of the best-known homes for artists on the internet.Last week, DeviantArt decided to step into the minefield of AI image generation, launching a tool called DreamUp that lets anyone make pictures from text prompts.

Say what you will about the start of the San Jose Sharks' season, but one thing is clear: Erik Karlsson is having a hot start.With a slow start from last season's top scorers, Karlsson undoubtedly carried the team's offensive production since coming back from the Global Series in Prague.Some would even say he's earning that large contract he signed.

Arizona is in jeopardy of losing Super Bowl LVII to another state due to controversial policies from gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake.As Election Day looms on the horizon, the NFL finds itself in a tug of war with Arizona's Republican gubernatorial nominee, Kari Lake.In recent interviews, Lake stated "I don't answer to the NFL.