The knockout playoffs are complete after a whirlwind round of action. Bodø/Glimt’s fairytale continues while the holders struggled again

Bodø/Glimt’s 2-1 defeat of Inter at San Siro continued this season’s miracle. The post-match discussion between Inter coach Cristian Chivu and his opposite number, Kjetil Knutsen, was one of admiration, an acknowledgment the Norwegian team had been too good for the runaway Serie A leaders. Even though Inter were without Lautaro Martínez, their standard bearer, a comeback seemed likely as they dominated the early stages. But they found no way through, eventually falling victim to the high-quality, high-speed attacking that had left them with a 3-1 deficit to overcome from the first leg.

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English Garden, painted in 1965, is on display before it goes under the hammer with estimate of £2.5m-£3.5m

David Hockney’s first English landscape, depicting a perfectly manicured Oxfordshire garden, is on show for the first time in three decades before being auctioned.

Sotheby’s said the 1965 painting, English Garden, which was completed in Boulder, Colorado, was pivotal for Hockney as well as holding an important place in wider art history.

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Inmate understood to be Huntley taken to hospital after being assaulted at HMP Frankland in County Durham

The Soham murderer Ian Huntley has been seriously injured in a prison attack in County Durham.

A prisoner, understood to be Huntley, who was convicted of killing two 10-year-old girls, Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002, was taken to hospital after being assaulted on Thursday morning at HMP Frankland, Durham constabulary said.

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Ahead of her UK tour and her three nominations at this weekend’s Brit awards, we appraise Allen’s sharp, candid songcraft

The final track of West End Girl is as close as the album’s break-up saga comes to conciliation, which isn’t terribly close (there’s a glancing lyrical reference to fault on both sides). But in its dreamy trip-hoppy backing and the sweetness of its melody lurks something else: a sense of closure.

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On how to use WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, Signal, and other group chats politely: "while group chats have exploded in popularity because of their informality, that also creates its own challenges: Discussions can veer off topic, repetitive or basic questions can irritate group members, and that viral meme you think is funny could also offend." (The headline I read earlier today was "One Tech Tip: Group chats are a way of life but come with unspoken etiquette"; it's since changed to something more imperative.) Article discusses brevity, emoji, muting and departing, matters that depend on the group's size, and more, quoting some examples from an East Midlands windsurfing club's instructions on the matter as well as experts from Debrett's and The Emily Post Institute.

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses. “The letter…marks one of the most significant erosions of transgender civil rights in the United States to date.”

In de roman Een woord voor verdwijnt de Nederlandse taal, letterlijk. Dat levert een fantastisch boek op, waarin de ideeën zich concretiseren in personages en scènes, die een zowel treffende als venijnige blik biedt op het Nederland van nu.

In het Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam is nu de overzichtstentoonstelling van Dan Vo te zien. Het werk gaat over verbrijzelde illusies, nergens is verbittering of woede te bespeuren, integendeel. Zijn kunst danst tussen de verschrikkingen en het geweld dat mensen elkaar aandoen door, lichtvoetig, vol van schoonheid en kwetsbaarheid.

The bill would make it illegal for authorities in Russia to extradite foreigners at the request of other governments if they signed military contracts and served in combat.

Former Red Bull drivers Sergio Perez and Alex Albon have given advice to Isack Hadjar as he prepares to step into the second Red Bull seat, encouraging him to make the most of the “massive opportunity”.