Citing the threat of “potential drone attacks,” authorities said only trucks carrying documentation from local companies are now allowed to enter the regional capital of Kemerovo.
I have a bagful of brushes but if I had to pick, these are my must-haves
My girlfriends have a habit of rifling through my makeup bag when we’re together to see what’s new, and last month one complained about how much precious space was taken up by brushes. These are very boring, I do understand, and I consequently rarely write about them. And yet, whenever I post a makeup application video online, they are invariably the products I’m asked about most.
My friend made me wonder which brushes, if I were allowed only, say, five, would I regard as must-haves? It has been a game only I would find enjoyable, but here is where I have landed:
Continue reading...‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction
Watching the waves break across the vast, roaring ocean in front of him, Dave Phillips felt out of options standing on the cliff’s edge in Cornwall several years ago. The former British army corporal had lost a number of loved ones in quick succession, and the compounding effects of untreated post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from his military tours had become all-consuming.
“I’m from a generation where we didn’t talk,” says Phillips, 67. “I tried dealing with it myself and ended up standing on a cliff edge thinking, ‘Yeah, this is the way.’”
Continue reading...From repainted walls to imaginary lawns, estate agents say modified photos help buyers ‘visualise the potential of a property’. But how much AI enhancement is too much? Agents, viewers and trading standards experts tell all
It is twilight on a desirable street in Chiswick, or it could be Hampstead, Wilmslow or Hove. A spectacular sunset has left a vivid stripe of orange fading into a violet sky. Against this saturated backdrop, a large Victorian house is clearly outlined despite the darkening atmosphere, perhaps thanks to the lights blazing from every single room. The effect is dazzling, in an unhinged, halfway-through-an-exorcism way. It is also quite obviously fake: a digital trick previously achieved with software such as Photoshop, but increasingly using quicker, cheaper AI programs.
If you are one of the many Britons for whom browsing expensive property listings is a big pastime, you’ll be familiar with the dusk shot, one of the many ways estate agents try to make their wares stand out in the endless scroll of Rightmove, Zoopla and Instagram. It is a level of artifice that most of us are prepared to overlook. We understand we are being sold a dream and we are generally happy to be transported to a world untroubled by the energy crisis, nosy neighbours or natural shadow.
Continue reading...UK government urged to apply pressure on France to fix system or suspend checks by next week
Cross-Channel ferry passengers and the port of Dover face “utter chaos and miles of tailbacks” under the EU’s entry/exit system (EES) unless the technology is fixed or checks suspended by next week, MPs have warned.
The home affairs select committee chair, Karen Bradley, urged the government to “apply maximum pressure” on the French authorities to act on the EES before peak holiday traffic arrives at the port.
Continue reading...Lib Dems tell Reform UK leader ‘the game is up’ as political rivals vow to boycott ‘stunt’ Clacton byelection
For anyone involved in British politics, an invitation to be interviewed on Radio 4’s Today programme is the ultimate badge of seriousness. There are probably hundreds of MPs who have never made it onto the programme because they have not been deemed important enough.
But, as if to prove the point that the Clacton byelection really is a “farce” (see 7.59am), this morning Today had an interview with Count Binface, the serial joke byelection candidate who may turn out to be Nigel Farage’s main opposition in Clacton.
Probably not, but then you know my job is to celebrate and defend the wonders of British democracy.
And look at this, eh? The fact that you are interviewing me on the Today Programme, because all the other parties aren’t standing, says more about them than it does about me.
I don’t believe that single-handedly will tackle homophobia, racism or indeed any hate crime. But I do strongly believe that returning power back to people’s hands is a huge part of the role we should all be playing as elected public servants – and it’s how we build trust again.
Continue reading...The standup on bad gigs at motorway service station hotels, her nan’s reviews and the pressure to be ‘prize pig’ at the Edinburgh fringe
Who did you admire when you were starting out?
I loved Lee Evans because of how he ran around on stage. I want to be more like him but I just physically can’t. I try to sometimes; I’ll move my arms. Now I understand why he was so sweaty!
Best heckle?
I was doing a gig and this woman was quite drunk and talking really loudly. I said, “Hello, what’s going on here?” And she went, “Don’t worry about me, love. You’re losing them as it is.” And I was like, OK. Well, that’s brilliant.
Lindsey Santoro: It Was Like That When I Got Here is at Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh, 19-30 August
Continue reading...Labour party chair says Reform UK leader must cooperate with authorities instead of trying to distract public with byelection
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The revelation that a £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers concerned it may have been laundered money has been described as “astonishing and deeply serious”.
Responding to the Guardian story, Anna Turley, the chair of the Labour party, called on Farage to “come clean and cooperate” with the NCA.
Continue reading...Trump denkt dat bestand voorbij is na zoveelste nacht met aanvallen, Iran noemt het ‘buiten werking’
Om leefbaar te blijven in de alsmaar hetere zomers moeten steden vergroenen. Ecologen zoeken in Den Haag naar de weerbaarste planten. „We bekijken onder de microscoop meestal twintig sprieten per soort.”
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Na twee maximale boetes van beide 8,5 miljoen euro in januari moeten de Tata's nu voor de strafrechter verschijnen. De strafzaak is een vervolg op de aangifte door advocaat Bénédicte Ficq namens 800+ omwonenden, waarop het OM een jarenlang onderzoek uit liet voeren door de Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport, milieurecherche Politie Den Haag en de Dienst Centraal Milieubeheer Rijnmond. En in navolging van dat onderzoek schrijft het OM nu:
"Het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) heeft besloten Tata Steel IJmuiden B.V. te dagvaarden. Het OM verdenkt het bedrijf van meerdere strafbare feiten, waaronder het opzettelijk en wederrechtelijk in de lucht brengen van schadelijke stoffen, met mogelijke nadelige gevolgen voor de openbare gezondheid. Ook wordt Tata Steel verdacht van het schenden van haar zorgplicht, onder meer door onvoldoende onderhoud uit te voeren, het handelen zonder vergunning en het niet melden van een aantal incidenten met rauwe kooks (een product dat ontstaat na verhitting van steenkool)."
Ook schrijft het OM dat het onderzoekt of het leidinggevenden individueel kan gaan vervolgen:
"Naast de vervolging van Tata Steel als rechtspersoon, wordt er op dit moment nog nader onderzoek gedaan. Daarin wordt gekeken of er mensen met een leidinggevende rol mogelijk persoonlijk strafbaar zijn. Het OM heeft besloten om het bedrijf nu al te dagvaarden om voortgang in de strafzaak te houden. Het kan nog enige tijd in beslag nemen voordat het OM verdere mededelingen kan doen over het tweede deel van het onderzoek naar mogelijk betrokken personen."
De eerste regiezitting tegen DE FAUSTISCHE GEEST vindt plaats op aanstaande 20 november.
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handwritten on back of photograph, "Stanley F. Smith, David lee Smith, Willis A Smith, Lois, C. Garcia, November 9, 1979, Grandmother Debbie Smith, Grandfather Richard Smith"
ANKARA (ANP) - De voorlopige overeenkomst die de Verenigde Staten en Iran hadden gesloten is "voorbij", zegt president Donald Trump. Het is volgens hem "tijdverspilling" om met dat "stelletje leugenaars" te praten. Trump reageerde boos op de nieuwe vijandelijkheden tussen de beide landen. De VS voerden luchtaanvallen uit nadat Iran volgens de VS schepen in de Straat van Hormuz had bestookt.
What Should I Be Today? is an original art toy-inspired character illustration series. Marco appears in different costumes based on animals and symbolic themes, with each illustration designed to showcase a unique personality through playful situations and storytelling.