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Sep 05, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Carol Rumens)
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Poem of the week: Ballad by William Soutar
A tragic folk romance is told in fresh, vivid Scots that is both deeply traditional and awake to a much changed modern worldO! shairly ye hae seen my loveDoun whaur the waters wind:He walks like ane wha fears nae manAnd yet his e’en are kind.O! shairly ye hae seen my loveAt the turnin o’ the tide;For then he gethers in the netsDoun be the waterside.O! lassie I hae seen your loveAt the turnin o’ the tide;And he was wi’ the fisher folkDoun be the waterside.The fisher folk were at their tradeNo fa
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Sep 05, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Reuters in Berlin)
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Private jet that crashed into Baltic belonged to German businessman
Karl-Peter Griesemann’s Cessna 551 crashed near Latvia after flying across Europe with no radio contactA private jet that crashed into the Baltic Sea off Latvia after flying halfway across Europe from Spain without responding to controllers’ calls belonged to the German businessman Karl-Peter Griesemann, his company, Quick Air, has said.The jet, an Austria-registered Cessna 551, left Jerez in southern Spain on Sunday afternoon, turning at Paris and Cologne before flying straight out to the Balti
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Sep 05, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Azure Prior (Metdesk))
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Heatwave in North America threatens to break global September temperature record
Temperatures nearing record of 52.2C set in Mecca, California, in 1950Western areas of North America are continuing to suffer a significant heatwave that is threatening to break the highest global September temperature record. The global record in September is 52.2C (126F), in 1950 in Mecca, California. On 1 September this year, temperatures at Furnace Creek in Death Valley reached a scorching 51.3C (124.4F), less than a degree off the all-time record.In the following days, several Canadian prov
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Sep 05, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Jasper Jolly)
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UK housebuilders Vistry Group and Countryside to merge in £1.3bn deal
Former Bovis Homes snaps up smaller rival after campaign by two US activist investorsTwo of the UK’s largest housebuilders are to merge after Vistry Group agreed a £1.3bn cash and shares deal to take over smaller rival Countryside.The deal would represent a victory for two US activist investors in Countryside, Browning West and Inclusive Capital Partners, which have been pushing for a sale of the company. Continue reading...
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Sep 05, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Phillip Inman and Richard Partington)
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The daunting fiscal issues facing the UK’s next chancellor
Nadhim Zahawi’s successor will have to provide support as the country grapples with falling into recession The chancellor picked by Britain’s new prime minister will face a daunting array of issues from the moment he or she takes office. Whoever takes the hot seat in the Treasury will find themselves in a similar position to Rishi Sunak in March 2020 when the pandemic hit and the economy faced being shutdown for several months. Continue reading...
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Sep 05, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Ryan Gilbey)
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‘We’re going for belly laughs’: Jacques Tati’s Hulot masterpiece gets an all-singing climate twist
With little plot and almost no dialogue, Playtime does not seem an obvious fit for theatre. Will the addition of songs by Martha Wainwright and Chilly Gonzales help?Comedy doesn’t get any more cinematic than Playtime, Jacques Tati’s 1967 masterpiece. Shot on 70mm (the widescreen format associated with such epics as Lawrence of Arabia) and filmed just outside Paris on a specially constructed city-like set nicknamed Tativille, the picture follows assorted tourists and commuters in their mishap-lad
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Sep 05, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Matthew Reisz)
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Love and Let Die by John Higgs review – Fab Four plus 007 doesn’t quite add up
This Bond versus the Beatles study works best as a series of lively historical nuggets rather than a fight for the nation’s cultural soulIt is a curious fact that the Beatles’ debut single, Love Me Do, and the first James Bond film, Dr No, were both released on Friday 5 October 1962. No one could have predicted that we would still be thrilled by the band’s music six decades later, or that the film franchise would still be going strong. John Higgs, however, had the intriguing idea of exploring th
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Sep 05, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Slick Rick)
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‘My jewels are my superhero suit’: Slick Rick on hip-hop bling
The London-born New York rapper Slick Rick talks us through the history of rappers’ accessories, and shows off his collection, from gold teeth to diamond eye patchI have been telling stories through my attire and adornments for as long as I’ve been telling them with beats and rhymes. Jewels are my thing and every piece in my collection is attached to a fun story and deserves its own Wikipedia entry.I was born in Mitcham, a neighbourhood in south London with a sizeable Jamaican community, in 1965
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Sep 05, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Jess Clark and Shane Hickey)
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Damage limitation: simple ways to cut a spiralling energy bill
You may not be able beat the price rises, but you can still saveBritish homes will soon be hit with huge spikes in energy costs. Is there a way to beat the rises? Probably not completely. But although the UK’s housing is the least energy-efficient in western Europe, there are ways to ensure bills are not as bad as they could be. Continue reading...
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Sep 05, 2022
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The Guardian - Top Stories (Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent)
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Ivy owner Richard Caring defies order to remove £40m home’s incongruous windows
Billionaire appeals against Kensington’s ruling that he installed windows without permissionRichard Caring, the billionaire nightclub and restaurant entrepreneur, is refusing to remove three “incongruous and dominant” windows from his £40m house in South Kensington despite the council issuing an “enforcement notice” ordering him to do so.Caring, 74, who owns the celebrity hotspot restaurants the Ivy and Sexy Fish as well as the private members’ club Annabel’s, has launched an appeal against the