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'Art with an edge' Banksy's animals divide art critics

It began with the silhouette of a goat perched atop a thin wall near Kew Bridge, with rocks tumbling down signifying the animal's perilous position.

Making a gesture Will peace or love win the gold?

Never mind the buzz around Katarina N JohnsonThompson in the heptathlon or Noah Lyles's Covid bronze.

To the beat Athletes break the mould with new sport

Breaking news. The Olympics' newest summer sport had its gala opening at the pop-up stadium in Place de la Concorde yesterday, where the grand marble statues of the great ladies of France looked down as the DJ dropped the opening notes of Tom Ze's 1972 hit Dor e Dor, and two competitors, India, 18, from the Netherlands, and Talash, 21, from Afghanistan, took to the stage for the very first battle of the breaking competition.

Heptathlete JohnsonThompson wins her first Olympic medal

Britain's heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson strained every sinew to perform the run of her life and take Olympic silver, soon after the women's 100m relay team missed out on gold by seven hundredths of a second following a fumbled final handover.

"There's a hunger for it': why classic films are hitting big screens again

Glance at the lineup of films at your local cinema and you may briefly believe you have passed through a time portal.

Inquest for 13-year-old girl who died after sipping Costa Coffee hot chocolate

An inquest will take place next week into the death of a schoolgirl who died after suffering a suspected allergic reaction to a Costa Coffee hot chocolate.

‘No ifs or buts’: Katie Price ordered to attend new bankruptcy hearing

Katie Price must attend a further hearing in relation to her bankruptcies later in August with \"no ifs or buts\", a judge said yesterday.

Elon Musk His journey towards radicalisation

Once, the chief executive of one of the world's largest companies approvingly sharing a fabricated headline published by the leadership of a fascist party would have been news.

Tears and denials A week in the courts following far-right riots

There were teenagers and pensioners, some with a string of convictions and others with none.

Football Police assess fixtures in England for risk of violence

Police are examining the potential for violence to break out at forthcoming football fixtures in the wake of unrest in cities across England after the killings of three young girls in Southport.

Unrest Police say 595 people arrested and more to come

Police investigating the far right-led riots say they have made 595 arrests for alleged offences, and promised \"hundreds\" more to come.

Social media laws to be reviewed in wake of riots, says Starmer

Online misinformation laws will be reviewed after a spreading of falsehoods contributed to this month's far-right riots, Keir Starmer has said.

Totally lit It's suddenly fashionable to be seen with a cigarette, but experts fear for young

'It's what makes life interesting, finding the balance between cigarettes and tofu,\" said Gwyneth Paltrow, slightly surprisingly. back in 2013.

Don't share that meme: dark data’ held in cloud has huge climate impact

The vast majority of data stored in the cloud is \"dark data\" that is used once then never visited again, researchers have found, meaning some of us may want to consider the environmental impact the next time we send that funny picture or screenshot to a friend or relative.

Lammy plans China trip in move that signals Britain wants to thaw relations

David Lammy is planning a visit to China in September that would fall within the first 100 days of his taking office.

Are travellers finally saying goodbye to the airport breakfast pint?

A breakfast pint at the airport is as much a part of the typical British holiday as third-degree sunburn and overindulging on the all-inclusive.

Puigdemont fled and will never give himself up, says lawyer

Carles Puigdemont is no longer in Spain and will never give himself up, his lawyer, Gonzalo Boye, said after the fugitive former Catalan president's dramatic flying visit to Barcelona.

BBC asks Edwards to return 200,000 he was paid after November arrest

The BBC has asked Huw Edwards to return £200,000 that he was paid after his arrest in November last year, in the wake of the disgraced presenter admitting making indecent images of children.

Universities 'face tipping point' as money runs out

Institutions at risk could merge and departments be cut back

'A very good day': Johnson-Thompson eyes heptathlon glory

Personal best in shot put fires Liverpudlian into lead as she chases elusive Olympic gold

Nadeem throws his way into Games history for Pakistan

He may have entered this competition as the underdog, perhaps with a little less of the name recognition of his Indian rival Neeraj Chopra, but Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem wrote his name in the stars, winning the men's javelin final to become the first track-and-field athlete from Pakistan to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games.

'Bronze means everything to me': Finucane upbeat after keirin medal

Team GB's Emma Finucane will turn her attention to the women's individual sprint after a bronze medal in the keirin ended her dreams of a golden Olympic hat-trick.

Henry's golden chance to show coaching truly is his second calling

France team hasbeen built from scratch by goalscoring legend who adds the stardust to today’s final with Spain

Wilder rebuilds after uncertain summer of upheaval

Sheffield United face Preston tonight following amass exit of players and with expected takeover yet to be completed

Healthcare investor will buy 14 private hospitals in £500m deal

The healthcare property investor and developer Assura has struck a £500m deal to buy 14 private hospitals from Canada's Northwest Healthcare Properties, including the Cancer Centre London and the Edgbaston hospital in Birmingham.

'Four times emissions of coal plant' at biomass power station

The Drax power station was responsible for four times more carbon emissions than the UK's last remaining coal-fired plant last year - despite taking over half a billion pounds in clean-energy subsidies in 2023, according to a report.

Republicans Vance implies Walz left army to avoid Iraq deployment

JD Vance has gone on the offensive, attacking the military record of Tim Walz, Kamala Harris's vice-presidential pick.

'A climate of terror' Protesters rounded up in Venezuela

Cristina Ramírez was readying her sofabed in Buenos Aires for the arrival of her friend visiting from Venezuela when she received a text message suggesting Edni López could be delayed. Officials in Caracas airport had stopped her, apparently over an issue with her passport.

Iran may rethink reprisals against Israel over killing of Hamas leader

Iran may be rethinking the scale and form of its planned reprisal against Israel in the wake of the assassination of Hamas's political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, but is not likely to be put off by the absence of explicit support from Muslim states, officials have suggested.

US astronauts on eight-day trip may be stuck on ISS until 2025

Two US astronauts who blasted into space for an eight-day mission in June may be stuck on the International Space Station (ISS) until next year if their Boeing Starliner cannot be repaired for their return home, Nasa has said.