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Harry Potter fans force diversion of UK-Ireland power link to avoid Dobby's grave
Potter fans complained after a project manager suggested cables would go under the grave in a BBC interview.
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The Kettlewell scarecrow festival – in pictures
The two-week event celebrates the creativity of the Yorkshire Dales village and has gone from strength to strength since beginning as a fundraiser for the local primary school in 1994…
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Paddy Young: Will Sir Be Laughing Alone? review – morose misadventures of a luckless bachelor
Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh The SNL UK star’s romantic failures and house-share humiliations make for a fun hour of downbeat yet twinkling comedy A recent star of Saturday Night Live UK…
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Sophie Duker: Hot Beef Injection review – bad encounters with men spun into great comedy
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh The standup is on sparkling form as she mines a lifetime of baffling and alarming experiences for a smart, purposeful and very funny hour Sophie Duker is done…
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Welsh Fire eliminated after heavy defeat by Sunrisers Leeds
Welsh Fire are eliminated from The Hundred Women's competition after Phoebe Litchfield makes 55 to give the Sunrisers Leeds a six-wicket victory at Headingley.
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'Outstanding innings' - Litchfield hits rapid 55
Phoebe Litchfield makes an "outstanding" 55 off 25 balls for Sunrisers Leeds against Welsh Fire at Headingley.
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National Youth Orchestra/Adès review – assured young musicians end their season all guns blazing
Royal Albert Hall, London Thunderous timpani, stereo harps, a supersized horn section and 160 teenagers combined for Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, Adès’s Dante and a Liszt waltz Three…
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BBC Symphony Orchestra/Venditti review – a fervent but lithe-limbed Stabat Mater
Royal Albert Hall, London Nil Venditti’s animated account of Rossini’s choral work embraced its lyricism and theatricality – paired on the bill with the Proms debut of Respighi’s Church…
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We know sleep, exercise and diet are vital for health. But why?
The benefits of all three come down to a crucial piece of cellular kit Sleep. Exercise. Eat well. It’s the oldest recommendation in medicine, repeated so often it’s become a cliche. We know…
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‘Grief became my brand’: Freya Bromley on writing about personal tragedy
Touring her memoir and talking to others helped the author come to terms with her brother’s death, but the book’s success left her feeling guilty. Had she commodified her family’s pain?…
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Carrington makes 'white privilege' post after ejection
Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington is ejected from her side's defeat by Indiana Fever for committing a hard foul, before taking to social media to post "white privilege".
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Where are the Ugandan boxers? Four are latest athletes to vanish after UK sports events
Team manager has ‘no idea’ why they disappeared, after reports one of Commonwealth Games athletes said they intended to claim asylum Years of arduous preparation and training had come to…
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Foriegner review – will drinking your own urine get you a US visa?
Summerhall, Edinburgh Sohrab Haghverdi takes pleasure at winding up the audience in a subversively funny ‘anti-comedy’ of autobiographical insight and political provocation Sohrab Haghverdi…
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Unmasking London City's Spanish superstar
Alexia Putellas' arrival at London City Lionesses was the biggest transfer in WSL history - but who is the person behind the global stardom?
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Alexia Putellas: ‘I’m hungry to win, to fight with my teammates for victory’
London City Lionesses’ headline signing talks expectations, the lure of playing in England and the prospect of being kicked by her former teammates Momentarily, Alexia Putellas appears…
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What are your favourite new kits for the coming season?
BBC Sport has rounded up some of the best new kits released by clubs around the world over the summer - vote for your top 10
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‘It’s a true art form’: Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye on high fashion and life at Udinese
The former Watford player talks about his off-field pursuits, lessons from the World Cup and unfinished business When Maduka Okoye visited Paris fashion week for the Jean Paul Gaultier…
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How Trabzonspor shocked Turkish rivals to make Mohamed Salah their Black Sea saviour
Never before has a big name rejected Istanbul for Trabzon, but former Liverpool striker was offered more than riches It began with a text sent during the World Cup. Ertugrul Dogan, the…
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Money problems and broken dreams - why is it so hard to run a cycling team?
The Hess women's cycling team was owned by a rich benefactor with a background in high finance - so how did they end up failing to pay riders and staff?
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New season, new boss - will Alexander-Arnold be key figure at Real Madrid?
Trent Alexander-Arnold faces a defining second season at Real Madrid as he looks to prove his worth under Jose Mourinho.
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Memories of rock royalty in my garden in Knebworth
This weekend is the 40th anniversary of Queen's last performance with Freddie Mercury.
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Perez Hilton faces long recovery after reports he self-harmed during livestream
The US blogger is in a "serious but stable" condition in hospital, according to his family.
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The Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls review – in a world of toxic masculinity, this feels radical at points
As the survivalist takes the cast of the Christian drama out in the wild to discuss faith, it’s surprisingly moving to find two very confident men so comfortable in their gentleness Judas…
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Kellie Bright to leave EastEnders after 13 years
The former Queen Vic landlady Linda Carter is set to leave Walford.
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