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- The Guardian
Classical home listening: Golda Schultz’s Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!; Kozłowski’s Requiem and more
The soprano gets to the heart of ‘absolute gifts’ Susanna, Donna Elvira, the Contessa and co. In Singapore, the revival of an 18th-century gem
- The Guardian
Caribbean or bust: England have T20 World Cup title defence on their mind
England’s white-ball coach, Matthew Mott, needs a strong campaign but schedule means he ‘hardly sees’ his best players
- The Guardian
T’Pau’s Carol Decker looks back: ‘We went ballistic when we got to No 1. Our screaming annoyed Bryan Adams’
The lead singer on hitting it big, how things fell apart, and the joy of the 1980s revival
- Bears Wire
2024 NFL draft: How to watch, listen and stream Rounds 4-7
The 2024 NFL concludes Saturday with Rounds 4-7. Here's how to watch the action on Day 3:
- Yahoo News
Quiz: How well do you know RFK Jr.'s policy positions?
Test your knowledge of the policy positions of third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- BBC
Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department hits number one, breaking records as it goes
The star's latest album tops the UK charts after a week in which she clocked up a number of firsts.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Save $100s on Amazon Canada this weekend with deals up to 93% off —seriously!
Shop tech, personal care and more — under $25, $50, $100 and $300.
- The Telegraph
The women who gave Tudor queens style, sense – and secrecy about sex
Between 1529 and 1532, investigators working for the Habsburg king Charles V travelled the kingdom of Spain looking for a small group of women. They went to Najera to track down a lord’s wife, and to Toledo to hunt for a nun. They combed Granada’s streets asking after a former slave who was now married to a crossbow maker.
- Raleigh News and Observer
Trying to find a Triangle home for the recommended 3 times your income? Not happening.
Year-over-year wage growth remains above pre-pandemic levels, but the average household doesn’t feel the benefit, study found. Here’s why.
- The Telegraph
Rhubarb, marmalade and rosemary cake recipe
You don’t have to glaze this cake with marmalade (just dust the top with icing sugar if you prefer), but I like the touch of bittersweetness it brings.
- Cover Media
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Halle Bailey reveals battle with postpartum depression
The actress/singer has revealed she has suffered from "severe" postpartum depression since secretly welcoming her son Halo in January. "I just wanted to speak a little bit about my postpartum journey as a new mom. I have severe, severe postpartum (depression) and I don't know if any new moms can relate, but it's to the point where it's really bad and it's hard for me to be separated from my baby for more than 30 minutes at a time before I start to kind of freak out."
- The Telegraph
HMRC hit with 600 complaints a week as ‘taxpayers at wits end’
The tax office is fielding 600 complaints a week as taxpayers are driven to their “wits end” by delays.
- The Telegraph
The 27 best things to do in Rome
The challenge when visiting Rome is deciding what not to do: there are so many churches, archaeological sites, piazzas and paintings to see that a lifetime is hardly enough. Don’t try to cram too much in; Rome moves at a slower pace than many northern Italian cities, and to enjoy it you should take time out in pavement cafés as well as shuffle round the Sistine Chapel.
- The Telegraph
Kings of Leon: ‘Our mother dying was like a sacrifice to the band’
Kings of Leon are sitting looking happy and healthy this crisp spring morning. They’re in high spirits – in London ahead of the release of their stirring new album Ca We Have Fun Now – having emerged from the aftermath of tragedy. In September 2021, brothers Caleb, Jared, and Nathan Followill – three-quarters of the Grammy-winning guitar band – were rocked by the untimely death of their mother, Betty Ann Murphy.
- The Telegraph
Pink grapefruit and basil ice cream recipe
Possibly the best ice cream I’ve ever made. The recipe was inspired by a lemon and basil ice cream I’d been making for years, but this version is even better. Remove the ice cream from the freezer about 10 minutes before you want to serve it so that it can soften.
- The Telegraph
Grapefruit with basil and rhubarb with rosemary? Herby desserts that really work
Some years ago I was interviewed by an American journalist who wanted to understand how food writers get ideas for dishes. Usually, the process just goes on in my head – when I’m on the bus or the Tube (the London Underground is a particularly fertile place) – but she got me to put it down in words.
- Associated Press
A suspect is in custody after 5 people were shot outside a club in the nation's capital, police say
Five people were shot late Friday outside a nightclub in the nation’s capital, police said. The shootings happened around 11:30 p.m. in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington. Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Ramey Kyle said officers were called after a dispute started inside the nightclub and “spilled into the street.”
- The Guardian
40 years of comedy classic Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: ‘The producers thought it was too crude, too manly’
It’s four decades since the comedy drama detailing the exploits of British migrant workers in Germany – burst on to our screens. As they stage a live show, its writers and stars let us in on how they constructed a classic
- The Telegraph
Trapped orphaned orca calf finds freedom at last
An orphaned killer whale calf that had been trapped for weeks in a tidal lagoon on Vancouver island on Friday swam out on her own, a local Indigenous tribe said.
- Sky News
Four arrested over alleged people smuggling Facebook adverts
Four Vietnamese nationals accused of advertising their people smuggling services on Facebook have been arrested in England. Officers arrested a 23-year-old woman in Croydon, south London, a 64-year-old man in Deptford, south London and a 34-year-old man in Leicester on Monday on suspicion of assisting unlawful immigration. A 25-year-old man was arrested at the same property in Croydon after he was allegedly involved in people smuggling and drug offences.