The Guide #104: Seven Oscar-worthy films coming to the big screen soon In this week’s newsletter: It’s post-blockbuster prestige cinema season – and from Poor Things to Napoleon, these are the best films still to come that will be in the Oscars mix• Don’t get the Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up to get the full article hereIt’s mid-September, the point in the film... #press

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The Guide #104: Seven Oscar-worthy films coming to the big screen soon

In this week’s newsletter: It’s post-blockbuster prestige cinema season – and from Poor Things to Napoleon, these are the best films still to...

The present tense is perfect English for history, sports commentary – and jokes | Letter Linguistics professor John O’Regan on history written in the present tense, and Simon Allen on other documentary annoyancesAdrian Chiles’s article concerning the use of the present tense in television history programmes (I love history programmes. But... #press

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The present tense is perfect English for history, sports commentary – and jokes | Letter

Letters: Linguistics professor John O’Regan on history written in the present tense, and Simon Allen on other documentary annoyances

My mother still has stories to tell about Bletchley Park | Letter After news of the death of Margaret Betts, Gwilym Hughes writes about the memories of his 98-year-old mother, Joan, one of the few surviving codebreakersYou reported on the death at the age of 99 of one of the last surviving female Bletchley Park codebreakers, Margaret Betts (6 September). My... #press

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My mother still has stories to tell about Bletchley Park | Letter

Letter: After news of the death of Margaret Betts, Gwilym Hughes writes about the memories of his 98-year-old mother, Joan, one of the few survivin...

Met police agree six-figure payout to man hit by baton at protest Exclusive: Alfie Meadows underwent brain surgery after being struck by officer at tuition fees demonstrationThe Metropolitan police have apologised and agreed to pay a six-figure settlement to a man who needed emergency brain surgery after being hit by an officer’s baton... #press

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Met police agree six-figure payout to student hit by baton at protest

Exclusive: Alfie Meadows underwent brain surgery after being struck by officer at tuition fees demonstration

Ludlam gets nod ahead of Vunipola for England’s World Cup clash with Japan Ludlam comes in at No 8 with Earl shifting to openside flankerKyle Sinckler starts at prop after recovering from chest injuryLewis Ludlam has been selected to start England’s second World Cup match against Japan on Sunday in the absence of Tom Curry, with Billy Vunipola making do with a... #press

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Ludlam ‘the great energy giver’ gets nod ahead of Vunipola for Japan clash

Lewis Ludlam has been picked to start England’s second World Cup match against Japan on Sunday in the absence of Tom Curry, with Billy Vunipola o...

Libyan authorities seal off most of flood-hit Derna in bid to limit death toll Only emergency workers to be allowed into devastated area over fears of contamination from dead bodies in limited water supplyLibyan authorities have largely sealed off the flood-devastated port town of Derna from civilians in an effort to give space to emergency aid workers and amid concern that... #press

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Libyan authorities seal off most of flood-hit Derna in effort to limit deaths

Only emergency workers to be allowed into devastated area over fears of contamination from dead bodies in limited water supply

Toto Wolff watches Massa legal case for parallels with Hamilton’s 2021 title bid Brazilian driver has taken legal action over 2008 championshipMercedes chief hints team could challenge 2021 title outcomeThe Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has indicated the team could challenge the controversial decision that cost Lewis Hamilton the... #press

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Toto Wolff watches Massa legal case for parallels with Hamilton’s 2021 title bid

The Brazilian’s legal action over the 2008 world championship has prompted the Mercedes chief to hint that the outcome in 2021 could also be chal...

Martin Rowson on Labour’s plans for asylum and refugees – cartoon Continue reading... #press

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Martin Rowson on Labour’s plans for asylum and refugees – cartoon

Keir Starmer is seeking closer cooperation with the EU over asylum seekers

‘Whatever I do, I do too much of it’: the troubled rise of Dominic Fike With his face tattoos, substance abuse issues and jail time, the Euphoria star and singer is the opposite of boyband bland. But he knows that staying sober will be the key to true successFor singer-songwriter and Euphoria actor Dominic Fike, jail is arguably worse than prison, even if the latter means... #press

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‘Whatever I do, I do too much of it’: the troubled rise of Dominic Fike

With his face tattoos, substance issues and jail time, the Euphoria star has been marketed as the opposite to boyband blandness. But with the recep...

‘Maddy could still be here’: parents of UK student urge better sepsis training Exclusive: Parents say Maddy Lawrence, 20, was failed by medical staff after rugby injury at university led to infectionWhen Simon Lawrence arrived to visit his 20-year-old daughter, Maddy, in hospital after she suffered an injury in a rugby game, they managed to have a... #press

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‘Maddy could still be here’: parents of UK student urge better sepsis training

Exclusive: Parents say Maddy Lawrence, 20, was failed by medical staff after rugby injury at university led to infection

Trump says he will testify under oath that he never ordered Mar-a-Lago security video to be deleted – US politics live Former US president denies that he asked staffer to delete surveillance footage at center of classified documents investigationRevealed: US economy going strong under Biden but Americans don’t believe itAbout 13,000 auto... #press

Prosecutors warned Trump’s knowledge of Twitter search warrant could ‘precipitate violence’, court filings show – as it happened | Donald Trump | The Guardian

Court filing shows social media network handed over former president’s messages to federal election interference investigation

Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for crema catalana | The sweet spot Spiked with cinnamon and citrus, Spain’s answer to creme brulee is also easier to makeOne thing I love about holidays in Spain are the long, leisurely lunches. I’ll work my way through a menú del día, and nine times out of 10 there’ll be a crema catalana for dessert, a simple custard pudding scented with cinnamon and... #press

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Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for crema catalana | The sweet spot

Spiked with cinnamon and citrus, Spain’s answer to creme brulee is also easier to make

Send us your questions for Werner Herzog Burning to know something about the veteran German director? Let us know and we’ll put it to himWerner Herzog occupies a unique position in the modern cultural landscape. The German auteur has directed 75 films, at a rate of more than one a year, amassing a body of work that is esoteric, wide-ranging, ecstatic and often disturbing.Yet... #press

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Send us your questions for Werner Herzog

Burning to know something about the veteran German director? Let us know and we’ll put it to him

Concerto Budapest SO review – András Keller conducts with a chamber musician’s instinct for detail Cadogan Hall, LondonIn a programme of Mozart, Beethoven and Bartók (with soloist Pierre-Laurent Aimard) the Hungarian orchestra brought fine playing full of detail and focusThe Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1907, originally as the Hungarian... #press

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Concerto Budapest SO review – András Keller conducts with a chamber musician’s instinct for detail

In a programme of Mozart, Beethoven and Bartók (with soloist Pierre-Laurent Aimard) the Hungarian orchestra brought fine playing full of detail an...

‘I’d been fired once; it didn’t hurt’: Melvyn Bragg on breakdowns, bust ups and 1000 episodes of In Our Time The broadcaster’s Radio 4 programme has run for 25 years, was the first ever BBC podcast and is its most downloaded ever weekly show. Not bad for being stuck in the ‘death slot’…Did you know that America was discovered by accident because of a solar... #press

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‘I’d been fired once; it didn’t hurt’: Melvyn Bragg on breakdowns, bust ups and 1,000 episodes of In Our Time

The broadcaster’s Radio 4 programme has been running for 25 years, was the first ever BBC podcast and is its most downloaded ever weekly show. No...

‘Insider for outsiders’: the Instagram hit making brief notes on fashion Beka Gvishiani’s one-line show reviews on Style Not Com account are said to sum up reality of ‘absurd’ industryHe’s expected to be the breakout star of London fashion week – sitting between the movers and shakers and the glossy brown bobs, always wearing the same bright blue... #press

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‘Insider for outsiders’: the Instagram hit making brief notes on fashion

Beka Gvishiani’s one-line show reviews on Style Not Com account are said to sum up reality of ‘absurd’ industry

Keir Starmer says he’ll bring humanity back to the UK’s asylum system – but he needs to go further | Enver Solomon We don’t just need a better UK system. It’s vital that Labour addresses the root causes that lead to worldwide instabilityEnver Solomon is chief executive of the Refugee CouncilThere are moments in a political cycle that become defining on the back of issues... #press

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Keir Starmer says he’ll bring humanity back to the UK’s asylum system – but he needs to go further | Enver Solomon

We don’t just need a better UK system. It’s vital that Labour addresses the root causes that lead to worldwide instability, says Enver Solomon ...

Trio remanded into custody charged with 10-year-old Sara Sharif’s murder Sara Sharif’s father, stepmother and uncle will appear at the Old Bailey on TuesdayThe father, stepmother and uncle of Sara Sharif have been remanded into custody by a district judge after being charged with the 10-year-old’s murder.Urfan Sharif, 41, Beinash Batool, 29, and Faisal... #press

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Trio remanded into custody charged with 10-year-old Sara Sharif’s murder

Father, stepmother and uncle of girl, whose body was discovered in Woking last month, will appear at Old Bailey

My friends haven’t been there for me since my dad’s death | Ask Annalisa Barbieri Death is scary. It’s understandable that you expect more support from your friends, but you might need to be the one to start the conversationMy dad died unexpectedly a few months ago and I can’t shift the resentment I feel towards some of my oldest friends, who have barely... #press

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My friends haven’t been there for me since my dad’s death | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Death is scary. It’s understandable that you expect more support from your friends, but you might need to be the one to start the conversation

‘This year has been very good’: readers’ UK butterfly sightings Readers share their favourite sightings over the summer, after news that numbers have risen since last yearUK butterfly numbers bounce back after last year’s all-time lowWe try to encourage as many pollinators as possible to visit our allotment. As well as growing lots of fruit and veg we... #press

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‘This year has been very good’: readers’ UK butterfly sightings

Readers share their favourite sightings over the summer, after news that numbers have risen since last year