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The Guardian - World News

2026-07-03 08:00:28 (3 days ago)

Cocktail of the week: Society Manchester’s Salford fog – recipe | The good mixer

A refreshing Mancunian twist on two classic British gin-based drinks, infused with elderflower liqueur and earl grey

This is a reimagining of two classic British drinks, the English garden and the London fog, but with a Mancunian twist. It brings together gin, earl grey, elderflower and honey in a refreshing, lightly floral cocktail that’s perfectly suited to drinking in the garden on a hot day. We like to champion local producers, so use Salford Distillery’s gin, but any well-balanced, citrus-forward dry gin will work.

Lucy Bryant, Society, Manchester

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-03 08:00:28 (3 days ago)

‘Suddenly I was a celebrity. I didn’t want to be!’ Sue Johnston on fame, loneliness and her new robot pal

She’s been a soap icon, a Royle and even a zombie pensioner. Now the actor is starring in Ann Droid, Diane Morgan’s madcap comedy about an elderly woman and her cybernetic companion

Sue Johnston is the kind of actor who usually can’t stand seeing herself on screen, but for Ann Droid she made an exception. The new sitcom by Diane Morgan and Sarah Kendall stars the 82-year-old as a recent widow whose son hires a humanoid robot called Linda (played with delightful uncanniness by Morgan herself) to assist her after he moves out. The results are initially farcical: Linda is a dated – and therefore relatively cheap – model who lacks the intelligence of newer variants and attempts to cheer people up by blasting Cotton Eye Joe at them. Yet the pair soon become inseparable. Johnston describes the show as “rich with humour and love”. When she watched it back, she found it so absorbing that “I forgot it was me – I very rarely do that and I just enjoyed it.”

Ann Droid is worth raving about on its own terms – it’s rambunctiously funny and exceptionally poignant – but it is clear Johnston’s enthusiasm stems from somewhere else too. “I’m proud of Diane and I just want it to work for her,” she says with feeling. The pair met on the set of the Sky sitcom Rovers before Morgan made it big with Philomena Cunk and Motherland and kept in touch. “Which you don’t with everyone. We’re both silly about our dogs; we just made a connection.” She was thrilled to reunite. “There’s a lot about Diane that reminds me of Caroline Aherne. They’ve got that northern, straight-face, cut-through humour. And they’re geniuses.”

The Guardian - World News

2026-07-03 08:00:28 (3 days ago)

‘I saw Herbie Hancock play with D’Angelo, and got my head blown off!’: the festival keeping alive jazz’s golden age

From Miles Davis to Count Basie and Etta James to Prince, Rotterdam’s North Sea jazz festival has hosted the biggest names in music. As the event turns 50, musicians and organisers share their favourite memories from past years – and tell us why jazz isn’t dead

For a weekend in July each year, a vast warehouse complex in the port city of Rotterdam becomes home to the biggest names in jazz. Under the banner of the North Sea jazz festival, the labyrinthine, windowless space has played host to performances from the likes of Miles Davis, free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman, singer Etta James, saxophonist Wayne Shorter and even Prince.

“We’ve had every major figure in jazz play for us over the past five decades,” senior programme manager Sander Grande says. “It’s the place where all the musicians want to hang and where audiences come to see art that is true and beautiful.”

Times of India

2026-07-03 08:00:25 (3 days ago)

Death by diet: Hong Kong man convicted of manslaughter for beating girlfriend to death during weight-loss plan

RT News - Top Stories

2026-07-03 08:00:19 (3 days ago)

British MPs demand ban on Russian children’s cartoon

British MPs have called for action against the Russian cartoon Masha and the Bear, claiming it may be used as a tool of “soft power”
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Fox News - Top Stories

2026-07-03 08:00:19 (3 days ago)

A landmark Texas ruling breathes new life into one detransitioner's quest for justice

Detransitioner Soren Aldaco called a Texas Supreme Court ruling a "huge" win that sets precedent for medical malpractice statute of limitations cases.

Fox News - Top Stories

2026-07-03 08:00:13 (3 days ago)

Lee Greenwood says he's 'very proud' to stand next to Trump during America's 250th celebration

Lee Greenwood says he's "very proud" to stand with Donald Trump this Fourth of July and perform at the country's 250th anniversary celebration.

RT News - Top Stories

2026-07-03 07:59:41 (3 days ago)

Nearly half of Americans don’t know what 4th of July is about – poll

Nearly half of Americans could not identify what July 4 celebrates, while majorities struggled with basic civics questions, a poll shows
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BBC News - Entertainment & Arts

2026-07-03 07:57:28 (3 days ago)

All we know about Taylor Swift's rumoured New York wedding celebrations

Details of "America's royal wedding" are secret, but a lavish celebration at New York's Madison Square Garden seems to be on the cards.

Al Jazeera - Top Stories

2026-07-03 07:54:19 (3 days ago)

Video: Ronaldo appears to say ‘Bismillah’ before penalty

Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to say ‘Bismillah’ (In the name of God) twice before taking a penalty.

Fox News - Video

2026-07-03 07:53:55 (3 days ago)

Former Democrat expresses concerns over rise in socialism

'Fox & Friends' co-hosts discuss the rise of socialism within the Democratic Party with Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J. He details why he left the Democratic Party and expresses concern about the shift towards socialism.

RT News - Top Stories

2026-07-03 07:53:19 (3 days ago)

Russia boosts Namibia defenses against deadly outbreaks

Russia has handed Namibia a mobile anti-epidemic lab and started training health specialists
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