Camille Kimberly

If there’s one thing Italians won’t stomach, it’s dishing the dirt on their cuisine | Tobias Jones

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Wisconsin parmesan and an academic’s claims over culinary purity have caused an outcry in the country Food in Italy is an emotive, even metaphysical, subject. It’s through food (and wine) that Italians understand who they are and where they are from. Food is the central sacrament of family and of companionship, its simplicity providing an … Read more

‘We knew she was #gwynnocent’: how the Paltrow trial captivated the world

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An astonishing degree of media attention was lavished on a seemingly humdrum ski collision. What made it so compelling? America and the wider world are not exactly wanting for dramatic headlines. Barricades were erected in New York after Donald Trump’s indictment on criminal charges, in Ukraine a bloody and brutal war grinds on, and in … Read more

Thousands of homeless people arrested under archaic Vagrancy Act

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Campaigners’ anger as 1,173 held despite ministers’ pledge to scrap legislation More than 1,000 homeless people have been arrested for sleeping rough or begging since the government pledged to scrap the nearly 200-year-old Vagrancy Act, new figures show. Freedom of information responses from 29 police forces across England and Wales show officers have arrested 1,173 … Read more

Ophelia resurfaces: pre-Raphaelite muse is recognised as a skilled artist

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Elizabeth Siddal, immortalised in the painting by John Everett Millais, is finally being judged for her art at a new Tate exhibition She is immortalised as the drowning Ophelia in John Everett Millais’s celebrated 1850s painting and as the auburn-haired model for several pre-Raphaelite artists in the mid-19th century. After dying prematurely aged 32, Elizabeth … Read more

Editors sign letter condemning ‘unjust’ arrest of US journalist in Russia

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Signed by 38 senior news figures from around the world, the letter criticises the Kremlin’s ‘anti-press’ detention of Evan Gershkovich More than three dozen editors of news organisations from across the world have signed a letter condemning the detention of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. An experienced reporter of Russian affairs, Gershkovich was … Read more

Suella Braverman denies Brexit to blame for Dover queues of 14 hours

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Home secretary points to ‘particular combination of factors’, but Labour says ministers need to ‘start doing their actual job’ Suella Braverman has denied Brexit is responsible for delays at the port of Dover after some passengers said they had been queueing up to 14 hours to have their passports checked. Extra sailings were being put … Read more

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘Absurd and destructive’ for Russia to chair security council, says Zelenskiy

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President furiously criticises international system for letting Russia hold key role while it wages war on Ukraine, where top official calls it a ‘symbolic blow’ Follow our Ukraine coverage At least three civilians have been killed and six wounded in Russian shelling of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine on Sunday morning, Reuters quotes a senior Ukrainian … Read more