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Darts' big softie! Cameron Menzies struggled with his nerves and burst into tears after losing at the World Championship - but the down-to-earth Scottish plumber has now won the nation's hearts

For all the attention that has fallen on Cameron Menzies since he was overcome by emotion during a shock first-round defeat at the World Darts Championships this week, it was hardly out of character. As Menzies revealed afterwards, his mind was with his father, Ricky, who was lying in a hospital bed six hours away, recuperating after undergoing triple heart …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

A 700-year-old copy of the Magna Carta is back at Parliament House after being restored

ABC

PENELOPE GRIST, DIRECTOR, ART COLLECTIONS APH: I lead the team that cares for, maintains and develops the Parliament House art collections. It’s not only important to this collection but it’s an important piece of global history and the Magna Carta, of course, is celebrated as one of the founding documents of Parliamentary and constitutional government MARY MCGILLIVRAY, MEDIEVALIST: It was …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tobias Menzies: ‘Sometimes I feel like I could use an extra layer or two of skin’

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “There is a lot of suppression going on psychologically.” …

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6 months, 1 week ago

‘Manhunt’ star: Lincoln’s assassination is still a call to protect democracy

LA Times

In “Manhunt,” the Apple TV+ miniseries about the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the wake of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Tobias Menzies plays Secretary of War Edwin Stanton as an immovable but vulnerable force, marching forward sadly, angrily, but most of all steadily. “It’s very clear when something is working and when the atmosphere in the room …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Hopes young citizen scientists can help preserve Kimberley population of rare snubfin dolphins

ABC

In short: WA scientists say local sightings of snubfin dolphins in the Kimberley can help preserve the rare species, which has a healthy population in Broome. Bush Rangers Cadet unit leaders from six schools learned about dolphin watching a conference in Broome this week and will teach their cadets to monitor the animals as citizen scientists. Local data aiding conservation …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Menzies study finds NT music festival attendees support drug testing on site

ABC

In short: A study from Menzies has found strong support from NT festival goers for drug checking, which researchers say suggests a need for on-site checking services. 'It's not enough to tell people not to use drugs' A string of drug overdoses at music festivals at the beginning of this year has reignited debate about pill testing. Australian Medical Association …

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8 months ago

The devout Christian ex-Tory mayor called by MP at centre of sleaze scandal

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Katie Fieldhouse, 78, a former Tory mayor and respected member …

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8 months ago

Menzies claims should be investigated by police, Labour says as Starmer has full confidence in Rayner - live

The Independent

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8 months ago

Westminster sleaze and scandals: All the MPs who are suspended or have lost the whip

The Independent

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9 months ago

‘I’d be paid more if I was Oliver’, says Olivia Colman as she decries gender pay gap

The Telegraph

Olivia Colman has said she would earn more if her name was Oliver as she criticised the gender pay gap in Hollywood. Speaking on CNN’s The Amanpour Hour, the Oscar-winning British actress said she knew of one production where there was a 12,000 per cent difference in pay between a male and female actor. I know of one pay disparity, …

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9 months, 1 week ago

How the ‘Manhunt’ cast prepared to depict Lincoln’s assassination and the Civil War

LA Times

Brandon Flynn, left, Damian O’Hare and Tobias Menzies in “Manhunt,” an Apple TV+ series based on James L. Swanson’s 2006 bestselling book. “I grew up thinking that stuff happens in other countries,” says Beletsky, who has previously written for “Friday Night Lights,” “Parenthood” and “Fargo.” “I wondered why this part of the story has been in the shadows and thought …

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10 months ago

Commercial real estate market woes mount as assets get ‘stranded’ by CO2 rules

Hindustan Times

As if the commercial real estate market weren’t in enough trouble already, there’s a new risk lurking in property portfolios. “The industry at the moment is very, very aware of stranded assets,” said Neil Menzies, director of sustainability at Hibernia Real Estate Group Ltd., a Dublin-based firm owned by Brookfield Asset Management. “With North America traditionally behind other regions in …

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10 months, 1 week ago

29 million rose stems transported through Bengaluru airport for Valentine’s Day

The Hindu

Around 2.9 crore rose stems, weighing 12,22,860 kg have been transported through the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru this Valentine’s season. The Bangalore International Airport Limited reported a 108% increase in the tonnage processed this year compared to the same period last year. The airport witnessed exponential growth in both international and domestic rose shipments, with 90 lakh stems bound …

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11 months ago

What to stream this week, women shine edition: Louis-Dreyfus, Kidman, Teigen and Vergara

Associated Press

Julia Louis-Dreyfus starring as a neurotic writer in the movie “You Hurt My Feelings” and Nicole Kidman leading the new limited series “Expats” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Sofia Vergara playing an infamous …

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1 year ago

How the World Darts Championship continues to produce magic after its greatest moment

The Independent

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1 year ago

Plumber Cameron Menzies goes from fixing sink to winning at World Darts Championship in one day

The Independent

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1 year ago

Column: ‘The Crown’ was Netflix’s crown jewel. Then it pushed Queen Elizabeth II aside

LA Times

In the last few minutes of the “The Crown’s” Season 4 finale, Prince Philip attempts to connect with and comfort the increasingly isolated and unhappy Princess Diana. With the words he gave Philip still ringing in his ears, creator Peter Morgan proceeded to relegate the “essence of all our duty” increasingly to the back pew; by the first half of …

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1 year ago

It will take years to fix Australia's housing problems. But how long do you have?

ABC

For anyone trying to live with dignity in a tent or car right now, or struggling to cope in an awful private rental market, our housing crisis can't be fixed quickly enough. To start with, Australians were told in December 1943 of the federal government's plan to embark on an unprecedented home-building program after the war. Courier Mail's December 8, …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Police give update on investigation into felling of iconic Sycamore Gap tree

The Independent

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1 year, 1 month ago

Channel 4 reveals fan-favourite show A Place In The Sun is getting its own spin-off series after 22 years on air

Daily Mail

Channel 4 have revealed that long-standing show A Place in the Sun will be getting a spin-off series, after 22 years. Channel 4 have revealed that long-standing show A Place in the Sun will be getting a spin-off series, after 22 years Where are they now? The spin-off series was hinted last year, when presenter Laura suggested that viewers would …

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1 year, 1 month ago

High Court to hear Commonwealth challenge to $700m Arnhem Land compensation claim

ABC

The High Court will hold a special hearing in Darwin next year to hear a challenge to a landmark $700 million compensation claim over land acquired for aluminium mining in north-east Arnhem Land in the 1960s. Key points: The late Aboriginal land rights stalwart Yunupingu won a Federal Court battle over the mining lease in May The case may have …

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1 year, 1 month ago

If housing was considered a human right, would it fix our housing crisis?

ABC

What should we do about our housing crisis? The Commission had been given the task, by the wartime Labor government, of figuring out how to fix Australia's acute housing shortage and provide adequate housing for everyone in the aftermath of World War II. Well, last week the NSW Housing Minister, Rose Jackson, said we'll have to treat housing as a …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Two men arrested in police investigation into felling of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree

The Independent

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1 year, 3 months ago

Disbelief as Defence Minister uses Dalfram dispute, Pig Iron Bob barb in case for AUKUS

ABC

There's disbelief in parts of New South Wales's Illawarra region that Minister for Defence Industries Pat Conroy has invoked Port Kembla's iconic Dalfram dispute as part of the Albanese government's argument for supporting the AUKUS deal — the security pact that Australia, the UK and the US agreed to at the end of 2021. In a spirited speech to Labor's …

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Darts' big softie! Cameron Menzies struggled with his nerves and burst into tears after losing at the World Championship - but the down-to-earth Scottish plumber has now won the nation's hearts

A 700-year-old copy of the Magna Carta is back at Parliament House after being restored

Tobias Menzies: ‘Sometimes I feel like I could use an extra layer or two of skin’

‘Manhunt’ star: Lincoln’s assassination is still a call to protect democracy

Hopes young citizen scientists can help preserve Kimberley population of rare snubfin dolphins

Menzies study finds NT music festival attendees support drug testing on site

The devout Christian ex-Tory mayor called by MP at centre of sleaze scandal

Menzies claims should be investigated by police, Labour says as Starmer has full confidence in Rayner - live

Westminster sleaze and scandals: All the MPs who are suspended or have lost the whip

‘I’d be paid more if I was Oliver’, says Olivia Colman as she decries gender pay gap

How the ‘Manhunt’ cast prepared to depict Lincoln’s assassination and the Civil War

Commercial real estate market woes mount as assets get ‘stranded’ by CO2 rules

29 million rose stems transported through Bengaluru airport for Valentine’s Day

What to stream this week, women shine edition: Louis-Dreyfus, Kidman, Teigen and Vergara

How the World Darts Championship continues to produce magic after its greatest moment

Plumber Cameron Menzies goes from fixing sink to winning at World Darts Championship in one day

Column: ‘The Crown’ was Netflix’s crown jewel. Then it pushed Queen Elizabeth II aside

It will take years to fix Australia's housing problems. But how long do you have?

Police give update on investigation into felling of iconic Sycamore Gap tree

Channel 4 reveals fan-favourite show A Place In The Sun is getting its own spin-off series after 22 years on air

High Court to hear Commonwealth challenge to $700m Arnhem Land compensation claim

If housing was considered a human right, would it fix our housing crisis?

Two men arrested in police investigation into felling of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree

Disbelief as Defence Minister uses Dalfram dispute, Pig Iron Bob barb in case for AUKUS