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Florid language and long silences: five things we learned from week three of Russell Brand’s rape trial

The former comedian and his wife gave evidence in the case in which he denies all charges against him Russell Brand’s trial at Southwark crown court began with widespread media coverage on 12 October. The former comedian and presenter faces three charges of rape, three of sexual assault and one of attempted indecent assault against six women, in allegations spanning 10 years from 1999. He denies all the charges. Here are five things we learned in the third week of his trial. Continue reading...

The Guardian · 3h ago
‘The last fortress’: historic Athens cafe closes as countercultural area gentrifies

Mouria coffeehouse unable to renew lease in Exarchia, known for leftwing solidarity, resistance and radicalism It has been the hangout of writers, artists, poets and politicians, doctors and lawyers, radicals and revolutionaries for as long as anyone can remember. And for 44 years, Christos Vanas, the proprietor of Mouria, has let them all in. Every day at 7am, the taciturn former waiter has been the first man to step inside the historic cafe in Exarchia, the heart of leftwing Athens . It is a ritual he has kept punctiliously, opening up the famous gathering place before he himself has had his first coffee. Continue reading...

The Guardian · 3h ago
Nigel’s ‘chiselled cheekbones’ make the news – Reform’s the Reformer, digested by John Crace

Editor, agony uncle, crossword compiler – he even interviews himself. Our sketchwriter finds there’s no end to Farage’s talents Welcome to your new super, soaraway Reformer . The paper that aims to take you back to the 1950s with all the stories that the mainstream media don’t want you to read. Free to all patriots. And those who happen to have found a copy on the floor of the bus. Continue reading...

The Guardian · 4h ago
Avanti West Coast paid out £20m in ‘delay repay’ passenger refunds this summer

Intercity train operator’s compensation bill likely to top £70m this financial year amid rise in claims across network Avanti West Coast paid out more than £20m to passengers in just three months this summer in refunds for disrupted journeys on Britain’s main intercity rail network. The intercity operator paid out almost as much in a four-week period to 25 July – £9.3m – as its annual profits for each of the past two years. It repaid a further £12.2m in the subsequent eight weeks. Continue reading...

The Guardian · 4h ago