The Art Of Being By Nono Nkele

UCL Finals . PSG vs Arsenal

Arsenal fans are not nervous about UCL final. I came into this season a humble woman with humble dreams, a Premier League title, perhaps a cup, something to point at. The Premier League has been delivered. Everything after this is pure gravy. The UCL final is a gift I did not budget for emotionally, financially, or spiritually. If Arsenal lift that trophy I will probably leave my body. If they don't and I mean this, I will shrug with the energy of a middle aged woman who already got the main course and is simply too full to care about dessert.
But the real comedy? My son a Man United through and through is trotting off to his Chelsea supporting dad's house so they can spend the evening furiously watching Arsenal together. Two fans with no horse in the race, no joy to speak of, just pure concentrated hatred. Honestly, that's the most United and Chelsea have had in common in years

Three sisters who died in sea off Brighton beach are named:
Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walter, 32, and Rebecca Walter, 31, died early last Wednesday morning after getting into trouble in the water.
The sisters lived in Uxbridge, west London and had been visiting the resort in East Sussex.

Heartbroken Father pays emotional tribute to his daughters as police continue probe into their deaths

'Today, with a heart full of sorrow and love, I pay tribute to my beloved daughters - Jane, Christina, and Becky - whose lives ended so tragically far too soon.

'No words can truly describe the pain of losing three daughters in the prime of their lives. Jane, Christina, and Becky were more than daughters to me; they were my joy, my strength, and the beautiful light that filled our family with happiness and love.

'Each of you was unique and precious in your own special way. Your smiles brightened dark days, your laughter brought comfort, and your presence made life more meaningful.

'Though your time on earth was short, the impact you made will remain in our hearts forever.'

The Duchess of Sussex at the inauguration of the Lost Screen Memorial at Place des Nations, Geneva

Believe me, if anyone within Labour seriously believes that forcing a snap election or collapsing this government into a leadership civil war is some clever political strategy, then they are marching the party directly towards oblivion and handing the country to the forces of the far right. That is not hyperbole, nor is it a warning. It is the cold political reality staring them in the face.
The electorate are already exhausted by division, instability and endless Westminster games. Labour members and voters did not fight to return the party to government simply to watch self interested MPs and ministers tear it apart from within barely into office. The sheer arrogance and political stupidity of such behaviour is astonishing.
The real danger confronting Britain is not internal disagreement within Labour. It is the growing strength of authoritarian populism and the emboldening of forces that thrive on anger, division and democratic decay. If Labour cannot recognise that threat and unite against it, then history will record this moment as one of unforgivable self destruction.
And let nobody inside the party deceive themselves. Members and voters will not endlessly tolerate this chaos. Many will simply walk away from a movement that appears determined to destroy itself rather than confront the real political battle facing the country.
~ Gordon Fielden

The United States has a well-worn method for getting what it wants from other countries, pressure, threats, economic pain, and the expectation that eventually the other side will decide the cost of resistance is too high. It has worked enough times to become the default setting.
Iran has decided it is not going to work here. And that has left Washington visibly uncertain about what to do next.
Iran is not coming to these talks looking for a way to minimise its losses. It is coming with a clear sense of what it will and will not accept, and it is insisting on being treated with the kind of respect and seriousness that Washington typically reserves for countries it cannot afford to ignore. That posture, confident, unhurried and unapologetic is not one American diplomacy has a ready response to.
The facts on the ground are not complicated. Iran is not giving up its enriched uranium. Iran is not agreeing to end uranium enrichment. Those two things are not negotiable from Iran's perspective, and no amount of pressure applied so far has moved that line. The question is how long it takes The United States to accept that reality and adjust its approach accordingly because until it does, there is no deal to be made.

Meghan Sussex

The intensity and consistency of hatred directed at Meghan Sussex is genuinely worth serious examination, not just as a cultural curiosity, but as a case study in how misogyny operates in ways we are often reluctant to name.
What makes it particularly striking is how much of it comes from other women. We have become reasonably good, as a society, at identifying and calling out misogyny when it flows from men. But when women are the ones leading the pile-on and in Meghan's case, they frequently are and there is a collective reluctance to apply the same scrutiny. The behaviour gets excused, reframed, or simply ignored.
That inconsistency is worth sitting with. Misogyny does not become acceptable because the person delivering it shares a gender with the target. If anything, internalised misogyny directed at other women deserves more examination precisely because it is so often invisible to the people engaging in it.