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Centenary recording of Ulysses to be read by Eddie Izzard, Margaret Atwood and others
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One hundred years ago, in February 1922, Sylvia Beach, owner of the Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Company, published James Joyce’s Ulysses, in full, for the first time. Now to mark the centenary of the seminal novel’...
‘Tackle below the hips’: Eddie Jones calls for youth rugby rule change
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Eddie Jones has called for the tackle height to be lowered in youth rugby union in order to further reduce the risk of brain injuries in the sport. In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Jones said that while he...
Early starts and a personal touch: what it’s like to play for Eddie Howe
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When Eddie Howe said on Friday, almost two weeks into the job, that he is yet to see Newcastle in daylight such is the time he has spent at the club’s training ground, it offered a glimpse into the world of a workahol...
Eddie Howe sees debut as Newcastle manager delayed by positive Covid test
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Eddie Howe has tested positive for Covid-19, meaning Newcastle United’s new manager will miss what was supposed to be his first game in charge of the club against Brentford at St James’ Park on Saturday. Despite exper...
‘Beacon of hope’: Holocaust survivor and peace campaigner Eddie Jaku dies at 101
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The self-declared “happiest man on earth”, Holocaust survivor and peace advocate Eddie Jaku, has died in Sydney aged 101. Jaku was a “beacon of light and hope”, the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies said, a man who would b...
Eddie Jones set to leave Billy Vunipola out of first England squad of season
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Eddie Jones is set to usher in the next stage of England’s 2023 World Cup preparations when he names his first squad of the new season on Tuesday with Billy Vunipola believed to be among the senior players whose place...
Eddie Izzard: ‘Becoming an MP is still my goal’
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Boarding school was pretty grim: dormitories, horrible food, structure. Mum disappeared and then suddenly I didn’t see Dad for huge chunks of the year either. I don’t like regret, it’s a useless emotion, but I wish Mu...
For years Eddie Obeid fended off all allegations. Now the truth can’t be denied
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“If it is corruption, then it is corruption on a scale probably unexceeded since the days of the Rum Corps,” counsel assisting the NSW Independent Commission against Corruption, Geoffrey Watson SC, declared theatrica...
Eddie Jones praises Gareth Southgate and admits to borrowing his ideas
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Eddie Jones has revealed how he has borrowed from Gareth Southgate’s coaching manual after saluting his opposite number for guiding England’s men into a major football tournament final for the first time in 55 years. ...
Eddie Munster and me: the secret lives of spooky, sinister screen children
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When you have been a spooky child on film or TV, where do you go? For the former child star Butch Patrick, best known for playing the baby-faced werewolf Eddie Munster in the 60s sitcom The Munsters, it is cross-count...
Eddie Hearn enters ‘game-changing’ boxing deal with streaming service Dazn
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Eddie Hearn has agreed a “game-changing” deal with the streaming service Dazn which will give his promotional company Matchroom “the firepower to change the face of boxing in the UK.” Hearn said his fighters will bene...