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The Ego Trip by Kimon de Greef review – a bizarre tale of psychedelic toads and hair-raising treatments

By Oliver Bullough

A journalist investigates the unsettling world of a charismatic shaman and the people who trusted him Which, in your opinion, is the worst current cultural trend: social media influencers; unregulated wellness practitioners; macho manosphere posturers; psychedelic bores; cultural appropriators? The good news is that, with Octavio Rettig, the central character in Kimon de Greef’s The Ego Trip, you don’t have to choose

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Skoda dramatically undercuts its EV SUV rivals on price with the new Peaq

By Neil Briscoe

The new seven-seat Peaq is significantly more affordable than its Hyundai and Kia rivals, while Skoda’s Irish boss reckons the dam on electric car sales has finally broken

Tupac's accused killer was out for 'revenge', jury hears

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A former street gang leader orchestrated the 1996 drive-by shooting of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas in retribution for the beating of his nephew, a prosecutor told jurors during ⁠opening statements in a murder trial.

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Wrong-way drivers going to 'jail or grave', minister says

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The Minister for Justice has warned those driving the wrong way down a motorway: "You'll end up in jail or you'll end up in a grave."

Surge in demand for power forces EirGrid to switch on emergency power plant twice

By Barry O'Halloran

National grid operator confirms it used back-stop generators in June and during eclipse last week

'Are you not entertained?' - Hunt enters stardom with iconic quadruple

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Amy Hunt asserts herself as Great Britain's new track sensation after winning an unprecedented four gold medals at the European Athletics Championships.

Is it true that … it’s harder for women to do pull-ups?

By Kate Lloyd

The differences in body types does mean that, on average, women find the exercise more difficult – but that’s not the whole story Pull-ups are a bodyweight exercise where you hang from an overhead bar, usually with an overhand grip, and pull yourself up until your chin clears the bar. “They’re a great upper-body exercise,” says Prof Leigh Breen, a specialist in muscle physiology at the University of Leicester. “They

My generation had no voice on Brexit – but Burnham gives the young fresh hope on Europe | Ceira Sergeant

By Ceira Sergeant

Brexit didn’t create all the problems young people now face, but renewing close ties with Europe will give us so many opportunities I was 14 when the UK voted to leave the EU. Too young to vote, but not too young to understand that a decision was being made that would affect the rest of my life. In many ways, Brexit was my political awakening. It taught me that politics matters, because decisions made by people in po

Brandon Flowers: Thrasher review – Killers frontman’s country pivot is a rootin’ tootin’ cowboy-bootin’ hoot!

By Shaad D'Souza

(Island) Even a couple of bafflingly misguided social commentary songs can’t detract from the joys of Flowers’ classically full-throated commitment to the Nashville bit Here are three immutable facts about Brandon Richard Flowers: he was born just outside Las Vegas, Nevada. He is 45 years old. And he never does anything by halves. When he and his band the Killers debuted in the early 2000s, as disaffected New York co

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Maire Claire Reid: ‘I would never ask someone to do something I haven’t done myself’

By Conor Healy

Logistics group TST Group built its business by creating value backed by service, not by being the cheapest

Trump orders cuts to joint US military drills with South Korea

By Raphael Rashid in Seoul

US president says move is based on his ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but military officials warn North Korea’s combat capabilities are growing

Hamas disarmament could begin within 30 days - Kushner

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US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner said that progress towards disarming Hamas and moving forward with a Gaza peace plan could begin within a month, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Woman jailed over mushroom murders to appeal conviction

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Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson will launch an appeal on Wednesday against her conviction in a triple-murder case that made headlines worldwide.

‘Paul McCartney asked for my autograph!’ Su Pollard on Hi-de-Hi! and her amazing celebrity encounters

By Emine Saner

Even after half a century in the limelight, the actor can still surprise. Who’d have guessed she went clubbing with Freddie Mercury? Or that she watched Blair and Brown strike their fateful deal at Granita? A quick run-through of some of the 20th-century icons that Su Pollard has met. Paul McCartney? “Absolutely fabulous,” Pollard says. “He was sat leaning against a wall, next to Linda.” She does a great impression o

British Gas paid me £38,000 by mistake, and I can’t give it back

By Anna Tims

It said that was what I was due after I submitted a claim for £300 for energy exported through my solar panels British Gas paid me more than £38,000 by mistake, then had no idea how to reclaim it. I receive quarterly feed-in tariff (Fit) payments for energy exported by my solar panels. In May, I submitted a claim for £300, based on my meter reading, and I received an email stating that I was due £38,611.59. Continue

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Life behind bars in Britain’s surviving Victorian prisons – photo essay

By Andy Aitchison

Dozens of prisons were built in Britain between 1842 and 1877, many of which are still in use today. For more than 20 years, Andy Aitchison has photographed behind the walls. His book Incarcerated explores how Victorian prison infrastructure has persisted, and what these old buildings mean for the people who live and work inside What is now HMP Lincoln opened at the end of the most prolific period of prison construct

Away with the ferries: exploring Switzerland’s forgotten lake district by boat

By Mike MacEacheran

The Jura and Three Lakes region is often overlooked by visitors, but on a lake-hopping adventure I discovered its gentle beauty as well as great food and wine The ferry cuts across the waters of Lake Biel, creating soft ripples, as if someone has taken a brushstroke to a blue canvas. To starboard, as we approach St Peter’s Island, are gentle mountains; to port side, lie golden fields. Straight ahead, the isle looks e

Conversations with an Executioner: a chilling classic reveals the mind of a Nazi mass murderer

By Jo Glanville

Polish war hero Kazimierz Moczarski spent 255 days sharing a cell with an SS general. Nearly 50 years after it was published, an uncensored version of his account is appearing in English for the first time In 1949, Kazimierz Moczarski, a leading member of the Polish resistance, was in his fourth year of incarceration when he was moved into a cell with two Nazis at Warsaw’s Mokotów prison. One of them was Jürgen Stroo

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An Agatha Christie classic with an impressive cast: best podcasts of the week

By Hannah J Davies

Toni Collette heads a list of familiar voices playing out the village murder-mystery. Plus, Guz Khan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe go off on some rather wild tangents Toni Collette is an eagle-eyed amateur sleuth in this big adaptation of Agatha Christie’s first Miss Marple novel. When Colonel Protheroe is found dead in sleepy St Mary Mead, suspects include his spouse, Anne, and daughter, Lettice. But as false confessions an

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Agrippa by Robert Harris review – persuasive portrait of rivalry in ancient Rome

By Sam Leith

This fictional memoir by Octavius’s right-hand man shows us bloodshed, betrayal and hectic jockeying for power If you’re one of those people who thinks about the Roman empire several times a week, Robert Harris has you covered. He follows his trilogy of novels about the life of Cicero and his one-off about the unpleasantness in Pompeii with a narrative that takes us from civil war through the assassination of Julius

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Who is Fergie Chambers? The Dublin-based millionaire wanted by US authorities

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In the News podcast: US authorities allege Chambers has funded terrorism. His wife says he’s being persecuted for supporting pro-Palestinian activists

Trump says US scaling back military drills with S Korea

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US President Donald Trump has said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back "inappropriate and hostile" military drills with South Korea, hours before the exercises began.

Who orchestrated the Ceuta migrant crossing?

By Naomi O’Leary

Global Briefing: Allowing a rush of people to approach Europe’s borders has been repeatedly used for political purposes

Hayden Panettiere, star of Heroes and Nashville, dies aged 36

By Sian Cain

Actor was ‘an incredible light and a force of nature’, her family said in a statement

Selling up amid flood risk and championing Ireland’s food tourism

By Ciarán Hancock

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk