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Russo double secures tight turnaround for Arsenal against Real Madrid in WCL

Alessia Russo’s second-half brace earned Arsenal a 2-1 comeback win against Real Madrid in the Women’s Champions League.

The hosts enjoyed plenty of opportunities during the first half but the former Arsenal player Caroline Weir sent the visitors ahead on the stroke of half-time with a brilliant volley.

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© Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

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‘Lucky’ Minka Kelly squirms when asked about boyfriend ‘Imagine Dragons’ frontman Dan Reynolds

Awkward! On “Today,” Minka Kelly seemingly stonewalled host Jenna Bush Hager after she asked a question about her boyfriend, Imagine Dragons rocker Dan Reynolds. The actress — who stars in the new Netflix rom-com “Champagne Problems” — was also put on the spot about her relationship by Entertainment Tonight. Kelly and Reynolds first sparked romance...

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Shoplifting down 13% in NYC and across the state after retail theft crackdown: Hochul

The five-finger discount is in retreat. Shoplifting is down 13% in the Big Apple and across the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul crowed Wednesday – taking yet another victory lap for her retail theft crackdown ahead of the holiday shopping season. Hochul touted her administration’s efforts, including a $40 million statewide task force, in tackling the...

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Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks review – the sheer number of pornographic drawings is a big shock

JMW Turner left behind some 37,000 sketches when he died, many of which have rarely been seen. Do they – including a huge collection of explicit sketches – reveal truths about the elusive man?

The hook for Turner: the Secret Sketchbooks is meant to be that many of the 37,000 sketches left behind by the great British painter JMW Turner have rarely been seen and never been filmed; therein may be hints at the nuances of his elusive character that his main oeuvre kept hidden. Equally remarkable, though, is the documentary’s bold choice of contributors. As well as the art historians and present-day British artists who would dominate a standard art film, there are famous laymen, from the obviously somewhat qualified – Timothy Spall played the artist in Mike Leigh’s biographical film Mr Turner; Chris Packham is well placed to comment on Turner’s reverence for the natural world – to the more surprising hire of Ronnie Wood from the Rolling Stones.

Neither the sketchbooks nor the celebs turn the documentary format upside down, but they add something to a distillation of Turner’s life and legacy that balances accessibility with analytical muscle. Will a previously uninitiated viewer now be more likely to attend a Turner exhibition? Yes. Can existing Turner experts finesse their knowledge? Yes. Job done.

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© Photograph: PHOTOGRAPHER:/CREDIT LINE:BBC/Passion Docs/Tate

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