Art Nouveau doesn't get the attention it truly deserves. So here are 14 masterpieces that show its beauty, glamor and prestige... 🧵 1. Gran Hotel Ciudad de México, Mexico City (1899)

Brilliant. Traffic cone art. (£)thetimes.com/world/us-world… By Will Pavia For nine years, Colby has been capturing traffic cones in the wild — which is to say, on pavements and at the side of the street in New York City.

Its unorthodox platform — leftist economics, social conservatism and above all ultra-pacifism and opposition to the “warmongers” of Nato (£)thetimes.com/article/sahra-… Good profile by Oliver Moody

UN legal committee will debate codifying a new crime against humanity into international law: gender apartheid. Existing laws address abuse of women but campaigners believe none fully capture the codified, systemic abuse of Afghan women. (£)thetimes.com/comment/column…

Perhaps it is because they have so far failed to reduce the $88.3 million in fines he owes to E Jean Carroll in his civil defamation case. This is the one legal bill that will have to come out of his own pocket. (£)thetimes.com/world/us-world… By David Charter

Tough morning for England.

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What a moment. There it is: in the book for ever, a Test wicket.

This 'Yorkshire Haka' is a classic!! 🤣

The notion of hereditary peers is absurd and completely indefensible. But the whole thing is. #c4news

It's amazing how many people give themselves away when shoved in front of a TV camera. Just can't help babbling and revealing what they shouldn't. In this case that Attlee is completely unsuited to any office and should stick to tinkering with WW2 tanks. #c4news

Representative of Republicans Abroad thinks Cheney's support of Harris not worth anything and that Trump will win the debate. #c4news I'm shocked...

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England/Wales water firms lost 1tn litres from leaks last year. Thames Water worst offender - 570m litres a day. England’s companies dumped raw sewage for 3.6m hours in 2023. Customers fleeced, dividends hiked, low investment. End Privatization. theguardian.com/business/artic…

Couple of interesting points: According to Sky Sports, Hull's release point was only 2.05m, less than 5cm more than his normal, standing height. Only Pope, Gower and Trot have 3 scores of 150 at No3 for England in Tests since 1965. (£)thetimes.com/sport/cricket/…

Play all Tests in England with a pink Dukes ball. It is more visible than the dark red one and differs only in texture. Synthetic grease is rubbed into the red ball. The pink ball is coated with a urethane polish to maintain its fluorescence. (£)thetimes.com/sport/cricket/…

Over 10 years of pain and disappointment, and 6 rounds of IVF that cost over $100k, their faith stayed constant. But some of their views changed. They felt a deep compassion towards people who made choices different from theirs (£)thetimes.com/world/us-world… Experience breeds empathy

Men who think have right steal women’s underwear, or photograph it, get off on humiliating women by harassing or flashing them, use prostitutes, fantasise about sex with unconscious women should all be viewed as clear risks to women (£)thetimes.com/comment/column… By Hadley Freeman

Another excellent look at data from Tom Calver (£)thetimes.com/comment/column… Since 2001 segregation in Britain has fallen among every ethnic group. Segregation in Britain’s classrooms has decreased in virtually every region over the past 20 years.

Campaigners have criticised French legal system’s treatment of rape, defined as “sexual penetration, committed against another person by violence, constraint, threat or surprise” — but does not explicitly include question of consent (£)thetimes.com/article//artic… By Peter Conradi