48 minutes ago Trump accidentally shares cryptic message intended for Elon Musk with the world

President-elect Donald Trump sent a cryptic message to his billionaire tech friend Elon Musk on Friday hours after a brutal social media debate on immigration blew up in his face.

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8 hours ago My family call it Old Lady Clubbing, but my giddy ‘nights out’ have lit up a dismal 2024 | Gaby Hinsliff

Dance till you drop, then home by 10pm – daytime events offer a glorious escape for those of us bogged down by responsibilityLast Saturday night, I went clubbing with friends. Once upon a time, this wouldn’t have been a remotely odd sentence to type, because it was what I did pretty much every weekend. But a lot has changed since then – let’s just say that in my peak raving years there was a Labour government in power, only it was actually popular – and like most people whose happy place was once on the dancefloor, inevitably with time comes the feeling that you no longer belong. Deep down, you still come to life when the bassline kicks in. But you morph from hardened raver to the kind of person who’s always up for dancing at parties and weddings, and then finally into the kind of person whose friends aren’t getting married any more and who spends their Saturday nights giving their children lifts to parties. So eventually you tell yourself sadly that those days are over now, and tha...

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23 hours ago Equestrian champion 'was tortured for 21 YEARS in Syrian jail' after he beat dictator Bashar al Assad's older brother in a competition

Adnan Kassar, who won several gold medals and captained the national equestrian team in the 1980s was a close friend of Assad, whose elder brother Bassel was also a fellow equestrian.

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3 hours ago Lauryn Goodman's most unlikely plan yet: A year after her explosive text detonated footballer Kyle Walker's marriage, the wannabe WAG is cooking up an astonishing pivot, reveals KATIE HIND

It's exactly a year since Lauryn Goodman sent that explosive text to Kyle Walker's then pregnant wife Annie Kilner to inform her that her husband was the father of her baby daughter.

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70 minutes ago Coronation Street siblings rocked as estranged brother fans 'have never met' makes debut

Coronation Street's iconic Webster family is get even bigger as Carl Webster is set to make his debut on the cobbles ahead of one family member's reported 'death'

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14 hours ago As a student in London I yearned for home, until I found paradise: a vast old villa with perfect housemates | Andrew Martin

We cooked ragu and listened to records while lying on chaises longues. Then the M11 link road was built – and everything changedIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeIn the mid-1980s, I was in my early 20s and was reading for the Bar in London. I was living in a mouldy Balham bedsit and returning regularly to the comfort zone of my native York, when a friend told me a room was going in a shared house in Leytonstone.I wasn’t expecting much of E11. I wasn’t expecting trees, for example, but my walk from the attractive art deco tube station took me along roads better described as avenues. The house itself seemed almost the last one in London, an illusion created by the proximity of Wanstead Flats. It was a rangy, detached 1920s house, white with a red roof, and it had a name, but I’ll just call it the villa.Andrew Martin is an English novelist; his latest book is The Night in Venice Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘wonderful’ brother dies aged 60 after suffering from cancer

The Prime Minister praised his brother for meeting all the challenges in his life with ‘courage and good humour’.

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85 minutes ago Coronation Street's Kevin and Debbie Webster estranged brother set to rock Weatherfield

A new member of Coronation Street's iconic Webster family is set to make their debut on the cobbles ahead of a beloved character's reported 'death' in a heartbreaking storyline

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18 hours ago The terrible secret I can never tell my husband: I slept with his brother before I met him... and I still get a rush of desire over the family dinner table even 25 years later

This year's Christmas dinner was the hardest so far; I could barely handle the tension. As the roast potatoes were handed down the table at my in-laws', excitement passed through me.

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6 hours ago Drug baron Jon Moorby reveals major marriage plan as he bids for freedom

Jon Moorby is serving a 29-year term in HMP Frankland in County Durham, nicknamed "Monster Mansion", where the drug lord is reportedly checked on through his cell spy-hole every hour

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4 hours ago Keir Starmer's bond with little brother he lost to cancer: How PM stood up for labourer Nick as he was bullied because of learning difficulties during 'really tough life'

Keir Starmer is typically private about his family, particularly his younger brother Nick, who died on Boxing Day aged 60.

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36 hours ago Inside Outnumbered parents Claire Skinner and Hugh Dennis' relationship after they found love

During the BBC show's run, Claire Skinner and Hugh Dennis had their own marriages but both ended by the Christmas special in 2016

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6 hours ago Starmer pays tribute to ‘wonderful’ brother Nick who died on Boxing Day

The Prime Minister thanked those who cared for his brother, saying ‘their skill and compassion is very much appreciated’.

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4 hours ago Strictly's Katya Jones shares defiant post about being single after BBC 'curse' ruined marriage

Strictly Come Dancing star Katya Jones has opened up on her feelings on being single for six years after her marriage to co-star Neil Jones was struck by the Strictly curse

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7 hours ago Keir Starmer pays tribute to ‘wonderful’ brother Nick who died on Boxing Day

Nick Starmer died from cancer at the age of 60 on 26 December

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5 hours ago Tributes paid to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's 'wonderful' younger brother, who died on Boxing Day

Nick Starmer died on Boxing Day at the age of 60.

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7 hours ago PM Sir Keir Starmer pays tribute to 'wonderful' brother after Boxing Day death

Nick Starmer, 60, passed away on December 26, a Downing Street spokesman has said - his brother, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today shared his heartache saying 'we will miss him'

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5 hours ago How I beat overwhelm: I found WhatsApp draining – so I learned ways to curb my cravings

My anxiety about not replying to everyone’s messages was at a constant simmer until I created proper boundariesI feel as if I’ve lost days of my life to digital causes. Even though I’m an extrovert, the near-constant drip of WhatsApp communications can drain me; my anxiety over not replying instantly to everyone is at constant simmer. Add to that the element of performance, and the worry that proving you care is measured in the messages you send and it can all get too much.“Where has Remona gone?” panicked one friend, when I went awol while juggling a deadline, babysitting, and hosting house guests. The pile-up of 248 unread messages in one group alone – inclusive of podcast-length voice notes – made me feel like a bad person for being absent. Sometimes, I’m happy to be entirely mute – as I was in one unnecessarily large group I was added to without consent. I went unnoticed for years amid unsolicited selfies of people I barely knew and forwarded messages that had to be forwarded fu...

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7 hours ago Keir Starmer's heartbreak as brother Nick dies from cancer as PM says 'we'll miss him'

We'll be bringing you the latest updates on this Breaking Politics News story. Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story

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6 hours ago ‘Why are my biceps so small?’ The boys and young men turning to steroids

A generation of young people are being raised on a vision of masculinity that glorifies muscular bodies. Performance and image enhancing drugs offer a quick – but potentially risky – way to achieve their goalOne month ago, Nick*, an 18-year-old university student living in the United States, got some devastating news: his little brother has cancer. It’s one of the worst times of Nick’s life, he says, but he’s “still positive”.“I wake up with a smile on my face,” he says. Not because of family support or a miracle cure, but because he has a potent combination of chemicals coursing through his veins: steroids.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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9 hours ago What a dog's dinner! Hilarious moment golden retriever steals family's Christmas turkey before woman chases him through field in futile bid to get it back

The footage was filmed on Christman Eve in Armagh, Northern Ireland, when the woman in the video was dropping off presents at her friend's house.

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6 hours ago What do you want to change in your life in 2025? Let us know in our poll

Maybe you want to meet someone and get married, or maybe you plan to get more exercise and eat healthily.

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11 hours ago Bargain Hunt's Natasha Raskin Sharp on dramatic filming moments as she admits 'a lot can happen'

The BBC show has been on screen for more than two decades and it seems that a lot has happened in that time - including marriage proposals and break-ups.

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6 hours ago Huda Beauty founder opens up about ‘falling out’ with close friend Eva Longoria

Pair had been friends for over ten years before the fall out

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19 hours ago Miraculous rescue of Utah man trapped in avalanche after his brother spotted his fingers poking out of snow

Two Utah brothers miraculously survived a giant avalanche one of them triggered while they were riding snowmobiles through the backcountry on Christmas Eve.

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7 hours ago Keir Starmer's younger brother Nick dies of cancer aged 60: Prime Minister pays tribute to 'wonderful' sibling after he passed away on Boxing Day

The Prime Minister had been set to go on holiday with his family today but it is understood he will now stay at home.

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26 hours ago Scientists explore longevity drugs for dogs that could also ‘extend human life’

Researchers say drugs may be able to increase lifespan by extending health and thus shortening the rate of ageingNot for nothing are dogs called man’s best friend: they are good for their owners’ mental and physical health, and some studies have shown that if you’re looking for a date and want to seem more attractive, it might be time to get a canine companion.So what would it be like if dogs could live for ever – and what if that secret could help their owners live longer, healthier lives too? Continue reading...

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8 hours ago The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie audiobook review – a starry whodunnit

Peter Dinklage’s resonant turn as Hercule Poirot gives the beloved writer’s debut a charismatic rebootWhen an army captain, on leave during the first world war, visits a family friend for the weekend at their country pile in Essex, he is hoping for some sunny respite from the frontline. Captain Hastings and John Cavendish are childhood friends, so Hastings is well acquainted with his family, who also include John’s brother Lawrence and their stepmother Emily.The widowed Emily, we learn, has recently married Alfred Inglethorp, an American 20 years her junior, much to the ire of her children who believe him to be a gold digger. One night, Emily is taken ill and cries out from her bed. By the time Hastings and Lawrence arrive on the scene – they are forced to break down the door, as it is locked from the inside – she is dead. The next morning Hastings announces he has called a friend to investigate: a moustached Belgian named Hercule Poirot. Continue reading...

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30 hours ago Family pay tribute to 'son, husband, father and brother' killed in horror Scots town crash

"Scott was a son, husband, father, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend to many."

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9 hours ago ‘My pal drinks all the booze when we go out but wants me to pay for half’

A reader complains to agony aunt Coleen Rooney that her friend puts away a whole bottle of wine while she's driving and can't drink

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31 hours ago Rod Stewart reveals devastating Christmas death and says both he and Penny are 'in tears'

Rod Stewart has announced the death of his "dearest" friend, music producer Richard Perry, who died following a cardiac arrest in Los Angeles earlier this week

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10 hours ago Inside Katie Price and Kerry Katona's huge family Christmas together from pub trip to matching PJs

Newly single Kerry Katona has shared photos of her 'amazing and wonderful' Christmas with her family, along with a pyjama night in with friend Katie Price and son Harvey

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32 hours ago Sir Rod Stewart reveals heartbreaking Christmas death and says he is 'devastated'

Sir Rod Stewart took to his Instagram Stories to pay tribute to his close friend and producer, Richard Perry

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10 hours ago My holidays were blighted by moany voicenotes, so I imposed a Whatsapp ban – with mixed results | Poorna Bell

The incessant notifications make me pine for the days when staying in touch required greater effortThough my internal age is set to about 28, the time when I feel profoundly 43 is when I get nostalgic for things rendered obsolete by technology. One of those things was being able to go on holiday without being continually contacted, because the price of sending a text message was the same as a glass of wine. WhatsApp has obliterated that.Over the past year, I’ve noticed how much harder it has been to switch off as a result of the incessant flow of information. I have walked in the Polish countryside foraging for mushrooms under a crisp blue sky, while listening to a friend’s voice note about their work worries in minute detail. After I spent a glorious day out with my 10-year-old niece in Barcelona, eating dumplings and buying stickers, a friend decided to share a non-urgent but emotionally difficult update about a mutual friend’s bad health. While I was in the Maldives, after I had ...

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35 hours ago David Harbour 'hit hard' by Lily Allen split and pulling strength from 'dark places'

Stranger Things star David Harbour is said to be coping with his marriage split from Lily Allen 'day by day' as his past hardships have prepared him for the heartbreak

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10 hours ago I imposed a holiday WhatsApp ban – but would my friends and family respect it? | Poorna Bell

After one too many moany voicenotes and streams of incessant notifications, I knew something had to changeThough my internal age is set to about 28, the time when I feel profoundly 43 is when I get nostalgic for things rendered obsolete by technology. One of those things was being able to go on holiday without being continually contacted, because the price of sending a text message was the same as a glass of wine. WhatsApp has obliterated that.Over the past year, I’ve noticed how much harder it has been to switch off as a result of the incessant flow of information. I have walked in the Polish countryside foraging for mushrooms under a crisp blue sky, while listening to a friend’s voice note about their work worries in minute detail. After I spent a glorious day out with my 10-year-old niece in Barcelona, eating dumplings and buying stickers, a friend decided to share a non-urgent but emotionally difficult update about a mutual friend’s bad health. While I was in the Maldives, after...

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35 hours ago And the Walls Became the World All Around by Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing review – a dying writer’s journal

There is exquisite detail and piercing clarity in these observations from a writer’s notebooks as she faces terminal cancerAnd the Walls Became the World All Around, its title taken from a line in Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, is gashed, keening, forensic. It has been finessed from 13 notebooks kept by the Swedish poet and artist Johanna Ekström who, just a week before she died of cancer in spring 2022, asked her friend Sigrid Rausing to transcribe them with a view to publication. Such an unusual – perhaps even onerous – request. Then again, Ekström’s parents were writers and literary grandees; Rausing is the publisher and former editor of Granta: no life without books.And the Walls is less about cancer than it is about winter. Early sections take place during the slowdown and muteness of the pandemic. Ekström’s mother Margareta is mute – unable to speak, or even read or write, after suffering a huge stroke in the mid-1990s. “N”, a translator with w...

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12 hours ago JK Rowling says she’s ‘cancelled’ after post celebrating wedding anniversary

‘Harry Potter’ author often faces backlash for her outspoken stance on trans women

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37 hours ago Shocking celebrity scandals of 2024: Sean Combs arrest, Huw Edwards' shame and more

The Strictly Come Dancing saga and Dave Grohl fathering a baby outside his marriage headline a year of dramatic celebrity scandals, including arrests and legal battles

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12 hours ago Princess Diana's heartbreaking last Christmas 'spent alone with reheated meal'

Much loved icon Princess Diana was just 36 when she was killed in a car crash during the early hours of August 31, 1997, alongside her close friend Dodi Fayed, 42

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14 hours ago Big Brother host AJ Odudu issues major plea to TV bosses for more diversity

AJ Odudu has called for TV bosses to hire more stars with regional accents as she says it's important for there to be 'more diverse faces and voices on our screens'

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14 hours ago The disturbing case of the 'Body in the Boot' and a friend's muffled pleas for help

As another Christmas comes and goes, there's still no justice 25 years on

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