49 minutes ago Dolly Parton says her Christmas starts in November: ‘I like to go over the top’

The singer said she likes to put Christmas trees in all the rooms of her house.

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50 minutes ago Man Utd cult hero steps up new sporting career and enters professional tournament

After a brief spell in management following the end of his playing career, Diego Forlan has followed his passion for tennis and has stepped up the level of his opposition

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2 hours ago Sean Penn, 64, has something dangling from his lips when with girlfriend Valeria Nicov, 30, in Paris

The actor, 64, was spotted walking around the City of Love with the 30-year-old model on his arm and what appeared to be a toothpick in his mouth.

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2 hours ago The Franchise review – Armando Iannucci’s superhero satire is saved only by a standout star

This spoof from a team of comedy greats ends up a bit of a mess – largely due to the lack of great jokes. But one actor comes up with the goodsIt is a strange truth that to satirise something effectively, you have to love it – at least a little. You have to see it in the round and understand not just where it fails but where it succeeds, and why some people like it while others loathe it. Good satire doesn’t come from indifference: it comes from disappointment, rage and the desire to show not just how things fail but how they could be better.Jonathan Swift wrote about people eating babies because he was furious. Jane Austen looked at Georgian women’s lot and laid bare all its miseries through laughter. Leaping over a few centuries, the likes of Yes, Minister, Yes, Prime Minister an...

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3 hours ago Evil killer lured tragic married army veteran to his death using gay dating app before bludgeoning him to death

A hospital security guard has been convicted of murdering an Army veteran after using a gay dating app to lure him to his death.

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3 hours ago Wicked stepmother allegedly murdered boyfriend's two young children for an incredibly petty reason

Corena Rose Minjarez, 36, and her boyfriend Jesus Dominguez, 35, of Pueblo, Colorado , appeared in court Friday charged with murdering the children.

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3 hours ago Exclusive | Robert Kraft takes shot with Patriots fans at London bar in wild scene

Exclusive | Robert Kraft takes shot with Patriots fans at London bar in wild scene  New York Post

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4 hours ago Canadian military refused apology to sexual assault victim over fears of bad press

Documents obtained by Ottawa Citizen show officials were concerned about negative media in case of Kristen AdamsCanada’s military decided not to apologize to an employee after she was sexually assaulted while working with Nato allies, over fears that any apology would be reported by an Ottawa newspaper.For years, the country’s armed forces has publicly acknowledged a culture that bred abuse and assault, and a longstanding failure to root it out. The crisis, which prompted a shake-up at the most senior ranks, has eroded public trust in the institution and weakened morale within the military’s ranks. Continue reading...

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4 hours ago The New York Liberty show investment in women’s sports is simply good business

Five years after playing before crowds of 2,000 fans in White Plains, the Liberty completed a stunning turnaround with a first WNBA title. And the future looks brighter than everFrom the earliest days of the Women’s National Basketball Association, it seemed like winning a championship was only a matter of time for the New York Liberty. A glamour franchise by default, they first reached the doorstep of a title during the league’s inaugural season back in 1997, falling to the Houston Comets in a championship game that was wiped from the headlines within hours by the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. That was the first of five times New York tripped at the final hurdle, including last season’s crushing defeat to the Las Vegas Aces on their home floor. As the years became decades, much li...

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5 hours ago The Guardian view on foreign powers in Sudan: struggling for advantage while civilians starve | Editorial

The role of the United Arab Emirates in fuelling the war is under the spotlight. But other countries too are exacerbating the deadly conflictThe often denied but obvious involvement of foreign powers in Sudan’s deadly civil war is now firmly in the spotlight. Tens of thousands of people, including many civilians, have been killed since it began last April. Now, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accused the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) of bombing its ambassador’s residence in Khartoum, causing “extensive damage”. The SAF denied it, claiming that last month’s strike was the work of the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), backed by the UAE.What’s not in doubt is that both sides are committing war crimes and that they are able to do so because foreign governments are supporting t...

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