On a months-long overseas trip, Melanie Kinsman craved someone to talk to other than Sam, her partner. He stepped up to the challenge with a comical impersonationFind more stories from The moment I knew series hereIn 2004 I was a young writer at the University of Adelaide. I was working as an editor on an anthology of short stories when a piece by Sam came across my desk. We emailed back and forth for a while, working on the story, but I never met him in person.A few months later, I was out in town with some friends and noticed he was there. While we’d never crossed paths in real life, I knew what he looked like. In my fairly inebriated state I decided a great way to introduce myself would be to walk up to him and start reciting excerpts of his story. I don’t know what I was trying to achieve, but I made an impression and he was obviously flattered. Continue reading...

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Young couple Louisa, 25, and Mike, 26, were struggling with high rent costs and soaring house prices when a 'surreal' moment turned their lives around

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Sarah Mooney was the cold-hearted contestant who provided one of the most iconic moments in TV game show history - when she dramatically 'stole' £100,000 to leave a fellow player visibly devastated.

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John Jones was in Paris to keep an eye on things away from the cameras as Wales faced France

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One helped herself to a basketful of items and her antics on TikTok

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‘Imagine explaining this to a Victorian child’ said one confused fan

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Anita Dobson's Doctor Who character, Mrs Flood, has been the source of theories and confusion from her first moment on screen - and the actress has dropped some hints ahead of a big unveiling

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This is the moment a BMW driver smashed his friend's car into pedestrian sending him catapulting into backseat.

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Princess Kate was about to drive away during a visit to a knitwear factory in Carmarthenshire when three-year-old Lily-Rose piped up, causing Kate to halt the royal convoy and come over to say hello

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The 27-year-old’s 2011 death was first ruled a suicide, then changed to homicide, and then back to suicide

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Ahmed Lal, 24, had been 'showing off' to his friends speeding around Wellington, Shropshire before he hit David Skinner on June 18, 2023.

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The Chase host Bradley Walsh was left in hysterics after hearing one contestant's job, which he jokingly said was a "game over" moment before he was forced to let him through.

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People in a diner a quarter of a mile away can be seen diving for cover as wreckage from the Philadelphia plane crash comes blasting into the building, with one man struck in the head by flying debris

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It might cost more to repair them than to buy new ones. But baby Jesus figurines have such sentimental value in families that every January an area in downtown Mexico City is full of people with the broken religious sculptures looking for a workshop for hands, legs, nose, eyes, eyelashes or fingers.

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The Apprentice fans have spotted the moment Amber-Rose Badrudin and Keir Shave caught feelings for one another before they were caught in a hotel together while filming for the show

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In the trial store customers will need to download Aldi’s Shop & Go app or use their contactless card at the entrance

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Police have thanked "everyone who has assisted" with their investigation into the disappearance of Eliza and Henrietta Huszti.

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Yarden Bibas was one of three Israeli hostages freed by Hamas today but his wife Shiri and sons Ariel, five, and Kfir, two, were not by his side – their captors claim they were killed in an Israeli airstrike

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Consumer technology writer Gareth Butterfield picks out the best deals in a huge sale on Eufy video doorbells and cameras

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London Underground commuters watched on in horror after a man in full camouflage gear erected a 'gun' and pointed at an incoming train. The British Transport Police have now commented

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The star previously paid tribute to her sister calling her a 'beacon of love, kindness and strength'

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This footage, filmed at a branch on London 's Chancery Lane, is only one of countless examples of brazen shoplifting that have been caught on camera across the UK.

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New footage capture by airport security cameras shows the moment an American Airlines Flight and army helicopter collide near Reagan National Airport.

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Nestlé has introduced new designs to ‘create moments of connection’ between people sharing the chocolate bar.

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Video footage has captured the moment an air ambulance plane crashed and burst into flames in Philadelphia.

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Fans are remembering the time Bob Dylan performed at the Grammy Awards and was usurped by protest artist Michael Portnoy, who ran on stage with the words 'Soy Bomb' on his chest

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In horrifying footage he builds the huge gun and aims its barrel into carriages of the Elizabeth Line train at Whitechapel station.

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Five-year-old Oscar bumped into Kate during her tour of Ty Hafan children's hospice in Sully this week

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Australia completed an historic clean sweep with an innings and 122-run victory in the day/night Test in Melbourne.

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Police rushed to the scene after being alerted of a break-in at the restaurant in Camden High Street, London on January 25 around 6am.

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Forwards, who live next to each other, make for an effective partnership but will potential suitors pull them apart?Maybe it was a distraction technique or just because he couldn’t believe Bryan Mbeumo would miss again. The sight of Yoane Wissa raising his arms in celebration and running towards the away supporters before his strike partner – and nextdoor neighbour – had even started his run-up for the retaken penalty against Crystal Palace on Saturday was one of the more comical moments of the season.But it said everything about the relationship between the two forwards, whose goals have made Brentford the fifth-highest scoring team in the Premier League before their meeting with Tottenham on Sunday, with both reaching double figures before the halfway mark. Continue reading...

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Linda Nolan's funeral will today take place in her 'spiritual home' of Blackpool, with fans lining the streets to mark the final chapter in her extraordinary life story

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Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie had a heart-wrenching final moment with her famous dad, who died on August 16, 1977 after being found in the bathroom of his Graceland mansion

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For years, Linda Nolan was open about the realities of living with incurable cancer, and during her final days, made sure to document every moment, including her last Christmas

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Air traffic control audio describes the moments leading to the Philadelphia air ambulance crash.

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The Gladiators star, who co-hosts the BBC show with son Barney, has opened up about the awkward moment Barney 'wouldn't turn around' to say hello to the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

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Elizabete Zvirgzdina and Lucy Houghton had the smiles wiped off their faces after posing with looted Crocs and bath bombs from Lush in the riots in Hull city centre last summer

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Film’s costume designer explains how a scarf made from a blanket and some custom-made Levi’s formed key part of Timothée Chalamet’s wardrobeIt’s as central to Bob Dylan as a harmonica – it is, of course, a scarf, Dylan’s preferred accessory, and one that has become a go-to for Timothée Chalamet, who has been wearing them constantly since filming the Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown. But the brown, bedraggled scarf scrunched around his neck at the beginning of the film, as a young and carefree Dylan, isn’t quite what it seems. According to costume designer Arianne Phillips, the well-worn shawl was a last-minute fix. “We had a hard time making [our original scarf] look authentically raggedy,” she says. “So that was actually a piece of blanket that we found at a charity shop. That was very last-minute – we did everything on the spot, leading up to the final moments where Timmy was walking on set, to give it that aged look.”Otherwise it’s Dylan’s trademark denim, boots and hair that unif...

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Watch the bizarre moment a woman who taunted police by posting “hey guys” on her own wanted appeal is caught hiding under a pile of children’s toys.

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The Spandau Ballet singer has opened up about his struggle with anxiety and the moment he realised he hadn't grieved properly for his parents who died within days of each other

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The 'beautiful game' has created some of the most iconic sporting and cultural moments in history but football also has formed a reputation for hooliganism and is now battling a rise in drug-related crimes.

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Under-fire owner has transformed Tottenham into a fully self-sustaining entity. The alternatives are hardly more palatableThere was a tender moment at the end of Tottenham’s win against Elfsborg on Thursday night as Ange Postecoglou walked out on to the pitch looking a little haunted and jittery, a strange kind of light in his eyes. It took a few seconds to work out what was up. The reason for this was he was happy. Here was a man remembering how to smile, willing his face into the right kind of shape, searching for the muscle memory.It was also a nice moment. The recent run of Bad Ange stuff, the Ange who does interviews like a policeman standing too close to you in a tiny lift, has been painful to watch. The Premier League is brutal. It will stretch you thin. And it has been rough with Postecoglou, who came with no comparable experience, who is 59 years old, and has had the air of a man finding the end of his reach, radiating sadness from every rain-sodden panel of his quilted coa...

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Visitors can forge a winning new identity under Maro Itoje but the experienced Irish remain marginal favouritesEvery Six Nations fixture is a grand occasion but some games are bigger than others. Ireland and England both know how crucial today’s Dublin eliminator will be in terms of establishing early championship momentum. Listening to the upbeat pre-match tone of the visitors’ new captain, Maro Itoje – “I think we have a team that’s ready to write our own stories” – this also feels like a pivotal moment for Steve Borthwick’s whole England project.A lot has already been said and written since last March’s corresponding match when Marcus Smith drilled a last-gasp drop-goal through the sticks amid ecstatic Twickenham scenes reminiscent of Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally. England have subsequently played eight Test matches and lost six, beating only Japan twice. The majority of those losses have been tight but close doesn’t win any cigars at the elite level. Continue reading...

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A riveting British thriller is back on streaming for fans to binge-watch ahead of a potential third season

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This is the moment two Israeli hostages are handed over to the Red Cross under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

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A new BBC drama explores one of the most vexing acts of sabotage in literary history: the decision by Jane Austen’s sister Cassandra to burn nearly all the writer’s letters after her death. Keeley Hawes and the cast, as well as the series director, talk to Katie Rosseinsky about what might have motivated Cassandra, the perils of being unmarried and female in Regency England and the extraordinary love that existed between the two sisters

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Rihanna, one of the best-selling recording artists of all time, again watched from the audience in Los Angeles courtroom where ASAP Rocky's trial continues

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A questionable male feminist, a closet sadist and a disaffected Twitter addict populate this acerbic story collection that captures the spirit of our doomscrolling ageIn 2019, the Brooklyn-based literary magazine n+1 published a short story that went viral. Titled The Feminist, it follows the life of a man who turns from a bell hooks-reading Supporter of Women into a bitter moderator in an online forum about how feminism is a cancer. Rejection has hardened him over the years. In university, he always supported his friends – predominantly women – throughout their emotional crises, and was surprised to discover that his attentiveness was not rewarded with love or sex. After university, his online dates ghost him. He fears the nerves of his penis have been dulled by vigorous masturbation. The Feminist satirised in witty and lurid detail a familiar type in the online zeitgeist: the staunch male ally, emerging out of the political currents of #MeToo and the movement against Trump. The mo...

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Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves and crew chief Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara were named as victims of the Washington DC plane crash but a third soldier was aboard the chopper

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So many pre-election promises: but still a cultural malaise spreads from our schools to museums, galleries and theatresIf a former director of the National Theatre says that “more harm has been done than good” to the arts by the new Labour government, it is safe to say things have got off to a rocky start. It is hard to imagine a slice of British society more sympathetic on principle to Labour than those working in the creative sector. Hopes were high: Keir Starmer made a powerful speech on the arts before the election. The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, began by doing everyone a service by unilaterally declaring the end of the culture wars – perhaps something not entirely in her gift, though it’s clear she was calling time on the endless spitting and sniping at the “woke” arts favoured by the previous government. And yet: all I hear is disappointment and desperation, and not only from Nicholas Hytner. There is a void where policy and action should be. In a speech in Gateshead in mi...

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Facing potential defeat in the landmark vote on her assisted dying Bill, which would herald the biggest social change in Britain for decades, the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater made a heartfelt pledge.

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A new BBC drama explores one of the most vexing acts of sabotage in literary history: the decision by Jane Austen’s sister Cassandra to burn nearly all the writer’s letters after her death. Keeley Hawes and the cast, as well as the series director, talk to Katie Rosseinsky about what might have motivated Cassandra, the perils of being unmarried and female in Regency England and the extraordinary love that existed between the two sisters

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Both the instructor pilot in charge, identified as Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves, and the female co-pilot were being evaluated during the flight and were familiar with the route.

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