27 minutes ago Home video of Shania Twain singing in 90s emerges – and fans make same comment

A video of Shania Twain singing at a family gathering two years before the release of her debut album has left fans in awe of the Canadian country music star's talent

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4 hours ago Wynne Evans 'hires top lawyers' after Strictly tour exit over crude sexual comment

Welsh opera singer Wynne Evans was recently dropped from the Strictly Come Dancing live tour after being caught making a crude sexual remark to co-star Janette Manrara

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46 minutes ago Brexit is ‘settled’, Sir Keir Starmer says amid calls for customs deal with EU

The Prime Minister will meet European Council leaders on Monday as he continues efforts to ‘reset’ Britain’s relationship with the trade bloc.

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22 hours ago Ben Chilwell to finally leave Chelsea for Premier League rival after Enzo Maresca comments

Ben Chilwell has been frozen out at Chelsea since the arrival of Enzo Maresca, with the Italian boss making it clear he has no future at Stamford Bridge

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2 hours ago Elon Musk backs mission to Mars to investigate remarkable 'square structure' seen on the red planet as Joe Rogan brands bizarre feature 'wild'

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has backed a mission to Mars to investigate the remarkable 'square structure' (pictured) that was captured on NASA's Mars Orbiter Camera.

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35 minutes ago Donald Trump suggests Canada should become '51st state' amid escalating trade war

The provocative comments came after both Canada and Mexico announced retaliatory tariffs on US goods

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4 hours ago The 'most expensive' gypsy wedding ever: Traveller bride, 21, ties the knot at the Dorchester with 350 guests, 3 dresses, bible verse party favours...and a bill of up to £250,000 for her parents

Guests were left in awe after attending a wedding - held at the posh Dorchester Hotel in London , where weddings can start from £10,000 - and comparing the bride and groom to 'royalty'.

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4 hours ago 'I won £10k a month for 30 years on National Lottery when I was 21 – here's how it changed my life'

Set for Life winner James Evans, 25, will receive £10,000 in his bank account every month until he is 51 and has shared how the money has changed his life, but still helps family and charities

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2 hours ago ECB to carry out ‘thorough and honest’ review after Women’s Ashes whitewash

England were ‘outperformed in every facet’ by AustraliaDirector refuses to comment on Knight and Lewis futuresClare Connor, the managing director of women’s cricket at the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has admitted that England are way behind Australia in terms of fitness and ability to perform under pressure.Connor also revealed she is considering bringing in voices from outside the current ECB setup to ensure a “thorough and honest” review in the wake of England’s embarrassing 16-0 Ashes whitewash. Continue reading...

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85 minutes ago Top Labour minister scrambles to defend Keir Starmer amid claims by his OWN allies that he's 'an HR manager, not a leader' who's 'not driving the train' and 'can't even run a bath'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted Sir Keir has a 'real determination to change the country' as she was quizzed about claims made in a new book.

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13 hours ago Keir Starmer is privately urged to boost defence spending to more than 3% of GDP

Sir Keir Starmer has been privately urged to boost defence spending to more than 3 per cent of GDP - far outstripping his 2.5 per cent target.

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3 hours ago Fighting for justice doesn’t have to be a big dramatic act. It can be small | Rebecca Solnit

But it’s important to not limit our sense of what resistance looks likeAll those lists and instructions and editorials on how to resist authoritarianism and stand up for human rights, the rule of law and climate are good, and I both wholly support them and want to veer off from their recommendations here. Yes, everyone with any capacity to do so should join things, call politicians, support the groups and campaigns protecting the above. But it’s important to not limit our sense of what resistance looks like to these versions of doing something. In addition to these formal, structured ways of defending what you believe in, there are ways of doing so woven into everyday life and our conversations and communications.Each of us needs to stand on principle, loudly, whenever, wherever we can. Used strategically, our voices can do a lot to preserve anti-authoritarian worldviews about facts, science, history, rights, justice and inclusion. In this moment, it matters to just be a person who,...

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1 hour ago Former Irish cabinet minister voices concern over lack of parallel Omagh inquiry

Charlie Flanagan questioned whether all key information held in the Republic of Ireland would be made available to the UK inquiry into the bombing.

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14 hours ago Cut tax breaks on cash Isas to push public into riskier shares, City firms tell Rachel Reeves

Financial companies have told the Chancellor that the £300 billion held by Britons in cash Isas could be yielding better returns for savers if they opted for riskier stocks and shares Isas.

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4 hours ago Fire relief, Quincy Jones tributes and new talent energize the 50th annual pre

Music mogul Clive Davis has held his annual, star-studded pre-Grammys gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California

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1 hour ago League One boss makes grovelling apology after 'embarrassing' Ange Postecoglou swipe

Richie Wellens' comments mocking Ange Postecoglou led to anger from Tottenham fans, who pointed out the club have a close relationship with Leyton Orient and have loaned them two players this season

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18 hours ago Gladiators star under fire for 'promoting brand accused of deceptively marketing body

Bionic, real name Matty Campbell, 29, has been advertising the US brand Ghost on his Instagram account.

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4 hours ago Ukraine and Russia blame each other as missile kills at least four in Kursk school

Ukraine armed forces say 84 people were rescued or had medical help after strike in Russian territory that Kyiv holdsUkraine and Russia have traded blame for a deadly missile strike that killed at least four people in the dormitory of a boarding school situated in a part of Russia’s Kursk region held by Ukrainian forces.Some of the war’s fiercest battles in recent months have been taking place in the Kursk region that borders Ukraine, where Kyiv forces have held swathes of the land since staging a major cross-border incursion last August. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago As a surgeon in Gaza, I witnessed hell visited on children. It shames me that Britain played a part in it | Nizam Mamode

I saw them killed by sniper fire and drones. Why doesn’t Labour condemn it? Why do arms keep flowing in Israel’s direction?I had never imagined, when working as a professor of transplant surgery at a large teaching hospital in London, that one day I would find myself operating on an eight-year-old child who was bleeding to death, only to be told by the scrub nurse that there were no more gauze swabs available. But I found myself in that situation last August while operating at Nasser hospital in Gaza as a volunteer with Medical Aid for Palestinians (Map). Reduced to scooping out the blood with my hands, I felt an overwhelming wave of nausea – I was anxious that the child would not survive. Luckily she did, although many others did not.Having retired from the NHS, I decided to go to Gaza because it had become clear that there was a desperate need for surgical help, and I had the skills to contribute. Life as a transplant surgeon in London had been tough but hugely rewarding, and as a...

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27 hours ago 'I'm a money saving guru – Aldi hack makes Valentine's meal for two for just £2.70'

A money saving account on TikTok – known as Cost of Living Crisis tips, shared his top tips for a three course meal for Valentine's Day for two people that costs just £2.70

Economics

8 hours ago We’re closing the loopholes that allow paedophiles to use AI to sexually abuse children | Peter Kyle

Technology has changed how predators operate. Now a raft of new offences will stop those who create heinous content escaping punishment Technology moves fast. Legislation can be slow. For decades, that has felt like a fundamental fact of public life. But the gap between our laws and the world they are supposed to govern feels wider than ever. While the internet has transformed every element of our society, the state has not kept up.Most of the laws that prohibit the creation and distribution of child sexual abuse imagery have been in place since the 1990s. Back then, Photoshop was in its infancy. The physical photographs that paedophiles shared were no less vile, but they were easier for the police to seize and destroy.Peter Kyle is secretary of state for science, innovation and technology Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Why more tennis stars could turn to OnlyFans...as Arina Rodionova posts first messages on adult

Four years after Arina Rodionova first began mooting alternative career options, she seems to have discovered a new calling - by starting an OnlyFans account. She is not alone among athletes.

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11 hours ago Selena Gomez fans slam White House over 'grossly inappropriate' video attacking singer

The official White House account released a video attacking Selena Gomez after she posted a video of herself crying over the deportation of Mexican immigrants

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2 hours ago Lily Collins’ husband Charlie McDowell shuts down ‘hateful’ comments after couple welcome baby through surrogacy

Director suggested that the detractors don’t know ‘why someone might need a surrogate to have a child’

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15 hours ago WWE Royal Rumble star Lyra Valkyria hit with embarassing 'wardrobe malfunction'

WWE star Lyra Valkyria almost lost her modesty early in the 2025 Royal Rumble match as her top came undone in a mortifying 'wardrobe malfunction' which was so obvious it was mentioned on commentary

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17 hours ago This conflict is the shop window for the West's resolve. If we buckle, other dictators will unleash their war machines, writes SIR IAIN DUNCAN SMITH

SIR IAIN DUNCAN SMITH: If the West allows Kyiv to fall to the Kremlin, China will conclude our appetite to defend democracy is small. Ukraine is a shop window for Western resolve.

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3 hours ago 'Independent' Melania Trump 'is just like the Queen of England... she stays in her place'

Melania Trump recently unveiled her portrait as First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) and Belgian photographer Régine Mahaux has given a glowing account of his subject

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17 hours ago Mother, 29, beat son to death because he didn't do his chores, police say

The woman is being held in the King County Jail on a $3 million bail

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4 hours ago Benjamin Netanyahu vows Israel will achieve 'victory over Hamas' as he goes to meet Donald Trump amid tense ceasefire in the Middle East

The meeting comes as U.S. and Arab mediators begin the daunting work of brokering the next phase of an agreement to wind down the war in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of militant-held hostages.

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19 hours ago ‘I lost 10 years of my life’: how UK betting giant’s unlawful marketing kept suicidal gambler hooked

Sam found himself getting sucked deeper and deeper in to betting, sometimes risking £11,000 in a day. Now a judge has ruled he was unlawfully targetedAt 1.17pm on 15 August 2018, Sam* logged in to his online betting account and gambled five days’ worth of wages. Already deep in debt – having taken out 13 loans over three years, and with his marriage under strain – he had been desperate to quit.But Sky Betting & Gaming, operator of Sky Bet, Casino, and Vegas, had other ideas. Having labelled him a “high value” customer, and not realising he was at risk, it had sent him an email promising a £100 bonus if he spent £400 on a casino game. “Well done on making it past level 2. Can you make it even further this week?” it said. Soon after receiving it, Sam deposited £400. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago 'My boyfriend keeps making same comment about his ex – I'm so embarrassed'

A woman asked for advice after feeling "embarrassed" by her partner's comments about his ex girlfriend and the mother of his kids. So what do you make of the situation?

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19 hours ago Brits face surge in sickies as three months of storms trigger crippling migraine attacks

Brits could be struck down with crippling 'storm migraines' over the next three months due the extreme changes of weather. Experts have commented on the matter and predict that millions could be off work sick

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5 hours ago Care home and hospital inspections years out of date, says CQC chief executive

Vowing to turn things around, Sir Julian Hartley also said an IT system introduced last year is not fit for purpose.

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19 hours ago M61 LIVE as delays after all traffic held on motorway due to police incident

All traffic has been stopped

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6 hours ago Gen Z is in thrall to TikTok’s Pied Piper of populism. We must fight to break the spell | Alison Phillips

A survey found that young people admitted finding democracy dull against the toxic glamour of strongman politics‘DYOR.” That’s what they say. That’s Do Your Own Research, for those of us not quite meeting the 13- to 28-year-old gen Z age bracket. It’s a common refrain when one of them finds their truth challenged.So I set out on some DYOR regarding the report last week that most gen Zers were in favour of the UK becoming a dictatorship. The study, commissioned by Channel 4, has been described broadly as “shocking”, “worrying” and “bleak”. Yet for anyone with daily interaction with that generation, it would probably be better described as – “fairly predictable”. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago ‘Our youngest and brightest’: grief of DC plane crash rocks figure skating community

The loss of the young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short in the American Eagle flight 5342 crash has ripped a hole in the tightly knit world of figure skatingEveryone agreed it was the best camp they’d ever been to. The most fun. There was an interpretive dance class. Successful jump drills were met with high-fives all around. On the day of the Chinese new year, the kids all went out for hot pot. And parents and coaches, regardless of athlete rivalries, intermingled in camaraderie; when one parent noticed a coach’s voice grow hoarse, they pulled a ginger shot from out of their purse, handing it to her with a smile.National development camps, such as the one that took place following the US figure skating championships in Wichita last week, are held for the highest performing juvenile, intermediate and novice skaters. The young athletes with the greatest potential are offered this chance to watch the stars of their sport compete, and then learn from some of the most...

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6 hours ago The AI business model is built on hype. That’s the real reason the tech bros fear DeepSeek | Kenan Malik

While privacy fears are justified, the main beef Silicon Valley has is that China’s chatbot is democratising the technologyNo, it was not a “Sputnik moment”. The launch last month of DeepSeek R1, the Chinese generative AI or chatbot, created mayhem in the tech world, with stocks plummeting and much chatter about the US losing its supremacy in AI technology. Yet, for all the disruption, the Sputnik analogy reveals less about DeepSeek than about American neuroses.The original Sputnik moment came on 4 October 1957 when the Soviet Union shocked the world by launching Sputnik 1, the first time humanity had sent a satellite into orbit. It was, to anachronistically borrow a phrase from a later and even more momentous landmark, “one giant leap for mankind”, in Neil Armstrong’s historic words as he took a “small step” on to the surface of the moon. Continue reading...

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20 hours ago Arne Slot makes major Liverpool admission as his four word comment sums up Mo Salah

Mohamed Salah scored both goals as Liverpool won 2-0 over Bournemouth on Saturday, the Egyptian's double extending their lead on the top of the table to nine points

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7 hours ago Airport expansion puts the government on the flight path to years of trouble and strife

On top of the added levels of noise and air pollution, there’s the non-trivial matter of demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting several waterways and rerouting a long stretch of the M25Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has illuminated the “fasten seat belts” sign. Not only have Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves run into severe turbulence over Heathrow, the flight deck deliberately steered the Labour plane into storm clouds. That’s an interesting choice for a government that was already buffeted by serious unpopularity and it’s a choice that a lot of their own party are struggling to explain to themselves. Anger about the chancellor’s new commitment to back the expansion of the London airport and others is mingled with bewilderment. A lot of Labour people are scratching their heads trying to work out why she wants to burn political capital on a hugely contentious project that couldn’t possibly be complete until long after she’s done at the Treasury and Sir Keir is gone from Number...

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22 hours ago Met Police arrest six as Tommy Robinson supporters invade Stand Up To Racism counter

Thousands of protesters from opposing sides gathered across central London, with one group marching in support of Tommy Robinson, while another held a counter-protest against racism.

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7 hours ago Emmanuel Macron’s got a point: Why shouldn’t we charge tourists to see our treasures? Catherine Bennett

The Louvre’s proposed two-tier fees are a better way to fund museums than iffy corporate sponsorship dealsIntroducing, five years on, another Brexit bonus: the chance to support the renovation of the Louvre. President Emmanuel Macron has proposed paying for the “renaissance” of the Paris museum, in part, by increasing entrance fees for visitors from outside the EU.After some initial attempts to represent this as a direct insult – “Brits will be forced to pay more than EU residents” (the Mail) – even the rabidly pro-Brexit press appears to have accepted that the scheme applies globally, to all non-EU visitors: an exceptionally cunning way of Brit-targeting, even for the French. Continue reading...

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22 hours ago Horror moment man wields 'sniper rifle' on London Underground as train pulls into platform

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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8 hours ago Adam Idah forced me to choke on my own words but Celtic mood shift makes things fascinating – Hugh Keevins

Our man held his hands up over the big Hoops striker but insists there is much work to be done in window

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24 hours ago The low keep getting lower, as shown by Trump’s response to the DC plane crash

When asked about his plans to visit the crash site, Trump made a joke: ‘The water? You want me to go swimming?’Every day, the world seems to get stupider and stupider and our leaders seem to get nastier and nastier. Nobody expects empathy or accuracy from Donald Trump but, even by the extremely low standards to which he is held, his reaction to the tragic mid-air collision in Washington DC that killed 67 people on Wednesday night was shocking. Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Incoming social care chief admits care home safety ratings are untrustworthy and reports are years out of date

Sir Julian Hartley, 57, who took over as chief executive of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in December, said the regulator had 'lost its way' on providing safety ratings for care homes.

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24 hours ago The low keep getting lower, as shown by Trump’s response to the DC plane crash | Arwa Mahdawi

When asked about his plans to visit the crash site, Trump made a joke: ‘The water? You want me to go swimming?’Every day, the world seems to get stupider and stupider and our leaders seem to get nastier and nastier. Nobody expects empathy or accuracy from Donald Trump but, even by the extremely low standards to which he is held, his reaction to the tragic mid-air collision in Washington DC that killed 67 people on Wednesday night was shocking. Continue reading...

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14 hours ago Starmer must ‘fire starting gun’ on customs union as he meets EU leaders – Davey

Sir Ed Davey said a deal with the EU could strengthen the UK against the risk of American trade tariffs.

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24 hours ago Rafah crossing reopens for Gaza’s sick and injured children after months of closure

Thirty-seven minors leave for treatment as three Israeli hostages return home and 183 Palestinians are releasedThirty-seven sick and injured children left Gaza for treatment on Saturday through the newly reopened Rafah crossing, as three male Israeli hostages returned home and 183 Palestinian detainees and prisoners were released, mostly to Gaza and the West Bank.The Rafah border crossing closed when Israeli forces moved into the surrounding area nine months ago. It was unsealed under the Gaza ceasefire deal after all Israeli women held alive in the strip were released. Continue reading...

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