55 minutes ago Rufus Wainwright: ‘I had a great party trick, but it once blew up in my face’

The singer-songwriter on his most memorable fan, his love of Chappell Roan, and his close friend and nemesis Jake ShearsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIf you could have a sandwich named after you, what would be on it?I would have a really gross sandwich named after me that nobody would want to eat. The one time I tried to cook – many, many years ago, when I was in college – I decided to make all the things that I love and put them in one dish. And so it was brussels sprouts, macaroni and cheese, merguez sausages, extra blue cheese and broccoli. And it was literally grey. So yeah, it would be something revolting like that, between two pieces of cardboard. Continue reading...

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61 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's JB Gill has 'tough' week amid pal Liam Payne's funeral

Strictly Come Dancing contestant JB Gill previously paid tribute to the late One Direction member Liam Payne, describing his former X Factor co-star as a 'very good friend'

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2 hours ago Autistic man still locked up for murder under joint enterprise laws 10 years after friend stabbed stranger

Despite Alex Henry running from the scene and being diagnosed with autism, he remains behind bars

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3 hours ago Nine people hospitalized in listeria outbreak linked to South Carolina food processor

An infant in California also died from the disease that US health officials have linked to Yu Shang Food Inc A listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products from a South Carolina food processor has caused 11 illnesses in four states, with nine hospitalizations and the death of an infant, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).The outbreak was traced to Yu Shang Food Inc, a Spartanburg-based company. Its products were shipped to retailers nationwide and were available online. A recall of 72,000lbs of meat and poultry products was issued because of possible listeria contamination is in effect, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said in an advisory. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Rylan Clark says 'I'll have to be a bad influence' as he sends emotional message to Radio 2 star

Rylan Clark says he will miss 'late nights on the town' with Scott Mills when his friend moves to the Radio 2 breakfast show in January, taking over the slot from Zoe Ball.

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4 hours ago 'I found my husband's brutally honest notes about me – I can never forgive him'

A woman was left heartbroken after finding brutally honest notes her husband had written about her on his phone - and said she could never forgive him for what he said

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4 hours ago Strictly Come Dancing stars who've died since appearing on show – full tragic list

A tribute to the Strictly stars no longer with us, from host Sir Bruce Forsyth and 2014 winner Caroline Flack to BBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull, who spent his last years as a bee keeper

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5 hours ago Jail death of Scots killer who murdered vulnerable friend in own home probed

Darrin Callander attacked Brian Scott, who had health issues, in his own home in 2013.

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5 hours ago 'I'm giving husband ultimatum over his own family – I'm prepared to leave him'

A woman said she's prepared to leave her husband if he doesn't follow through with her demands about his family after they made 'disrespectful' comments about her

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