31 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's remaining stars' staggering net worths revealed

As the remaining stars on this year's Strictly Come Dancing battle it out for a place in the final, we take a look at the wealth of the seven celebrities left in the competition

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53 minutes ago Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know by Mark Lilla review – the enduring power of stupidity

A New York scholar’s study of our long history of acclaiming the fool and ignoring the facts is timely and terrifically wittyThis is at once a wise and wonderfully enjoyable book. Mark Lilla treats weighty matters with a light touch, in an elegant prose style that crackles with dry wit. Almost every one of the short sections into which the narrative is divided – and there is a narrative, cunningly sustained within what seems a relaxed discursiveness – takes careful aim and at the end hits the bullseye with a sure and satisfying aphoristic thwock.The central premise of the book is simply stated: “How is it that we are creatures who want to know and not to know?” Lilla, professor of humanities at Columbia University, New York, and the author of a handful of masterly studies of the terrain...

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89 minutes ago Police release major update on Westminster Bridge 'attempted murder' incident

The bridge was closed off while police swarmed to the scene and arrested four people in connection with an incident after a man was found in cardiac arrest

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1 hour ago Angela Merkel accuses Putin of gleefully 'enjoying' her discomfort after Russian president brought his pet Labrador into meeting with German chancellor despite her having a fear of dogs

Following the pair's first meeting in Sochi in 2007, the German Chancellor claimed that Putin had deliberately brought along his pet Connie in an attempt to intimidate and unnerve her.

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5 hours ago The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze by William Saroyan review – vividly crafted Depression

The US author’s debut collection from 1934 focuses on impoverished individuals in precarious times using language that is punchy and full of compassionMany of the 26 stories in William Saroyan’s 1934 debut collection – reissued this month with an introduction by Stephen Fry – take place in Depression-era San Francisco and explore the experiences of ordinary people trying to get by. California-born, the son of Armenians who fled the genocidal Ottoman empire, Saroyan draws on his own heritage. His narrators are often struggling young writers, such as the protagonist of the title story, who lives on a diet of “bread and coffee and cigarettes” and laments the lack of “weeds in the park that could be cooked”.Despite the focus on poverty, there is an ebullience to Saroyan’s punchy prose. Take...

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6 hours ago Chuck Woolery, host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’, dies aged 83

Woolery played matchmaker on popular dating show ‘Love Connection’ for 11 years

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6 hours ago Dune: Prophecy's Great Houses explained from Corrino to Atreides and Harkonnen

The Great Houses are genetic dynasties operating with huge resources and seemingly endless supplies of wealth in the world of Dune: Prophecy.

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8 hours ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 'heartbreaking' decision regarding Archie and Lilibet future

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly bought a property in Portugal, with the aim of strengthening their children's connection to Royal Family members.

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11 hours ago UK wealth managers warn Reeves over plan to levy inheritance tax on pensions

AJ Bell boss tells chancellor that ‘complex and costly’ Budget proposal will ‘undermine’ retirement savings system

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