40 m. ago Fires, frocks and the president who must not be named: my very weird night in the Oscars cheap seats

After the horror of the LA wildfires and with the world in uproar, some had called for the show not to go on. But up in the mezzanine with the shouty hoi polloi, I saw that hope really does spring eternal hereOscars 2025: Brody beats orchestra, Brits keep it classy and Kieran Culkin botches his big momentIt’s the calm before the storm of the 97th Academy Awards and the announcer, Nick Offerman, is rehearsing his lines on the auditorium’s PA system. He introduces the nominees and trails the potential stories. He says: “Conclave won six awards tonight, including best picture,” and then pauses a moment to allow this momentous result to sink in. Upstairs at the Dolby theatre in Hollywood, the early arrivals have barely had time to get a drink in their hands. Now, all at once, they look stricken and cast nervous glances back and forth. Is Offerman joking, or has he just emitted white smoke by electing Edward Berger’s papal thriller? The Oscars don’t even start for another two hours and t...

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46 m. ago 'I'm dumping my boyfriend over one embarrassing thing he did at restaurant'

A woman has claimed she's so sick of her boyfriend being 'embarrassing' whenever they go out to dinner together that she's considering breaking up with him, and it's all down to one thing

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83 m. ago Sex worker who consulted Mikey Madison in Oscar Best Picture Anora reveals which scenes went too far

Andrea Werhun says she risked being 're-traumatized' by the most brutal moments in the movie, including when Mikey Madison's character 'Ani' is assaulted by a pair of Russian mobsters.

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2 h. ago Depraved couple jailed for sex with dog in worst case judge has ever seen

Graham Marshall made Paige Reaney engaged in a range of sex acts with their pet pug

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2 h. ago London weather: Capital to be hotter than Barcelona as glorious start to March continues

Mercury to hit 16C as Londoners could enjoy a whole week of uninterrupted sunshine

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2 h. ago ‘The basis of eugenics’: Elon Musk and the menacing return of the R

The slur is rooted in the dehumanization of people with intellectual disabilities. Its resurgence threatens the fragile progress we’ve madeI got into my one and only physical fight when I was in seventh grade. It was right after school let out, the other boy was called Nathan, and moments before I launched at him, he knocked the books out of my brother Casey’s hands and called him “retarded”. More than 20 years after that scuffle, I still wonder how often Casey, a now 35-year-old autistic man, is called that word. Given the current political landscape, I’m certain he’s going to start hearing it more often.The R-word is in a new era of prominence in rightwing, chronically online circles – especially on 4chan and X. A favorite of those who currently hold power or stand to gain power under Donald Trump’s second administration, the slur is being used with gleeful relish to belittle and mock ideological enemies. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago 'Grotesque' couple had sex with pet pug in 'worst case' judge has ever seen

Graham Marshall, 39, and Paige Reaney, 33 were sentenced for subjecting their pet pug, Charlie to bestiality in a case described by a judge as 'comprehensively gross'

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3 h. ago Jonas vs Price start time, full fight card and how to watch on TV and online

Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price headline an all-women’s event at the Royal Albert Hall

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3 h. ago UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev start time, full fight card and how to watch on TV and online

Alex Pereira defends the light-heavyweight title against Magomed Ankalaev in Las Vegas

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4 h. ago Three Stabbed During Sex Party At London Mansion Where Bonnie Blue Slept With 1,057 Men

Three Stabbed During Sex Party At London Mansion Where Bonnie Blue Slept With 1,057 Men  News18

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4 h. ago Christie consultant caught in sex act with man on train as passengers sat metres away

Dr Mark Elias was handed a suspended sentence after he was spotted giving oral sex on the public train

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5 h. ago I'm the doctor who helped Donal McIntyre lose three stone in just three weeks WITHOUT Ozempic. Here's how my simple, cheap weight

As a leading nutrition and longevity expert, I often see patients who want my advice on whether they should start taking weight-loss jabs. My answer is look for a more natural option.

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5 h. ago At least 25 undercover police officers had sex with activists they were spying on

Four women are said to have had children with officers belonging to a shadowy police unit whose members slept with more than 50 campaigners over four decades while posing as campaigners

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5 h. ago Where to watch The White Lotus episode three – and catch up with the new season

Here’s the easiest way to start watching season three of Mike White’s critically acclaimed show

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6 h. ago Who is Kieran Culkin's wife Jazz Charton, as actor references child bet in Oscar acceptance speech?

A Real Pain star wins Best Supporting Actor but that was only the start...

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6 h. ago Europe live: month’s truce in Ukraine would show if Putin was acting in good faith, says French minister

Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s foreign minister, picks up earlier suggestion of truce saying it would show if Putin were willing to start negotiations in earnestKeir Starmer says Europe ‘at crossroads in history’ and must support Ukrainein DublinThe Irish government has drafted legislation to remove a de facto ban on any more than 12 troops being deployed overseas as the country makes significant moves to bolster its bare and weak defence force.European Union is a project of peace, and the project of peace means that security and defence is necessarily a priority, because peace without defence is an illusion. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago London weather: Sunshine and 16C this week as glorious start to March continues

Londoners may be able to enjoy constant sunshine until next week, according to some forecasters

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7 h. ago Secondary school admissions: What to do if you don't get your first choice?

National Offer Day comes at the start of March when pupils learn if they have been accepted into their top secondary school choice

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9 h. ago Seven restaurants to sample Spain’s hottest new chefs – without blowing the budget

The country is home to some of the world’s best modern cuisine, and these trailblazers serve inventive dishes at affordable pricesSince 2002, Spain’s gastronomic year has kicked off at Madrid Fusión, a jamboree where top chefs from all over the world show-cook, share dishes of rarefied ingredients and outline new culinary concepts. Wrapping up the three-day event is the crowning of Spain’s best young chef (often a duo) or “revelation”. This year’s seven candidates ranged from restaurants as far afield as Galicia in the north-west to Tenerife, Seville and Madrid. Most cook at intimate spaces with few tables, and offer ingredients and cooking techniques you would be hard-pushed to find on a British menu without breaking the bank.We start in Galicia, with the winners of the best emerging chefs for 2025. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago A new start after 60: I got divorced – and became a sex therapist

I spent a year in shock after my marriage collapsed. Then I realised how much pleasure I could wring out of lifeAs part of her training to be a counsellor, Jill Le Jeune gave a presentation about sex. Her group had worked with people who had experienced trauma, low mood, suicidal ideation. “And everyone was very comfortable around these difficult subjects,” she says. But talking about sex made them squirm. “I thought: actually, I’d rather talk about sex than suicide.” She decided to specialise in the subject and, at the age of 60, started to practise as a sex therapist.But why? “There was a curiosity,” she says, sitting in her office in Clapham, south-west London. Continue reading...

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