4 h. ago BBC 'bans stars from using friendly terms like mate and sweetheart' in wake of bad behaviour scandals

Employees are being told to fill in screen skills passports 'designed to create a better, more welcoming and safe place to work' as part of the latest package of measures.

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20 h. ago 'Man smeared unknown substance on me but it was more sinister than I imagined'

Social media creator Ami Alex, 27, from Blackburn, often calls out bad behaviour on her channel, but there was one incident that left her feeling seriously uncomfortable after it happened

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20 h. ago Tennis ace Jack Draper has 'no plans' to see Lauryn Goodman after dating app date

After meeting on celebrity dating app Raya Lauryn Goodman has been dating tennis star Jack Draper but friends say there are no plans to [pursue things further

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29 h. ago How Jennifer Aniston fixed my broken heart, by her new man: Hypnotherapist and life coach opens up on how Friends star has made him smile again after 'unhealthy relationship' left him 'broken'

Jennifer Aniston's new boyfriend Jim Curtis has revealed that someone has made him smile again after he was left 'broken' following what he describes as an 'unhealthy relationship'.

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36 h. ago Jeffrey Epstein 'could have filmed Prince Andrew getting massages' says neighbour

Concerns are growing over an alleged blackmail operation involving high-profile guests at the Florida home of the notorious sex offending friend of the stars and high society

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69 h. ago Real Housewife married to Martina Navratilova says she slept with female co

Real Housewives of Miami star Julia Lemigova left reunion host Andy Cohen and her co-stars stunned as she dropped a bombshell about her on-off friendship with Adriana de Moura

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3 d. ago Sam Thompson gushes over 'one constant' Pete Wicks and admits 'massive highs and lows'

Former Made in Chelsea star Sam Thompson opened up about his friendship with ex The Only Way Is Essex's Pete Wicks, and gushes over the star's support throughout 'highs and lows'

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4 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as Wales star banned and BBC make big World Cup move

The latest rugby headlines from Wales and around the world

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5 d. ago My petty gripe: not only am I losing my livelihood to AI – now it’s stealing my em dashes too

The humble em dash is being used as a tell that something is written by a large language model. But it’s James Shackell’s favourite piece of punctuation, and he’s not ready to lose itRead more petty gripesMy editor’s email started off friendly enough, but then came the hammer blow: “We need you to remove all the em dashes. People assume that means it’s written by AI.” I looked back at the piece I’d just written. There were dashes all over it—and for good bloody reason. Em dashes—often used to connect explanatory phrases, and so named because they’re the width of your average lowercase ‘m’—are probably my favourite bit of punctuation. I’ve been option + shift + hyphening them for years.A person’s writing often reflects how their brain works, and mine (when it works) tends to work in fits and starts. My thoughts don’t arrive in perfectly rendered prose, so I don’t write them down that way. And here I was being told the humble em dash—friend to poorly paid internet hacks everywhere—was...

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5 d. ago Rob Rinder admits to 'complete fizz' with Rylan Clark as he responds to romance rumours

TV stars Rob Rinder and Rylan Clark have seen their friendship put under the spotlight in recent months, as rumours had persisted in recent months about their connection

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6 d. ago Urgent warning as deaths linked to popular party drug ketamine surge ‘20 times over’ in a decade

KETAMINE deaths are surging in Britain because people are using it as a cheap mixer for drug cocktails, warn scientists. The drug’s popularity has boomed and famous overdose victims include Friends star Matthew Perry and TV drag queen The Vivienne. A study by King’s College London estimated 123 people died from taking the drug in...

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6 d. ago Strictly fans 'heartbroken' as George Clarke reveals sad truth behind debut

Strictly star George Clarke has revealed that he watched the pre-recorded launch show alone at home whilst his co-stars all gathered with their family and friends

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6 d. ago Princess Kate becomes 'firm friends' with one particular royal who has 'been there from the start'

Kate Middleton has formed a very close bond with the Duchess of Edinburgh - Prince William's aunt Sophie is someone the royal princess can 'share the ups and downs of royal life with'

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6 d. ago Princess Kate has become 'firm friends' with one particular royal who has 'been there from the start'

EXCLUSIVE: Kate Middleton has formed a very close bond with the Duchess of Edinburgh - with Prince William's aunt Sophie someone she can 'share the ups and downs of royal life with'

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7 d. ago Rory McIlroy says golf should never accept bad behaviour after Ryder Cup abuse

The Northern Irishman was heckled throughout the three days at Bethpage Black and revealed a beer can hit his wife’s hat.

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7 d. ago Suranne Jones admits to 'anxiety' over ITV drama Frauds as she opens up on transformation

Suranne Jones has opened up on her new ITV drama Frauds, which sees her star alongside Jodie Whittaker as two con women who rekindle their friendship to pull off a heist

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7 d. ago I was pals with serial killer Stephen Port until he made me ‘babysit’ teen lovers he tormented with twisted mind games

WHEN Ryan Edwards first made friends with his new neighbour, he nicknamed him the Big Friendly Giant - tall, softly spoken and harmless. But soon, alarm bells started to ring over a ‘breadcrumb trail’ of sinister incidents involving Stephen Port, who was later unmasked as one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers. The depraved monster...

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8 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans spot 'dark horse' during first live show amid couple's 'chemistry'

Viewers were quick to comment as the hit BBC One dance contest returned with a sparkly bang on Saturday night

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8 d. ago Jennifer Aniston slams cyber crooks using AI deepfakes of her promoting scams & admits ‘even my family have been duped’

JENNIFER ANISTON says scammers are creating AI copies of her that are so convincing that even her family and close friends have been taken in by them. The former Friends star has discovered that deepfake versions of herself have appeared in adverts for weight loss and collagen supplements, among others. And Jennifer, 56, says they...

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8 d. ago Will Mellor on mission to meet a ghost as he shares belief 'in energies and spirits'

EXCLUSIVE: Former Corrie star Will Mellor has gone ghost-hunting with friend Ralf Little at one of Britain’s most haunted buildings in hopes of achieving his dream of seeing a spirit

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