49 m. ago BREAKING: Man, 38, charged with raping teen boy on bench in popular UK seaside town

The man is alleged to have approached the teen while he was sitting on a bench in Brighton and asked him for help before sexually assaulting him

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76 m. ago Tom Skinner 'confirms' Strictly 2025 with hidden clue buried in his breakfast

Telly favourite Tom Skinner has "announced" that he will be joining the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 cast with a very obvious message hidden just out of view...

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2 h. ago Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy

As subscription costs rise and choice diminishes on legal sites, film and TV fans are turning to VPNs and illicit streamers, with Sweden – home of both Spotify and The Pirate Bay – leading the wayWith a trip to Florence booked, all I want is to rewatch Medici. The 2016 historical drama series tells of the rise of the powerful Florentine banking dynasty, and with it, the story of the Renaissance. Until recently, I could simply have gone to Netflix and found it there, alongside a wide array of award-winning and obscure titles. But when I Google the show in 2025, the Netflix link only takes me to a blank page. I don’t see it on HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, or any of the smaller streaming platforms. On Amazon Prime I am required to buy each of the three seasons or 24 episodes separately, whereupon they would be stored in a library subject to overnight deletion. Raised in the land of The Pirate Bay, the Swedish torrent index, I feel, for the first time in a decade, a nostalgia for the hi...

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2 h. ago ‘I have to believe I deserve to be here’: ‘Tesco TikToker’ Hannah Lowther on her path to West End stardom

The up-and-coming musical theatre star’s online audience of 1.2 million has been crucial in scoring her major roles. Her career is part of a shift in the industry towards performers with social media clout – but not everyone is happyIf you’re on TikTok, you’ll probably recognise Hannah Lowther. Known affectionately as the “Tesco TikToker”, she found viral fame during lockdown by filming herself singing and dancing in the aisles of the supermarket during her shifts there.“I got 10,000 views on a video and I thought: OK, that’s it, I’m famous, and I just never let it go,” the 27-year-old laughs. Since then, Lowther has built an audience of 1.2 million followers and leveraged her social media presence into a starry stage career, landing roles in West End musicals including Heathers and Six. “At the back of my mind, I was thinking: You know what? Maybe this could help me one day.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago BBC Breakfast viewers issue same complaint as they fume 'there's no need'

BBC Breakfast viewers were left confused as they pointed out a "strange" detail on Thursday

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2 h. ago BBC MasterChef fans spot huge editing blunder as contestant nods to empty space

BBC MasterChef viewers were left more than a little distracted during Wednesday's episode, as they spotted an editing error

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3 h. ago 'I was forgiven by King Charles for what I did but Queen Camilla had a different view'

A TV racing legend who rode for Nicky Henderson has spoken of a rare win over royalty as he competed against King Charles - but Queen Camilla had something to say

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4 h. ago Steve Buscemi as the letter Q? Tilda Swinton as toilet bowl water? Julio Torres pulls off the impossible in Hollywood

The leftfield comedian and actor is behind some of the best ‘Saturday Night Live’ skits in recent memory. Off the back of his surreal and spectacular HBO series, he speaks with Annabel Nugent about why he has zero interest in going mainstream, his latest colour-focused show – and why Ellen DeGeneres is red

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5 h. ago As Ukraine battles to hold lines, Trump may find Putin difficult to persuade

Despite huge numbers of casualties, Russian leader believes he is slowly winning war – so he can afford to string talks outFor Ukraine, the break in the frontline is unfortunately timed. Lightly armed Russian saboteur groups – three on one count – cut though Ukrainian positions in the Donbas countryside east of the key junction at Dobropillia. Though one group has been eliminated, as of Tuesday two were thought to remain at large – and although their numbers are small for now, perhaps 20 to 30, the breach is significant.At the beginning of the year it was safe to visit Dobropillia, which had become a bustling market centre busy with soldiers and locals, nearly 15 miles north of the frontline in Pokrovsk. But since then the town, where once busy supply roads from Pokrovsk to Kramatorsk split, has come under sustained attack with glide bombs, while FPV (first person view) drones strike targets on the move. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Welsh town's cliff railway pulls you up to incredible coastal views and hilltop café attraction

Something curious rises from the northern end of this Welsh promenade and features unique attractions.

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8 h. ago Beautiful seaside town in Devon that's so pretty it 'could be from a postcard'

Brixham is a charming seaside town that seems to have sprung straight from a postcard - here's everything you need to know about the stunning coastal retreat

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10 h. ago Heatwave reveals 'ghost' buildings at historic properties: Parch marks of long lost hall and buried wall show up in grounds of abbey and manor house

The marks in the grounds of Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire and Mottisfont in Hampshire give a view of both the foundations of a lost hall and the remains of walls.

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11 h. ago BBC Destination X viewers threaten to 'switch off' after spotting 'fake' detail

BBC Destination X fans were left unimpressed during a task, branding it "boring" as they also complained about a "fake" detail in the challenge

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11 h. ago Judge orders ICE to release mom who came to the US as an unaccompanied minor a decade ago

‘In the court's view, the irreparable harm to separating a nursing mother and her child is self-evident,’ judge says

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11 h. ago Destination X viewers fume they'd 'rather watch paint dry' after spotting 'fake' detail

Destination X fans were left unimpressed by a challenge in the latest instalment of the BBC gameshow with many branding it 'boring' and spotting a glaring 'fake' detail

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12 h. ago When is Destination X next on? Episode details as viewers left on cliffhanger

BBC One's Destination X has left viewers on a major cliffhanger with tonight's episode of the reality competition – so here's everything you need to know about when it's next on

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12 h. ago BBC Destination X fans slam 'boring' challenge with one glaring 'fake' detail

Destination X viewers were left less than impressed after spotting a 'fake' detail

Sport

12 h. ago Great British Bake Off future of hosts and judges confirmed as Prue Leith is missing from the new trailer

The much-loved baking competition has become an autumn TV tradition, drawing in millions each year for a mix of spectacular showstoppers and kitchen disasters.

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14 h. ago Art Notes: ‘The Cottage’ brings farcical fun to New London Barn Playhouse

Art Notes: ‘The Cottage’ brings farcical fun to New London Barn Playhouse  Valley News

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14 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'work out' Lisa Swain 'twist' in Carla's proposal

Viewers think that Lisa Swain knows more than she's letting on as Carla Connor sets out to say "marry me"

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