63 m. ago Long Story Short: this Jewish family comedy from the creator of BoJack Horseman is painfully beautiful

A sweeping, hilarious family saga told in multiple timelines from the 50s to the present day. Yes, that’s right – it’s basically Bluey meets TolstoyLike schoolboys, my friend Charlie and I send each other coded messages. One of these is “Am back on the horse”, which means “Rewatching BoJack Horseman”, which means “Having a mental health crisis”. The recipient knows to go to the other’s house with Danish pastries and some grass to touch. That show changed my life. The Simpsons had redefined what a cartoon could be, Ren & Stimpy and South Park were transgressive thrill-rides. But Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s tale of a washed-up actor chasing redemption wasn’t just adult; it was profound.So I was worried, approaching the new animated series from that show’s creators. It’s not about celebrity. There are no talking dogs or porcupines, or underwater worlds. No Will Arnett. How could I watch without expectation? It feels unfair yet unavoidable to keep an artist’s previous work in mind. Isn’t...

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64 m. ago Billie Shepherd 'hysterical' with pain over mystery disease as husband Greg steps in

Former TOWIE star Billie Shepherd lifts the lid on Sister Act, her new reality show with sister Sam, their tight bond and the secret health battle that left her bed bound

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64 m. ago Wales’ most diverse school that’s oversubscribed and sending kids to Oxbridge

We went along on results day to hear the success stories and find out what the school is doing right

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64 m. ago Billie Shepherd 'hysterical' over mystery illness as husband Greg lends support

EXCLUSIVE: Former TOWIE star Billie Shepherd lifts the lid on Sister Act, her new reality show with sister Sam, their tight bond and the secret health battle that left her bed bound

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88 m. ago Bill Maher stuns with savage Hunter Biden barb after Melania Trump threatens $1 billion lawsuit for Epstein remarks

The comedian took aim at Hunter Biden after he landed in hot water with the presidential couple for repeating a false claim about how they met.

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2 h. ago ‘I have a daily battle with myself not to go on Ozempic’: Jade Thirlwall on anorexia, protest in pop and life after Little Mix

As part of the hugely successful girlband, she had to contend with an eating disorder, racism and a hostile tabloid press. Now JADE the solo artist is conquering the charts with her unorthodox pop bangers and unfiltered attitudeIt’s customary for former girlband members to shun their manufactured roots the second they go solo. But now that Jade Thirlwall is no longer a member of Little Mix, she’s become their biggest fan. “I look back and I’m gagged at us!” she tells me, eyes wide with delight. “I still watch our music videos or performances and wonder how we weren’t even bigger, because we were fucking amazing.“Before I released my first solo song, I listened to Little Mix’s entire discography and cried. I was this young lass from South Shields who just wanted to make it as a singer, and I went on to be in the best, coolest girlband ever.” And now? “Now I get to have a bonus round, doing my own songs,” she beams. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Check your attic for these items to sell at your local car boot and make £100s

MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry shares the best-selling items for car boot sales ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend

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3 h. ago ‘The hottest reservation in London’ – a first look at the Chancery Rosewood

‘The hottest reservation in London’ – a first look at the Chancery Rosewood  Financial Times

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3 h. ago Soccer Saturday's iconic stars and where they are now after axe fell on beloved line

Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday has been a huge hit with football fans for decades, but the programme has undergone a number of changes in recent seasons with varying degrees of success

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3 h. ago SNP and Labour spending row as Nationalists claim £100bn 'wasted' since general election

It comes after figures released earlier this week showed that £91.4bn in tax receipts was raised in Scotland last year, with £117.6 billion forked out in public spending.

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8 h. ago Trump’s controversial $250 visa fee could cost the US economy $11 billion as tourists stay away, research finds

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the “visa integrity fee” would bring in more than $27 billion over a decade

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12 h. ago Ministers aim to export London’s academic success to England’s struggling schools

Ministers aim to export London’s academic success to England’s struggling schools  The Guardian

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12 h. ago The US plans to build a $750M fly factory in Texas to stop a flesh

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies to ramp up its efforts to keep flesh-eating maggots now in Mexico from damaging the American cattle industry

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12 h. ago Court lifts block on Trump’s mass firings at top US consumer watchdog

Judge previously blocked president from laying off 1,500 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection BureauA federal appeals court set the stage for the Trump administration to resume firings at the top US consumer watchdog, ruling in a split decision that a lower court lacked jurisdiction in temporarily blocking the mass layoffs.The ruling will not take immediate effect, the court said on Friday, to allow lawyers representing workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and consumer groups to file for a review of the case by the full circuit court of appeals for the District of Columbia. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Aldi recruiting for ‘dream job’ which involves getting free crisp samples in exchange for reviews

The successful candidate will receive Aldi crisps for free

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13 h. ago London stocks dragged down by financials after US lawmaker calls for StanChart probe

London stocks dragged down by financials after US lawmaker calls for StanChart probe  Reuters

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13 h. ago Salford crisis deepens with Wakefield match cancelled over welfare concerns

Red Devils have only two senior players availableCOO Claire Bradbury accused ownership of misogynyThe crisis at Salford Red Devils has deepened on and off the field in the past 24 hours. On Thursday, their chief operating officer claimed she had resigned after the club’s ­ownership suggested she “sleep with someone at the RFL” to ­alleviate their financial issues and on Friday the club’s Super League game against Wakefield on Sunday was cancelled.The Red Devils have been embroiled in controversy for most of 2025, following a takeover by a consortium led by Dario Berta. Players and staff have repeatedly been paid late, most of their first-team squad have left and the club is in court next month over an unpaid tax bill of almost £700,000. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Labour moves to find successor to Diane Abbott for her north London seat

Exclusive: Contenders teed up for future contest, which MP says seems ‘to pre-empt results of investigation’Moves to find a successor to Diane Abbott in the parliamentary seat she has represented since 1987 are under way, prompting concern that her fate has been decided before an investigation into her latest suspension has concluded.Figures on Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) have spoken to potential contenders, teeing them up for a future contest in her constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and giving them informal advice on how to prepare, according to a party source. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Labour’s attempt to find successor to Diane Abbott ‘under way’

Exclusive: Contenders teed up for future contest, which MP says seems ‘to pre-empt results of investigation’Moves to find a successor to Diane Abbott in the parliamentary seat she has represented since 1987 are under way, prompting concern that her fate has been decided before an investigation into her latest suspension has concluded.Figures on Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) have spoken to potential contenders, teeing them up for a future contest in her constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and giving them informal advice on how to prepare, according to a party source. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Fight to save historic city pub next to Apollo Theatre ramps up

"It has been a successful long term venture from the 19th century and we feel it would be sorely missed."

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