11 h. ago ‘I hated my body and wanted a different one’: Penn Badgley on dysmorphia, sex scenes and playing a serial killer

He has been starring in the hit Netflix show You, as the psychopath Joe Goldberg, throughout his 30s. As the actor says goodbye to the role, he reflects on celebrity, controversy and masculinityEarly morning in Penn Badgley’s house has the reassuringly normal noisy chaos that comes with a young family. The actor is in his New York home, preparing to talk about murder and manipulation, while listening out for signs that his wife, who is pregnant with twins, needs help getting their four-year-old son out of the door. She does; he excuses himself, and disappears for a few minutes. If Joe Goldberg, the serial killer Badgley portrays on the hit Netflix series You is controlling, devoid of love and unable to form relationships, Badgley appears to have created a life that looks the opposite.His time as Goldberg – the role that has been his highest-profile after his big break on another hit series, Gossip Girl – is about to come to an end. The series’ fifth and final season is about to air,...

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29 h. ago Heartbroken fiancee and family pay tribute to 'our beautiful boy' British groom

Father-of-one Oliver Holroyd, 29, from Halifax, was enjoying drinks at the Funky Flamingo bar on March 22 when tragedy struck

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31 h. ago Helen Flanagan 'sad' as she prepares to leave family home after split and says it's 'really hard to keep on top of'

The actress has shared her sadness as she prepares to leave her family home, almost three years after her split from her ex-fiance Scott Sinclair

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45 h. ago British boy, three, is found drowned in swimming pool of Greek holiday villa as family prepare to go out for dinner

The toddler had just arrived for a holiday with his parents and extended family at the luxury villa on the island of Zante which is popular with British tourists.

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50 h. ago Two British tourists drown while swimming at beach near Great Barrier Reef

The Foreign Office said it was supporting the families of those who had died.

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51 h. ago British 'father and son', 46 and 17, drown while swimming at Australian tourist beach

Three people were reportedly swept out to sea on Sunday afternoon at Round Hill Head at 1770 in Queensland , sparking a major emergency service response with a helicopter deployed.

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54 h. ago British man and boy, 46 and 17, drown while swimming at Australian tourist beach

Three people were reportedly swept out to sea on Sunday afternoon at Round Hill Head at 1770 in Queensland , sparking a major emergency service response with a helicopter deployed.

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9 d. ago Shocking moment British tourist 'attacks shopkeeper and teenage boy in front of terrified family' in Thailand

A British tourist has been arrested for attacking a shopkeeper and a teenage boy on the Thai island of Phuket.

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1 week ago Boy, 15, who drowned in Beckenham park lake tragedy named as promising young footballer

Izaiah Smith tragically drowned while swimming in a lake at Beckenham Place Park in Lewisham, London at around 3pm on Friday - this is a breaking news story, please refresh for updates

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1 week ago Tragic schoolboy, 15, 'was celebrating start of Easter holidays with pals' when he got into difficulty swimming in lake

A 15-year-old boy who drowned after getting into difficulty swimming in a south London lake had been celebrating the start of the Easter holidays with friends.

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2 w. ago ‘Hope in my heart’: displaced Afghans in limbo as White House freezes refugee programs

Texas volunteers had prepared welcome for family fleeing Taliban now stranded in Pakistan in fear of being deportedThe 24-year-old Afghan woman wants to become a surgeon – and she had set her sights on training in the US.She wants to care for other women and girls, so they don’t have to be afraid to visit the doctor – so at least in one crucial aspect of their lives they won’t have to endure the unwanted advances, dismissive comments and blatant disrespect that she’s experienced from many of the men who have always surrounded her, first in her native Afghanistan and now in legal limbo in Pakistan. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Hope in my heart’: big Texas welcome for displaced Afghans as White House freezes refugee programs

Texas volunteers had prepared welcome for family fleeing Taliban now stranded in Pakistan in fear of being deportedThe 24-year-old Afghan woman wants to become a surgeon – and she had set her sights on training in the US.She wants to care for other women and girls, so they don’t have to be afraid to visit the doctor – so at least in one crucial aspect of their lives they won’t have to endure the unwanted advances, dismissive comments and blatant disrespect that she’s experienced from many of the men who have always surrounded her, first in her native Afghanistan and now in legal limbo in Pakistan. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Hope in my heart’: big Texas welcome for displaced Afghans on hold as Trump freezes refugee programs

Texas volunteers had prepared welcome for family fleeing Taliban now stranded in Pakistan in fear of being deportedThe 24-year-old Afghan woman wants to become a surgeon – and she had set her sights on training in the US.She wants to care for other women and girls, so they don’t have to be afraid to visit the doctor – so at least in one crucial aspect of their lives they won’t have to endure the unwanted advances, dismissive comments and blatant disrespect that she’s experienced from many of the men who have always surrounded her, first in her native Afghanistan and now in legal limbo in Pakistan. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Take a look inside Scotland's oldest inhabited family home as it prepares to open doors to the public

Traquair House, situated near Peebles in the Scottish Borders, dates back to 1107

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2 w. ago Scotland's oldest inhabited family home prepares to open doors to the public

Traquair House, near Peebles in the Scottish Borders, dates back to 1107 - and has been home to the same family since 1491.

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2 w. ago Hero student, 20, drowned after saving three women who got into difficulty during a wild sea swim in Cornwall, inquest hears

Jack Edward Lees was just days away from celebrating his 21st birthday when he travelled with the group of 60 other students to Cornwall for a four-day trip back in June last year.

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3 w. ago Director Marco Berger: ‘My films make some masculine viewers question if they could be gay’

The Argentinian film-maker, whose movies blur the lines between gay and straight, discusses what inspired him to make his latest work – queer romcom The Astronaut LoversMarco Berger’s films often begin, in one way or another, with a knock on the door. A young gay man steps into a summer house, or sometimes a luxury villa, typically inhabited by a group of attractive young men on holiday. As homoerotic tension simmers, the hyper-masculine environment is charged with banter, dares, and provocative games. The Argentinian director’s films test the fragile boundaries of homosocial spaces, blurring the lines between gay and straight as characters navigate complex emotions. His settings become pressure cookers – or at times, ticking time bombs – of unspoken dynamics, male bonding, and the perils of repressed desire.It’s these elements – heightened by homoerotic scenes and prolonged shots of the male body – that have made Berger one of the most prolific and successful film-makers in Latin A...

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3 w. ago Princess Beatrice recalls her 'overwhelming fear' after realising her baby daughter Athena would likely be born prematurely in protocol

Beatrice has opened up about her pregnancy journey after she was informed the family needed to prepare for an early birth, in a poignant first-person essay for British Vogue .

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3 w. ago Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash show off 'beautiful chaos' in first 'real' look into family life and fans say same thing

They have given a first look into their 'real' family life for the first time as they prepare for their biggest joint venture to date

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4 w. ago Chilling moment wannabe school shooter prepares to slaughter his whole family: Teenager practices firing gun before murdering his mother and siblings

Nicholas Prosper, from Luton, Bedfordshire, slaughtered his mother Juliana Falcon, 48, and his siblings Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, in September of last year.

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