25 h. ago Camilla's first tense meeting with late Queen after being branded 'wicked woman'

King Charles and Queen Camilla faced an uphill battle to get the seal of approval for their relationship - and one person who they were desperate to win over was the late Queen Elizabeth II, Charles' mother

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6 d. ago Halle Berry says Oscars not designed for black female actors ‘so we have to stop coveting them’

The only black female actor to have won the leading actress award was speaking on documentary Number One on the Call Sheet along with Taraji P Henson and Whoopi GoldbergHalle Berry has said she now believes her historic Oscars in 2002, for Monster’s Ball, was an anomaly, and that fellow black female actors should therefore stop “coveting” Academy Awards.Berry, now 58, is the only black woman to have won the leading actress Oscar in the awards’ nearly 100 year history. Cynthia Erivo’s nomination for Wicked earlier this year marks the first time a woman of colour has been nominated for the leading actress Oscar more than once (she was previously nominated for Harriet). Only 15 black women have ever been in contention for the prize. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ITV This Morning viewers 'bored' as guests clash over Harry and Meghan

This Morning guests Gyles Brandreth and Camilla Tominey disagreed over Prince Harry and Meghan during a tense segment on Monday

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2 w. ago Trump’s executive order to dismantle Department for Education sparks fears for students – live

Eliminating department, which distributes billions in federal money to schools and manages federal student loans, would likely require act of CongressDefense secretary Pete Hegseth said late Thursday that he would be meeting with billionaire Elon Musk at the Pentagon Friday to discuss “innovation, efficiencies & smarter production.”Musk, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, and his Department of Government Efficiency have played an integral role in the administration’s push to dramatically reduce the size of the government. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mum told boyfriend she was dying of cancer but truth was far more disturbing

Laura McPherson, 35, has been convicted of fraud for tricking her boyfriend into believing she had cancer and conning him out of thousands of pounds - a judge branded her a 'wicked and devious liar'

Events

3 w. ago Szczesny’s human touch lends higher meaning to Barcelona’s title charge | Jonathan Liew

The anarchic Barça goalkeeper may not be an idealised athlete but he is writing an extraordinary closing chapter to his careerAccounts differ on just how late Iñaki Peña was to that team meeting in Jeddah. Some reports say two minutes; some go as high as four. Either way, Hansi Flick is nothing if not a coach of fine margins, and by such fine margins was Peña summarily dropped for the Supercopa semi‑final against Athletic Club in January. His replacement: Barcelona’s third goalkeeper, a 34‑year‑old smoker by the name of Wojciech Szczesny.I think it matters that Szczesny smokes. Not because smoking is cool, which any eye-rolling Gen Z will tell you is no longer actually true, but because there is the idea here of competing motivations: of instant versus delayed gratification, of compromise in a sport that brooks none. The bible of modern football reads: your body is your work. Hone it. Optimise every detail. Squeeze out every last drop of capital it has to offer. Szczesny responds by...

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4 w. ago Woman's life ‘torn to bits’ by wicked romance scammer who stole £22k of life savings

Julia Simpson, 68, (not her real name) met the fraudster using the alias 'Daniel Peeters' on Match.com in May last year. He claimed to be a 58-year-old widower from Cambridge

Economics