6 d. ago I sat next to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on their glitzy date night... what I saw left me shaking

The NFL star and his 14-time Grammy Award winning girlfriend visited Buccan, a James Beard-nominated restaurant, in Palm Beach, and one Swiftie had a front row seat.

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1 week ago PM Sir Keir Starmer calls on nation to be ready for war with Mad Vlad's Russia

The prime minister warned the 'threat of Russia cannot be ignored' and said the UK must prepare for battle as he announced £15bn spending on nuclear weapons programmes

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2 w. ago Canadians are happy to cling to King Charles – as long as he keeps us safe from Trump | Jen Gerson

If a monarch who is the master of pomp can soothe the ego of our noisy neighbour, that’s good news even for republicansRest assured that the residents of Canada are vulnerable to the same strand of lazy republicanism that tends to afflict most other constitutional monarchies when complacency permits. Monarchy, after all, is irrational and expensive. And of course in a modern society, why should anyone be elevated to positions of power or prestige solely by accident of birth? Add to this absurdity the notion of a “King of Canada” – a fully independent G7 nation – who lives an ocean away, and the silliness of our system of government compounds.In ordinary circumstances, a British monarch has little interest in a former far-flung colony, and our passport offices would run with or without his official portrait overseeing the grey walls of officialdom. Humans, however, are not rational. And our circumstances are not ordinary.Jen Gerson is a Canadian commentator and co-founder of The Line...

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2 w. ago Power outage hits Cannes Film Festival and traffic in southeastern France

A major power outage has hit southeastern France, disrupting traffic and briefly halting events at the Cannes Film Festival as the prestigious event prepared to hand out its top prize

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3 w. ago Cannes prepares to award the Palme d'Or, with Neon positioned to add to an unprecedented streak

Can Neon extend one of the most unprecedented streaks in movies

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3 w. ago David Cameron in talks to join London law firm to advise on geopolitical risks

Consultant position would be five years after Greensill scandal and add to ex-PM’s existing portfolio of rolesDavid Cameron is in talks to join the law firm DLA Piper as a consultant – five years after the Greensill scandal that showed he intensively lobbied officials on behalf of his failing employer.The former prime minister, who also served as foreign secretary last year, is said to be having discussions about taking on an advisory position to help the firm with geopolitical risks. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Denzel Washington surprised with honorary Palme d'Or award at Cannes Film Festival

The legendary actor, 70, attended the premiere of his latest film Highest 2 Lowest during the event in which director Spike Lee presented him with the award.

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4 w. ago Russia 'could attack a NATO state by 2027 if a ceasefire is agreed in Ukraine this year' as experts warn Europe 'cannot assume that they have years to prepare' for another war

Putin's commitment to forcing Russia's economy and industry onto a war footing means that Moscow could reconstitute its forces for a fresh conflict within two years

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