3 d. ago Chaos erupts at boxing match as referee is swarmed by attackers after announcing winner

The beatdown unfolded just after the ref raised the hand of the fight's winner.

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3 d. ago Watch the moment Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp wins Booker Prize

Audience members rejoiced as Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp was announced as the winner of the International Booker Prize 2025 on Tuesday, 20 May.

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6 d. ago Eurovision winner, 71, rules out retirement as she reveals huge Fizz announcement

EXCLUSIVE: Cheryl Baker won Eurovision with the band Bucks Fizz at the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest and the 71-year-old singer has no plans on slowing down just yet

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6 d. ago A Danish Groundhog Day or tales of millennial angst What should win next week’s International Booker?

A headspinning novel from Japan alongside a high concept tale from Denmark, and a French account of migrant tragedy our critic weighs up the contendersWhat unites the books on the shortlist for this year’s International Booker prize? Brevity, for one thing: five of the six are under 200 pages, and half barely pass 100. They are works of precision and idiosyncrasy that don’t need space to make a big impression. Themes are both timely – AI, the migration crisis – and evergreen: middle-class ennui; the place of women in society. And for the second consecutive year, every book comes from an independent publisher, with four from tiny micropresses. Ahead of the winner announcement on 20 May, here’s our verdict on the shortlist.Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume, Book I (Faber, £12.99; translated by Barbara J Haveland) is easiest to introduce through the film Groundhog Day: its heroine, Danish antiquarian book dealer Tara Selter, is stuck in time. “It is the 18...

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6 d. ago A Danish Groundhog Day or tales of millennial angst What should win this year’s International Booker?

A headspinning novel from Japan alongside a high concept tale from Denmark, and a French account of migrant tragedy our critic weighs up the contendersWhat unites the books on the shortlist for this year’s International Booker prize? Brevity, for one thing: five of the six are under 200 pages, and half barely pass 100. They are works of precision and idiosyncrasy that don’t need space to make a big impression. Themes are both timely – AI, the migration crisis – and evergreen: middle-class ennui; the place of women in society. And for the second consecutive year, every book comes from an independent publisher, with four from tiny micropresses. Ahead of the winner announcement on 20 May, here’s our verdict on the shortlist.Solvej Balle’s On the Calculation of Volume, Book I (Faber, £12.99; translated by Barbara J Haveland) is easiest to introduce through the film Groundhog Day: its heroine, Danish antiquarian book dealer Tara Selter, is stuck in time. “It is the 18...

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7 d. ago Eurovision 2025 winner revealed as Austria beat controversial Israel in final

The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 has come to an end with the winner being announced after an entertaining few hours

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7 d. ago Eurovision 2025 winner announced as Remember Monday dealt crushing final blow

The Eurovision Song Contest took place tonight (May 17) and the 2025 winners have been revealed after viewers across the world cast their votes and had their say

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7 d. ago Remember Monday's Eurovision result 'exposed' hours before winner announced

EXCLUSIVE: Remember Monday, the UK's Eurovision entry, will be competing in tonight's competition but one person has "revealed" the band's result before the final has even started

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8 d. ago You’re taking the mic! The ultimate guide to Eurovision 2025

From dominatrix divas to sauna bros and the ‘Viking Jedward’ – plus maybe even Céline Dion – there’s something for everyone at this year’s Eurovision. Bring on the innuendo!Pomp and pageantry. People from different nations wearing camp costumes. A tense buildup before the winner is announced. But enough of the papal conclave. It’s time for May’s other main event: the Eurovision song contest.The eccentric extravaganza’s 69th edition – expect that number to be the subject of cheap innuendo – is being held in Basel, Switzerland. An audience of 160 million is expected to tune in for the usual heady mix of geopolitical point-scoring, cheesy sentiment and surreal performances. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Dylan Thomas Prize celebrates 20 years of young talent as 2025 winner is announced

The Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize marks twenty years of celebrating young writers this year as the 2025 award is won by Palestinian author Yasmin Zaher for her debut novel The Coin

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9 d. ago 13 'untouched' Welsh beaches win awards for unspoiled beauty and clean water

The winner of the Green Coast Awards have been announced which recognise smaller, untouched beaches

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1 week ago Alexa Chung puts on a racy display in a blue sheer PVC dress as she attends Vogue event in London

Alexa Chung turned heads at the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund Winner Announcement 2025, held at the five-star hotel The London EDITION on Tuesday. 

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2 w. ago ‘Ich komme!’ The smutty Eurovision songs that dodge the censors

From ensuring your swearwords are in languages other than English to outrageous euphemisms, contestants in the famously camp extravaganza have ways to avoid being toned down When the winner of this year’s Eurovision song contest is announced shortly before midnight next Saturday, it won’t be the first climax of the evening. “I’m coming / I’m coming,” a scantily clad Lithuanian will announce in the chorus of her song. Australia’s male entrant will invite listeners to “sh-sh-shake me good” so they can get “a taste of the milkshake man”. And Malta’s submission is going to prompt the audience to shout the word “Kant” – due to it sounding like a rude English term for female genitalia.After the 2024 edition of the world’s largest live music contest was largely overshadowed by political positioning over the war in Gaza, many artists at this year’s event in the Swiss city of Basel are returning to what they like to do best: celebrating the act of lovemaking in pop songs. Because even though...

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2 w. ago The Masked Singer's Samantha Barks expecting second child as she debuts baby bump at VE Day concert

The Masked Singer winner Samantha Barks has announced that she is pregnant with her second child

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2 w. ago Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won’t run in Preakness Stakes

Sovereignty will not run in Preakness on 17 MayDecision extends seven-year Triple Crown droughtKentucky Derby winner Sovereignty will not run in the Preakness Stakes, officials announced Tuesday, meaning there won’t be a Triple Crown champion for a seventh consecutive year.“We received a call today from trainer Bill Mott that Sovereignty will not be competing in the Preakness,” said Mike Rogers, executive VP of 1/ST Racing, which operates the Preakness. “We extend our congratulations to the connections of Sovereignty and respect their decision.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Polly Noakes announced as winner of Oscar's Book Prize for 'touching' story of friendship

Just The Two Of Us was chosen ahead of five other titles

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3 w. ago Britain's Got Talent faces another 'fix' row as fans fume over second semi

Britain's Got Talent viewers were left fuming as the winner of the second semi-final was announced on Saturday night

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3 w. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland issued major announcement on TV future

He began his comedy career in 2003, but it was his recent Strictly Come Dancing win that made him a household name

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3 w. ago Bake Off winner John Whaite announces first cake shop location

The TV star will be opening his cake shop at a popular farm shop village in Lancashire

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4 w. ago Celebrity Big Brother winner is Jack P Shepherd as 2025 show ends with explosive final

After almost three weeks, Celebrity Big Brother has announced 2025 winner in a dramatic live episode.

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