2 h. ago Deal or No Deal backlash after fans left fuming with 'stingy' complaint to ITV

Viewers were not happy as they watched comedian Alex Brooker try to win as much money as possible for SoccerAid by taking on the formidable Banker in the legendary gameshow

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2 h. ago Actress Helen Lederer needed a loan when the tax was due for her Celebrity Big Brother stint

The stand-up comedian, writer and actress has enjoyed roles in TV shows such Girls On Top and Absolutely Fabulous.

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3 h. ago I am a trans teenager. This is what it means to hate the shape of your own skin | Elsie Thwaites

There are sudden moments of ecstatic joy, but it’s terrifying to realise what you want to be and everything you’ve forced downYou’re fairly sure your skin has always been a problem. A problem before you even realised, lurking in the background of your earliest memories. Never with a clear mark for when you realised it was a problem. (When you realised what it means, to hate your skin so much.) But with signs scattered throughout your life.The very earliest sign was swimming. Or clothes in general, really, but swimming was the easy one. When you swam, you always wore (and always still wear) a shirt, even though the males of your family don’t. More broadly, you refuse to ever be seen without one. You called it modesty, but now you know it as shame. Shame for your square-ish, flat, slightly hairy flesh prison. Because, even then, you knew your chest should be covered up, even though your skin is flush against your ribs and males don’t need to cover up. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Comedian Dawn French apologises for posting controversial Israel

The Vicar Of Dibley actress Dawn French has apologised for a video she posted online regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying she "clumsily used a mocking tone" and it "appeared one-sided"

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6 h. ago ‘Okay, wow’: JD Vance reacts to Trump and Musk feud after seeing Elon’s Epstein tweet

JD Vance broke his silence on the feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk during an interview with comedian Theo Von.

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6 h. ago James Maddison pays emotional tribute to Ange Postecoglou after Tottenham sacking

Tottenham have sacked manager Ange Postecoglou just 16 days after winning the Europa League and James Maddison has shared a tribute to the Australian on social media

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6 h. ago Dawn French issues lengthy apology after 'mocking tone' on October 7 attacks

British stalwart comedian Dawn French apologised after a clip of her appearing to mock pro-Israel arguments following the October 7 attacks sparked major backlash from users

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7 h. ago JD Vance says Elon Musk’s attack against Trump is a ‘huge mistake’

Vice-president was interviewed by comedian Theo Von, who also asked him if he ‘got high’ on election nightJD Vance said Elon Musk was making a “huge mistake” going after Donald Trump in a storm of bitter and inflammatory social media posts after a falling-out between the two men.But the vice-president, in an interview released on Friday after the very public blowup between the world’s richest person and arguably the world’s most powerful, also tried to downplay Musk’s blistering attacks as an “emotional guy” who got frustrated. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago JoJo Siwa says Chris Hughes 'makes everything better' in social media tribute

The couple first met on ITV reality show Celebrity Big Brother

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8 h. ago JD Vance breaks his silence on Trump and Musk feud after seeing Elon’s Epstein tweet during Theo Von interview

Comedian Theo Von was the first person to show Vice President JD Vance a tweet by Elon Musk accusing President Donald Trump of being in the Epstein files.

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8 h. ago Rivalry intensifies as Alcaraz and Sinner contest first grand slam final

French Open final between top two in the world is further proof of their dominanceTowards the final stretch of the big three’s unprecedented period of dominance, as it became clear Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic would vacate their thrones, the future of men’s tennis was clouded in uncertainty. Although there was a talented, competitive generation of players born in the 1990s waiting to take their place, the gulf in quality was significant. For a short time, there were opportunities for someone brave enough to take them.The past fortnight in Paris has again underlined how Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have emphatically shut the door on this prospect. As they prepare to face each other in a grand slam final for the first time, at Roland Garros on Sunday, it will mark the sixth consecutive grand slam that has been won by either Sinner, the world No 1, or the world No 2, Alcaraz. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Atlantic Starr singer Wayne Lewis tragically passes away aged 68 as tribute pour in for the R&B legend and 'voice of a generation'

Atlantic Starr's Wayne Lewis has tragically passed away aged 68 the R&B band have announced.

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11 h. ago Atlantic Starr singer Wayne Lewis dies as bandmates pay tribute to R&B legend

Wayne Lewis, who was the lead singer of the chart-topping band Atlantic Starr, has died at the age of 68, the band confirmed in a statement shared to social media

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11 h. ago I cheated death when I fell into a gorilla enclosure aged five. It shaped my life forever... and what happened next was heartbreaking

In heart-stopping footage beamed around the globe, Levan Merritt was a five-year-old schoolboy from West Sussex, in 1986 when he fell into the gorilla enclosure at Jersey Zoo

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11 h. ago As a generation of gay and lesbian people ages, memories of worse — and better — times swirl

As World Pride wraps up this weekend in Washington D

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11 h. ago UK judge warns of risk to justice after lawyers cited fake AI

A British High Court judge says lawyers have cited fake cases generated by artificial intelligence in court proceedings in England

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14 h. ago Mum's heartbreaking tribute to teenager who died in bike crash horror

Kailem Robinson's mum Jill has issued a statement following his death

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14 h. ago Ange feels the Tottenham love too late as underperforming stars show their gratitude after axe falls

Captain Son led the tributes after Daniel Levy sent Postecoglou packing with a £4million payoff following Europa League glory

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14 h. ago ‘A Spurs legend forever’: players hail Ange Postecoglou in wake of sacking

Son leads players’ tributes to the Australian managerSupporters’ trust expresses ‘concern’ at another changeSon Heung-min has praised Ange Postecoglou as a “Tottenham Hotspur legend” as the club’s supporters’ trust expressed “concern” with another change in manager.Postecoglou ended Spurs’ 17-year wait for silverware with Europa League success over Manchester United in Bilbao on 21 May, but it failed to earn the Australian a third season. A club statement on Friday announcing Postecoglou’s departure highlighted a woeful Premier League campaign where Tottenham finished 17th, their lowest top-flight finish since relegation in 1977. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago ‘No smartphones before 14; no social media until 16’: The Anxious Generation author on how to fight back against big tech

One year on, Jonathan Haidt talks about the way his book changed the global conversation around children and digital devices – and explains how he handles his own teenagersJonathan Haidt is a man with a mission. You’ll have to forgive the cliche, because it’s literally true. The author of The Anxious Generation, an urgent warning about the effect of digital tech on young minds, is based at New York University’s business school: “I’m around all these corporate types and we’re always talking about companies and their mission statements,” he tells me. So, he decided to make one for himself. “It was very simple: ‘My mission is to use my research in moral psychology and that of others to help people better understand each other, and to help important social institutions work well.’”This is characteristic of Haidt: there’s the risk that writing your own brand manifesto might seem a bit, well, pompous. What comes across instead is the nerd’s desire to be as effective as possible, combined ...

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