10 h. ago Chicago reacts to hometown Pope Leo: ‘Like the Cubs winning the World Series’

Residents – Catholic and non-Catholic – celebrate a ‘moment of joy’ as native son Robert Prevost becomes new pontiffAs white smoke billowed from the Vatican in Rome, yellow papal flags whipped in the crisp Lake Michigan breeze in front of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy on Chicago’s North Side.Screams of “Habemus Papam!” echoed throughout the cafeteria at the Catholic school on Thursday afternoon, when news broke that Chicago’s Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo XIV. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Forever review – an absolutely adorable TV take on Judy Blume’s banned teen sex classic

The 1975 novel might be barred from US schools and libraries, but it gets a hugely important telling here. It’s powerful, sweet – and with a cast as excellent as Heartstopper’sA couple of years ago, Judy Blume noted that book banning was not only undergoing a resurgence in the US, but was at that point “much worse” than she had noticed during the 1980s. Blume is one to know: her 1975 novel Forever..., about teenage sex and desire, continues to be banned by school districts and libraries, as repression and censorship gallop on at a pace. This Netflix adaptation of Blume’s novel, which loses the ellipsis, is not only timely but important: through it, the story continues to be told, even if it is in a different medium.This eight-part series, created by Girlfriends showrunner Mara Brock Akil, is sensitive and winningly sweet, while still managing to maintain its defiance and bite. It doesn’t so much update its source material as treat the novel as loose inspiration: details are shuffled...

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40 h. ago Costa Coffee horror as car smashes through window leaving three seriously injured

Three people have been seriously injured after a car smashed into the front of a Costa Coffee shop.

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3 d. ago Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer prize for commentary

Renowned poet and author wins prize for series of New Yorker essays on suffering of Palestinians in GazaThe renowned Palestinian poet and author, Mosab Abu Toha, is among this year’s Pulitzer prize winners.Abu Toha was awarded for a series of essays in the New Yorker documenting the lives and suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, where he has lived nearly all his life. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘It normalises the abhorrent’: is The Handmaid’s Tale the most frustrating show on TV?

As the world edges ever closer to authoritarianism, it would be incredible to watch June fight back against a hellish, misogynistic dystopia. And yet, the final season is as bleak as ever. Where’s the hope we all need?Great timing! For those who are finding the second season of The Last of Us too upbeat, too optimistic, just too damn cheerful, here comes The Handmaid’s Tale, returning for a final run of utter despair and soul-destroying misery. The Emmy-winning take on Margaret Atwood’s novel is back for a sixth and last season, having remarkably stretched out the first novel from a semi-faithful adaptation into a sprawling dystopian hellhole that never lets anyone win.I find it one of the most frustrating series on television. It is well made, well acted and sits on the foundations of important conversations, particularly as the western world continues its steady turn towards authoritarianism. The first season’s most unforgettable scene is the one in which, prior to being forced in...

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4 d. ago Pop Idol's Michelle McManus unrecognisable after incredible 9st weight loss

Michelle McManus, 44, soared to fame after winning the second series of Pop Idol in 2003. The Scottish singer has since undergone an impressive weight loss transformation

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7 d. ago Jalen Brunson’s clutch three lifts Knicks over Pistons into second round

Knicks beat Pistons 116-113 in Game 6 to win series 4-2Brunson finishes with 40 points including game-winnerClippers hold off Nuggets 111-105 to force seventh gameJalen Brunson made a tiebreaking three-pointer with 4.3 seconds left and finished with 40 points to lead the New York Knicks to a 116-113 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night and into the second round of the NBA playoffs.“He’s at his best when his best is needed and he’s done it all year,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “That’s what makes him special.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago How Donald Trump turned the White House into a tacky gold palace full of trinkets in 100 days

The US President's return to the Oval Office has brought with it a dramatic change in decor - turning the West Wing from a serious place of important work into a gaudy trophy room

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1 week ago Serious, precocious and unique: Désiré Doué is a player with no limits

As PSG prepare for Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final, key figures in winger’s career on why he can reach the topBy Get French Football News“I am Désiré Doué. Kylian is Kylian,” says the Paris Saint-Germain forward, shirking the Mbappé comparisons. However, there is something reminiscent of his compatriot: the explosiveness, the agility, the unbridled self-confidence. Those traits have also earned Doué comparisons with his idol, Neymar, the most expensive jewel of Les Parisiens’ bling-bling era. But Doué isn’t some pastiche of PSG past; he embodies a different ethos entirely.“Everyone is inspired by a player. For me, it is Neymar,” says Doué. The Brazilian’s panache has certainly been adopted by the Frenchman, as have his celebrations. But for Julien Stéphan, who managed him at Rennes, there is a uniqueness to Doué. “He is already a different player in terms of his personality,” Stéphan says. “Everything is oriented towards performance and reaching the top level. That is the firs...

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1 week ago Wild mob surround serial cat killer's home, breaking windows and pepper

A violent group of angry California residents decided to take it upon themselves to track down an alleged serial cat killer and attack his home Sunday night.

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1 week ago What Scott McTominay and Napoli must do to win Serie A title, remaining fixtures and points needed

Scotland and Napoli duo Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour are on course to win the Italian Serie A in their debut season at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

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1 week ago Arsenal warned over PSG's 'new George Best' bidding to end their Champions League dream

EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal lock horns with PSG in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday night and winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has been earmarked as a serious threat for the French side ahead of the first leg

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1 week ago Celebrity Big Brother winner Jack P Shepherd shares truth behind Mickey Rourke and tea drinking in house

The Coronation Street star opened up about his time in the housein his first TV interview since being crowned the 2025 series winner

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1 week ago How to apply for the new series of Big Brother as Jack P Shepherd wins celebrity version

Celebrity Big Brother is over for another year but it won't be long until AJ Odudu and Will Best are back on our screens for another offering of the civilian version of the ITV reboot

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1 week ago Celebrity Big Brother winner 'sealed' as Patsy Palmer drops massive clue

Six celebrities remain in the Celebrity Big Brother house, with the winner of the 2025 series due to be unveiled on Friday evening

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2 w. ago ‘They excavated a nightclub!’: uncovering Black British history beyond London – podcast

From struggles over miscarriages of justice to groundbreaking music, Lanre Bakare looks at the places and events that shaped Black Britain in the Thatcher yearsWhen Guardian arts and culture correspondent Lanre Bakare was growing up, he learned the same Black British history as many of us did. It was a series of singular events: the docking of the Windrush in 1948, unrest in Notting Hill or Brixton, the murder of Stephen Lawrence. All important, but all firmly focused on the capital.Now Lanre has written a book about the Thatcher years, looking at the stories that are less often told: those that took place outside London, in Liverpool – with the oldest Black community in the UK – or in his home town of Bradford. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The VERY amicable exes Racing Across The World: Divorcée teams up with former husband of 31 years for incredible experiment

The award-winning BBC series, in which five teams are challenged to make their way from the starting point - which this year is the Wall of China - is back. And one pair has a unique history...

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2 w. ago BBC viewers all say same thing just seconds in to new series of 'best thing on TV'

The award-winning show has just returned for a fifth series

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2 w. ago For serial Celtic winners it's like brushing their teeth but I'm desperate for my first taste of a Treble

Scales was on loan at Aberdeen for the Hoops' last clean sweep as James Forrest and Callum McGregor racked up the medals

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2 w. ago Celtic transfer tracker on 8 ins and outs as Dortmund come calling and serial window watcher finally looks on

It's set to be a busy summer for the Hoops both on the incoming and exit front

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