38 m. ago From Gwyneth Paltrow to the Duchess of Sussex, the girlboss is back. In this economy, who can blame them?

From Paltrow talking about KPIs to Meghan waxing lyrical about entrepreneurship, it’s not surprising famous women are cashing in on the world’s obsession with their brandsI expect certain things from a Gwyneth Paltrow interview. Breathless outfit details. Her cooking something unexpectedly indulgent for the interviewer, or appearing more laid-back than her image suggests. Spacey pronouncements. What I don’t expect to read is: “I need to optimize EBITDA” (that’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, for the non-business-speaking people) or “impacting my P&L” (profit and loss). These quotes come from Paltrow’s recent Vanity Fair profile, in which she also referred to recent layoffs from her wellness empire, Goop, as a “reorg” and described its sexual wellness clients as: “Not the best customers from an LTV perspective,” which I learn means “lifetime value” – having bought the notorious vagina egg for a laugh, they don’t come back for cashmere and casserol...

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98 m. ago Forgotten: Searching for Palestine’s Hidden Places and Lost Memorials review – existence is resistance

In mapping the Palestinian history and culture that persists despite Israeli suppression, Raja Shehadeh and Penny Johnson display a strength of purpose and a promise of hopeRaja Shehadeh – lawyer, activist and Palestine’s greatest prose writer – has long been a voice of sanity and measure in the fraught, tendentious world of Arab-Israeli politics. His first non-academic book, When the Bulbul Stopped Singing, chronicled the 2002 siege of his hometown, Ramallah, while Palestinian Walks, which won the Orwell prize, traced how Israel’s de facto occupation of the West Bank had fundamentally altered both its geography and its history. Last year, Shehadeh published What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?, his first book since the attacks of 7 October. It was a work in two parts: the first, a characteristically measured analysis of how history led us to this point; the second, a bitterly furious record of the devastation wrought upon Gaza. The overwhelming impression was of a man who, after d...

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2 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham puts on loved up display with wife Nicola Peltz at Coachella festival

Brooklyn Beckham didn't hold back with showering his wife Nicola Peltz with kisses as the pair soaked up the vibes at Coachella music festival over the weekend in California

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2 h. ago New books chart Biden’s downfall – and the picture is damning for Democrats

Books detail president increasingly unfit to take on Trump, and party infighting that doomed Kamala Harris’s chancesJoe Biden plans to write a book about his presidency which ended in his historic withdrawal from the 2024 election, pushed out by senior Democrats convinced he was too old and infirm and replaced by his vice-president, Kamala Harris.Sources close to Biden told news outlets the book could be published next year, by which time Biden will be 83 and doubtless – like other US presidents’ autobiographies – it will be a self-serving narrative lauding his time in office. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Raith 1 Airdrieonians 1: We should have buried Rovers in first half, says McCabe as side lose ground at bottom

The Diamonds are now five points adrift at the foot of the Championship with three games to go

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3 h. ago Eddie Howe's health update as Newcastle boss may miss more games after hospital stay

Eddie Howe was hospitalised on Friday night and missed Newcastle's Premier League fixture against Manchester United, with no timescale set on his return to the dugout

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4 h. ago Strictly's Nicola Adams reveals heartbreaking reason for split from OnlyFans girlfriend of seven years

Strictly Come Dancing star, Nicola Adams, has called it quits with her OnlyFans girlfriend, Ella Baig - with whom she shares a son with - after seven years together

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4 h. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan casts doubt on Crucible comeback as he explains snooker absence

Ronnie O'Sullivan has admitted he could miss the World Championship for the first time since 1993, with the snooker legend opening up about his struggles with his game

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5 h. ago Matt O'Riley suffers Brighton boos as former Celtic star accused of 'going over' to win Seagulls penalty

The Hoops hero started his second game on the bounce as the Seagulls were held to a 2-2 draw at home to struggling Leicester

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5 h. ago LED mask loved by celebs like Kim Kardashian has launched a new mask to target neck and chest wrinkles

The Current Body LED Neck and Décolletage Mask: Series 2 is the first ever LED mask specifically designed to target the neck and chest, making it a game-changer in the world of anti-ageing

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6 h. ago Unification deal no closer as PGA Tour ponders bid for Ryder Cup stake

With $1.5bn ploughed in by SSG, Jay Monahan and co have plenty of money and no need to agree a deal with LIV The Ryder Cup could become the next piece to move in the apparently never-ending game of elite golf’s three-dimensional chess. Multiple sources have confided during the Masters that PGA Tour Enterprises, a commercial body set up almost two years ago, is seriously considering an offer to take part ownership of the United States element of the Ryder Cup. That domain is controlled by the PGA of America, which also runs the US PGA Championship. Any such deal would cost PGA Tour Enterprises hundreds of millions of dollars.PGA Tour designs on the Ryder Cup are nothing new. Indeed, it has been a longtime frustration of the PGA Tour that the five key elements in the sport – the four majors plus the biennial joust between Europe and the US – are run by other organisations. PGA Tour Enterprises now offers an avenue to do something about that. Continue reading...

Economics

7 h. ago Tech review: Maono PD300X is an affordable microphone for gamers, influencers, and all those meetings

We put the latest microphone from Moano to the test to see how it fared for Monday morning meetings and wannabe Taylor Swifts

Technology

8 h. ago Manchester United player could make first start for a staggering 420 days against Newcastle

Man Utd play Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday and here are five things to look out for in the game.

Sport

11 h. ago The Chinese goods Americans most rely on, from microwaves to Barbies

Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit millions of video game consoles, electric fans and toys shipped to the US from China

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11 h. ago Pancakes are 'next level' if one £3.50 kitchen ingredient is added

Pancake Day is over, but shouldn’t it be celebrated everyday? This game-changing hack ensures your breakfast pancakes are as fluffy as ever

Economics

12 h. ago RUTH SUNDERLAND: Proud steelmen like generations of my family boast they built the world. If we learn the right lessons from this debacle, we can do so again

RUTH SUNDERLAND: The US President has an idiosyncratic grasp of economics, to put it tactfully, but when he declared in, 'If you don't have steel, you don't have a country', he was correct.

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12 h. ago Nicola Adams, 42, reveals the reason she split from OnlyFans model girlfriend, 27, of seven years following months of therapy

The boxer, 42, and model, 27, ended their romance last month despite attempting to resolve any potential differences via couples' therapy.

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12 h. ago TALK OF THE TOWN: Anna Wintour puts Vogue staff out in cold... by Waterloo train station

Since editor-in-chief Anna Wintour closed the doors at Vogue House in Hanover Square two years ago, things at publisher Condé Nast's HQ have taken a rather less salubrious turn.

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13 h. ago Match of the Day host Gary Lineker offered £1million for autobiography by the publisher of Prince Harry's Spare

The former England captain has been approached by editors at Penguin Random House who commissioned Spare.

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15 h. ago BBC and ITV Sport legend makes retirement decision from TV screens after 50

Steve Rider, 74, is one of the most recognisable faces in the history of British sports broadcasting, having anchored the BBC's coverage of numerous Olympic Games

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