63 m. ago LIZ JONES: 'I've come to realise I am simply too good for the vast majority of men'

In which I make a discovery

Politics

2 h. ago Bill Maher stuns with savage Hunter Biden barb after Melania Trump threatens $1 billion lawsuit for Epstein remarks

The comedian took aim at Hunter Biden after he landed in hot water with the presidential couple for repeating a false claim about how they met.

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3 h. ago Monastic music that survived Henry VIII’s dissolution brought back to life

Buckland Abbey recreates music telling of medieval life in extraordinary discoveryAlmost five centuries ago a community of monks in the West Country of England gathered to sing, imploring their God to help them endure the challenges of medieval life.Thanks to an extraordinary discovery of music that survived Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries in the early 16th century, the songs created by the Buckland Abbey monks were ringing out again across the hills and woods of the Tavy valley in Devon this weekend.The University of Exeter Chapel Choir will perform the music live in Buckland Abbey’s medieval Great Barn on 16 and 17 August. Continue reading...

Events

3 h. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take h to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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3 h. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take her to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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3 h. ago Alison Brie and Dave Franco on horror, fame and marriage: ‘Divulging so much personal info lately... it’s been a little scary’

They found fame in ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Superbad’ respectively, but the married pair are now far more eager to gross you out. They speak to Adam White about their very grisly new horror movie ‘Together’, the disappointment that followed Brie’s starring role in ‘Glow’, and their love of watching one another die horribly on screen

Events

3 h. ago Celtic and Rangers handed contrasting Champions League verdicts by Jury who fancy one but not the other

Glasgow's big two plus Aberdeen and Hibs are looking to qualify for the 3 big European club competitions

Sport

4 h. ago This supermarket's make your own pizza is better than getting a takeaway

Asda and Morrisons are the only two shops in the UK that still have a 'make-your-own' pizza counter - and I wanted to see which was better

Politics

6 h. ago Couples who've made change this summer given £1,000 DVLA driving licence warning

They're also being warned of other 'serious legal complications'

Events

7 h. ago Couples who've made life change given £1,000 DVLA driving licence alert

A driving licence is more than a simple form of identification, it is a legal document that must accurately reflect a person's current legal name to avoid a fine

Economics

8 h. ago Kate and William's fresh start: Prince and Princess of Wales to move family to new eight

The couple, along with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, reportedly plan to relocate to the eight-bedroom Forest Lodge property.

Politics

9 h. ago Coronation Street's Kit 'rumbles Costello's secret' as mystery caller 'sealed'

A Coronation Street spoiler video for next week's episodes reveals Kit Green appears to make a discovery linked to DI Costello, and soon Lisa Swain is on the case

Politics

9 h. ago Logan Paul marries model Nina Agdal in extravagant Italian wedding

The couple, who share a 10-month-old daughter, tied the knot in Lake Como

Politics

10 h. ago French president Emmanuel Macron makes the most of his summer as he skips over the waves on his jetski... while Brigitte watches on

Au contraire - under those tinted sunglasses it was French president Emmanuel Macron enjoying a summer getaway in the south of the country.

Politics

12 h. ago Concessions review – moviegoer melancholy for Michael Madsen’s final film

Madsen cameos as a stuntman visiting a smalltown movie theatre on its last day before closing down in this amiable, bittersweet story for cinephilesThe late Michael Madsen makes his final, posthumous appearance as a boozy stuntman called Rex Fuel in this laidback ensemble film from feature first-timer Mas Bouzidi, a piece of moviegoing melancholy developed from the director’s short of the same title. Bouzidi gives us the time-honoured scenario of a smalltown movie theatre’s last day before closing down, resonantly named the Royal Alamo and showing for its last stand a couple of films on 35mm. The place has been stricken, of course, by the prevalence of digital streaming, although the wistful mood doesn’t seem too different from Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show from 1971, when Netflix wasn’t a problem.The Royal Alamo is now a bittersweet place of memories whose spirit is perhaps epitomised by the two guys listlessly working at the concessions stand, and bickering amusingly like Ke...

Culture

12 h. ago Coronation Street's Carla and Lisa future 'sealed' after sad proposal twist

Coronation Street's Swarla fans were gutted and disappointed to see Carla Connor's planned proposal to Lisa Swain fail on Friday, but what lies ahead for the couple?

Politics

13 h. ago Sophie Turner broke up celeb couple as she's accused of flirting with A

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has revealed she caused the break up of a celebrity couple after making one gesture at a glitzy showbiz bash that ended in an awkward confrontation

Politics

13 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham 'heartbroken' over wife Nicola Peltz being 'painted as a viper'

EXCLUSIVE: Friends of David and Victoria's eldest son have hit out at criticism of Nicola Peltz as they fight back following the row over the couple's 'second wedding'

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14 h. ago Couple hoping to open restaurant told they can't offer takeaway service

Council officers said it would lead to 'indiscriminate' parking nearby and planning inspector agrees

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14 h. ago Drunken couple told packed plane they were 'joining the mile high club' before romping loudly in the toilets

Appalled passengers onboard an EasyJet flight bound for Alicante from Luton on Friday night said that it was clear from the sounds coming from the toilets that the couple were fulfilling their X-rated vow.

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