29 m. ago X Factor stars who look very different now after shooting to fame on iconic show

X Factor made overnight stars of some of its contestants, who look very different now years after performing for millions of viewers and judges, including Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh

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53 m. ago Democrat targeted by Trump attacks ‘authoritarian’ effort to intimidate critics

Elissa Slotkin, under investigation over Pentagon video, says president using ‘well-worn playbook’ to silence debateDonald Trump is borrowing a strategy from authoritarian regimes to intimidate potential critics and discourage them from speaking out, according to a senator under investigation by his administration.Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, faces questioning after she organised and appeared in a video with other Democrats imploring military service members to refuse “illegal orders”. Fellow senator Mark Kelly and three Democrats from the House of Representatives are also being investigated. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago Arrest of priest for child molestation reignites scandal in Louisiana diocese

Korey LaVergne, 37, jailed Friday evening on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to officialsAuthorities in south-west Louisiana recently arrested a Roman Catholic priest on accusations of behaving indecently with a child, igniting a new scandal in the diocese where the US church’s reckoning with clergy abuse began – an institution that just disclosed it could lose up to $162m over pending litigation.Korey LaVergne was jailed Friday evening on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to Acadia parish sheriff KP Gibson, whose agency arrested the priest. LaVergne had presided over mass at St Edward church in Richard – where the Lafayette diocese had assigned him as pastor – hours before he was booked into the Acadia lockup. Continue reading...

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57 m. ago Heartbreak as 'amazing' Scots daughter's leg pain was actually rare diagnosis

"It was more than just normal growing pains. Her mum was up every hour massaging her legs to try and give her some comfort and relief from the pain."

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77 m. ago Flight tracker captures moment Indonesian plane loses contact

A flight tracker captures the moment an Indonesian plane carrying 11 people lost contact on Saturday (17 January).

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89 m. ago Mum speaks out about 'deeply painful' court hearing as group of parents sue TikTok over children's deaths

'For the court, this is about motions and procedures. For us, it is about our children. Our dead children'

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92 m. ago Disney+ £3.99 deal is cheaper than Netflix, Amazon and Apple but it ends soon

Disney+ members can lock in the cheaper rate for three months by signing up before the looming deadline

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2 h. ago Transfer news LIVE! Arsenal launch new bid; Chelsea push to seal Jacquet deal; Man Utd, Liverpool latest

Big deals in the pipeline ahead of February 2 deadline

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2 h. ago The Traitors star Harriet Tyce says 'it was awful' watching herself get angry on screen and admits her inability to keep her cool was why she quit her criminal barrister career

The Traitors 2026's break out star Harriet Tyce has admitted she hated watching herself lose her temper in her final explosive episoe on the BBC show.

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2 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: Prem rivals deal Gunners £52m blow as Anthony Gordon verdict clear

Arsenal missed the chance to go nine points clear at the top of the Premier League after a goalless draw against Nottingham Forest and Mikel Arteta is keeping tabs on a number of transfer targets

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2 h. ago EU ambassadors summoned for emergency talks after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

European leaders say tariff threat ‘unacceptable’ as Trump escalates plan for the US to acquire Greenland Some more from the UK’s culture secretary Lisa Nandy on Greenland this morning.Speaking to Sky News, she said:As the prime minister has very clearly said we disagree with this decision.We’re going to go and have that conversation with our American counterparts, and while we’re having that conversation with them, we’re also going to be talking about the security of the United Kingdom and the United States and how our interests are better served by working together. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Bernardo Silva makes Man City promise after 'deserved' Manchester United defeat

Manchester City lost 2-0 at Manchester United on Saturday lunchtime to lose ground in the Premier League title race to Arsenal

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3 h. ago Love Island star arrested on sexual assault and stalking allegations

Former contestant held at Gatwick Airport after woman contacts police with claims

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3 h. ago ‘Everyone wishes him the best’ – Man Utd confirm star’s exit after 14 years a week on from his own emotional goodbye

MANCHESTER UNITED have officially confirmed the departure of Sam Mather. Kayserispor reached a deal to sign the Red Devils academy graduate, who enjoyed loan spells with Rochdale and Tranmere Rovers, earlier this month. But the deal has only just gone through, prompting an official statement from the club. It read: "Manchester United forward Sam Mather...

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3 h. ago Should you try peptide stacking, and can it really help you lose weight and live longer?

The latest wellness trend promises convincing results

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4 h. ago The damning scandal that exposed Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles's long

In January 1993, a six-minute, 1,574-word transcript of Charles speaking to Camilla four years prior was leaked to the press in a controversy that quickly became dubbed 'Camillagate'.

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4 h. ago Woman loses £100,000 in scam, meets 'handsome bloke' online and then loses another £60k

Retired Cindy Palecek was enjoying her free time when she fell for a man she met online. The encounter with 'Mike' ended up costing her almost £100,000

Economics

5 h. ago Prince Harry v the Daily Mail: high stakes trial could have profound effects on UK media

Royal will join a group of notable figures in his action against the tabloid and its stablemate, the Mail on Sunday, in a trial expected to last nine weeks On Monday morning, Prince Harry’s legal war with the Daily Mail, one of the British media’s most formidable forces, will finally come to trial in court 76 of the high court in London.The prince is joined in his action by some of the most recognisable figures in British life: the singer and songwriter Elton John and his husband, David Furnish; actors Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost; Doreen Lawrence, a Labour peer whose son Stephen was murdered in a racist attack; and former politician Simon Hughes, who once ran to lead the Liberal Democrats. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Park Chan Wook: ‘The Korean film industry is in a state of great danger’

The acclaimed director of ‘Oldboy’ and ‘The Handmaiden’ speaks to Louis Chilton about the problems facing his country’s filmmakers, his one-time reputation for grotesquerie, and his darkly funny new satire ‘No Other Choice’

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6 h. ago Liverpool transfer news: Marc Guehi deal sealed as Reds turn attention to £48m star

Liverpool have seemingly missed out on snapping up Marc Guehi and Arne Slot has, reportedly, turned his focus elsewhere for defensive reinforcements in the January transfer window.

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