38 h. ago Dry Cleaning: Secret Love review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(4AD)The standout act in the sprechgesang wave, the four-piece’s newly expansive sound carries singer Florence Shaw’s distinctive tales of mundane lives spiralling out of controlDry Cleaning’s third album features a lot of strikingly odd lyrics. Take your pick from “alien offshoot mushroom, going the gym to get slim”; “my dream house is a negative space of rock”; or, indeed, “when I was a child I wanted to be a horse, eating onions, carrots, celery”. But it’s an ostensibly more straightforward line, from Cruise Ship Designer, that seems destined to attract the most attention. “I make sure there are hidden messages in my work,” says vocalist Florence Shaw as the track draws to a conclusion, the muscular guitar riff that’s driven it along devolving into a janky, trebly scrabble.Initially, the lyric appears to characterise what Dry Cleaning do, and Shaw in particular. From the moment they first appeared with the 2018 EP Sweet Princess, the south London quartet have attracted adjectives...

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40 h. ago Album reviews: Nathan Evans & the SAINT PHNX Band | Blue | The Cribs | Dry Cleaning

The new album from Nathan Evans & the SAINT PHNX Band should appeal to nostalgic expats with its unashamedly sentimental Celtic country numbers, writes Fiona Shepherd

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44 h. ago Emmanuel Fernandez reveals secret Rangers weapon behind scoring spree as he finally feels Ibrox love

The former Peterborough man has popped up with some crucial goals in recent weeks

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57 h. ago Yes, I live hundreds of miles apart from my husband... but this is why it's the secret behind our long and happy marriage: JENNI MURRAY

I never cease to be surprised by the fascination people seem to have with my 46-year relationship with my husband David, the father of my two children.

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4 d. ago Laura Carmichael breaks her silence on her secret wedding to Downton Abbey co

Laura Carmichael has broken her silence on Sunday on her secret wedding to Downton Abbey co-star Michael C. Fox as she opened up about finding love on set. 

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8 d. ago Louis is the love of my life. We're in our 50s, share a son, live together and have just had the most blissful Christmas. But we have a secret you'll never guess...

Fergus, his father and I spent Christmas day yesterday together. This wouldn't be remotely unusual, except that Fergus's father, Louis, and I have a surprising secret...

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1 week ago Love Island star gives birth to first baby and shares cute name

Daisy Muller, who found fame when she entered the Love Island villa in 2015, kept her pregnancy a secret before shocking fans two months before giving birth

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2 w. ago Vladimir Putin admits 'I'm in LOVE' in possible first ever nod to gymnast lover

Vladimir Putin told the world he was 'in love' today - although it is unclear which of his alleged secret lovers the Russian President was referring too

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2 w. ago All the things you didn't know about Love Actually from secret cameos to surprise filming techniques and hidden plot details

The film follows nine interconnected love stories detailed by writer-director Richard Curtis, set against the backdrop of a chaotic Christmas in London.

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2 w. ago Yael van der Wouden : ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy cured my fear of aliens’

The Safekeep author on her secret childhood reading, falling in love with Elizabeth Strout and why she keeps coming back to Zadie SmithMy earliest reading memory I had a children’s encyclopedia on the shelf above my bed – orange and brown, the cover old flaking plastic – but I retain nothing of what I read. I do remember a book of dirty jokes I was obsessed with at the age of eight. I was convinced it was off limits to me (it wasn’t) and so I waited until my parents were at work to shamefully steal it from the bookshelf. One time, my mother found it under my pillow and I was mortified. I recall her being confused and putting it back with a mumbled “I don’t judge” as she left the room.My favourite book growing up hat must have been one of Thea Beckman’s novels, most likely Hasse Simonsdochter. Beckman was the author for young adults in 80s and 90s Netherlands. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Keira Knightley makes VERY surprising confession about her iconic festive film Love Actually

Keira appears in Love Actually's most memorable scene, when her husband's pal, played by Andrew Lincoln, confesses his secret love for her  through cue cards.

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2 w. ago Jo Whiley stuns fans as she reveals she made a secret cameo in Love Actually

While the DJ may be best known for her radio presenting and music knowhow, she has shared she made a secret appearance in the festive classic Love Actually.

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3 w. ago 'Special' Christmas gift that shoppers 'love' is now free with secret code

"Made for Christmas presents, love them!"

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3 w. ago Strictly pro Neil Jones' fiancée Chyna Mills claims his family refused to attend their daughter's baptism: Love Island star says she's been subjected to 'bullying, racism and disrespect' from mother

The Love Island star, 27, and the professional Strictly dancer, 43, went public with their romance in August 2022 and welcomed their daughter, Havana, the following year in October 2023.

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3 w. ago Love Island's Chyna Mills reveals secret feud with Strictly star fiancé Neil Jones' family and claims she's been subjected to 'bullying, racism and disrespect' from mother

The Love Island star, 27, and the professional Strictly dancer, 43, went public with their romance in August 2022 and welcomed their daughter, Havana, the following year in October 2023.

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3 w. ago I tested three cream cleansers at all price points – £7.50 option is my favourite and even got rid of eczema

CREAM cleansers are your friend for removing make-up in winter, especially if you have dry, sensitive or mature skin. They clean without stripping and help hydrate. Here are three I tried. Budget Oat Milk Cream Cleanser by Q+A, 125ml £7.50 – hollandandbarrett.com This, without doubt, is my favourite. Described as a gentle, moisturising cleanser, it...

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