60 m. ago The secret meaning behind Ariana Grande's wedding scene in Wicked: For Good trailer as fans go wild for surprise Easter Egg

The film sees Glinda prepare to marry Prince Fiyero (played by Jonathan Bailey ), after becoming a pawn in the Wizard and Madame Morrible's attempts to bring down Elphaba.

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91 m. ago University of Michigan using undercover investigators to surveil student Gaza protesters

Revealed: security trailing students on and off campus as video shows investigator faking disability when confrontedThe University of Michigan is using private, undercover investigators to surveil pro-Palestinian campus groups, including trailing them on and off campus, furtively recording them and eavesdropping on their conversations, the Guardian has learned.The surveillance appears to largely be an intimidation tactic, five students who have been followed, recorded or eavesdropped on said. The undercover investigators have cursed at students, threatened them and in one case drove a car at a student who had to jump out of the way, according to student accounts and video footage shared with the Guardian. Continue reading...

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94 m. ago Sex And The City's Kristin Davis breaks down in tears in emotional ITV Lorraine interview

And Just Like That and Sex And The City star Kristin Davis, who has played Charlotte York for almost 30 years, broke down in tears on ITV's Lorraine

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1 hour ago Packing for Download 2025: The banned campsite items to avoid and what you should bring this year

Avoid blushes at the gates with our guide to what you should and shouldn’t bring to Download 2025.

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1 hour ago David Beckham gets his own way after remark Lionel Messi's wife made about him spoke volumes

David Beckham will be awarded with a knighthood next week, and his decision to bring Lionel Messi to Inter Miami has been highlighted by the Argentine's wife

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1 hour ago Dog Toilet Training: These are the 10 breeds of adorable dog that practically toilet train themselves

If you value your carpets then these are the dogs that will take their business outside with little in the way of effort.

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2 h. ago Woman, 86, 'stuck' in Turkey after holiday turns to nightmare

Amaya Harrison is pleading for people to 'help us bring Nan home'

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2 h. ago Sam Thompson 'in tears' during Soccer Aid challenge as Tony Bellew comes to the rescue

Sam Thompson has been battling through injuries and mental health struggles to complete his 260 mile charity challenge, and was supported by his former I'm A Celebrity co-star as he broke down in tears.

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2 h. ago Death is not the end! From the new robot Walt Disney to Mountainhead, movies are fuelled by immortality

Transhumanism has long propelled films from Metropolis to The Matrix. But Jesse Armstrong’s billionaire satire isn’t sci-fi fantasy. Nor is the ‘robotic Grampa’ Disney’s granddaughter so despisesFor years, the world’s most perfect urban myth was this: Walt Disney’s body was cryogenically frozen at the moment of death, waiting for technology to advance enough to bring him back to life. Started by a National Spotlite reporter who claimed to have sneaked into a hospital in 1967, only to be confronted by the sight of Disney suspended in a cryogenic cylinder, the myth prevailed because it was such a good fit.Disney – and therefore Walt Disney himself – was the smiling face of rigidly controlled joy, radiating a message of mandatory fun that is magical when you are a child and increasingly sinister as you age. This policy (essentially “enjoy yourself or else”) suits the idea of cryogenic preservation. After all, if you have the ego to successfully enforce a blanket emotion as a company mi...

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3 h. ago Starmer hails Labour victory after surprise win in Hamilton byelection for Scottish parliament – UK politics live

PM congratulates Davy Russell but Reform also performed strongly, gaining third place with 26% of the voteScottish Labour win pivotal Holyrood byelectionHere is an extract from the full statement John Swinney, the SNP leader and Scottish first minister, issued after the byelection result was announced. He said it showed the need for the SNP to offer “a vision of hope and optimism”.Labour won by an absolute landslide in this area less than a year ago - we came much closer tonight but the people of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse have made clear that we still have work to do. Over the next few days we will take time to consider the result fully. When I became leader of the SNP last year I made clear my intention to bring the party together and focus more than ever on standing up for the people of Scotland. During this campaign we heard a lot of anger about the cost of living - and it is clearer than ever that Westminster control is making Scotland poorer, whether that is the damage ...

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4 h. ago Keely Hodgkinson urging government to back London 2029 World Championships bid

The Leigh star, who memorably grabbed Olympic 800m glory in Paris last summer, is among the signatories in a powerful open letter calling on ministers to bring the World Athletics Championships to London in 2029

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4 h. ago Fears new coronavirus found in China 'one step away' from infecting humans

A team of researchers from Washington State University fear the newly-discovered HKU5-CoV-2 coronavirus found in China could mutate enough to cause a pandemic

Science

5 h. ago German police brand search for Madeleine McCann a 'waste of time' as sources claim three

Rainer Grimm, boss of the BKA, Germany's equivalent of the FBI, is in Portugal overseeing the search which ended yesterday.

Events

6 h. ago Why Liam Delap could be the perfect player to finally end dreaded Chelsea number curse

Liam Delap could be the perfect player to lift Chelsea's 'curse' at Stamford Bridge and bring joy back to the number 9 shirt for so many fans, says Tom Phillips

Sport

6 h. ago These shawarma mushroom flatbreads are pure flavour with minimal effort

Packed with spiced mushrooms, quick-pickled onions, crunchy slaw and tahini yoghurt, this flatbread recipe from chef Natalia Rudin is a weeknight win

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8 h. ago NBA finals: Indiana Pacers stun Oklahoma City Thunder in final second to win Game 1 thriller

As it happened: Pacers 111–110 ThunderTyrese Haliburton scores with 0.3 seconds left to seal winNearly every analyst coming into this year’s NBA finals had the Oklahoma City Thunder beating the Indiana Pacers comfortably. The first three quarters of Game 1 did very little to contradict those predictions until the final minutes, when all hell broke loose.The reigning NBA MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, looked like, well, the NBA MVP for much of the game as he led the scoring with 38 points. His Thunder team went out to an early 7-0 lead and were 57-45 up by half-time. The second half seemed to be going the same way with the Thunder 15 points up at one point in the fourth quarter. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago “Parking Lot Pirates” bring support for London Baseball at state championship

“Parking Lot Pirates” bring support for London Baseball at state championship  KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi

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10 h. ago Revealed: The four words a top German detective said before 'last

Rainer Grimm, boss of the BKA, Germany's equivalent of the FBI, is in Portugal overseeing the search which ended yesterday.

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10 h. ago Can I see your BritCard? Downing Street looking to bring in app to crackdown on illegal immigration

Senior No 10 figures are said to be examining proposals for a new BritCard which would display a person's right to live, work and rent in the UK.

Events

10 h. ago Scottish Labour win pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating incumbent SNP and surging Reform UK

Voters in the central seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse rallied around popular local candidate Davy RussellScottish Labour has won a pivotal Holyrood byelection, beating the incumbent SNP and fighting off Reform UK’s aggressive racist campaigning, in a remarkable turnaround of fortunes that will boost the party ahead of next year’s Scottish parliamentary elections.Voters in the central Scotland seat of Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse rallied round the popular local candidate Davy Russell after a toxic campaign that saw Nigel Farage launch an unprecedented series of personal racist attacks on Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar. Continue reading...

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