65 m. ago Katie Price beams in the studio ahead of music comeback after surprise chart success

Former glamour model Katie Price returned to the studio to make more music after her 2017 track, I Got U, topped the iTunes chart this week

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2 h. ago Accepting my gray hair was one thing. Going back to school was another

I stopped dyeing my hair to avoid the hassle. As an older college student, responses from teachers and younger classmates surprised meA year ago, on my first day of graduate school, the lecture hall filled up around me – and I plotted revenge on the friend who’d persuaded me to enroll.To cure a thousand days of malaise, loneliness and brain fog, she’d suggested I apply to Columbia’s journalism school. So there I was, back in New York after two years in California, armed with 13 books about words and writing, every item of clothing I owned that looked like something my teenage nephews would wear, plus dried persimmons, avocados and walnuts from local farmers markets, the thing I’d miss about LA. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Are you at risk of developing a deadly blood clot... at work? Expert warns how you SIT could cause problems

It has long been known that sitting during long haul flights can trigger life-threatening blood clots, but it's a danger in the office, too.

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2 h. ago Dwayne Johnson reduced to tears as emotional moment in public leaves him sobbing

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was seen wiping tears away from his face during a particularly poignant moment with his The Smashing Machine co-star Emily Blunt

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2 h. ago How to see Blood Moon lunar eclipse in the UK this week and exact time it will happen

It is going to be quite the spectacle

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3 h. ago Amazon surprise sale knocks up to 72% off Apple, Ninja and Google gadgets

Amazon's Second Chance Deal Days sale is offering hundreds of pounds off 'high-quality' products including Apple iPhones, Sony PlayStations and much more.

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3 h. ago David Byrne says he will marry girlfriend 18 years his junior ‘this week’ in surprise announcement

The rockstar subtly announced his engagement to Mala Gaonkar in August

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4 h. ago EastEnders' Max Murray surprises fans with major career update away from Joel Marshall role

EastEnders star Max Murray, who plays Joel Marshall on the BBC soap, has announced a huge career update away from the show

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5 h. ago Brits say French food is second best in the world, after UK cuisine

French food has been ranked ahead of some surprising favourites

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5 h. ago Alan Shearer and Gary Lineker agree there are alarm bells over Man Utd deadline day deal

Senne Lammens was a surprise deadline-day signing for Manchester United, and the goalkeeper's arrival has left Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer unsure over his credentials

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5 h. ago Jennifer cried and begged the nation for help after her husband was shot dead on their doorstep in a 'robbery gone wrong'... but soon, police discovered the sinister truth about what really happened

The neighbours of Jennifer, 52, and Jamie Faith, then 49, were petrified after they heard blood curdling screams coming from the couple's home in Texas in 2020.

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5 h. ago Scientists reveal surprisingly simple trick to stop travel sickness fast

New research has revealed a surprising way to alleviate symptoms of car sickness

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6 h. ago Cringe or comfort? Why some Black people ‘code switch’ their accents

Dialects are powerful identifiers, especially when you’re from an ethnic minorityDon’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThere are times on The Long Wave desk when a conversation sparks a sort of group therapy session. A few weeks ago, Jason came back from a reporting trip to Barbados and made a comment about how some Bajans thought he was from the Caribbean, because his accent changed when he was there. This was fascinating to me. The ensuing discussion made me realise that all of us had shifted our accents at various times, which got me thinking about all the unconscious ways in which we “code switch”, alternating between different identities. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Cult classic horror film added to Prime Video and it's perfect for Buffy fans

The film was a surprise hit and went on to become a cult classic

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7 h. ago Best UK places to view rare Blood Moon total lunar eclipse this weekend

How much of the Blood Moon lunar eclipse you could see from where you are in the UK

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8 h. ago Harry Brook backs Sonny Baker to bounce back from brutal England debut

The talented young seamer endured a first England outing to forget in a heavy defeat to South Africa at Leeds

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8 h. ago Danniella Westbrook makes surprise career move as she turns talents to Netflix

EXCLUSIVE: Former EastEnders icon Danniella Westbrook has her sights set on streaming giant Netflix as she makes a bold career move which is a far cry from Albert Square

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8 h. ago Xbox Game Pass' first September drop features RoadCraft – but it doesn't matter with Silksong there

Xbox Game Pass is back with another major drop, delivering Hollow Knight: Silksong alongside a couple of other surprises - here's everything you need to know

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8 h. ago Streeting says hate speech laws are having ‘unintended consequences’ after arrest of Father Ted writer – UK politics live

Health secretary says government needs to balance legislation so police are ‘not just policing tweets’ following detention of Graham Linehan over posts on transgender issuesAt the Downing Street lobby briefing yesterday the PM’s spokesperson was reluctant to comment directly on the arrest of Graham Linehan. But he did say that Keir Starmer thought the police should be focusing on “antisocial behaviour, shoplifting, street crime, as well as reducing serious violent crimes like knife crime and violence against women”. The Daily Telegraph has interepreted that as an attack on the Met.Wes Streeting, the health secretary, was on the media round this morning and in some respects he adopted the same line. Asked about the arrest, he told Times Radio:I think the prime minister and the home secretary have been very clear that with the law and order challenges we’ve got in our country, we want to see people being kept safe by policing streets, not just policing tweets.One thing I would say, be...

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8 h. ago Valerie Kneale's nurse found stroke victim 'covered in blood' after fatal sexual assault

Matthew Pover was speaking at the inquest of Valerie Kneale, 75, who died on 16 November 2018 at Blackpool Victoria Hospital - from injuries sustained during a sexual assault, two post-mortems found

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