6 h. ago Freddie Mercury's fiancé releases illuminating new book about Queen icon after daughter claims

Queen frontman Freddie Mercury handed over unpublished notebooks which will form 2026 book

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13 h. ago Humanish by Justin Gregg review – how much of a person is your pet?

From prosthetic testicles for dogs to sociable reptiles, a behavioural scientist explains what we get wrong – and right – about animal mindsIn the 1970s a former Soviet naval officer named Igor Charkovsky popularised a concept which came to be known as dolphin-assisted birth. Likely inspired by New Age theories, he urged expectant mothers to dip in the ice-cold water of the Black Sea, commune with dolphins, and give birth underwater. In the “very near future,” he claimed, “a newborn child would be able to live in the ocean with a pod of dolphins and feed on dolphin milk”.The oddest thing about Charkovsky was not so much his theory, but its remarkable resilience within both Soviet and western culture, as Justin Gregg sets out in his illuminating and lively new book. Gregg’s work is both a dissection and an ode to the irresistible allure of anthropomorphism, our tendency to apply human characteristics to non-humans, whether animals, objects, AI, or God. An expert on ani...

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29 h. ago Netflix’s Department Q icon’s ‘superb’ period drama dubbed ‘best since Queen’s Gambit’

The 'fantastic' series features an A-list cast, including stars from Netflix's Department Q and Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso.

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53 h. ago Alleged stalker ‘urged McCanns not to think Madeleine is dead in voicemails’

Julia Wandelt sent voicemails and text messages to Kate McCann last year claiming to be her missing daughter Madeleine.

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57 h. ago Mum warns Brits about the type of rental to NEVER get after ‘hell’ of 8 months of dealing with nightmare neighbours

A MUM has sworn to never get a certain type of house again as she warns it cost her eight months of hell. Alice, from the UK, revealed she was in a rush to move house with her daughter, so decided to live in the maisonette, which she claims was the worst decision of her...

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3 d. ago Mum hits out at school after daughter, 7, taught about 'wet dreams'

Bernadette Smith claims her daughter has been 'failed' by her school

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7 d. ago Kate McCann tells court of stress caused by alleged stalker calling her ‘Mum’

Julia Wandelt is on trial accused of targeting the McCann family with a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaignKate McCann has said it was hard to hear an alleged stalker refer to her as “Mum”, as she gave evidence in the trial of a woman who claimed to be her missing daughter.Speaking from behind a screen, McCann told Leicester crown court she was left frightened and distressed by the actions of Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of a two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'Polish Madeleine' screams 'why are you doing this to me?' at Kate McCann as she tells stalking trial all she wants is for her missing daughter to be back and calling her 'mum'

Mrs McCann, 57, took the stand at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday. She gave evidence from behind a screen so she did not have to face Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of stalking her.

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7 d. ago Polish woman claiming to be missing Maddie screams 'why are you doing this to me?' at Kate McCann as she gives evidence from behind a screen at stalking trial

Mrs McCann, 57, took the stand at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday. She gave evidence from behind a screen so she did not have to face Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of stalking her.

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7 d. ago Kate McCann tells stalking trial it was 'the final straw' and she went to police when Polish woman claiming to be missing Madeleine tried to contact her younger daughter Amelie

Mrs McCann, 57, took the stand at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday. She gave evidence from behind a screen so she did not have to face Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of stalking her.

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7 d. ago Kate McCann gives evidence in court against woman claiming to be her daughter Madeleine

Mrs McCann, 57, took the stand at Leicester Crown Court on Wednesday. She gave evidence from behind a screen so she did not have to face Julia Wandelt, 24, who is accused of stalking her.

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7 d. ago Infuriating moment mom ignites chaos on Frontier flight as she refuses to let passengers disembark

An entitled woman has sparked fury by holding up an entire flight, claiming she was waiting for her daughter to meet her at the front of the line to get off the plane first.

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8 d. ago Alleged stalker of parents of Madeleine McCann sent letter signed ‘Madeleine x’

Prosecutor tells jury that Julia Wandelt claimed to remember being abducted from Praia da Luz apartment in 2007A woman on trial for allegedly stalking the parents of Madeleine McCann claiming to be their missing daughter sent them a letter signed “Madeleine x” and said she remembered being abducted from their holiday apartment in Portugal.Julia Wandelt, from Poland, is accused of stalking Kate and Gerry McCann over a period of two and a half years by contacting them hundreds of times and accosting them at their home, leaving them upset and worried about their safety. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago MAFS icon Emma Barnes: 'Our Queen Nelly needs to run from Steven after 'idiot' comment'

'Is three weeks too early to drop the “L bomb”? This experiment is an intense cauldron of emotions, spending 24 hours a day with a first date, whether you like them or not'

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8 d. ago Mum claims school suspended daughter, 13, over uniform despite wearing item for 2 years

Rachel Dawson, 42, said her daughter Izobella, 13, was suspended from Kirk Balk Academy in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, for four days following the breach of the 'no jewellery' rule

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9 d. ago The Boundless Deep by Richard Holmes review – wild times with young Tennyson

A masterful account of the poet’s early life during the tumultuous 19th century crisis of faithAlfred Tennyson was a divided soul. He even wrote a poem called The Two Voices in which dual versions of himself argued out the pros and cons of suicide. In this illuminating book, Richard Holmes has chosen to focus on the lesser known of the poet’s personae.The year 1850 was pivotal for Tennyson. He published the great poem sequence In Memoriam, over which he had laboured for nearly two decades. He became, as a result, both famous and rich. He got married, after a 14‑year courtship. He had been living in rented homes with his mother and siblings, or dossing down with bachelor friends in London, or lurking alone in a ramshackle cottage on one of his native Lincolnshire’s bleak beaches. Now he took a house where he could receive distinguished visitors. (When Prince Albert came calling, Tennyson was so far from obsequious that he forgot to invite the queen’s consort to sit down, though he di...

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1 week ago Laura Anderson fires back at claims she stopped ex Gary from seeing daughter Bonnie

Former Love Island star Laura Anderson has taken a public swipe on social media believed to be aimed at her ex Gary Lucy, who she shares daughter Bonnie with

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1 week ago Family sues Tesla claiming faulty doors led to daughter’s death in burning Cybertruck

Federal automobile safety regulators said last month they were investigating the doors of another Tesla vehicle model

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1 week ago Meghan Markle's dad issues update and hits back at daughter's claims he was 'trapped'

Thomas Markle has set the record straight after his daughter Samantha - who is a half-sister to the Duchess of Sussex - claimed he was trapped in a building in the Philippines after an earthquake

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2 w. ago Princess Andre gushes she is 'proud' of mum Katie Price after feud claims as she joins Kerry Katona's daughter Heidi to support the pair on tour

The former glamour model, 47, is currently travelling around the country for her show with best pal Kerry Katona .

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