34 m. ago 'I married Nigerian toyboy 43 years younger and everyone always has one comment'

A woman who had been unlucky in love was gobsmacked when a 25-year-old man liked one of her social media posts and now they are married. However their age gap and distance has lead to their relationship getting scrutinised online

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42 m. ago Pulp review – Jarvis Cocker’s captivating comeback turns a rapt crowd rapturous

OVO Hydro, GlasgowOn a kitschy 1970s chatshow set, the Sheffield band play hits from across their career – and fans welcome their just-released album tracks like old friendsA thick velvet curtain cocoons the stage as a cool disembodied voice projects over the audience: “This is an encore. An encore occurs because the audience wants more.” Since their initial breakup in 2002, Pulp have re-formed twice, for sold-out tours and festival sets played to loyal, rapturous audiences. Tonight, the stakes are higher: for the first time in 24 years, Pulp have a new album, More, released just one day before tonight’s opening show. The audience want more – but do they want More?Any anxiety about new material is quashed when set opener and comeback single Spike Island is received like an old friend. Jarvis Cocker rises from the back of the stage flanked by cardboard cutouts of his bandmates – recognisable from the cover of 1995’s Different Class – before joining their real-life counterparts, guita...

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44 m. ago Outrage over dogging hotspot where people 'have group sex in broad daylight'

Locals are calling for action to be taken over a dogging hotspot in Northumberland where people have allegedly been spotted engaging in group sex and other types of public indecency

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1 hour ago The REAL reason why Omaze's youngest ever winner is selling her £3million mansion for a knockdown price after less than a year

Lauren Keene, 24, celebrated winning the spectacular six-bed Hollywood-style mansion - valued at £3million - but six months later has decided to cash in.

Economics

1 hour ago Love Island's first winner Jessica Hayes says the fall out from instant fame was so bad she is now celibate and 'doesn't miss men or sex' following shock split from fiancé

The original ITV winner, 32, who was 22 when she bagged the £50,000 prize alongside ex Max Morley, has said she is committed to celibacy following her catapult to fame and rocky relationship history.

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1 hour ago ‘I’m here to open doors’: Bernardine Evaristo on success, controversy and why she plans to donate her £100k award

The Girl, Woman, Other author has this week been awarded a one-off Women’s prize award for her outstanding contribution. She talks about her long road to recognition, and using her profile to support other writersBack in 2013, Bernardine Evaristo gave a reading in a south London bookshop from her novel Mr Loverman. Only six people showed up, a couple of them were dozing and she realised they were homeless people who had come to find somewhere comfortable to sleep. Last month, the hit TV adaptation Mr Loverman, about a 74-year-old gay Caribbean man set in Hackney, east London, won two Baftas, including leading actor for Lennie James, making him the first Black British actor to win the TV award in its 70-year history. “I checked Wikipedia!” Evaristo exclaims of this shocking fact when we meet in London.Evaristo’s long career is one of firsts and creating them for others. In 2019, at the age of 60, she became the first Black woman to win the Booker prize – shared with Margaret Atwood –...

Economics

1 hour ago 'Luxurious' Dunelm bedding that's 'soft and snuggly' gets 20% price cut in sale

'Love this bedding, great quality, velvet material, vibrant colours and washes well! Well worth the money.'

Economics

1 hour ago Manchester United set for unexpected £2m transfer windfall after copying Man City tactic

Man United could be set for a welcome cash boost this summer as a result of inserting a sell-on clause they included in a deal last year.

Economics

2 h. ago Love Island's first bombshell unveiled as American 'party girl' from Vegas

Love Island's first bombshell has been revealed to be a Las Vegas pool party waitress who looks after the VIP cabana huts at the Fontainebleau Resort

Society

2 h. ago Russell Martin was shellshocked by Rangers as player but I've spoken to him and he knows what isn't acceptable as boss

Graham Dorrans was a team-mate of Martin's at Ibrox, Norwich City and for Scotland

Sport

2 h. ago Gemma Collins reveals why 'you couldn't pay her' to go back to Spain and the surprising budget hotel chain she's a fan of

TOWIE star, Gemma Collins, 44, reveals she once splashed out £40,000 on a family holiday to Greece - but says she's just as happy staying in a Premier Inn,

Economics

2 h. ago I lost five stone in a year and have kept it off by following five free unconventional rules: Anyone can do it and there's NO weight

Naomi Holbrook, 50, remembers creeping down the stairs of her childhood home in Devon while everyone was sleeping to raid the kitchen cupboards.

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2 h. ago Coronation Street star gives birth to second child and reveals unique name

Coronation Street star Rebecca Ryan has welcomed her second child with husband Dan Acraman, as the actress revealed the beautiful name they have chosen for their baby girl

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2 h. ago This is how we do it: ‘We live in a tiny flat with our kids, so we have sex in the woods at night’

Their love-life logistics may be tricky, but David and Anook have both been transformed by the intimacy they shareI’d had orgasms with previous partners, but I’d never tried to give myself one – I felt too ashamedAnook had never used a vibrator before we met and now we have an enormous box of toys that we hide under our bed Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Mum of girl, 13, missing for over 24 hours issues urgent plea with police 'increasingly concerned'

Ruby Wallwork has been missing for more than 24 hours

Events

3 h. ago 'Offended' locals demand end to 'group sex hotspot' near funeral home site

Residents living near an alleged "cruising" hotspot claim "group sexual acts" take place in broad daylight there, and have expressed concerns over plans to build a funeral home nearby

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3 h. ago Fears big cat prowling in sleepy Worcestershire town as mutilated corpse discovered

WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: Locals in a quiet UK town have been left in shock over fears a big cat could be roaming around after a mutilated corpse was found

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3 h. ago 'I went from shy girl to party lover at uni and now I earn £470k a year by faking it'

EXCLUSIVE: Tam Kaur spent most of her school years virtually mute but now she's on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List raking in big money after learning a skill that would be the foundation of her career

Economics

5 h. ago Furious Spice Girls row erupts as Geri Horner accused of 'rubbishing band's legacy'

Geri Halliwell Horner's comments that the term 'Girl Power' is 'irrelevant' has angered some members of the Spice Girls, it has been reported

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5 h. ago The smell of victory: boom in classic football shirts shows no sign of fading

What was once simply a garment that declared your affiliation to a club is now a global business earning millions from collectors of vintage kitsOn the second floor of an unprepossessing building on the outskirts of Amsterdam, there is a metal cabinet that destroys footballers’ DNA. The contraption belongs to MatchWornShirt and was part of a deal to sell the kits of Real Madrid players to the public. To allay concerns that the genetic material of Cristiano Ronaldo might escape into the wild, the steel wardrobe was built so that every shirt could be blasted by a germicidal lamp.For new, read old, because MatchWornShirt sells precisely what the company’s name suggests: kits that have been stuck to the bodies of professional athletes. Want the jersey Son Heung-min pulled on against Manchester United in the Europa League final? You can have it, if you beat the current auction price of £22,000. The very shirt Cole Palmer had on when he scored four first-half goals against Brighton last s...

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