1 hour ago Everything Taylor Swift has revealed about The Life of a Showgirl: ‘The record I’ve wanted to make for a long time’

Pop superstar confirmed the 12 songs named on the tracklist are the only ones she will release for the album: ‘There’s no other songs coming’

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2 h. ago Everything Taylor Swift has revealed about The Life of a Showgirl

The pop superstar said of her 12th album: ‘This is the record I've been wanting to make for a very long time.’

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3 h. ago Just in time for Halloween? Ibiza Final Boss costume is for sale online

Jack Kay, 26, became an internet celebrity after he was filmed 'cutting shapes' on the party island with a gold chain, sunglasses and a baby pink cup in his hand.

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4 h. ago Taylor Swift is releasing her new album The Life of a Showgirl. Here’s what you need to know

The pop superstar said of her 12th album: ‘This is the record I've been wanting to make for a very long time.’

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4 h. ago Revealed: How a bloody bridal boutique brawl 'over the price of a suit' led to US 'hitwoman' trying to gun down shop keeper in failed transatlantic assassination plot

After hitwoman Aimee Betro was found guilty of trying to shoot dead a man in a Birmingham cul de sac, the bizarre feud which sparked the transatlantic murder plot can be told in full for the first time.

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5 h. ago Luis Enrique reveals impact of Club World Cup as PSG produce 'miracle' in win over Tottenham

PSG had far less preparation time than Tottenham following their exploits in the United States earlier in the summer

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5 h. ago City firm's 'league table of shame' for WFH staff who rarely visit the office amid crackdown on remote working

Bosses are monitoring whether employees are spending the required three days a week - or 60 per cent of their time - either out with clients or in the office.

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5 h. ago Thomas Frank proud of Spurs players as ‘special operation’ fails against PSG

Spurs were 2-0 up in normal time and in the shoot-out before PSG clinched a 4-3 win on spot-kicks.

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5 h. ago Celebrate Exam Results with a FREE card from Moonpig plus FREE delivery!

The A level results are in – and it’s time to give a big “well done” to the teens, grandkids or friends who’ve worked their socks off this year for their A levels and GCSEs.

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5 h. ago Deadly Oropouche virus found in UK for first time after sweeping through Europe

The latest statistics, released today by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), disclose three cases of Oropouche virus among travellers returning to the UK from Brazil

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6 h. ago Antony Starr says goodbye to ‘complicated’ The Boys character ahead of final season

The New Zealand-born actor has played Homelander since 2019

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7 h. ago Rita Wrote a Letter: Paul Kelly’s sequel to How to Make Gravy is an affectionate goodbye to Joe

Almost 30 years after Kelly released his Christmas classic, we finally learn what became of his cast of characters Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email“She’s the one to save me,” errant protagonist Joe declares of Rita, his long-suffering partner and unpaid therapist, in the prison letter that forms the lyrics of Paul Kelly’s 1996 single How to Make Gravy.The perennial Christmas classic was recently voted the ninth-best Australian song of all time. Almost 30 years after he wrote it, Kelly has released a sequel, Rita Wrote a Letter, in which we finally learn what became of Rita while Joe was in jail: she wised up and moved on.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Labour councillor Ricky Jones tells jury he 'wasn't thinking' and was 'upset and overwhelmed' at time he urged crowd to 'cut the throats' of far

Ricky Jones, 58, said he 'wasn't thinking' when he told a crowd at a counter-demonstration on Hoe Street, Walthamstow, to 'cut [the] throats' of far-right protesters on August 7, 2024.

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9 h. ago Manchester United show patience and hope for big things from Benjamin Sesko | Andy Brassell

After the club’s two previous attempts to sign the forward, Ruben Amorim will be hoping they have found the real dealIt has, for a while, appeared to be destiny. Benjamin Sesko’s arrival at Manchester United was third time lucky for last season’s Europa League finalists, having attempted to make a deal for the Slovenia striker when he was leaving Domžale in 2019 and again when he agreed to fly the Red Bull Salzburg nest in 2022, eventually joining up with RB Leipzig a year down the line.Now United have their still-only-22-year-old man and if Sesko has been feted in the inner circles of European football since his mid-teens, one could suggest the wait has not only be worthwhile but that it could work in favour of Ruben Amorim as he attempts to author a dramatic uptick in the fortunes of the English game’s premier fallen giant. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Miranda Hart admits taking ‘one day at a time’ amid debilitating health condition

Miranda Hart has shared a health update after being diagnosed with Lyme disease

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10 h. ago Boosting productivity will be main priority of my autumn budget, Reeves says

Exclusive: Chancellor says ‘investment and reform are our tools’ as she pushes back against mounting tax speculationRachel Reeves: Labour has fixed the foundations – now we must build a stronger economy for a renewed BritainRachel Reeves has promised to use her autumn budget to prioritise fixing Britain’s dismal record on productivity as she sought to downplay mounting tax speculation with a focus on economic growth.Setting out her priorities for the budget for the first time, the chancellor said tackling the efficiency of the economy through higher investment and a fresh assault on planning rules would form the backbone of her tax and spending plans. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Boosting productivity will be main priority of autumn budget, Reeves says

Exclusive: Chancellor focuses on investment and planning rules as she dismisses talk of tax rises as ‘speculation’Rachel Reeves: Labour has fixed the foundations – now we must build a stronger economy for a renewed BritainRachel Reeves has promised to use her autumn budget to prioritise fixing Britain’s dismal record on productivity as she sought to downplay mounting tax speculation with a focus on economic growth.Setting out her priorities for the budget for the first time, the chancellor said tackling the efficiency of the economy through higher investment and a fresh assault on planning rules would form the backbone of her tax and spending plans. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Charles Leclerc makes Ferrari demand that puts Lewis Hamilton's F1 dream at risk

Lewis Hamilton is betting on Ferrari having a 2026 car capable of fighting for Formula 1 glory as the seven-time champion eyes one more title before he retires from racing

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11 h. ago "It's a simple change we should have implemented a long time ago”

Three charities have backed the M.E.N.'s campaign calling on Andy Burnham to implement a free bus pass for children in temporary homeless accommodation

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11 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz 'have NO contact with celeb pals from his former life in the UK' as he unfollows them on social media and snubs them from vow renewal

Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola, 31, said 'I do' for a second time on August 2 in Westchester County in front of her family, with the Beckham clan nowhere in sight amid their ongoing 'feud'.

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