65 m. ago ITV Coronation Street fans 'work out' Carla Connor's secret after Michael Bailey scenes

Coronation Street viewers are convinced they've 'worked out' what Carla Connor has been hiding as it was revealed that Michael Bailey will make a surprising discovery

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77 m. ago Putin ally suggests launching 'preventative strikes' against the West for practically waging 'full

'What is happening today is a proxy war, but in essence it is a full-scale war, sanctions packages, loud statements about the militarisation of Europe,' Medvedev said in his latest tirade

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99 m. ago Netflix film 'so twisted' fans are unable to sleep with streaming giant set to remove it

A legendary thriller has ruffled feathers with Netflix set to remove it within days

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2 h. ago Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after days of clashes with Druze fighters

President Ahmed al-Sharaa says move avoids dragging country ‘into a new, broader war’ after Israel attacks DamascusSyrian government forces have withdrawn from the Druze-majority province of Sweida, ending four days of clashes between the army and local Druze fighters.In a speech on Thursday, the Syrian president said Druze groups would be left to govern security affairs in the southern province, in what he described as a choice to avoid war. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Hugo Ekitike makes Liverpool and Newcastle choice in Alexander Isak transfer war

Hugo Ekitike has made his choice between Liverpool and Newcastle as the two clubs battle over the Eintracht Frankfurt striker's signature amid the Alexander Isak transfer war

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2 h. ago Putin dubbed 'human emoji' over baffling facial expressions on factory tour

The many faces of Vladimir Putin have been detailed in some really bizarre snaps taken while the war-mad despot was on a factory tour in Russia earlier this week

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3 h. ago Voices: Keir Starmer has asserted his power by suspending the Labour rebels – about time, too

The prime minister has cracked down on ‘persistent knobheadery’ in his party, as one source put it – he’s finally shown true grit, writes John Rentoul

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3 h. ago ‘He told us to just tell the truth’ – behind a revealing Billy Joel documentary

In HBO’s five-hour portrait, the chart-dominating singer-songwriter gives unusual insight into his career with support from his A-list friends and collaboratorsIn 2011, singer-songwriter and pop legend Billy Joel returned a multimillion-dollar advance paid on a memoir to his would-be publisher, HarperCollins. He had apparently co-written an autobiographical book as planned, but ultimately decided that he didn’t want to publish it. “It took working on writing a book to make me realize that I’m not all that interested in talking about the past,” he said at the time, “and that the best expression of my life has been and remains my music.”Billy Joel: And So It Goes, a two-part feature documentary premiering this week on HBO, feels like an attempt to stay true to that same basic ethos while not shying away from Joel’s public and private life over the years. The five-hour project tells Joel’s story, but does so by prioritizing his music, in content and in form. “He has 121 songs in his ca...

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3 h. ago Zelenskyy shakes up Ukrainian Cabinet to reinvigorate war effort

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is reshuffling Ukraine's Cabinet to energize the nation and boost weapons production amid the ongoing war with Russia

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3 h. ago Legendary singer Connie Francis dies aged 87 following recent hospital admission

The legendary pop and country singer's death was confirmed by her friend Ron Roberts on Thursday, just weeks after Connie was admitted to hospital in Florida.

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4 h. ago Coronation Street fans call for Sally and Tim Metcalfe's protection as their future unfolds

Coronation Street viewers were left convinced that Sally and Tim Metcalfe's future has been 'confirmed' following recent scenes, with some fans comparing them to a legendary Weatherfield couple

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4 h. ago Preparations to deliver Patriot missile systems to Ukraine under way, Nato’s top Europe commander says – Europe live

Alexus Grynkewich says Russia will remain a threat even if a peaceful solution to war in Ukraine can be foundAletha Adu in London and Deborah Cole in BerlinKeir Starmer will welcome Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, to Downing Street on Thursday to sign a new bilateral treaty that promises tighter action on smuggling gangs, expanded defence exports and closer industrial ties between the UK and Germany. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Brits discover HMRC owe them 'thousands' after making simple check that 'takes minutes'

Pav Hall made a fruitful discovery lately after making a simple check that "takes minutes". Now Brits are realising they're owed "thousands" by HMRC thanks to the helpful tip

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4 h. ago King Charles' tense remarks to Queen Camilla show true relationship

King Charles and Queen Camilla will today be spending some quality time together as the latter celebrates her 78th birthday with her doting husband after what has been a busy few months

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5 h. ago American Primeval creator has just made Netflix's True Detective that could last for years

Our review of Netflix's latest crime thriller

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5 h. ago Monty Python's Eric Idle takes aim at 'appalling' Nigel Farage after Spamalot chaos

The legendary comedian, 82, has applied for a talent visa in France after Brexit issues meant he was unable to see the opening of his Spamalot musical in Paris last year

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6 h. ago Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and threatened by rising levels of violence, are increasingly vulnerable to deadly infectious diseases as vaccinations in the country plummet.In 2022, more than 90% of young children in Sudan received their routine vaccinations. But that figure has nearly halved to 48%, the lowest in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago 'Hollywood's most romantic film' with 'magnetic' couple has near

Casablanca is a romance film for the ages. The iconic movie sees two former lovers, masterfully portrayed by old Hollywood legends Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart, reunite against the backdrop of World War 2

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7 h. ago Ice cream with just 2 ingredients 'better than anything from the supermarket'

A bowl of ice cream is the most refreshing dessert that anyone could enjoy during the heatwave - or any time of the year - but this two ingredients are too good to be true.

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8 h. ago The Institute review – this is how you butcher a Stephen King novel

Flimsy characters, zero fun and the replacement of dread with upsetting scenes of child torture: this show strips out every bit of the author’s geniusMe, I’m always in the mood for hokum. You can serve it to me at any point on the largest platter you have and I will grab my hooey knife and absurdity fork and start shovelling. But, like any chef, you have to know what you’re doing. You have to make some effort, have the basic ingredients assembled in the right proportions and send it out from the kitchen hot, steaming and looking delicious. Tepid hokum, bland hokum – well, that ain’t no hokum at all.And so to the latest Stephen King adaptation, this time by Benjamin Cavell and directed by Jack Bender (Lost, From, Under the Dome – the latter another King tale) of the horror master’s 2019 novel The Institute, travelling to our screens under the same name. Continue reading...

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