8 h. ago Margaret Atwood releases short story critiquing book bans in Canada

Author quipped she wrote ‘suitable’ piece after Alberta school ban included her novel The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood has released a new short story critiquing elected officials for a wide-ranging book ban in the Canadian province of Alberta. The controversial decision to remove books purportedly containing “explicit sexual content” has seen numerous works of literature swept up in the dragnet, including Atwood’s, dystopian work The Handmaid‘s Tale.In a social media post, Atwood wrote that since her famed work was no longer permissible in Alberta schools, she had written a “suitable” short work for teens, adding the work was necessary because the province’s minister of education thought students were “stupid babies”. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Millie Bobby Brown, 21, shares look at baby she adopted with husband Jake Bongiovi, 23, for first time

The Stranger Things star, 21, who wed Bongiovi, 23, last year, made the surprise announcement that she had adopted in a social media post from August 21.

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63 h. ago Yoane Wissa takes aim at Brentford in bombshell statement over transfer saga

Bees forward breaks silence in extraordinary social media post ahead of deadline having so far been denied Newcastle move

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5 d. ago Internet star says she regrets not getting pool fence after son, 3, drowned while being cared for by father

Emilie Kiser broke her silence Thursday in a lengthy social media post detailing her family's experience since her son Trigg, 3, drowned in their backyard pool in Chandler, Arizona back in May.

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5 d. ago Chris Philp accused of courting Elon Musk over grooming gangs scandal social media post

Chris Philp’s intervention has prompted questions over why he hasn’t yet handed his evidence over to the police

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5 d. ago Kelsey Parker's heartbreaking night out 'she can't wait to leave' as she struggles after stillbirth

Kelsey Parker has shared an emotional post on social media, following the devastating news that her baby boy Phoenix was 'born sleeping' in June this year

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6 d. ago Shameless Elon Musk shows support for Tommy Robinson after reigniting Farage feud

Tech billionaire Elon Musk branded Nigel Farage 'weak sauce who will do nothing' as he attacked the Reform UK leader over his migration plans in a social media post

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7 d. ago Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement in touching social media post

"Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married"

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7 d. ago Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement on social media

Pop star and tight end, both 35, write: ‘Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married ’ on InstagramTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce sent shockwaves through social media on Tuesday with a joint post announcing their engagement after a two-year courtship.The 35-year-old pop star and 35-year-old tight end wrote: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married ” on Instagram, alongside a series of images of themselves in a lush, floral setting. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Eamonn Holmes shares heartfelt tribute as he admits 'she changed my life'

GB News presenter Eamonn Holmes has paid tribute in a heartfelt post on social media this week.

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7 d. ago Trump threatens tariffs on countries that ‘discriminate’ against US tech

President’s move could hit UK’s digital services tax and measures in EU states such as France, Italy and SpainBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs and export restrictions on countries whose taxes, legislation and regulations target US big tech companies such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple.In a post on the US president’s social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said “digital taxes, legislation, rules or regulations are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American technology”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Justin Bieber gets prickly response from his wife Hailey after sharing a shirtless 'thirst trap for you h**s'

Justin Bieber seemed to be looking for some love or validation from his fans with his latest social media post. The singer, 31, shared a couple of shirtless photos Monday on social media.

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8 d. ago Harvey Willgoose's mum still can't bear to go into murdered teen's bedroom

Caroline Willgoose, 51, says she cannot bear to go into her son's bedroom as she "expects to see him" and will never get rid of his belongings, leaving his school shoes by the front door

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8 d. ago Harvey Willgoose's mum still leaves murdered teen's school shoes by front door

Caroline Willgoose, 51, says she cannot bear to go into her son's bedroom as she "expects to see him" and will never get rid of his belongings, leaving his school shoes by the front door

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9 d. ago SpaceX scrubs Starship rocket launch to troubleshoot ‘ground systems’ issue

Elon Musk’s ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars left hanging in the balanceThe launch of Elon Musk’s gargantuan Starship space rocket was scrubbed late Sunday afternoon, with the billionaire entrepreneur’s ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars left hanging in the balance.SpaceX said it was standing down from the launch to “allow time to troubleshoot an issue with ground systems”, a post on social media read. There was no information on when the launch would be rescheduled. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Jeff Brazier tells son Freddy ‘I hope you come home tonight’ after sweet reunion

There has recently been tension between the Brazier father and son, but Freddy seems to be burying the hatchet with a sweet social media post he has made in tribute of Jeff

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9 d. ago Jamie Laing left humiliated after fans point out the mortifying blunder in racy post

It was meant to be an innocent post until fans pointed out that they could see Jamie Laing's manhood in the reflection of a glass door in social media post

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9 d. ago Muslim recruitment manager wins religious harassment employment tribunal after he was told to remove social media post accusing a fellow professional of being 'far right'

Abdalah Al-Abasi went on Linkedin to warn his professional network not to work with a consultant who had posted about 'Islamic grooming gangs ', an employment tribunal heard.

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9 d. ago Lucy Connolly's jailing over social media post to be discussed in US Congress during Nigel Farage testimony

The mother was behind bars for more than a year after admitting making the inflammatory post on X in the wake of the Southport attacks in July last year.

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9 d. ago Jerry Adler dead: The Sopranos star dies as loved ones pay emotional tribute

The Sopranos and The Good Wife star Jerry Adler has died at the age of 96, with his friend paying tribute to the 'iconic' American actor in an emotional social media post

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