8 h. ago Taylor Swift announces Sabrina Carpenter duet and The Life of a Showgirl release date

Ahead of the Life of a Showgirl's release, Taylor Swift appeared on the New Neights podcast, hosted by the Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce, this week

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21 h. ago Washington Mayor slams Donald Trump's city takeover as troops flood capital

Donald Trump has hinted he will send the National Guard wing of the US armed forces to Democrat-run cities in what his supporters call a crackdown on rampant crime

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23 h. ago The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar review – whimsical fantasy in a kingdom long, long ago

In this first adult novel from the acclaimed children’s author, an immortal magician returns to tell the story of a royal court where he cast his spells some 500 years beforeThe American author Louis Sachar’s most celebrated book, 1998’s YA novel Holes, was a huge word-of-mouth success on both sides of the Atlantic. Its short, punchy chapters tell the story of plump, hapless Stanley Yelnats, sent to a summer camp for wayward boys, where a terrifying Warden has peculiar ideas about character reformation. The 5ft-deep holes the boys are required to dig turn out to have a surprising purpose. Shifts of time, register and perspective render a simple premise mesmerisingly intricate. It has peril, love, crime, wickedness, redemption and friendship in, well, spades.A quarter of a century later, Sachar has written his first supposedly adult novel, in which many of the same ingredients reappear. A man “dressed like a typical American tourist”, but with an odd habit of storing cake crumbs in t...

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24 h. ago UN puts Israel 'on notice' over accusations its armed forces are using sexual violence against captives

The alleged crimes included incidents of genital violence, prolonged forced nudity of captives, and abusive and degrading strip searches aimed at humiliation and interrogation.

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25 h. ago Inside Prince Harry's 'perilous' Afghanistan tour and how it ended in a 'depressing' way: Young royal 'revelled in the simplicity' of army life until a scandal forced him home

It's a longstanding tradition that members of the Royal Family serve their country by joining the armed forces.

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39 h. ago Inside the life of Love Is Blind UK's Billy including divorce and Armed Forces career

Love Is Blind UK has returned with a whole host of singles are hoping to find love in the brand new season

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40 h. ago Cristiano Ronaldo's huge engagement ring for fiancée Georgina Rodriguez stuns fans

Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo proposed to his now fiancée Georgina Rodriguez after almost a decade together, with a dazzling and expensive ring that has stunned fans

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42 h. ago Teeth whitening shopper says 'I was sceptical but this works' in 30% off deal

Celebrating five years of gleaming smiles, MySweetSmile is offering huge discounts on their award-winning oral care products

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47 h. ago Taylor Swift drops huge collaboration hint after announcing new album The Life of a Showgirl

Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, is on the way, and fans believe the star has dropped a huge hint as to who may feature on the album with a cryptic Spotify playlist

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56 h. ago Oasis 'flooded with huge offers for 2026 shows including Knebworth' amid reunion success

Liam and Noel Gallagher could carry on their huge Oasis reunion tour into next year as offers have reportedly been put to the band as the decision is all in their hands

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68 h. ago Mourners gather amid outrage over Israeli troops’ killing of journalists in Gaza – live updates

UN condemns killing of Anas al-Sharif and colleagues, calling it a ‘grave breach of international humanitarian law’Anas al-Sharif among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrikeReporters Without Borders has condemned the “acknowledged murder by the Israeli army” of Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza, who the armed forces admitted they had targeted, along with several of his colleagues.The press freedom campaign group told news agency AFP it “strongly and angrily condemns the acknowledged murder by the Israeli army” of al-Sharif and other journalists. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 22 Kids and Counting star flooded with support as they celebrate major milestone

22 Kids and Counting star Chloe Radford has been inundated with sweet messages as she celebrated a huge occasion over the weekend.

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6 d. ago Netanyahu says Israel intends to take control of all of Gaza but 'doesn't want to keep it'

The leader said that Israel does not want to 'keep' or 'govern' the territory, but wants to hand it over to armed forces who will 'govern it properly', according to comments made in a Fox Interview.

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7 d. ago The influencer who has amassed huge following by creating ENORMOUS meals for the hungry in response to social media celebrities bragging of their wasteful lifestyle

A Lebanese influencer has gone viral for sharing videos of herself cooking enormous meals and then feeding them to the hungry in response to wasteful social media stars.

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8 d. ago Gary Lineker 'signs HUGE ITV deal to host new celebrity game show'

Gary Lineker has reportedly signed a huge deal with ITV to host a brand new celebrity game show - after leaving the BBC earlier this year following an anti-semitism row.

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8 d. ago Lisa Faulkner shares huge update after John Torode sacked by BBC MasterChef

John Torode's wife, Lisa Faulkner, has taken to social media to share an exciting update after previously standing by her husband following his axing from MasterChef

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8 d. ago Ukraine says Indian parts found in Russian drones as Kremlin hits back over Trump tariff threats – Europe live

Revelations from Zelenskyy aide come as Kremlin criticised Trump’s threats to raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian fuelAnd in the last few minutes, Andriy Yermak, senior aide to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sought to ramp up the pressure on India as he revealed that Ukrainian armed forces have seen Indian components being used in Russian drones involved in strikes against civilian population across Ukraine.“It is necessary to deprive the Russians of the opportunity to receive components from other countries and stop the killing of Ukrainians. Also, buying Russian energy resources is financing war, which does not contribute to peace,” he added. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Help Armed Forces charity Poppyscotland celebrate 10 years of hugely popular Sportive

The cycling event was first held in 2014, taking a hiatus due to Covid in 2020 and 2021, with the flagship fundraising spectacular so far raising over £270,000.

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1 week ago A Mississippi monkey sanctuary helps veterans with PTSD find peace

An Army veteran finds peace through a unique bond with a spider monkey named Louie

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1 week ago Charlotte Crosby says huge star unfollowed her on social media due to 'embarrassment'

Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby spoke to Luke Hamnett about social media on his podcast recently, including saying that a Stranger Things cast member had once followed her

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