82 m. ago ‘I’m still dancing’: Derbyshire woman has 105th birthday rave at care home

Hilda Jackson and fellow residents partied with strobe lights, glowsticks and drum’n’bass from festival-headlinerIt was a birthday party that would do even the most seasoned raver proud, with strobe lighting, glow sticks and a headline act who has played some of the biggest festivals in the UK.The birthday girl sipped on champagne, while guests helped themselves to free-flowing cocktails from a pop-up bar run by Jägermeister. This was not an Instagram influencer’s Ibiza pool party, however – it was Hilda Jackson’s 105th-birthday rave in her Derbyshire care home. Continue reading...

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82 m. ago Conclave: Why ‘Mean Girls with popes’ deserves to win the Oscar for Best Picture

Filled with dramatic popes and nuns backstabbing one another behind closed doors, Edward Berger’s surprisingly spicy thriller – starring Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini – should be rewarded on Hollywood’s biggest night, writes Lydia Spencer-Elliott

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1 hour ago Former Trump hotel chief calls president’s wild Gaza video ‘scary’ dictator ‘theater’

‘I think he does love the image that it portrays of him, as some sort of savior,’ said Jack O’Donnell

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2 h. ago The savage suburbia of Helen Garner: ‘I wanted to dong Martin Amis with a bat’

Over 50 years, she has become one of the most revered writers in Australia. Is she finally going to get worldwide recognition?In early January, the Australian author Helen Garner decided to cut back an unruly bush in her garden. Garner lives in a Melbourne suburb in the adjoining house to her daughter, son-in-law, three grandchildren, some chickens and a dog. The family were away at the beach for the holidays and Garner found herself alone, in an off-kilter frame of mind. She’s 82, her beach days are over, but she felt her family’s absence. Her grandchildren were growing up, the youngest now 18. Garner realised she was on the brink of a loneliness not felt since she’d moved to live alongside them 20 years ago, after the end of her third and final marriage, to the author Murray Bail.Missing her family, feeling adrift, she went outside with some secateurs and “pruned the shit” out of the bush in such frenzied bursts that the next day, when she looked out of the window, she saw a scene...

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4 h. ago Don't let Big Tech replace us all with AI robots: JLS star turned TikTok and Instagram sensation ASTON MERRYGOLD

As I write this, I'm looking at the signed CDs, plaques and platinum discs that decorate the walls of my office - a glittering record of my years as a pop star with the boy band JLS and then as a solo artist.

Technology

4 h. ago 'World's oldest person' shares secrets to living a long and happy life at 123 years old

Worlds oldest person Maria Antonia Cuero has revealed the healthy habits she lives by and the two foods she believes helped her reach the grand old age of 123

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5 h. ago Life is full of unexpected moments that sweep us off our feet. JEMIMA CAINER reveals the star signs that will be ready for change

Some people say that good things happen when you least expect them, but others insist that life delivers what we focus on Life is full of unexpected moments that sweep us off our feet.

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5 h. ago Airline passenger's fury after booking a 'window seat' for a five hour flight

A traveler has been left fuming after hopping on board a five-hour flight to find his 'window seat' had been changed.

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5 h. ago Refugee – Taking up boxing at centre supported by Sport England ‘saved my life’

Dr Zin Myint arrived in the UK three months ago having fled Myanmar in South East Asia.

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5 h. ago Revealed: The 15 small 'wins' a week which help to keep us happy

Despite the cost-of-living crisis and recent world events, Brits are keeping their chins up and appreciating the small things in life.

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6 h. ago Burning Man art plane gets a new life as a Las Vegas party venue

A decommissioned jumbo jet that Burning Man revelers partied in during the 2017 festival is getting a new life off the Las Vegas Strip

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6 h. ago The travel writer who discovered the healing power of Scottish island's best wild swimming spots

This new book celebrates wild swimming with a special viking

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6 h. ago Islamic terrorist, 25, who took a selfie moments before he killed three worshippers in a deadly rampage at a French cathedral is jailed for life

Brahim Aouissaoui, 25, a Tunisian national had arrived in Europe just three weeks before the attack at a church in Nice, France, as an illegal migrant.

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6 h. ago How Jennifer Lopez tried to save hairstylist Jesus Guerrero before his tragic death

Celebrity hairstylist Jesus Guerrero's sister, Gris Guerrero, revealed that Jennifer Lopez tried to save his life ahead of his unexpected passing at age 34.

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7 h. ago How hackers ruined a Disney employee’s life after he downloaded AI photo tool

Hackers claimed attack on Disney was in retaliation for alleged use of AI

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7 h. ago Lindsey Burrow on 'tough' life without Rob and his last gift from beyond grave

Rugby hero Rob Burrow’s widow Lindsey shares how she and their three children are coping eight months after losing their ‘tower of strength’ to motor neurone disease

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7 h. ago It’s now or never: This Elvis Presley experience is the closest you’ll get to seeing him live

New multi-sensory experience in London will take fans on a journey through music icon’s rise to fame

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7 h. ago Why is Mars red? Real reason for planet's colour could point to extraterrestrial life

The colour of Mars has been hotly debated over the years, as has whether there has ever been life on the planet

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7 h. ago Disturbing details emerge from investigation into girl, 11, who killed herself over deportation threats

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, 11, who according to her family, took her own life over fears her family would be deported, was bullied by another student and it was 'not a one-time occurrence.'

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8 h. ago Hollywood's most eligible bachelor Kevin Costner flaunts 'wild' single life on Instagram after marriage split

On Instagram, he dropped a slew of photos capturing the last few weeks, included a snap of him hanging with his new buddy Pete Davidson at the Super Bowl .

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