22 m. ago Fans in shock as Lauren Sanchez, Gayle King and Katy Perry announce they are heading to space with Blue Origin

It was revealed on Thursday that the pop star, 40, and the news anchor, 70, are part of the Blue Origin 's historic all-women crew.

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29 m. ago EastEnders star James Bye's wife teases 'baby number five' as first look at new job revealed

Despite only dying recentely in the soap, James Bye is wasting no time in getting ready to act again

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29 m. ago Claudia Lawrence's mum reveals police update after discovery at missing daughter's home

Claudia Lawrence's mum discovered a hidden loft in her daughter’s wardrobe and fears it may never have been searched properly 16 years after the initial investigation

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29 m. ago Bianca Censori's 'ambitious' new move halted by Kanye but she'll be 'fearless' by May 24

EXCLUSIVE: Controversial rapper Kanye West and Bianca Censori's relationship has proved rocky to say the least. But, does her star sign reveal what is next for the celebrity couple

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34 m. ago Planetary parade: The Greater Manchester borough that is 'best place' to see seven planets align

Night sky experts have revealed how and where to spot each planet from Manchester

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38 m. ago White House ‘very pleased’ with UK’s increase in defence spending ahead of Starmer

The two leaders will hold talks later, followed by a joint press conferenceEuropean Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will travel to London this Sunday to take part in an informal meeting on Ukraine and European security, the European Commission has just confirmed. Jakub Krupa has more on his Europe live blog.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, has confirmed that President Trump has the ability to veto the deal that the UK has negotiated transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Isands to Mauritius. Speaking on ITV’s Peston last night, Lammy said:If President Trump doesn’t like the deal, the deal will not go forward.The reason for that is because we have a shared military and intelligence interest with the United States, and of course they’ve got to be happy with the deal, or there is no deal. Continue reading...

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38 m. ago American Girl employee at flagship NYC store claims he was fired for speaking Spanish on the job

Exclusive: When server Miguel Bautista pushed back, he says he was mocked by the store manager – in Spanish – for being gay

Society

41 m. ago John Swinney brands sextortion 'an evil in our society' after girl, 8, targeted online

First Minister says eight-year-olds should not have access to Snapchat as primary school issues warning

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42 m. ago Andrew Lloyd Webber donates rare handwritten Sunset Boulevard score to raise money for LA wildfire victims

Signed score sheet is expected to fetch $2,500 at auction fundraiser

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47 m. ago Scots schools benefit from food scheme as kids 'sluggish from hunger'

With food prices having soared amid the cost-of-living crisis, parents are increasingly forced into difficult choices when it comes to feeding their children.

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48 m. ago Access to defibrillators in Dumfries and Galloway rises by more than 10 per cent

Research by defibshop has revealed there are now around 28 pieces of the life-saving equipment for every 10,000 residents.

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51 m. ago David Ellis reviews Paradise: the best of Sri Lanka, without the air miles

Paradise has the sense of a room in which to discuss architecture and Nietzsche and whether patterned clothes should be outlawed, says David Ellis

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51 m. ago AI is ‘beating’ humans at empathy and creativity. But these games are rigged | MJ Crockett

Research pitting people against AI systems gives AI an edge by asking us to perform in machine-like waysTechno-optimists are evangelizing a vision of “superhuman” artificial intelligence. Dario Amodei, CEO of the AI company Anthropic, predicts within a few years, AI will be “better than almost all humans at almost everything”. Elon Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) is proposing replacing government workers with chatbots in the name of efficiency. And some scientists are claiming that AI can already outperform humans even in domains previously thought to be exclusively human, like empathy, creativity and conflict resolution.It’s true that in several prominent studies, researchers have staged “competitions” in which AI technology appears to outperform humans in these very human areas. But a closer look reveals that these games are rigged against us humans. The competitions do not actually ask machines to perform human tasks; it’s more accurate to say that t...

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51 m. ago Strangers mock the way I dance. How can I regain confidence on the dancefloor? | Leading questions

Dancing in the dark can restore a sense of fun in your body without anyone watching, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. You’re never too awkward or sober to startRead more Leading questionsI am in my early 30s and happily married with two young children. I have never been an amazing dancer. It has always been painfully awkward. I feel mortified whenever there’s a requirement to dance, even if it’s as silly as when the grownups join in during a kid’s party! I’ve had strangers offer well-intentioned help; people try to teach me to dance while on the dancefloor (clearly they decided I needed help). I’ve had a friend comment that my dancing is “cute” and strangers mock my dancing by mimicking it in front of me.When I was in my 20s, I made up for this in the only way I knew how – by drinking a lot and losing all inhibition. I loved letting go and just losing myself on the dancefloor, enjoying the music and not caring what people thought. I’m now at a stage in my life where I’v...

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52 m. ago Michelle Trachtenberg's mum found her dead in bed after being with her night before

Gossip Girl and Buffy star Michelle Trachtenberg has sadly died at the age of just 39-years-old, and it was her beloved mother who made the tragic discovery that she had passed away

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57 m. ago Boy, 9, has face torn off by two husky dogs after grabbing something for his dad

Valya Korolev had gone to grab his dad a broom to help sweep snow from his car when the huskies mauled him, ripping his face off and leaving him fighting for his life

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64 m. ago Three men arrested over Dalston shooting that left girl, 9, with life

The men - aged 36, 35 and 28 - were taken into custody in the early hours of Tuesday

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70 m. ago Michelle Trachtenberg's greatest films and TV shows, from Ice Princess to Gossip Girl

Buffy, Gossip Girl and EuroTrip all feature in the definitive best of the late actress’s career list

Culture

71 m. ago Gossip Girl cast pay tribute to Michelle Trachtenberg as Blake Lively talks 'pain'

The cast of Gossip Girl cast take to social media to share their memories with co-star Michelle Trachtenberg

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75 m. ago Michelle Trachtenberg's mum 'discovered her unresponsive in bed' as star was 'in Buffy reboot talks'

More details about the US star’s final moments have been revealed

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