60 m. ago Gwyneth Paltrow's fashion faux pas as she supports Maria Shriver at Santa Barbara book signing

The 52-year-old Oscar winner - who owns a $14.5M Montecito mansion nearby - arrived alongside Rob Lowe 's wife Sheryl Berkoff

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65 m. ago Emotional Cole Palmer hits out at ‘idiots on social media’ after ending goal drought

Palmer had not scored in 18 games but added Chelsea’s third in the 3-1 win over Liverpool

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1 hour ago The truth about Call of Duty: Black Ops II as players say it's 'coming true' in weird ways

Call of Duty: Black Ops II takes place in 2025 and some players believe the game's storyline is coming true.

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3 h. ago Enzo Fernandez makes feelings clear during guard of honour before Liverpool game

Chelsea welcomed Liverpool onto the pitch for their Premier League fixture with a guard of honour but fans felt that one Blues star wasn't holding up his end of the bargain

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3 h. ago ITV show You Bet set to make major format change after Holly Willoughby exit

ITV bosses confirmed the return of legendary gameshow You Bet but it will now be filmed from different locations around the UK following Holly's Willoughby's exit

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3 h. ago Mason Mount gives honest interview after narrow Manchester United defeat to Brentford

Man United were beaten 4-3 by Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday and Mason Mount spoke after the game.

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3 h. ago Alexander Isak on the spot to help Newcastle share the spoils at Brighton

Three times the referee Craig Pawson awarded penalties to Newcastle in the second half. Twice they were overturned by VAR but the third one stood, and Alexander Isak converted to earn Newcastle a vital point in the race for Champions League football. They had not played well, but they never do against Brighton, and in that context a draw earned with an 89th-minute equaliser was extremely welcome.“Keeping our composure and making sure our performance wasn’t affected by the outcomes [of the VAR decisions] was key,” said the Newcastle manager Eddie Howe, who acknowledged the VAR was right to rule out the first two penalties. “If you look at the season as a whole we probably haven’t dug out enough points from games that are in the balance. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Bowen pounces for West Ham to deny Spurs but boos ring out for Hammers

There is no better example of West Ham’s malaise than their inability to raise themselves for this game. Tottenham Hotspur had an excuse given that their season rests on whether they hold their nerve when they head to the Arctic Circle for the conclusion of their Europa League semi-final with Bodo/Glimt this week, but there are no such silver linings at the London Stadium. This has been a campaign to forget for West Ham, who seem destined to finish in 17th place after going eight games without a win, and only a major overhaul of a tired, ageing squad this summer will ensure that they do not endure more turmoil next season.There has been no uplift since Graham Potter was hired in place of Julen Lopetegui in January. West Ham have taken 14 points from 15 games under Potter and they attacked this visit from Ange Postecoglou’s B team without any discernible enthusiasm. A passionless 1-1 draw, secured by Jarrod Bowen cancelling out Wilson Odobert’s opener for Spurs, was deservedly greete...

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4 h. ago Conclave author says papal election process is akin to The Traitors

The conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor will begin on 7 May

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4 h. ago Disney+ adds iconic 'wickedly funny' noughties cult classic that fans still can't get enough of

Disney+ subscribers should be running not walking to their TVs this Bank Holiday weekend as a fan-favourite teen comedy has dropped.

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4 h. ago Steve Davis split from wife after 'horrible' admission and affair with much younger woman

The six-time snooker world champion has become a fan favourite as part of the BBC's punditry team

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4 h. ago Liverpool XI vs Chelsea: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Arne Slot rotates at Stamford Bridge as promised after the Reds sealed the title with four games to spare

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5 h. ago Classy Celtic icon watches Rangers game in famous Hoops boozer as stunned punters all say the same thing

The Hoops hero took the time out to take snaps with punters as he watched the derby day spoils in the Brazen Head

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5 h. ago Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins' 12 favourite books — from all

Suzanne Collins revealed the books she loves and has read multiple times

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5 h. ago SNL slammed for making sordid joke about Elon Musk's 'pull out game'

Saturday Night Live has been slammed after making a sordid joke about Elon Musk's 'pull out game' over the weekend.  

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5 h. ago Manchester United handed major injury worry before Athletic Bilbao fixture

Matthijs de Ligt had to be taken off after picking up a knock in Man United's game against Brentford on Sunday.

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5 h. ago Snooker star Mark Williams apologises after swearing on live TV following Judd Trump win

Snooker star Mark Williams was quick to apologise after he swore on live TV after hew booked his spot in the World Snooker Championship final

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6 h. ago Idah hits Celtic leveller as Rangers denied in Old Firm showdown

What a phoney war this proved to be. Eighty-four minutes into the Old Firm derby came its first booking, for the Rangers interim manager Barry Ferguson. Long before then, it had become apparent Rangers and Celtic would be pretty content to settle for a point each. These sides swung and comprehensively missed at each other for much of the 97 minutes played. This was no clash for the purist.Celtic may be the happier when dust settles. They avoided three successive league defeats to their oldest foes – a feat Rangers last achieved in 1996-97 – and recovered from a goal behind. Celtic were the better team in the second period but Rangers always carried a counterattacking threat. Hamza Igamane and Nicolas Raskin should have done better when afforded late chances to win this for the hosts. Ferguson and his staff also appealed wildly but in vain for a penalty, nine minutes from time. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Biden aides discussed a cognitive test but decided against it, book reveals

Debate around Joe Biden’s mental acuity and his age was a critical issue during the run up to the 2024 electionJoe Biden’s top staff debated the possibility of the embattled Democratic president taking a cognitive test last year as he geared up for re-election but eventually decided against the idea, a new book is set to reveal.Debate around Biden’s mental acuity and his age was an acute issue during the run up to the 2024 election, which eventually saw Biden step down from his re-election campaign in favor of his vice-president, Kamala Harris. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Maga’s era of ‘soft eugenics’: let the weak get sick, help the clever breed

At the heart of all Trump administration policies is ‘soft eugenics’ thinking – the idea that if you take away life-saving services, then only the strong will surviveEnglish polymath Francis Galton formulated the concept of eugenics in 1883. Inspired by animal breeding, Galton encouraged people with “desirable” traits to procreate while discouraging or preventing those with “undesirable” traits from doing the same. As social and intellectual qualities were hereditarily “fixed”, he thought some groups were naturally superior. Galton constructed a racial hierarchy, with white Europeans at the top.Eugenics has since played out in varying, always tragic ways. Attempted genocides and forced sterilization are first to mind, though the 20th century brought about the concept of soft eugenics: non-coercive methods of reducing certain conditions through individual choice and medical advice. Popularized in Nancy Stepan’s 1991 book, The Hour of Eugenics, “soft” eugenics is accomplished by indir...

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