63 m. ago ‘Cherish bonds of love and friendship’ over summer, says Kate

Kate made the comments as part of Kensington Palace’s quarterly Mother Nature video series.

Politics

66 m. ago Sturgeon’s ‘Stalinist’ approach disastrous for SNP, claims Joanna Cherry

Lawyer Joanna Cherry said she has never been friends with former first minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Events

81 m. ago He went to meet his friends for coffee and a nightmare unfolded for 'unknown reasons'

Joe Hall never came home after a driver veered onto the wrong side of the road and killed him

Politics

83 m. ago Dale Webster, surfer who rode waves for 14,642 consecutive days, dies aged 77

Surfer rode waves daily for over 40 years straightStreak reached 14,642 consecutive surfing daysGuinness record-holder dies at age 77 in CaliforniaDale Webster, the Northern California surfer who paddled out every day for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 77. News of his death was shared on social media by friends and fellow surfers. No cause of death was given.Known as Daily Dale and Daily Wavester, Webster holds a Guinness world record for the longest streak of consecutive days surfed: an extraordinary 14,642, a stretch that began in 1975 and ended in 2015. His feat required him to surf at least three waves a day, rain or shine, in sickness or in health, through frigid Pacific waters and the shark-rich lineup off Sonoma County. Continue reading...

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96 m. ago Gen Z is obsessed with this location sharing app but it could be fueling their anxiety

Generation Z is obsessed with keeping track of their friends thanks to iPhone built-in location sharing app. Amber Raiken speaks to young people tracking the location of so many of their friends — and why it would be rude to remove them

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2 h. ago ITV The Chase's Paul Sinha shares Bradley Walsh 'must' demand before 'transformation'

The Chase star Paul Sinha has been a firm favourite on the hit ITV quiz show for years and has now opened up about his friendship with the show's host Bradley Walsh

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2 h. ago Benjamin Sesko's wish comes true after joining Man Utd as team

Benjamin Sesko was thrilled to move to Manchester United and it appears he already has a friend at the club, as one new signing made a huge sacrifice for the Slovenian

Politics

3 h. ago JD Vance strikes up unlikely friendship with The Apprentice star during UK visit

The US vice-president, 41, is pals with the 34-year-old and even invited him to hang out.

Events

3 h. ago Hefin David was a tireless campaigner, advocate for Caerphilly and a friend to those across politics

Politicians from across the Senedd have remembered Hefin David as an all round "good person"

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3 h. ago Teenage girls making TikToks: Philippa James’s best photograph

‘My daughter and her friends are part of the smartphone generation. The more time I spent with them, the more I learned about the darker side of their mobiles’This started as a project with my daughter and her friends, who are all part of the smartphone generation. They were 14 years old at the time and I wanted to learn more about the relationship they had with their mobile phones. In 2022, a study by Ofcom showed that nine out of 10 children owned one by the time they reached the age of 11, and that 91% of them used video platforms, messaging apps and social media by the age of 12. I spoke to my daughter and her friends about how they use their phones and the negative reputation that surrounds teenagers and their screens. They told me the positives as well as the negatives, such as how social media can raise confidence as well as knock it down.I asked if I could photograph them. There was very little direction from me and – rather than photographing them in a controlled portraitur...

Culture

3 h. ago I'm a veterinary nurse, and here's what Scots dog owners need to know about summer insect bites

Britain’s warm and wet summer has created ideal conditions for buzzing bugs, but while these insects might be a minor nuisance to us, they could pose a serious hazard to our four-legged friends here in Scotland.

Politics

3 h. ago Four Marketing Agency records best ever first half and appoints top industry talent

New leadership team brings national agency and government experience as Four expands client base across the UK

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4 h. ago Inside brutal Made In Chelsea feud as 'snake' Jamie Laing leaves ex pals 'furious'

Jamie Laing has left his former Made In Chelsea friends 'furious' after allegedly causing them to be dropped from an upcoming Disney+ series, sparking outrage

Politics

4 h. ago The Saturdays bandmates Rochelle Humes and Frankie Bridge give a major clue that they have ended their 'feud'

The former bandmates became friends in childhood, both finding fame in S Club Juniors before joining Una Healy, Mollie King and Vanessa White in The Saturdays.

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6 h. ago Outrage as Chrissy Teigen appears on Meghan's Netflix show despite telling a teenage reality star to take her own life

With Love, Meghan follows the Duchess of Sussex , 44, as she hosts her famous friends in a rented California bungalow close to her and Prince Harry's Montecito mansion.

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6 h. ago Lou Teasdale says SHE dumped Andy Carroll and claims he flew by private jet to Ibiza for embarrassing bid to win her back

Lou Teasdale's friends have hit back at suggestions that Andy Carroll broke up with her after becoming fed up with her high maintenance behaviour - and claim that she dumped him.

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7 h. ago New Zealand woman who ‘thought she was being kidnapped’ detained by ICE at US

Woman and her minor son remain in custody in ‘horrible and isolated conditions’, friend says

Events

7 h. ago Sweet moment oblivious 'christening' guests learn they're actually at a secret wedding

When Joe and Tori Taylor from Warwickshire invited their friends and family to the christening of their six-month-old son Billy, only a handful of people knew about their planned surprise.

Society

7 h. ago Emmerdale Vinny star warns of 'shocking and emotional' scenes as new storyline revealed

Vinny Dingle is part of a huge new storyline on Emmerdale as he's attacked and blackmailed by a friend called Mike over his sexuality as he continues to struggle

Events

9 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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