43 m. ago ‘Normal’ Cole Palmer assumes control of Chelsea’s attack from No 10

Modest 23-year-old still does not understand the fuss around him as he prepares to face Flamengo in the Club World CupCole Palmer sees himself as a normal kid. Strangers watch him with something close to fascination, though. What’s going on beneath the chilled exterior? The shrugging demeanour adds to the mystique. Kids copy the Chelsea attacker’s “cold” celebration. Interviewers walk away amused but bemused after spending time with him. What’s the story with those answers? Why are they all so short and sweet?The Philadelphia sun is beating down when Palmer mooches over for a quick chat at Subaru Park, where Chelsea are training before facing Flamengo in their second game at the Club World Cup on Friday. So, Cole, can you tell us why you walked out wearing a mask when the team plane landed in the US last week? Are you ill? Enzo Maresca, your manager, thinks you were playing a trick on everyone. Continue reading...

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43 m. ago ‘No one is immune to grief’: the team turning A Single Man into a sexy, grimy, heartbreaking ballet

Musician John Grant was blown away by Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, finding deep resonances in its tale of gay love and loss. Now, he’s put songs to choreographer Jonathan Watkins’s new dance adaptation“I can’t believe that somehow I was able to make it all the way to the age of 55 without having read that book!” says American singer-songwriter John Grant. “It’s a transformative book. I was just completely blown away by it; I’ve been trying to get everybody that I’ve ever met to read it.”The book Grant is telling me about, enthusing from his sofa at home in Reykjavík, is Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man, published in 1964, turned into 2009’s most stylish film by first-time director Tom Ford, starring Colin Firth, and now about to be a ballet, premiering at this year’s Manchester international festival. Grant, the former Czars frontman and now an acclaimed solo artist (with albums including Pale Green Ghosts and his latest, The Art of...

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46 m. ago I'm A Celeb star was meant to be on tragic flight that crashed and left over 200 dead

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star and A Place in the Sun presenter Scarlette Douglas was meant to be on an ill-fated flight which crashed, killing more than 200 people on board

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77 m. ago I was pressured into calling myself a lesbian. This is the truth about me and Chris Hughes: In her only interview JO JO SIWA reveals what REALLY happened after Celebrity Big Brother

She was a US child dance sensation who'd made millions by her teens - but now JOJO SIWA is making headlines for her unlikely romance with a British Love Island star.

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97 m. ago UK lawmakers to vote on allowing terminally ill adults to end their lives

British lawmakers are set to vote on whether to back a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales

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2 h. ago Madonna blasted for her behavior by Broadway star who reveals her shocking act in Hamilton audience

Although audiences were left weeping night after night at this actor's death scene, the show was apparently insufficiently captivating for the Material Girl.

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2 h. ago Desperate mum in battle to keep her son safe after suffering unbearable tragedy

A desperate mother who has suffered unbearable tragedy is now in a battle to keep her son safe amid the chaos of mental health services and failures

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4 h. ago Victims of illegal puppy trader open up on heartbreak of desperate attempt to save dogs

New owners fell in love with defenceless pups and were immediately faced with a desperate fight for life - and huge vet bills.

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6 h. ago Two iconic Strictly Come Dancing judges will appear on Celebrity Gogglebox 

Two iconic Strictly Come Dancing judges are set to appear on Celebrity Gogglebox.

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6 h. ago JoJo Siwa gushes over boyfriend Chris Hughes and quips they've already discussed marriage as she admits she 'wishes he was with her' after she flew home to the US

The Dance Moms star, 22, is back in America after spending two weeks with the Love Island star at his home in the UK, where the pair finally confirmed their romance following weeks of speculation.

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6 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Outrageous: This Downton Abbey with added fascism is frightfully unconvincing

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Set in the gilded world of the British aristocracy, all country houses and glittering debutante dances, it's the story of the six ultra-privileged Mitford sisters.

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7 h. ago I'm not ashamed of reading troll paradise Tattle. It exposes grifting influencers and their hypocrisy... I'll be bereft if it shuts down: CLAUDIA CONNELL

Given my experience of trolling, you might expect that the news the man behind gossip forum Tattle Life has been sued for defamation would bring a smile to my face. Not so. I, in fact, love Tattle.

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7 h. ago The 'Farminator' who rounds up illegal migrants: Farmer reveals he dealt with 5,000 stowaways on his land and says Keir Starmer 'treats them like royalty'

Chris Gadsden, 70, hit the headlines ten years ago as he collared hundreds of suspected stowaways sneaking into his fields in Bedfordshire.

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7 h. ago The hellhole London estate where film director was 'murdered for her Rolex': Families say area where 69

Jennifer Abbott, 69, was stabbed to death in her council flat in Camden on Friday just days after she was last seen by neighbours walking her pet corgi Prince.

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9 h. ago Ronnie O'Sullivan 'rekindles romance' with actress Laila Rouass as £2m decision made

Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan and former Strictly Come Dancing star Laila Rouass have reportedly rekindled their relationship after splitting last year

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9 h. ago Gang 'mastermind' cracked jokes after torturing Coleen Campbell's ex to death, trial hears

John Belfield denies murdering Thomas Campbell and conspiring to rob him - the victim's body was found dressed in only a pair of socks in his hallway while his legs and buttocks had been burned

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10 h. ago Death in Paradise star's forgotten sitcom now on Prime Video and you won't recognise him

A Channel 4 sitcom, starring a Death in Paradise favourite, is now trending on Prime Video despite having been released over a decade ago

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10 h. ago The jokey texts from 'mastermind behind murder of man who was tortured to death in his own home' are revealed in court

John Belfield, 31, 'fled' to South America after Thomas Campbell's bloodied body was found, dressed in only a pair of socks, leaving his alleged 'right-hand man' to stand trial for murder.

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11 h. ago Death in Paradise star's forgotten sitcom is available to stream and he looks so different

A much-loved sitcom, starring Death in Paradise favourite Ardal O'Hanlon, appears to have been rediscovered by TV fans after being added to Prime Video

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11 h. ago My terminally ill brother was forced to eat Wendy's off a STOOL because the fast food spot didn't have available seating... it's his favourite but we can't go back

Stage 4 cancer patient Bailey Merritt, 13, was taken to Wendy's in Camden by his brother Carl, 29, after finishing radiotherapy at a London hospital.

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