53 m. ago BBC EastEnders fans 'work out' Max Branning's return storyline as he attends wedding

EastEnders fans are convinced that Max Branning will be making a return to the Square, and they think they've worked out his huge comeback storyline

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95 m. ago British Catholic missionary, 83, and his assistant are 'brutally abducted' by 'unknown armed men' in Cameroon

British missionary Huub Welters and his assistant Henry Kang were captured on Tuesday in Bambui - a town located in Cameroons separatist conflict-hit anglophone northwest.

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1 hour ago Brit missionary, 83, and assistant 'brutally abducted by armed men' in Cameroon

A British missionary, aged 83, and his assistant have been brutally abducted by an unknown group of armed men in the town of Bambui, Cameroon, his church group has said

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2 h. ago West Lothian man wakes to find his business in ruins after just a month

Rob, who launched his own business less than a month ago, woke in the early hours of Thursday morning to find his van on fire.

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2 h. ago Black Sabbath fans convinced they'd 'never have made it' if they stuck to original name

Black Sabbath are often hailed as the pioneers of heavy metal music, but they actually began their journey into the music industry under a completely different name - and some fans think it would've been an error to keep it

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3 h. ago What must happen for Man United to recoup Antony transfer fee as three

Antony has rediscovered his form during a loan spell at Real Betis, but the Spanish club face a battle to sign him permanently from Man Utd at the end of the season

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3 h. ago BBC EastEnders fans 'rumble' Ross Marshall's link to Walford resident after mystery call

EastEnders fans are convinced that Ross Marshall is hiding a huge secret about his past and his real reason for needing money urgently

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3 h. ago Doge gained access to sensitive data of migrant children, including reports of abuse

Former officials question the reason for a Doge engineer’s access to the Unaccompanied Alien Children portalA member of Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency” gained access to a government system that contains the personal data of unaccompanied immigrant children, according to a recent court filing.The database, called the Unaccompanied Alien Children portal (UAC), contains extremely detailed information about thousands of minors who enter the United States alone, including individual children’s mental health and therapy records, as well as immigration records, photos and addresses of their family members. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Max Branning's EastEnders return 'sealed' four years after emotional exit

Max Branning hasn't been seen in Albert Square since his exit in February 2021, but EastEnders fans are convinced he'll be returning after recent events in E20

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3 h. ago Today Programme listeners call out tension between Emma Barnett and Nick Robinson on their first show together since 'clashing egos' row

Emma Barnett, 61, and Nick Robinson, 61, tried to pretend it was business as usual, but Radio 4 listeners were less than convinced, noting an icy air between the pair on Thursday morning.

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4 h. ago Elijah Wood says fees for Lord of the Rings actors were ‘not massive’

Star says cast took a ‘gamble’ appearing in Peter Jackson’s hit trilogy and did not earn enough to ‘rest easy’ for lifeElijah Wood has said that his salary for The Lord of the Rings movies was “not massive” and that appearing in the films was “a real gamble”.According to a report in Business Insider, which carried quotes from the star at the Texas film awards in March, Wood said the fact that the actors had to sign up for all three films at the start meant that their fees were not related to the film’s financial success. “Because we weren’t making one movie and then renegotiating a contract for the next, it wasn’t the sort of lucrative scenario that you could sort of rest easy for the rest of your life.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler told Tiger Woods isn’t done yet in four

Tiger Woods' former caddie Steve Williams is convinced the 15-time major champion will stop at nothing to win another before calling time on his illustrious career

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4 h. ago ‘There’s an us v them mentality’: are young Australian men and women drifting apart politically?

In recent elections overseas more young men than women have shifted to the right, even the far right. But in Australia the gap between generations rather than genders seems much widerPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAfter Grace Richardson broke up with her long-term boyfriend, she entered a period she affectionately refers to as her “rat girl summer”.“I was using Hinge, I was going out, I was meeting people. I was 23, flirty and thriving,” the Sydney musician and podcast producer says.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Stirrings of lust and a ginger bush: the Jilly Cooper sentence that sent me down a rabbit hole

I quoted a single smutty line by the queen of bonkbusters in the manuscript for my debut novel. I never expected the strange yet heartwarming journey that followedGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Wondering if she had a ginger bush, he felt the stirrings of lust.” It’s an electrifying sentence, penned by – who else? – the English novelist Dame Jilly Cooper in her 1985 novel Riders appearing during a charged encounter between a flame-haired socialite and bad-boy aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black.It’s a sentence I admire for many reasons. Starting in a ruminative, almost philosophical mood, it gains a thrilling momentum, before landing with erotic authority on that final, unholy syllable: lust. Impeccable stuff; classic Cooper. If you’ve watched Rivals, the recent TV adaptation of other Cooper books, you’ll be familiar with her world: puerile, horsey, abundantly filthy and terribly English.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the ...

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4 h. ago Famous names sign letter urging Culture Secretary to save River City jobs

The letter warned of a risk that Scottish entertainment workers will have to leave the country to find work.

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5 h. ago 'My smartwatch woke me up in the middle of the night on holiday

Chris Ball had no history of heart problems and thought he was fit and healthy - but his Apple Watch detected something was wrong

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6 h. ago Sky Bet Grand National Offer: Get £40 in free bets when you place any bet

Sky Bet is giving new customers the chance to get £40 in free bets when they sign up to

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7 h. ago Key relationship problem that could be a sign of 'hidden' autism

Thousands of Britons are believed to be living with undiagnosed autism, a condition that causes communication issues, repetitive behaviours and finding certain situations overwhelming.

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7 h. ago Hungary to pull out of ‘political’ ICC as Netanyahu visits Budapest

Israeli PM, who is wanted by the court, hails Viktor Orbán’s ‘bold and principled’ decision to leave the ‘corrupt’ bodyHungary will leave the international criminal court because it has become “political”, the country’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said as he welcomed his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanhayu - the subject of an ICC arrest warrant - to Budapest for an official visit.Standing beside Netanyahu at the start of the four-day visit, Orbàn said on Thursday that Hungary was convinced the “otherwise very important court” had “diminished into a political forum”. Netanyahu hailed “a bold and principled” decision. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Kyle Walker leaves door open for Man City return as he reveals Pep Guardiola message

AC Milan pounced to sign England international right-back Kyle Walker on loan from Manchester City in January after he told Pep Guardiola he wanted to pursue a new challenge

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