1 week ago Venus Williams set to break record with Australian Open wild card at age of 45

The seven-time Grand Slam champion has not competed in Melbourne since 2021 but will compete in the main draw

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1 week ago Venus Williams, 45, gets wild card to play first Australian Open in five years

Williams to return to Melbourne Park at age 45Seven-time major champion earns wild-card entrySet to become oldest woman in Open main drawSeven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams has received a wild-card entry for the Australian Open beginning 18 January in Melbourne.The tournament said Friday that the 45-year-old Williams would make a return to Melbourne Park 28 years after her first appearance. In 1998, she defeated her younger sister Serena in the second round before losing in the quarter-finals to fellow American Lindsay Davenport. Continue reading...

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1 week ago BBC Traitors stars' secret relationship exposed after bombshell confession

The Traitors has returned for its fourth civilian series, with a mother-daughter duo hiding their real-life relationship from the other players

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3 w. ago ‘An unsung alternative to the Cotswolds‘: exploring Leicestershire’s Welland valley

This hidden gem has country inns, canalside walks, a stunning viaduct, the historic town of Market Harborough – and not a tour bus in sightIt was a chilly Sunday in November 2000 when the gods chose to smile on Ken Wallace. The retired teacher was sweeping his metal detector across a hillside in Leicestershire’s Welland valley when a series of beeps brought him up short. Digging down, he found a cache of buried coins almost two millennia old. He had chanced upon one of the UK’s most important iron age hoards, totalling about 5,000 silver and gold coins.More than 25 years on, I’m staring at Ken’s find at the civic museum in the nearby town of Market Harborough. The now gleaming coins are decorated with wreaths and horses. They’re about the size of 5p pieces, but speak of a wild-eyed age of tribal lands and windswept hill forts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago I'm Miley Cyrus's REAL mother: Woman at center of bombshell 'adoption' lawsuit breaks silence about 'pregnancy at age 12' and makes MORE wild claims

Speaking out for the first time in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Jayme Lee insists that her story is true, even as others pass her claims off as an over-vivid imagination.

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3 w. ago Strictly's Thomas Skinner breaks silence on 'BBC lawsuit' reports and final absence

Apprentice star Thomas Skinner has issued a statement addressing reports he would be suing the BBC for 'rigging voting' after his Strictly Come Dancing exit

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3 w. ago Strictly's Tom Skinner breaks silence on BBC lawsuit claims and slams 'unfair' treatment

The Apprentice star, Thomas Skinner, has broken his silence after it was reported he would be 'suing the BBC for rigging voting' following his early exit from Strictly Come Dancing

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3 w. ago Iconic 80s rock band Jane's Addiction break up after explosive onstage fight and $10million lawsuit

The 80s band's frontman Perry Farrell, 66, got involved in an explosive altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro on stage during a concert in Boston in September 2024.

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