4 d. ago Farewell, G: Geraint Thomas, and a bygone era, set for Tour of Britain send

The Welshman will retire at the conclusion of this year’s race in his hometown Cardiff - and pass the baton to the next generation of British stars

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1 week ago Taylor Swift's REAL inner circle: They're the five people who have heard her new album... these are the secrets they've been trusted with

For her upcoming The Life of a Showgirl album, Swift employed DEFCON-3 levels of security to prevent leaks. Only five people have been allowed access to the record.

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1 week ago 'New era of local power': Russell Findlay to set out Conservative vision for Scotland

Russell Findlay, the Scottish Conservative leader, is due to make a speech to set out his party’s priorities for the next Holyrood term.

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2 w. ago Taylor Swift sparks wild fashion craze after debuting raunchy makeover for The Life of a Showgirl album

Swift's The Life of a Showgirl doesn't drop until October, but the album is already setting trends. The racy LP's sparkly orange theme is set to become the next big color in fashion

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2 w. ago Zoë Kravitz praises friend Taylor Swift’s ‘insane’ kitchen skills: ‘It’s a beautiful thing’

‘Blink Twice’ star said her friend delivered homemade sourdough to her house

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2 w. ago Taylor Swift, Kylie, Cher, and the enduring appeal of the showgirl

Sparkles, feathers and not much else — the megastar’s look for her new album has set the internet ablaze. Burlesque is back, baby!

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2 w. ago Five 'risque' showgirl dresses similar to Taylor Swift's album cover

Taylor Swift's Area dress is designer, but fans can get a similar look for less online

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2 w. ago 30 years on: how Tyson’s comeback fight after prison set the tone for pay

One of the great mismatches ended in controversy after just 89 seconds but did show what people will pay to seeIn Las Vegas, 30 years ago, prisoner 922335, not long released from the Indiana Youth Center, boxed an unknown club fighter in a bout that shattered pay-per-view records. Mike Tyson v Peter McNeeley may be, in a competitive field, the most audaciously staged mismatch in boxing history. Its global success, despite only 89 seconds of action and a farcical ending, set the tone for the sport’s development in the modern era.Promoted simply as “He’s Back”, the contest was Tyson’s return after a three-year imprisonment for rape, but the former undisputed heavyweight champion’s popularity seemed to have increased. Among those ringside at a sold-out MGM Grand sat Madonna, Nicolas Cage, Jerry Seinfeld, Denzel Washington, Jim Carrey, Pamela Anderson, Eddie Murphy and an alarmingly human-coloured Donald Trump. All in attendance to see something akin to a ritual sacrifice. Continue read...

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2 w. ago How a steamy scene from Nicole Kidman's erotic thriller Babygirl inspired a track on Taylor Swift's new album The Life of a Showgirl

When Taylor Swift announced her new album The Life Of A Showgirl last week she said the 12 tracks were inspired by the 'joyful, wild, dramatic' times in her life.

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3 w. ago 'Forget Taylor Swift's new album launch as eight words she said are life

Taylor Swift recently confirmed her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, will be released in October but in a recent interview, eight words she said really resonated with one journalist

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3 w. ago New Match of the Day hosts set out plans for new era after Gary Lineker exit

Gary Lineker hosted Match of the Day for the final time in May, with Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman sharing presenting duties for the new Premier League season

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3 w. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take h to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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3 w. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take her to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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3 w. ago Kylie Minogue says ‘showgirl life is multidimensional’ in response to Taylor Swift comparisons

Fans have been drawing comparisons between Minogue’s 2006 Showgirl tour and Swift’s forthcoming album, titled ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

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3 w. ago Margaret Qualley awkwardly laughs off Taylor Swift question as Jack Antonoff absent from new album

Margaret Qualley awkwardly laughed off a question about Taylor Swift’s upcoming album, which producer husband Jack Antonoff is notably absent from.

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3 w. ago 'Temu' Taylor Swift is so busy pumping out terrible music, she may have just let slip how she and Travis will end! We all need a break from this tired showgirl: KENNEDY

Is this Taylor's Temu era? She's churning out music faster than Shein pumps out cheap crop tops in a flash sale. Haven't we gorged enough on the Taylor buffet in the last few years?

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3 w. ago Taylor Swift fans cringe as Jack Antonoff's wife Margaret Qualley asked awkward question

The Life of a Showgirl was announced by Taylor Swift earlier this week but she's revealed that frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff isn't one of the producers for this album

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3 w. ago Is Taylor Swift the modern day William Shakespeare? Pop star makes multiple references to iconic playwright on new album

Taylor Swift has made a number of references to iconic playwright William Shakespeare on her upcoming album, The Life Of A Showgirl.

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3 w. ago Taylor Swift’s New Heights podcast audience dwarfs Joe Rogan’s Trump interview

Swift unveiled her new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ on the Kelce brothers’ podcast

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3 w. ago Sabrina Carpenter reacts to being on title track for Taylor Swift's new album after idolizing her as a child

Sabrina Carpenter offered her reaction to being a feature on the titular track for Taylor Swift's upcoming album The Life Of A Showgirl.

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