3 h. ago I decided to adopt a child as a single person after surviving stage four cancer

Jenna faced barriers in her adoption journey being a single person but as soon as she saw her now daughter she knew she was the one

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9 h. ago Mafia returns to center stage in NBA betting scandal that included rigged poker games

Decades after a crackdown by prosecutors decimated the ranks of the New York Mafia, the indictment of an NBA coach, a player and nearly three dozen others in a betting scandal highlights the mob’s persistence and adaptability

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13 h. ago Prince Andrew 'in advanced talks' to leave Royal Lodge amid fury over rent deal

It has been reported that talks between Prince Andrew and the King's representatives have reached an advanced stage over the disgraced royal quitting his 30-room Windsor home

Politics

14 h. ago Not to be: Hamlet rages in Stockholm against the political closure of a cultural institution

The experimental annex of Sweden’s national stage, Elverket, has fallen victim to severe government cuts. Its final play is a powerful protest against being forced to leave its homeSomething is rotten in Swedish theatre. In front of Elverket – a former power station that for much of the last 30 years has been at the centre of Stockholm’s experimental dramatic output – posters proclaim that theatre is dead. Inside the former turbine hall, either side of a red chandelier-lit platform surrounded by contorted bodies, Hamlet and Ophelia, brilliantly played by Gustav Lindh and Gizem Erdogan, are furiously channelling the rage of a generation, loudly hitting the walls with bars. In the play’s final seconds, gravediggers give way to builders dressed in high-vis come in to cover the stage in tarpaulin and start work.This adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, not so cryptically subtitled The Death of Theatre, is the venue’s last ever theatre production before it is shut down. Dramaten, the roy...

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19 h. ago Rashford wants to stay at Barcelona, Premier League news, European reaction: football – live

⚽️ News and previews ahead of another busy weekend⚽️ Premier League: 10 things to look out for | Email BarryRangers: With his side anchored to the foot of the 36-strong Europa League group stage table with zero points from three games, Rangers captain James Tavernier did not mince his words after he and his teammates suffered a chastening defeat at the hands of Brann in Norway last night.“It’s just a disgraceful performance, it’s as simple as that,” he said. “All the years I’ve been here, the consistency of poor performance that we’re putting in, I’ve not experienced it before. Some of us show our aggression after the games, after we get beaten - you expect all the lads to take that in, but we have to look at ourselves much harder.” Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Jason Momoa takes to the stage in London as he plays bass guitar with his band Oof Tatata at 100 Wardour Street

Jason Momoa takes to the stage in London as he plays bass guitar with his band Oof Tatata at 100 Wardour Street  Daily Mail

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21 h. ago Lily Allen: West End Girl – a gobsmacking autopsy of marital betrayal

(BMG)Allen’s first album in seven years traces the fallout from an open relationship, but as well as being cathartic and candid, these stylistically varied songs have melodies that sparkleIt is seven years since Lily Allen last released an album. No Shame was Mercury-nominated and far better reviewed than 2014’s Sheezus – not least by Allen herself – but it was also her lowest-selling album to date. You could have taken that as evidence pop had moved on. In Britain, 2018 was a year that the well-mannered boy/girl-next-door pop of George Ezra, Jess Glynne and Ed Sheeran held sway; Allen seemed symbolic of a messier, mouthier era. Afterwards, Allen stepped away from music, concentrating instead on what you’d have to call a diverse portfolio of interests, including acting, podcasting, launching her own sex toy and selling photographs of her feet to fetishists on OnlyFans.But pop has a habit of developing in a cyclical way. When Olivia Rodrigo brought Allen on stage at Glastonbury in 20...

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21 h. ago Strong Scottish contingent heading to Spain in DP World Tour card quest

Two Open Silver medal winners among players flying Saltire in Q School Second Stage

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22 h. ago Lily Allen's West End Girl: Pop star details 'intensely personal' journey through divorce from cheating husband David Harbour, ADRIAN THRILLS reviews her captivating breakup album

The new album, West End Girl, which title is inspired by her acting stints on the London stage, is a raw, confessional contents informed by the breakdown of her marriage from David Harbour.

Culture

34 h. ago Trade unions will gain right to enter workplaces every week in latest stage of Labour's Employment Rights Bill

Union officials are being granted 'statutory right of access' to all but the smallest of businesses under the Employment Rights Bill to 'meet, support, represent, recruit or organise workers'.

Economics

36 h. ago Simon Cowell's 'big two fingers up to ITV' over The X Factor. As TV insiders reveal shock next move, mogul's secret plan being called 'priceless retribution' is leaked to DOLLY BUSBY

When ITV finally confirmed 'there are no current plans for the next series of The X Factor at this stage,' many fans were stunned. But the hurt behind the scenes was far greater, insiders tell DOLLY BUSBY.

Events

37 h. ago Champions League review: A deluge of goals as youth rules for Barcelona and Bayern

This week’s action saw an astonishing 71 goals over two nights, with the Premier League responsible for many of them• Barcelona’s youth system. Ahead of Sunday’s edition of El Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two clubs won their midweek matches. Real Madrid’s opponents were Juventus, in the type of heavyweight clash the Champions League’s rejig into a 36-team group stage was supposed to throw up on a regular basis. Wednesday’s meeting fell short of classic encounters like 2003’s meeting of Madrid’s Luís Figo and Zinedine Zidane with Juve’s Pavel Nedvěd and Alessandro Del Piero. In 2025, Juventus are not the force of yore, though they made Madrid sweat. The sole goal came from Jude Bellingham, England’s great enigma. Continue reading...

Sport

38 h. ago Don’t be fooled. The US is regulating AI – just not the way you think

Beneath the free-market rhetoric, Washington actually intervenes to control the building blocks of AI systemsAt first glance, today’s artificial intelligence policy landscape suggests a strategic retreat from regulation. As of late, AI leaders such as the US have doubled down on this messaging. JD Vance champions AI policy with a “deregulatory flavor”. Congress considered a 10-year ban on state AI legislation. On cue, the Trump administration’s “AI action plan” warns against smothering the technology “in bureaucracy at this early stage”.But the deregulatory narrative is a critical misconception. Though the US federal government takes a hands-off approach to AI applications such as chatbots and image generators, it is heavily involved in the building blocks of AI. For example, both the Trump and the Biden administrations have been hands-on when it comes to AI chips – a crucial component of powerful AI systems. Biden restricted chip access to competing nations such as China as a matte...

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38 h. ago Don’t be fooled. The US is regulating AI – just not the way you think | Sacha Alanoca and Maroussia Lévesque

Beneath the free-market rhetoric, Washington actually intervenes to control the building blocks of AI systemsAt first glance, today’s artificial intelligence policy landscape suggests a strategic retreat from regulation. As of late, AI leaders such as the US have doubled down on this messaging. JD Vance champions AI policy with a “deregulatory flavor”. Congress considered a 10-year ban on state AI legislation. On cue, the Trump administration’s “AI action plan” warns against smothering the technology “in bureaucracy at this early stage”.But the deregulatory narrative is a critical misconception. Though the US federal government takes a hands-off approach to AI applications such as chatbots and image generators, it is heavily involved in the building blocks of AI. For example, both the Trump and the Biden administrations have been hands-on when it comes to AI chips – a crucial component of powerful AI systems. Biden restricted chip access to competing nations such as China as a matte...

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38 h. ago I am content being single. How do I make people understand that I’m happy as I am? | Leading questions

Anyone whose life deviates from mainstream expectations gets this, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. Perhaps you could play with different ways to describe it Read more Leading questionsI’m 54 years old, and although I was married for 22 years, I’ve been single for the past 14. I did remarry briefly a few years ago, but that chapter was short-lived.At this stage of my life, I feel genuinely content. I’m on my own, but by no means lonely. I have a fulfilling balance between work and personal life, and I’m deeply grateful for my three daughters and my grandchildren, who bring me joy and purpose. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Join the party for just £285 for 3 nights to see Luke Littler at Butlin’s Minehead for PDC Players Championship Finals

BUTLIN'S Minehead is gearing up for an electrifying weekend of world-class darts as the PDC Players Championship Finals return to the iconic resort. The stage is set for a thrilling tournament, with the biggest names in darts, including teenage sensation Luke Littler and reigning champion Luke Humphries, set to battle it out for the coveted...

Sport

40 h. ago Tour de France unveils 2026 route with double Alpe d’Huez for men and Ventoux debut for women

Men’s race starts in Barcelona on 4 JulyWomen’s race starts in Lausanne on 1 AugustThe routes of the 2026 men’s and women’s Tours de France, revealed in Paris on Thursday morning, will climax on two of the most famous climbs in world cycling, Alpe d’Huez and Mont Ventoux.The mountains will host key stages, with the Ventoux featuring in the Tour de France Femmes for the first time and a double stage finish to the ski station at Alpe d’Huez providing the pivotal moment in the 113th running of the men’s race. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Doctor told me discomfort in my breast was due to wired bra... actually I had stage four cancer

A mother from Doncaster, South Yorkshire has told of how a 'rushed' doctor told her a lump in her chest was down to wired bras, when it turned out to be incurable cancer.

Science

42 h. ago Two Doors Down Glasgow Hydro Ticket Presales and Prices: How to bag a ticket for the BBC comedy show's live debut

One of the most popular Scottish television comedies of recent years is to take to the stage.

Economics

43 h. ago The Stranglers: Setlist, stage times and everything you need to know about Edinburgh and Aberdeen gigs

The Stranglers will be joined by Buzzcocks for shows in Edinburgh and Aberdeen this week.

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