13 m. ago Taylor Swift is releasing her new album The Life of a Showgirl. Here’s what you need to know

The pop superstar said of her 12th album: ‘This is the record I've been wanting to make for a very long time.’

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79 m. ago Taylor Swift spills details on new album in New Heights podcast appearance

The pop superstar is discussing her 12th record ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

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86 m. ago Teen died after police rush to her flat, but could not be saved due to 'frustrating' delay

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Alex Duce, 18, was found by police shortly after she lost consciousness inside her flat in Newport, Wales - and tragically died in hospital despite the attempts made to revive her

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93 m. ago Starmer ‘set to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail plan’ to boost UK infrastructure

Sir Keir Starmer is set to make the announcement before the Labour conference in a speech with chancellor Rachel Reeves

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96 m. ago Heatwave is making Britain's pothole crisis worse, warns the AA

The AA says baking temperatures weaken road surfaces, leading to a spike in pothole-related vehicle breakdowns.

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97 m. ago Manchester Utd issue statement after head injury leads to fixture being abandoned

Manchester United's National League Cup game against Tamworth was forced to be abandoned due to a head injury sustained by Reds midfielder Sekou Kone, with the fixture in the first half

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1 hour ago Women's rights champion and Olympic hero Sharron Davies is set to become Conservative peer

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will reportedly appoint the 62-year-old to the House of Lords alongside columnist Simon Heffer and Graham Edwards, the Tory party treasurer and mega-donor.

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2 h. ago Powerful sister of North Korean leader denies removal of frontline speakers

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has dismissed South Korean claims that North Korea is removing loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border

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2 h. ago Pregnant Katherine Ryan flashes her baby bump in a cut out top and netted skirt as she leads the stars at The Real Housewives of London premiere

Pregnant Katherine Ryan showed off her baby bump in a cut out top and netted skirt as she lead the stars at The Real Housewives of London premiere on Wednesday.

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3 h. ago PSG vs Tottenham live: Spurs suffer penalties heartbreak after blowing two

PSG 2-2 Tottenham (PSG win 4-3 on penalties): Spurs blow two-goal lead to lose Super Cup on spot-kicks

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3 h. ago Tottenham player ratings vs PSG: Cristian Romero leads by example as Richarlison takes chance

New Spurs head coach was taking charge of first competitive game

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3 h. ago Nuno Mendes gets PSG party started in Super Cup shootout win against Spurs

Paris Saint-Germain 2-2 Tottenham (4-3 pens)PSG score two late goals to set up shootoutIt turns out the DNA of serial ­winners cannot be developed within three months. Tottenham should have been able to announce themselves kings of the continent here in Udine, flimsy though any grand statements after a Uefa Super Cup win might be. Thomas Frank had challenged them to back up the heroics of Bilbao with a statement in the Friulian heat and, by the evening’s end, he should have been basking in the kind of start that can define a new manager’s tenure.Instead he received a reminder that there is no quick fix to some deep-rooted habits. For long periods Spurs, faced with a lethargic Paris Saint-Germain, resembled a perfectly imprinted version of the Frank playbook. They pummelled their ­opponents in the air, their two-goal lead owing much to well-executed free-kicks and plenty more havoc arising besides. On top of that they looked at ease with a three-man back line that gave a stellar atta...

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3 h. ago ‘I’m a huge Alien fan and the new TV series is the best it’s been in years

Alien: Earth has finally arrived on Disney+ and the first six episodes of the series are as brilliantly gory as ever, but there's just one problem

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4 h. ago PSG vs Tottenham live: Cristian Romero doubles Spurs’ lead in Uefa Super Cup

Can Spurs upset the Champions League winners in Udine?

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4 h. ago A male revenge app is currently #2 on the app charts — and the IDs of the men using it have been leaked

A widely downloaded new app invites men to review the women they’ve dated, and asks for photo ID to verify their identity. What could possibly go wrong?

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5 h. ago Schumer on the ropes: Weak Trump responses see Democratic leader suffer worst

Voting for Trump’s spending bill and sending only “very strong letter” to the president appear to have dinged Schumer’s approval in his home state

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5 h. ago Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin faces ‘very severe consequences’ if no Ukraine truce agreed

Volodymyr Zelensky warns Russian leader ‘bluffing’ while Sir Keir Starmer insists there is a ‘viable’ chance of a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv

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6 h. ago 'Divine blood' found on Jesus' burial cloth 'proves' Shroud of Turin is authentic

A biblical historian has revealed that 'divine blood' was found on the Shroud of Turin, suggesting it is another piece of evidence proving the cloth was laid on the body of Jesus after the crucifixion.

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6 h. ago Trump says he has ‘three or four’ candidates in mind to lead the Fed

US president signals he could name ‘shadow chair’ before Jay Powell leaves central bank

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6 h. ago Trump says he’ll seek ‘longterm’ control of DC police and signals he’ll target other cities next

President’s comments come as White House takes credit for dozens of arrests as part of campaign to fight ‘crime crisis’ its leaders say doesn’t existUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump said on Wednesday he would ask Congress for “longterm” control of Washington DC’s police department and signaled he expected other Democratic-led cities to change their laws in response to his deployment of national guard troops and federal agents into the capital.The president’s comments came as the White House took credit for dozens of arrests overnight in Washington as part of Trump’s campaign to fight a “crime crisis”, which its leaders say does not exist. Continue reading...

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