14 h. ago The books to read before they hit the screen in 2026: From gothic classics to modern thrillers

Whether it's falling in love at a Bridgerton masquerade or surviving a deadly Hunger Games, reading the book first lets you savour every twist, turn and forbidden romance.

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14 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood makes 'romance' admission as she says 'it's always sad'

The TV weather presenter has opened up about her views on relationships in the past

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15 h. ago The Standard podcast: Will Brick Lane’s Truman Brewery become a data centre?

A £500m plan to redevelop East London’s historic Truman Brewery has sparked a bitter row in Brick Lane

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15 h. ago Kevin Stefanski may unlock a new level of potential for Drake London in 2026

Kevin Stefanski may unlock a new level of potential for Drake London in 2026  Blogging Dirty

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15 h. ago Robbie Williams' and Gary Barlow's bitter rivalry exposed in Netflix doc

Netflix's new Take That documentary shows the bitter rivalry between Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow after the band's 1996 split, with archive footage of both stars making savage comments

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16 h. ago Love Island's Scott Thomas 'finds love with stunning dancer Lauren Kingsman'

The Love Island star, 37, is said to have introduced Lauren to his family on New Year's Eve and has said the romance is going 'really well'.

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16 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood says 'it's always sad' as she opens up on 'perfect romance'

BBC Breakfast weather presenter Carol Kirkwood announced today she is leaving the BBC after more than 25 years

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17 h. ago AD FEATURE: Johnny Cash musical gets its Welsh debut this spring

Backed by the family themselves, The Ballad of Johnny & June will be in Cardiff in March, starring Christopher Ryan Grant and Christina Bianco

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17 h. ago Katie Price's new husband defends whirlwind Instagram romance and quickie wedding

Katie Price's new husband Lee Andrews has hit out at those who are questioning the authenticity of their whirlwind romance after they married over the weekend

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17 h. ago Romeo Beckham and Kim Turnbull hold hands on a date night at Costes after family celebration in Paris

Romeo Beckham and girlfriend Kim Turnbull held hands during a romantic date night at Costes in Paris after his family celebration in the city. 

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17 h. ago Cruz Beckham's girlfriend Jackie Apostel piles VERY pointed praise on 'resilient, respectful and kind' Victoria

Cruz Beckham's girlfriend has praised his mother Victoria in a pointed statement amid the famous family's shocking feud with son Brookly and his wife Nicola Peltz. 

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18 h. ago Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha: ‘It’s love and pain. Leicester is like my son, so I have to do it right’

The Leicester City chair plays down talk of another relegation but knows the mood among fans is fraughtLeicester City are hurting but Aiyawatt “Top” Srivaddhanaprabha, looking towards the pitch at the King Power Stadium, insists he shares supporters’ frustrations. He acknowledges the warm glow of their extraordinary Premier League title win almost a decade ago has long faded. He watches every game, which sometimes means tuning in from Thailand in the early hours. An 8pm kick-off in England is a 3am start in Bangkok.“I want to see the real passion of the players and the performance,” the chair says. “When it is not there, I can’t sleep, so it’s love and pain. Leicester is like my son. So I have to do it right. Of course, a son can be naughty, a son can fail the exam, a pain in your head. The son can be top of the class, graduate, have a bad girlfriend or good wife, you never know. So I feel the same, but the love is there. The responsibility is there. The first thing for me is to ide...

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19 h. ago Teofimo Lopez vows to crack ‘boring’ Shakur Stevenson and shock New York before fulfilling British title fight dream

TEOFIMO LOPEZ wants to bring his all-action style to the UK but he knows he has to shock cautious Shakur Stevenson first. Lopez, 28, defends his WBO super-lightweight crown against the 28-year-old silky southpaw on Saturday night, at the iconic Madison Square Garden. Shakur has already won world titles in three divisions, with a watertight...

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20 h. ago ‘I box to exorcise the badness’: Sue Webster on boozy spats, her thrilling new work – and having a baby at 52

She was half of a 90s art power couple that seemed unstoppable. But they split and the trauma floored her. Now she’s back with defiant paintings celebrating her punk past – and late-career motherhoodSue Webster is reminiscing about boozy 90s art openings. A hazy memory of Damien Hirst riding Leigh Bowery’s shoulders is surfacing, and a terrible fight with Jake Chapman at Charles Saatchi’s gallery. “It was a verbal thing but he was probably about to punch me. You’d get very drunk on the free champagne.”Webster, and her former partner in art, romance and general punk rockery, Tim Noble, hit London in 1992 as the YBAs rose to fame. Five years later, Saatchi stopped by their cheap-as-chips live-work space in Shoreditch and, with his taxi still running outside, snapped up a light sculpture called Toxic Schizophrenia and a “shadow sculpture” titled Miss Understood and Mr Meanor. The shadow sculptures were meticulously melded pieces of junk and detritus which, when lit from one side, proje...

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20 h. ago Coronation Street spoilers as Carl confesses, Todd snaps and Kevin hits breaking point

It's also Debbie's sentencing next week while Jodie's behaviour continues to spark suspicion

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24 h. ago 'This is not a temporary break': Olivia Attwood and Bradley Dack are 'over for good' and heading for divorce, insiders reveal

Olivia Attwood's marriage to Bradley Dack is 'over for good', just two years after the couple exchanged vows.

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27 h. ago Love Island fans convinced Millie isn’t feeling Curtis after her VERY awkward reaction to first kiss

LOVE Island fans aren't feeling Millie Court and Curtis Pritchard's surprise romance after their first kiss. And they're convinced Millie isn't either after she burst out laughing once they'd locked lips. It didn't escape Curtis, who asked, "Was it that bad?" One viewer wrote on X: "Millie laughing after kissing Curtis is sending me, she...

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28 h. ago Teen 'loved by everybody' falls to his death from balcony on first holiday abroad

Thomas and his girlfriend were due to return home the following day

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28 h. ago Boy, 18, dies on first holiday abroad after jumping from hotel balcony

Thomas Murphy, 18, from Barnsley, was on holiday for the first time with his girlfriend when he jumped off the balcony of his hotel room in Benidorm - and tragically died from severe injuries

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30 h. ago Katie Price’s new husband Lee Andrews faces questions over 'fake' Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian images

The veteran glamour model tied the knot with the Dubai-based businessman after a whirlwind one-week romance

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