3 h. ago Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says

Defense secretary says AI tool will join military systems later this month as it comes under fire for sexual imageryPete Hegseth announced on Monday that the US military will begin integrating Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence tool, Grok, into Pentagon networks.Speaking at the SpaceX headquarters in Texas on Monday evening, the US defense secretary said that the integration of Grok into military systems would go live later this month. “Very soon we will have the world’s leading AI models on every unclassified and classified network throughout our department,” Hegseth said. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Lidl reveals 19 new store locations opening across UK in just two months – is one coming near you?

LIDL has revealed it's opening 19 new stores within just two months as it rapidly expands across the UK. The move is expected to create up to 640 jobs while the discount giant also invests £43 million upgrading more than 70 existing stores. The discount retailer will open branches in new locations including Calne in...

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6 h. ago Iconic beauty brand announces new store opening — full list of current and new locations

The ‘mothership of modern-day beauty industry’.

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7 h. ago Ticket prices revealed for Manchester's Bubble Planet Experience as opening date announced

The new immersive bubble experience comes to Manchester for the first time next month

Sport

27 h. ago NFL star Josh Allen shares support for pregnant wife Hailee Steinfeld at Golden Globes after winning huge playoff game

Allen’s support for his wife comes one month after the couple announced they are expecting their first child together

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2 d. ago Christine Lampard waltzes into contention to become Strictly host after quitting role on Lorraine after 8 years

CHRISTINE Lampard has waltzed into the frame as a new favourite for the vacant Strictly Come Dancing presenter’s job. The Northern Irish star, 46, is being eyed up by BBC bosses to be one of the replacements for Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who left last month. It comes after Christine, who competed on Strictly...

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3 d. ago Biggest hint yet that Danny Dyer WILL be on next series of Celebrity Traitors after months of speculation

THE biggest hint yet has been dropped that Danny Dyer WILL sign up to the next series of Celebrity Traitors. It comes after months of speculation that he will be part of next year's show after The Sun exclusively revealed how the former EastEnders star was approached by BBC bosses last year. We previously revealed...

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3 d. ago Dolly Parton says she won’t be attending annual Grand Ole Opry celebration held days before her 80th birthday

The singer’s update comes months after she opened up about her health challenges

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4 d. ago Coronation Street flashforward death, Swarla wedding and evil Theo's comeuppance

Coronation Street has teased what is to come in the coming months for the Cobbles, including the special episode which will air in the new year

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5 d. ago Rising Scottish comedy star bringing hit show to Livingston later this month

Connor Burns' new show Gallus has been hailed by critics as “a fiercely funny, no-nonsense hour from a performer renowned for his razor-sharp wit, jet-black cynicism, and undeniable stage presence”.

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6 d. ago Prince Harry has 'no plans' to see King Charles when he comes to UK this month for privacy claim trial

The Duke of Sussex is set to return to the UK this month for a High Court case against the Daily Mail publisher

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6 d. ago Beast Games season two review – this mindless, vibeless reality show is like Squid Game meets Love Island

Is this big-money challenge cruel? Yes. But it’s mainly just tedious to watch these immature players and their teenage machinations as they battle for cashThe first season of Beast Games – the big-money reality challenge masterminded and hosted by internet personality Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast – prompted a lawsuit. Five anonymous contestants sued both the production companies behind the series and Donaldson himself, claiming that they had been kept “underfed and overtired”, and alleging an unsafe environment on the set of the Gladiators-ish, Squid Game-esque series (claims, of course, firmly denied by all parties). While the participants claimed they had been “shamelessly exploited” in the name of entertainment, this did little to impede the success of Beast Games, which went on to become Amazon’s most-watched unscripted series ever, garnering 50 million viewers in the month after its release.You may well come to Beast Games with a sense that this is a slightly murky,...

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7 d. ago Nascar commissioner resigns after damaging text messages revealed

Steve Phelps stepped down after 20 years at the circuitAntitrust trial was settled late last yearThe fallout from Nascar’s federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as Nascar Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States.His resignation comes after last month’s trial in which inflammatory texts Phelps sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed. Phelps will leave the company at the end of the month, ahead of the start of the first exhibition race of the season on 1 February. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Love Island’s Chyna Mills reignites feud with Strictly star fiance Neil Jones’ mum after accusing his family of racism

LOVE Island’s Chyna Mills has reignited her feud with her Strictly star fiance Neil Jones’ mum after accusing his family of racism. Former Islander Chyna, 27, made the serious allegations just before Christmas and now has now has taken a fresh swipe. It all kicked of when Chyna claimed last month that Strictly Come Dancing...

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9 d. ago Strictly's Dr Punam Krishan, 42, reveals heartbreaking breast cancer diagnosis

Dr Punam Krishan, who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2024, has announced that several months ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and has been recieving treatment

Science

1 week ago Tommy Lee Jones's late daughter Victoria pictured in MUGSHOT as grim new details of her final months emerge

Jones was found dead in a San Francisco hotel in the early hours of Thursday and now harrowing details of her troubled final months have come to light.

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1 week ago We Bury the Dead review – Daisy Ridley tackles the undead in solid zombie twist

Star Wars alum gives an impressively modest performance in this slightly smarter-than-average survival taleUnlike some other less resilient horror subgenres, the zombie movie is, fittingly, never going to really die. Neither will film-makers attempting to add their own twist, understandable given how repetitive the die, wake up, lumber, bite and repeat formula has become. Australian director Zak Hilditch’s attempt, the rather buried We Bury the Dead, is therefore not quite as striking as it might have seemed a decade and change ago. Using words such as “contemplative” and “mournful” to describe a film that includes its fair share of gnarly head-smashing has become something of a cliche, so much so that last month’s meta-comedy Anaconda reboot had its characters joke that these days, even a film about a giant snake needs “intergenerational trauma” to work.But Hilditch mercifully avoids drowning his film in drab self-seriousness. Yes, it’s a zombie survival thriller that’s also about ...

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1 week ago Tommy Lee Jones's late daughter Victoria pictured in MUGSHOT as as grim new details of her final months emerge

Jones was found dead in a San Francisco hotel in the early hours of Thursday and now harrowing details of her troubled final months have come to light.

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1 week ago Player revolts, owner exits and what breaks next: our bold sports predictions for 2026

On the heels of another sports year that was chock full of surprises, Guardian US contributors make their bold predictions for the months to comeHere are our bold predictions for 2025 in sports. Please note the bold (or should that be bold?) in bold predictions: these are mostly to be taken with a pinch of salt.*** Continue reading...

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1 week ago Grim Amazon Prime change for 2026 feared as shoppers warned by top experts over price hike affecting millions

EXPERTS predict that Amazon Prime subscription costs could rise this year for the first time since 2022. Prime fees currently come in at £8.99 / $14.99 a month and £95 / $139 for a year. But based on historic price hike patterns 2026 looks possible. Nothing has been confirmed by Amazon yet - and we...

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