6 h. ago Meet the 'spornosexuals': Male body trend is back for 2025 and it has an extreme new twist

Celebrities across the US and UK have been channelling 'spornosexuality'- including Stormzy, Tom Holland and Jeremy Allen White.

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19 h. ago Writer David Szalay: ‘We live in an era of short attention spans – we have to work with it the best we can’

The Hungarian-English author on addressing what it’s like to be a male body in the world, learning the tricks of literature from Frederick Forsyth, and the feeling of nearly winning the BookerDavid Szalay, 51, grew up in London and now lives in Vienna with his wife, having previously moved in 2009 to Hungary, his father’s birthplace. In 2016 he was shortlisted for the Booker prize with his fourth novel, All That Man Is, nine separate stories “self-assembled in the reader’s mind into a sort of collage-novel” (London Review of Books). His new novel, Flesh, follows the fluctuating fortunes of a young Hungarian ex-convict who makes his life in the UK after serving in Iraq.Tell us how Flesh came to be. I decided to abandon a book I’d started in 2017. It just wasn’t working, so it felt like a weight off my shoulders; nevertheless, I was under contract and had to come up with something. Literally nothing in Flesh is directly autobiographical, but it started with my underlying experience of...

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45 h. ago Aldi launches spicy vodka as spiced cocktails trend for 2025

Enjoy a cocktail with a spicy kick 🌶️

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3 d. ago River Island's 'trending' trench coat is the ultimate transitional piece for spring

River Island's bubble hem trench coat taps into a 2025 trend we've been seeing everywhere and it's already 'trending' online

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3 d. ago Fashion editors say this belt is THE accessory to be seen in this season

The designer version is worth £520 - but we've found some much cheaper dupes on the high street.

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3 d. ago This Morning's Alison Hammond nails 2025's top trend with chic £39 River Island skirt

Suede is expected to be a major trend in 2025 and Alison Hammond showed us how to wear it with a chic skirt on This Morning

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4 d. ago Flattery, abandoned astronauts and a ‘male body part’: Key points from Trump and Musk’s interview with Fox News

The president and his powerful aide faced some weird and awkward moments in the softball sit-down

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