4 h. ago Mika looks back: ‘Nowadays you wouldn’t get away with the things journalists said about my sexuality in the noughties’

The superstar singer on his itinerant childhood, brutally honest mother, and the moment of anger that led him to write Grace KellyBorn in Beirut in 1983, Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr, otherwise known as Mika, was raised in Paris and London. He attended the Royal College of Music, before his breakthrough in 2007 with debut album Life in Cartoon Motion and its No 1 single, Grace Kelly. He went on to sell 20m records, and worked as a presenter and judge on TV shows such as Eurovision and The Piano. Mika now lives in Italy and in Hastings, East Sussex, with his partner. His first English-language album in six years, Hyperlove, is out on 23 January.This was taken in our kitchen in Paris. It doesn’t surprise me that I am covered in chocolate. My earliest memories are of being on the floor surrounded by delicious food. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Member of iconic noughties girlband says she was treated like a ‘pop puppet’

EXCLUSIVE: An iconic noughties popstar has revealed how she was treated like a ‘puppet’ when she was dominating the charts as part of a girl band and now wants to take control of her own identity

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6 h. ago Epstein survivors say financier lured them with promise of college education

Multiple survivors claim Epstein dangled admission to top universities to ensnare them in his sexual abuse networkA New York City artist who said Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell shopped her around to men is among the survivors claiming that Epstein used the lure of a university education to ensnare her in their sexual abuse network.Rina Oh was a 21-year-old art student when she was introduced to Epstein in 2000 by Lisa Phillips, a model and Epstein survivor who has since emerged as a powerful voice in the survivors’ network pressuring for full accountability in the long-running money, sex and power scandal. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Love Island star 'in his 20s' arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and coercive behaviour

The Met Police have revealed that a former Love Island star has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and coercive behaviour with an investigation launched back in November

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7 h. ago Love Island star arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and coercive behaviour

A Love Island star in his 20s was arrested at a London airport on suspicion of sexual assault, stalking, criminal damage and assault but has since been released on bail

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7 h. ago Woman 'sexually assaulted' in broad daylight as cops release CCTV of man

Nottinghamshire Police believe the man in the image will be able to help with their investigation as they appealed to the public for information about the alleged attack

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9 h. ago Taiwan detains journalist over alleged military leaks to China

A TV reporter and current and former army officers are accused of exchanging military information for payments

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9 h. ago Love Island star arrested on sexual assault and stalking allegations

Former contestant held at Gatwick Airport after woman contacts police with claims

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10 h. ago Cops release CCTV after woman ‘sexually assaulted’ in broad daylight on street

COPS have released CCTV after a woman was sexually assaulted in broad daylight in the middle of the street. The shocking attack is said to have taken place at around 2pm on Saturday, December 20 in in St Ann's, Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire Police say they believe the man in the image will be able to help...

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18 h. ago Love Island star 'arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, stalking and coercive control'

A Love Island star has allegedly been arrested on suspicion of 'sexual assault, stalking and coercive control' as he landed into the UK.

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20 h. ago Carol Vorderman, 65, says she has no desire to settle down after admitting she has five 'special friends' who she has relationships with

The former Countdown presenter, 65, has been single since she split from journalist Des Kelly in 2007, after being married twice.

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21 h. ago Timothy Busfield claims there is 'no proof' for child sex abuse charges as wife pleads for his 'protection' in jail

On Friday, Busfield's legal team filed a new motion in opposition to the state's motion for pretrial detention.

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23 h. ago The moment I knew: on our second date I thought, ‘You’re kissing the man you’re going to marry’

Dating in New York City wasn’t easy for comedian Mel McGlensey. Then she fell hard for DougFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesIn 2015 I was in my early 20s and living in New York City, working as a journalist and moonlighting as a comedian.
My dating life was not going well, and my poor little heart had taken a beating. Dating in the city had set the bar very low. But even if it hadn’t, Douglas would’ve stepped right over it.On our first date, something felt different. For one thing, I spent the entire time talking, rather than smiling and nodding when appropriate. Instead of knocking back a series of drinks just to get through it, I found myself nursing a single cocktail the entire evening as I fielded his questions about my opinions and aspirations. Compared with the self-indulgent jerks I usually suffered through dates with, Doug’s common decency was a revelation. I even phoned my mum on the way home to gush about him. Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Tech companies’ access to UK ministers dwarfs that of child safety groups

Exclusive: Amazon, Meta and X among firms holding hundreds of meetings with people at heart of government, data showsTech companies have been meeting government ministers at a rate of more than once per working day, enjoying high-level political access that dwarfs that of child safety and copyright campaigners, who called the pattern “shocking” and “disturbing”.Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s X, whose Grok AI image generator has sparked outrage with its sexualised images of women and children, were among the US tech companies holding hundreds of meetings with people at the heart of government, a Guardian investigation has found. Continue reading...

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26 h. ago Nursery worker convicted of child sexual abuse charged with 15 offences of taking indecent photos of children

Vincent Chan, 45, has been charged with nine counts of taking indecent photographs of a child and six counts of outraging public decency

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27 h. ago Woman describes being sexually assaulted in Cardiff nightclub and depressing aftermath

Anyone with information is urged to get in touch with the police or Crimestoppers

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27 h. ago ‘Brainwashing’: the shocking case of a Native American healer accused of sexual abuse

Nathan Chasing Horse, who had part in Dances with Wolves, accused in trial that spotlights influence of ‘medicine men’After learning she was of Lakota descent around 1996, Melissa Leone, who was adopted, hungered to connect to her Native American tribe.“I was grabbing a hold of any and all connections that felt good or safe,” she said. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago London nursery worker convicted of child sexual abuse faces 15 more charges

Vincent Chan, who already pleaded guilty to 26 offences, accused of possessing indecent images of childrenA nursery worker who was convicted of dozens of sexual attacks on children left in his care has been charged with a further 15 offences.Vincent Chan, 45, previously pleaded guilty to 26 offences between 2022 and 2024, including sexually assaulting four girls aged between two and four at the north London nursery where he worked, and offences relating to more than 25,000 indecent images of children. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Horrific list of injuries TV paedo John Alford inflicted on his victim and what happened next

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Former Grange Hill and London's Burning actor John Alford, 54, was jailed for eight and a half years after being found guilty of sexual offences against two teenage girls

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29 h. ago Noel Clarke declared bankrupt after losing libel trial following shock allegations

Doctor Who star, Noel Clarke, took action against the publishing group Guardian News and Media (GNM) over allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies

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