2 h. ago Taylor Swift and Blake Lively 'not speaking' as fans say singer's new song Ruin the Friendship targets actress

Taylor Swift has reportedly cut off communication with Blake Lively as she gears up to release a new album fans believe contains a diss track aimed at the actress, following a rocky turn in their friendship.

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4 d. ago Bride's 'genius' matchmaking idea for wedding guests has people 'obsessed'

Single wedding guests loved the look of the matchmaking scheme devised by a bride and groom

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4 d. ago Bride slammed for 'tacky' and 'cringe' note to wedding guests ahead of the big day: 'Horrible idea'

A bride-to-be has been 'torn apart' over a 'tacky' and 'cringe' note she sent out to guests who declined her wedding invitation or failed to RSVP on time.

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5 d. ago ‘I was like a tornado going through men’s lives’: meet the people who can’t stop getting married

From the divorce lawyer on wedding eight to the 85-year-old in love with bride five – the hopeless romantics who keep saying ‘I do’Forty-two per cent of the married couples you know are destined to divorce, according to the latest UK statistics, but we still buy into the idea that a wedding is a happy ending. The story we like to tell, culturally, about romantic love is straightforward: that there is just one person out there for everyone, and that, once you have found that person, you will be happy every day until one of you is dead. So what about people who rack up multiple marriages? The famous stories tend to have a whiff of madness and glamour about them. There is Elizabeth Taylor, who was married eight times (twice to Richard Burton). The other, bloodier, example that springs to mind is Henry VIII.To be married and divorced multiple times requires a strange mixture of romanticism and practicality about love. Saying “until death do u...

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9 d. ago My drunken mistake ruined my best friend's wedding... she has no idea I'm to blame: DEAR JANE

My longtime best friend got married last weekend in the most beautiful countryside wedding - and I was the maid of honor.

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1 week ago From Emily in Friends to Che Diaz: the TV characters so bad that they ruined shows

One-note comic disasters, unconvincing panto villains, children who set your teeth on edge some characters are so awful they’re painful to watch. We round up the worstSometimes, all it takes to change your relationship to a TV show is one character. Viewers are all enjoying the One Day-meets-High Fidelity vibes of BBC Two’s nostalgic romance Mix Tape. However, none of them can stand the cassette-crossed lovers’ spouses. Yes, for every role that becomes a firm viewer favourite, another is reviled by the show’s fanbase. Lena Dunham’s latest creation, Too Much, seems to be entirely populated by unappealing characters.Meanwhile, Peppa Pig devotees are in a porcine pickle over the imminent onscreen arrival of a new little sister, baby piglet Evie. Cartoon swine devotees fear this gimmicky addition will upset the delicate balance of the four-way family unit that has been beloved by preschoolers for 21 years. If the oinking blockbuster ain’t broke, why fix it? Continue reading...

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4 w. ago I tried ketamine and it left me with marshmallow face and wearing nappies

Jack Curran, 29, first tried the illegal class B drug at 16 when his friends started experimenting with substances - and it ruined his life

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