11 h. ago Jeanette Winterson: ‘I’d like to go up in space as a very old lady and just be pushed out’

The Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit author on being a good landlord to a grumpy ghost, her optimism about AI and the ideal size for catsRead more 10 Chaotic QuestionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailYour debut novel Oranges are Not the Only Fruit turns 40 years old this year. How do you feel about it at this point in your life?Can you believe it? I find that astonishing. I’m always having to think about it because people keep bothering me about it! Its next iteration is a musical, and then I really hope that’s the end. Just let me go! Obviously I love Oranges and I revisited it again with [her 2011 memoir] Why Be Happy When You Could be Normal? and the musical too. Surely, by the rule of three, this is it? Then I can live in peace and plant potatoes. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago RICHARD EDEN: Kate and William's new hire will horrify Meghan. I've never told the full story of how I exposed her worrying behaviour

When Meghan Markle became engaged to Prince Harry, she was warmly welcomed into the Royal Family - and by the British public generally.

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4 d. ago Complete the Daily Star headlines on pyramids and Brit holiday hotspots

It's been another chaotic week in the news so we're back with five tricky quiz questions on the news agenda. Just fill in the missing word from our headlines to win

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5 d. ago Haiti nearing ‘point of no return’ amid gang violence, UN representative warns

María Isabel Salvador tells security council the country could face ‘total chaos’ without necessary international aidHaiti, where rampant gang violence has surged in recent weeks, is approaching a “point of no return” leading to “total chaos”, the UN special representative to the troubled Caribbean nation has warned.“As gang violence continues to spread to new areas of the country, Haitians experience growing levels of vulnerability and increasing skepticism about the ability of the state to respond to their needs,” María Isabel Salvador told the UN securitycouncil. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Jameela Jamil: ‘I used to be a massive troll and bitch on the internet’

The actor and podcaster on her cringiest celebrity encounter, why musicians should be older and uglier, and the dumb stunt that changed her lifeRead more 10 Chaotic QuestionsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhat’s been your most cringeworthy run-in with a celebrity?I knocked over Al Pacino at a party. It was at the head of UTA’s house back in maybe 2015. I’d stolen a bunch of food – they had really good wagyu steaks, so I took 10 wrapped in a cloth napkin, they were kind of bleeding. I bundled them in between my legs, underneath my miniskirt, and was shuffling as fast as I could out of the party when I knocked over Al Pacino. And then I left him on the ground, because the steaks flew out from under my skirt, leaving this bloody streak across the white floor. I grabbed the steaks and ran out of the party and texted Judd Apatow: “Sorry, I had to leave. I hope they catch that guy that knocked over Al Pacino.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago NADINE DORRIES: If Baby K's death is so 'etched' on Dr Jayaram's memory, why did he give two different stories?

NADINE DORRIES: Google Dr Ravi Jayaram and he pops up as a 'TV personality'. It's a moniker well earned having appeared on This Morning and The Weakest Link.

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1 week ago Post Office opening hours for Easter Weekend in Scotland as timetable gets shake

As the chaos of Easter weekend approaches, it can be difficult to know what shops will be shut and when.

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1 week ago Brits face soggy Easter as floods and travel chaos hit UK over bank holiday weekend

UK weather has taken a swift turn as the balmy days of last weekend are behind us as torrential rain and flood warnings are put in place by Met Office forecasters

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1 week ago Complete the Daily Star headlines on Celebrity Big Brother, Trump and Prince Harry

It's been another chaotic week in the news so we're back with five tricky quiz questions on the news agenda. Just fill in the missing word from our headlines to win

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1 week ago NADINE DORRIES: This is what the Real Housewives of Cheshire really did to my wonderful home... and why I fear my new haven in the Cotswolds is next

Have you heard of Gorpcore? No, neither had I until visitors from the North West told me about the latest 'fashion' trend in my old haunts of Prestbury and Alderley Edge in Cheshire.

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1 week ago I watched Cheshire turn into a soulless ocean of booze, catfights and bling. Why the Cotswolds could be next, writes NADINE DORRIES

Have you heard of Gorpcore? No, neither had I until visitors from the North West told me about the latest 'fashion' trend in my old haunts of Prestbury and Alderley Edge in Cheshire.

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1 week ago Stock markets rise on signs of Trump tariff retreat; British Steel races to keep furnaces burning – business live

Chinese exports jump as official says ‘the sky won’t fall,’ despite warning from US officials that smartphone and laptop exemption from import tariffs on China will be short-livedMatt Britzman, senior equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said:Just when it seemed the tariff chaos couldn’t get any worse, tech investors have spent the weekend scrambling to make sense of a whirlwind of confusing - and at times contradictory - messages coming out of the White House. Despite the drama, European markets have taken an easing stance on US tech components as a positive in a broad-based rally this morning, with the FTSE 100 up 1.5% in early trading.This time, it’s chips, smartphones, and other tech components taking centre stage. While there were early signs on Friday night that some broad exemptions might be in play, it turns out tariffs are still very much on the table. But here’s the twist: despite the messy rollout, what’s caught investors’ attention is the news that these products won’t...

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1 week ago Easter traffic chaos as drivers face huge jams as RAC issues bank holiday weekend warning

There could be a 'a hat trick of hold-ups on Thursday, Friday and Saturday' according to the RAC's Alice Simpson - 'drivers shouldn’t expect to escape the queues,' she said

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1 week ago Price hike on Shein? How Trump tariffs could shift the US’s love of fast fashion

Trump ended the ‘de-minimis’ rule while launching a trade war with China – which will make retail giants such as Temu more expensive, experts sayAfter a chaotic week of flip-flopping tariff policies, cheap clothes from China are nearly certain to face a steep price hike soon – prompting concern among fast fashion retailers and potentially pushing consumers to look for other alternatives.As part of a package of global tariff policies announced on “liberation day” last week, Donald Trump signed an executive order that ended a duty-free exemption for low-priced goods to enter the US from China and Hong Kong. Known as the “de-minimis” rule, packages under $800 do not qualify for any taxes or tariffs on the goods and are inspected minimally at the border. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Where do the tariffs stand now? Mapping Trump’s week of market chaos

The president’s week of upheaval drew to a close after he issued a 90-day pause on ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

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2 w. ago Prada buys luxury fashion rival Versace in £1.1 billion 'Made in Italy' deal

The deal was almost scuppered by the tariff chaos of recent weeks but closed today

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2 w. ago Prada buys luxury fashion rival Versace in £1.1 billion luxury deal

The deal was almost scuppered by the tariff chaos of recent weeks but closed today

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2 w. ago Minecraft mania: how millions of rowdy kids saved the box office

Video game adaptation broke records over the weekend as reports pour in about chaotic screenings and TikTok trendsMinecraft has jumped from game consoles to movie screens, and theaters across the country are shaking with perhaps the most vocal fan participation this side of an Avengers finale. As the film broke box office records, reports (and phone-shot videos) have been pouring in across the internet of the game-based fantasy-comedy inciting near-riots of applause, cheersand popcorn-chucking as the youthful target audience expresses their gratitude for references to the source material’s characters, memes and attendant lore – particularly the Chicken Jockey, a visual reference to a relatively rare but well-known phenomenon within the game. If you don’t know any more than this, there’s no real need to investigate further; the answer doesn’t matter. Even for someone actively watching A Minecraft Movie, it has absolutely no bearing on the actual story or characters at hand.The reacti...

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2 w. ago Complete the Daily Star headlines on Grand National, This Morning and weather warnings

It's been another chaotic week in the news so we're back with five tricky quiz questions on the news agenda. Just fill in the missing word from our headlines to win

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2 w. ago Here’s one key thing you should know about Trump’s shock to the world economy: it could work | James Meadway

It’s hard to say if the president truly knows what he’s doing. But there is a precedent for the US causing short-term chaos and reaping long-term gainIt’s less than a week since Donald Trump’s sensational announcement that he was unilaterally ending the world’s trading system with the imposition of a 10% minimum tariff for trading with the US – and a very much higher rate for those countries unfortunate enough to have the US as a major export partner. Long-term allies such as Japan and South Korea have been hammered with tariffs of around 25%, while export-dependent poorer countries such as Vietnam, which sells about a third of its exports to the US, have been hit with tariffs in excess of 45%. A further round of global debt crises is possible as heavily indebted countries face the sudden loss of export earnings.Global stock markets have tumbled as panicked investors dump shares, and political condemnation has been near-universal. China has already retaliated with 34% tariffs, threa...

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