61 m. ago Instagram’s newest features lets you go back and watch old Reels

Instagram has announced a new watch history section that allows users to filter videos down to a specific person or account

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87 m. ago Woman told by parents she was adopted left confused by DNA test

A woman keen to track down her biological family was left baffled by the results of a DNA test.

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90 m. ago Gogglebox's Pete's hilarious response as sister Sophie shares engagement news on show

Gogglebox viewers saw two stars of the Channel 4 show announce their engagement on Friday night.

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2 h. ago Pete Hegseth doesn’t dispute plans to have ‘crowd control’ troops in every state ahead of 2026 midterms

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth didn’t deny reported plans to have National Guard ‘response force’ in every state ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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3 h. ago I tried everything to get better sleep. These five items actually helped

I tested popular apps, earplugs and a speaker for under a pillow to uncover the secret to getting the elusive rest I needThe best sleep masks in the US: I spent six weeks testing 24 masks, and these are my favoritesSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsI’ve struggled with a lack of sleep and its after-effects for years. Besides a chronic pain condition that interferes with my sleep schedule, my sensitivity to sound and light means that it doesn’t take much to snap me out of slumber after I get there. At least I’m in good company: according to the National Institutes of Health, more than 50 million Americans struggle with such sleep disorders.After trying almost everything, I finally turned to tech about a year ago. I had skeptically dismissed these sleep-focused devices as snake oil – and some are – but a few have been genuinely helpful. From simple noise-canceling earplugs to a headband that literally interferes with your brain waves,...

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4 h. ago Beast raped and strangled woman in alley as she left Scots house party

A SEX attacker who strangled and raped a woman in a street attack after the victim left a house party was warned today that he faced a "significant" jail sentence. Ali Chikane, 35, grabbed the woman by the neck and throttled her in a lane in Edinburgh as he subjected her to the sexual assault...

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4 h. ago Celebrity Traitors’ Lucy Beaumont leaves fans puzzled with bizarre show theory

The Celebrity Traitors’ Lucy Beaumont has left fans baffled after sharing a bizarre show theory.

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5 h. ago Big Brother star Zelah's girlfriend speaks out on 'weird' comment from Feyisola

Zelah's girlfriend Francesca is no stranger to supporting her partner on social media

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5 h. ago Apple’s new MacBook is ‘best in the world’ & I’m loving posh screen upgrade that will make everyone stop and stare

APPLE is running rings around the laptop industry – and the new MacBook Pro is its star athlete. I’ve been trying out the new MacBook Pro M5, which is now so powerful that it’s actually hard to describe. But I’m going to do my best because, for some of you, this is the best laptop...

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5 h. ago Sex attacker strangled and raped woman in Edinburgh street attack after house party

Ali Chikane, 35, grabbed the woman by the neck and throttled her in a lane in Edinburgh as he subjected her to the sexual assault ordeal.

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6 h. ago The Guardian view on a bumper crop of horror: scary times call for even scarier films | Editorial

A new wave of socially engaged movies is storming the box office and changing how we think about the genreIt should surprise no one to learn that 2025 is being hailed as a golden year for horror films. All horror movies are a reflection of their time, and ours are pretty scary.Tech dystopianism means that Frankenstein’s monster has become a byword for AI, while Bram Stoker’s Dracula has always drawn on a dark strain of English xenophobia. So it is no coincidence that these 19th-century gothic villains, stars of the earliest horror films in the 1920s and 30s, are back in cinemas with new adaptations from directors Guillermo del Toro and Luc Besson. Maggie Gyllenhaal is bringing out another Frankenstein, The Bride!, next year.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Owners of luxury £2.5m estate cleared of failing to properly train man crushed by quadbike

Nicholas Prest, 71, and Anthea Prest, 70, denied responsibility for the death of groundsman Paul Marsden, 47, who was killed while using the quad bike to spray weedkiller

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7 h. ago Trump spares San Francisco from federal law enforcement surge after mayor asks ‘very nicely’

Daniel Lurie, along with Silicon Valley tech leaders, managed to convince the president to stand downDonald Trump rarely has kind words for Democrats, especially those who stand in his way. But on Thursday the president offered something unfamiliar: a compliment.As federal immigration agents mobilized at a US Coast Guard base in the Bay Area, Trump credited San Francisco’s new mayor, Daniel Lurie, for “very nicely” persuading him to stand down from a planned “surge” of federal law enforcement into the city. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Why some are fated to be stoners. Your tech and science digest

These are the most groundbreaking stories from the new frontier of science and technology right now

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8 h. ago Top Tech: Sky drops new iPad and MacBook Pro M5 with pennies

Apple has unveiled the latest editions to its iPad Pro and MacBook Pro series and shoppers can get their hands on them without splashing out.

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8 h. ago Huawei's new smartwatch with epic battery has expert saying its 'better than Apple'

The HUAWEI Watch Ultimate 2 Beyond Adventure has just released - and it's perfect for cyclists and divers who need the best of the best

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8 h. ago Sky shoppers can get Ultimate TV deal with more than 140 channels for £22

Sky has slashed the price of its Ultimate TV bundle, which includes more than 140 channels, Netflix and Discovery+

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8 h. ago I tried the world’s first ‘AI manicure’ machine. Here’s what happened

Lara Owen says Umia won’t be replacing nail bars any time soon

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8 h. ago ‘Am I doing this right?’: how to master the lost art of flirting

Making a romantic connection with a stranger in real life means levelling up one’s game. The good news is, it is possible to learn how to be a good flirtGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFrom his birds-eye position in the booth, DJ Rakish has noticed a blue light disco effect on the dancefloor when he plays at “straightish” nightclubs. “If people aren’t already in groups, you definitely see the boys hanging around together and the girls hanging around together,” he says. There might be furtive glances here and there but, “particularly with younger people, game just doesn’t seem to exist at the moment”.Rakish is not alone in noticing a lack of casual flirting between strangers. Clinical psychologist and UCLA professor Dr Elizabeth Laugeson says: “There is some evidence that young adults today are engaging in less traditional dating behaviour, compared to previous generations.” Continue reading...

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8 h. ago ‘I don’t make it easy for myself’: divorce and desire power Lily Allen’s autofictional comeback

The singer has brought her seven-year music hiatus to an end with a new album, West End GirlWhen Lily Allen released her fifth album on Friday morning, there were as many headlines breaking down the contents of the record as there were actual reviews of the music.West End Girl, surprise-announced on Monday, appears to concern the 40-year-old British pop star’s divorce from the US actor David Harbour, who stars in the Netflix sci-fi series Stranger Things. Continue reading...

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