36 h. ago Women’s prize winner Yael van der Wouden: ‘It’s heartbreaking to see so much hatred towards queer people’

The winner of this year’s fiction prize on growing up as an outsider, why we’re all guilty of complicity, and using her acceptance speech to reveal that she is intersexIt has been a dramatic couple of years for 37-year-old Dutch author Yael van der Wouden: her first novel, The Safekeep, a love story that deals with the legacy of the Holocaust in the Netherlands, was the focus of a frenzied bidding war and shortlisted for the 2024 Booker prize. Last night it won the Women’s prize for fiction.“I wrote this book from a place of hopelessness,” she says when we meet. “I was looking for a ray of sunshine.” This morning in London the sun is blazing. She could never have expected that her novel would see off shortlisted authors including Miranda July (of whose work she is a big fan) and Elizabeth Strout. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Watch: Pep Guardiola gives passionate speech on ‘pain’ of Gaza war

Pep Guardiola delivered an emotional speech about the ‘painful’ war in Gaza whilst accepting an honorary degree from the University of Manchester.

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5 d. ago Nicole Scherzinger breaks down in tears during Tony Award acceptance speech

Nicole Scherzinger broke down in tears as she accepted her first ever Broadway accolade at the 78th Annual Tony Awards.

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5 d. ago How Nicole Scherzinger defied the odds to become a babe of Broadway

Last night, the former Pussycat Doll, 46, shed tears of joy as she accepted the Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical on the stage in New York City.

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2 w. ago Ricky Gervais risks being 'cancelled' with controversial speech at Walk of Fame

Comedian Ricky Gervais has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but it appears he used his acceptance speech to take a swipe at his fellow stars on the walk

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2 w. ago Ricky Gervais risks getting CANCELED on Hollywood Walk of Fame with edgy acceptance speech

The 63-year-old comedian stirred up controversy again as he toed the line on making a joke about another subject many have deemed too taboo to joke about - sexual assault accusations.

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2 w. ago Reform UK to accept donations via bitcoin, Nigel Farage says

Party leader says he wants UK to be a ‘crypto powerhouse’ during speech at Las Vegas conferenceReform UK will accept donations through bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Nigel Farage has announced.During an appearance at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, where he was introduced as a “UK presidential candidate”, Farage said: “As of now, provided you are an eligible UK donor we are the first political party in Britain that can accept donations in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Adrien Brody's girlfriend Georgina Chapman defends his disgusting act after viral Oscars moment

The 52-year-old Brutalist star shocked the audience when he tossed a piece of gum he was chewing towards his girlfriend of five years before delivering his best actor acceptance speech on March 2

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