13 h. ago Outlander fans 'screaming' over closest look at Blood of My Blood spin

New images of the Outlander prequel series, Blood of My Blood, have been released, showing an even closer look at the cast of the forthcoming spin-off

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18 h. ago How The Salt Path dissolved into allegations of lies, theft and betrayal

The bestselling memoir was hailed as a moving true story of love resilience and the healing power of nature. But now its author Raynor Winn faces extraordinary allegations – raising doubts over whether the heartwarming journey was too good to be true after all, writes Maira Butt

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29 h. ago Life Cycle of a Moth by Rowe Irvin review – captivating story of maternal love and male violence

A daughter is brought up isolated from the world in this tender debut novel from an exciting talentIn the woodland, beyond the fence, inside the old forester’s hut, Maya and Daughter live in a world of rituals. The fence is secured with “Keep-Safes” – fingernails, Daughter’s first teeth, the umbilical cord that once joined them – to protect them from intruders. While their days are filled with chores, setting traps for rabbits and gathering firewood, every night they play a game they call “This-and-That”, in which they take it in turns to choose an activity – hair-brushing, dancing, copying – before saying their “sorrys and thank yous” in the bed they share.From the beginning of British author Rowe Irvin’s captivating debut novel, it is clear that Maya has created this life for herself and her daughter – who calls her mother “Myma” – as a refuge from the brutality of the world beyond the fence’s perimeter. Irvin’s tale switches between two narrative strands: present-day chapters nar...

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49 h. ago Super Happy Forever review – glowing love story in reverse with echoes of Before Sunrise

In this beautifully acted film, a man returns to the Japanese seaside town where he met and fell in love with his wifeFor the first 40 minutes, this film’s title feels like a poke in the eye. There is nothing remotely happy about twentysomething Sano (Hiroki Sano). His wife has just died suddenly in her sleep, and Sano is visiting the sleepy Japanese seaside town where they met five years ago. He is rude and sullen, and obsessive about finding a red baseball cap he lost on that first visit. In the pain and anger of his grief, everyone sounds vapid and dumb, their words meaningless blah-blah-blah.It’s hard to see where the happy fits in, until the film flips back in time. In the same hotel five years ago, Sano first claps eyes on his wife Nagi (Nairu Yamamoto) in a chance meeting in the hotel lobby. Yamamoto gives the performance of the film as aspiring photographer Nagi: funny, scatty and earnest. She plays it so naturally, so true to life, that Nagi feels like someone you might hav...

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3 d. ago Secrets about Prince William and Kate Middleton's St Andrews love story revealed as royal author says the future Princess of Wales was 'very shy'

Vice Chancellor Brian Lang told the audience in 2005 that St Andrews prides itself on being 'Britain's top matchmaking university' and that one in ten students would go on to marry.

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5 d. ago Outlander fans in for a treat at Stirlingshire medieval village this weekend

The immersive 'Clanlander' event at the cult TV show's filming location boasts a host of features and guests.

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5 d. ago Rural Stirling 'Outlander' site also has plenty to offer for walkers and wildlife fans

Doune Castle has also drawn visitors with its links to TV shows such as Monty Python and Game of Thrones.

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6 d. ago Zendaya shines in 'really amazing' tennis thriller to watch during Wimbledon fortnight

Challengers was released in 2024 and tells the story of a love triangle between an injured tennis star-turned coach, her world champion husband and her tennis-playing ex-boyfriend

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8 d. ago Scottish pub with mysterious 17th century love story sold for new development plans

The Stag Inn in Falkland, Fife, near Falkland Palace, features a rare lintel carved with the initials IL and EF and a heart.

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9 d. ago ‘Joyous and uplifting’: why Chungking Express is my feelgood movie

The next in our series of writers on their go-to comfort watches looks back at Wong Kar-Wai’s unusual and profound romantic comedyChinese auteur Wong Kar-Wai is not a director you’d immediately seek out for a cosy feelgood experience. His films delve into loneliness, yearning and doomed love affairs, carried along by a melancholy undercurrent. Chungking Express, the story of two Hong Kong cops reeling from being dumped by their respective partners, doesn’t deviate from these obsessions of his but the quirky romantic comedy also manages to be his most joyous and uplifting offering.The film has a playful energy and is brimming with offbeat humour. Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Takeshi Kaneshiro play the heartbroken policemen, both deep in denial over the end of their relationships. We watch them cope in very different ways with their heartache. Kaneshiro’s Cop 223 pines outside his ex’s flat, buys cans of pineapple because they were her favorite food and goes on jogs so his body has no wate...

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1 week ago Taylor Swift belts out ‘Love Story’ with Travis Kelce and George Kittle following NFL event

Watch as Taylor Swift belts out “Love Story” with boyfriend Travis Kelce and George Kittle after an NFL event.

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1 week ago Travis Kelce and George Kittle belt out 'Love Story' with Taylor Swift in fresh clip that sends fans into meltdown

Taylor Swift stole the headlines from her boyfriend Travis Kelce's 'Tight End University' event in Nashville this week, but the singer also shared a cool moment with another tight end.

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1 week ago Animal rights fanatics Peta are branded 'disgusting and outlandish' for hitting out at William and Kate because they allowed their dog to have puppies

The Prince and Princess of Wales were branded 'staggeringly out of touch' for breeding their cocker spaniels in a provocative statement from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta).

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2 w. ago Why did Matty Healy and Taylor Swift split – inside Glastonbury headliner and mega

Glastonbury headliner The 1975's star Matty Healy and Taylor Swift's romance took fans by a surprise, but their love story spans back over 10 years. Here's how it all unfolded

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2 w. ago Outlander: Blood of My Blood season two announced ahead of launch

Outlander fans were treated to an unexpected announcement regarding the prequel Outlander: Blood of My Blood.

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2 w. ago Outlander's Sam Heughan teases fans with sneak peek of new cocktail book

Sam Heughan has revealed a copy of his upcoming cocktail book, delighting fans with a tutorial of one of his featured cocktails inside.

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2 w. ago Outlander's Sam Heughan fans issued stark warning over Edinburgh International Book Festival tickets

Outlander star Sam Heughan is set to hold a cocktail event at The Edinburgh International Book Festival in August with tickets selling out in minutes

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2 w. ago Coronation Street fans spot 'new love story incoming' and it's bad news for Nina

Those tuning into the ITV soap think they may have spotted rumblings of a new romance

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2 w. ago Unknown novel by writer who charted Hitler’s rise becomes German bestseller

Sebastian Haffner’s love story set in final days of Weimar Republic published more than nine decades after it was writtenA previously unknown novel by one of Europe’s most influential postwar journalists which captures the heady yet fragile spirit of the final days of the Weimar Republic has been published in Germany after his children discovered the hand-written manuscript in his desk.More than nine decades after he wrote it, Sebastian Haffner’s Abschied or Parting has soared to the top of the Spiegel bestseller list following its debut earlier this month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago MAUREEN CALLAHAN: There's a savage truth of JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette's marriage... that America's legacy media STILL refuses to admit

Lest we forget: JFK Jr. needlessly caused the deaths of his 33-year-old wife, Carolyn Bessette, and her 34-year-old sister Lauren, when he piloted his small plane into the Atlantic Ocean.

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