6 h. ago John Higgins fights through emotional turmoil to ignite Crucible challenge

Veteran breaks down after beating Joe O’Connor 10-7Mark Allen looks to past after seeing off Fan Zhengyi Tearful four-time world champion John Higgins overcame overwhelming emotions to beat Joe O’Connor 10-7 at the Crucible.The 49-year-old was out of sorts in losing the morning session 5-4 but returned later in the day to turn things around and admitted afterwards he was battling strong feelings. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Outlander's Sam Heughan celebrates birthday by 'carbing up' for London Marathon

The Outlander star celebrated his 45th birthday a bit early as he's training for the London Marathon.

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14 h. ago Outlander star Caitriona Balfe's 'strong' feelings on pivotal Jamie and Claire reconnection scene

Outlander's Caitriona Balfe wanted Claire Fraser's pregnancy celebrated

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3 d. ago Outlander star appears in new Black Mirror episode you may have missed

Black Mirror's Hotel Reverie has a familiar face

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4 d. ago ‘The goal of a protest song is to make people feel strong and alive’: Ani DiFranco on Broadway, Fugazi and 30 years of activism

The singer-songwriter answers your questions about 90s gigs with Tori Amos, her ‘humbling’ run in Hadestown and keeping hope alive in the Trump eraPlease talk about growing up in Buffalo, New York – the music scene there, and becoming an emancipated adult at 15. AugustoMAs a child, I befriended Michael Meldrum, a local troubadour. He brought me around to his gigs and coffee houses. That was a cool, unique way to grow up, beside this alcoholic artist who hopped from girlfriend to girlfriend’s house. He he was smart and so well informed when it came to music.I was his shadow between the ages of nine and 13 or 14 or so. Beyond that, we parted ways. So when I was an emancipated minor at 15 and going into the adult world, it was with no protector by my side. I was out there in bars, on my own, running the open mic, playing gigs. I had an after-school job – I was trying to finish high school. I never managed to grow a thick skin; I’m still very open and porous. Somehow I survived all thos...

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6 d. ago Outlander's Caitriona Balfe reveals why late dad would love her new role

The Irish actress, 45, stars alongside Rami Malek in new spy thriller The Amateur, and has opened up about how the role is similar to her iconic Outlander character Claire Fraser.

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9 d. ago Outlander fans gush over Caitriona Balfe’s ‘unrecognisable’ new role worlds away from Claire

Fans of the hit series Outlander have another incredible Caitriona Balfe performance to check out this weekend

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1 week ago Allies at War by Tim Bouverie review – a revelatory study of second world war alliances

In focusing on the multilateral bonds that were forged to defeat Hitler, this entertaining account offers fresh disclosures about the course of the conflictCan anything new be said about the second world war? Unexpectedly the answer is yes. Here are just a few of the surprising facts that I learned from this revelatory book. The Belgian army in 1940 was twice the size of the British Expeditionary Force. (The US army in 1940 was smaller still, smaller than those of Portugal or Sweden.) Almost all the French troops evacuated at Dunkirk chose to be repatriated rather than join the Free French. In 1942 pro-Russian feeling in Britain was so strong that War and Peace became a bestseller. Even in January 1945 the Japanese still had 1 million troops in Manchuria. The Indian prophet of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi, considered Hitler “not as bad as he is depicted”. And so on.Tim Bouverie has reverted to a traditional form to present the past afresh. His focus is not on the battlefield, nor on...

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2 w. ago Caitríona Balfe on Outlander's emotional end and how she processed the finale with 'a very hippie retreat'

The Belfast star also spoke to The Standard about teaming up with Rami Malek in spy-thriller The Amateur

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2 w. ago Caitriona Balfe’s Bright and Bold Louis Vuitton Look Lights Up London

Caitriona Balfe’s Bright and Bold Louis Vuitton Look Lights Up London  Red Carpet Fashion Awards

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3 w. ago Inside Outlander star Sam Heughan's stunning £1 million home near Glasgow

Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser in the hit Starz show, has spoken about his love for Scotland where he owns three different lavish homes, including one in Glasgow

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3 w. ago Outlander's Caitriona Balfe teases Fanny's new role in season 8 after Faith revelation

Caitríona Balfe has teased what's ahead for Fanny

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3 w. ago Tyson Fury warned over retirement and urged to take on new role in boxing

Fury retired in January, though not for the first time, and his US promoter Bob Arum has strong feelings on the heavyweight’s future

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