30 m. ago Experts issue urgent warning over 'horrifying' tanning method after influencer's 'embarrassing' tip for bronzed glow leaves viewers in shock

While fake tan is a popular way of bringing some colour back to our pallor, some people may be turning to more drastic measures.

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30 m. ago Safety review of Notting Hill Carnival demanded after police fear crowd crush will cause 'mass casualty event'

Mayor Sadiq Khan urged to issue guidance for minimum number of stewards

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33 m. ago Gout Gout misses out on £20K in sprinting drama as rules set for review after major upset

Gout Gout was one of the favourites to win the 2025 Stawell Gift in Australia, but was eliminated in his semi-final race after a huge handicap proved too much to overcome

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75 m. ago The Breakdown | Just for kicks, the top 10 rugby union sharp shooters of the past 30 years

As the season finale draws near, we nominate 10 goal-kickers you can count on when the pressure cranks upIt is approaching that time of year. Big games hinging on increasingly slim margins, the pressure on goal-kickers intense. Check out Marcus Smith’s conversion attempt after Cadan Murley’s try for Harlequins against Sale on Saturday. The ball struck the right post, the crossbar, the left post and then the crossbar again in a classic “What happened next?” moment that captured perfectly the agonies of the tortured marksman’s art.But the old maxim still holds true: goal-kickers don’t lose games, they win them. So if you could pick one individual from the professional era to kick a goal for your life, who would it be? Unfair, perhaps, to nudge aside the deadliest kickers of the amateur era such as Naas Botha, Don Clarke, Dusty Hare, Grant Fox, Ollie Campbell et al – imagine how good some of their stats would have been without heavy, muddy pitches, heavy leather balls and no tees – but...

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1 hour ago Beloved kids' TV channel shuts down after 17 years on screens as gutted fans mourn the 'end of an era'

The channel, which featured on Sky, Freeview and Freesat, first aired on May 19 2008.

Politics

2 h. ago BBC Beyond Paradise star breaks silence with emotional tribute after major character exit from show

BBC Beyond Paradise star Kris Marshall, who plays DI Humphrey Goodman in the hit show, has broken his silence about the exit of his co-star from the series.

Politics

2 h. ago Disney+'s 'triumphant' series dubbed a 'masterpiece' ahead of second and final season

One of Disney+'s most critically acclaimed series is about to return for its second and final outing

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3 h. ago I’m an Emily Henry superfan but Great Big Beautiful Life has one major problem

I was one of the first to read Emily Henry's Big Beautiful Life, but as a huge fan of the author I had one major issue with it

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3 h. ago Beyond Paradise Margo Martins star has famous daughter who's worked with BBC

Felicity Montagu has appeared in Beyond Paradise from the start as Margo Martins and has a very famous daughter who is also an actress and has appeared in a BBC show with her

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3 h. ago Mother, 20, divides opinion by revealing 'cruel' reason she cried after giving birth

Jess, who is based in the UK and posts on TikTok under the username @jbag17, said she was in 'shock' after labour, which led to an unusual reaction towards her new baby.

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4 h. ago Show us your mussels! A mouthwatering trip to Vigo, Spain’s seafood capital

The Galician city on the Atlantic coast has the EU’s largest fishing port, which provides its many bars and restaurants with a spectacular trawl of oysters, clams and musselsRocks thrashed by Atlantic waves have famously bestowed names such as “end of the world” and “coast of death” on Galicia, Spain’s north-western region. But there is a calmer, more intimate side to this coastline, that of the many rias (inlets). Legend has it that they resulted from the imprint of God’s hand when he made the world, and, temptingly, they nurture superlative shellfish. This lures me to Vigo, the largest fishing port in the EU, which spills down a hillside into a sheltered estuary lined with marinas, industrial docks, jetties, a fishing port and a cruise terminal.The magic formula is the combination of fresh river water and salty seawater, which creates a nutrient-rich paradise for succulent crustaceans and cephalopods. I soon learn, too, that Vigueses are joined at the hip to the sea – and have bee...

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4 h. ago Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp review – a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era

This startling debut follows a young woman on a surreal and bluntly graphic quest to be the perfect girlfriendSet in upstate New York, Sophie Kemp’s surreal satirical debut puts us in the uneasy company of a part-time model who calls herself Reality as she sets out on a crazed quest to become the perfect girlfriend. The chief beneficiary of her self-education is a crack-smoking postgrad and wannabe musician named Ariel, who cheats openly, gives her an infection and – in the reader’s eye – sees her as little more than a sex toy able to fetch snacks. But Reality is besotted, ignoring her own doomsaying conscience – what she refers to with typical idiosyncrasy as “the familiar voice” – as well as her best friend, Soon-jin, who thinks Ariel looks like a “school shooter”: “I think what she was saying was: Ariel is a unique bad boy who often wore a leather jacket.” What ensues is akin to a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era. Taking tips from a magazine, Girlfriend Weekly, which mag...

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4 h. ago Goldbeak review – kids cartoon sends baby eagle to live in a chicken coop

Low-budget visuals drain the charm from this animated tale strangely reminiscent of Jonathan Livingston SeagullBirds of a feather flock together, unless you’re an eagle being raised in a community of chickens, per this animated family adventure. Orphaned in a plane crash (yes, eagles use planes), young Goldbeak is from a prominent political family and, naturally enough, he comes to realise he doesn’t exactly fit in with the hens and roosters with whom he is living. Notably, chickens are not known for their prowess at flying, and so he finds his literal wings metaphorically clipped, though he is desperate to soar above his contemporaries.Thematically, this is vaguely reminiscent of 1970s publishing hit Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a short allegorical fable about a frustrated gull who refuses to accept the limitations of his community and yearns to go beyond the limits of what seems possible. Here, though, Goldbeak’s exceptionalism is firmly rooted in biology, so maybe he’s more like ...

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5 h. ago Affordable skincare: the best budget products with luxury ingredients

These products, starting at £7.99, are just as effective as ones five times the price, says Sophie Beresiner

Events

9 h. ago Martin Kemp swears by simple sleep trick every night that helps him drift off

The ex-Spandau Ballet star opened up to his son Roman about how he battles sleepless nights – and it's a trick he swears by to this day

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9 h. ago Flight attendant details essential plane travel tips that everyone should know ahead of vacation

TikTok user KJ, whose mom was a flight attendant, is an avid traveler who often shares her tips and tricks to her platform.

Transport

12 h. ago Pistachio lovers are doomed as viral Dubai chocolate bar trend is killing world's supply

The TikTok trend has influenced agricultural economies enough that the chocolate bar’s nut filling is being rationed in shops as the price of the raw kernel surges

Events

12 h. ago Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision

University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demandsIn a new lawsuit, Harvard University alleged that the Donald Trump administration is trying to “gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard”, several news outlets are reporting.The university is fighting back against the administration’s threat to review about $9bn in federal funding after Harvard officials refused to comply with a list of demands that included appointing an outside overseer to ensure that the viewpoints being taught at the university were “diverse”. Harvard is specifically looking to halt a freeze on $2.2bn in grants. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith and Sophie Ecclestone named among Wisden Cricketers of the Year

The England trio are named alongside county stars Liam Dawson and Dan Worrall after starring in the 2024 English summer

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17 h. ago New lovers Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus made a movie together three years ago

In 2022, the British 59-year-old and the Kentucky-born 63-year-old co-starred as Joanna Christmas and famous singer Jimmy Love in Philippe Martinez's Christmas in Paradise

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