68 m. ago ‘Normal’ Cole Palmer assumes control of Chelsea’s attack from No 10

Modest 23-year-old still does not understand the fuss around him as he prepares to face Flamengo in the Club World CupCole Palmer sees himself as a normal kid. Strangers watch him with something close to fascination, though. What’s going on beneath the chilled exterior? The shrugging demeanour adds to the mystique. Kids copy the Chelsea attacker’s “cold” celebration. Interviewers walk away amused but bemused after spending time with him. What’s the story with those answers? Why are they all so short and sweet?The Philadelphia sun is beating down when Palmer mooches over for a quick chat at Subaru Park, where Chelsea are training before facing Flamengo in their second game at the Club World Cup on Friday. So, Cole, can you tell us why you walked out wearing a mask when the team plane landed in the US last week? Are you ill? Enzo Maresca, your manager, thinks you were playing a trick on everyone. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago ‘Death is complicated and kaleidoscopically beautiful’: Jerskin Fendrix on his emotional new album – and life after Oscar success

The British composer broke into Hollywood as Yorgos Lanthimos’s go-to guy on Poor Things and more. But his heart remains in Shropshire – the backdrop to his ambitious, grief-stricken latest recordThe sun is shining, birds are tweeting and a river gently flows just yards away as Jerskin Fendrix tells me about his love of growing up in Shropshire. “It was so gorgeous and majestic,” he says, sitting in the garden of a friend’s house where he spent a lot of time in his youth. “It was nature, forests and hills and then just normal teenage life. The combination of this numinous, big landscape and getting wasted in a cornfield with your mates listening to Kanye West on a Bluetooth speaker while seeing a massive sunset.”Such vivid scenes fill his latest album, Once Upon a Time in Shropshire. The opening track, Beth’s Farm, captures an idyllic scene where animals roam and rural teens party. “I thought it was a really nice symbol of this naive innocence,” he says. “Trying to get across how bu...

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44 h. ago Mark Warburton makes astonishing Rangers claims over 55 banner, Petrofac Cup and 'shoddy' exit

The former Rangers boss has looked back at his time at Ibrox in the second part of our exclusive interview

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63 h. ago What SJP's selfie trick tells us about the terrifying rise of conspiracy theories | Arwa Mahdawi

The actor used to point vaguely to the sky and suggest the government was watching when asked for a photo. Nowadays, that could lead to some very awkward conversationsSarah Jessica Parker, the Sex and the City star and Booker prize judge, has a nifty trick for getting out of taking selfies with her fans. “I did this for a really, really long time and it worked for ever,” Parker said in an interview with Howard Stern. “I used to say, ‘I can’t, because of the government,’ and I’d do this,” Parker said, pointing up to the sky. “It really confused people. This was through different administrations, so it wasn’t political.”It is not entirely clear why Parker – who has said she refuses to take selfies and would rather “have a conversation” instead because “it’s much more meaningful” – stopped using this brilliant excuse. But one does have to wonder whether it is because the US has become a nation of conspiracy theorists. Rather than backing away from the weird “the government is watching”...

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63 h. ago Daniel Levy explains Ange Postecoglou sack decision and why Tottenham hired Thomas Frank

Spurs chairman publicly addresses manager’s exit for first time in club interview alongside new CEO Vinai Venkatesham

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3 d. ago ALS stricken Eric Dane seen for first time since bombshell interview revealed he has partial paralysis

Eric Dane was spotted out for the first time since he revealed his ALS diagnosis and partial paralysis from the disease.

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8 d. ago Wynne Evans reveals he 'wouldn't' do Strictly Come Dancing now in damning admission

The 53-year-old spoke about his Strictly experience for the first time in a TV interview

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9 d. ago Aimee Lou Wood and Walton Goggins appear in great spirits as they reunite for the first time since addressing feud rumours in tell all interview

The White Lotus stars appeared in great spirits as they sat side by side at a FYC Event held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in California on Tuesday evening.

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9 d. ago England v West Indies: third men’s T20 cricket international – live

T20 updates from Southampton; start 6.30pm BSTWTC final news | Sign up for The Spin | Email James We’ll be underway in less than ten minutes. Just enough time to dig into Don McRae’s wide reaching interview with Pat Cummins on the eve of the WTC Final. Some topics were still off-limits though But the ball-tampering saga remains an awkward topic. He listens quietly while I tell him about my 2021 interview with Cameron Bancroft who, as a callow opening batter trying to find his way in Test cricket, followed instructions to use sandpaper to rough up the ball. His captain, Steve Smith, David Warner and Bancroft were banned and the batter, when pressed on whether any of the bowlers had known of the plan, told me that “it’s probably self-explanatory”.Cummins took seven wickets in that Test, which Australia lost heavily, and I ask if he really had no idea what was being done to the ball. “I don’t want to talk about it,” he says bluntly.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chris Stark left fuming over awkward Scott Mills and 'rude' Jennifer Aniston prank

EXCLUSIVE: Radio legend Chris Stark has opened up about the time his 'worst nightmare' came true during an interview with Hollywood icon Jennifer Aniston

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3 w. ago The chaos Elon Musk and Doge are leaving behind in Washington

Though the billionaire vowed modernization and efficiency, what’s left is a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionalityElon Musk formally exited his role in the Trump administration on Wednesday night, ending a contentious and generally unpopular run as a senior adviser to the president and de facto head of the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge). Though he promised efficiency and modernization, Musk leaves behind a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionality.The timing of Musk’s departure lines up with the end of his 130-day term limit as a “special government employee” but also plays a part in an effort by the billionaire to signal a wider shift away from Washington as he faces backlash from the public and shareholders. Musk has recently made a show of refocusing his efforts on his tech companies in interviews, saying that he has spent too much time focused on politics and plans to reduce his political spending in the future. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lorraine Kelly reveals worst celebrities she's ever interviewed amid huge ITV shake

Lorraine Kelly has presented her self-titled ITV show since 2010, and in that time has interviewed some of the biggest names in showbiz - but not all have been a dream

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3 w. ago Lorraine Kelly reveals her two worst celebrity interviews as she reflects on her career after ITV's brutal daytime TV cuts

Lorraine Kelly has revealed her favourite and least favourite celebrity interviews of all time on Monday as she reflected on her incredible TV career. 

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3 w. ago Revealed: Why Meghan Markle took two nervous steps back after seeing Kate for the first time since she gave the Oprah interview

Taking place just two days after the Queen's death, the two brothers and their wives put on a united front to greet well-wishers and view the flowers outside the gates of Windsor Castle.

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3 w. ago Paul Gray: My memories of the late Slipknot bassist, from the first time I saw them to when I interviewed him

Celebrate the life of Paul Gray with our trip down memory lane - from Slipknot performing to interviewing the bassist.

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