22 h. ago Romantasy, Bridgerton, audio porn apps: it’s a great time for horny ladies

For fans, sexy, female-centered entertainment is a welcome escape from realityHow much do you spend on health and wellness a month?When it was released in late January, Onyx Storm – the third book in Rebecca Yarros’s The Empyrean series – became the fastest selling adult novel in 20 years. It sold more than 2.7m copies in its first week, according to the New York Times. Across the US, fans lined up in the cold outside of Target stores to nab special edition copies. In the UK, there were midnight-release parties where attendees wore costumes, made friendship bracelets and applied dragon-themed temporary tattoos.The Empyrean series is a prime example of romantasy – a genre that blends high fantasy and romance. It follows the cadet Violet Sorrengail as she trains to be a dragon rider. Fast-paced and detailed, the books boast mythical creatures and magic. There’s also a lot of sex. On more than one occasion, sturdy wooden furniture is broken during vigorous bouts of lovemaking. Violet c...

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51 h. ago Picture of hooded man released as cops probe Edinburgh subway robbery

The man cops want to interview is white, aged between 18 and 26 years old, with a medium build and wearing a navy-blue tracksuit.

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5 d. ago Dozens of protesters storm Trump Tower to demand release of Columbia student; NYC cops swarm scene to make arrests

Chaotic scenes showed NYPD officers dragging out members out of the building on Thursday

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6 d. ago Annie & the Caldwells: Can’t Lose My (Soul) review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Luaka Bop)Forty years into their career, this family band deliver their debut – and it’s a life-affirming album full of spontaneity and seemingly telepathic harmonisingThe saga of Annie & the Caldwells’ debut album is lengthy and convoluted. The record probably wouldn’t have existed at all had crate-digging record collectors not chanced upon Waiting for the Trumpet to Sound, a 1974 single by gospel group the Staples Jr Singers, released on a Mississippi label so obscure that only one copy has ever been sold on Discogs. It came to the attention of Greg Belson, a British-born, LA-based soul DJ, who has carved out a niche playing recherché dancefloor-friendly gospel (if you want to hear the Lord’s praises being sung amid the sweatily hedonistic environs of Glastonbury’s gay club NYC Downlow, then he’s your go-to guy). He included its B-side on a 2019 compilation, The Time for Peace is Now: Gospel Music About Us.The song’s author, Annie Caldwell, has recalled receiving “a call from...

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7 d. ago Cop killer James Hurley set for prison release after jail break and going on run for 13 years

Police leader's 'outrage' as PC's killer is cleared for release from prison, after murdering brave PC Frank Mason before breaking out of jail and going on the run for 13 years

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9 d. ago MoJ readies extra prison places in case summer riots happen again

Exclusive: Justice minister James Timpson says more cell capacity means emergency early release schemes won’t be neededPrisons are being prepared to cope with a sudden influx of offenders in case there is a repeat of last summer’s riots, the justice minister, James Timpson, has told the Guardian.Hundreds of extra makeshift cells and newly refurbished cells will be in use by the end of this year, officials have disclosed, as the prisons minister said there will be “no more emergency measures” such as early release schemes. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Captain Tom's daughter sparks fury with release of ANOTHER book after using last deal to pocket £1.5m

The disgraced daughter of lockdown hero Captain Tom Moore is set to release a book about coping with the grief of her late father

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2 w. ago Captain Tom's daughter is set to release a book about coping with death after using last publishing deal to pocket £1.5m but gave none to charity

The disgraced daughter of lockdown hero Captain Tom Moore is set to release a book about coping with the grief of her late father

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3 w. ago Musicians protest against AI copyright plans with silent album release

Kate Bush and Annie Lennox are among the high-profile artists who helped write the protest album.

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3 w. ago Now Meghan is accused of ripping off Pamela Anderson: Fans claim trailer for royal's Netflix series is a 'straight copy' of 2024 promo for Baywatch star's lifestyle show

Pamela's cooking show launches this week - but some fans have been left outraged on the Hollywood icon's behalf after spotting the similarities between the trailers for her series and Meghan's.

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3 w. ago Man found dead on Edinburgh street as cops probe 'unexplained' death

Emergency services raced to an address in the capital on Saturday.

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