36 m. ago Jack Nicholson's grandson hit with restraining order from ex

The ex-girlfriend of one of Jack Nicholson's grandsons has obtained a restraining order against him in the wake of a brutal alleged assault.

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36 m. ago In the Green Heart by Richard Lloyd Parry review – neocolonial jungle fever

An intensely political story of a new father’s escape with his baby through a rainforest during wartimeRichard Lloyd Parry, a longtime foreign correspondent whose experiences of war and regime change are recorded in his remarkable 2005 memoir In the Time of Madness, can be said to know whereof he speaks. Many of that book’s issues, including the psychic damage he incurred from events he witnessed in Indonesia, East Timor and Afghanistan in the 1990s and early 2000s, are reinflected in this, his first novel.Kit and Lara live in a remote village in the deep rainforest. She works for a small, undependably financed NGO. He’s a stay-at-home husband, living for their baby daughter Helen. While Lara presents as impulsive yet practical and barely able to contain her own energy, Kit is dreamy, internalised, exhibiting a calmness that falls easily into dissociation. “This is your life,” she shouts at him shortly before they leave the UK, “a day of your life, and it requires your presence.” He...

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36 m. ago Princess Anne's strict birthday rule revealed that Royal Family must follow

As the Princess Royal celebrates her 75th birthday, she has enforced one rule that will stop the royal family from engaging in too much fanfare for the special day

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36 m. ago Tom Kerridge shares rare family insight and admits 'he's got a red mist'

Celebrity chef Tom Kerridge has shared a rare insight into his home life with his wife Beth Cullen and their nine-year-old son Acey, with the TV star admitting he and Acey are 'massively similar'

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76 m. ago Second person dies from 'toxic' poisoning from sandwich at tourist spot

Tamara D'Acunto, 45, had eaten a sandwich from a food truck in Calabria

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76 m. ago Love Island's Dejon hits back at 'unfair' backlash after release of 'tell

Love Island star Dejon Noel-Williams has hit out at 'untruths' as he continues to be the subject of criticism following his time in the Spanish villa with Megan Moore

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96 m. ago Josh Barrie On the Sauce at All My Gods: Nuclear daiquiris in a temple of darkness

Praise be for this this charming sanctity

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96 m. ago She flew into airport 'to celebrate her 40th birthday' but had murder on her mind

Aimee Betro flew to the UK before she tried to shoot Sikander Ali at point-blank range outside his home in Yardley, Birmingham, on September 7, 2019

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96 m. ago Alison Goldfrapp: Flux review – Melody and meaning evaporate in mid

Goldfrapp said in 2023 that she wanted to challenge herself with her solo work, but she seems less edgily present here than she did with her bandmate Will Gregory

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2 h. ago Limitless: Live Better Now review – Chris Hemsworth has absolutely no sense of rhythm

The Thor star’s documentary about improving his mental resilience sees him trying to learn the drums. But given how dreadful he is, promising to join Ed Sheeran on stage may have been a mistake So, you know how there was once the Era of All the Chrises? Pine, Evans, Pratt, Hemsworth. And they all looked the same, especially Pratt ‘n’ Evans and Pine ‘n’ Hemsworth (plus Hemsworth had 17 brothers who also looked the same, which felt like an unnecessary layer of complication). Then Evans became Captain America and Hemsworth became Thor and that sorted things out a tad, although Pratt ran interference as Star-Lord in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise for a bit.Anyway. Limitless is a reality-documentary sort of thing by the Hemsworth one (if you need further elucidation, he is Australian and looks like a handsome teddy bear with an unparalleled fitness regime). In the first series he investigated ways to deal with stress and shock, and how to slow the ageing process and other ills tha...

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3 h. ago FDA warns lead could be leaching into food from this cookware

Lead is toxic to people of any age or health status and higher exposure levels can lead to neurological changes

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3 h. ago Princess Anne looks regal in new photo released for her 75th birthday

Notoriously private, Anne and her husband Sir Tim Laurence are said to be sailing their 42ft yacht Ballochbuie around the Western Isles of Scotland to celebrate the day.

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3 h. ago Handy teeth whitening gadget shoppers take on nights out that makes them 'so much whiter'

MySweetSmile has a limited-time sitewide sale on to celebrate their 5th birthday

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3 h. ago Snake surprise: Mum finds live snake in daughter's Peppa Pig birthday gift

Jennifer Baker, 30, thought it was a prank by one of her sons when a bright orange snake fell out of her daughter's new toy box after celebrating her birthday on Sunday (August 10)

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4 h. ago ‘Historical amnesia’: Indonesia’s fight over plan to amend history books

Anger the controversial plan coincides with anime flag movement, seen as a critique on the decline of democratic freedoms under President PrabowoIndonesia has delayed plans to publish a set of controversial history books amid backlash from historians and activists who have accused the project of being an attempt to downplay past atrocities, and represents “historical amnesia”.In May Indonesia’s culture minister Fadli Zon announced the planned release of a 10-volume “official history” project. The set of new books would remove colonial bias, feature updated research, promote national pride and have a “positive” tone, he said. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Amid the chaos after the fall of Kabul, two men became my lifeline | Shadi Khan Saif

Exactly four years later, our reunion in the safety of my new home in Melbourne was sweetSitting cross-legged on a richly patterned Afghan rug in a Melbourne living room, we chatted for hours, reflecting on the fall of Kabul four years ago that brought us together and nurtured a bond of friendship across continents.We had first connected in the chaos of August 2021, when the fall of Kabul shattered decades of fragile progress towards democracy, freedom and peace in Afghanistan. Our reunion this winter in Melbourne should have been pure joy – a celebration of survival and friendship – but it began in the quiet rows of a Muslim graveyard. We were there for the funeral of our mutual friend, Barez. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Andy Carroll and Lou Teasdale's 'final straw' which led to very public split

Andy Carroll, the former England footballer, and girlfriend Lou Teasdale split recently having had a 14-month relationship after meeting at Glastonbury in June 2024

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5 h. ago This was the comment that finally made me realise I needed to cut off my toxic mother. I never saw or spoke to her again... and this is why I applaud Brooklyn Beckham: DANU MORRIGAN

I packed my wedding day memories away with the million other hurts from my parents. But they came back to me this week amid the furore around Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham's vow renewal.

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6 h. ago Eighty years after Victory in the Pacific Day, Ron – now 101 – remembers a slightly lonely celebration

Ron Gee Kee was a naval coder in Darwin when news came on 15 August 1945 that Japan had surrendered to the allies Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBen Chifley called it a “glorious moment”. On 15 August 1945 half a million people poured on to the streets of Sydney to celebrate the end of six years of war.News spread quickly after Emperor Hirohito announced that Japan had accepted the allies’ demand for unconditional surrender. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago How Britain went 'crazy' for VJ Day: Dancing, bonfires and kissing as the nation celebrated Japan's defeat and final end of WWII

On August 15, 1945, and in the days leading up to it, tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of the British capital and elsewhere to celebrate the end of the Second World War,

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