67 m. ago Danny Jones’ wife Georgia shares ‘hectic’ home update following Maura Higgins kiss scandal

The McFly star’s relationship has been under scrutiny after he appeared to share an alleged ‘brief drunken kiss’ with Maura Higgins at a Brits afterparty

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2 h. ago Luke Littler pictured with beautician for the first time as darts sensation spotted leaving Newcastle arena

Despite friends saying he isn't interested in a relationship Littler had a female fan following him in Newcastle

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4 h. ago My boss treats me like a lazy teenager. How can I set some boundaries? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

The sad truth is that most people with ‘bad bosses’ leave, but it’s early days and you want to make it work, so here are some options you could pursue• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a relationship problem sent in by a readerI’ve recently shifted careers and started a new job in a big company, which is great in terms of salary and professional development. But as I approached the end of my trial period, my manager told me she’d taken a big gamble and put her reputation on the line for me, given that I’d worked freelance for years. She was clearly insinuating my probation period would be extended, despite colleagues telling me I’d exceeded expectations.She has a very odd management style and speaks to people of all ages as though we’re lazy teenagers, whereas we’re all very driven and pretty senior. She also micromanages while leaving us in the dark on important information. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago With a little help from my friend: John, Paul and the ‘romance’ that transformed culture

The emotional bond between John and Paul was at the heart of the Beatles’ success – but it’s not the first time intense, creative male friendships have changed the world John Lennon and Paul McCartney met and fell for each other in the summer of 1957. John was 16, Paul 14. Paul came to see John play with his skiffle group, the Quarry Men, at a village fete. Introduced afterwards, they almost immediately formed a connection that went beyond the bounds of normal male friendship.Lennon and McCartney were not sexual partners, as far as we know. But in every other sense, their relationship was a romance: intoxicating, tender and bittersweet. Passionate male friendships like this are rare, but not unique, and a remarkable number of them have changed the world, transforming our ideas about music, art, poetry and human nature. John and Paul were, without knowing it, part of an extraordinary lineage. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly's rocky relationship as they welcome first baby after 'split'

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly have welcomed their first child together, just three months after they were said to have gone their separate ways following a turbulent relationship

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6 h. ago Estate agent who secretly sold her millionaire ex's Lamborghini 'gift' after whirlwind romance then blew the lot on holidays and partying is hit with £300k court bill

Erin Giumba, a 28-year-old estate agent from London , enjoyed a 'brief but intense relationship' with entrepreneur and part-time model Ernest Siow - during which time he bought a roaring £260k supercar.

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6 h. ago The Orange and Other Poems by Wendy Cope audiobook review – an understated greatest hits collection

Read and contextualised by the poet herself, these gentle gems have an extra tang of immediacyA greatest hits collection from one of Britain’s best-loved poets, Wendy Cope’s The Orange contains themes of love, friendship, family and mortality. The 1992 title poem – which recently enjoyed a second life on TikTok, with users showing off their fruit-based tattoos – finds the author buying a large orange, sharing it with two friends and concluding: “I love you. I’m glad I exist.” After the Lunch is about falling in love on Waterloo Bridge while “high on the charm and the drink”, while Being Boring hails the virtues of a drama-free life (“No news is good news, and long may it last”).Cope is the reader, her delivery gently understated and frequently deadpan. In Loss, she reflects on the end of a relationship in which the woman “went through hell. His absence wasn’t a problem, but the corkscrew had gone as well.” Sometimes she breaks from the narration to share the context of a p...

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6 h. ago Inside Jack Butland and Allan McGregor's Rangers relationship as keeper reveals he has lost a golf buddy

The shot-stopper was signed to replace McGregor and now the pair are working together

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7 h. ago Village primary school where relationships with parents are 'fractured' put in special measures

Primary where most pupils don't make progress they should and relationships with parents are "fractured" is put into special measures

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7 h. ago Lewis Hamilton's former mechanic reveals pitlane joke about his on

Lewis Hamilton 's former mechanic has lifted the lid on an inside joke in the F1 pitlane about his on-off relationship with ex-Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger.

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8 h. ago Inside Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly's relationship as they welcome baby after 'split'

Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly have encountered a rather rocky relationship since they became official in 2020 - from splitting up, to a heartbreaking loss and fiery 'fights'

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8 h. ago 'I broke my university pal's heart years ago and now he wants to meet up'

Coleen Nolan advises a reader who wonders whether it's a smart idea to reunite with an old friend who made a shocking confession

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8 h. ago Huge bill for woman who secretly sold ex’s Lamborghini ‘gift’ after whirlwind romance

The relationship was ‘brief but intense’ with Erin Giumba quitting her job during it

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9 h. ago Australian police officer avoids jail for fatal Tasering of 95

Victim’s family says sentencing a ‘slap on the wrist for someone that’s killed our mother’

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10 h. ago Female prison governor, 42, 'was in a relationship' with drug

Kerri Pegg, 42, described at Preston Crown Court as 'petite, blonde and bubbly', was gifted a Mercedes car by Anthony Saunderson, who used the name Jesse Pinkman, a meth dealer in TV show Breaking Bad.

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10 h. ago Australian police respond to woman’s report of attempted break

Officers in Melbourne were prepared for a burglary but instead came face-to-face with a koala

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11 h. ago Weather tracker: Heavy rain alerts in Queensland as floods cut off towns

Wettest March day for 15 years in some parts of northern Australian state, while storms and hail hit MediterraneanMore heavy rain has hit Queensland, Australia, just weeks after the devastation of Cyclone Alfred. Much of north and central Queensland was put under severe weather alert for heavy rainfall earlier this week, as six-hourly rainfall totals of 30-60mm were anticipated, with risk of seeing a total of up to 120mm locally in this time frame.In the north-west of the state, this rain allowed waters in the Haughton River to rise rapidly, with levels reaching 2.68 metres on Wednesday night, exceeding the 2.5-metre major flood level. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Former Australian police officer avoids prison after killing 95

A former Australian police officer has avoided a prison term for killing a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a stun gun

Events

12 h. ago A remote Australian town seeks a doctor, offering a $400,000 salary and free rent

A remote Australian town that will soon lose its only doctor is offering a salary package of up to $680,000 Australian dollars, plus free rent and a car, to attract a new candidate

Society

15 h. ago China looks south as it seeks to reduce reliance on a capricious United States

China wants to protect against the volatility of Trump’s tariffs, and now has more than a dozen free trade agreements with global south countriesChinese vice-premier Ding Xuexiang has pledged to give stronger policy support to the Chinese economy as he delivered the keynote speech at a forum focused on bolstering the country’s role in Asia and ties with the global south.With the tariffs on Chinese goods mounting, China is trying to find a foundation for growth that does not rely on an increasingly capricious United States. At the Boao Forum for Asia, a conference in south China’s Hainan province, Chinese officials and academics stressed the need for partnerships with global south countries. Despite its rapid economic growth in the past three decades, China still identifies as being part of this group. Continue reading...

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