6 h. ago ‘I felt pure, unconditional love’: the people who marry their AI chatbots

The users of AI companion app Replika found themselves falling for their digital friends. Until – explains a new podcast – the bots went dark, a user was encouraged to kill Queen Elizabeth II and an update changed everything A large bearded man named Travis is sitting in his car in Colorado, talking to me about the time he fell in love. “It was a gradual process,” he says softly. “The more we talked, the more I started to really connect with her.”Was there a moment where you felt something change? He nods. “All of a sudden I started realising that, when interesting things happened to me, I was excited to tell her about them. That’s when she stopped being an it and became a her.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Ditch mayo when making tuna sandwiches as two common ingredients 'enhance' flavour

Darren McGrady, who was a royal chef for 15 years and cooked for the late Queen Elizabeth II as well as a number of US Presidents, has claimed we should stop using mayo in tuna sandwiches

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12 h. ago Man shot in head walked into shop after climbing out of grave

The 23-year-old man arrived in a service station covered in mud from his own grave and begged workers not to call an ambulance even though he had clearly been shot in the head

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22 h. ago Iris Williams dead: Welsh singer who performed for Queen dies as tributes pour in

Iris Williams, who was awarded an OBE for her contributions to music and performed for Queen Elizabeth, has died at the age of 79 it has been announced

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46 h. ago Emergency services race to West Lothian train station after reports of 'person on the line'

The incident, which happened at around 7.30am, saw ScotRail ‘working closely’ with police. Delays on the Edinburgh to Glasgow line via Shotts are ‘subject to delays’.

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48 h. ago Carolina Wilga: Missing German backpacker last seen on CCTV at Western Australia service station

Missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga was last seen on CCTV arriving at a general store at the corner of Lucas Street and Shemeld Street in Beacon, in a black and silver Mitsubishi Delica van, on 29 June.

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50 h. ago Huge update in hunt for German backpacker who went missing in remote Western Australia two weeks ago

Carolina Wilga, 26, who has spent two years backpacking around Australia working at mine sites and farms, was seen with a van on CCTV at a service station northeast of Perth, on June 28.

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51 h. ago Sinister twist in the hunt for missing German backpacker, almost two weeks after she vanished without trace in the remote WA outback

Carolina Wilga, 26, who had spent two years backpacking around Australia working at mine sites, was seen on June 28 on CCTV at a service station in Toodyay, northeast of Perth .

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51 h. ago 'I worked for Prince Harry and Prince William – King Charles has just made a huge mistake'

Darren McGrady, who was a personal chef to the late Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana and Princes William and Harry, accused King Charles of giving "a huge slap in the face" to the palace's royal chefs

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2 d. ago Man crawls out of grave before CCTV shows him in service station with bullet in brain

The man arrived in a shop covered in mud from his own grave, before begging workers not to call an ambulance even though he had a bullet lodged in his brain

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2 d. ago Hidden meanings behind Kate's VERY poignant jewellery collection: Princess makes special nod to late Queen and Diana with sentimental pieces at first State Banquet since cancer diagnosis 

Not only did Kate, 43, put on a stunning display in a dramatic, dark red silk crepe gown at Windsor Castle yesterday, but she further embellished her ensemble with accessories steeped in meaning.

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3 d. ago What happened when a Schizophrenic Buckingham Palace intruder met the Queen: Inside the shocking royal security blunder where a man broke in TWICE

Widely considered to have been one of the most famous people in the world while she was alive, protecting Queen Elizabeth II was one of the most daunting security tasks of her reign.

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3 d. ago Lady Amelia Windsor follows in the footsteps of Prince William with surprising new role

Hello! have announced that the London-based granddaughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who is a first cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth, is its new sustainability columnist.

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3 d. ago Piece of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's wedding cake from 1947 is sold after being hidden in drawer for decades

The 78-year-old slither of fruit cake was one of 2,000 from the 1947 wedding, and has been languishing in a drawer ever since. But now new owner Gerry Layton intends to take a bite.

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4 d. ago Oasis' official tour art is by punk artist who wound up the Queen with tattoo portrait

EXCLUSIVE: Oasis have chosen punk artist Mark Sloper to do their official 2025 tour art after he wound up the late Queen Elizabeth II by painting the royal with a neck tattoo

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5 d. ago Queen 'branded Meghan Markle and Prince Harry a catastrophe' in 'startling' dig

A source claimed that while attending a drinks reception weeks before she died, the late Queen Elizabeth II had harsh words for her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle

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6 d. ago Queen's 'memorable' call with Prince Harry 'pointed to friction between late monarch and Meghan'

A telephone call between Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth II has emerged as a particularly 'memorable' one

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6 d. ago Appeal lodged against Renfrewshire Council's decision to refuse plans for service station in Lochwinnoch

The proposal for a pit stop on land adjacent to the A737 and Roadhead Roundabout was rejected in March.

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7 d. ago Queen's 'uncomfortable' reaction to Prince Harry call was 'memorable' for one reason

Queen Elizabeth once reportedly greeted a phone call from Prince Harry with a "stony silence" and the "uncomfortable" reaction was "memorable" according to one former Buckingham Palace staff member

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7 d. ago My cultural awakening: a Marina Abramović show helped me to stop hating my abusive father

At an Abramović art takeover I discovered the quiet strength of a political protester from Myanmar. It gave me a new father figure – and unblocked my creativityOn an unseasonably warm day in October 2023, I arrived, ahead of the queues, at London’s Southbank Centre for a conceptual art takeover by the world-famous Marina Abramović Institute.I had recently read Marina’s memoir Walk Through Walls, which had resonated. So, when I’d seen the event advertised – hours-long performances by artists she’d invited, curated and introduced by Marina – I bought a £60 ticket and waited for my time slot to enter the Queen Elizabeth Hall. I hadn’t seen performance art before, and this was due to include her well-known work The Artist Is Present with an artist sitting, static and silent, in a chair all day, as Marina once did for an accumulated 736 hours and 30 minutes at the Museum of Modern Art. I felt certain that it would affect me, I just wasn’t sure how. Continue reading...

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