76 m. ago Zendaya’s stylist reveals star sent Anna Sawai flowers after they accidentally matched at Met Gala

‘I think people thought that there was some type of disappointment on our end,’ he said

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85 m. ago Keep lettuce fresh for one month longer with easy food storage hack

Lettuce and leafy greens have a reputation for having a short shelf life, but there is a simple way to stop them from going soggy, wilted and brown after only a few days

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3 h. ago Have YOU been faking orgasms for years and struggling in the bedroom? Well, we're the sex experts who've found the secret to truly turning yourself on... and the answer is not what you think

What woman hasn't been frustrated with her sex life at some point? We certainly have - probably not aided by some of our partners, like the chap who liked to lie back after lovemaking and scroll

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3 h. ago I was on the roof smoking weed as my baby girl fought for her life in hospital

Lying motionless in a hospital bed, surrounded by beeping machines attached by wires to her tiny body, my four-month-old daughter was fighting for her life.

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3 h. ago Why this infamous Greek party island is shedding its reputation and going upmarket

Annabelle Thorpe heads to Zakynthos, Greece - also known as Zante - and discovers a new side to the party island

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3 h. ago Inside world's only public park where visitors can mine and take home real DIAMONDS

A unique U.S. park is the only place in the world where visitors can search for real diamonds and take home what they find - and one recent tourist just walked away with a gem worth thousands.

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4 h. ago Bruce Springsteen is pissed off as he makes explosive statements in historic Manchester gig

Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Manchester's Co-op Live in their 2025 tour

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4 h. ago Connection, storytelling and laughter: if book clubs aren’t your thing, I urge you to join a PodClub | Nicole McKenzie

Books have been discussed at book clubs for years. It’s time we gave podcasts the same platformGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWe meet at a pub every six weeks to discuss a podcast, reflect on life and share stories – it’s like a book club, only for podcasts.Formed eight years ago by a couple of podcast-loving colleagues, PodClub quickly grew into a beautiful entanglement of friends of friends connected by shared values and a mutual love of podcasts. I joined the club a year ago, and it’s become a highlight of my social calendar.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Beautiful but hidden beach just minutes from Barcelona tourists can never find

Avoid the droves of bustling crowds with this pristine beach - located just 15 minutes away from one of Barcelona's busiest hotpots - that has been described by one local as the 'perfect escape'

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5 h. ago Squishmallows are back at McDonald’s right now – here’s how to score one

There will be 12 Squishmallows in the rotation for customers who purchase Happy Meals

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5 h. ago The Bombing of Pan Am 103 on BBC One review: a powerful warning from the past

The story of the police investigation into the Lockerbie bombings is compelling, if distressing, viewing

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5 h. ago Children waiting two years for critical gender care as numbers trapped on waiting lists soar

Waiting lists for children’s gender services have risen by 12 per cent, figures show

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5 h. ago Social care needs minimum of £3.4bn to avoid decline, think tank warns

The Health Foundation called on the Government to ‘signal its commitment’ ahead of the upcoming spending review.

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5 h. ago Donatella Versace claps back at ‘disgraceful’ Miami hotel ‘trying to capitalize on family tragedy’

‘The hotel and restaurant named Donatella will never have anything to do with me or my family,’ she wrote

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5 h. ago Two Prosecutors review – a petrifying portrait of Stalinist insurrection

Cannes film festivalDrawn from a suppressed story by gulag survivor Georgy Demidov, Sergei Loznitsa’s haunting film unravels a terrifying parable of bureaucratic evilAn icy chill of fear and justified paranoia radiates from this starkly austere and gripping movie from Sergei Loznitsa, set in Stalin’s Russia of the late 30s and based on a story by the dissident author and scientist Georgy Demidov, who was held in the gulag for 14 years during the second world war and harassed by the state until his death in the late 1980s. The resulting movie, with its slow, extended scenes from single camera positions, mimics the zombie existence of the Soviet state and allows a terrible anxiety to accumulate: it is about a malign bureaucracy which protects and replicates itself by infecting those who challenge it with a bacillus of guilt. There is something of Dostoevsky’s The House of the Dead and also – with the appearance of two strangely grinning, singing men in a railway carriage – Kafka’s The...

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7 h. ago Putin will not travel to Istanbul for peace talks with Zelenskyy, Kremlin confirms

Russian leader rejects Ukrainian president’s bold proposal for face-to-face meeting in TurkeyVladimir Putin will not travel to Istanbul for talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Kremlin has said, rejecting the Ukrainian president’s bold proposal for a face-to-face meeting in Turkey to discuss peace.In a statement late on Wednesday, the Kremlin said its delegation would be led by Vladimir Medinsky, a hardline Putin aide who led the only previous round of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in 2022. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Coronation Street fans 'work out how Mick and Kit are linked' after picture clue

Coronation Street fans think they have worked out Mick Michaelis' true link to Kit Green and what secret he might be keeping for him on the ITV soap, ahead of a flashback epsiode

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7 h. ago I tried out United Airlines’ new Dreamliner seats. These are the biggest changes

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says the new ‘Elevated’ interiors put United on the cusp of being ‘the best airline ever’. The Independent’s US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill was on hand to test out the new seat specs for each class — from business to economy

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7 h. ago I stayed at Crossbasket Castle near Glasgow and enjoyed their new entertainment led dining experience

One of the most exciting hotel launches of the year sees Crossbasket Castle in Scotland move into a new era of hospitality with an entertainment led dining experience, Trocadero’s, overseen by Michelin star chef Michel Roux.

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8 h. ago Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning review: did someone not get the party time memo?

Despite Tom Cruise stripping down to his swimming trunks, this is missing Vanessa Kirby and a stunt as breathtaking as the previous instalment

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