79 m. ago TikTok star & model Emman Atienza’s tragic cause of death revealed as she died aged 19 after moving to LA to find fame

TIKTOK star and model Emman Atienza died by suicide at her home in Los Angeles, officials have confirmed. The 19-year-old bravely opened up to her one million followers online about her mental health struggles before her tragic passing. Emman’s famous Filipino father, TV host and weatherman Kim Atienza, announced the death of his young daughter on Friday. The beloved...

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3 h. ago ‘Every time I step outside, the first thing on my mind is my forehead’: the women getting hair transplants

A growing wave of women are turning to what was once seen as a surgery for men, hoping it will cure their self-consciousness about high hairlines and thinning crowns. But with treatments costing thousands and bodge jobs common, is it suitable – or even safe?Aria, 27, first noticed her hair falling out after she had Covid in 2021. “It started receding at the temples,” she says, adding that, after two further bouts of Covid, the hair on the side of her head is now fluffy and sparse. A part-time nanny studying for a master’s in speech therapy, she hides the problem with a fringe. When she goes out, she wears a cap or headband to anchor it down, but activities such as walking in the wind or swimming feel impossible. “Even a fringe is not protective enough because at any minute someone could flick it up,” she says. “It makes me feel so vulnerable.”Aria started watching YouTube and TikTok videos of hair transplants two years ago. Now she has decided to take the plunge herself, and in a fe...

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3 h. ago Sanctions on Russia have failed to stop the war so far – will Trump’s latest package be any different?

Russia is managing to pay for the war, sanctions or no sanctions, by passing on the cost to the public

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3 h. ago What is the White House East Wing and why has it been torn down in Trump’s renovation plans?

President Donald Trump is adding a $300m ballroom to the White House – but that plan has come at the cost of the historic East WingEast Wing of White House reduced to rubble as part of Trump’s ballroom constructionIt was confirmed on Friday that the East Wing of the White House has now been completely destroyed, days after construction started on the planned $300m (£225m) ballroom that Donald Trump is adding to the historic building.The demolition marked a reversal of Trump’s earlier promise in July that none of the White House’s existing infrastructure would be torn down during construction of the ballroom. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago France has survived revolutions and wars: its crisis now is deep, but not terminal | David A Bell

From the raid on the Louvre to the spectacle of Sarkozy in jail, it is tempting to think France is on a downward spiral. But history tells the tale of its resilienceIn the classic dinner-party scene in the film Notting Hill, Tim McInnerney’s character promises a brownie to “the saddest act here”. In response, the guests (including the glamorous movie star played by Julia Roberts) try to outdo each other with tales of their painful suffering and pathetic failures.In our gloomy autumn of 2025, western democracies could play quite a convincing version of this game. There is the depressed United Kingdom, where Keir Starmer’s approval ratings have fallen to record lows and Reform leads in the polls. There is the deeply broken United States, where a supine opposition seems incapable of preventing Donald Trump from chopping away one guardrail after another of our constitutional order. There is Spain, where this summer a Socialist party scandal threatened to topple the fragile minority gove...

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4 h. ago Trump is pushing for a new ‘golden fleet’ of Navy ships to combat threat from China: report

Navy and senior Trump officials are reported to be in discussions for an ambitious new fleet fitted with powerful long-range missiles

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8 h. ago Boy, 12, dies after TikTok challenge as coroner issues urgent warning to parents

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Oliver Gorman, 12, has died after inhaling butane gas– a propellant commonly found in many aerosol deodorants - his mum has now pleaded with other parents "just don't buy them"

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8 h. ago Coroner shares 'major concern' about deadly TikTok challenges and calls for huge change

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: Oliver Gorman, 12, has died after inhaling butane gas– a propellant commonly found in many aerosol deodorants - his mum has now pleaded with other parents "just don't buy them"

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9 h. ago Trump admin is ‘funneling $10 billion through the US Navy’ to ramp up migrant detention center construction

Construction of the facilities, which could hold up to 10,000 migrants each, could begin as soon as next month

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10 h. ago The CEO of the Alamo's historic site has resigned after a top Texas Republican criticized her

The CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo has resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her and suggested she has views that are not compatible with the Texas shrine's history

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10 h. ago Trump’s latest Time Magazine cover is a chilling homage to a portrait of a war criminal, report says

The image shows the president with hands clasped leaning over the Resolute Desk in a pose some have suggested is reminiscent of a famous portrait of a notorious war criminal – something Time has denied

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10 h. ago Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada

The Trump administration is telling the state of Colorado it can no longer import wolves from Canada

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10 h. ago Trump could destroy cocaine facilities inside Venezuela as US deploys strike force to Caribbean: report

The world’s largest aircraft carrier is deployed to the region in an escalating military conflict against drug traffickers

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10 h. ago Truck driver in fatal Florida crash repeatedly failed driving tests, official says. What to know

A commercial truck driver who is charged with killing three people in a deadly crash in Florida in August had failed a commercial driver’s license repeatedly

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10 h. ago TikTok star Emman Atienza dies at 19 as TV host dad pays devastating tribute

Emman Atienza sadly died at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 19, her family said, paying tribute to the young woman who had a gift for making 'people feel seen and heard'

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10 h. ago Trump Transportation Secretary warns of travel disruption as air controllers set to miss paycheck

Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and approximately 50,000 TSA officers are currently working without pay

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11 h. ago Is Trump using the rubble from the East Wing to improve a DC golf course?

The White House’s East Wing is being demolished this week to make room for President Donald Trump’s $300 million ballroom

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11 h. ago Beloved TikTok star's cause of death revealed after she moved to LA to seek fame aged 19

Emman Atienza, 19, moved to the City of Angels a few months ago in a bid to make her fortune, but died in the most tragic circumstances.

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11 h. ago US imposes sanctions on Colombia’s president over alleged drug trafficking

Measures against Gustavo Petro and his family come as rift with Trump administration widens

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11 h. ago US sanctions Colombia’s president over alleged drug trafficking

Measures against Gustavo Petro and his family come as rift with Trump administration widens

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