8 h. ago Jermain Defoe's unique Thomas Frank insight speaks volumes about Spurs manager

Thomas Frank has made a fast start to life as Tottenham Hotspur manager and one-time Spurs striker Jermain Defoe isn't surprised to see the Danish boss show his worth

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32 h. ago How Russia is grooming Ukraine’s children to fight for it: ‘I understood it wasn’t just play’

Abducted children and those from occupied territories are turning up in Russia’s military-style training camps, with fears that some are already on the frontlineLast summer, Sonya*, aged 17 at the time, had endured more than two years of a difficult life under Russian occupation in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. Her foster mother agreed that she needed a break.Growing up under forced assimilation had been scary, Sonya says, and her Russian-controlled school had offered to take her to a holiday camp in Crimea, a balmy peninsula once famed for being the spa of the Soviet Union. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago AKA Charlie Sheen review – he shows no genuine remorse for all the terrifying things he’s done

This flimsy tell-all about the actor’s decades-long addiction to pills, alcohol and crack-cocaine is far too light on contrition or self-reflection. You pity everyone around himIf it comes as a shock to anyone that at some point in the grip of a decades-long addiction to pills, booze and crack cocaine the essentially heterosexual Charlie Sheen occasionally “turned over the menu” and had sex with men, then I am delighted. I did not know such pockets of naivety could still exist in this benighted world. You sweet things. Enjoy your time!That this is the fact that has made headlines (the few there have been) around the release of the two-part documentary AKA Charlie Sheen is testimony to how little new information there is in it. How, really, could it be otherwise? Every one of the three acts – which in the film he labels “Partying”, “Partying with problems” and “Just problems” – of his adult life has been comprehensively documented by the media in real time. Sometimes that was via sto...

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50 h. ago Russia's 'Doomsday Radio' whirrs into life for first time in weeks as WW3 fears grow

Some have suggested that the numbers from Russia's UZB-76 station might be coordinates, while others feared it may be a sign that 'something big' would happen soon

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51 h. ago Lewis Capaldi breaks down in tears on stage as he reveals new song about 'saddest time' of his life

The Scots singer, who will play Glasgow this weekend, was left in floods on tears on stage as he bravely shared the 'most personal song' he's every written about a time when he felt 'the saddest I've ever been'

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51 h. ago Lily Yohannes on developing at Ajax, moving to Lyon, and a ‘surreal’ US debut

The 18-year-old US international marked her debut in France with a goal – continuing her fast start to life as a professionalLily Yohannes wastes no time. The 18-year-old scored on her international debut for the US at age 16 last year, having become a starter for Ajax before that. Now, with a move to European power OL Lyonnes over the summer, Yohannes scored a goal and was named player of the match in her debut for the club, a 3-1 win over Olympique Marseille.Born in Springfield, Virginia, to Eritrean parents, Yohannes was 10 when she moved to Europe after her father accepted a job in Amsterdam. She played on an amateur boys’ team and quickly earned the attention of Ajax, who signed her to their youth academy at 13 years old. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Former Strictly celeb 'regrets' doing show after huge life change

TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher has admitted she regrets taking part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2015 because she was "struggling" with her personal life at the time

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3 d. ago 'I'm a vet nurse and you must follow one protocol if your cat suddenly collapses'

Vet nurse Jade shared what you need to do if your cat suddenly collapses or chokes on something, as these steps could help to save their life if you don't have time to go to a vet

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3 d. ago Donald Trump looks 'drowsy and exhausted' with eyes shut at as health fears grow

Donald Trump was in attendance for the US Open final between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, but the President appeared to be struggling to stay awake during the match

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4 d. ago Welsh MP sheds more than eight stone after turning to Mounjaro following trolling

Carolyn Harris, the MP for Neath and Swansea East, says she is 'healthier than I have ever been and fully in control of my weight for the first time in my life'

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4 d. ago 'Our first time as swingers was like 50 Shades Of Grey times 100 – it reignited our spark'

Jem and Daz Jones from Dorset decided to spice up their love life and shared how they cope with jealousy, judgement and what their family thinks of their lifestyle

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4 d. ago Charlotte Dawson 'strict' verdict as she ditches romance with fiancé after sexting scandal

Charlotte Dawson and fiancé Matt Sarsfield have put their romance on pause, as she says juggling life with three kids has left little time to focus on their relationship

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4 d. ago I swam in the sea for the first time in my life at one of Wales' best beaches and it did not disappoint

It does take an effort to get there but they destination is worth the journey

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5 d. ago Fatal shark attack on Sydney beach as surfer's limbs ripped off

Mercuty Psillakis, 57, was reportedly pulled from the water by fellow surfers in a desperate bid to save his life at Dee Why Beach in Sydney shortly after 10am local time on Saturday (0.00am GMT).

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6 d. ago Vladimir Putin threatens to open fire on NATO troops in Ukraine as WW3 fears grow

Russia would see Western forces as 'legitimate targets' if Europe's 'coalition of the willing' offer security

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6 d. ago Donald Trump health fears grow during awkward White House dinner he can't understand

Donald Trump appeared to struggle to understand a question during a dinner in the White House Rose Garden, but his wife Melania was on hand to help

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6 d. ago Travis Kelce on his engagement to Taylor Swift: ‘I got one more ring’

Three-time Super Bowl winner Travis Kelce was asked how life has changed since he announced his engagement to Taylor Swift

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6 d. ago Lewis Hamilton prepares for Monza homecoming surprised by ‘volatile’ Ferrari start

Briton has struggled in uncompetitive Scuderia car‘It’s been an emotional rollercoaster but that’s life’Lewis Hamilton has described his time at Ferrari as an “emotional rollercoaster” as he prepares to drive for the Scuderia at their home grand prix in Monza for the first time this weekend.Hamilton, who observed bluntly that he had no expectation his first season would prove so “volatile”, has struggled with an uncompetitive car as well as having to adapt to a new team, having enjoyed enormous success in the previous 12 years with Mercedes. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Folk Bitch Trio: ‘Being pathetic and lonely is great for songwriting’

On the heels of their debut album Now Would Be A Good Time, the Melbourne indie band open up about life on the road, their global aspirations and ‘the pathetic little tragedies’ that occur in your 20sGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAs Folk Bitch Trio tell it, the music industry is a sadly predictable place.“It’s exactly what everyone says it is, and exactly what everybody warns you about when you’re 18 and want to start working in music,” says vocalist and guitarist Jeanie Pilkington. “No one makes much money. The artist often ends up getting the shitty end of the stick. You have to work really, really, really hard, and sometimes it feels impossible.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘I watched the bombs fall. I watched the mothers’: how do we grieve the children of Gaza?

Palestine is not a metaphor. And yet – I’ve superimposed every experience of my own mothering these last months on to PalestineThe last time I carried a life, I got to hear her heartbeat exactly three times before it stopped. It was my fifth pregnancy. After the final appointment, the one where the surgeon furrowed her brow as she looked at the ultrasound, I walked down First Avenue. It was winter. It was the year after the pandemic had begun. I was feral with grief. I snapped at strangers, cried in the bodega, etc. I’d spent a year getting pregnant, then unpregnant. I’d wake in the middle of the night and remember: heartbeat, heartbeat. At times, I felt absurd for my grief. I couldn’t ascertain what the metric of a mother was, what goalpost had to be met. Had I met it? Surely grief like this – love like this – had to be more deeply earned?Three years later, I went under anesthesia again for another egg retrieval. At this point, I had a baby, nearly 18 months old. The surgery was on...

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