12 m. ago Bonnie Blue Instagram mystery as star vanishes hours after Ibiza Final Boss video

Controversial adult star Bonnie Blue has vanished from Instagram just hours after posting an awkward video with 'Ibiza Final Boss' Jack Kay - and it's not the first time she's vanished from the platform

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13 m. ago Grieving mum finds body of daughter, 7, missing tongue and throat after autopsy

The girl's mother, Han, walked in to the morgue in Taiwan to find her daughter incomplete - before the medical examiner told her they simply chucked them in her chest cavity to save time

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14 m. ago £3m rescue deal saves historic George Hotel in Inveraray following administration

Administrators overseeing the sale of the historic 24-room Scottish boutique hotel have sold the hotel business, its contents and a residential dwelling to a duo of experienced hotel operators, Charlie Maclachlan and Sam Wignell of Fyne Hospitality, for £3.05m in a deal that will save up to 43 jobs in Inveraray.

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16 m. ago Ranvir Singh takes stinging swipe at Brooklyn Beckham's vow renewal as she shares her theory on why he'll never change his surname

The 26-year-old aspiring chef and his actress wife, 30, recently held a second wedding ceremony on August 2 at Nicola's billionaire father's grand estate in Westchester County, New York.

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17 m. ago Amazon expands its perishable delivery service, putting pressure on traditional grocers

Amazon is now rolling out a service where its Prime members can order their blueberries and milk at the same time as their batteries and other basic items

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22 m. ago Reeves accused of ‘punishing families’ with inheritance tax raid – that still ‘won’t fill Labour’s blackhole’

Former government economist Jonathan Portes told The Independent changes to inheritance tax would not raise enough to plug the UK’s multi-billion-pound fiscal shortfall

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24 m. ago Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ | Emma Brockes

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to?If you put it in a novel – a ham-fisted satire of tech overlord hypocrisy, say – it would look too contrived to fly. But here we are, absorbing a story from the New York Times this week in which Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are discovered to have been running a private school out of their compound in Palo Alto, California, in violation of city zoning laws. More pertinently, the school of 14 kids, which includes two of the couple’s three daughters, is less than a mile from the school for low-income families that the couple founded in 2016. Guess which school the world’s second-richest man and his wife are shutting down?Say the word “zoning infraction” to a certain stripe of American and the effect is equal to using “queue jumper” on a Briton, but of course the broader point here isn’t one about permits. (A spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan told the newsp...

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30 m. ago Teenage girls making TikToks: Philippa James’s best photograph

‘My daughter and her friends are part of the smartphone generation. The more time I spent with them, the more I learned about the darker side of their mobiles’This started as a project with my daughter and her friends, who are all part of the smartphone generation. They were 14 years old at the time and I wanted to learn more about the relationship they had with their mobile phones. In 2022, a study by Ofcom showed that nine out of 10 children owned one by the time they reached the age of 11, and that 91% of them used video platforms, messaging apps and social media by the age of 12. I spoke to my daughter and her friends about how they use their phones and the negative reputation that surrounds teenagers and their screens. They told me the positives as well as the negatives, such as how social media can raise confidence as well as knock it down.I asked if I could photograph them. There was very little direction from me and – rather than photographing them in a controlled portraitur...

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34 m. ago We know that cosy games have big audiences – so where’s my epic Call the Midwife sim?

In a world overwhelmed by noise and with more players looking for solace, it’s time the triple-A developers pay attentionI am 85 hours into Death Stranding 2, an apocalyptic nightmare about Earth becoming infected with death monsters, and I’ve realised that I’m playing it as a cosy game. For hours at a time, I trundle along the photorealistic landscapes in my pick-up truck, delivering parcels to isolated communities and building new roads. The only reason I complete the main story missions is to open new areas of the map so that I can meet new people and build more roads. I find it blissfully enjoyable.Of course, I am far from alone in playing video games this way. “Cosy games” have become a thriving cottage industry over the past five years, led by crossover successes such as Minecraft, Stardew Valley and Untitled Goose Game, but also housing hundreds of smaller titles that appeal to highly engaged communities. On Steam this month you’ll discover Catto’s Post Office, a delightful g...

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35 m. ago Premier course designer Derek di Grazia is excited by the newly

Premier course designer Derek di Grazia is excited by the newly-reversed course at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials as it changes direction for the first time in eight years.

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37 m. ago Leonardo DiCaprio at 50: ‘You don’t want to waste your time any more’

The Oscar-winning actor whose three-decade career includes acclaimed roles in Titanic, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Revenant, also revealed his biggest career regret

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40 m. ago Amazon flash deal on Galaxy Tab A9+ worth £209 touted as 'cheaper alternative to an iPad'

Amazon's limited time deal is on the 2025 edition of the Galaxy Tab A9+ which is available in three colours

Economics

45 m. ago Netflix fans turn off 'incredibly disgusting' new comedy minutes in despite star

It was created by a five-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker

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68 m. ago Tyson and Paris marry for third time in emotional ceremony in France alongside their seven children

Tyson Fury and wife Paris have renewed their vows and married for a third time in an emotional ceremony in the South of France, alongside their seven children

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68 m. ago Tyson and Paris Fury marry for third time in emotional ceremony in France alongside their seven children

Tyson Fury and wife Paris have renewed their vows and married for a third time in an emotional ceremony in the South of France, alongside their seven children

Politics

70 m. ago Who should play Elon Musk in 'Artificial'? As Andrew Garfield is cast as Sam Altman, AI reveals the actors who could take on the role as the Tesla billionaire

As hype around 'Artificial' builds, one key question remains - who is brave enough to take on the role of Elon Musk ?

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84 m. ago Emmerdale's Mack actor breaks silence on 'exit' as he warns 'no one is safe'

Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb has addressed his rumoured 'exit' from the soap for the first time amid the John Sugden serial killer plot and warned that 'no one is safe'

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85 m. ago Tennis legend goes public with heartbreaking health diagnosis

Monica Seles was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis - a neuromuscular autoimmune disease - in 2022 and the nine-time Grand Slam winner has now chosen to go public

Science

86 m. ago Beloved UK holiday park with beautiful location closes for good after 47 years

The Baltic Wharf Caravan and Motorhome Club site in Bristol, which has been in operation for nearly 50 years, has closed its gates for the final time as it is to be redeveloped

Politics

86 m. ago Princess Andre flooded with support from fans as she complains about feeling 'uncomfortable' at being forced to wear 'exposing' bikini top at fashion show

The 18-year-old opened up about the experience in the latest episode of her ITV2 reality show The Princess Diaries, which follows her life as she embarks on a modelling career.

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