1 hour ago Beast raped and strangled woman in alley as she left Scots house party

A SEX attacker who strangled and raped a woman in a street attack after the victim left a house party was warned today that he faced a "significant" jail sentence. Ali Chikane, 35, grabbed the woman by the neck and throttled her in a lane in Edinburgh as he subjected her to the sexual assault...

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2 h. ago Lily Allen 'reveals true identity' of mystery woman in David Harbour cheating Scandal

Lily Allen has seemingly followed in the footsteps of Dolly Parton and Beyonce by naming and shaming the woman who her husband David Harbour cheated on her with in a new song from her latest album

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2 h. ago Big Brother star Zelah's girlfriend speaks out on 'weird' comment from Feyisola

Zelah's girlfriend Francesca is no stranger to supporting her partner on social media

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2 h. ago Inspector Clouseau? The mystery man in an AP photo after the Louvre jewel heist creates a buzz

A photo taken by an Associated Press photographer after the brazen daylight robbery at Paris' Louvre Museum is generating an online buzz

Culture

3 h. ago Sex attacker strangled and raped woman in Edinburgh street attack after house party

Ali Chikane, 35, grabbed the woman by the neck and throttled her in a lane in Edinburgh as he subjected her to the sexual assault ordeal.

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4 h. ago Still life that never moved: mystery of missing Picasso painting solved

Artwork that vanished en route from Madrid to Granada seemingly never made it on to van in first placeFittingly enough for a still life, it would appear that the small Picasso painting that triggered a police investigation after apparently vanishing while en route from Madrid to Granada for an exhibition earlier this month scarcely moved from its pickup point.Officers from Spain’s Policía Nacional began searching for the gouache and pencil work Naturaleza muerta con guitarra (Still Life with Guitar) after it failed to arrive on a van that was bringing a consignment of loaned exhibits from the capital to the CajaGranada foundation on 3 October. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK

Successive governments criticised for doing ‘virtually nothing’ to reduce risk in decade since cancer link foundBacon and ham sold in the UK should carry cigarette-style labels warning that chemicals in them cause bowel cancer, scientists say.Their demand comes as they criticise successive British governments for doing “virtually nothing” to reduce the risk from nitrites in the decade since they were found to definitely cause cancer. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Is polygamy bad for society? Scientists think it could have benefits

Studies have shown men are actually more likely to marry where polygyny is common than where it is rare

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5 h. ago ‘Sycophantic’ AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, study shows

Scientists warn of ‘insidious risks’ of increasingly popular technology that affirms even harmful behaviourTurning to AI chatbots for personal advice poses “insidious risks”, according to a study showing the technology consistently affirms a user’s actions and opinions even when harmful.Scientists said the findings raised urgent concerns over the power of chatbots to distort people’s self-perceptions and make them less willing to patch things up after a row. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago 'Mystery woman' returns Ontario minister's journal lost 50 years ago after finding it in Value Village | CBC News

'Mystery woman' returns Ontario minister's journal lost 50 years ago after finding it in Value Village | CBC News  CBC

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6 h. ago Regretting You plot summary as Colleen Hoover romance hits screens

Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel Regretting You has been adapted into a new film starring Allison Williams and McKenna Grace

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6 h. ago ‘Am I doing this right?’: how to master the lost art of flirting

Making a romantic connection with a stranger in real life means levelling up one’s game. The good news is, it is possible to learn how to be a good flirtGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFrom his birds-eye position in the booth, DJ Rakish has noticed a blue light disco effect on the dancefloor when he plays at “straightish” nightclubs. “If people aren’t already in groups, you definitely see the boys hanging around together and the girls hanging around together,” he says. There might be furtive glances here and there but, “particularly with younger people, game just doesn’t seem to exist at the moment”.Rakish is not alone in noticing a lack of casual flirting between strangers. Clinical psychologist and UCLA professor Dr Elizabeth Laugeson says: “There is some evidence that young adults today are engaging in less traditional dating behaviour, compared to previous generations.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago ‘I don’t make it easy for myself’: divorce and desire power Lily Allen’s autofictional comeback

The singer has brought her seven-year music hiatus to an end with a new album, West End GirlWhen Lily Allen released her fifth album on Friday morning, there were as many headlines breaking down the contents of the record as there were actual reviews of the music.West End Girl, surprise-announced on Monday, appears to concern the 40-year-old British pop star’s divorce from the US actor David Harbour, who stars in the Netflix sci-fi series Stranger Things. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago What happens in Regretting You? Latest Colleen Hoover romance explained

Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel has been adapted into a new film with an all-star cast - but what happens in the book's dramatic ending?

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6 h. ago 'I screamed all of my stress out in a park with complete strangers

The viral Scream Club trend that has taken social media by storm has hit the UK streets, including London, Manchester and Birmingham. An attendee speaks to the Mirror about the benefits

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7 h. ago Nail tech baffled after client's strange response to being asked for payment

A nail tech has shared a video of the moment she asked her client to pay for her manicure, only for the woman to have a bizarre response, leaving her speechless

Politics

8 h. ago Mystery of the Royal announcement that never was: Media race to Royal Lodge for 'statement'... only for Palace to abruptly insist none was ever planned

Senior BBC journalists were allegedly briefed on Thursday evening that 'something significant' was expected to happen at the Prince's Royal Lodge home.

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8 h. ago New trial finds two commonly available drugs may delay Alzheimer’s

Findings may lead to bridging critical treatment gap for Alzheimer’s patients, scientists say

Events

8 h. ago Scientists identify 'toxic chemicals' in vapes which could be damaging lungs

Millions of adults could be at risk of repeated exposure as the toxic compounds form when the fluid is heated

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11 h. ago Ginger bombshell: Scientists finally crack why most orange cats are boys

New study solves a century-old feline mystery, and whether marmalade moggies really are the naughtiest

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