2 h. ago Think you don’t like asters in the garden? It might be time to change your mind

The easy-going, unfussy aster can still flower long into autumn, puffing up the garden with cloud-like blooms of lilac, white or wizard purpleOne of the things that makes gardening so perpetually, addictively interesting to me is how it challenges beliefs I’d previously held about myself – often on an annual basis. Some beliefs are big, others are smaller, such as my dislike of asters.Ask me in the middle of spring, when everything is new and fresh, and the tulip petals look as if they’ve been streaked with a fan-shaped brush, and I will confidently say I’m not an aster fan. Too fussy, too much lilac, too bushy. But scoot forward six months, and I regret I hadn’t planted a few in the gaps that appear at this time of year. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Scottish pupil named a Time magazine girl of the year for solar

Rebecca Young, 13, named one of 10 girls of the year for her invention intended to help rough sleepers in winterA Scottish schoolgirl has been named a “girl of the year” by Time magazine after she invented a solar-powered thermal blanket to help rough sleepers keep warm.Rebecca Young, 13, came up with her design after seeing homeless people struggling in subzero temperatures on the streets of her home city, Glasgow, in winter. She said her message to young people was: “If you see a problem you think you can fix, you can do something about it.” Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Love Island star Shakira still hasn't seen her dad since leaving villa with Harry

Love Island 2025 stars Shakira Khan and Toni Laites appeared on ITV's Loose Women together to discuss their time on the dating show

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25 h. ago Scottish schoolgirl, 12, says appearance on TIME’s Girls of the Year list was 'cool and very unexpected'

Rebecca ended up winning an engineering award in a UK-wide competition with 70,000 entrants.

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25 h. ago Scot, 12, named on Time’s first Girls of the Year list after homelessness design

Rebecca Young, from Glasgow, designed a solar-powered backpack with an electric blanket inside to help homeless people.

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36 h. ago Taylor Swift reveals details of The Life of a Showgirl ahead of October release: ‘Infectiously joyful and wild’

Swift appears on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast to discuss the new album, which features Sabrina Carpenter and will come out on 3 OctoberTaylor Swift has revealed more details about her upcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl, which includes a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter on the title track and will be released 3 October.The singer shared the cover and track listing for The Life of a Showgirl on Wednesday night, timed for her appearance on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights, which he hosts with his brother, the former fellow professional footballer Jason.The Fate of OpheliaElizabeth TaylorOpaliteFather FigureEldest DaughterRuin the FriendshipActually RomanticWi$h Li$tWoodCancelled!HoneyThe Life of a Showgirl featuring Sabrina Carpenter Continue reading...

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48 h. ago DC mayor hardens stance on Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ deployment of national guard – US politics live

Muriel Bowser urges community members to ‘protect our autonomy and get to the other side of this guy’ amid Trump’s interventionWe can expect to hear from the president at least a few times today. According to his daily schedule, he’ll make an appearance at the Kennedy Center at 11am ET, and make an announcement.He’ll then head back to the White House and sign executive orders at 4pm ET. For now this will be closed press, but could very well open up.Will be speaking to European Leaders in a short while. They are great people who want to see a deal done.Very unfair media is at work on my meeting with Putin. Constantly quoting fired losers and really dumb people like John Bolton, who just said that, even though the meeting is on American soil, “Putin has already won.” What’s that all about? We are winning on EVERYTHING. The Fake News is working overtime (No tax on overtime!).If I got Moscow and Leningrad free, as part of the deal with Russia, the Fake News would say that I made a bad d...

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54 h. ago A moment that changed me: I resolved to reduce my screen time – and it was a big mistake

I was looking for liberation from the apps, but quitting them only made my life harder and turned me into a man obsessedI unlocked my iPhone screen at the precise moment that my weekly screen time notification appeared – accidentally dismissing it before I could take a screenshot – and promptly erupted into a rage. I had spent an excruciating week resolutely not looking at my phone, part of a month-long effort to whittle my daily screen time down from more than four hours a day to less than an hour, with the hope of improving my mental wellbeing (and possibly carving out a career as an inspirational speaker). But my efforts felt futile without being able to post evidence online about how offline I had become. I frantically Googled how to retrieve notifications (you cannot) and – briefly – considered re-creating my screen time report in Photoshop.Over the past decade or two, my efforts at self-improvement have taken various forms: the year where I read 105 books; the period during wh...

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66 h. ago Guests and release date revealed for second season of Meghan’s lifestyle show

With Love, Meghan will air on Netflix in two weeks’ time and include celebrity appearances by Chrissy Teigen and Tan France.

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3 d. ago Royal insider on 'moment it went wrong' for Harry and Meghan after breaking royal protocol

The first public appearance of a royal baby is a time-honoured tradition, yet Harry and Meghan chose a different route - a decision that reportedly hinted at the couple's royal future

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3 d. ago Home Bargains cafe horror as schoolgirl suffers teapot burns to 7 per cent of body

Little Murphy Weatherston, six, was left with burns to seven per cent of her body after a scalding metal teapot fell onto her lap on July 22.

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4 d. ago ITV GMB star brutally shut down by Rebecca Loos 'Don't need to talk about this'

Rebecca Loos appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday to discuss her time on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

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7 d. ago Clarkson’s Farm star Harriet Cowan shares emotional message after show exit

The 24-year-old farmhand and nurse from Derbyshire only appeared on the show for a short time, but quickly became a firm fan favourite

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8 d. ago Man United ace five clubs have now sounded out has 'risen from the dead' under Ruben Amorim

One Manchester United star's career appeared to be over around this time last year, but the player has managed to turn his fortunes around since Ruben Amorim took over

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9 d. ago Coronation Street's Betsy Swain star leaves fans 'gobsmacked' and 'sobbing' with unknown talent year after debut

The actress' big break came last summer when she appeared in the ITV soap for the first time in the new role of Betsy Swain

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9 d. ago Coronation Street's Bernie star fights tears on live TV as she admits 'it's still so fresh'

Jane Hazlegrove was left fighting tears on during he latest live TV appearance as she was reminded of her time on the cobbles so far

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9 d. ago Falcons WR Drake London is much more than the ‘angry dude’ he appears to be on the field

Falcons WR Drake London is much more than the ‘angry dude’ he appears to be on the field  The New York Times

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1 week ago Thomas Partey accused of rape at £6m north London mansion and luxury Spanish hotel

Thomas Partey is set to appear in court for the first time on Tuesday

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3 w. ago Ulrika Jonsson hits back at trolls who cruelly mocked her 'tanned' and 'old' face

Ulrika Jonsson has hit back at cruel trolls who mocked her 'tanned' and 'old' appearance after she appeared on a podcast without make-up for the first time in years

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3 w. ago Love Island's Cach was rejected from show multiple times before 2025 appearance

He has tried time and time again to get a spot in the villa

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