29 m. ago Trump claims Jimmy Kimmel suspension not a free speech issue as Democrats call for FCC chair to quit over ‘abuse of power’ – live

US president says comedian ‘fired for lack of talent’; Democratic House leadership say Trump’s media official Brendan Carr should resign Full report: Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended over Charlie Kirk comments after US government pressure‘Censoring you in real time’: Kimmel suspension sparks shock and fears for free speechIn reaction to the news that Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has been indefinitely suspended, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) said that “Trump’s FCC identified speech it did not like and threatened ABC with extreme reprisals. This is state censorship.”On X, the president of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, Tino Gagliardi, issued a statement in response to ABC taking Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which employs musicians from the American Federation of Musicians Local 47 in Los Angeles, off the air. In it he said:This is not complicated: Trump’s FCC identified speech it did not like and theatened ABC with extreme reprisals. This is st...

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44 m. ago Is Lakeland’s Dry:Soon heated clothes airer a laundry hero or a load of hot air?

The tent-like capsule is the ideal option for the clothes you can’t tumble dry

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50 m. ago Actor Louis Partridge in relationship with Olivia Rodrigo ‘for right reason’

Partridge, who has a lead role in new Netflix period drama House Of Guinness, said he and Rodrigo prefer not to be photographed in public.

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52 m. ago Swiped review – Lily James leads a girlboss Social Network that is half film, half Bumble advert

This Disney+ biopic treats Whitney Wolfe Herd’s often harrowing experiences in the male-dominated tech industry with appropriate seriousness, but ultimately becomes a bland PR exercise

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54 m. ago Taylor Swift to return to Graham Norton Show to discuss new album

It’ll be the first time the singer has appeared on the BBC show since 2022

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57 m. ago Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Opp 12 no 2 & 96 album review – sheer joie de vivre

(Signum)Viktoria Mullova and Alasdair Beatson end their cycle of Beethoven violin sonatas with energised and immaculate performancesViktoria Mullova began her cycle of the Beethoven violin sonatas partnered by Kristian Bezuidenhout, but Alasdair Beatson has been the pianist for the last three instalments. They end the series with a pairing of the second of the Op 12 set in A major with the last of the sonatas, in G. All of the performances use historical instruments, with Mullova playing her gut-strung 1750 Guadagnini and using a classical bow, while here Beatson plays a different keyboard for each sonata. For the rather Mozartian Op 12 no 2 he uses a copy of a Walter fortepiano made in 1805, seven years after the sonata was composed; while for the much more ambitious keyboard writing of Op 96 it’s a copy of a Graf from 1819.What is common to the performances of both sonatas is the sheer joie de vivre of the playing. Everything seems energised, and if the precision and immaculate en...

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58 m. ago Historic estate famed for magical Christmas events announces 'enchanted garden' and markets

It will feature light trails, enchanted fairies and woodland creatures, as well as the return of the popular Christmas Market

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65 m. ago Lewis Capaldi adds second Cardiff date after first sells out

There was overwhelming demand for the first date in summer 2026

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81 m. ago Who plays PC Swirling on Emmerdale as star's past Coronation Street role and music career unveiled

Emmerdale's PC Swirling, played by actor Andy Moore, has been a firm favourite in the village for almost two decades - but what do we know about the actor who plays him

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89 m. ago Baggage handler caught launching luggage like Olympic athlete

The clip, featuring a Qatar Airways wide-body aircraft, was filmed at Madrid–Barajas Airport in Spain. The zoomed-in footage, filmed from a terminal window, shows the ground staff member outside the plane’s rear door.

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90 m. ago Home Office quietly blocks modern slavery challenges under chaotic deportation scheme

Exclusive: Migrants in the UK due for deportation to France will not be allowed to request review of modern slavery decision

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92 m. ago Uncertainty over major Cardiff music event as work begins on St David's Hall

Work is finally under way on fixing St David's Hal, but there is still uncertainty over where Cardiff Singer of the World could take place if it goes ahead in 2027

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95 m. ago Emmerdale PC Swirling star's life from Coronation Street past to surprise music career

Emmerdale's PC Swirling has been a staple on the hit ITV soap since 2004

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97 m. ago Top Democrats call for FCC chair to resign, claiming Jimmy Kimmel suspension is ‘corrupt abuse of power’ – US politics live

Democratic House leadership say Trump’s media official Brendan Carr should go, adding that cancellation of show is ‘an act of cowardice’Full report: Jimmy Kimmel Live! suspended over Charlie Kirk comments after US government pressure‘Censoring you in real time’: Kimmel suspension sparks shock and fears for free speechIn reaction to the news that Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has been indefinitely suspended, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) said that “Trump’s FCC identified speech it did not like and threatened ABC with extreme reprisals. This is state censorship.”On X, the president of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, Tino Gagliardi, issued a statement in response to ABC taking Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which employs musicians from the American Federation of Musicians Local 47 in Los Angeles, off the air. In it he said:This is not complicated: Trump’s FCC identified speech it did not like and theatened ABC with extreme reprisals. This is sta...

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98 m. ago Madonna, 67, returning to roots by rejoining label where she started for upcoming dance album

New album will be Queen of Pop’s first in seven years

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1 hour ago Victoria Beckham breaks down in tears as she makes confession amid David's support

Victoria Beckham is set to star in her own three-part Netflix documentary, which explores her rise in the fashion industry and her personal life, and a new trailer has been released.

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1 hour ago The Young Man by Annie Ernaux audiobook review – anatomy of an affair

The Nobel winner explores the dynamics of her relationship with a student 30 years her junior in an intimate, taboo-breaking memoirIn Annie Ernaux’s autobiographical story, translated by Alison L Strayer, the author recalls a past affair with a student who was 30 years her junior. “Often I have made love to force myself to write I hoped that orgasm, the most violent end to waiting that can be, would make me feel certain that there is no greater pleasure than writing a book.” In other words, she is keen to break her writer’s block. But, to both their surprise, the affair becomes “a relationship that we longed to take to the limit, without really knowing what that meant”.The Young Man is Ernaux’s shortest memoir yet, clocking just over half an hour in audio. But brevity doesn’t impede her ability to get to the heart of the intimate dynamics or external pressures of a situation that many others view as taboo. The couple get disapproving looks in restaurants, which, rather than leaving ...

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1 hour ago Man United icon David Beckham's remarkable net worth after football as he launches new career

The Manchester United icon has launched a new business after amassing a huge personal fortune alongside his wife Victoria

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1 hour ago Haruki Murakami to be celebrated with an evening of words and music in New York City

Haruki Murakami will be honored in December with an evening of words and music

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