73 m. ago Harper Beckham 'heartbroken' as brother Brooklyn set to miss her 14th birthday amidst family feud

Brooklyn Beckham is expected to be absent from his younger sister Harper's 14th birthday celebrations on Thursday.

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83 m. ago ‘We’re told to be polite and small and dainty. But that’s not me!’: Megan Stalter on starring in Lena Dunham’s new romcom, Too Much

Her kooky online skits brought her viral fame and a breakout role in HBO’s Hacks. Then Lena Dunham came calling with the job of a lifetime. Is the actor ready to take centre stage?When Lena Dunham messaged, Megan Stalter lost it. “Like d’uhh,” Stalter is explaining – delighting, really. “Who wouldn’t? I was at home: this really bad apartment in Laurel Canyon [in the Hollywood Hills]. The area is haunted, and it was actually a really scary building, and nothing ever got fixed because apparently in the lease I signed they didn’t have to repair anything! I don’t actually live there now ” Stalter, 34, has a tendency to wander off on tangents. So Dunham?“OK yes, so we were just about to start filming Hacks again.” The wildly popular, 48-times-Emmy-nominated HBO comedy in which Stalter plays nepo-baby Kayla, a chaotic and kind-hearted talent agent, her total-commitment-to-the-bit characterisation making her a breakout star. “And there Lena was in my DMs.” Stalter opene...

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83 m. ago As if graduating weren’t daunting enough, now students like me face a jobs market devastated by AI | Connor Myers

With big accountancy and finance firms turning to tech rather than graduates, even those with ‘useful’ degrees find their prospects diminishedConnor Myers is a student at the University of Exeter and an intern on the Guardian’s positive action schemeSeptember is the beginning of many young people’s lives, as cars speed along motorways transporting 18- and 19-year-olds to their new university accommodations. I remember my own journey down to Exeter in 2022, the first stage in what I hoped would be an experience to set me up for the rest of my life. Little did I know that this was the calm before the storm, before anyone had heard of ChatGPT, or imagined the chaos that generative AI was about to cause for new graduates.Fast forward to 2025, and some of the young people I began this journey with have realised that they’ve spent the last three years training for graduate jobs that don’t exist. Many firms are now slashing their number of new hires. Big accountancy firms have cut back on ...

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95 m. ago The Peak District village ruined by 'too many tourists' dumping 'piles of poo' in beauty hotspot

Locals of the beautiful village in the heart of the Peak District National Park are outraged by a post-pandemic boom in tourists causing a host of problems

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1 hour ago Queen's uncharacteristically damning verdict on Meghan: Balmoral guest claims the late monarch 'raised eyebrows' with her remarks on Harry and his wife

Her Majesty reportedly made the comments during a drinks reception at Balmoral in August 2022 - just a month before her death.

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2 h. ago The incredible story of a Wimbledon finalist who became a murderer: Son of Irish baron with a 'killer' backhand saw his life spiral out of control after SW19 heartbreak

The remarkable front page of French newspaper 'Le Petit Journal' in 1907 illustrated the crime of a former Wimbledon finalist in the most graphic manner possible.

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2 h. ago Strictly's Dianne Buswell receives overwhelming support as she shares sad family news

Strictly Come Dancing star has been flooded with support after announcing the heartbreaking news of her grandfather's death

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2 h. ago Strictly star supported as she shares heartbreaking tribute to family member

Strictly Come Dancing professional has been flooded with messages of support after revealing the sad news

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2 h. ago Fears death row triple murderer's heart implant could shock him 'over and over'

Death row inmate, Byron Black is set to be executed next month for a triple murder in 1987 - but his legal team fear his heart implant will make his end a 'gruesome spectacle'

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2 h. ago Woman dies in Dundee street after serious assault as police probe death

A woman in her 30s was found seriously injured in Dundee. She tragically died at the scene on South Road.

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2 h. ago Texas rancher fights back tears as he describes flooded town's 'unbelievable' devastation as death toll climbs to 50

At least 50 people have died after the Guadalupe River surged 30 feet above its normal height, devastating children's summer camps and ripping apart families.

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3 h. ago ‘No empty words’: Kumanjayi Walker’s family prepare for coroner’s final report with call for ‘real action’

Findings will be handed down almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community of YuendumuGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe inquest findings into the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker will be handed down in Yuendumu on Monday, almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community.Zachary Rolfe shot Walker three times while trying to arrest him on 9 November 2019 in Yuendumu, about 300km from Alice Springs.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Family reveals desperate final words of brave Texas father who died saving kids and fiancée from floods

Julian Ryan, 27, died early Friday morning when fast-moving floodwaters from the Guadalupe River - which surged over 30 feet above its normal height - swept into his family's home in Ingram.

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4 h. ago Texas continues grim flood recovery with at least 50 killed, including 15 children

Some two dozen girls still unaccounted for after summer camps swept away as Guadalupe River rises 26ft in 45 minutesRescuers searched on Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 50 people – with more rain pounding the region.The flooding in Kerr county killed at least 43 people, including 15 children, and at least eight people died in nearby counties. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Desperate final words of brave dad who died saving kids and fiancé from floods

Brave dad Julian Ryan was praised as a 'hero' by his family, who said his death in the Texas floods has left 'an unfillable void in all our lives' - his fiancé has now shared his heartbreaking final words

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5 h. ago From swim schools to eye clinics: how families of 7/7 victims used heartbreak to help others

Relatives tell of their determination to see good come from the killing of their loved ones in 2005 London bombingsIn the city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of the north-east Indian state of Odisha, there is an eye clinic that has transformed the lives of thousands of children.Before the unit was established in 2008, according to its vice-chair, there was no dedicated children’s eye care centre in the entire eastern part of India, a country home to 20% of the world’s blind children. The clinic now sees about 3,000 children a month and performs 350 eye surgeries – a significant proportion of them at no cost to the often very poor families who need them. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago New Rangers regime yet to blow the doors off and three word assessment I heard better be accurate – Hugh Keevins

Russell Martin faces trial by friendly match and Shug has warned the Ibrox jurors will be savage in their judgement

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5 h. ago Tony Bloom's Hearts endgame is to win the Premiership as Celtic and Rangers told when they should be 'worried'

An ally to the Brighton owners has revealed the long-game after his Tynecastle investment

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5 h. ago Former Celtic, Glasgow City and Hearts stars boost Hamilton Accies Women squad as boss hails experience of trio

The SWPL1 newcomers have made a triple signing swoop recently ahead of the new campaign

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5 h. ago Brooklyn Beckham 'doesn't feel he fits into family' as Harper's 'heartbroken'

EXCLUSIVE: As it looks like Brooklyn Beckham will be a no-show for Harper’s 14th birthday this week, a source explains why his loyalties are split between his family and his wife

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