52 m. ago Smokey Robinson blasts ‘vile’ lawsuit where housekeepers accused him of rape and calls it a money grab

Smokey Robinson, 85, denies four housekeepers’ allegations that he sexually assaulted them from 2007 to 2024

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67 m. ago Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

Exclusive: backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month UK politics live – latest updatesMore than 40 Labour MPs have warned the prime minister that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” and have called for a pause and change in direction.The letter from parliamentarians spanning the new intake and veterans, and from the left and right of the party, sets Keir Starmer up for the biggest rebellion of his premiership when the House of Commons votes on the measures next month. Continue reading...

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77 m. ago Arsenal fan caught on camera calling PSG supporters 'Muslim terrorists' in a string of racist and homophobic slurs

Mikel Arteta 's side were beaten 2-1 at the Parc des Princes as they exited the tournament at the semi-final stage by virtue of a 3-1 aggregate loss. However one Arsenal fan is now at the centre of a storm.

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77 m. ago Elite star’s new Netflix thriller is being called ‘the worst movie ever’ as viewers left furious

A hot and heavy Spanish thriller is being added to Netflix this Friday, but is it worth a watch?

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78 m. ago UK savers told to make important switch as they're missing out on 'billions'

Savers have been warned they are missing out on billions of pounds with so-called zombie bank accounts accruing no interest

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99 m. ago Woman left 'fighting for her life' with toxic shock syndrome

A mother who was told that she had a common UTI was left fighting for her life after doctors missed the culprit that had been hanging around for up to a year.

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1 hour ago Cruise ship where grandad died on stag do was drunken 'carnage', passenger claims

Police are investigating the death of James Messham who died after a fight broke out on the MSC Virtuosa, but a passenger on the fateful cruise says the violence began from the moment people boarded

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1 hour ago Moment 'Karen' screams at fellow Brit tourists for 'stealing her sunbeds' in Lanzarote

Footage shows the irate woman accusing a couple of being in the poolside sunbed spot she had been using “all week” at the Hyde Park Lane apartments in Lanzarote

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1 hour ago Himesh Patel picks the most underrated project from his career

Actor tells Jacob Stolworthy about the project that never had its moment in the sun

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2 h. ago Next Rangers manager: ‘Wildcard’ candidate makes huge call on future as clubs put on alert

The German has been linked with the vacant managers role at Rangers.

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2 h. ago Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney turns up at school to play football

'We never thought he'd play - it was a pinch me moment'

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2 h. ago Nicolas Cage: ‘I don’t think a day goes by where I’m not mistaken for Nick Cave’

As psycho-thriller The Surfer is released, the actor answers your questions about eating rats, loving pickled eggs and scaring Terry WoganWhat do you remember of that appearance on Wogan? What was Terry like in real life? Have you still got that leather jacket, and the snakeskin jacket from Wild at Heart? johnnysmooth, EddieChorepost and BigAl65I remember Terry Wogan was a very nice man and I enjoyed the interview with him, although I thought I was both obnoxious and somewhat wild. I guess it’s no secret that I was promoting a movie called Wild at Heart, so I was sort of play acting to that. I remember, as a child, I was in a car, a guy was walking down the street, and he had a leather jacket on and no shirt on underneath. I thought: “Well, that’s an interesting look.” I don’t know why that came back to me when I went on Terry’s show, but I thought: “I’m going to create that look again.” It was incredibly absurd and irreverent. I don’t have that leather jacket any more.I found the s...

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2 h. ago 'I answered Ronnie O'Sullivan's call for help at the Crucible – he was a gentleman'

Seven-time Crucible champion Ronnie O'Sullivan surprisingly made big changes to his cue between sessions during his semi-final defeat to Zhao Xintong at the World Championship

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2 h. ago Kylie Jenner suffers awkward moment as boyfriend Timothee Chalamet swerves her kiss while accepting acting award

The influencer, 27, and her actor beau, 29, made their red carpet debut together at the ceremony.

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2 h. ago Amsterdam: sound of children playing not a valid reason for complaint, say experts

Sports advisory group says outdoor activity is vital for health and calls for bylaws to be changed to silence moaning neighboursResidents in one of Europe’s most densely populated cities who complain about the noise of children playing should be ignored, according to a sports advisory group which says outdoor activity is vital for their health.In new outdoor play advice, Sportraad Amsterdam (Sports Council Amsterdam) says local bylaws should be changed so that the sound of children playing is no longer a valid reason for complaint by vexed neighbours. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Kanye West's vile new song released on VE Day samples Nazi leader Adolf Hitler

Controversial rapper Kanye West released a vile new song called Heil Hitler on VE Day and featured one of Adolf Hitler's speeches at the end

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2 h. ago Irish broadcaster requests discussion over Israel’s Eurovision participation

RTÉ asks European Broadcasting Union to discuss matter after 72 former contestants call for Israel’s exclusionIreland’s public broadcaster has asked the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) for a discussion about Israel’s inclusion in the Eurovision song contest, as 72 former contestants called for the Israeli broadcaster Kan to be banned from next week’s event in the Swiss city of Basel.The director general of Ireland’s RTÉ, Kevin Bakhurst, said in a statement on Wednesday that he was “appalled by the ongoing events in the Middle East and by the horrific impact on civilians in Gaza, and the fate of Israeli hostages”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Kylie Jenner suffers awkward moment as boyfriend Timothee Chalament swerves her kiss while accepting acting award

The influencer, 27, and her actor beau, 29, made their red carpet debut together at the ceremony.

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3 h. ago ‘Not much zoology – apart from the rabbit!’ Desmond Morris on his secret surrealist love romp film

The zoologist, now aged 97, is about to unveil Time Flower, his fantasy-fuelled film in which he pursues a woman called Ramona – who gave such a brave performance leaping off the bonnet of a car that he proposed to herIn the opening scene of Time Flower, a surrealist film by the zoologist Desmond Morris, a woman is lying facedown on the ground, clutching the grass with manicured hands and shaking her head. She is about to start running across a Wiltshire moor in elegant black heels, chased by Morris in a shirt and tie, her eyes wide, her lipstick dark, the angle of the shot emphasising her perfect, parted, panting mouth. Just before she trips and falls, a wild rabbit will stare straight at the camera – and flee.This 10-minute black-and-white film, which Morris made in 1950 while he was a 22-year-old student at Birmingham University, has lain untouched in his archive for nearly 75 years. Created in response to Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel’s Un Chien Andalou, it is a testament to Mor...

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3 h. ago 5 next generation Celtic stars as Brendan Rodgers is urged to raid the youths over Scottish Cup Final sweats

There have calls for the Hoops manager to give youth a chance in the remaining games of the Premiership victory lap

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