65 m. ago I’m an Emily Henry superfan but Great Big Beautiful Life has one major problem

I was one of the first to read Emily Henry's Big Beautiful Life, but as a huge fan of the author I had one major issue with it

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71 m. ago BREAKING First images of Pope Francis in an open coffin as mourners gather

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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2 h. ago Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp review – a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era

This startling debut follows a young woman on a surreal and bluntly graphic quest to be the perfect girlfriendSet in upstate New York, Sophie Kemp’s surreal satirical debut puts us in the uneasy company of a part-time model who calls herself Reality as she sets out on a crazed quest to become the perfect girlfriend. The chief beneficiary of her self-education is a crack-smoking postgrad and wannabe musician named Ariel, who cheats openly, gives her an infection and – in the reader’s eye – sees her as little more than a sex toy able to fetch snacks. But Reality is besotted, ignoring her own doomsaying conscience – what she refers to with typical idiosyncrasy as “the familiar voice” – as well as her best friend, Soon-jin, who thinks Ariel looks like a “school shooter”: “I think what she was saying was: Ariel is a unique bad boy who often wore a leather jacket.” What ensues is akin to a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era. Taking tips from a magazine, Girlfriend Weekly, which mag...

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2 h. ago Goldbeak review – kids cartoon sends baby eagle to live in a chicken coop

Low-budget visuals drain the charm from this animated tale strangely reminiscent of Jonathan Livingston SeagullBirds of a feather flock together, unless you’re an eagle being raised in a community of chickens, per this animated family adventure. Orphaned in a plane crash (yes, eagles use planes), young Goldbeak is from a prominent political family and, naturally enough, he comes to realise he doesn’t exactly fit in with the hens and roosters with whom he is living. Notably, chickens are not known for their prowess at flying, and so he finds his literal wings metaphorically clipped, though he is desperate to soar above his contemporaries.Thematically, this is vaguely reminiscent of 1970s publishing hit Jonathan Livingston Seagull, a short allegorical fable about a frustrated gull who refuses to accept the limitations of his community and yearns to go beyond the limits of what seems possible. Here, though, Goldbeak’s exceptionalism is firmly rooted in biology, so maybe he’s more like ...

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2 h. ago Forgotten war film with one moment fans say 'you know it's amazing'

Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard star in the 2016 film Allied, which was a box office bomb and received poor reviews from critics, but fans can't get enough of the love story

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2 h. ago Netflix hidden gem leaves viewers in tears as it's dubbed 'one of the best films'

The Mustang was released in 2019 and tells the story of a violent criminal who finds new meaning to his life through training a wild horse

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3 h. ago James Penrice dismisses 'weird' Hearts claims despite the story Neil Ciritchley's record tells

Penrice also reflected on an impressive personal season despite the Jambos as a whole missing their targets

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4 h. ago ‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theftMore British households struggling with bills will resort to energy theft, campaigners sayBy the time a team of police officers and engineers stormed a disused office block in Wigan, Greater Manchester, on a November morning last year, the building had been abandoned.Left behind were rooms filled with thousands of cannabis plants: a nursery on the first floor, the growing crop on the second, and leaves drying out on the third. The criminal gang behind the marijuana farm is thought to have fled after the grid operator cut off the stolen electricity used to power scores of LED lamps. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Australia’s gen Z men aren’t monsters in the making – they just feel short

Instead of alarmism or shaming, we need to create spaces where young men feel heard, challenged and supportedGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFor years, we’ve looked at democracies like the US, Germany and South Korea, disturbed by what a nation divided along gender and generation lines could look like. Australia, by comparison, seemed less polarised, but new research hints that something’s starting to shift – slowly, unevenly and with plenty of caveats – among young Australians too.But let’s not jump the gun – because the story is more complicated than it first appears, and framing “young men” as a purely reactionary force isn’t going to get us anywhere helpful. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Football game is abandoned after players' disgusting violation of referee

The tie between two sides in the York Football League was called off at half time after the "disgusting act" which left the referee fuming and shocked social media

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10 h. ago Astronaut opens up on isolating 311 days in space after being abandoned by his country

Sergei Krikalev was branded 'the last Soviet' after spending an unintended 311 days in the Mir space station as the Soviet Union crumbled down on earth.

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10 h. ago Harvard sues Trump administration over efforts to ‘gain control of academic decision

University fights back against threats to cut about $9bn in funding for school after it refused to comply with demandsIn a new lawsuit, Harvard University alleged that the Donald Trump administration is trying to “gain control of academic decision-making at Harvard”, several news outlets are reporting.The university is fighting back against the administration’s threat to review about $9bn in federal funding after Harvard officials refused to comply with a list of demands that included appointing an outside overseer to ensure that the viewpoints being taught at the university were “diverse”. Harvard is specifically looking to halt a freeze on $2.2bn in grants. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Wood caps Forest’s blistering start at Tottenham to refuel European dream

There is no need to attempt to rewrite history by arguing that Tottenham Hotspur failed to see what they had in Nuno Espírito Santo. All that matters now is that this meticulous, softly spoken manager is the perfect fit for Nottingham Forest. They have provided Nuno with the perfect platform for his counterpunching tactics and, in what would surely be the story of the Premier League season, are ­closing in on Champions League football after cruising to victory over Ange Postecoglou’s limp and ­uninterested Spurs side.This was cool, clinical and resilient from Forest as they bounced back from two successive defeats by rising into third place with five games left. Nerves, it seems, are not for them. They struck early through Elliot Anderson and Chris Wood, who punished diffident defending, and then leant on their defensive prowess to claim the points. Spurs, stuck in 16th after falling to their 18th defeat in 33 games, were beaten inside 16 minutes, a header from Richarlison coming to...

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13 h. ago 'Smart' Bianca Censori's next steps after Kanye 'brought her down with him'

Bianca Censori is said to be inundated with offers to sell her story amid her split from rapper Kanye West after the controversial rapper seemingly confirmed their relationship status

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13 h. ago Doctors reattached my head after I was 'decapitated' in a car accident

The 50-year-old farmer from the US, who was not named, had swerved to avoid a pothole - like he had done a thousand times before - when he lost control of his truck and slammed into a wall of trees.

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13 h. ago Welsh teacher who felt 'hideous' tells surgeon 'don't blame yourself' after risky facial surgery

Ceri was very emotional after her life-altering operation on BBC's Saving Lives in Cardiff

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13 h. ago Judge temporarily blocks NYC mayor from allowing ICE agents on Rikers Island jail

A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt discussions with the Trump administration allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex

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14 h. ago Former Rangers TV commentator takes aim at Rio Ferdinand over 'unashamed' Man Utd commentary

Ferdinand and fellow co-commentator Robbie Savage did little to his their loyalties as United staged a remarkable turnaround

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15 h. ago Britain's Got Talent icons Jonathan and Charlotte's life now after split and new careers

Jonathan and Charlotte were an operatic duo who shot to fame on the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent, and now eight years on, we take a look at what happened to the pair

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15 h. ago Celebrities pay tribute to Pope Francis: ‘Thank you for being an ally’

Martin Scorsese, Russell Crowe, Whoopi Goldberg and Eva Longoria are among stars remembering late pope who died aged 88Pope Francis tributes – latest updatesNumerous celebrities, many among the nearly 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide, expressed condolences for the late Pope Francis, who died early on Monday – the morning after Easter Sunday – at the age of 88.Martin Scorsese, who has grappled with Catholic faith in several of his films, called Pope Francis, “in every way, a remarkable human being” in a statement to Variety. “He acknowledged his own failings. He radiated wisdom. He radiated goodness. He had an ironclad commitment to the good. He knew in his soul that ignorance was a terrible plague on humanity. So he never stopped learning. And he never stopped enlightening. And, he embraced, preached and practiced forgiveness. Universal and constant forgiveness.” Continue reading...

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