7 h. ago The moment I knew: when we reunited in our 60s, it felt like coming home

Lynne Besant met Paul as a teenager. After 40 years apart, she discovered she still had feelings for himFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesIn the mid-60s, my family followed my father’s work to a caravan park in Gladstone, central Queensland. He worked in construction and the sprawling transient accommodation for the hundreds of families who’d relocated to build an aluminium plant became our home. I was going on 16 and sulking about having to change schools, again. Then I met Paul.Back in those days people made their own fun. We often had huge parties at the caravan park, and Paul, an apprentice electrician, would volunteer to rig up the lighting. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago The LA Dodgers won the World Series but for Latino fans, it’s complicated

The fact that Latino stars were at the forefront of the victory over the Toronto Blue Jays sits alongside the club’s near silence on the immigration raids roiling the cityFor Natalia Molina, a lifelong fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a third-generation Mexican American, the crowning moment of baseball’s World Series didn’t come in last Saturday’s nail-biting finale, when her team performed one death-defying escape act after another before prevailing in extra innings over the Toronto Blue Jays.It came a game earlier, when two of the team’s second-tier players, Kike Hernández, who is from Puerto Rico, and Miguel Rojas, from Venezuela, pulled off a thrilling, game-winning sequence that simultaneously upended the many negative stereotypes Donald Trump has been touting about Latinos since he first ran for president a decade ago. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Alan Carr issued warning after breaking down in tears during Celebrity Traitors final

Comedian Alan Carr was consoled by co-stars Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga during an emotional moment after winning the first series of Celebrity Traitors

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41 h. ago Celebrity Traitors winner Alan Carr jokes he has a ‘taste for killing’

The comedian said his favourite moment during the hit BBC series was actress Celia’s Imrie’s fart while his favourite kill was comedian Lucy Beaumont.

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49 h. ago Celebrity Traitors surprise twist as Nick Mohammed turns on 'true Faithful' Joe Marler in the final moments of the series

Nick Mohammed turned on 'true Faithful' Joe Marler in the final moments of The Celebrity Traitors final on Thursday night, changing the game completely.

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61 h. ago The Celebrity Traitors: the most ridiculous moments from the series so far

From Alan Carr’s hood to Celia Imrie’s farting, there have been some corkers this season

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69 h. ago The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s Cop30 will be about action | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faithLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of BrazilToday, in the Brazilian Amazon, the Belém summit opens ahead of the 30th United Nations climate change conference (Cop30). I have convened world leaders in the days leading up to the conference so that we can all commit to acting with the urgency the climate crisis demands.If we fail to move beyond speeches into real action, our societies will lose faith – not only in the Cops, but in multilateralism and international politics more broadly. That is why I have summoned leaders to the Amazon: to make this the “Cop of truth”, the moment we demonstrate the seriousness of our shared commitment to the planet.Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of Brazil Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Heartbreaking moment MAFS’ couple break down in tears on final date of series as they struggle to make romance work

MAFS UK’s Bailey and Rebecca were seen breaking down in tears in a first-look at the next episode as they struggled to make their relationship work.  Bailey and Rebecca have been branded one of the strongest Married At First Sight UK couples taking part in the current series.  But as the final dates loom, it...

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5 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing live: Tess Daly momentarily replaced as fifth celebrity leaves series

All the updates from week six of the BBC competition on Saturday and Sunday

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6 d. ago Moment serial prankster lined up with Australian rugby league team before clash with England

A NOTORIOUS prankster lined up with the Australian rugby league team - before he was nicked. Daniel Jarvis - who goes by the name ‘Jarvo 69’ online - got onto the field as the Aussie and England teams lined up for the national anthems at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday. He was caught on...

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6 d. ago Watch MAFS couple recreate romantic Lady and the Tramp scene on loved

MARRIED At First Sight couple Leigh and Leah share their most tender moment of the series tonight with a Disney-inspired kiss. The couple, who weathered a frosty start to married life, are heating up at just the right time as the experiment nears its end. Tonight, Leah pulls out all the stops at her house,...

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6 d. ago Key moments from the Dodgers' wild World Series Game 7 win over the Blue Jays

Late homers by Miguel Rojas and Will Smith rallied the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in 11 innings in one of the wildest Game 7s in World Series history

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7 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing live: Tess Daly momentarily replaced as Lewis Cope nets series’ first perfect score on Halloween

All the updates from week six of the BBC competition on Saturday and Sunday

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7 d. ago Strictly fans say 'give them the job' as star eyes up Tess and Claudia replacement

Strictly have demanded that La Voix takes on the presenting job on the BBC series after the Drag Race star momentarily took over from Tess Daly on Saturday night's show

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7 d. ago The moment I knew: I was riffling through my sudoku book when I saw a message on puzzle 239

Actors Michael Wahr and Adinia Wirasti met on set in 2018. Less than a year later, his world stopped when he spotted a handwritten noteFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt was 2018 and I’d just landed a role on HBO series Grisse. I was excited to meet the cast, who’d already started filming in Batam, Indonesia. After a flight from London to Singapore, then a ferry to Riau Islands, I arrived at my chalet. Even though it was late, I was invited to join the others at one of the villas.About 20 people were gathered, eating, drinking and chatting loudly. I was given a drink and a bowl of noodles, then shortly afterwards the director and showrunner asked me to read a scene with one of the actors, Adinia. She was so graceful and precise in her reading, I remember sitting across from this woman and being in complete awe of her.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday...

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2 w. ago The moment I knew: I found their pyjamas under my pillow and felt butterflies

After initially ghosting Nic, Gemma Foster-Wisdom realised she’d found ‘forever love’ when a little gesture gave her an incredible feelingFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesI wasn’t in the best state of mind when I met Nic. It was December 2020, I was 27 and living on my own in south-west London after coming out of a three-year relationship with a man who was nice but wasn’t right for me.My type was basically men who were taller than me (I’m 6 foot). I’d been on a few dates with a lovely man who worked as a debt collector but I wasn’t feeling it. One night I thought to myself, I can’t date men any more. I’d always been interested in dating people other than men so I thought, why don’t I try now, and changed my Hinge settings to women. All expectations of what I wanted went out of the window. I just started swiping. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Princess Andre admits ‘stressful’ moments filming ITV show as she teases second series

EXCLUSIVE: Princess Andre opened up about the “stressful” moments behind her ITV show as she confirmed series two is coming soon — with proud dad Peter teasing she’ll be “great”

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2 w. ago Callum Turner reveals the 'sliding doors moments' that meant he almost never met 'most beautiful woman in the world' Dua Lipa

Turner admits their initial introduction to one another came after a series of 'sliding doors' moments that almost resulted in them never meeting at all.

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3 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing viewers point out 'best moment of series'

Fans of the BBC dance contest were left stunned as two stars recreated the viral Coldplay kiss cam moment

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3 w. ago The moment I knew: she made the life I’d overcomplicated suddenly straightforward

As Air’s Moon Safari played in background, Andrew Stafford watched himself falling in love, in a new way• Find more stories from The moment I knew seriesAlthough it’s now long deleted, my old X account served at least one useful purpose in life. My profile image had me looking up quizzically at a ragdoll kitten on my shoulder. That cat (once mistaken for a parrot by a bone-headed rightwing pundit) is no longer with me – but my other ragdoll, Priscilla, became a minor social media celebrity.In April 2021 I was eight months post open heart surgery, seven months single, about to turn 50, and not about to die wondering. So, I hit Bumble. She didn’t fess up until later but the first woman to message me was one of my X followers – really, one of Priscilla’s. “Oh,” she said to herself, “it’s the man with the cat on Twitter.” And swiped right. Continue reading...

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