18 m. ago Sir Richard Branson's wife Joan dies: 'Heartbroken' Virgin tycoon pays tribute to his 'best friend' after she passed away

Announcing the 80-year-old's death on social media, the Virgin boss wrote: 'Heartbroken to share that Joan, my wife and partner for 50 years, has passed away..

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27 m. ago Richard Branson's wife Joan dies as he pays heartbreaking tribute to 'best friend'

Virgin boss Richard Branson has sadly announced that his beloved wife of 50 years, Joan, has died, as he shared the news in a heartbreaking tribute

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37 m. ago Joan Branson dead: Richard's heartbreaking tribute to 'best friend'

Virgin boss Richard Branson has announced that his wife Joan has sadly died, as he took to social media issuing a tear-jerking tribute to his 'best friend'

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58 m. ago Should I buy my dog a jumper? Expert advice on when your adorable pup could do with a hand to stay warm this winter

Even our furry friends can get cold sometimes.

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91 m. ago Seth Meyers on Trump’s meeting with Mamdani: ‘I’ve never seen Trump this smitten before’

Late-night hosts reacted to the president’s surprisingly friendly Oval Office meeting with New York’s mayor-electLate-night hosts discussed Donald Trump’s strangely friendly meeting with New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago I’m A Celebrity's Shona McGarty's family break silence on romance rumours with 'nice guy' Aitch

The actress and rapper are two of the closest friends in the ITV jungle

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1 hour ago History's greatest thinkers from Shakespeare to da Vinci brought into digital age

Amazon's Kindle Scribe has re-imagined what some of history's greatest thinkers would take notes on

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2 h. ago 'Let them sit with their lies and delusion': Millie Mackintosh posts cryptic comment after dumping her long

The influencer, 36, recently parted ways with Donna Rooney, a close friend and godmother of her two children, in a bold move to finally distance herself from her Made In Chelsea past.

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3 h. ago Moving: an elegant portrait of 90s Japan through tweenage eyes

In this hypnotic, meditative film, a family’s breakdown sets a 12-year-old girl’s coming-of-age in motion as she constructs various ploys to reverse her parents’ separationDuring a science class, 12-year-old Renko Urushiba (Tomoko Tabata) is confronted by her classmates for befriending Tachibana (Nagiko Tono), a girl from Tokyo who is shunned for having divorced parents. Refusing to give up her friendship, Renko hurls a laboratory burner on to her desk, setting it ablaze and throwing the class into chaos. Unbeknown to most of her friends, Renko’s parents are separated, too.Equal parts perceptive and mischievous, little Renko is the protagonist of 1993’s Moving, the acclaimed 10th feature by the Japanese auteur Shinji Sōmai. Attuned to the sensibilities of childhood, Moving delicately traces the uncertainties that line the thorny path towards adolescence. With Sōmai’s signature long takes and elaborate camera movements, the film tries to keep up with Renko’s hurried footsteps as she ...

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4 h. ago What can we learn from RFK's 'erotic poetry'? That Americans need to get better at enjoying a scandal | Marina Hyde

The US health secretary’s ‘digital affair’ with Olivia Nuzzi doesn’t need sombre analysis. Take it from this Brit: sometimes laughter is the only optionLiterally nothing on this earth takes itself as seriously as American journalism. There are rogue-state dictators it’s more permissible to laugh at than the endlessly hilarious pretensions of newsmen and newswomen in the United States. The crucial difference between the British press and US press is that at least we in the British press know we’re in the gutter. The Americans have always imagined – and so loudly – that they are involved in some kind of higher calling. Guys, I love you and stuff, but get over it, because you’re missing one of the great jokes of the century. Yourselves.I don’t deny that everything’s bigger in America. Our former health secretary had a knee-trembler up against his office door in the pandemic; their current one apparently wrote felching poetry, is it – felching poetry? – to a superstar journalist who was...

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5 h. ago I'm A Celebrity Kelly Brook's husband responds to claim after Jack Osbourne scenes

The campmates' friends and families are currently arriving in Australia as week two of their time in the jungle continues

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5 h. ago Kelly Brook's husband Jeremy Parisi leads the family and friend arrivals as he jets into Australia to support the I'm A Celebrity star ahead of first eliminations

The Italian hunk, 40, was pictured at Brisbane Airport on Tuesday after making the 10,000 mile journey to the other side of the world.

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5 h. ago Luke Littler darts are under £40 in Black Friday sale with Phil Taylor's slashed

Friends and family of darts fans are singing the praises of these Christmas presents, saying: 'Always fantastic products and speedy delivery times'

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5 h. ago The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti

There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic historyThat number will stay fixed for ever in public memory: 23,000 people died because Boris Johnson resisted locking the country down in time. As Covid swept in, and with horrific images of Italian temporary morgues in tents, he went on holiday and took no calls. With the NHS bracing to be “overwhelmed” by the virus, he rode his new motorbike, walked his dog and hosted friends at Chevening.Nothing is surprising about that: he was ejected from Downing Street and later stepped down as an MP largely for partying and lying to parliament about it. Everyone knew he was a self-aggrandising fantasist with a “toxic and chaotic culture” around him. But this is not just about one narcissistic politician. It’s about his entire rightwing coterie of libertarians and their lethally dominant creed in the UK media.Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist Continu...

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6 h. ago Freddy Brazier ‘splits from pregnant girlfriend’ hours after reports father Jeff is single again

The 21-year-old model and influencer is said to have told friends that the pair have gone their separate ways

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6 h. ago I'm A Celeb's Tom Read Wilson divides fans with close friend sets the record straight on his 'real accent'

Tom Read Wilson has quickly became a fan favourite on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! but fans are divided by his unique accent

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7 h. ago Freddy Brazier SPLITS from pregnant girlfriend Holly following bitter row over their shared dog

The father-to-be, 21, told friends he has dumped Holly, who is pregnant with his child, and she reacted by trying to take his dog - a bully called Pablo - from him.

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7 h. ago Brain has five ‘eras’, scientists say – with adult mode not starting until early 30s

Study suggests human brain development has four pivotal ‘turning points’ at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83Scientists have identified five major “epochs” of human brain development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date of how neural wiring changes from infancy to old age.The study, based on the brain scans of nearly 4,000 people aged under one to 90, mapped neural connections and how they evolve during our lives. This revealed five broad phases, split up by four pivotal “turning points” in which brain organisation moves on to a different trajectory, at around the ages of nine, 32, 66 and 83 years. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Devastating sight man who suffered worst death imaginable saw before he died

Cave explorer Brandon Kowallis witnessed the harrowing last hours of the 26-year-old medical student who became trapped 400 feet underground

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10 h. ago The sustainable watch brand that promises style without compromise – and designs he’ll actually want to wear

Three eco-friendly watches that look great, feel premium and make Christmas gifting incredibly easy.

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