1 hour ago 'Overwhelming' evidence reveals 'truth' about Turin Shroud and if Jesus was actually under it

Scientists and theologians have often quarrelled about the origins of the mysterious shroud, although a team of Italian boffins claim to have proved its authenticity

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2 h. ago England set South Africa target of 180 to win: Champions Trophy cricket – live

Champions Trophy updates, 9am GMT start in KarachiHussain’s truth-bomb fights back against AI robotsHow to keep 50-over cricket relevant | And email Tim2nd over: England 18-1 (Duckett 9, Smith 0) England have two players who have held their heads high throughout this troubled tour – Ben Duckett and Joe Root. Duckett, facing Lungi Ngidi, plays two serene clips for four, as if he hadn’t even noticed that he’d lost his opening partner.1st over: England 9-1 (Duckett 0, Smith 0) Marco Jansen’s left-arm angle was a foreign language to poor Salt, who hadn’t even been able to face it in the nets as England left all their lefties at home. He managed a spank over cover for four but played and missed twice, almost gave a catch in the ring with a shovel to leg, and then got that top edge. One of the worst run-a-ball innings you will ever see. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Aimee Lou Wood says she regrets apologising for nude scene in Sex Education

The 30-year-old said she felt she had to apologise but ‘didn’t even know what for’.

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3 h. ago ‘Transforming into a parent is messy and primal: I drew it all’: Becky Barnicoat on turning motherhood into cartoons

The baby books promised so much, but failed to help at all – so I started making cartoons about the sweaty, sweary and often naked truth about new motherhood• Read an extract from Cry When the Baby CriesI was one week into parenthood, and in the worst physical condition of my life: greasy, bleeding, exhausted, with a swollen, purple wound across my abdomen. I was tired to the point of dissociation, but also performing a new role with impressive conviction. Smiling at my baby, moving him assuredly towards my nipple: I was playing the part of a mother who knows what she is doing and is loving it.There was love, or at least a disorienting swell of emotion. It was all so very blurry. Tears streamed from my eyes in satisfying gushes, as I discovered the “smile” a newborn makes after drinking milk. I was happy – these were happy tears. Could I just have a moment to take all of this in? Could someone take the baby for a few days while I recover? No? Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Loose Women star details bizarre friendship with Donald Trump which left her 'uncomfortable'

An ITV Loose Women star has revealed how she and her husband used to live nearby Donald Trump in Florida and the trio struck up a friendship before his presidency

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4 h. ago Single mother thought she'd found her dream man but after Googling his name while on a romantic getaway together, she discovered a VERY different reality

A woman believed her new boyfriend was a 'nice guy' until a Google search revealed her initial impressions of the man, from Liverpool, were far from the truth.

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5 h. ago The truth about young men and sex: ‘We go along with things we’re uncomfortable with’

Do they really think about it every seven seconds? Are they only after one-night stands? We asked 30 men to bare all – their answers may surprise youThere’s a stereotype about young men and sex. I see it play out across social media, and over wine-fuelled chats with my friends: that men only want one thing, that they all cheat and that, ultimately, they’re selfish in bed. It’s an idea that has been fuelled by the rise of toxic masculinity influencers such as Andrew Tate, who discuss sex as something they are “owed” and encourage other men to think similarly.For the past eight years, I’ve worked at Cosmopolitan magazine, speaking to millennial and gen-Z women about their love lives, and I can’t deny that there is some truth to the stereotype. But when I decided to have candid (and at times incredibly awkward) conversations with men in their 20s about their sex lives, another story emerged: one of insecurity, hidden and misunderstood sexualities, and often a deeper need for ...

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6 h. ago What can we learn from the clothes we buy but never wear? | Jess Cartner

I’ve set myself a project to wear the neglected items in my wardrobe – from a crimson silk skirt to a mustard coatMost of us have clothes in our wardrobe that we never wear but can’t quite let go of. I have a daffodil yellow tweed shift dress with buttons down the front that I bought about five years ago and have worn, I think, three times. Every time I open my wardrobe, it catches my eye and I feel bad. I feel guilty that I bought a dress that I didn’t need and don’t even really seem to like. But I also feel bad for the dress, because it really is very pretty, and what has it done to deserve being ghosted by me? That part sounds crazy, I know. But I try to be honest about the thought process of buying clothes and choosing what to wear, even when the truth makes no sense.Like lots of us, I hate seeing stuff go to waste. I go to unnecessary lengths to make dinners using up whatever is in the fridge. I tell myself this is because it is healthier and more sustainable than takeout,...

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6 h. ago Truth behind Peter Andre's son's debut song as Big Brother star reveals all

In an exclusive interview with The Mirror, Big Brother star Marcello Spooks revealed how the collaboration came to life and how the track has become a major milestone in Junior's growing career.

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6 h. ago Vaping and our health: the good, the bad, and the ugly truth

Vaping promises a safer alternative to smoking, but what are the hidden risks?

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7 h. ago ‘I don’t know whether I’d describe it as fun’: Aimee Lou Wood on the intensity of making The White Lotus

She is the Sex Education star now stealing the show in Mike White’s hit series and about to appear in a gritty new Netflix drama. It’s all she ever wanted – but somehow, this ‘sad and shy’ actor finds folding the washing more rewarding than fameAimee Lou Wood has a peculiar habit of losing herself. She is known among her fellow cast members for capsizing so completely into a role that they can’t tell who they’re talking to: Wood or her character. (This probably wasn’t helped by the fact that her standout debut role in Sex Education was also called Aimee.) Suranne Jones, who plays alongside her in forthcoming dramedy Film Club, even bought her a bag with a big A on it: “And she said to me,” Wood says, “‘You can put things in there, and that’s Aimee’s bag, so you don’t lose who you are.’ My imagination and my reality can get scarily blurred.”Wood has been searching for more clarity recently. “I’ve noticed more and more that I’m thinking: what do I actually want? Wh...

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8 h. ago Heartbreaking life of first child to accuse Michael Jackson of sex abuse laid bare

Jordan Chandler got a $15million (£12million) payout after he became the first child to accuse Michael Jackson of sexual abuse - but has since tried to disappear from public view

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8 h. ago ‘Trump is abandoning Ukraine and wants a weaker EU’: Dominique de Villepin on Europe’s moment of truth

The former French PM says the US is no longer an ally of Europe – but has joined Russia and China as an ‘illiberal superpower’Dominique de Villepin made his name with a memorable speech to the UN security council in February 2003, just before the US-led invasion of Iraq. De Villepin, the then French foreign minister, in effect signalled France’s intention to veto a UN resolution authorising the war, forcing the US and UK to act unilaterally. He warned that Washington’s strategy would lead to chaos in the Middle East and undermine international institutions. The prophetic plea was met with applause, a rare event in the security council chamber. It led to the career diplomat’s inclusion as a character in David Hare’s 2004 anti-war play, Stuff Happens.Now the veteran statesman, who warned about the risks of Europe’s over-reliance on the US many years before it became a mainstream opinion in Paris or Berlin, is back with advice on how to respond to the most serious breakdown in Europe’s...

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11 h. ago Jordan Chandler was the first child to accuse Michael Jackson of sex abuse, got a $15m payout and then vanished. Now for first time friends tell ALISON BOSHOFF tragic story of what happened next

Just a select few movie theatre-owners got a first peek of Michael, the new biopic of Michael Jackson, at a film event last April in Las Vegas.

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11 h. ago Why One Direction are too traumatised to EVER reunite: Friends tell KATIE HIND sad story of toxic fallouts

It was during the Australian leg of One Direction's mammoth global tour that Zayn Malik resolved to turn his back on fame.

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12 h. ago Prison officer who called herself 'the Queen' faces jail after admitting 'intimate' relationship with inmate

Prison officer Katie Evans, 26, boasted about performing a sex act on an inmate and was told by a judge at Sheffield Crown Court that she will go to jail.

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15 h. ago Sex 20 times a week? New study identifies four types of romantic lover

Australian research is ‘first to empirically show that we don’t all love the same’, lead author saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew research has identified four types of romantic lover, including one that has sex up to 20 times a week.The research, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, categorised lovers as mild romantic, moderate romantic, intense romantic, and libidinous romantic.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news emailMild: About one in five – 20.02% – fell into this cluster, characterised by “the lowest intensity, lowest obsessive thinking, lowest commitment, and lowest frequency of sex”. This group also had the lowest proportion of people who thought their partner was “definitely” in love with them – just 25.31% – and the lowest proportion having sex, at 82.72%.Moderate: About four in 10 – 40.91% – landed in this category, which Bode described as “fairly stock-standard” – or in the words of the journal articl...

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15 h. ago Diddy drugged and raped reality star then turned her into his sex slave, lawsuit alleges

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been accused of rapping and drugging new victims in four lawsuits filed in New York.

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17 h. ago 'Manipulative' female predator who groomed young boy into performing sex acts on her is jailed

Caitlin Hutchinson, 21, has been jailed for four years after she groomed a young boy for multiple months and made him perform sex acts on her.

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17 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: He didn't get humiliated or shouted at. But the brutal truth is Starmer left the White House without the one thing he really needed

The Prime Minister went to Washington to woo President Trump this week and we can chalk it up as a success for Keir Starmer - perhaps the biggest of his largely miserable eight months in power so far.

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