58 m. ago Kathy Burke shares AI fear as she spills secrets of bombshell autobiography

Kathy Burke on AI fears as she talks about secrets of new book

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78 m. ago Janine Harouni: This Is What You Waited For review – new mum’s return to her own childhood

Soho theatre, London These deftly sprung riffs on extended family and motherhood gain in power when mayhem offsets the tightly controlled setThe last time I saw Janine Harouni perform she was eight months pregnant and delivering a show about imminent parenthood. It may not surprise you to learn that her first show since is about actual parenthood, of a now 18-month-old boy, with help from her visiting Lebanese- and Irish-American parents. Childrearing may not take a village in This Is What You Waited For, but it takes an extended family – which prompts reflection from our host on how she was mothered, and what kind of mother she can be.Not for the first time with Harouni, I found the smoothness and control of her hour on that theme almost too neat. A proponent of “gentle parenting”, she practises gentle and measured comedy too. The jokes are very deftly sprung as we’re led through her experience of raising an uncommonly large baby boy, with detours via her relationships with her hus...

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2 h. ago Kemi Badenoch 'caught red handed' trying to pass Tories off as ordinary voters in video

Kemi Badenoch has been mocked after sharing a clip showing her visiting a woman's home and talking about stamp duty - only for it to emerge that two people who took part are Tory councillors

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2 h. ago 'Liam Payne reached out to me': Chris Hughes opens up on new mental health podcast

On new podcast Question the Default, Chris Hughes reveals to host Harry Corin that Liam Payne offered support to him during his darkest hours, and talks about why men need to find ways to open up

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2 h. ago Rangers address Steven Gerrard and Kevin Muscat next manager talks and reveal 5 candidates

Cavenagh satisfied that Ibrox club’s process was done correctly

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2 h. ago Why is my daughter still a virgin at 24? Parents used to fear their children  having sex too early, now the worry is they're not doing it all, says TRACEY COX

Tracey Cox (pictured) reveals the real reason so many young people are still virgins. The sex expert said that less drinking and fewer one nights stands are partly to blame.

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3 h. ago Harry Maguire's Man Utd future 'hanging in balance' despite Liverpool heroics

Harry Maguire's future at Manchester United remains unclear with his contract winding down and no new offer forthcoming from Old Trafford despite continued talks

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3 h. ago A moment that changed me: I gave up small talk for a month – and the world came alive

I was fed up with discussing the weather, so I started to ask unexpected questions. The conversations that resulted were revelatoryFor as long as I can remember, I have found small talk problematic. It was boring at best and stressful at worst. A colleague commenting on the weather, when I could see for myself that it was raining. The postman asking: “How are you today?” An impossibly broad question to answer briefly.I worked in book publishing for years, where networking was essential. I could discuss authors, print runs or marketing budgets with ease. But asking how a buyer had travelled to the event? Or where a journalist had parked? I didn’t care! So why were these the conversations we were all having? Everyone else seemed at ease, while I felt on edge. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Man Utd news: 'Brilliant' £80m signing hailed as transfer target has said 'yes' to switch

Manchester United are still basking in the glory of their win over Liverpool at Anfield and transfer talk has ramped up for Ruben Amorim's Red Devils

Economics

4 h. ago Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit | Rafael Behr

It is the right way to go: leaving the EU has been a disaster. But refusing to admit it has cost Labour precious time and credibilityThe UK government is trying out a new Brexit stance, not to be mistaken for a change in policy. The shift is tonal.Previously, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves talked about Britain’s detachment from the rest of Europe as a feature of the natural landscape, awkward to navigate perhaps, but nobody’s fault. Now they are prepared to say it is an affliction.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'First 1,000 days' could be key in preventing childhood obesity, parents told

A new study has found that the behaviour of parents before their child is conceived could be crucial in preventing childhood obesity

Society

4 h. ago Western Balkans leaders meet in London for talks on migration and security

Western Balkans leaders meet in London for talks on migration and security  News4JAX

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7 h. ago Paloma Shemirani’s brother thinks more will die in ‘wild west’ of disinformation

The 23-year-old Cambridge graduate died in July last year after declining cancer treatment on the advice of her conspiracy theorist parents.

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8 h. ago The cheating wife, her fantasist lover and their plot to kill her husband... how 'loved

TOM RAWSTORNE: Like the hitman he thought he was, Geraint 'Gaz' Berry certainly talked the talk. 'I'm your protector,' the 47-year-old told his lover, describing her husband as 'a dead man walking'.

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9 h. ago ‘I’m 43, blind and stuck living in a lockdown with my parents’

David Brookmyre, who is blind, has waited 18 months for rehabilitation to give him the confidence to go out and about in society

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10 h. ago Trump says he’d be glad to talk to Schumer and Democrats — but only after they agree to key shutdown demand

‘He owns this shutdown,’ one Democrat says.

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11 h. ago Legendary band Fleetwood Mac 'in talks' to reunite for 50th anniversary of iconic album

In recent months, there was a lot of speculation about iconic band Fleetwood Mac reuniting to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a fan-favourite album

Culture

12 h. ago Fleetwood Mac in talks for huge reunion for 50th anniversary of classic album

The group have not performed together since 2019, and they were left devastated when bandmate Christine McVie died in 2022.

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12 h. ago Exactly why Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin was cancelled sparking WW3 fears

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had been set to meet in Hungary's capital of Budapest to discuss bringing an end to the war in Ukraine - but those talks have since been put on ice

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12 h. ago Little girl's leg ache was dismissed as growing pains... now she has terminal cancer

EXC: When little Baileigh was three years old her parents took her to the doctor because she was complaining of an achy leg. The family was told not to worry - the tot was just feeling growing pains.

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