9 h. ago Ugly, mortifying – and addictive? Tim Dowling’s week in the world’s most divisive shoes

Twenty years after they first hit the shelves, five-fingered shoes are apparently having a big fashion moment. But what is it like to wear them in public?Back in January, Vogue made a bold headline prediction: “This Freaky-Chic Shoe Will Be Everywhere in 2025”. It had already been spotted on models and rap artists, and all over TikTok and Instagram. By summer, Grazia declared that “The split-toe trend that’s been quietly bubbling for years just hit the mainstream”, citing shopping app Lyst, which named the shoe as one of its top five most-searched items.The freaky-chic shoe in question is the toe shoe – a lightweight, thin-soled trainer with separate, articulated toes. They come in a number of brands and styles, and while they may be popular, I can safely say they are not “everywhere”. Walking in them in public every day for a week, I never ran across another person wearing them. Anywhere. Continue reading...

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65 h. ago Dad on bingo date night left fighting for life after trying to collect winnings

Michael Ambrose had taken his wife on a date to play bingo at a casino - but it took a terrifying turn when he tried to stop a man on a rampage attacking slot machines

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4 d. ago Tim Dowling: my wife takes the dog to be spayed. It’s best I don’t go with her

On her return, the dog staggers in dressed in a snug onesie, like pyjamas for a very long toddler, or a canine prison uniform, too groggy to climb on the bedThe new dog – now just “the dog”, I guess – has an appointment to be spayed. Thanks to a number of unforeseen events the procedure has already been cancelled once, and my wife is keen not to miss our Friday morning slot. When it’s time to leave she comes out to my office shed with the dog following.“We’re off,” she says. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Kanye West's wife Bianca Censori covers up for stepmom duty as she takes rapper's kids out in LA

On Tuesday, the model, 30, was spotted loading into a Cadillac Escalade with Kanye and Kim's daughter Chicago , seven, and their sons Saint, nine, and Psalm, six.

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7 d. ago British dad 'killed by Russian drone' after wife begged him not to go to Ukraine

Alan Robert Williams, 35, from Merseyside, went to Ukraine to volunteer in the army after trying to take his own life, and his wife has now been told he has been killed by a Russian drone

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7 d. ago I am one of the last of the Abuelas – the grandmothers still searching for Argentina’s ‘disappeared’. I’m 87, but I will never give up

Nearly 50 years ago, my son and his wife were tortured and killed and their baby was taken by the military regime. Two decades later, I found her – but hundreds of grandchildren are still missingArgentina’s 1976-83 military dictatorship tortured, killed and “disappeared” an estimated 30,000 people – political opponents, students, artists, union leaders: anyone it deemed a threat. Hundreds of babies were also taken, either imprisoned with their parents, or given to military families. The Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo have fought for almost 50 years to find these grandchildren. Buscarita Roa is one of two surviving active members.As Argentina’s military sank its claws into our country, our young people, the ones with ideas, started disappearing. They were taken from the streets, from their homes, from work. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Lisa Faulkner shares huge update after John Torode sacked by BBC MasterChef

John Torode's wife, Lisa Faulkner, has taken to social media to share an exciting update after previously standing by her husband following his axing from MasterChef

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3 w. ago Kelvin and wife Liz Fletcher supported by fans after sharing family announcement

Kelvin Fletcher's wife Liz has taken to social media to share a major family announcement

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3 w. ago The REAL victims of the Coldplay Kiss cam scandal: Andy Byron's wife and Kristin Cabot's husband take action after humiliation on screen

Tech tycoon Andy Byron, 50, yesterday resigned from his role after footage of him with his arms wrapped around Astronomer's HR chief Kristin Cabot, 52, spread across the world.

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3 w. ago Tim Dowling: the dog is destroying the lawn, but I need to catch her red

I spend all afternoon watching the dog. Then an email pings and I turn to read it. When I turn back, the dog is gone and there’s a new hole in the lawnShortly after its first birthday, the new dog suddenly starts digging giant holes in the lawn. I don’t know why I imagined a year would be a cut-off point for a dog developing new unwanted behaviours. Why shouldn’t an adult dog find a hobby?Anyway, these giant holes represent one of the key challenges of canine training: encouragement is easy; discouragement is hard. It’s easy to teach a dog that peeing outside is good. It takes a lot longer to teach it that peeing inside is bad. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago How a clairvoyant sparked ridiculous rumour that Brigitte Macron was born a man which social media fanatics believe IS true... as the French president's wife is once again forced to take legal action

As jets coloured the skies over the Champs-Elysees with trails of red, white and blue, Brigitte Macron stood at her husband's side and stared out across the Bastille Day parade.

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