38 h. ago Lewis Capaldi calls out celebrities who ‘lied’ about checking in on him during music hiatus

Lewis Capaldi has called out celebrities who “lied” about reaching out to him during his two-year career hiatus.

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46 h. ago Vietnam celebrates 80 years since declaring independence with flags, boba tea and a military parade

Vietnam marked its National Day with its largest military parade in decades

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51 h. ago Luxury hotels with the best service: The world’s most impressive stays loved by billionaires

Luxury travel ‘fixer’ Olivia Ferney is used to fielding the demands of mega-rich moaners – here she reveals to Ted Thornhill nine hotels that keep even the fussiest high-earners happy

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3 d. ago James Milner dedicates Brighton goal to former Liverpool team

Milner became the second-oldest scorer in Premier League history and dedicated the goal to his ‘great friend’ Jota

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3 d. ago Aristocrat who appeared on I’m a Celebrity charged with rape and sexual assault

Police said Lord Charles Brocket, 73, had been charged with two counts of rape in London and one count of sexual assault in East Sussex

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5 d. ago The best and worst outfits celebrities and players have worn at the US Open 2025

The US Open is being held in Queens, New York until September 7

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5 d. ago Photos of violent clashes between riot police and protesters in Indonesia

Protests erupted in multiple cities and tensions soared across Indonesia on Friday, a day after a delivery rider was allegedly run over by a police armored vehicle during clashes between riot police and students protesting against lawmakers’ allowances.

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5 d. ago RFK Jr ally chosen to lead CDC as departing officials hit out at vaccine messaging – live

Deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill will become interim CDC director as staffers rally for officials who quitBorder czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago, and other Democratic-led cities, after Labor Day.He added:You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA...Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE, where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago RFK Jr ally reportedly chosen to lead CDC as departing officials hit out at vaccine messaging – live

Report says deputy health secretary Jim O’Neill to become interim CDC director as staffers rally for officials who quitBorder czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago, and other Democratic-led cities, after Labor Day.He added:You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA...Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE, where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago CDC leaders who quit say ‘get politics out of public health’, hitting out against RFK Jr’s anti

Daniel Jernigan, Debra Houry and Demetre Daskalakis – who resigned from public health organization - hailed as heroes in demonstration outside CDC HQBorder czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago, and other Democratic-led cities, after Labor Day.He added:You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA...Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE, where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago White House says new CDC director nominee to be announced ‘very soon’ – US politics live

When asked about the firing dispute of Susan Monarez, Karoline Leavitt said Trump had ‘every right’ to fire her and that the director was ‘not aligned’ with his Maha agendaBorder czar Tom Homan said that there will be a “ramp up” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) operations in Chicago after Labor Day, as well as other Democratic-led cities. He added:You’re going to see a ramp up of operations continue in New York, operations continuing in LA...Portland, Seattle, all these sanctuary cities that refuse to work with ICE, where we know public safety threats are being released every day into this country. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago From Cate Blanchett to Heidi Klum: The best looks from the Venice Film Festival 2025

The Venice Film Festival officially opened on Wednesday (27 August), attracting Hollywood royalty.

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6 d. ago Carlos Alcaraz explains US Open golf swing celebration after storming into third round

The Spaniard has grown fond of golf in his spare time and struck up a friendship with Rory McIlroy, who attended his match following the conclusion of the season-ending Tour Championship

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8 d. ago Celebrity River Cruises to start taking deposits for debut 2027 sailings

Passengers can get priority access to Celebrity River Cruise cabins from next month

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8 d. ago Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins champion Troy Deeney says they’ve quit alcohol after competition

Star said they were ‘lost’ and ‘confused’ before taking part in the programme

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9 d. ago Woody Allen rebuts Ukrainian condemnation over Moscow film festival appearance

The director said he did not ‘feel cutting off artistic conversations is ever a good way to help’ after Ukraine calls the film-maker’s participation a ‘disgrace’Woody Allen has denied claims that his participation in a Moscow film festival was “whitewashing” Russian atrocities, after condemnation of his appearance by Ukraine’s ministry of foreign affairs.Allen said in a statement to the Guardian: “When it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, I believe strongly that Vladimir Putin is totally in the wrong. The war he has caused is appalling. But, whatever politicians have done, I don’t feel cutting off artistic conversations is ever a good way to help.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago General, envoy future Ukraine president? Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s London waiting game

Refusal to take calls from JD Vance after Zelenskyy-Trump showdown reflects political tightrope ‘war hero’ has walked since being fired as army chiefOne afternoon in early March, three days after the disastrous showdown between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, there was a flurry of telephone activity at the Ukrainian embassy in London.JD Vance’s team was on the line and wanted to set up a call with Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK and formerly the commander in chief of the army. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukrainians in London celebrate Independence Day at city's first Ukrainian festival

Ukrainians in London celebrate Independence Day at city's first Ukrainian festival  CBC

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1 week ago Russia accuses Ukraine of strike on nuclear plant in wave of drone attacks

Moscow says operating capacity of reactor at Kursk site reduced by 50% as Kyiv celebrates independence dayMoscow has accused Kyiv of launching dozens of drone attacks, including one that sparked a fire at a nuclear power plant, as Ukrainians marked 34 years since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.The drone attack on the Kursk nuclear power plant in western Russia, 37 miles (60km) from the border with Ukraine, caused damage to an auxiliary transformer and forced a 50% reduction in the operating capacity of a reactor, Russian authorities said. Ukraine did not immediately comment on the alleged attack. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukrainian soldiers to be trained by Britain for another year

The Defence Secretary announced the UK was “ramping up” its support for Ukrainian forces, ahead of independence day celebrations 34 years since their country left the Soviet Union

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