20 m. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing announce tenth contestant as The Apprentice's Thomas Skinner

Thomas Skinner, best known for appearing on BBC's The Apprentice, has signed up for Strictly Come Dancing alongside Love Island's Dani Dyer, Drag Race star La Voix and Infleuncer George Clarke

Culture

46 m. ago It's time to delete Tinder: Here's the real reason why dating apps are dead

Something has shifted on the dating apps, says Allegra Handelsman

Events

46 m. ago Tulisa Contostavlos ambushed by stranger in park after he lay in wait 'hissing like a snake'

In her new autobiography, Judgement: Love, Trials, and Tribulations, N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos has shared details of a terrifying confrontation with a strange man in a park late at night

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68 m. ago Lithuania wants to teach kids as young as eight to fight Putin with drones

The first three Lithuanian drone training centres, where kids as young as eight will learn to operate the devices, will open by September with the remainder opening over the next three years

Politics

1 hour ago You be the judge: should my girlfriend stop leaving so many lamps on and use the big light instead?

Mona likes her mood lighting and keeps at least two lamps on in every room; Monty feels it’s a waste of electricity. You decide whose argument is a turn-off?• Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorIt seems illogical to have so many lights on in a small room. She turns them on, then leavesI know it’s not energy-conscious to have all these lamps on, but I just love cosy mood lighting Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Billy Joel to close beloved New York motorcycle shop after diagnosis

20th Century Cycles on Long Island, New York, will close down after nearly 15 years

Economics

2 h. ago Tottenham issue statement as Spurs star subjected to vile racist abuse after Super Cup

Tottenham have come out and leapt to the defender of Mathys Tel after he was subjected to racist abuse following the Super Cup loss as the club took aim at "cowards hiding behind anonymous usernames"

Events

2 h. ago Hailey Bieber enjoys a rare girls' night out with her famous gal pals after husband Justin's cryptic post

He appeared to address their relationship woes on his new album, but the couple retained a united front at events promoting the new project.

Politics

2 h. ago Female Fuerteventura tourists left covered in blood as police arrest teen

Police on the holiday island of Fuerteventura have arrested a teenager accused of horror attacks on two female holidaymakers in their hotel rooms in separate incidents

Events

2 h. ago 'Comrade Princess': Which 'appallingly behaved' Royal won over a Communist dictator with her drunken antics?

While Margaret's dry wit and well documented love of alcohol could prove too much for some hosts, she also possessed a remarkable ability to charm the most powerful figures of her era.

Politics

2 h. ago Inside Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie's designer wardrobes as their style evolution continues

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie have shown an increasing love for designer labels in recent years, as they have both showcased impressive style transformations.

Politics

2 h. ago Katabasis by RF Kuang review – a descent into the hellscape of academia

The bestselling author’s sixth novel is far from perfect, but this journey into the underworld is delivered with heretical gleeThe more academia has broken your heart, the more you’ll love RF Kuang’s new novel. Katabasis knows the slow grind of postgrad precarity: the endless grant grubbing and essay marking; the thesis chapters drafted, redrafted and quietly ignored by a supervisor who can’t be bothered to read – let alone reply to – an email. Living semester to semester, pay shrinking, workload metastasising, cannon fodder in a departmental forever war. Katabasis knows how it feels to spend your best thinking years doing grunt work to further someone else’s ideas, clinging to the bottom rung of a ladder you will never be allowed to climb: less an ivory tower than a pyramid scheme.Academia is a hellscape; Katabasis just makes it literal. The American author’s sixth novel is an infernal twist on the campus farce: David Lodge with demons. Kuang’s previous book, 2023’s Yello...

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3 h. ago Betrayed Kelly Clarkson's reaction after discovering ex Brandon Blackstock was dating her assistant... as friends hint at REAL reason for divorce and say: 'He was not a great husband'

The singer is now having to deal with the fallout from the shock revelation that Brandon Blackstock, who died last week, was romantically involved with her former assistant.

Politics

3 h. ago Voices: I’m obsessed with a celebrity and I know he’d like me too if he met me

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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4 h. ago Kerry Katona breaks down as she reveals heartbreaking words that caused Ryan Mahoney split

Kerry Katona broke down in tears on E4's Celebs Go Dating: The Relationship Expert as she recalled the moment her ex-fiancé Ryan Mahoney told her he didn't think he loved her anymore

Politics

4 h. ago Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah

A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials

Events

5 h. ago Dear Coleen: 'My husband says he doesn't love me but I need him to fight for our marriage'

Coleen Nolan advises a shocked reader whose husband has walked out, and has been begging him to see a counsellor to try to save their relationship

Politics

5 h. ago Secret beach with crystal clear waters that looks like it could be on a desert island

It may not be as popular as other Pembrokeshire beaches like Saundersfoot or Tenby, but this beach is so secluded it could even be your very own private haven

Society

6 h. ago Father of New Zealand woman held in US by Ice along with six

Rod Price recounts ‘frantic’ call he received from Sarah Shaw after her detention at US border while returning from CanadaThe father of a New Zealand woman who has been held in a US immigration detention centre for three weeks with her six-year-old son is hopeful the pair will be released by the end of the week.US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detained Sarah Shaw and her youngest son after they attempted to re-enter the US from Canada on 24 July. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Travis Kelce blasted for 'cringe' PDA with Taylor Swift as singer opens up about their love story, dad's illness and Eras Tour in emotional debut on boyfriend's podcast

The Chiefs tight end welcomed his girlfriend on to New Heights - the hit podcast he co-hosts with brother Jason - to discuss her new album and their high-profile relationship.

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