60 m. ago Backlash and body horror: The story of Alpha, the most misunderstood film of the year

The acclaimed French director behind icky masterpieces ‘Raw’ and ‘Titane’ shocked festival audiences this summer by returning with an emotional drama about death and illness. But the initial response was silly, argues Sophie Monks Kaufman, who chats with filmmaker Julia Ducournau and star Tahar Rahim

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67 m. ago Zac Efron fans left in disbelief after his 'REAL singing voice' exposed in leaked High School Musical clip

Almost 20 years after Zac Efron played Troy Bolton in High School Musical, longtime fans are in shock over what his actual singing voice sounded like - and they don't love what they are hearing.

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87 m. ago Bournemouth Bonfire Night terror as woman raped after being 'dragged into woods'

Dorset Police have arrested a 24-year-old man who is currently being questioned in connection with the harrowing attack on a woman in her 30s on Bonfire Night (November 5)

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98 m. ago Pregnant woman dies suddenly at home as locals 'can't sleep' after heartbreak

A 41-year-old woman from Kirkby in Merseyside has been named as the tragic pregnant woman who died at her home following an urgent medical incident on Tuesday

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1 hour ago Woman dragged into Bournemouth wooded area on Bonfire night and raped

A 24-year-old man from Bournemouth has been arrested and is being questioned by police after a woman in her 30s was raped in a wooded area of Bournemouth on Bonfire Night

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1 hour ago ‘Cannibal’ solar storm could be biggest to hit planet for 20 years, experts warn

Increased solar activity means the Northern Lights may be visible across parts of the UK.

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2 h. ago Edinburgh crime: Female robber threatened woman at knifepoint before stealing handbag in city centre attack

CCTV imagery shows the suspect went on to attempt a second robbery nearby.

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2 h. ago Love Island icon splits from boyfriend after he 'cheats' on her

Love Island icon Demi Jones has revealed she has split from her partner, after suggesting that he cheated on her, as she was joined by her best friend Liv Hawkins

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2 h. ago Anne Hathaway breaks silence as Devil Wears Prada 2 teaser drops on her birthday

Devil Wears Prada 2 will be released 20 years after the original fashion comedy made its global debut.

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3 h. ago Epstein appears to confirm picture of Andrew and Virginia Giuffre is real in newly

Convicted paedophile also claimed Buckingham Palace would ‘love it’ if Ms Giuffre was ‘proven to be a liar’

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3 h. ago Your dog's star sign can dictate their personality traits and ideal owner matches

Our furry friends may have their temperaments written in the stars and can determine who they'll love the most

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3 h. ago CCTV shows white van driving on pavement where 'beautiful' woman, 19, was run over

Lily Whitehouse was struck by a vehicle along Old Park Lane in Oldbury, West Midlands last Wednesday evening.

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3 h. ago Mum of murdered Holly Newton, 15, learned of attack from stranger using her phone

Micala Trussler tells a new documentary that the woman called saying: ‘I've got your daughter's phone she's been stabbed.’ And I remember just screaming. We knew straight away who'd done it.'

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3 h. ago I was miserable and negative – until I discovered how to get fit despite 'gymtimidation'

Writer Muminah Koleoso explains the benefits of physical activity, the pitfalls of toxic trends on social media and what it’s like lifting weights in a gym as a Black Muslim woman

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3 h. ago Police search for woman who tried to be Donald Trump’s press secretary after 'racist attack'

Melissa Rein Lively, 40, previously wanted to be the White House press secretary for Donald Trump and was seen in London with her partner Philip Ostermann following an alleged assault

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3 h. ago Pregnant woman who survived Bataclan attack speaks for first time after 10 years

A woman who was two months pregnant as she survived the Bataclan attack 10 years ago reveals the hero who saved her life became her daughter's godfather

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4 h. ago Family pays tribute to ‘special and gentle’ woman stabbed near Birmingham bus stop

Katie Fox died from her injuries days after the attack

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4 h. ago Celebrating literature is good – but I’m running out of patience with celebrity book clubs | Emma Brockes

Sarah Jessica Parker swept all before her at the Booker prize ceremony, but is fame the best way to encourage reading?In these turbulent times, we take small joys where we can find them. And this week we’ll take this: the spectacle of various literary people at the Booker prize award ceremony jamming themselves into photos alongside Sarah Jessica Parker. The actor – if you missed the long piece about it in the New York Times, or the many social media posts promoting Parker’s involvement – served as a judge for the Booker this year, a process that required her to read 153 books, some of them on the New York subway while being followed by a film crew. “Oh let me try!!!!” Parker had posted to Booker organisers last year, and for reasons that became obvious this week, they did.I know what you are going to say; that anything short of full-throated support for Parker’s adorable engagement with books in general and the Booker prize in particular is just unacceptable snobbery. There is noth...

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4 h. ago The one surprising thing most British Gen Z won't do on a first date

New research has revealed that Gen Zers are ditching booze in pursuit of love

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4 h. ago Tributes to 'beautiful and kind' woman, 34, stabbed in the neck during 'unprovoked attack' in Birmingham city centre

Katie Fox, 34, suffered a serious neck injury after being brutally knifed just metres away from Birmingham 's New Street Station. Her family described her as their 'shining light'.

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