43 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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51 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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53 h. ago UK Foreign Office issues Indonesia travel advice after seven killed in deadly riots

The Foreign Office has issued updated travel advice for Indonesia after violent riots erupted across the country, leaving seven people dead and hundreds injured in the worst unrest the nation has seen for years

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56 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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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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7 d. ago In Prabowo’s Indonesia, the military is quietly creeping back into civilian life

The retired general who is now president has established 100 new army battalions and plans more – and critics say the move has echoes of the country’s authoritarian past“A big nation like us,” Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto told the rank and file before him, “needs a strong military. No nation can be independent without having a strong military.”In a speech before inaugurating military troops in West Java this month, Prabowo – the former special forces commandant – proclaimed that Indonesia must strengthen its defences to protect the nation’s sovereignty and resources. Continue reading...

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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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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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1 week ago Interflex training programme for Ukrainian recruits to continue until 2026

Defence Secretary John Healey said the UK was ‘ramping up’ its support for Ukrainian forces, ahead of independence day celebrations in Kyiv.

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1 week ago Erik Menendez’s daughter calls out celebrities for staying silent during parole hearings

Menendez’s adopted daughter, Talia, said actor Cooper Koch has been the ‘only one checking in on my family’

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2 w. ago Kate Ferdinand on her chaotic and ‘special’ life with Rio and their five kids

The ex-TOWIE star tells Lisa Salmon family life can be ‘crazy’ but she and ex-footballer husband Rio reconnect with their kids at the dinner table.

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2 w. ago Why I withdrew my book from an LGBTQ+ literary prize | Jason Okundaye

The Polari first book prize claims to promote trans rights and trans voices. But when I saw the longlist, I had to actLast week, I withdrew my nomination from the longlist for the Polari first book prize. The awards had become mired in controversy due to the nomination of the Irish author John Boyne, best known for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, for the main prize for his novel Earth. Four days before the longlist announcement, Boyne had written in the Irish Independent, celebrating JK Rowling “as a fellow terf” and saying of women who had “pilloried” her for her gender activism: “For every Commander Waterford, there’s a Serena Joy standing behind him, ready to pin a handmaiden down as her husband rapes her.”I think such a viewpoint is abhorrent, but Boyne is free to hold whatever views he wants. What was unacceptable was a statement from the Polari prize addressing the backlash, emphasising its commitment to “support trans rights and amplify trans voices”, but defending Boyne’s in...

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2 w. ago Girl, 7, among three killed in celebratory gunfire on Pakistan’s independence day

Aerial firing across Karachi also injured over 100 people

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