3 h. ago Liam Gallagher 'forks out £1,000 an hour for top celebrity lawyer' to fight ongoing love child court case

According to reports, the Oasis star, 52, has hired Judith Poller, who has earned the nickname 'Hollywood's top troubleshooter'.

Society

4 h. ago What Can Art Tell Us About Love by Nick Trend: Want to understand art? It's all about love

Across 70 paintings Nick Trend exposes the romance in every great painter's brushstrokes.

Politics

5 h. ago 'Love the idea of him being with someone with a degenerating brain. Hilarious': What Earl Spencer's bitter wife allegedly wrote about his new love in poisonous diary

Her alleged comments were written in a diary that it is claimed was deliberately left open at the Earl's ancestral home in Northamptonshire but could not be disclosed until now for legal reasons.

Politics

5 h. ago Keir Starmer urged to channel Hugh Grant's Love Actually PM and stand up to Trump as world braces for more turmoil

In Love Actually, Grant's PM turns on an arrogant US president during a press conference to say the so-called special relationship has become 'a bad relationship'.

Politics

5 h. ago Britain's Got Talent CJ's link to Bruno Tonioli and US fame as audition sparks tears

CJ Eamonns wowed the crowd as he performed on Britain's Got Talent in front of his pal Bruno Tonioli, but some viewers thought his Dancing With the Stars fame made him a 'ringer'

Politics

6 h. ago Boy's death in Kentucky flooding raises questions about why school district didn't cancel classes

A 9-year-old Kentucky boy who died in floodwaters while walking to catch his school bus is being remembered by his teacher as the “sweetest, kindest boy.”

Events

6 h. ago Annabel Croft's bouncing back... tragic tennis star is all smiles as she lunches with pal Huw

When Annabel Croft's husband died almost two years ago, she said she was able to do little more than sob at home, but she couldn't stop smiling at a lunch with a handsome male friend last week.

Events

7 h. ago Maura Higgins' TV return confirmed weeks after drunken Danny Jones kiss

The former Love Island star took a step away from the limelight following her drunken kiss with married McFly singer Danny Jones

Politics

7 h. ago Mum is found 'dangling by her left arm' after getting impaled on school fence

Emergency services warn people not to climb school gates after a mum got her arm impaled when she tried to enter her daughter's school on a Saturday to get her phone

Politics

7 h. ago The moment I knew: when he said I love you, it took me days to build up the nerve to respond

Despite her instant attraction to Lachlan Dearing, Angelina Thomson was lost for words when he declared his feelings for her. Then she plucked up the courage to say it backFind more stories from The moment I knew seriesLachlan says he first noticed me when I was working as an usher at the Eternity Playhouse theatre in Sydney before Covid, but I first remember meeting him in December 2021 when we started rehearsals for A Chorus Line together.I was instantly attracted to this handsome, talented guy. When I found out he loved the ocean, surfing and skateboarding – like me – I knew he was a triple threat twice over. These aren’t the kind of interests you encounter too often working in musical theatre, so we bonded quickly. I made the first move and asked for his number. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago I went searching for the grandmother I never met. Under a tree where she once sat with Leonard Cohen, I broke | Gina Chick

When adoption laws changed in Australia, we discovered her name: Charmian Clift. I felt instant recognition. This explained everythingGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen I was young, I had no idea that my mother was such an extraordinary woman. She was just my mother, swirling in and out of the house, singing to her jonquil bulbs, tripping over the animals I rescued, all while reading five books at once. If she was in the kitchen, my sisters and I hid downstairs as she clattered and crashed all the saucepans and swore like a sailor at the latest ruined batch of biscuits.She wept at whatever devastation the nightly news delivered into the lounge room. She loved and was loved in return by my father, Douggie. She birthed four babes, grew the surviving three into formidable women and instilled in us a fierce belief that there was nothing we could not do. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Black Mirror star Will Poulter admits to 'issue' with comedian pal that delayed filming

Black Mirror actor Will Poulter said the two have a close friendship but when they were reunited for a new instalment they had an issue that delayed filming the iconic series

Culture

9 h. ago Woman approached casket to say goodbye to mum at funeral when her eyes suddenly opened

When the family of Helen Mercer went to view her body and say their final goodbyes in Chicago, Illinois, they were horrified when her eyes popped open because her body was not properly embalmed

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10 h. ago ‘Hands Off’ protests begin across US to oppose Trump agenda – live

More than a thousand events expected in a show of defiance against US president’s ‘authoritarian overreach’Hundreds of protesters gathered in central London on Saturday as part of global demonstrations against Donald Trump’s administration. Crowds gathered in Trafalgar Square with banners that read “No to Maga hate” and “Dump Trump”. The rally is one of hundreds of so-called “hands off” demonstrations around the world – including in cities across the US, Paris and Berlin. The movement has been organised by more than 150 groups, including civil rights groups and trade unions. Among the protesters in London was Clarke Reinstein, 73, from Rhode Island, who told the PA news agency he was “disappointed in my fellow Americans” over the election of Donald Trump. “I’ve been in London for two months and I like being over here because people think a little differently,” he said, adding, “They made a mistake over Brexit – but they didn’t fall over like the Americans have.” A 37-year-old woman ...

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10 h. ago Married school dinner lady 'brought teen pupil back to family home for sex acts'

Amy Nicole Wiggington, 41, is being held in jail after police seized her for allegedly taking a teen student back to her home in Alabama and sleeping with him on two occasions

Society

11 h. ago NY public schools tell Trump administration they won't comply with DEI order

New York state school officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding

Politics

11 h. ago Work on 100 rebuilding projects for crumbling schools kicks off this week

The government is spending £1.4 billion this year on urgently improving the condition of school buildings - some of which Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said were “falling apart"

Politics

12 h. ago Nick Rockett holds off I Am Maximus to win thrilling 2025 Grand National – live reaction

Willie Mullins-trained horse ridden to victory by sonTom Jenkins’s best pictures from AintreeAnd send Simon an email with your thoughtsWilliam Hill Handicap Hurdle (1.20pm)And they’re off Jipcot, always held up in the past, is up there in the very early stages Building Bridges has taken over the lead Dartan and Timmy Tuesday are also prominent Act Of Authority and Double Powerful are at the back no fallers with a circuit to go and not much change in the running order for now but Bill Joyce has gone at the first hurdle in the back straight he’s up and going on riderless Building Bridges has kicked clear with Dartan who is under pressure Timmy Tuesday comes with a challenge Deep Cave comes late and gets there close home.I love that ITV still open up their National day coverage (as the Beeb used to) with the theme music from the 1984 film Champions based on the victory of Bob Champion and Aldaniti in 1981. I still haven’t seen the movie but I found it for a quid last year on DVD. Conti...

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12 h. ago No forgetting my encounter with two giants of the stage | Tim Lewis

Old pals Ewan McGregor and Michael Grandage prepare for their new play, My Master Builder, by chuckling about everything that could go wrong and hasFor today’s Observer New Review I had the not-exactly-onerous assignment of spending an hour with the actor Ewan McGregor and director Michael Grandage, as they prepared to put on a new play, My Master Builder, in London’s West End. The two men go way back, and mostly they were cracking each other up with knockabout old stories – much of which there wasn’t room for in my article. McGregor recalled one of his first roles on stage, as Orlando in As You Like It, and how when Simon Callow – multiple Olivier and Bafta award winner – played the part in 1979, he walked out on stage at the National Theatre only to promptly forget the first line of the play.“If you’re a woman and you’re about to have a baby, everybody tells you nightmare stories about childbirth,” said McGregor. “And when you’re an actor about to do a play, everybody tells you te...

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12 h. ago Woman pays £80 for abandoned Heathrow Airport suitcase and 'things got very interesting'

TikToker, Becky's Bazaar shared a video of the haul she found inside a suitcase that was left unclaimed at Heathrow Airport to see if it was worth what she paid for it

Economics