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By Richard Eden Published: 17:32 EDT, 19 July 2024 | Updated: 17:32 EDT, 19 July 2024 He’s the second of the eight offspring Lord Moyne fathered by three different women and has, himself, one previous marriage behind him, while his bride’s acting career has included a convincing performance as a sex addict in the ITV…

It is the kind of story you would expect on a Netflix crime documentary: a blackmail plot, a leaked sex video, a family deception and an international footballer who has gone from being the victim to the accused. That player is on the books of Nottingham Forest and currently in Spain with the rest of…

For those who may feel that a movie about tornadoes running rampant across Oklahoma is no place for a love triangle subplot, may I remind them that the original “Twister” from 1996 was very much a “rekindled love” story between storm chasers Jo (Helen Hunt) and Bill (Bill Paxton). Dare I say it’s even Shakespeare-esque,…

The family of a young mother killed by streets racers while she waited for a bus are suing Portland authorities for $15M – nearly two years after her death.  Ashlee McGill, 26, was fatally struck when motorist Jonathan Peña was drag racing another driver at speeds over 80mph in August 2022.  Her devastated family believe her…

The gusts are practically blowing you over. Your socks are getting soggy. A treacherous pot bunker lingers in the corner of your eye. These are the physical sensations of the Open Championship, but the real challenge of this major test is psychological. This week at Royal Troon, you’ll hear the broadcast analysts talk about the…

In the third act of “Twisters,” another storm brings about a tornado amidst a record number of outbreaks in Oklahoma. This is the one where our heroes Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Tyler (Glen Powell) will be testing out their recently (hopefully) perfected experiment where they try to disrupt the dynamics of a tornado in an…

Scotland’s biggest airport descended into chaos yesterday after its computer systems fell victim to the botched software upgrade. Hundreds of passengers were forced to queue for hours as computer systems at Edinburgh Airport were crippled because of the world-wide outage. Amid the chaos – which also hit some local authorities, health services, and even football…

Margaret Abbott, the first American woman to win an Olympic event, died at age 76 without knowing of her pioneering feat. The 1900 Games in Paris were the first that allowed women to compete, but also so nascent and unorganized that Abbott spent the rest of her life under the impression she’d merely won a…

Corenswet takes over for Henry Cavill, who had played the role in what was known as the DCEU, which effectively ended with last year’s “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” The fresh start paved the way for something new. Namely, Gunn and Peter Safran’s ambitious new DC Universe slate, which could keep Corenswet busy for years to…

You could hear a pin drop in Milwaukee on Thursday night as Donald Trump got straight to the point: ‘I will tell you exactly what happened, and you’ll never hear it from me a second time, because it’s actually too painful to tell.’ I stood in a circus of red, white and blue-painted faces, bedazzled…