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Horoscope today: Star sign predictions for September 10, 2023

Pisces is getting a Sunday filled with some much-needed self-care, but there’s drama on the cards for some other signs. Tensions are brewing among Aries and Scorpio, yet there’s positivity in the air for Leo and Libra. Thanks to the upcoming New Moon in Virgo this Thursday, you may also be experiencing the urge to […]

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‘American Fiction’ Review: Jeffrey Wright Takes on Narrow Ideas of Black Representation in Sharp Industry Satire

In Cord Jefferson’s idea-dense “American Fiction,” no one wants to publish literary professor Thelonious Ellison’s latest novel. Thelonious — or “Monk” to his friends — has delivered a modern reworking of Aeschylus’ “The Persians” (hardly bestseller material to begin with), but all the industry can see is the color of his skin. The editors compliment […]

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Travis Barker Brings Fan to Tears After Giving Him Drumsticks at Blink-182 Concert

The fan — who was standing outside the concert venue in Belgium — held up a cardboard sign that read, "Can I have a drumstick?" Travis Barker just gave a diehard fan one of the greatest gifts of his life! As shown in a video posted to his Instagram on Friday, the Blink-182 drummer brought […]

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MPs fly overseas to ‘study’ TikTok and the Taj Mahal

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Taxpayers have picked up the bill for Victorian MPs to fly overseas to visit galleries in Milan, learn about TikTok in the United States and pursue “electorate business” in London. An analysis of parliamentary travel records reveals globetrotting […]

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The 7 horrendous paddling pool mistakes that put your child at risk of serious injury – even death | The Sun

PADDLING pools are a great way for kids to cool off during hot weather. But used incorrectly, they can be a serious health hazard, experts warn. There are seven common mistakes in particular that could prove fatal. Here, The Sun explains how to avoid them so you can keep your water-loving little ones safe as […]

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He travelled over 300 miles and spent £400 on a taxi to get to our first date

When I downloaded the dating app Grindr to look for someone who could show me around Turkey, I was just after a person to hang out with. I definitely wasn’t looking for a fiancé! It was June last year and I was in Cerkezkoy – which is just outside of Istanbul – to accompany my […]

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'My step-son's a selfish layabout. I've told my wife he goes, or I do'

When you shack up with someone who has children, you’re gaining more than a new relationship. But what happens if you butt heads with their brood? This week, we hear from a reader who can’t stand his wife’s ‘lazy, selfish’ adult son. So much so, that’s he’s given her an ultimatum: either the son moves […]

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Sex positions and techniques to stay cool in the heatwave

In the words of Lana Del Rey: ‘It’s f***ing hot.’ Yesterday was one of the hottest of the year in the UK, and it looks like it’ll be staying warm until the end of the weekend. While sex is regularly described as hot and steamy, if it gets way too hot it can be almost […]

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What I Rent: Lambertus and Jennilee, who pay £1,275 for a two-bed in West Sussex

Welcome back to another installment of Metro’s tenant diary series, What I Rent. We’re in West Sussex this week, chatting to Lambertus and Jennilee Blom who rent a two-bed home with their three kids – Aleejah, Zuah and Feyja – as well as their cat and dog. The couple struggled to find a pet-friendly rental […]

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Militants who turned out town halls in corridors of mediocrity

PETER HITCHENS: Militants who turned out town halls in concrete corridors of mediocrity I expect dozens of councils will soon go bankrupt like Birmingham. Councils in general spend so much on propaganda, pensions, redundancy payments to people they then rehire, rainbow flags and on pursuing an agenda of cultural, moral and social revolution that it […]