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It's the question that Amelia Liana's legion of followers can't stop asking. Ever since the influencer dropped the bombshell that she had married in secret, her fanbase has been hungry for details.

The PM has repeatedly claimed he's from a working class upbringing in leafy Oxted, Surrey, as the son of a nurse and toolmaker.

It was 10 years ago this week that several of the current squad were involved when England were beaten by Iceland in the last 16 of Euro 2024.

Serena Williams made an emotional return to Wimbledon, competing in the singles draw at a tournament for the first time in four years, in front of her family on Tuesday. 

While Felicity is best known for playing the part of a woman who wants to slow down and take things back to basics, in reality, her life couldn't be more different.

Amazon says it is ending sideloading on new Fire Sticks because "apps that facilitate piracy, and other apps, can carry malware," adding that there is "a good amount of evidence" that sideloaded apps may contain unwanted code or behavior. However, the company did not provide specific examples of Fire Stick users being harmed. Ars Technica reports: Amazon has released two Fire Stick models that use its proprietary, Linux-based operating system, Vega OS. Previous Fire Sticks ran Fire OS, which is an Android fork based on the Android Open Source Project. One of the biggest differences between Vega OS and Fire OS is that the former doesn't support sideloading. [...] In a recent interview, Or Goren, editor-in-chief of Cord Busters, a UK-based streaming news outlet, noted the negative reaction to Vega being a closed OS. [Aidan Marcuss, VP of Fire TV, advertising, and Appstore] responded, per the publication, by saying that Vega OS was Amazon's opportunity to "innovate and deliver more capabilities, even on the least expensive devices." He also said that making a platform around security and privacy was "sort of utmost in my mind." The statement is somewhat ironic, considering Vega OS blocks custom launchers and other third-party apps that helped users avoid Amazon tracking and ads. Goren asked whether Amazon had evidence that sideloaded devices caused users harm. "Apps that facilitate piracy, and other apps, can carry malware," Marcuss responded. Marcuss also said that there is "a good amount of evidence that apps can carry unwanted code and behavior on them when they're sideloaded." Marcuss didn't provide specific examples of Fire Stick users being hurt by sideloaded apps. There are some potential examples, though. In 2025, Amazon claimed to blacklist (which blocked the apps from being sideloaded to Fire Sticks) four video streaming apps for malicious behavior. At the time, AFTVnews reported that two of the apps served as residential proxy providers and were considered riskware, and that the other two had APK files that were flagged by virus-scanning tools. Safari and Chrome also flagged one of the apps' official websites, the publication reported. And in 2018, a botnet that infected Android devices with cryptocurrency-mining malware appeared on some Fire Sticks, per discussion on XDA Forums. That said, Amazon also has a history of disabling apps that let users circumnavigate its home screen that Fire devices, including Fire Sticks and Fire TVs, have increasingly used for ads. Worth noting: developers can continue sideloading apps onto Vega OS devices if they register them with Amazon.

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Three UK cities have been named among the most beautiful in the world in a global survey.

Every couple of days, the 89-year-old Cavett and his team upload an excerpt from his encounters with A-list actors, musicians, athletes, comedians and politicians.

French president Emmanuel Macron was today spotted with a glamorous political 'nepo baby' at the Élysée Palace in Paris.

Koeman, 63, announced on Instagram that he was stepping down hours after they were beaten by Morocco in a penalty shootout.

In a scathing post online, Hamish Falconer said he was 'disappointed' by Sir Keir's decision to mothball two major road upgrades in his constituency to boost defence spending.

Smiling as he chatted with members of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, King Charles appeared in good spirits as he arrived for his traditional week in Scotland.

The Defence Investment Plan was published! Some doubted the day would ever dawn. But just as when Odysseus's mast was spotted from Ithaca on the horizon, an epic journey was complete.

Got important chats older than 30 days? You'd better be sure the transcripts still exist

An unusual sighting in a NASA image has reignited speculation that something extraterrestrial once existed on Mars.

Just days before Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's blockbuster wedding for the ages, lavish new accessories were seen being hauled into Madison Square Garden.

Google has shut down the Tenor API, breaking GIF pickers in services that still relied on it and forcing platforms such as X to migrate elsewhere. 9to5Google notes that the library itself remains available at Tenor.com and "integrations within Google products are also still active, including Gboard, Google Messages, and more." From the report: The Tenor API has been rejecting new API sign-ups in January of this year, but existing integrations remained in place. This week, though, they're shutting down, and any integrations that remain in place will stop working on July 1. The support page adds details that "any API or Ads Distribution Agreements" with Tenor will be terminated on June 30, while "current integrations" will be "fully decommissioned" as of June 30. One of the most notable examples here is Twitter/X, which has relied on Tenor for its GIF picker for years. Twitter/X Head of Product Nikita Bier confirmed that the platform has migrated elsewhere, which is why the "recently used" section was purged, and why you might notice fewer GIF options when posting. Other platforms affected include Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky.

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The pair channeled their inner Elle Woods on Tuesday night as they attended the London premiere for the Legally Blonde spin-off, Elle.

Maddy Cusack was left feeling 'uncomfortable' after manager Jonathan Morgan ordered her and partner Grace Riglar to disclose their relationship and referred to Riglar as 'Mrs Cusack'.

I am writing on behalf of my father who is concerned about my late mother's £49,000 held in National Savings & Investments' Premium Bonds.