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The author's promise comes after police chiefs sparked outrage after refusing to ban trans officers from strip-searching women despite the UK's highest court ruling that sex is biological.

Victoria Beckham made sure her husband was surrounded by his favourite things during his lavish birthday celebrations this week - including his top tipple.

JoJo Siwa teased her future with Celebrity Big Brother co-star Chris Hughes on TikTok on Sunday as she replied to fans comments. 

It was the cry no woman wants to hear from her young child, especially in the dead of night: a helpless wail that meant only one thing: 'I need my mother.'

Thunderbolts soared to the top of the box office over the weekend, dethroning the previous champ, Sinners.

Holly Willoughby has been dealt a huge blow as her new Netflix show Celebrity Bear Hunt faces the axe. 

Jim Moir has opened up about how he copes with deafness after his brain tumour and why he's decided to leave alter ego Vic Reeves behind.

A Dartmouth College associate professor of Japanese literature and culture became a narrative consultant for Ubisoft's game Assassin's Creed Shadow (which launched in March). Sachi Schmidt-Hori's job "involved researching historical customs and reviewing scripts, not creating characters," writes the Associated Press. But when a trailer was released in May of 2024, some reacted to a game character named Yasuke who was a Black African samurai, according to the article, "with gamers criticizing his inclusion as 'wokeness' run amok". And they directed the blame at Schmidt-Hori: Gamers quickly zeroed in Schmidt-Hori, attacking her in online forums, posting bogus reviews of her scholarly work and flooding her inbox with profanity. Many drew attention to her academic research into gender and sexuality. Some tracked down her husband's name and ridiculed him, too. [One Reddit user described Schmidt-Hori as a "sexual degenerate who hate humanity because no man want her," while another called her a "professional woke social-justice warrior" who confirmed "fake history for Ubisoft."] Learning Yasuke was based on a real person did little to assuage critics. Asian men in particular argued Schmidt-Hori was trying to erase them, even though her role involved researching historical customs and reviewing scripts, not creating characters. Ubisoft told her to ignore the harassment, as did her friends. Instead, she drew inspiration from the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis. "I decided to cause 'good trouble,'" she said. "I refused to ignore." Schmidt-Hori began replying to some of the angry emails, asking the senders why they were mad at her and inviting them to speak face-to-face via Zoom. She wrote to an influencer who opposes diversity, equity and inclusion principles and had written about her, asking him if he intended to inspire the death threats she was getting. "If somebody said to your wife what people are saying to me, you wouldn't like it, would you?" she asked. The writer didn't reply, but he did take down the negative article about Schmidt-Hori. Others apologized. "It truly destroyed me knowing that you had to suffer and cancel your class and received hate from horrible people," one man wrote. "I feel somehow that you are part of my family, and I regret it. I'm sorry from the bottom of my heart." Anik Talukder, a 28-year-old south Asian man living in the United Kingdom, said he apologized at least 10 times to Schmidt-Hori after accepting her Zoom invitation to discuss his Reddit post about her... He was shocked the professor reached out to him and hesitant to speak to her at first. But they ended up having a thoughtful conversation about the lack of Asian representation in Western media and have stayed in touch ever since. "I learned a massive lesson," he said. "I shouldn't have made this person a target for no reason whatsoever."

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Bayern reclaimed the title after Bayer Leverkusen's 2-2 draw with SC Freiburg Kane, 31, sang Queen's 'We Are the Champions' next to former Tottenham pal Eric Dier and their new comrades.

Christie Brinkley was swept up in a fairytale romance with a devastating ending a year before her tumultuous union with hitmaker Billy Joel began.

Nicolai Tangen, the chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management - Norway's $1.8 trillion sovereign-wealth fund - revealed how he is grappling with Trump-imposed tariffs.

"When Disneyland turns 70 this July, Main Street's Opera House will play host to the return of Walt Disney, who will sit down with audiences to tell his story in robot form," writes Gizmodo. But they point out Walt's granddaughter Johanna Miller wrote a Facebook post opposing the idea in November. ("They are Dehumanizing him. People are not replaceable...") The idea of a Robotic Grampa to give the public a feeling of who the living man was just makes no sense. It would be an imposter... You could never get the casual ness of his talking interacting with the camera his excitement to show and tell people about what is new at the park. You can not add life to one. Empty of a soul or essence of the man. Knowing that he did not want this. Having your predecessors tell you that this was out of bounds.... So so Sad and disappointed. The Facebook post claims that the son of a Disney engineer even remembers Walt saying that he never wanted to be an animatronic himself. And "Members of the Walt Disney family are said to be divided," reports the Los Angeles Times, "with many supporting the animatronic and some others against it, say those in the know who have declined to speak on the record for fear of ruining their relationships." So that Facebook post "raised anew ethical questions that often surround any project attempting to capture the dead via technology," their article adds, "be it holographic representations of performers or digitally re-created cinematic animations. And then some media outlets got a partial preview Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports: An early sculpt of what would become the animatronic was revealed, one complete with age spots on Disney's hands and weariness around his eyes — Imagineers stressed their intent is faithful accuracy — but much of the attraction remains secretive. The animatronic wasn't shown, nor did Imagineering provide any images of the figure, which it promises will be one of its most technically advanced. Instead, Imagineering sought to show the care in which it was bringing Disney back to life while also attempting to assuage any fears regarding what has become a much-debated project among the Disney community... Longtime Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald, known for his work on beloved Disney projects such as Star Tours and the Guardians of the Galaxy coaster in Florida, said Wednesday that "A Magical Life" has been in the works for about seven years. Asked directly about ethical concerns in representing the deceased via a robotic figurine, Fitzgerald noted the importance of the Walt Disney story, not only to the company but to culture at large... "What could we do at Disneyland for our audience that would be part of our tool kit vernacular but that would bring Walt to life in a way that you could only experience at the park? We felt the technology had gotten there. We felt there was a need to tell that story in a fresh way...." "Walt Disney — A Magical Life" will walk a fine line when it opens, attempting to inspire a new generation to look into Disney's life while also portraying him as more than just a character in the park's arsenal. "Why are we doing this now?" Fitzgerald says. "For two reasons. One is Disneyland's 70th anniversary is an ideal time we thought to create a permanent tribute to Walt Disney in the Opera House. The other: I grew up watching Walt Disney on television. I guess I'm the old man. He came into our living room every week and chatted and it was very casual and you felt like you knew the man. But a lot of people today don't know Walt Disney was an individual. They think Walt Disney is a company." And now nearly 60 years after his death, Disney will once again grace Main Street, whether or not audiences — or even some members of his family — are ready to greet him.

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The First Daughter, 43, attended a party on Saturday night at Carbone Beach in Miami, Florida, with her husband, Jared Kushner, where she flaunted her toned physique.

Joseph McManus, 42, suddenly collapsed on the Benidorm strip on Friday - and was pronounced dead shortly after.

The controversial comedian was speaking on The Criminal Connection Podcast, which is hosted by true crime actor-producer Terry Stone.

In a video viewed more than five million times, a TikToker expressed her disbelief in the major retailer's pride month selection.

Sarah Jayne Dunn has landed herself a new job as a pole dance teacher not long after she quit Hollyoaks to pursue a career on OnlyFans.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was plunged into scandal after the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor was revealed to allegedly run an account posting to social media images of nude men.

Moses Lin, 31, from Anaheim, California, is a wildly successful wedding performer who has played at a slew of stars' ceremonies - including Meghan Markle, Oprah, and Gayle King.

David Beckham is known for doing things in style and his 50th birthday paid no exception to the rule as he commemorated the milestone with three events this week.