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Prince William should wait for Harry to make the first move in rebuilding the royal brothers’ shattered relationship, a major poll revealed last night.Just four per cent of Britons believe the onus is on the Prince of Wales to forge a peace deal when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex return to the UK in the coming days, according to the survey commissioned by The Mail on Sunday.With the Royal Family gathered at Balmoral this weekend for their traditional summer holiday, senior courtiers are still reeling from the astonishing news that Harry and Meghan are on the verge of moving…

The Sydney Swans have gone to the AFL integrity unit and reportedly handed over audio of a conversation shared by three women at the centre of the alleged hotel incident.Journalist Caroline Wilson told 3AW the audio was recorded after the trio left the Pullman East Melbourne hotel early Monday morning.The fallout from the night has led to the suspension of Sydney Swans players Isaac Heeney, Nick Blakey, Chad Warner, Riley Bice and James Jordon, who will miss out on the remainder of the 2026 AFL season. The club found the players had breached its standards by staying out late, drinking and allegedly…

A New York City mother has revealed how she fought for her life after a convicted felon allegedly slashed her throat and tried to drag her away during a birthday hike in Arizona.Alexis Rowan, 27, was nearing the end of a 10-mile trek through the Havasupai Reservation on August 12 when she stopped to ask Taylor Nardo Paya, 29, for directions to a gift shop.Rowan had briefly become separated from a friend who was walking ahead of her when she encountered Paya, a member of the Havasupai Tribe, in the village of Supai.She said he initially appeared to help her…

Back in the early Noughties, the editors of the Oxford Dictionary Of English noticed something interesting about the words they were about to include in their second edition.Their new volume, based on strict evidence of current language in use, offered more than 350 ways of poking fun at someone. Compliments, on the other hand, totalled just 40. For every chucklehead, clot, chump, herbert, gillygawpus, numpty, tosspot and plonker, there was just a mere sprinkling of cutiepies or patooties.The editors’ conclusion was that human nature relishes a put-down, particularly the cheeky kind. And it’s hard to disagree when one traditional insult has been much…

There’s nothing wrong with heightened expectation. But it’s so easy to be let down when the experience doesn’t match the hype. So many things are overrated – but we go along with them because everyone else says they are so ‘OMG’ amazing. When, really, they’re as dull as recycled ditchwater. The time has come to fight back. ‘Get real’, as Americans like to say, and yet they are more guilty than most for pandering to the overrated.Here’s my unfiltered list…FIREWORKSFine if it’s good old barny between two friends, but sending noisy pyrotechnics into the air just burns money – and…

A judge has denied Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial in the murder of Austin Metcalf after his new defense team called for it in the wake of his conviction earlier this summer.Judge Michael Chitty rendered his decision Saturday after testimony stretched into Friday evening. The decision could have a major impact on how people perceive the justice system in Texas.Anthony was convicted of murdering 17‑year‑old Austin Metcalf after stabbing him during a Frisco ISD track meet in April 2025. A Collin County jury rejected his self‑defense claim and found he intentionally stabbed Metcalf during an altercation. “We respect, and expected, the…

Damon Albarn looked smitten with his new girlfriend Rebecca Freckleton as they enjoyed a cosy stroll together in London’s Notting Hill this week.The Blur frontman, 58, is said to have been secretly dating the long-time Gorillaz collaborator for almost a year, with the relationship coming four years after his split from partner of 25 years, Suzi Winstanley.And amid news that Damon and Rebecca have reportedly taken their romance to the next level by moving in together, according to The Sun, the pair appeared smitten as they stepped out in the capital.Damon, who was casually dressed in a navy T-shirt, blue striped…

Hayden Panettiere’s mother Lesley Vogel believes the account of her daughter’s death at age 36 given by Brian Hickerson is ‘full of holes’ and believes he’s not telling police the truth about what happened.In an extensive hour-long exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Vogel said she pressured law enforcement in South Carolina to investigate Hayden’s death and raised serious questions about Hickerson and his account of her daughter’s final hours.Vogel said Hickerson, who once served time in jail for beating Hayden, had a toxic ‘codependent bond’ with Hayden that was ‘much more powerful than people realized.’She revealed she spoke with…

Meghan Markle’s much-touted return to acting has been ‘cancelled’, it was claimed today.Respected royal author Tina Brown said she had been told that an offer for Meghan to star in the third season of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen ‘has been withdrawn’.Writing on her Substack, Fresh Hell, Brown said: ‘I learned this morning that the casting of Meghan Markle in season three of Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentleman has been withdrawn. The backlash in the UK was so intense it became untenable to go forward. This does not bode well for Meghan’s acting comeback in the UK.’Meghan’s return to…

Three-time Olympian Jenny Simpson built her entire life around running — but after a sudden cardiac event two months ago revealed a hidden rare disease and nearly killed her, she is embarking on a new kind of race. Simpson, 39, had helped a group of girls pace themselves during a milelong run in Raleigh, North Carolina, in June moments before she collapsed. She told CBS News she doesn’t remember anything that happened that day. But Ivy and Joey Pointer will never forget it. Joey Pointer is the CEO of the company Fleet Feet, which hired Simpson as its chief running officer earlier…