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Blended families are hard to navigate at the best of times, but having famous parents can make the situation even more delicate.Lily Allen has opened up about her daughters’ relationship with their ex-stepfather, David Harbour, after the couple’s recent split.The singer alluded to infidelity on Harbour’s part according to her new album, West End Girl.The Smile singer is mum to Ethel, 14, and Marnie, 12, whom she shares with her ex-husband Sam Cooper. They wed in 2011 and split in 2018.Watch the video aboveHarbour, was step-dad to wife Lily Allen’s two daughters – Ethel and Marnie. (Instagram)The 40-year-old was asked…

If you’re a music lover of a certain age, you remember how exciting and polarizing the rise of Hip Hop in popular music was. From the amiable goofiness of The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” to the scratching pyrotechnics and audacious musical mashups of “The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel” to cosmic funk of Afrika Bambaattaa’s “Planet Rock” a whole world of exhilarating music emerged, even as a vast segment of the programming and critical population declared “That’s not music.” It soon became clear that Hip Hop, at first a primarily New York-based phenomenon, wasn’t just music.…

For My Sunday Song #464, we are going to talk about the killer track “Do What You Will” by Canadian/American rock band, Big Wreck. Thanks to my buddy Deke for introducing me to this band and sending me a couple of CDs which included the album this song is from, ‘Albatross’. The album came out on March 6, 2012 in Canada, but the U.S. didn’t see it until almost a year later on February 19, 2013. This song isn’t a single, but probably one of the best deep cuts on this album (and there are many). The song was written…

In its manifesto for the 2024 general election, Britain’s Labour party listed “Five Missions to Rebuild Britain,” the first being: “Kickstart economic growth.”  The party’s second budget since winning that election, delivered on November 26 by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, suggests it has already abandoned that mission — and offers a cautionary tale to other governments on what not to do. Tax, Borrowing, and Spending Hikes  Before the election, the Financial Times quoted Reeves admitting that, unlike previous incoming chancellors, she would not be able to claim she had “looked inside the books and realized things were even…

In a moment that has electrified the Indian domestic circuit, Virat Kohli has officially begun his final preparations for the  Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. On December 20, 2025, a viral video captured the 37-year-old batting maestro grinding in the nets, looking sharp and purposeful as he readies himself to don the Delhi jersey once again.Virat Kohli intensifies training for historic domestic Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 stintThe viral footage of Kohli at the Arun Jaitley Stadium has offered a rare behind-the-scenes look at the technical discipline that defines his career. As he prepares for his first Vijay Hazare Trophy match in…

Leeds United are now six points clear of the bottom three after another instrumental showing from their in-form striker at Elland Road. Dominic Calvert-Lewin made it six goals in five games for Leeds United as they boosted their hopes of Premier League survival with an emphatic 4-1 win over Crystal Palace. The former Everton striker has been revitalised in recent weeks and continued his sparkling form at Elland Road as Leeds moved six points clear of the bottom three. Calvert-Lewin opened the scoring on the rebound in the 38th minute after Dean Henderson had repelled his initial effort following a…

Money-in, money-out for the New Jersey Devils The Chris Johnston Show: Chris Johnston, talking about the New Jersey Devils looking to add, but are a bot handcuffed, given their cap situation. Moving the contracts of Dougie Hamilton and Ondrej Palat have come up. They might have to move Hamilton to add up front. ** NHLRumors.com transcription Julian McKenzie: “One team I’m also intrigued about that is very much on your trade board is the New Jersey Devils. Obviously a loser in the Quinn Hughes sweepstakes. We’ve seen reports of a potential deal that could have been out there, but it…

Fiona Irving,South East environment correspondentandCraig Buchan,South EastBBCSouth East Water chief executive David Hinton has faced calls to resign over supply issuesThe boss of South East Water has said the company is too dependant on individual facilities after a six-day supply failure affected thousands of people in Kent.About 24,000 properties in and around Tunbridge Wells had no or low pressure tap water from 29 November until supplies returned to most on 4 December. For the next nine days, residents were told to boil the restored tap water before consumption.A disinfection problem at Pembury Water Treatment Works had caused the failure but…

Fold Holdings, Inc. ($FLD), a publicly traded Bitcoin financial services company, just announced that its platform is now available in all 50 U.S. states. The expansion follows a strategic partnership with BitGo Bank & Trust, which recently became one of the first digital asset companies to secure a federal bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The move marks a rare milestone in U.S. consumer Bitcoin services: Fold is the first platform to operate nationwide under a single federally supervised trust framework.  Previously, state-by-state licensing and regulatory barriers constrained consumer access, particularly in states like…

Nandamuri Balakrishna’s ‘Akhanda 2: Thaandavam’ continues its strong box office journey, nearing Rs 80 crore net in India after nine days. The film maintained stable collections on its second Saturday, grossing Rs 2.90 crore. Worldwide, it has surpassed Rs 107 crore, showcasing consistent audience engagement despite a mixed critical reception. Nandamuri Balakrishna’s ‘Akhanda 2: Thaandavam’ continued its box office run with stable numbers on Day 9.On its second Saturday, the film collected Rs 2.90 crore in gross collections and Rs 2.50 crore in net collections. The movie managed to stay steady despite entering its second weekend, according to the reports…