Today is Friday, July 27, the 209th day of 2024. There are 157 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting on the Korean peninsula that killed an estimated 4 million people. Also on this date: In […]
He told me I was perfect so I never noticed he was ‘spiderwebbing’
After several years of tolerating this toxic behaviour, I was a shell of my former self (Picture: Getty Images) I never thought of myself as the kind of woman that could be easily duped by a man. But just like spiders take their prey by surprise, spider-webbers entrap you before you even realise you’ve succumbed […]
Emmerdale legend ‘gutted’ over exit
We can’t believe it either! (Picture: ITV) The unthinkable has happened at Emmerdale’s Home Farm, with Kim Tate (Claire King) having to move out to the B&B after being falsely accused of spiking step-daughter Dawn Fletcher (Olivia Bromley)’s drink. As well as being hard for Kim to deal with, Claire King told us that she […]
Sir Rod Stewart, 79, admits ‘my days are numbered’ as he confronts mortality
Sir Rod Stewart has acknowledged that his ‘days are numbered’ (Picture: Dave Benett/Getty Images) Sir Rod Stewart has opened up about how he views dying and admitted his ‘days are numbered’ as he approaches 80. The Maggie May hitmaker, 79, was rocking in the 70s and 80s – and he’s still going, albeit a little […]
Everything we know about Celine Dion’s neurological condition Stiff Person Syndrome
Celine Dion was forced to cancel her world tour earlier this year amid ongoing health struggles (Picture: Getty Images) Celine Dion wowed crowds at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday with her first performance since revealing her diagnosis with Stiff Person Syndrome. The Canadian superstar, 56, made an incredible comeback in […]
Princess Diana’s letters show how heartbroken she’d be if she saw Harry and William now
Princess Diana described her two boys as ‘adoring’ one another (Picture: REX) ‘Intimate’ handwritten letters and cards from Princess Diana to her family’s former housekeeper will soon be sold at auction. The letters and postcards, some dated to the early 1980s, show just how different the royal family is today – especially the relationship between […]
Why athletes bite their medals at the Olympics
It’s now an Olympic tradition (Picture: Getty) The Paris 2024 Olympics are finally upon us with over 10,000 of the finest athletes in the world set to do battle over 32 sports across 19 action-packed days. Fans can expect to see sporting triumphs and physical accomplishments most mere mortals could only dream of, and as […]
What I Own: I purchased my £592,750 East London two-bed flat at the age of 22
This week, we’re in East London (Picture: Joe Newman) Welcome back to What I Own – Metro’s property series where we speak to homeowners about getting on the ladder. Last week, we were in Nottingham visiting 28-year-old Emily Smith who, together with her husband, bought a new-build property during the pandemic. Four years later, she’s transformed it into a […]
The hero security guard who was wrongly accused of planting a bomb at the 1996 Olympics
The bomb damaged nearby buildings and killed a woman (Picture: Boston Globe) On a hot July evening in Atlanta, Georgia, crowds of people were gathered in Centennial Olympic Park on the eighth day of the 1996 Summer Olympics. 33-year-old Richard Jewell had been more than seven hours into his shift as a security guard in […]
Drug addiction had taken over my life at 24 – then I went for an icy swim
I lived in a seaside flat for years before going into the water (Picture: Emily Tisshaw) When I made my first step into the ocean one brisk September morning, back in 2020, I almost couldn’t believe that I was alive. As I waded in, I felt the pain of the freezing cold, but it didn’t […]
Player agent blasts Oakland Ballers, says clients were mistreated on and off field
OAKLAND — The honeymoon is clearly over for Oakland’s expansion baseball team. The Ballers fired manager Micah Franklin on Sunday after just 54 games, despite the team being tied for the fourth-best record in the Pioneer League standings when he was let go. On Friday, player agent Lonnie Murray publicly criticized the organization on the […]
Who is Delicious Orie? The Team GB star born in Russia out to emulate Anthony Joshua at Paris Olympics
Orie chasing Olympic gold in Paris (Picture: Carl Recine/Getty Images) Team GB has a proud history of success as far as the big men are concerned in boxing at the Olympics. Audley Harrison sparked the run in 2000. Anthony Joshua’s gold medal success in 2012 paved the way for him becoming one of the biggest […]