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Princess Kate and Princess Charlotte Chris Jackson/Getty Images Prince William, Princess Kate Middleton and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, arrived at VE Day anniversary events in London on Monday, May 5, just days after Prince Harry said he was open to “reconciliation” with his estranged family. Kate’s chic purple, vintage-inspired suit and hat were a symbolic nod to the occasion: the 80th anniversary of VE — Victory in Europe — Day, which is celebrated in May every year in the U.K., marking the end of World War II in 1945. Kate, 43, stood out against…

John Tortorella is not expected to join the New York Rangers Mollie Walker of the NY Post: ESPN had reported that there was a “strong possibility” the John Tortorella could return to the New York Rangers. But it was later reported by ESPN that he’s not expected to become an assistant to Mike Sullivan. Back when Tortorella was the Rangers’ head coach, Sullivan was his associate coach. NHL Rumors: Pittsburgh Penguins – Offer Sheets, Getting Bigger, Goaltending, Karlsson and Graves Noah Strang: Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford on Quinn Hughes on the 100% Hockey show with John Shannon: “We control…

Hugh SchofieldParis correspondentReutersFrance’s former interior minister has apologised for the first time for the 2022 fiasco at the Stade de France which saw Liverpool football supporters wrongly blamed for a riot.Gérald Darmanin admitted that security arrangements for the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid were wrong, and that his first public remarks – blaming English fans – were a mistake.”It was a failure because I had not foreseen. That was a mistake on my part. I was led astray by my preconceptions,” said Darmanin, now France’s justice minister.”The scapegoat was easy to find, and I apologise now to…

Sony Music Publishing and its songwriters were recognized for their achievements in pop music at ASCAP’s 2025 Pop Music Awards ceremony.Sony Music Publishing was named ASCAP’s Pop Publisher of the Year for a ninth time at the event, which took place on Thursday (May 1) in Los Angeles.At the event, SMP songwriters took home awards for their work across 28 of the past year’s top-performing songs.This year’s winning pop songs include Stargazing (Myles Smith), Good Luck, Babe!  (Chappell Roan, Dan Nigro), and Not Like Us, by Mustard.The list of winning songs also includes I Am Not Okay (Ashley Gorley), Texas…

Katherine Heigl is embracing her life as a perimenopausal woman who’s already experienced the height of her career — and she’s not afraid to show it. “I wasn’t thinking about [aging] in my 20s, right? In my 20s, I was sort of at the height of my career, and I was getting to do all the roles I had always wanted to be able to do,” Heigl, 46, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, May 1, about her success following her breakout role as Izzie Stevens on Grey’s Anatomy. “I started as a child actor but by the time I…

Arne Slot insisted Liverpool showed why they are champions this afternoon despite a below-par performance in losing 3-1 at Chelsea.Reds boss Slot made six changes to his side for the trip to Stamford Bridge, giving several fringe players the chance to impress with Liverpool having wrapped up the title following their 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham last weekend.But they failed to gel and a Cole Palmer-inspired Chelsea cruised to a throughly deserved three points.Slot reasonably satisfied despite setbackDespite suffering just their third league defeat of the season, Slot felt there were moments of promise from his side.He told BBC’s Match of…

Police believe attackers targeted LGBTQ fans attending American star’s free concert on Rio’s Copacabana Beach.Brazilian police have arrested two people in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at a Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro that drew more than two million people. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro said on social media on Sunday that it had thwarted a bomb attack that had been planned by the suspects for the free concert, held on the famous Copacabana Beach on Saturday. The police added that an adult “responsible for the plan” had been arrested along with a…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Hard-right leader George Simion was the clear winner of the first round of Romania’s presidential election vote, and will face a pro-EU centrist in the run-off on May 18.With nearly 99 per cent of domestic votes and more than 80 per cent of diaspora votes counted late on Sunday, Simion was a runaway winner with 40.3 per cent of the vote, according to Romania’s Central Election Bureau. Bucharest’s centrist independent mayor Nicușor Dan came second with 20.9 per cent, and Crin Antonescu, another…

Vanderbilt’s Chandler Bing knows you’ve heard his name before — but he swears he wasn’t named after the late Matthew Perry’s beloved character on Friends. Of course, that didn’t stop the jokes from pouring in after Bing announced his decision to attend the Nashville, Tennessee, school on Tuesday, April 29. “My parents weren’t even thinking about the show,” he told the Tennessean in an interview published on Friday, May 2. “My mom has seen the show, but when they were naming me, I guess she didn’t watch it that much, wasn’t even thinking about that.” Bing added that while he’s…

Flanked by San Antonio Spurs royalty, Spurs guard Stephon Castle was named Rookie of the Year. At his celebratory press conference, San Antonio’s previous Rookie of the Year winners: all-time greats David Robinson and Tim Duncan and a future face of the league Victor Wembanyama, all appeared on stage to hand Castle the trophy and welcome the UConn product into elite company. Castle’s victory marked the first time since 2016 an NBA team had back-to-back Rookie of the Year winners after Wembanyama took home the award last season. The last team to do so was the Minnesota Timberwolves, when Andrew…