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ADVERTISEMENT Hello, and happy August! From Sydney Sweeney's controversial American Eagle advert, to a documentary about adult content creator Bonnie Blue, the internet has felt louder than ever with various celebrity controversies. But beyond that, life ticks on - and Freaky Friday sequels await. If you're venturing to Scotland for the Edinburgh Fringe, keep the

ADVERTISEMENT American farmers have been having a hard time dealing with wolf attacks, as the number of canis lupus has soared since they were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, in 1995. As a result, attacks on cattle and sheep have skyrocketed – with farmers finding themselves in a bind as they are forbidden to harm

ADVERTISEMENT Crowds gathered on the southern shore of Kyrgyzstan's Lake Issyk-Kul on Saturday to witness the colourful spectacle of the Salbuurun Festival – a lively celebration of the country’s nomadic heritage, captured in striking images by photographer Vladimir Voronin. Kyrgyz hunters compete in archery during the Traditional Eagle Hunting Salbuurun Festival on the southern shore

ADVERTISEMENT The controversy keeps on growing regarding American Eagle’s now-viral ad campaign – which declares “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans”. The play on words “jeans” and “genes” throughout the ads have led many to criticise the homonym implication, with some going so far as to label the advertisements as “Nazi” and glorifying white supremacy. One

ADVERTISEMENT Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs may not be able to count on a presidential pardon from Donald Trump. The rapper was found guilty on two counts of transportation for engaging in prostitution last month – but was acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking. In a recent interview, the US president called Combs “half-innocent”, saying it’s “more

ADVERTISEMENT The Smithsonian Institution is promising to bring back a display referencing US President Donald Trump's two impeachments – just in a new, “updated” form. That announcement, posted to the Smithsonian’s official X account on Saturday, comes after a quiet removal of the Trump placard from the National Museum of American History triggered concern that

ADVERTISEMENT Pop royalty Dua Lipa has been granted Kosovan citizenship.   During a ceremony hosted by the country’s president Vjosa Osmani, the ‘Levitating’, ‘Houdini’ and 'Dance The Night' singer was officially named as a citizen of Kosovo. She was hailed by Osmani on Friday 1 August as “one of the most iconic cultural figures in our

ADVERTISEMENT The Windcraft Music Fest, the celebration of wind instruments, took place for the eleventh time in Katydata, the beautiful village on Mount Troodos in Cyprus. The event marries tradition with jazz and contemporary sound, bringing together musicians and bands not only from Cyprus but also from the rest of Europe. There were many foreign