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LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged Saturday to repay the trust of voters in the working-class heartland of northern England who rejected the Labour Party and helped give him an 80-seat majority at this week’s election.Speaking to cheering supporters at a cricket club in Sedgefield – the constituency once held by Labour former prime minister Tony Blair – Johnson acknowledged the seismic shift that helped sweep him to victory in Thursday’s election. “I know that people may have been breaking the voting habits of generations to vote for us,” he told supporters. “And I want the people of the northeast to know that we in the Conservative Party and I will repay your trust.” In a victory speech outside 10 Downing Street on Friday, Johnson called for an end to the acrimony that has festered throughout the country since the divisive 2016 Brexit referendum, and urged Britain to “let the healing begin.” … [Read more...] about Victory Lap: Boris in Northern England to Thank Working-class Supporters

Here he comes, one of the planet’s most conspicuous young men, stepping out of the London drizzle and into a dusty suburban pub. If there was an old vinyl record player in the place it would scratch quiet. Instead, the two-dozen punters turn hushed and intent, as if a unicorn has just trotted in off the street, and nobody wants to scare it off. “That’s frickin’ Harry frickin’ Styles,” whispers a young man at the bar, “in this pub.” The pop star is asked what he wants to drink and in a voice already inclined to undertones, quietly orders a cup of tea. A former teen star who is now 25, a happier and rockier solo artist since his boyband One Direction split a few years ago, Styles has hidden himself inside a large, swamp-green parka. He’s tall, around the 6ft mark, and carries himself with a slight stoop. If Styles could only do something about his appearance from the neck up (elfin brow, wide Joker smile, a face that’s … [Read more...] about Harry Styles: ‘I’m not just sprinkling in sexual ambiguity to be interesting’

Whenever anyone says tritely that money can’t buy happiness, I wonder to myself if they have ever been truly skint. Solvency doesn’t guarantee happiness, to be sure, but grinding poverty and constant financial anxiety certainly make it very difficult. I know, I’ve been there, and members of my family still are. Just being able to afford the basics without facing that constant gnawing panic makes a hell of a difference to your general sense of wellbeing. The latest report for Young Women’s Trust – a charity that supports women aged 16-30 who are in poverty, or on low or no pay – paints a glum picture. The Worrying Times (and never has a name been more apt) shows that a third of young people feel more anxious now than this time last year, with Brexit, money worries and housing the dominant reasons. Low pay and insecure jobs are on the rise, with a third of young people saying they have been offered a zero-hours contract, more than half worrying about … [Read more...] about For young women, poverty and poor mental health are a fact of life

The movie buffs at CNET put on our monocles, sip some whiskey and round up the best movies of the year. December 14, 2019 5:00 AM PST It might not be labeled a vintage year, but 2019 certainly delivered some of the biggest and best movies ever made. We got emotional about Booksmart and Marriage Story, but the year also saw a little film called Avengers: Endgame steamroll the box office and nab the title of highest-grossing movie of all time (it was also one of the most expensive movies ever made).This Christmas, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker caps off the space sequel trilogy that began with The Force Awakens, followed by The Last Jedi, also known as the one Adam Driver forgot the name of. The Irishman saw unprecedented viewing figures on Netflix (according to Netflix), and the brilliant Korean "comedy" Parasite reminded us to watch movies outside Hollywood. Without further ado, below you'll find some wildly passionate takes … [Read more...] about The best movies of 2019: What to watch from this year

THE MEMBERS OF ‘N SYNC ARE AT THEIR VERY OWN NEVERLAND Ranch: the 32,000-square-foot (and growing) lakeside Orlando home of their manager, Johnny Wright, which also serves as the headquarters for his company, the Wright Stuff. The living room is packed with arcade games ranging from Ms. Pac-Man to Mortal Kombat, an old-fashioned Coke machine, a pool table, foosball, two varieties of air hockey (with and without little plastic men) and a sound system bookended by six-foot speakers. Next door, a two-lane bowling alley is under construction in a wing that will also house a dance studio. Teen-dream décor abounds: a Lucite banister lit from within, a seven-foot glass palm-tree trunk topped by a fern, a dining room dominated by a giant fish tank and a black monolithic running-water sculpture. Outdoors, a sand volleyball court awaits, along with a putting green (with sand trap), a boat and Jet Skis for lake-top frolicking, a basketball court, a tiki bar, a hot tub and a pool with a … [Read more...] about NsynChronicity