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An AI-reconstructed image, created at Israel’s Tel Aviv University, shows a mixed Neanderthal-Homo Sapiens family. New genetic research backs the conclusion that interbreeding between Neanderthal men and Homo sapiens women occurred. Photo: Reuters
Science

Sex between Neanderthal men and Homo sapiens women drove our make-up: study

New research is providing insight into the prehistoric pairings that led to the presence of Neanderthal DNA in most present-day people.

Celebrity Families

Meet Lily Allen’s teen half-sister Teddie Malleson-Allen – who’s an actress

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Malaysia

Malaysia blocks Grindr, Blued for promoting ‘deviant’ relationships

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2026 Olympic Winter Games

Meet hockey player Jack Hughes, who scored the winning goal for Team USA

Hughes, who comes from a family of hockey players and may be dating Tate McRae, broke two of his teeth shortly before winning the Olympic gold for his team.

Jack Hughes receiving his gold medal after the US defeated Canada in the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Meet Michael Bergin, the ex Calvin Klein model who dated Carolyn Bessette

Ryan Murphy’s new series Love Story shines a spotlight on the romance between Bessette and JFK Jr – but what about her Baywatch actor ex?

Fame and celebrity

Meet Jackson White’s mother, Katey Sagal, who’s also in Hulu’s Tell Me Lies

White – who stars in the Hulu show with Grace Van Patten – just opened up about his family life on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Supriya Ganesh, who plays Dr Samira Mohan in The Pitt

Season 2 of the medical drama series just launched after the successful first season won 5 Emmys – with Noah Wyle winning 2 of those.

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Actor Supriya Ganesh plays Dr Samira Mohan in the multiple Emmy-winning HBO Max show The Pitt. Photos: AFP, Handout
Fame and celebrity

Meet Branden Cook, who plays Evan in drama series Tell Me Lies

The London-trained actor, who’s engaged to his co-star Katherine Hughes, watched films with his grandfather and wanted to be like Indiana Jones or James Bond.

Icons and Influencers

Meet Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s Maga girlfriend, Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto

‘GG’ lives with Brin at his Lake Tahoe mansion and attends functions at the White House – Donald Trump just called her a ‘wonderful Maga girlfriend’.

Fame and celebrity

What you need to know about Daryl Hannah and JFK Jr’s romance

The Blade Runner actress, now married to Neil Young, had a romance with the late JFK Jr before he eventually wed Carolyn Bessette.

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Daryl Hannah and her then boyfriend, the late John F. Kennedy Jr. Photos: @dhlovelife/Instagram, @JFKjr_memories/X
Fame and celebrity

Who is Maya Hawke’s new husband, musician Christian Lee Hutson?

The couple first met when working on music, and just married in a star-studded wedding in New York City attended by her famous parents and the Stranger Things cast.

Stranger Things star Maya Hawke and musician Christian Lee Hutson are married, Photos: @christianleehutson/Instagram, @badpostmaya/X
Fashion

JFK Jr: his story and style remembered in FX bio Love Story

Series explores the lawyer’s life and marriage, and his impeccable, understated elegance that quietly defied 90s fashion norms.

Fame and celebrity

Wuthering Heights to Barbie: meet Margot Robbie’s stylist, Andrew Mukamal

Mukamal – who also works with Hailey Bieber, Lindsay Lohan, Zoë Kravitz and Billie Eilish – is the brains behind Robbie’s iconic looks.

Food and Drinks

How do couples who work together thrive? Ask these restaurant duos

Four couples who work together in hospitality explain how they maintain thriving, loving partnerships when things get heated in the kitchen.

James Knappett and Sandia Chang of Kitchen Table met in 2005 while working together at Thomas Keller’s Per Se in New York. Photo: Marcus Cobden
Food and Drinks

Word on the StrEAT: 6 F&B power couples on what love looks like after service

Penicillin’s Agung and Laura Prabowo, Dieci’s Paolo Olivieri and Hanna Lee, and more on married life, work and everything in between.

Pandan Man co-founders Brian Kwan (right) and Caroline Yuen are among Hong Kong’s F&B power couples who share space at work and home. Photo: Handout
TV shows and streaming video

Meet Paul Anthony Kelly, who plays John F. Kennedy Jr in Love Story

The Canadian model, appearing in his breakout role alongside Sarah Pidgeon and Naomi Watts, has been described as a John-John lookalike.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Oli Higginson, the actor who plays footman John in Bridgerton?

He is married to Disney alum Meaghan Martin, who was in Camp Rock with Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers.

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2026 Olympic Winter Games

Meet Sturla Holm Lægreid, the Olympian who admitted to cheating on his girlfriend

After winning a bronze medal in the men’s 20km biathlon, Lægreid admitted the transgression on live TV – so who is he?

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Sturla Holm Lægreid celebrating his Olympic broze medal win. Photo: @biathlonworld/Instagram
Food and Drinks

Mouthing Off | The least romantic thing to do on Valentine’s Day? Go to a restaurant

Cramped tables, no privacy, overpriced set menus – why not just stay at home and cook, or share takeaway comfort food snuggled on the sofa?

Valentine's Day

A funny text, coffee in bed, holding hands: why the little things count in love

Valentine’s Day is traditionally a time of romantic dinners, gifts and flowers, but experts say there are many more ways to show love.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

South Korea avert Asian Cup boycott as FIFPro urges better conditions for women

Korea FA says players’ complaint over discrimination has been resolved, while global union says tournament is ‘generational opportunity’.

South Korea’s Ji So-yun (second from left) celebrates with her teammates after scoring against China in the E-1 Football Championship in Suwon last July. Photo: AP
Dating

Why dating in Hong Kong is so hard and how people spend thousands on agencies

Hong Kong matchmakers share how they’re helping people find love in a city where everyone is both extremely busy and wants a younger partner.

Where does Hong Kong turn to when digital romance fails? More of the city’s bachelors and bachelorettes are trading algorithms for professional human matchmakers. Illustration: Henry Wong
Fame and celebrity

Everything to know about Coco Jones – who performed at the Super Bowl

The former Disney star and Grammy-winning artist performed at the NFL Super Bowl pregame show alongside Charlie Puth and Fred Beam.

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Ilia Malinin, figure skating superstar and Winter Olympic gold favourite

Both parents of the record-breaking, two-time World Champion American figure skater represented Uzbekistan in the Winter Olympics.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Lorde’s rumoured music producer boyfriend, Jim-E Stack?

The ‘Solar Power’ singer and her beau were seen at Justin Bieber’s Grammys after-party and at another bash for Charli XCX’s new film, The Moment.

Lorde is rumoured to be dating Jim-E Stack, a music producer and songwriter. Photos: Reuters, @jimestack/Instagram
Nordic nations

‘Need for recognition’: Norway royal’s tearful plea in trial, denies rape

A tearful Marius Borg Hoiby tells an Oslo court that an extreme need for recognition drove his life of excess, as he stands trial for rape.

Marius Borg Hoiby (left) and Crown Princess Mette-Marit (second from right) arrive for Princess Ingrid Alexandra’s belated 18th birthday dinner in Oslo in June 2022. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Who is Lily Allen’s new boyfriend, Jonah Freud?

Jonah comes from an influential family indeed: his mother was once married to Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, and his father is an Oscar-winning producer.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Finn Bennett, who plays Prince Aerion in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

The Irish-British actor plays Aerion in HBO Max’s new Game of Thrones spin-off, but did you know he was in True Detective and Warfare, too?

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