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Daily Mail
25 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Aimee Lou Wood shares sweet loved-up snap with her boyfriend Adam Long as she documents her fun-filled Glastonbury weekend
Aimee Lou Wood shared a sweet loved-up snap with her boyfriend Adam Long on Thursday. The White Lotus actress, 31, took to her Instagram Story to document some of her fun-filled Glastonbury weekend which included a picture with her 34-year-old partner. Actor Adam is best known for his role as convict Lewis Whippey in Happy Valley and looked like he was enjoying the festival as he relaxed in the snap with Aimee. She looked stylish in a denim dress while Adam - who dressed casually - embraced her at the festival held at Worthy Farm. The pair - who are starring together in the upcoming BBC series Film Club - were first spotted sharing a kiss last month. Aimee has liked all of Adam's social media posts since their Film Club casting was announced last November. She was also quick to praise the star after he completed a sponsored run in aid of Movember and men's mental health awareness. On a snap of the actor and his running buddies, Aimee penned: 'YOU DID IT!!!!!!! ✨' It's believed the pair met last year working on their upcoming BBC Three series, written by Aimee, in which they play a couple. The pair play lovers in the series, which follows Evie (Aimee) who sets up a film club with her best friend Noa (Nabhaan Rizwaan). A BBC synopsis reads: 'It's Friday night. 7pm. Film Club Week 198. Evie hasn't left the house in six months after a 'wobble', and tonight, things are different. 'Noa's got big news. A dream job is taking him across the other side of the country, which means that all of this is ending. That reality is hitting. That they're going to be forced to consider for the first time they might be more than just friends. 'Neither of them are the best when it comes to emotions but this time those emotions might be impossible to ignore... 'As if life weren't challenging enough already, Evie is going to be navigating this amongst the eccentricity of her family home - living with her fiercely loving single mum Suz (Suranne Jones), sister Izzie (Liv Hill), and handsome boyfriend/sometime man of the house Josh (Adam). 'Film Club is a witty and emotional show about love and family, about whether we should follow our hearts or heads, and being in love with a friend.' Speaking about the series, Aimee - who created the show with Ralph Davies - said in a statement: 'I'm thrilled that our beloved TV series Film Club, a project that Ralph and I have been writing for the past decade, starts shooting this week. 'We couldn't be more excited, and grateful, to the incredible team we have assembled with the BBC. 'To bring this to life with Nabhaan and Suranne, two exceptional actors I have always admired, is a real honour.' The series was filmed in Manchester last year and is set for release on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three later this year. Adam, who also starred in Day Of The Jackal and Waterloo Road, has not spoken publicly about his love life. Aimee's last known relationship was with her Sex Education co-star Connor Swindells, who she split from in 2020 after two years together. Connor, 28, who stars in SAS Rogue Heroes, is now married to the Peaky Blinders star, Amber Anderson, 32, who he wed last year. Discussing the reason behind their split, Aimee noted that relationships don't have to consist of a 'goodie' and a 'baddie', but sometimes the combination of two personalities in a dynamic can result in 'unhealthy themes'. She said in an interview with Grazia: 'We'd had some time apart and then we realised that maybe the relationship wasn't serving us both,' before stating that she and Connor still love each other and respect each other. According to Aimee the breakup was amicable and wasn't dramatic. She compared the moment she became single to a dam bursting wide open. She added: 'When I'm in a relationship I find it hard to maintain my sense of self. I'm very independent but also quite impressionable.' MailOnline has contacted Amy and Adam's representatives for comment. In recent months, the star has catapulted to global fame, owing to her role in HBO hit, The White Lotus. However, the actress' personal life caused more headlines than the series itself, with Aimee hitting out at Saturday Night Live for their 'mean and unfunny' parody of the show that mocked her teeth; as well as being embroiled in claims of a 'feud' with her on-screen lover. The SNL sketch featured comedian Sarah Sherman, 32, parodying Aimee's character Chelsea while using fake teeth to mock her, which prompted in widespread outrage. The sketch poked fun at her Manchester U.K. accent and her teeth, with Sarah exclaiming: 'Fluoride? What's that?' In response, Aimee took aim at the 'cheap' joke, writing on Instagram: 'Such a shame cuz I had such a great time watching it a couple weeks ago. Yes, take the p**s for sure - that's what the show is about- but there must be a cleverer, more nuanced, less cheap way?' She also shared messages of support from her followers and sister Emily, admitting she'd received 'thousands' of messages backing her up. Aimee continued: 'Last thing I'll say on the matter. I am not thin skinned. I actually love being taken the p**s out of when it's clever and in good spirits. But the joke was about fluoride. I have big gap teeth not bad teeth. 'I don't mind caricature - I understand that's what SNL is. But the rest of the skit was punching up and I/ Chelsea was the only one punched down On... Okay end of.' To conclude, she shared a comment from a fan that read: 'It was a sharp and funny skit until it suddenly took a screeching turn into 1970's misogyny', she added: 'This sums up my view'. Aimee's rumoured feud with her White Lotus co-star Walton Goggins has also had fans talking in recent months. The rumours hit an all-time high after they unfollowed each other on Instagram. But last week the onscreen lovers put the rumours to bed, tackling the reports head on in a joint interview with Variety. 'There is no feud. I adore, I love this woman madly, and she is so important to me,' Walton insisted. Aimee proceeded to address the outrage over headlines that Goggins unfollowed her on social media, which fans perceived as a sign they did not get along. 'I think it's such a comment on where we're at culturally,' she said over the online fury. 'Why is everyone obsessing over Instagram? That is irrelevant. We don't give a s**t about Instagram.' She explained she wished more people were having 'conversations about the story' of their White Lotus characters, Rick and Chelsea, and simply enjoying the show. As well as her new role in Film Club, Aimee has been kept busy filming series two of her BBC sitcom Daddy Issues. This year will also see her star in crime-thriller film Sweet Dreams, which has been pitched as 'a British Fargo'. Adam's most recent TV role was in the ITV drama Protection, which saw him reunite with Happy Valley co-star Siobhan Finneran. His most famous role to date was in the BAFTA-winning Happy Valley, in which he played a convict who aided James Norton's Tommy Lee Royce in kidnapping the daughter of a wealthy businessman, for ransom.
San Francisco Chronicle
25 minutes ago
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
Philadelphia aims to control trash pileups ahead of holiday weekend as city workers strike continues
A strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia stretched into a third day Thursday as trash piled up in some areas and more than 30 Medical Examiner's Office staffers were ordered back to work because of a growing backlog of bodies in storage. The latest talks between the city and leaders of District Council 33 — the largest of four major unions representing city workers — ended late Wednesday without a deal, and no new talks were scheduled for Thursday. Both sides have said they were willing to continue negotiations. The union represents many of the city's blue-collar workers, from trash collectors to clerks to security guards. Police and firefighters are not on strike. Economic matters remain the major issue, but District 33 President Greg Boulware has said there are also 'a lot of work rule situations that we still have not worked through.' The union also seeks some flexibility on the city residency requirement for workers. The city has offered a three-year contract with annual raises of about 3%, which the union said amounts to little more than $1,000 after taxes for members making $46,000 a year on average. Mayor Cherelle Parker has said the city has 'put its best offer on the table.' She stressed that the effective 13% pay hike over her four-year term -- including last year's 5% bump – along with a fifth step on the pay scale would be the best contract the union has seen in decades. Legal wrangling over the walkout also continued Thursday, when Common Pleas Court Judge Sierra Thomas-Street approved the city's request to have the medical examiner's office staffers return to work because bodies have been piling up there in storage, posing a health and safety risk. Those workers include death and forensic investigators, forensic technicians and clerks. The order came a day after the judge ordered some emergency service dispatchers and essential water department employees back to work. Mounting trash piles in some parts of the city were also still causing grief for residents and officials, who on Thursday strongly urged residents to follow the collection guidelines imposed when the strike began Tuesday. They also urged residents to report problems at the trash collection sites, and noted trash is being cleared as fast as possible and the city is working to open more sites.
Belfast Telegraph
25 minutes ago
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Glentoran set sights on Derry City striker in bid to boost strike force ahead of new season
Glentoran have made a move for Derry City striker Pat Hoban, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal. The 33-year-old hitman from Galway has been a peripheral figure at the Brandywell this season, scoring just one goal in eight games.
Daily Mail
25 minutes ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Melania joins Trump in welcoming Gaza hostage Edan Alexander
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza , who was released in May, to the White House on Thursday. Alexander told Trump he was treated better in captivity after Trump won the presidential election, per a video posted on social media by Trump aide Margo Martin. The president thanked him and welcomed him to the Oval Office. He noted Melania Trump, in particular, was worried about Alexander. 'The first lady, it was very important to her,' Trump said. The president also said he was concerned that Alexander had been killed in an air strike on a Hamas tunnel where he was being held, Axios reported. Alexander, 21, is an American-Israeli from New Jersey . He was among 251 people taken hostage by Hamas in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that sparked Israel's war with Hamas. Alexander moved to Israel in 2022 after finishing high school and enlisted in the military. He was 19 when militants stormed his base in Israel and dragged him into the Gaza Strip. He was released on May 12 by the militant group Hamas after 584 days in captivity. Alexander had been in Israel since he was freed until he traveled last month home to New Jersey, where his family still lives. Alexander told President Trump there are other hostages still in Gaza who need to be released and the president agreed with him. The meeting comes ahead of Trump's scheduled sit-down on Monday with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump is pushing Netanyahu and Hamas to come to an agreement to end the war in Gaza. The president asked Iran-backed Hamas militants on Tuesday to agree to what he called a 'final proposal' for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel in Gaza that will be delivered by mediating officials from Qatar and Egypt. In a social media post, Trump said his representatives had a 'long and productive' meeting with Israeli officials about Gaza. Trump said Israel has agreed to the conditions to finalize a 60-day ceasefire, 'during which time we will work with all parties to end the War.' He said representatives for Qatar and Egypt will deliver 'this final proposal' to Hamas. 'I hope, for the good of the Middle East, that Hamas takes this Deal, because it will not get better — IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE,' he wrote. Along with the first lady, several other senior officials were in the meeting with Alexander, Axios reported, including Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Alexander's homecoming to Tenafly, New Jersey, was met with celebration, as hundreds stood in the rain to see him. Trump in early March met at the White House with a group of eight former hostages who had been released by Hamas: Iair Horn, Omer Shem Tov, Eli Sharabi, Keith Siegel, Aviva Siegel, Naama Levy, Doron Steinbrecher and Noa Argamani.
Miami Herald
26 minutes ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
44 Percent: TPS for Haitians, Hakeem Jeffries and ‘Sinners'
In recent years, Juneteenth has become a much more celebrated holiday among Black people. And I can't say I fault us. Celebrating the Fourth of July feels forced in light of all the struggles Black people have faced to help create this country. Frederick Douglass's speech 'What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?' reads: 'What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your denunciations of tyrants, brass fronted impudence; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mockery…' So, I do not fault any Black person who will simply choose to rest and not join in in any celebration. INSIDE THE 305: Federal judge rules in favor of Haitians with TPS, restores February 2026 deadline A New York federal judge has ruled in favor of Haitians with temporary legal status in the United States, deciding on Tuesday that the Trump administration was wrong in deciding to cut short their end date by six months, Herald reporters Jacqueline Charles and Jay Weaver. U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan's ruling means that Haiti's Temporary Protected Status designation should return to its original February 2026 date, giving more than a half-million Haitian nationals with TPS more time to shield themselves against losing their work permits and deportation protections in the United States. Would Byron Donalds differ from DeSantis as governor? Here's what he told us U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds sat down with the Miami Herald about what kind of governor he would be if elected. Donalds has gotten the endorsement of Donald Trump and is recognized by half of Floridians since announcing his campaign last year. Donalds, a Republican, is polling at about a five-point lead over David Jolly, the most notable Democratic candidate, with about a third of voters still undecided, according to the polling firm Victory Insights. And the possibility of Casey DeSantis challenging him in a Republican primary is beginning to fade, according to lobbyists and consultants, Herald reporter Siena Duncan wrote. OUTSIDE THE 305: Jacksonville's Paris Richardson will represent Florida in Miss America pageant Duval County native and University of Florida alum Paris Richardson was crowned Miss Florida, representing the state in the Miss America pageant. The proud 2020 Jean Ribault High School alum made history by bringing the Miss Florida crown back to Gainesville for the first time in more than 70 years. She's only the second Miss Gainesville to win the title, and the first since Marcia Crane earned the title in 1952, The Florida Union-Times reported. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Breaks Record in Hourslong Speech Opposing Trump's Policy Bill On Thursday, U.S. House minority speaker Hakeem Jeffries spoke for eight hours and 45 minutes opposing Donald Trump's policy bill. His speech is now the record for the longest on the House floor. Thursday's speech was not a filibuster, the Senate tactic that allows a member to speechify for unlimited time, delaying action indefinitely, The New York Times reported. But Mr. Jeffries was making use of his prerogative as a leader to stretch his allotted 60 seconds of speaking time for far longer, in a House tradition known as a 'magic minute.' In doing so, he was attempting to seize a pivotal moment for Democrats — who have toiled to find a cohesive strategy, message and messenger for countering Mr. Trump — to make a forceful case against the president and his agenda. HIGH CULTURE: 'Sinners' on Max Will Include a Black American Sign Language Version After a successful box office run, 'Sinners' will debut on Max on Friday, July 4, and will also include a Black American Sign Language version. I've seen the movie three times – and I will be enjoying it a fourth time on DVD/Bluray (because physical media still matters) and as many times after on Max.
