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Barack and Michelle Obama are incredibly proud of their daughters Malia and Sasha, who are both thriving having moved to Los Angeles.MORE: How Barack and Michelle Obama dealt with daughter's very difficult health diagnosisThe famous couple raised their children in their younger years in the White House, but were keen to make sure that they both remained down-to-earth during the unique experience. While they are pictured out and about in LA every now and then, the Obama siblings are rarely pictured on social media - and neither of them have public accounts. VIDEO: Michelle Obama opens up about daughters Malia and SashaHowever, earlier in the year, Michelle took to Instagram to share a rare photo of her entire family during a trip to the forest.MORE: Michelle Obama looks so much like daughter Malia in remarkable photo MORE: Michelle Obama shares rare photo of daughter Malia to mark a double celebrationThe photo was incredibly relatable and it looked like any other family enjoying a day out together outside with nature.Michelle had posted the picture for a special reason too - as it was in time to announce husband Barack's TV show, Our Great National Parks, which was released in April. She wrote: "Over the years, @BarackObama and I have been lucky enough to show our girls some of the magic of our world’s natural wonders."This time, Barack wants you to join in on the fun with his new @HigherGroundMedia show, Our Great National Parks, which is streaming now on Netflix."Whether you’re visiting a national park or taking a walk around your neighborhood, there’s so much out there to explore.A post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama)Barack and Michelle Obama with their daughters Malia and Sasha"We hope the show inspires you

Soap beauty Georgia May Foote wowed fans as she shared a photo of herself looking impeccably glamorous on her recent holiday to Ibiza. The former Coronation Street star, who played Katy Amstrong, posted a stunning snap showing her pouting for the camera as she showed off her deep tan in a black vest top.

orbit into deep space and drift until it is finally sucked up by a black hole, say experts. Matteo Ceriotti, an aerospace engineer and space systems engineering lecturer at the University of Glasgow told Live Science: “It’s very unlikely” - but not impossible.

Variety interviewed 18 out of the 23 series regulars that star on “The Rings of Power” in order to give readers a primer on both the actors themselves, as well as the characters they will be playing on the series from showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay.

AURORA joined Hans Zimmer at the Royal Albert Hall for the BBC’s Earth Prom on Saturday night (August 27) to perform ‘Take Me Back Home’ with the composer.The acclaimed composer and producer recently teamed up with Camila Cabello on the new track, which features in the trailer for the upcoming documentary Frozen Planet II.AURORA joined Zimmer and an orchestra at the iconic London venue for the performance, taking on Cabello’s vocals as scenes of wildlife showed on a screen behind the musicians. Narration by David Attenborough also played over the footage between the singer’s lines.“An unforgettable night bringing the sounds of #FrozenPlanet2 to Royal Albert Hall with @AuroraMusic and the whole team,” Zimmer wrote on Instagram yesterday (August 29).“Our work with Sir David Attenborough and the @BBC Natural History Unit is the most important work any of us have ever done.

Kate Beckinsale could have melted the internet after putting on a red-hot display by the pool.It seems that when the Hollywood beauty isn't making major flicks like Total Recall, she likes to spend at least some of her time dazzling fans with sizzling Instagram snaps.She stripped down to nothing but a tiny pink bikini by the pool with her beloved cat Clive on Sunday (August 28), and it's fair to say the pair left fans swooning.READ MORE: Kate Beckinsale, 49, slips into skintight latex bodysuit as she channels CatwomanThe actress looked hotter than ever as she lounged around on a giant inflatable swan and flaunted her sensational figure and ageless beauty in the tiny two-piece.Kate posed up a storm in the bright pink bikini, which exposed her toned tummy, enviable assets and glowing tan by the water.She accessorised with a pair of stylish wayfarer shades to shield her eyes from the August sun.The star displayed her heart-melting modelling moves as she knelt upwards on the swan and shot a sultry gaze away from the camera to accentuate her chiselled facial features.She tied up her lush brunette locks in a messy bun, so there was no chance it was going to get doused in pool water.However, Kate wasn't the only one putting on a show as her pet cat Clive was kitted out in a pair of denim dungarees.Kate's furry friend, who is clearly used to a life of luxury, was sunning himself on a huge swan inflatable of his own.The film star couldn't help poking fun at her feline pal as she captioned the snaps: "One is never too old, grey or furry to discover new joys #clive."As cool as she looked in the shoot, Kate later admitted on her Instagram Stories that she slipped into the water twice.She said: "I'll never understand why people think

Shaquille O’Neal is doubling down on his theory that the Earth is flat after previously making similar comments back in 2017.

Pep Guardiola has made two changes to his Manchester City team for the visit of Crystal Palace to the Etihad Stadium this afternoon. Nathan Ake - who is missing today through injury - and Ilkay Gundogan drop out of the side that drew 3-3 with Newcastle last weekend, with Ruben Dias and Riyad Mahrez replacing them.

Shaquille O’Neal still has his doubts about the Earth’s shape.

While the cast and creative team are celebrating at the New York City premiere, Amazon Prime Video released a final trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.The highly-anticipated new series is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's books and the blockbuster movies they were adapted from.The show is slated to debut worldwide on Amazon Prime Video September 2, set during the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history.

Known to be a hand-on, natural mother, Diana broke the mould when it came to being a royal parent wanting her sons William and Harry to experience all the normalities of childhood including theme parks and supermarkets. And though, of course, she loved her sons dearly, her former protection officer Ken Wharfe reveals exclusively to OK! that even she sometimes found them a "nuisance". Revealing the moment when he first met Diana at Sandringham in Norfolk, Ken shared that the late Princess told him, "“I don’t envy you doing this, Ken, looking after my children.They can be a bloody nuisance.” Ken shared that this was part of Diana's charm - the incredibly down to earth normal way in which she parented her two boys who were just 12 and 15 when they lost their mother.

Read more: Popular UK waterpark shuts after 'mystery illness' left 20 violently sickProf Nolan said: “I’ve spoken to the people who are about to come out and whistle-blow on it.“There’s been an active cover-up.’’ He added that a “light has finally been shone” on the perpetrators. Proposed new laws currently before US Congress will pave the way for open hearings into UFO sightings where witnesses will get their chance to give evidence under oath.

Good Afternoon International Insider team, Max Goldbart here with your mid-August dose of headlines, analysis and silly emojis. We’re taking a break next week but will be back with your favourite Friday lunchtime newsletter in a fortnight on September 2. For now, read on.

Elon Musk took to Twitter to declare that he's "buying Manchester United ". With the Red Devils sitting bottom of the Premier League table after two games, and anger towards the owning Glazer family boiling over, their fans would no doubt have been excited at the prospect of the world's richest man, 51, taking the helm.However, the Tesla CEO broke their hearts just a few hours later.READ MORE: Elon Musk says Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot will eventually cost 'less than a car'When asked if he was serious, Musk replied: "No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams."Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U.

experts claims. During the planet's 4.5 billion-year history – or less, depending on what you believe in – there have been five mass extinction events so far.It is now thought that climate change is going to lead to the next one.READ MORE: Double heatwave health alert issued for people with heart, lung and asthma conditionsAlthough, it probably won't happen in the lifetimes of anyone reading this, the Earth would need to be in such a state that climate change was destroying the planet faster than can be replaced.

A Scottish mum-of-two has been crowned 'the fittest woman on earth over 45'. Ali Crawford was given the title after finishing first in the Female Masters 45-49 age group at The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games in Wisconsin, USA, last week.

Jo, via emailI am so glad you have written to me. Because my message to you is one of optimism and hope. Things are horrible for you at the moment, and I’m so sorry that’s the case.

Tom Scott took a journey deep into the park's interior to the isolated 50-square meter stretch of park that is technically lawless.Known as the Zone of Death, the area is completely uninhabited and belongs to no jurisdiction due to a strange quirk of that most tattered of artefacts: the US constitution.READ MORE: 'I killed a stranger with one punch for no reason - now I'm friends with his mum'Despite the very real risk of running into a Jason Vorhees-type character, Tom ventured into the bush and described exactly why the zone of death exists.He explained: "If you commit a crime in the US, you can either be prosecuted by the state or the federal government.“But Yellowstone National Park is special as within its borders only the federal government can prosecute.“In federal law, America is divided into 19 districts, those districts don’t cross state lines.“Congress gave all of Yellowstone to Wyoming despite the fact that some of the park is in Idaho.“So right now in this 50 square mile area I’m standing in the state of Idaho but the federal district for Wyoming.“If you’re accused of a crime the sixth amendment of the US constitution says you have a right to a trial by jury of the state and district.“So for crimes committed in this weird little overlap zone a jury would have to be picked from just the people who live in Idaho State and Wyoming district and the population here is zero.“So no jury which means no trial which in theory means no conviction."He went on to stress that just because he technically could get away with it, he didn't intend to commit any crimes there as he's 'not an idiot.'And amazingly it appears nobody else has either.As of writing, no known felonies have been committed in the Zone of Death since it

Researchers from Stockholm University and ETH Zurich University have measured the levels of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances [PFAS] and say they are present in dangerously-high concentrations even in the remotest parts of the world.PFAS are used to keep food from sticking to packaging or cookware, make clothes and carpets stain-resistant, and create firefighting foam that is more effective.READ MORE: Monkeypox 'could be in the UK forever' if pets catch it, worried officials warn While 3M, one of the major manufacturers of PFAS, recognised the dangers and stopped producing the chemicals almost 20 years ago, they are still present in almost every drop of water on Earth.PFAS are described as “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down in the environment.One of the chemicals in the group, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), is closely associated with the development of cancers.“Based on the latest US guidelines for PFOA in drinking water,” says Ian Cousins, the lead author of the study and professor at the Department of Environmental Science at Stockholm University.

 prequel series, , is more than ready to thrill fans with a new epic adventure inspired by the works of J.R.R Tolkien.«The Second Age is the great, unfilmed story in Tolkien's entire Legendarium, with the forging of the rings and the Last Alliance,» showrunner Patrick McKay previews in ET's exclusive featurette from the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series. «We felt that was a story that deserved to be told.»«What Tolkien represents, it's really important that we keep that legacy alive,» shares Nazanin Boniadi, who plays Bronwyn, a human healer, in the upcoming series, which chronicles a time period in which darkness descends on Middle-earth.«Galadriel has been on a quest for over a thousand years, scouring Middle-earth, searching for this elusive, undiscovered, very real evil,» details Morfydd Clark, who plays a younger iteration of the Elven warrior portrayed by Cate Blanchett in the series. «Ultimately, she knows this danger exists, this evil has to be stopped.»«From the beginning, we knew that she couldn't do this alone,» showrunner J.D.

Michelle Keegan has been branded the "sexiest lady in the world" after posting a stunning snap from a dinner date with her hubby as she travels around Australia for work.The former Coronation Street soap star looked incredible as she posed for a snap taken by husband Mark Wright in an Aussie restaurant.Donning a chic but simple off the shoulder black top, she paired the look with some black acid wash grey jeans which created an off duty look that still oozed glamour.READ MORE: Mark Wright responds after Love Island's Luca Bish brands him 'not all that'With her brunette hair down and blow-dried, Michelle donned some ornate gold earrings that paired beautifully with her natural yet glam makeup look.The stunning actress had a simple winged line on her eyelids, while her lips were glossy and in a pink hue.Holding a cocktail and beaming for the camera, the 35-year-old star looked right at home while enjoying her work-filled trip on the other side of the world.She tagged the location as Mr Wong - a restaurant in Sydney - while captioning the snap with: "Celebrating not having to press that snooze button in the morning."The photo must have been snapped up by her hubby Mark before the pair tucked into a meal, as Michelle tagged him on the photograph.