Shenseea may have given ‘Never Gets Late Here‘ cuts ‘Hit & Run,’ ‘Die For You,’ ‘Flava,’ ‘Work Me Out,’ and ‘Neva Neva’ the video treatment, but with new song ‘Dating Szn‘ the Jamaican hitmaker is still giving her fans options.
Bolstered by a prominent sample of TLC‘s 1999 classic ‘No Scrubs,’ Shenseea’s latest sees her croon lyrics about not being tied down and keeping her lines open.
“Me a date two people at the same time / Just weighing my options / Playing two sides of the same coin / Might end up inna some problems / But A nuh cheat me a cheat just a date by law,” she sing-raps on the sizzling new cut.
Just in time for cuffing season, ‘Dating’ sees its arrival accompanied by a Sam Brave and Chris Moreno-directed music video.
Having already scored two Billboard 200 chart-toppers earlier this year with the Metro Boomin-assisted ‘We Don’t Trust You’ and ‘We Still Don’t Trust You,’ hitmaking rapper Future is looking to go three-for-three with his newest release ‘Mixtape Pluto.’
His first solo body of work this year, the long-teased project – the follow-up to 2022’s chart-topping ‘I Never Liked You‘ – comes as the GRAMMY winner’s 10th studio album and is a 17-track affair delivered courtesy of Epic Records.
Stream the effort inside via Apple Music and Spotify.
Austin doesn’t feel like he gets enough space from his partner on occasion (Picture: Getty)
Welcome to How I Do It, the series in which we give you a seven-day sneak peek into the sex life of a stranger.
This week we hear from Austin*, a 39-year-old freelancer from Cardiff, who’s in a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend Laura*.
Laura is from Tennessee, and is currently applying for a visa to move to the UK to be nearer to Austin. The pair have only been together since February 2024, but plan to get married within the next six months, to make it easier for her to secure a visa and move.
When they’re together, they have sex at least three times a week. Austin says: ‘When we do finally get to see each other, I get amazing sex with a woman who is always ready for me,’ he says. ‘However, I do find myself losing a bit of interest as I get older, particularly when anxious, irritable or depressed.
‘These are moods I have to juggle a lot recently, especially as visa talk dominates conversation.’
Austin says immigration and legal issues has put their relationship on ‘fast-forward’ and kills the mood somewhat. He’d like his sex life to be a little more care free.
‘I can get in my own head about things sometimes, such as ‘Are we doing it enough?’ or ‘Am I enjoying it enough?’,’ he explains.
‘I also find my regular low moods make me occasionally lose interest in sex and intimacy, which makes me feel guilty when my girlfriend is always up for it.’
So, without further ado, here’s how Austin got on this week…
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Tuesday
It’s our final day in Italy. Laura and I hadn’t seen each other for a full month, but we met in Florence, Italy, for a week away.
After a month of celibacy, our reunion was abundant in sex – something we both needed. Sure, we’d had a few virtual sessions over WhatsApp, but masturbating towards a smartphone camera never feels the same.
Plus, I am constantly worried that I may accidentally add someone else to the call (‘Oh… hey uncle Steve, long time no speak…’).
With Florence in close to 40° heat, we spend late morning in our airconditioned hotel room before heading for a luxury spa afternoon. Before our lunchtime siesta, Laura asks, in her soothing southern accent, ‘Can I suck your d*ck?’.
She’s very forward, and I like that. Not one to reject such an inviting offer, I oblige. However, literally seconds before my orgasm, she stops and says, ‘You look bored’.
I assure her I’m not – I’m just a little fatigued from the heat, but otherwise enjoying it. Clearly sceptical, she jumps on top of me for a ride instead. I spend the next ten minutes trying to look anything but bored.
After an orgasm for me and three for her, I can reflect. The truth is that I feel a little disconnected at the moment. While marriage is a nice idea, and I do love Laura, it feels like things are moving too fast. We’ve only been seeing each other for seven months.
On top of that, most of our long-distance conversations were about visas, lawyers, finance, housing and passports. It’s all felt a bit clinical and a lot of the initial magic has gone for me.
I explain this to her and she understands, making a point not to discuss immigration stuff for a while.
Wednesday
It’s a bad day. Suitcases packed, we leave Florence at 7am and don’t arrive back in Cardiff until almost 6pm; yesterday’s relaxing spa afternoon is a distant memory.
It shouldn’t take nearly 11 hours to get from Italy to Wales but, thanks to flight delays and M4 roadworks, it does.
On top of that, we have to have a tense chat with a Border Force officer as we enter the UK. Laura is doing nothing wrong coming back to the UK for a few months, but with so many questions it all feels edgy and further added to my low mood.
We arrive at my house tired and miserable. Laura is staying with me for a few days until she moves into rental accommodation – even though she hasn’t actually sorted a place to stay yet.
This means that after a long day, I don’t get the space I need to decompress. Instead, she starts talking about visa issues again and I snap, telling her to ‘shut up’, which I instantly feel awful for.
We don’t really argue, so this outburst is our warning that we each need some urgent alone time. I chill in the spare room to eat dinner and she leaves the house for a walk.
This does us good. When she returns, we hug and chat. However, neither of us feel very awake or sexy, so we collapse into bed and are out cold for eight hours.
Thursday
I wake in a much brighter mood and we’re both playful throughout the morning. We hug and kiss after a quick bite to eat in bed, but I have tons of work to catch up on, so I’m at my desk by 7am.
Anticipating a busy day, I make my morning filter coffee way too strong, which sparks a hyperactive mood. Laura has the day off, so she’s mooching around the house while I work.
This means that I can take little breaks to spend time with her. At one stage I decide to see how long I can tap her leg for before she tells me to stop (26 seconds in the end).
She says: ‘Jeez, someone is energetic today… do you want to go upstairs and f**k it out of your system?’. I laugh but decline and carry on working.
In the evening, my mood shifts from playful to depressed. We have to have yet another chat about her housing situation and some complications surrounding that.
On the face of it, it’s not something that should matter, but it feels like all we are doing is talking about this kind of thing and it triggers me. We moodily watch TV and, while she does cuddle up and plaster me with kisses, I can’t muster any enthusiasm to take it further.
Friday
I wake early and did a much-needed workout after a week off. I still feel quite low, but I open up to Laura about my current feelings. She says she’s in the same place and produces an envelope.
In it, there’s a card listing all the reasons why we are doing this work – we have fun together, we understand each other, we are good communicators, and we love each other through good and bad.
She’s completely right, and after a little cuddling, I am suddenly in the mood for some indoor Olympics. She reads my face and says: ‘Fancy a quickie?’. I’d love to, but I have work to do, so I strategically hide my erection and we go our separate ways for the day.
With the air clear, things are more playful again through the day. This means random kisses, bum slaps and cuddles as we take work breaks. However, it isn’t until the evening that we finally made this count.
I go out for a quiet drink with a friend and when I return, Laura answers the door in her underwear. Not only is she clearly in the mood, but she has cleaned the house.
Nothing is sexier to me than a freshly hoovered floor and dusted surfaces. Let the romance commence.
She rips my clothes off and rides me on the sofa, before I carry her upstairs to continue in bed. The sex is very heated, and afterwards, as we relax and prepare for bed, I decide to stick my hand back down her underwear.
To my surprise, she’s still raring to go and I’m still surprisingly horny. This leads to another 20 minutes of sex on the floor – and more orgasms for her.
Saturday
After last night’s epic stress relief, we both sleep very well and wake up to do our own thing. When I return to the house after a trip to the shops, it’s empty.
I go for a nap but decide to treat myself to some solo masturbation. In the evening, we go for a date and some drinks before returning home. After my solo session, I’m not in the mood for any sex, but the evening is very nice.
Still, I feel things will be much better when Laura moves into her own place for a while. We’ve only been together for a few months, and over the last week or so, I’ve realised I’m still not quite ready to give up my own space.
Sunday
This morning, we go to view a student house that Laura is potentially going to move into. It’s not terrible, but compared to my clean, comfortable and calming house, it’s a little grim.
The look on her face as we leave the viewing was one of mild panic and sadness, so, I decide that Laura will stay with me. I tell her we can make it work.
As we return to the house, I take a seat on the sofa – before I know it, Laura is pulling my trousers and gives me a blow job on the sofa.
After a few minutes I tell her that if she wants sex we should probably go upstairs before I finish, but she refuses to move. I come there and then. No sex, but we both seem happy with the result.
After a relaxing evening, we are both feeling frisky and sex is on the cards. However, as we get into bed, she brings up some visa issues and the moment passes.
Monday
Laura wakes with stomach cramps and a very vocal desire to kill someone – then mentions that her period has begun.
We share passionate kisses all day, but sex is off the cards for a few days. I’m pretty exhausted, so it suits me. By next week I’m sure I’ll be refreshed and ready to go again.
For now, I can focus on finding the space I need to ensure this relationship lasts while she stays here permanently.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs – also known as Puff Daddy and P Diddy – has reportedly been placed on suicide watch as he awaits trial in a Brooklyn prison after being denied bail
A Kentucky sheriff has been arrested after fatally shooting a judge in his chambers, police say.
District Judge Kevin Mullins died at the scene after being shot multiple times in the Letcher County Courthouse, Kentucky State Police said.
Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines, 43, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.
The shooting happened on Thursday after an argument inside the court, police said, but they have not yet revealed a motive.
Officials said Mullins, 54, was shot multiple times at around 14:00 local time on Thursday at the court in Whitesburg, Kentucky, a small rural town about 150 miles (240km) south-east of Lexington.
Sheriff Stines was arrested at the scene without incident, Kentucky State Police said. They did not reveal the nature of the argument before the shooting.
According to local newspaper the Mountain Eagle, Sheriff Stines walked into the judge’s outer office and told court employees that he needed to speak alone with Mullins.
The two entered the judge’s chambers, closing the door behind them. Those outside heard gun shots, the newspaper reported.
Sheriff Stines reportedly walked out with his hands up and surrendered to police. He was handcuffed in the courthouse foyer.
The state attorney general, Russell Coleman, said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that his office “will fully investigate and pursue justice”.
Kentucky State Police spokesman Matt Gayheart told a news conference that the town was shocked by the incident
“This community is small in nature, and we’re all shook,” he said.
Mr Gayheart said that 50 employees were inside the court building when the shooting occurred.
No-one else was hurt. A school in the area was briefly placed on lockdown.
Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice Laurance B VanMeter said he was “shocked by this act of violence”.
Announcing Judge Mullins’ death on social media, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said: “There is far too much violence in this world, and I pray there is a path to a better tomorrow.”
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Kamala Harris will be joined by Oprah Winfrey on Thursday evening in Michigan for a major campaign fundraiser with an expected 200,000 people joining online as well as an in-studio audience.
The “Unite for America” live stream event starts at 8pm ET.
Specifically, the vice president scores higher on where she is “tough enough to be president”, “would change the country for the better”, and “would fight for people like you”.
The former president meanwhile scores highest on “will say anything to win the election”.
Trump delivered his latest rally in Uniondale on Long Island, New York, on Wednesday, pledging to “bring back religion” to thank God for saving his life, and asking New Yorkers to vote for him by saying: “What the hell do you have to lose?”
‘I choose experience and fortitude over something else’
Khalil Thompson, the founder of “Win With Black Men,” said on Thursday night that “brothers, men who are watching this and enjoying this moment, you have a choice. I choose experience and fortitude over something else. I come from a litany of amazing Black women.”
“We have a chance to do a performance review and give a promotion to the best-qualified candidate to be president United States,” he added.
A star-studded cast is taking part in the ‘Unite for America’ event in Michigan, including Brian Cranston, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Jennifer Lopez, Tracee Ellis Ross, Julia Roberts, and Meryl Streep.
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Oprah Winfrey introduced the various groups taking part over Zoom, including cat ladies for Kamala, rural Americans for Harris, caregivers for Kamala, train lovers for Harris-Waltz, chefs for Kamala, Republicans for Harris, and Swifties for Kamala.
As she introduced the “Unite for America” event from Michigan, Oprah Winfrey said she was taking part because she cares “deeply about the future of our country, and I know that all of you do too, you care about the future of our country.”
Tim Walz is out to teach Trump a lesson as he trials election attack lines on the road
Comfortable in khakis and an open collar, Walz couldn’t be more different from JD Vance, the awkward man in a boxy suit and an overly long tie. Instead of talking about ‘threats to democracy’, Harris’s running-mate made a football analogy about January 6th — and it went down a storm.
Trump hits out at former ally Howard Stern for ‘going woke’
Trump appeared on the Fox News late-night show Gutfeld! on Wednesday evening where he was shown a clip of the radio host and several other celebrities lambasting the former president.
Hunter Biden’s federeal firearms sentencing delayed until December
Hunter Biden will be sentenced on felony firearms charges in December after the judge agreed Thursday to a delay requested by the defense.
In June, PresidentJoe Biden ‘s son was convicted in Delaware federal court of three felonies for purchasing a gun in 2018 when, prosecutors said, he lied on a federal form by claiming he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.
He was initially scheduled to be sentenced on November 13, but the judge agreed to delay the hearing until December 4 after Hunter Biden’s lawyers said they needed more time to adequately prepare.
As he claims Zyn is run by ‘humorless, left-wing drones’, Tucker Carlson starts his own nicotine-pouch brand
Carlson plans to launch the brand, Alp, in November, he told The Wall Street Journal. This comes after he made a strange comment about Zyn back in October – and the company fired back.
Trump can start selling his nearly $2bn worth of shares in his media company… But will he?
The GOP nominee and other large shareholders in Trump Media & Tech Group were released at 4pm on Thursday from a lockup agreement that barred them from selling their stock for six months after it was offered. The agreement has been in place since March, when the company went public following a merger, so long as shares traded at $12 or above, Forbes reported.
Trump owns nearly 57 percent of all shares in the company, traded under the ticker DJT. His stake is worth roughly $1.7 billion.
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Rwanda has started a vaccination campaign against mpox with 1,000 doses of the vaccine it obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, the African health agency said Thursday.
The vaccinations started Tuesday targeting seven districts with “high risk populations” who neighbor Congo, Dr. Nicaise Ndembi from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. Nigeria donated the 1,000 doses to Rwanda from an allotment of 10,000 it had received from the United States.
Congo has been at t he epicenter of an outbreak on the African continent, where 2,912 new mpox cases and 14 new deaths have been recorded in the last one week, bringing the total number of cases to 6,105 with 738 deaths since the beginning of the year.
“This outbreak must be stopped very quickly,” Africa CDC director-general Dr. Jean Kaseya said Thursday.
Rwanda and other countries are now requesting more doses than they originally indicated that they needed, Kaseya said. African experts have estimated the continent might need about 10 million vaccines to stop the ongoing outbreaks.
The Japanese government has signed an agreement with the government in Congo to provide 3 million doses of the mpox vaccine.
The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday urged more countries to contribute to the response.
“International collaboration and support are needed to stop the spread of the virus,” he wrote on X social media platform.
Congo is expected to start its vaccination campaign in the first week of October. Some 165,000 doses have so far been delivered to Congo, with hundreds of thousands more pledged by European countries.
“We also need this vaccine to start to be manufactured in Africa, and we are working strongly and closely with our manufacturers and also our partners to have these vaccines manufactured from one of the African countries,” Kaseya said.
WHO said Friday it had granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in Africa.
The approval of the vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic A/S means that donors like vaccines alliance Gavi and UNICEF can buy it. But supplies are limited because there’s only a single manufacturer.
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Iâm Aynsley and Iâm currently working as a consulting analyst at Deloitte Ireland. I am based in the Dublin office and Iâm now in my second year of the graduate programme. I did the Bachelor of Commerce (International) in UCD.
How did you find out about the graduate programme?
I learned about the graduate programme through employees who generously shared their experiences at the firm with me. I spoke with a few associates at the career fair on campus for final-year students. They had also studied at UCD, so I felt like they understood my questions, having once stood in my shoes.
I felt really connected with them and was drawn to the culture from those initial conversations. Over the various stages of the interview process, I learned about the graduate programme through the people I met, as they shared their personal experiences with me. The brand itself and the span of Irish and global companies that they work with was also really appealing.
What is the graduate programme like?
What I love most is the people. Whether working in the office or from home, I always feel supported by my team. Joining the programme with 100 other graduates made settling in quite easy, and Iâve had numerous opportunities to connect socially with colleagues through coffee mornings and team events. These interactions have helped me build a network that will be invaluable as I progress in my career.
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The experience I am gaining as a graduate has been extremely valuable as I have had the opportunity to work very closely with one of our clients, gaining insight into their organisation and the services they provide.
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Sir Keir Starmer was ripped apart on BBC Question Time by a Conservative MP and former minister for his “hypocrisy” in accepting lavish freebies.
Graham Stuart said the Labour leader was “more pious than the Pope” when in opposition, citing how Sir Keir repeatedly mocked Boris Johnson over donations of wallpaper for redecorating Downing Street.
Sir Keir has denied being the “king of the freebies” after receiving more than £100,000 worth of gifts and donations – more than any other MP and twice the amount of Lucy Powell, the Leader of the House of Commons, who was in second place.
The PM, a keen Arsenal fan, accepted more than £35,000 of free football tickets over the last parliament, alongside other offers of hospitality.
Sir Keir is now facing a standards investigation after failing to declare more than £5,000 of high-end items for his wife, Lady Victoria Starmer.
Mr Stuart said: “Forget the tickets, forget the frocks, forget the spectacles, the suits, and the access for Lord Alli, what really gets in people’s craw … is the hypocrisy.
“Millions of people voted Labour because they did buy that we needed a cleaner politics. They wanted greater propriety. They wanted transparency.
“Instead they have a man who was more pious than the Pope when he was in opposition, and now we’ve gone from pious Keir to graspy Keir.”
