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SomeBridgertonfans weresointo the new season that they caught the tiniest error in one scene.

It happened in the first episode of the season, "The Waltz," when Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) is hosting a masquerade ball. When she chats with a new character,Harry Potteractress Katie Leung's Araminta, what appears to be a small bandageis visibleon Araminta's left ear.

The romantic Netflix drama is set in London in the early 1800s, and while bandages existed, small adhesive bandages, like the one Araminta wore, didn't come around until later, a TikToker pointed out. (Band-Aids werecreated in 1920, per the brand's website.)

Viewed 24.5 thousand times as of late Tuesday, the clip had support from fans.

Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to Netflix, where the show streams.

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"Yeah, I wish they had covered it better — like put a fancy ear cuff up there or something," someone wrote.

Another added, "This is literally the problem with ultra hd tvs and cameras."

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Still, others argued thatBridgertonis to be enjoyed, not picked apart.

"This is like the third video I've seen where someone is zooming in on the actors' ears. Who's looking at ears that much?" one fan wrote.

There was also the argument that it's "not that serious."

A loyalist asked, "Do y'all ever just watch things for fun?"

It sounds like Lady Araminta Gun herself would not much care for the chatter. For one thing, she's busy focusing on her two daughters, who are "debuting on the marriage mart this season," according to Netflix blogTudum. "She is feeling the pressure to get at least one of them wed. Fabulous, discerning, and blunt, Araminta does not respond well when anything — or anyone — threatens her standing in society."

Leung said she would describe her character as "a force of nature," while acknowledging that people would likely see her as a villain.

The first four episodes ofBridgerton's latest season are streaming on Netflix. Four more episodes will be available Feb. 26.

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President Trump said he is directing all federal law enforcement to be at the disposal ofSavannah Guthrie's family as the search continues for her mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.

"I spoke with Savannah Guthrie, and let her know that I am directing ALL Federal Law Enforcement to be at the family's, and Local Law Enforcement's, complete disposal, IMMEDIATELY," Mr. Trumpsaidon social media Wednesday night. "We are deploying all resources to get her mother home safely."

A White House official said the president called Savannah Guthrie, who co-hosts NBC's "Today" show. The call took place right after NBCinterviewedthe president on Wednesday, NBC said on its streaming platform.

Authorities are trying to figure out what happened to Nancy Guthrie, who went missing over the weekend. In anemotional videoreleased Wednesday night, Savannah Guthrie pleaded for her mother's return and addressed any possible abductor or abductors, saying, "We want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen. Please, reach out to us."

Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home, but say they haven't identified any suspects or persons of interest in the case, and it isn't clear how many people may have taken Guthrie.

Savannah Guthrie said she and her family are aware of reports of a ransom note. Multiple media organizations have reported receiving purported ransom notes, which they gave to investigators.

"We live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated. We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her," Savannah Guthrie said in the video posted on social media.

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Law enforcement is intensifying their search. Pima County sheriffs and the FBI returned to Nancy Guthrie's home Wednesday evening, putting up crime scene tape and combing through the property.

Former FBI agent Katherine Schweit — who worked on a similar case where an elderly woman in Wisconsin was kidnapped, held for ransom and eventually freed after five days — said "everybody is working as frantically as they can.""There are hundreds of people working on this," she said Thursday on "CBS Mornings."

According to Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin, U.S. Border Patrol's specialized search and rescue unit BORSTAR has provided support to Pima County officials handling the search.

The community in Tucson is holding on to hope. A few hundred people gathered at a church Wednesday evening for a vigil for Nancy Guthrie, hearing prayers and placing candles on an altar.

Authorities investigate ransom note in disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mom, sheriff says

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• Cruz Beckham is joining his mom, Victoria Beckham and her former Spice Girls bandmates for a rendition of their 1998 hit, "Viva Forever"

• Sharing the clip on Instagram on Thursday, Feb. 5, Cruz hinted that the ladies could be the "openers" for his upcoming music tour

• The post comes amid Victoria and her husband David's rift with their eldest son, Brooklyn, 26

Cruz Beckhamjoined his mom,Victoria Beckham, and herSpice Girlsbandmates for a special sing-along amid theongoing family tensionwith his brother,Brooklyn Peltz Beckham.

On Thursday, Feb. 5, Cruz, 20, shared a video onInstagramof himself belting out the Spice Girls' 1998 song "Viva Forever," as his mother Victoria and her bandmates —Melanie "Mel C" Chisholm,Geri Halliwell-Horner,Emma Bunton— joined in.Melanie "Mel B" Browndidn't appear in the clip.

Cruz captioned the post, "i think i found my openers… you think they have potential?" appearing to reference hisupcoming tour, which includes stops in U.K. cities, as well as dates in Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin.

Cruz added, "Something exciting coming later today ;) keep an eye out and get involved ❤️"

The musician's girlfriend,Jackie Apostel, also appeared toward the end of the clip, smiling as the camera panned towards her.

At the end of the performance of "Viva Forever," Cruz put his two thumbs up for the camera, as his mom Victoria hugged Mel C, and the girls all cheered. The duet follows a video Cruz shared back in November showing him playing guitar andsinging along to the same song with his mom.

The Spice Girls' latest get-together comes after 51-year-old Victoria shared a photo of them onInstagramto mark Bunton's 50th birthday on Jan. 21. The girls, minus Mel B, were among thosecelebrating the occasion at a partyin the Cotswolds, England, on Jan. 24.

Victoria captioned a photo of them on Jan. 25, "Happy birthday to the most beautiful soul @emmaleebunton I love you girls so much @gerihalliwellhorner @melaniecmusic xxxxxxx"

Cruz's latest Instagram clip comes after Victoria andDavid Beckham's son, Brooklyn, 26,made a series of shocking statements about his parentson his Instagram Stories last month.

Among Brooklyn's claims were comments condemning his family's alleged treatment of his wife,Nicola Peltz Beckham, whom hemarriedin April 2022.

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He wrote, "The narrative that my wife controls me is completely backwards. I have been controlled by my parents for most of my life. I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared. I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose and have found peace and relief. My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation. All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family."

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Later in his statement, Brooklyn wrote, "I have been silent for years and made every effort to keep these matters private. Unfortunately, my parents and their team have continued to go to the press, leaving me with no choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed."

"I do not want to reconcile with my family. I'm not being controlled, I'm standing up for myself for the first time in my life," he insisted.

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Last May,a source told PEOPLEthat David and Victoria were unhappy with the rift with their son. "The relationship is definitely not beyond repair," an insider said at the time.

"They love and are always there for [Brooklyn]. They're just hurt and disappointed that he's now playing no part in family life," they added.

Last month, a source with knowledge of the situation thentold PEOPLE, "David and Victoria have repeatedly asked Brooklyn and Nicola to meet and talk in order to move forward."

"David loves his kids," the insider said of Brooklyn andyounger sons Romeo, 23, and Cruz and daughter Harper, 14. "They are his everything."

However,Brooklyn's social media statementclaimed otherwise, noting that he and Nicola traveled to London forDavid's 50th birthdaylast year but were "rejected" by Victoria and David.

Though Brooklyn has firmly drawn a line in the sand, "David and Victoria believe that over time Brooklyn will come back," a family source tells PEOPLE. "But they can't do anything until then."

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SAO PAULO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Brazilian ​President Luiz ‌Inacio Lula da Silva ‌said on Thursday he is likely to travel ⁠to Washington ‌in the first week of ‍March for a meeting with his ​U.S. counterpart Donald ‌Trump.

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Speaking in an interview with news outlet UOL, Lula said Brazil ⁠would be ​interested in ​being part of Trump's Board of ‍Peace, ⁠provided discussions were limited to ⁠Gaza.

(Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; ‌Writing by ‌Isabel Teles)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed Thursday to reestablish high-level, military-to-military dialogue for the first time in more than four years in another sign of warming relations between the two countries since President Donald Trump took office and sought to end the war in Ukraine.

The agreement emerged from a meeting between senior Russian and American military officials in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. military in Europe said.

The restored communication channel "will provide a consistent military-to-military contact as the parties continue to work towards a lasting peace," the U.S. European Command said in a statement. High-level military communication was suspended in 2021, as relations between Moscow and Washington became increasingly strained ahead of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

U.S. Gen.Alexus Grynkewich, who is the commander in Europe of both U.S. and NATO forces, was in Abu Dhabi, where talks between American, Russian and Ukrainian officials on ending the war entered a second day.

Meanwhile, Moscowescalated its attacks on Ukraine's power gridin an apparent effort to deny civilians power and to weaken public support for the fight, while hostilities continued along the roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile)front linesnaking through eastern and southern parts of Ukraine.

An effort to lower tensions

The resumption of the military-to-military hotline marks an effort to ease tensions that soared after the start of the war and to avoid collisions between Russian and U.S. forces.

In one such incident in March 2023, the American military said it ditched an Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone in the Black Sea after a pair of Russian fighter jets dumped fuel on it, and then one of them struck its propeller while flying in international airspace.

Moscow has denied that its warplanes hit the drone, alleging that it crashed while making a sharp maneuver. The Kremlin said its aircraft reacted to a violation of a no-fly zone Russia has established in the area near Crimea.

Moscow has repeatedly voiced concern about intelligence flights by the U.S. and other NATO aircraft over the Black Sea, and some Russian officials charged that the American surveillance flights helped gather intelligence that allowed Ukraine to strike Russian targets.

NATO members have been increasingly worried about intrusions into allied airspace. Some European officials described the incidents as Moscow testing NATO's response.

In September, a swarm of Russian drones flew into Poland's airspace, prompting NATO aircraft to scramble to intercept them and shoot down some of the devices. It was the first direct encounter between NATO and Moscow since the full-scale invasion. Later that month, NATO jets escorted three Russian warplanes out of Estonia's airspace.

Russia, Ukraine exchange prisoners following talks

The delegations from Moscow and Kyiv were joined Thursday in Abu Dhabi by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, according to Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council chief, who was present at the meeting.

They were also atlast month's talksin the same place as the Trump administration tries tosteer Russia and Ukrainetoward a settlement.

Officials have provided no information about any progress in the discussions.

Following the talks on Thursday, however, Russia and Ukraine said they carried out a prisoner exchange.

The Russian Defense Ministry said it brought 157 Russian servicemen back from Ukrainian captivity, as well as three Russian nationals captured during Kyiv's incursion into Russia's Kursk region. Ukrainian officials said 150 Ukrainian servicemen and seven civilians returned from Russian captivity.

The Russian Defense Ministry said the released Russian soldiers are currently in Belarus, getting medical assistance, before being taken back to Russia "for treatment and rehabilitation."

Ukrainian human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said that among the 150 service members who returned from Russian captivity, 18 were "illegally sentenced by Russia." He said that "overall, those released are in a difficult psychological condition, and some are critically underweight."

Zelenskyy says 55,000 Ukrainian troops killed in the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 55,000 Ukrainian troops have died sinceRussia's invasionalmost four years ago. "And there is a large number of people whom Ukraine considers missing," he added in an interview broadcast late Wednesday by French TV channel France 2.

The last time Zelenskyy gave a figure for battlefield deaths, in early 2025, he said 46,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed.

Zelenskyy has repeatedly said his country needs security guarantees from the U.S. and Europe to deter any postwar Russian attacks.

Ukrainians must feel that there is genuine progress toward peace and "not toward a scenario in which the Russians exploit everything to their advantage and continue their strikes," Zelenskyy said on social media late Wednesday.

Last year saw a 31% increase in Ukrainian civilian casualties compared with 2024, the advocacy group Human Rights Watch said in a report published Wednesday.

Almost 15,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and just over 40,000 wounded since the start of the war through last December, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine.

In other developments:

Russian troops have lost access to their Starlink terminals on the front line, Ukrainian Economic Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Thursday, after Ukraine asked Elon Musk's SpaceX to help deny Russia use of the service in Ukraine.

Russian forces have consequently lost command-and-control capabilities and navigation for drones, and assaults have stopped in many sectors, according to Fedorov's adviser Serhii Beskrestnov. Russian officials made no immediate comment.

Ukraine is registering its civilian and military Starlink users on a database, allowing approved devices to function while unregistered terminals are disabled inside Ukraine.

Also, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during a visit to Kyiv that he agreed with Zelenskyy to develop the joint production of ammunition at plants in their countries.

Zelenskyy said Poland plans to increase supplies to Ukraine of liquefied natural gas, and the countries are exploring an exchange of weaponry, with Kyiv possibly receiving Polish MiG fighter jets and Warsaw receiving Ukrainian drones.

Russia fired 183 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force. Three people were injured, officials said.

The Russian Defense Ministry said its air defenses downed 95 Ukrainian drones overnight over several regions, the Azov Sea and Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.

Burrows reported from London.

This story corrects an earlier version that said Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2016. The annexation happened in 2014.

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By William James and Michael Holden

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer launched a fierce attack on his former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson on Thursday, seeking to assuage anger from across British politics and saying he was sorry he had believed ​his "lies" before appointing him.

Starmer is under huge pressure, including from lawmakers in his own Labour Party, over the decision to make Mandelson Britain's ‌ambassador to Washington in December 2024, when his ties to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were already known.

Files released by the U.S. Justice Department last week included emails highlighting just ‌how close that relationship was, and also suggested Mandelson had leaked government documents to Epstein, and that Epstein had recorded payments to Mandelson or his then-partner, now husband.

PM'S POSITION UNDER THREAT

"It had been publicly known for some time that Mandelson knew Epstein, but none of us knew the depth and the darkness of that relationship," Starmer said at the outset of a speech in southern England.

Mandelson, a government minister when Labour was previously in power more than 15 years ago, quit his ⁠position in parliament's upper chamber, the House of Lords, ‌on Tuesday in the face of the uproar over his links to Epstein, and is now under police investigation for alleged misconduct in office.

Emails released by the U.S. Justice Department appeared to indicate that in 2009 Mandelson had sent the ‍financier a government memo about possible UK asset sales and tax changes, and in 2010 gave him advance notice of a European Union 500-billion-euro bailout package during the bloc's debt crisis.

Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, was asked on Thursday how he felt about the apparent leaks, given they came at a time when most ​officials were working around the clock to stave off economic damage from the financial crash.

"I am shocked by what we're hearing," he said, adding, "How is ‌it that we live in a society in which this happened?"

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British government borrowing costs rose on Thursday as concerns grew over whether Starmer could survive the fallout.

Mandelson has said he does not recall having received payments and has not commented publicly on allegations he leaked documents. He has not responded to messages seeking comment.

Starmer fired Mandelson last September, but his opponents and even those in his own party have said the new revelations posed major questions about his judgement. With polls suggesting Starmer is already hugely unpopular with the British public, some in his own party say his position is under threat.

'I WAS LIED ⁠TO'

Tackling the mounting criticism, he used his speech to angrily condemn Mandelson, saying the latest ​revelations raised serious questions. He accused Mandelson of not entering public service because he believed ​in serving the public good.

"I was lied to, lied to; deceit," he said. "I understand the anger and frustration among Labour MPs (members of parliament) about what has happened ... I actually share that anger and frustration, it was palpable yesterday. I'm not surprised."

Addressing Epstein's ‍victims he said: "I am sorry. Sorry for ⁠what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed you, sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies and appointing him."

Starmer said he wanted to release the security vetting advice that he was given when he selected Mandelson for the Washington role, but that he ⁠needed to abide by a police request not to do anything that could prejudice an investigation.

"However frustrating from my personal point of view that is - and it is - I will not take ‌any step, however politically tempting, however popular, that risks justice for victims."

(Reporting by William James, Paul Sandle, Sarah Young and Muvija M; ‌writing by Michael Holden; editing by Sarah Young, Kate Holton and Mark Heinrich)

Chris Noth shaded former co-star Sarah Jessica Parker yet again amid their ongoing rift.

The former Mr. Bigtold the Daily Mailon Wednesday that he "was very lucky" his iconic character was killed off at the beginning of the "Sex and the City" sequel series, "And Just Like That," in December 2021.

While attending the Blue Jacket Fashion Show in New York City, the actor also said with a chuckle that he felt "very good" about not being featured more prominently in the series, which was widelycriticized by fansbeforecoming to an endlast year.

One week after Noth, 71, was written out of the series, he facedallegations of sexual assault, whichhe has vehemently denied.

Parker and co-stars Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davisshared a joint statementat the time, saying, "We are deeply saddened to hear the allegations against Chris Noth. We support the women who have come forward and shared their painful experiences. We know it must be a very difficult thing to do and we commend them for it."

When the outlet asked Noth if he had anything to say about the falling out, he said "no" and added that "it's over."

The actor was also seen spending time with Mario Cantone, who played Anthony Marentino in both series. Cantone told the outlet that there's "no tension" with Noth, and that it was "great to see him" at the fashion show.

The actor said of the feud in part, "All I know is, I know my experience. I loved seeing him."

Noth told the outlet that he keeps in touch with John Corbett, who played Aidan Shaw, and that hewished Kim Cattrall— who'shad her own rift with Parker— a happy birthday "a few months ago."

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A rep for Parker did not immediately return Page Six's request for comment.

Noth previouslylashed out at the "Hocus Pocus"star, 60, in a social media diss last month — he shared a workout pic at the time, captioning it, "F&@k new years – LETS GO!!!!"

In the comments thread, a fan asked, "You mean f—k SJP & her award right? lol," to which Noth responded, "Right."

Hewalked back the commentin an Instagram post in mid January. "My off the cuff slightly sarcastic response to a comment on the internet seems to have caused a tempest in a teapot," he wrote alongside a portrait of himself. "It is not news."

Noth subsequently claimed during a January appearance on the "Really Famous with Kara Mayer Robinson" podcast that Parkerdidn't reach out to himbefore sharing the public statement supporting his accusers.

"The statement that they put out — which was nothing more than brand management, really — I don't know, it was sad, it was disappointing, it was surprising," Noth said, adding, "you need to call me and hear my side of this. You've known me for many years, and we've worked [together] for many years."

He continued, "And I get it, that's more Hollywood than Hollywood. But before you make that statement, you know me, you've known me all these years, give me a call so I can give you the real scoop about this. And that didn't happen, and that was too bad."

Noth also said if "it had been on the other hand, I wouldn't have done that."

"That was hurtful, and it really affected everything," he explained.