66 minutes ago Squid Game season two review – TV that will make you uncomfortably bloodthirsty indeed

When we get into the actual games, the smash-kit K-drama finds its feet. But it spends far too many episodes dragging its heels extremely painfully. Series three must do betterOne of Hollywood’s many bad habits is the bloat caused by splitting a story in half in a bid to double the profits (cough, cough, Dune and Wicked). Squid Game was always a perfect one-series story. Gambling addict Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) became Player 456, a desperate man who attempts to pay off his debts by taking part in a twisted underground fight-to-the-death competition. He beats the odds by surviving every one of its potentially fatal playground games. When it first appeared, it was horrifying, it was thrilling, and its satirical edge – which examined capitalism and class in South Korea – was clever and acidic. The world took to it in vast numbers.That it became one of Netflix’s most successful, and therefore most profitable, series of all time placed it in a creative bind. Inevitably, it was renewed...

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67 minutes ago You're storing Christmas leftovers wrong – simple mistakes make food go off

It's no secret we're often left with surplus food at Christmas. Many of us are used to buying too much, and thinking our bellies could manage more than they actually can, but leftovers should be handled with care

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67 minutes ago Santa Baby singer ‘died screaming’ on Christmas Day never knowing father’s identity

American singer and actress Eartha Kitt - best known for her recordings of songs C'est Si Bon and Santa Baby - sadly passed away in 2008 after battling colon cancer

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84 minutes ago Dozens of prisoners killed during jailbreak as Christmas Day riots grip Mozambique

Civil unrest over disputed presidential election result continues

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95 minutes ago Kirkcudbright couple celebrate first Christmas at home with baby born month premature

Little Leo was brought into the world a month early after it emerged his heart rate was more than 230 beats per minute

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97 minutes ago M6 crash boy home for Christmas after surviving devastating accident that killed family

"Arran is home now and has enjoyed Christmas with his loved ones after making an amazing recovery."

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1 hour ago Mariah Carey sparks fury as livid fans spot glaring problem with her NFL Christmas match performance

Mariah Carey has been accused of lip syncing after she performed her hit single All I Want For Christmas Is You during the NFL Christmas games on Friday as Netflix streamed Kansas City Chiefs vs Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens vs Houston Texans

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2 hours ago What channel is Nottingham Forest vs Spurs on? How to watch Premier League match for free

Christmas has been and gone and that means a stacked day of Premier League actions awaits on Boxing Day, including Nottingham Forest welcoming Tottenham Hotspur

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2 hours ago Kid from Love Actually is all grown up – and you won't believe who he's married to

Actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster is a regular on many of our screens each Christmas thanks to his adorable role in Love Actually but you won't believe who he's married to...

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2 hours ago Dead body found in wheel well of United Airlines plane after 4,000 mile Christmas Eve flight

A dead body has been found in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it travelled 4,000 miles from Chicago and landed in Maui on Christmas Eve, sparking a police investigation

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