72 minutes ago The historic serial attacker you've never heard of: 100 years before Jack The Ripper, how the London Monster terrorised the capital and may have inspired Whitechapel beast

A madman skulks the streets of London. He stalks women to slash and mutilate their bodies, with vigilantes patrolling the streets as police spend two years failing to snare him.

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75 minutes ago Boxing Day 2024: Full list of shops staying closed including Next, Aldi and Iceland

Boxing Day has become renowned for being one of the year's biggest shopping days - but some businesses have confirmed they'll remain shut on both December 25 and 26 this year

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84 minutes ago Becoming Madonna review – a megastar’s extraordinary ascent to pop royalty

The singer’s journey to the top is retold through archive clips and audio, efficiently albeit perhaps too straightforwardlyThe story of Madonna’s leap to stratospheric celebrity is breathlessly and efficiently retold in this documentary that uses only archive clips and existing audio interview material in the now accepted way. It tracks the period from her tough beginnings as a dancer in late 70s New York to the early 90s days of the Blonde Ambition tour and her once-controversial Mapplethorpe-type book of photos entitled Sex. It’s watchable enough, with some interesting things to say about Madonna’s instinctive knack for appropriating a gay aesthetic and repurposing it for her own heterosexual spectacle, and then repaying the debt by becoming an outspoken advocate for HIV/Aids research.Yet the film can also feel breezy and glib. There is no mention of Madonna’s appearances in movies such as Desperately Seeking Susan and Dick Tracy or indeed her appearance in David Mamet’s Speed-the...

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85 minutes ago The reason 'tacky' 1990s Christmas decorations are so popular this year

A trend expert reveals reason tinsel, fairy lights and clashing colours are back

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85 minutes ago Shocking celebrity scandals of 2024: Sean Combs arrest, Huw Edwards' shame and more

The Strictly Come Dancing saga and Dave Grohl fathering a baby outside his marriage headline a year of dramatic celebrity scandals, including arrests and legal battles

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85 minutes ago Prince Harry's cheeky Christmas gift for late Queen that she was obsessed with

Prince Harry delighted his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II one Christmas when she unwrapped his humorous gift, with the late monarch having been fond of a bit of festive silliness

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85 minutes ago Prince William 'makes everyone cross' with Christmas game he plays with George and Charlotte

Like other families, Prince William and Kate seemingly enjoy cracking out a good board game at Christmas to play with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis

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85 minutes ago 'I'm an American visiting the UK – one local Christmas market didn't disappoint'

Christmas might be well and truly over for another year, but that doesn't mean you can't visit any festive markets after the big day. Now one man revealed his visit to one spot in Scotland

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85 minutes ago Your Christmas leftovers might go off if you don't follow simple storage rules

If you're not careful, you could be at risk of eating food that's gone off, so it's important to know how long you can keep your Christmas leftovers for after the festivities

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2 hours ago The Scotsman's Big Quiz of 2024: The ultimate knowledge test from politics to showbiz

It’s time to put your thinking caps on and time to test your knowledge with our annual 100-question quiz for 2025

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