Think the seaside is just for summer? Think again as the coast is full of charm on a crisp winter's day

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We cooked ragu and listened to records while lying on chaises longues. Then the M11 link road was built – and everything changedIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeIn the mid-1980s, I was in my early 20s and was reading for the Bar in London. I was living in a mouldy Balham bedsit and returning regularly to the comfort zone of my native York, when a friend told me a room was going in a shared house in Leytonstone.I wasn’t expecting much of E11. I wasn’t expecting trees, for example, but my walk from the attractive art deco tube station took me along roads better described as avenues. The house itself seemed almost the last one in London, an illusion created by the proximity of Wanstead Flats. It was a rangy, detached 1920s house, white with a red roof, and it had a name, but I’ll just call it the villa.Andrew Martin is an English novelist; his latest book is The Night in Venice Continue reading...

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A perfect January break for Brits could be any one of five European islands, each of them with plenty of tourist draws and great places for sipping cocktails in warm sunshine

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As a student in London I yearned for home, until I found paradise: a vast old villa with perfect housemates  The Guardian

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Starring an Oscar-tipped Timothée Chalamet, James Mangold’s biopic retells Dylan’s electric early career, but it resonates with today’s toxic fame and politics. The creative team explain their process – and what Dylan makes of itBob Dylan is notoriously averse to others poking around in his past – he once suggested the legions of self-styled “Dylanologists” who examine his career in forensic detail should “get a life, please you’re wasting your life”. So when he summoned the director James Mangold to meet him and discuss the Dylan biopic Mangold was making, it had the potential to go badly.The film, A Complete Unknown, was already well under way. A script based on the folk musician and writer Elijah Wald’s acclaimed 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! had been written by Jay Cocks, best known as the screenwriter of Gangs of New York. Timothée Chalamet was slated to star as Dylan: perfect for the role, Mangold suggests, because “he’s thin and wiry and mercurial and super smart and restles...

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The US president-elect’s ties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and boxing, as well as World Wrestling Entertainment, might tell us about the kinds of sport he appreciates. But then there’s golf As the US prepares to host the World Cup and the Olympics during Trump’s presidency, Jonathan Freedland and Karim Zidan walk through his history with sport to see if it explains more about himArchive: BBC, WWE, Fox 9 Minneapolis, NBC 10 Philadelphia, PBS Newshour, TMZ, MSNBC Continue reading...

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Consumer Reports' Rich Handel shares a few laundry tips on TikTok - from how much detergent you should use to stain removal - that can help you prolong clothes and save money

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The post-Christmas Premier League action concludes with Arsenal taking on Ipswich Town, which also makes it the last game available to watch for free in the UK

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There were three First Ministers in six months, an opposition leadership coup, and major protests

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Everyone has their limit with Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party, and I think I just reached mine. For some it was the reversal of the winter fuel allowance, for others it was the betrayal of the Waspis.

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John Cadbury - patriarch of Britain's most famous confectionery company and a doggedly good and relentlessly philanthropic example to us all - must be spinning in his grave in the village of Bournville.

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An expert has shared five simple hacks to keep your bedroom warm this winter, without having to crank up the heating

Events

Wigan town centre was overflowing with revellers wearing their best gear to the nightclubs and bars along King Street in mild temperatures for this time of year.

Sport

Beth Bugden is raising awareness of sepsis after what she thought was an "innocuous" seasonal illness left her comatose and requiring more than a year's worth of treatment

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Pop star Dua Lipa is reportedly tying the knot with her famous actor boyfriend Callum Turner after the singer hinted she'd gotten engaged with snaps on Instagram

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Now is the perfect time to upgrade your kitchen appliances with this 'energy saving' smart kettle from Ninja as it's plummeted to it's lowest ever price

Economics

Uniqlo's Boxing Day sale has launched with up to 65% off coats, jackets, jumpers and trousers

Economics

Frankie Bridge is the queen of glamour, and her latest look is no different. The star wowed in a crystal-embellished outfit that's perfect for New Year's Eve celebrations

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At one particularly large site in Thailand's southern fishing town of Ban Nam Khem, a large illuminated sign read '20 Tsunami' was surrounded by flames after huge numbers of people flocked to pay homage

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If you received some beauty vouchers for Christmas, today is the perfect day to get the most use out of them as retailers launch their Boxing Day sales with hundreds of discounts

Economics