25 minutes ago Kai Havertz guides Arsenal past Ipswich to show there is life without Saka

The Premier League season has not reached its halfway point and yet Arsenal knew this was a game they had to win. Liverpool’s stunning form at the top of the table had seen to that. It was scrappy for long spells, Ipswich digging deep, determined to show a response to the 4-0 home drubbing against Newcastle from last Saturday – the only time they have taken a real battering this season.Arsenal were restricted. They found chances difficult to come by. But in the end, one goal was enough – together with another clean sheet for David Raya, his 23rd in 50 league appearances for the club. Kai Havertz was the scorer, turning home a Leandro Trossard cross midway through the first half; he made it look simple. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Moo Deng’s zoo habitat set for makeover after donation from crypto billionaire

‘I very much look forward to seeing Moo Deng live long and prosper,’ crypto billionaire says

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6 hours ago Katie Price breaks silence on JJ Slater split rumours after spending Christmas apart

Katie Price's MAFS boyfriend JJ Slater was nowhere to be seen on Christmas Day, leading to fears the couple had split - but the couple's fate has now been confirmed

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6 hours ago Gavin and Stacey fans are only just realising why Neil The Baby sings in the Christmas finale

Gavin and Stacey's Neil the Baby left fans puzzled with his emotional performance of Blackbird in the finale episode - but have figured out the real reason behind it

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59 minutes ago Kelsey Parker credits new boyfriend for 'bringing her back to life' after Tom Parker's death

Kelsey Parker has opened up about being in a relationship this festive period, revealing that she's found a person who's brought her "back to life" after Tom Parker's death in 2022

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55 minutes ago Could a longevity pill for dogs be the secret to a longer life for humans? Scientists think so

Researchers are developing new drugs that could extend a dog's live by one to three years. Eventually, they could be used to improve human longevity too, early results suggest.

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1 hour ago Sylvester Stallone's brutal lesson from Michael Caine after 'low point of life' on film set

Sylvester Stallone was left beaten and broken after filming Escape to Victory, with the Hollywood star admitting his time on the set was one of the 'low points' of his life

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10 hours ago My family call it Old Lady Clubbing, but my giddy ‘nights out’ have lit up a dismal 2024 | Gaby Hinsliff

Dance till you drop, then home by 10pm – daytime events offer a glorious escape for those of us bogged down by responsibilityLast Saturday night, I went clubbing with friends. Once upon a time, this wouldn’t have been a remotely odd sentence to type, because it was what I did pretty much every weekend. But a lot has changed since then – let’s just say that in my peak raving years there was a Labour government in power, only it was actually popular – and like most people whose happy place was once on the dancefloor, inevitably with time comes the feeling that you no longer belong. Deep down, you still come to life when the bassline kicks in. But you morph from hardened raver to the kind of person who’s always up for dancing at parties and weddings, and then finally into the kind of person whose friends aren’t getting married any more and who spends their Saturday nights giving their children lifts to parties. So eventually you tell yourself sadly that those days are over now, and tha...

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8 hours ago Is ‘doom spending’ draining your money? How to fix your financial habits in 2025

Former financial ‘hot mess’ Emma Edwards explores how to rest your habits in her new book, Good With Money

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33 hours ago Scott McKenna savaged by ex Liverpool keeper as Scotland star branded ‘worst player I’ve seen in my life'

Former Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara has launched a blistering tirade against the Scotland international, who is now playing in La Liga

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5 hours ago Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘wonderful’ brother dies aged 60 after suffering from cancer

The Prime Minister praised his brother for meeting all the challenges in his life with ‘courage and good humour’.

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14 hours ago Embarrassing symptom that led to fitness trainer being diagnosed with cancer at just 25

Fitness trainer Dilan Patel recalled how in his mid-20s he was living a normal life for someone his age, working hard and hanging out with friends with no idea he had a potential cancer symptom.

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3 hours ago Liam Payne's ex Sophia Smith announces engagement to boyfriend James Bridgwood

The singer and the influencer, 30, dated from 2013 after having been friends since their schooldays in Wolverhampton until October 2015.

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11 hours ago Hobbit home boom in New Zealand: Nation embraces tiny house living amid affordable housing crisis where average home price is $1m

Tiny houses - small, functional dwellings with floor spaces of up to 60 square metres - are becoming increasing popular among families and single occupiers.

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12 hours ago Sainsbury's shopper gobsmacked after bagging £70 turkey for wild price

A bargain hunter has shared their life hack to get a turkey for a fraction of the price from your local supermarket - but you'd have to celebrate after Christmas Day

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34 hours ago Gavin and Stacey fans notice 'hidden' finale detail as they realise just how good show is

A fan of the hit BBC show Gavin and Stacey has shared a "hidden" detail from the finale on TikTok, and people are in hysterics over it – and say it's the little things that really make the show

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5 hours ago Social media craze for teenage skincare has reached a 'crisis point', dermatologist warns as she reveals she's treated children as young as 8 for using bad products

Dr Tess McPherson, from the British Association of Dermatologists, told Sky News that the Gen Alpha fixation on anti-ageing creams and retinols could cause irreversible damage that is 'life long'.

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4 hours ago Emily Blackwell gives birth to baby girl 10 weeks early in 'hardest time of her life'

Made In Chelsea star Emily Blackwell has opened up about giving birth to her baby girl 10 weeks early and the emotional journey she has been on with her daughter in an intensive care unit.

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12 hours ago Homes Under the Hammer star Martin Roberts unsure ‘how much time’ he’s got left to live

Roberts was told he had ‘hours to live’ before undergoing emergency heart surgery

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31 hours ago Nurse 'will never worry about money again' after winning £3m dream home in raffle

Catherine Carwardine won a £3 million dream house in the Lake District and said it's been 'life changing'

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36 hours ago Gavin and Stacey fans find 'hidden' detail in finale – and say it 'makes the show'

Gavin and Stacey fans have been left in stitches after noticing a minor detail in last night's finale, and many admitted it made them realise just how brilliant the show really is

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6 hours ago Pictured: Christmas Day murder victim, 24, killed in knife attack that also claimed life of 38

Teohna Grant, 24, was attacked in the flat where she lived just as millions were sitting down to watch Wallace and Gromit on Christmas Day evening.

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5 hours ago Grimes clarifies that she wasn’t ‘dumped’ by ex Elon Musk: ‘No regrets’

The Tesla CEO and the musician share three children together — but ended in a bitter custody split

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37 hours ago I was fired after my boss found my 'offensive' and 'hostile' office Secret Santa wish list

An American worker has sparked controversy after claiming they were fired over a humorous Secret Santa wish list.

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35 hours ago Working Well: Returning to the office can disrupt life. Here are some tips to navigate the changes

Thousands of workers are facing an unsettling reality heading into 2025

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6 hours ago Drug lord 'Mr Big' begs 'love of his life' Thai dancer to marry him in prison

Brit drug lord Jon Moorby was locked up for 29 years in 2020 for his part in a gang that helicoptered tonnes of cocaine into the UK, but is now desperate to marry his Thai girlfriend

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5 hours ago Emily Blackwell gives birth 10 weeks early as baby daughter discharged from intensive care unit

Made in Chelsea star Emily Blackwell has given birth to her first child 10 weeks early as she admitted she's had the 'hardest time of her life' as her baby went into intensive care

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38 hours ago In a Japanese restaurant in west London, this Chinese woman felt truly at home | Xinran

In my younger years I travelled all over China. But on a culinary tour of Bayswater with my son, I tasted belongingIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeIn 2006, during his gap year before starting university, my son Pan set out to discover a “world beyond books”. After spending four months backpacking through Australia and New Zealand, he shared with me his most profound realisation from his travels: the meaning of home.He told me: “Some people live in luxurious mansions but rarely share dinners or weekends with their families. Others, in crowded cottages, are enveloped daily by the sounds of children playing and the aroma of home-cooked meals. Some reside deep in the mountains, knowing every blade of grass, bird and rabbit, while others traverse busy city districts yet remain strangers to their own neighbours.” His words made me think about the places I have called home.Xinran is founder of the Mothers’ Bridge o...

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38 hours ago Mental health firm paying Prince Harry '£1m salary' is condemned by staff as a 'toxic train wreck' and 'psychologically unsafe place to work' where 'everyone is living in fear'

The Duke of Sussex is also a vocal champion for its app, described as 'life coach Tinder for millennials', revealing that he used it to find his own 'truly awesome' mental health trainer.

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10 hours ago Pedestrian fighting for life two days after four hit by car in central London

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6 hours ago Keir Starmer's bond with little brother he lost to cancer: How PM stood up for labourer Nick as he was bullied because of learning difficulties during 'really tough life'

Keir Starmer is typically private about his family, particularly his younger brother Nick, who died on Boxing Day aged 60.

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12 hours ago EastEnders Cindy's attacker 'exposed' as she fights for her life in hospital

Cindy Beale was brutally attacked and left fighting for her life in a dramatic Christmas Day episode, but now fans think they've worked out who the perpetrator was

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7 hours ago How I beat overwhelm: I found WhatsApp draining – so I learned ways to curb my cravings

My anxiety about not replying to everyone’s messages was at a constant simmer until I created proper boundariesI feel as if I’ve lost days of my life to digital causes. Even though I’m an extrovert, the near-constant drip of WhatsApp communications can drain me; my anxiety over not replying instantly to everyone is at constant simmer. Add to that the element of performance, and the worry that proving you care is measured in the messages you send and it can all get too much.“Where has Remona gone?” panicked one friend, when I went awol while juggling a deadline, babysitting, and hosting house guests. The pile-up of 248 unread messages in one group alone – inclusive of podcast-length voice notes – made me feel like a bad person for being absent. Sometimes, I’m happy to be entirely mute – as I was in one unnecessarily large group I was added to without consent. I went unnoticed for years amid unsolicited selfies of people I barely knew and forwarded messages that had to be forwarded fu...

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12 hours ago Netflix viewers warned 'don't bother' with new series that 'wasted hours of my life'

La Palma, which is at number four on Netflix's most-watched list, has been slammed by fans for being a 'waste of time'

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7 hours ago Emmerdale star April Windsor's real life with famous siblings in rival ITV soap

Emmerdale's Christmas Day episode took a sinister turn when April Windsor, played by actress Amelia Flanagan, disappeared. Away from the hard-hitting storylines, the star enjoys a quiet life with her family

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15 hours ago Can Europe switch to a ‘wartime mindset’? Take it from us in Ukraine: here is what that means | Oleksandr Mykhed

Nato’s warning reached me as I braced for a missile attack in Kyiv – where we’ve learned how to survive in the era of Russian hybrid warfareDay 1,024 of the invasion. Kyiv, 7am. Friday the 13th. In a former life, someone would have observed that this is a day that portends bad luck. But in a country where shelling is a daily occurrence, it has become irrelevant. I wake up to the sound of an app on my phone warning me of an increased missile threat. While my partner and I are hiding in the corridor, I read the news that the Nato chief, Mark Rutte, has called on members of the US-led transatlantic alliance to “shift to a wartime mindset”.With the first bang of the air defence system, a thought strikes me: for those who have not already been living with it for nearly three years, how would you explain this mindset? What is this wartime thinking? Continue reading...

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7 hours ago South Korea 'should start Squid Game to see who runs government' says ex

Squid Game is back with a second series but for one armchair viewer of South Korea's scandal-ridden government, it ought to be introduced in real life to decide on country's next leader

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21 hours ago Surfing the internet in middle age can cut risk of dementia in later life by more than half, study shows

Scientists think processing the vast amounts of information encountered online can benefit people's brains, while social media use may help to combat loneliness

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8 hours ago You have 'eyes of a sniper' if you can spot tiny Lego piece hiding on carpet

A Reddit user shared a snap of the intricate patterns of a rug hiding a small Lego piece and challenged people to find it. Can you spot the brown piece of Lego in the image?

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25 hours ago EastEnders confirms when Cindy Beale's attacker will be revealed after brutal attack

EastEnders has confirmed when fans can expect to find out the identity of Cindy Beale's attacker after the character was left fighting for her life on Christmas Day

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8 hours ago My son’s girlfriend has taken over his life and I fear he’s being suffocated | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

You are better off keeping your son close so that he knows he can come to you if there are problemsEvery week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a readerA year ago, our almost 18-year-old son began seeing a girl, who is a year older than him and is his first ‘real’ girlfriend. Soon he stopped seeing his friends and he spent all of his free time with her. When they were not actually together, they were on the phone or playing remote video games.We barely saw him over the summer, as he was with her all the time. He refused to go on holiday with us unless we invited her too, which we were not willing to do . Continue reading...

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26 hours ago Mother livid at 'low life' Joe Biden for commuting sentence of her daughter's killer who shot her in cold

Katie Skeen, 36, and Donna Major, 59, were killed by an armed robber while they were working at a bank. But President Joe Biden's pardon of death row inmates includes their killer Brandon Council.

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8 hours ago Ruben Amorim explains why he’s enjoying Man Utd ‘danger’ amid dismal form

The Portuguese has endured a testing start to life at Old Trafford and maintains he cannot relax, despite the club’s significant investment to bring him to the club

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28 hours ago Scientists explore longevity drugs for dogs that could also ‘extend human life’

Researchers say drugs may be able to increase lifespan by extending health and thus shortening the rate of ageingNot for nothing are dogs called man’s best friend: they are good for their owners’ mental and physical health, and some studies have shown that if you’re looking for a date and want to seem more attractive, it might be time to get a canine companion.So what would it be like if dogs could live for ever – and what if that secret could help their owners live longer, healthier lives too? Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Britain's first surrogate mum interrogated by social services during labour and forced to 'abandon' child

Kim Cotton was the UK's first surrogate mother - a decision which changed her life forever and made her one of the most controversial women in Britain in the 80s

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29 hours ago I've been groped, flashed at and asked for threesomes at the age of nearly 70. This is my stark warning about French men for any woman thinking of moving there: MARIA

When I moved to rural France with my husband in 2002, it was the realisation of a dream I'd nurtured since I was a little girl. What I never considered was the predatory nature of Frenchmen.

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8 hours ago ‘Why are my biceps so small?’ The boys and young men turning to steroids

A generation of young people are being raised on a vision of masculinity that glorifies muscular bodies. Performance and image enhancing drugs offer a quick – but potentially risky – way to achieve their goalOne month ago, Nick*, an 18-year-old university student living in the United States, got some devastating news: his little brother has cancer. It’s one of the worst times of Nick’s life, he says, but he’s “still positive”.“I wake up with a smile on my face,” he says. Not because of family support or a miracle cure, but because he has a potent combination of chemicals coursing through his veins: steroids.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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33 hours ago Family tensions can run high over Christmas. Here’s how to make things a little easier | Becca Bland

Approaching disagreements with respect and curiosity can deepen our connections with even difficult relativesBecca Bland is a journalist and researcher with a specialism in family estrangement and social policyThe Christmas period has always tested our ability to spend time with those to whom we may be biologically related, but struggle to relate to philosophically. Divisive world events such as the US election can make matters much worse, and family relationships are increasingly becoming casualties of stark political differences. As a researcher around family estrangement, I know how challenging it can be to keep the goodwill flowing.Take Alexis, for example, who is originally from a rural town in California. He is planning to attend a large Christmas gathering with more than 20 relatives, the majority of whom voted Republican and are strong Donald Trump supporters. As an openly gay man, he struggles with some of the political talk that “the other side” brings to the table during ...

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8 hours ago What do you want to change in your life in 2025? Let us know in our poll

Maybe you want to meet someone and get married, or maybe you plan to get more exercise and eat healthily.

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34 hours ago Inside Call the Midwife star Judy Parfitt's life from heartbreaking death to forgotten role

Judy Parfitt, the star of Call the Midwife, has had a successful acting career and has been a part of the popular BBC drama since 2012 - but what do we know about her life away from the cameras?

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8 hours ago Huda Beauty founder opens up about ‘falling out’ with close friend Eva Longoria

Pair had been friends for over ten years before the fall out

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34 hours ago Kids who 'came back from the dead' from 9/11 rubble victim to Titanic architect

These children have all expressed eerie memories of a past life with one saying he remembers being buried under rubble during the 9/11 attacks, and another claiming he returned as his murdered uncle

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9 hours ago Emily Willis' life before vegetative coma with her 26th birthday just days away

Emily Willis was inducted into the X-Rated Critics Organization (XRCO) Hall of Fame in April 2022, but just months later she was admitted to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest

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34 hours ago The pianist who performs for the sick and dying after being struck by personal tragedy

Joe Cavalli-Price describes how a 'moment of heartbreak has become a movement of hope'

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10 hours ago Decluttering experts list the 24 items you must remove from your home before 2025

Two women, who are on a mission to help people get their homes and lives organised, insist that you have a good clear out before 2025 to get your life in order - and getting rid of these items helps

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35 hours ago Heartbreaking moment man sends last message to his wife seconds before Azerbaijan Airlines jet 'is shot down' in crash that killed 38

The passenger identified as Subkhon Rakhimov started filming a video for his wife as soon as he realised the plane was losing altitude.

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11 hours ago When should you take your Christmas tree down? The best date to put your decorations away

Do you know why the tree stays up nearly a fortnight after Christmas?

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36 hours ago Can YOU pass 'the old person test'? Simple physical challenge that reveals if you're fit for your age... or heading for an early death

If you want to know how likely you are to live a long, healthy life, attempt this simple challenge that's said to help predict if you'll die within the decade.

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