19 minutes ago What happened to the Outnumbered cast? Some turned their back on fame, others were hit by scandals

Outnumbered made its long-awaited return to screens with a one-off special on Thursday, offering fans a glimpse at the famous Brockman family, 10 years after the original series ended.

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22 minutes ago Gavin and Stacey fans spot hilarious continuity error during Mick's touching stag night tribute to Smithy

The moving scene showed an emotional Mick describing Smithy as a second son to himself and wife Pam, after they struggled to conceive another child.

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28 minutes ago Ruben Amormin's touchline reaction sums up exactly what he thinks of Bruno Fernandes

The state of Manchester United continues to worsen, as they were handed a 2-0 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Boxing Day, while Bruno Fernandes saw red for a needless challenge

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30 minutes ago Major development in search for Gwent man Michael Lloyd who disappeared on morning walk

Michael Lloyd from Risca, south Wales, was first reported as a missing person last month by Gwent Police, who said that he was last seen the day on his daily walk

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30 minutes ago Netflix fans urged to skip trending series as viewers fume it’s ‘a complete waste of time’

La Palma has settled in Netflix's most-watched charts but viewers are not impressed by the limited series

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34 minutes ago Luke Williams absent from Swansea City dressing room before and during QPR win

The Swans boss has spoken after leaving club captain Matt Grimes to lead the team talk

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36 minutes ago Who is Dua Lipa's 'fiancé' Callum Turner? Inside the pop star's whirlwind romance with the Fantastic Beasts actor

Dua Lipa and Callum Turner took their relationship to the next level and reportedly got engaged after he 'got down on one knee for a romantic proposal' over Christmas.

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37 minutes ago Gavin and Stacey breaks its own record with astronomical finale viewing figures

Gavin and Stacey's finale drew in millions of viewers on Christmas Day, eager to see what happened between Nessa and Smithy after being left on a cliffhanger for five years

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40 minutes ago James Corden issues moving message and new photo to fans after Gavin and Stacey finale

More than 12 million people tuned in to watch the show

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41 minutes ago How I beat overwhelm: I said no to social events – and my friendships grew deeper

It seemed important to have a packed calendar. But when I slowed down I made space for spontaneity and funI used to equate a packed calendar with a full life. My days were booked up, well ahead of time, for dinners out, pub quizzes, exercise classes, trips to the cinema – activities that I knew to be beneficial or rewarding.I had been determined to make work less central to my life: I couldn’t burn out when I had so much else going on, I reasoned. But when the time came to follow through on my plans, I tended to find that I had been overly optimistic – not only about how much it was possible to squeeze into a day, but also about my enthusiasm to do so. Continue reading...

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41 minutes ago My holidays were blighted by moany voicenotes, so I imposed a Whatsapp ban – with mixed results | Poorna Bell

The incessant notifications make me pine for the days when staying in touch required greater effortThough my internal age is set to about 28, the time when I feel profoundly 43 is when I get nostalgic for things rendered obsolete by technology. One of those things was being able to go on holiday without being continually contacted, because the price of sending a text message was the same as a glass of wine. WhatsApp has obliterated that.Over the past year, I’ve noticed how much harder it has been to switch off as a result of the incessant flow of information. I have walked in the Polish countryside foraging for mushrooms under a crisp blue sky, while listening to a friend’s voice note about their work worries in minute detail. After I spent a glorious day out with my 10-year-old niece in Barcelona, eating dumplings and buying stickers, a friend decided to share a non-urgent but emotionally difficult update about a mutual friend’s bad health. While I was in the Maldives, after I had ...

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41 minutes ago 'Lazy' man slammed for serving family Christmas dinner in tin foil oven trays

Christmas dinner is one of the best things about the festive season, and people will often get their finery out in order to eat it - but one man simply served in tin foil oven trays

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41 minutes ago Ruben Amorim told to copy Jurgen Klopp blueprint for Man United in transfer market

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United have been given an early January transfer window warning by Michael Owen, who wants to see Ruben Amorim take a leaf out of Jurgen Klopp's book

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41 minutes ago Beyond Paradise's Kris Marshall won't do one thing for fans for heartbreaking reason

Kris Marshall, who plays DI Humphrey Goodman in Beyond Paradise, has spoken about his reluctance to engage in fan selfies, revealing a deeply personal reason behind the decision

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53 minutes ago Netflix throws another log on the fire in festive TV virtual blaze craze

Crackling fireplace edges out new series of Squid Game as streaming service’s most watched Boxing Day show in UKIt pays the world’s biggest stars and utilises the most cutting-edge special effects to entice families away from terrestrial TV over the festive period.But Netflix viewers this year were instead drawn to one of humanity’s oldest sources of fascination: fire. Continue reading...

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57 minutes ago Houthis claim missile attack on Tel Aviv after Israel strikes Yemen airport – Middle East crisis live

Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the overnight firing of a missile at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airportThe Israeli military demanded that medical staff and patients leave the premises of Kamal Adwan hospital to make room for their forces to storm the facility, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported this morning.Gaza’s health ministry has said the three main hospitals in northern Gaza – of which Kamal Adwan is one – are barely functioning and have been under repeated attack since Israel sent tanks into Beit Lahiya and nearby Beit Hanoun and Jabalia in October.This morning, Israel pushed deeper into the area surrounding Kamal Adwan hospital. Israeli armoured tanks advanced deeper under heavy cover from quadcopter machineguns.Explosive devices had already been planted in the vicinity of the hospital. Four were set off near the northern gate, at the back entrance, causing damage to the compound and sparking fires in some of the buildings around it. Continue reading...

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94 minutes ago James Corden shares slew of behind the scenes snaps from Gavin & Stacey finale as he thanks fans for watching show's final episode in emotional post: 'It means more than you'll know!'

The actor, 46, who stars as Smithy and co-created the series with Ruth Jones, also thanked the whopping 12.5M fans who tuned in for the send off in an emotional post.

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97 minutes ago Sydney to Hobart yacht race: LawConnect leads after two deaths in wild weather leave fleet rocked

Supermaxi LawConnect in box seat Friday evening to take line honours for second year runningAs at 5.30pm, 22 yachts from the 104-strong starting fleet had retiredThe Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been left reeling after the deaths of two sailors in wild weather that has forced a fifth of the fleet to retire.Supermaxi LawConnect was in the box seat on Friday evening to take out line honours for a second year running after rival Master Lock Comanche pulled the pin with mainsail damage. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Australia’s Scott Boland strikes late to heap pressure on India in fourth Test

Fourth Test, day two: Australia 474; India 164-5Tourists trail by 310 after run-out and Boland’s doubleIndia suffered a damaging run-out and Scott Boland took two wickets to leave the tourists in trouble at 164 for five at the end of day two of the fourth Test, after another Steve Smith century helped Australia post 474.Smith, having scored a drought-breaking 101 in the drawn third Test in Brisbane, reprised his role as India’s tormentor-in-chief by scoring a record 11th century against the nation on the way to 140 at the MCG. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Corden thanks fans after Gavin And Stacey finale: It means more than you’ll know

The finale saw more than 12 million people tune in.

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