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Gavin and Stacey: the Finale aired earlier this week and some fans were thrilled by the reference in one scene to a character who did not appear in the Christmas special

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4 hours ago The most unusual property sales of 2024 — from a lighthouse to a nuclear bunker

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Bees had no plans to enter the market mid-season, but injury problems may now alter that approach

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51 minutes ago Channel Tunnel chaos as Eurostar is stuck for 2.5 hours between UK and France with passengers breaking down in tears as others face massive queues and delays

Travellers heading to Paris on the 6.01am on-time departure from London St Pancras got stuck in the Channel Tunnel about one hour into their journey because of a train fault.

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15 hours ago Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human infection in US, CDC says

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3 hours ago Manchester Airport delayed and cancelled flights on Friday, December 27

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63 minutes ago Man City January transfer window guide: Pep Guaridola targets Rodri replacement to spark rebuild

Champions have been shell shocked by Rodri’s injury

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89 minutes ago Lisa Faulkner says 'it's one of my worst nights of the year' as she issues anxious update

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5 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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69 minutes ago Israeli forces raid Gaza hospital after staff reported killed in strike

Staff arrested, injured and killed as Israeli forces burn departments and attack buildings surrounding one of the area’s last remaining hospitals, says directorA fire has broken out at one of northern Gaza’s only functioning hospitals, while medics and patients have been forced to leave by Israeli forces, who raided the hospital on Friday morning, according to staff members.Kamal Adwan hospital and the surrounding area has been under increased attack this week, according to the hospital’s director, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, who said five medical staff were killed in a strike on Thursday. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago South London Press photographer Keith Gillard approaching 3,500 match milestone

South London Press photographer Keith Gillard approaching 3,500 match milestone  South London News

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6 hours ago Homes Under The Hammer host's stark health update saying 'I don't know how much time I've got left'

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88 minutes ago Cleaner who filmed colleagues 'weaponised employment laws' in 'scandalous' compensation bids

Martin Kumi is accused of ‘weaponising’ employment laws to try to get quick payouts

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9 hours ago As a student in London I yearned for home, until I found paradise: a vast old villa with perfect housemates | Andrew Martin

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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97 minutes ago Tottenham 'working hard' on January transfer signings after double injury blow, says Ange Postecoglou

Postecoglou says Spurs ‘need some help’ after double setback

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2 hours ago Noni Madueke in contention for Chelsea return after being dropped against Fulham

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

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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25 hours ago Former Chelsea star Oscar says goodbye to China after eight years and £166m in wages

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Chelsea miss chance to close the gap to Liverpool to just one point for at least a few hours

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1 hour ago ‘Every coach is in danger’: Amorim wary of job risk if United’s poor form rolls on

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32 hours ago PHOTOS: Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal celebrate Christmas in London | Filmfare.com

PHOTOS: Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal celebrate Christmas in London | Filmfare.com  Filmfare

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2 hours ago Eurostar passengers 'trapped for hours' in Channel Tunnel after train breaks down between London and Paris

Eurostar passengers 'trapped for hours' in Channel Tunnel after train breaks down between London and Paris  Sky News

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25 hours ago Indian passengers welcomed with Christmas cheer, music at London Heathrow airport

Indian passengers welcomed with Christmas cheer, music at London Heathrow airport  Hindustan Times

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22 hours ago Wolves vs Manchester United LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Ruben Amorim’s side desperately need victory after Bournemouth defeat

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1 hour ago Emmerdale April's disappearance 'rumbled' in heartbreaking update on missing teen

Emmerdale teen April Windsor has sparked huge concern for her wellbeing after she vanished on Christmas Day, leaving her devastated dad Marlon desperate to find her

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33 hours ago ‘I get spotted in the M&S knicker department’: Lorraine Ashbourne on her 2024 TV takeover

From Bridgerton to Sherwood and Alma’s Not Normal, the actor has lit up our screens all year – and her ‘victory lap’ is only just starting Lorraine Ashbourne has had a massive year. “I know! People keep saying: oh God, Lorraine, get off the telly, we want somebody else,” she says. “But it has been extraordinary.” She kicked things off in January with ITV’s entertaining disaster thriller After the Flood, playing Sophie Rundle’s tough, grieving mother, Molly. As the year went on, she returned to two of her biggest and most significant roles yet, as the former secret spy cop Daphne Sparrow in Sherwood, and Grandma Joan in the wrenching, hilarious second series of Alma’s Not Normal. Has she ended up in such outstanding shows because she’s picky? “Absolutely not. I’ll do anything! I’m a cheap date. It’s just timing that these things have fallen into place.”Right now, Ashbourne is at home in north London. She grew up in Manchester, where she went to drama school. She met her husband, Andy...

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2 hours ago Megan McKenna 'collapsed with exhaustion' on first Christmas with newborn

Former the Only Way is Essex star Megan McKenna, her partner Oliver Burke and their son Landon spent time with her family on Christmas Day as discussed in a post this week

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28 hours ago Max George shares health update amid recovery and says 'it's so good to be home'

Max George has shared a collection of family photos with his girlfriend Maisie Smith as he said 'it's so good to be home' following his recovery from emergency heart surgery.

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30 hours ago A massive West End Boxing Day sale has just started, with tickets from £13

A massive West End Boxing Day sale has just started, with tickets from £13  Time Out London

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22 hours ago Squid Game season 2 ending sparks outrage as Netflix fans brand it 'worst' episode

Netflix's Squid Game returned for its second season earlier this week but the final episode of the South Korean drama has left fans feeling disappointed.

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1 hour ago Ben Davies setback adds to Ange Postecoglou’s defensive headache at Tottenham

Radu Dragusin was also forced off at Nottingham Forest with an ankle injury.

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2 hours ago Tottenham XI vs Wolves: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League

Spurs defensive crisis has deepened and Ange Postecoglou could be without a single senior centre-back

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31 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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31 hours ago Next shoppers say 'well done' after major update issued on Boxing Day sale

Next always gives its staff the day off on Boxing Day, so they can spend more time with their families over Christmas - but this means you have to wait until December 27 to shop in stores

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23 hours ago Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and updates today

Spurs face difficult meeting with former manager Nuno Espirito Santo

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1 hour ago Eurostar passengers get stuck in Channel Tunnel for 2.5 hours as Christmas engineering works and 'a precarious tree' bring chaos to rail lines across UK

Travellers heading to Paris on the 6.01am on-time departure from London St Pancras got stuck in the Channel Tunnel about one hour into their journey because of a train fault.

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2 hours ago Max George reunites with beloved pitbull after being discharged from hospital following heart surgery

The Wanted star’s update comes two days after he was discharged from hospital following emergency heart surgery

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

In a Japanese restaurant in west London, this Chinese woman felt truly at home  The Guardian

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33 hours ago Boxing Day sales LIVE updates as prices slashed at major UK stores and on Amazon

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23 hours ago Chelsea vs Fulham LIVE: Premier League latest goals and updates as Cole Palmer scores brilliant opener

The Blues welcome Fulham for a west London derby as they look to keep the pressure on Liverpool at the top of the table

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2 hours ago Eurostar chaos: Travel disruption as hundreds left stranded after London

The first train of the day left St Pancras International on time at 6.01am but ground to a halt around 7am

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3 hours ago ‘There is magic in the world. There’s something bigger’: the ecstatic visions of musician Clarissa Connelly

Recalling Kate Bush and Perfume Genius, the Copenhagen-via-Scotland artist blends the ancient and avant garde – and finds revelation in loss and deathFrom Fife/CopenhagenRecommended if you like Kate Bush, Astrid Sonne, Julia HolterUp next Performing at the ICA, London, 19 February; album three in the worksEvery Christmas, Clarissa Connelly rewatches Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander, waiting for the scene in which Ismael shows Alexander a mummy and their faces turn in unison. “It gives me an experience like there is magic in the world, that there’s something bigger,” says the Scotland-born, Denmark-raised musician, 31. “It opens up the top of my head. Then my small, messy world becomes smaller and easier to comprehend and be a bit more careless about.” Continue reading...

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38 hours ago Mega Millions prize soars to $1.15 billion, the highest ever in month of December

If a winner is drawn this week, they’ll win the fifth-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history

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23 hours ago Chelsea vs Fulham LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Chelsea can close the gap to Liverpool to just one point for at least a few hours

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2 hours ago Keir Starmer's heartbreak as brother Nick dies from cancer as PM says 'we'll miss him'

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3 hours ago World Darts Championship results LIVE as defending champion Luke Humphries back in action at the Ally Pally

After a short break, we're back in action in London as Luke Humphries continues the defence of his title.It’s Day 10 at the Ally Pally as the Paddy Power World Championship gets serious.The business-end of the tournament starts now with six mouth-watering Friday ties.Champion Humphries is back on stage tonight as he continues his back-to-back bid against Nick Kenny.Beforehand, three outstanding afternoon matches. Damon Heta and Luke Woodhouse to head-to-head before a potential cracker between Jonny Clayton and Daryl Gurney.Stephen Bunting faces Madars Razma before the evening session kicks-off with a terrific clash between former champ Gerwyn Price and Joe CullenScotland’s Peter Wright takes on Jermaine Wattimena before Humphries ends the evening against the Welsh surprise package.Follow all the action from the Ally Pally right here in our LIVE blog.

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24 hours ago Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Spurs face difficult meeting with former manager Nuno Espirito Santo

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2 hours ago Police charge Anthony Gilheaney, 30, with four attempted murders after four pedestrians were hit by car in Shaftesbury Avenue on Christmas Day

Anthony Gilheaney, 30, has been charged with four counts of attempted murder after four pedestrians were hit by a car in London's West End on Christmas Day, the Metropolitan Police said.

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3 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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25 hours ago Man City vs Everton LIVE: Score and latest updates as Iliman Ndiaye goal brings Toffees level

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2 hours ago Noddy Holder battles to save Banks's Mild after Carlsberg announced it was axeing the famous Midlands beer

Rock legend Noddy Holder has thrown his support behind the movement to save one of the Midlands' most famous beers which is due to be scrapped by Carlsberg next week.

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4 hours ago Put on weight over Xmas? Study finds exact amount of weekly exercise that'll shift the festive bulge by February

Researchers at Imperial College London looked at the impact of physical exercise on weight loss , waist size and body fat. They revealed the amount of exercise you need to do a week to lose weight.

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25 hours ago Chelsea vs Fulham LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction today

Chelsea can close the gap to Liverpool to just one point for at least a few hours

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2 hours ago Eurostar passengers trapped in Channel Tunnel during Christmas travel chaos

The Eurostar train reportedly suffered a breakdown this morning during a journey from London to Paris with hundreds of passengers having to be evacuated to Calais

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4 hours ago DENSTUDIO Launches in London's West End, Revolutionizing Dental Care with Premier Services

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26 hours ago Man City vs Everton LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Struggling champions kick off the Boxing Day action

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2 hours ago Man charged with attempted murder after group hit by car in London's West End on Christmas Day

Man charged with attempted murder after group hit by car in London's West End on Christmas Day  Sky News

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4 hours ago The truth about Kim Kardashian's 'boob job': Plastic surgeon's verdict on how 44 year

Kim, who is thought to have breastfed two of her children, nearly spilled out of a low-cut red leather dress at a party in Los Angeles last week.

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32 hours ago How to watch Chelsea vs Fulham: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

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2 hours ago Celtic v St Johnstone injury news: 5 out and 2 doubts as Brendan Rodgers awaits latest update on key man

Here is the early team news ahead of Celtic vs St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park

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4 hours ago The pāua and the glory: cafe’s creation sparks pie mania in New Zealand

Flaky pastry filled with seafood delicacy gains cult status and draws crowds to sleepy beach communityCelebrities have raved about them, politicians have bulk-ordered them, local people line up and tourists drive hours for them. The legendary pāua pie – a flaky pie filled with a New Zealand seafood delicacy – is enticing crowds to a remote cafe on the isolated East Coast.The savoury pie may be one of the closest things New Zealand has to a national dish. From the basic mince pie found in corner stores and petrol stations to the more inventive gourmet pies offered in cafes and fine dining restaurants, wherever you go, there are pies. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Eurostar chaos after hundreds of passengers trapped in Channel Tunnel for nearly 3 hours

The Eurostar train reportedly suffered a breakdown this morning during a journey from London to Paris with hundreds needing to be evacuated to Calais, in France

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5 hours ago Betwixtmas fun: 13 things to do with kids in London between now and the New Year

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3 hours ago Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou confirms fresh injury blow as Spurs defensive crisis deepens

Radu Dragusin was forced off in Nottingham Forest defeat and Ben Davies has suffered a setback

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5 hours ago I've Noticed 5 London Oufit Colour Combinations That Keep Coming Up This Winter

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3 hours ago ‘It’s not London where indies can let their imaginations fly’ – Grace Dent’s restaurants of the year

‘It’s not London where indies can let their imaginations fly’ – Grace Dent’s restaurants of the year  The Guardian

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5 hours ago Palace winger set to cut short Championship loan stay but what will his next step be?

Palace winger set to cut short Championship loan stay but what will his next step be?  South London News

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3 hours ago London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks 2024: Where to watch for free across the capital

Ringing in the New Year without rinsing out the wallet. Here's the grifter's guide to watching the London fireworks without a ticket

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