The poet talks about newspapers and television, coffee and strawberries, and how Monday’s gloomy presence hangs over every SundaySunday habits? A favourite is Desert Island Discs on Radio 4. Or I’ll watch a re-run of Match of The Day on BBC One at 7.30am since I missed it working Saturday. Then what? My local newsagents only order about three copies of each newspaper, so I have to get on the bike to snatch them. Then I read them. That’s my Sunday pursuit.Sunday brekkie? I’m a creature of habit. My breakfast is always the same. A quarter pint of espresso. A couple of baked goods – a danish here, a croissant there – and an entire punnet of strawberries.Sunday lunch? I’m not a lunch guy, but I do have a huge we call it tea. My wife’s French, a terrific cook. The pleasures of the table are close to my heart. What’s on the menu? She does a great chicken with ratatouille, and a chicken featuring 60 unpeeled cloves of garlic. Sixty! Count them. I like Mediterranean grub. I like a nice ragu...

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The influencer was paid 30,000 Thai baht, or £700, for downing the 350ml bottle at a birthday party in Thailand on the night after Christmas Day.

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It's been 12 months since I decided to stop eating ultra-processed food, as well as added sugar

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Diet, obesity, alcohol and smoking could be explanations for the rising cases of early-onset bowel cancer

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Family firm has sold over 40 million of its iconic glasses globally

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Ruby Jade, 24, a dancer with a side gig as a 'professional girlfriend,' enjoys being compensated for accompanying men on dates admitting one client rarely says 'no' to her

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Katie Price previously admitted she hit "rock bottom" in 2016 after footage emerged of her stripping off and ranting at a corporate Christmas party she was paid to attend

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It has been a stellar year for great whisky releases. Here are our favourites, including The Scotsman’s dram of the year.

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When David Clarke’s mother died, it took him 10 years to work out what to do with the money she left him. This year, a panel of locals in Liverpool made the decision for himIt was a quiet act of generosity that briefly captured the news agenda: David Clarke, a researcher in Liverpool, made the extraordinary decision to give away the £100,000 he had inherited from his late mother a decade ago. But instead of donating it to one cause, Clarke did something radical. He wrote to 600 addresses in the L8 postcode, where he lives, inviting people to nominate where the money should go.Clarke lost his mother in a cycling accident. “Her death was a devastating shock to me,” he says. “She had a huge social conscience and was interested in the world and how it worked – a lot of my moral framework comes from her. I don’t believe in holding on to inherited wealth, so I spent a long time thinking about what to do with the money.” Clarke wanted to do something that would speak to his mother’s values...

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Nichole Andrews, a registered dietitian nutritionist who calls herself "the oncology dietician" online, has revealed the two foods we should avoid above all others if we want to reduce our risk of cancer

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The 40-year-old school chaplain was bitten by the shark while fishing with family in waters off Keppel Islands on SaturdayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA youth pastor and school chaplain described as an inspirational leader has been identified as the man who died after being bitten by a shark while on holiday with his family in Queensland.Emergency services were called to Humpy Island in the Keppel Bay Islands national park, about 18km off the central Queensland coast, on Saturday after reports a man had been attacked.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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Top up your drinks cabinet in time for Christmas with Amazon's whisky deal.

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South Korea facing its worst domestic civil aviation disaster after Boeing 737-800 with 175 passengers and six crews skidded off runway and hit wall at Muan airportReport: South Korea plane with 181 onboard veers off runway and hits fenceDozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morningThe exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting that 28 people are believed to have died, according to news agency Newsis. Fire officials have warned that given the severe damage to the aircraft, the number of casualties could rise.Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok to Muan was carrying 181 people – 175 passengers and six crew – when it came down, skidded along the runway and hit fencing and a wall around the perimeter before catching fire.Rescues are underway, with two people brought out of the wreckage so far. Emergency services ...

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We have more influence over our mood than we realise. True, we cannot change the events that unfold on our screens but we can choose to lead our own lives with vibrancy, curiosity and even joy.

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Steph Claire Smith has divided fans after posting a TikTok video about rescuing her son's goggles from the bottom of a pool.

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Judi Dench has opened up about her friendship with Maggie Smith and paid tribute to the late actress in a new BBC programme celebrating her life and career

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Authorities warn that provisional death toll could rise after Boeing 737-800 with 175 passengers and six crews hit airport fenceReport: South Korea plane with 181 onboard veers off runway and hits fenceDozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morningThe exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting that 28 people are believed to have died, according to news agency Newsis. Fire officials have warned that given the severe damage to the aircraft, the number of casualties could rise.Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok to Muan was carrying 181 people – 175 passengers and six crew – when it came down, skidded along the runway and hit fencing and a wall around the perimeter before catching fire.Rescues are underway, with two people brought out of the wreckage so far. Emergency services are continuing their search operatio...

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Dame Judi Dench has paid a heartfelt tribute to her late friend and fellow actress, Dame Maggie Smith.

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Authorities provisionally reporting 28 dead after Boeing 737-800 with 175 passengers and six crews hits airport fenceReport: South Korea plane with 181 onboard veers off runway and hits fence Dozens are feared dead after a plane skidded off the runway while attempting a landing without landing gear at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday morningThe exact casualty figures have not yet been tallied, though authorities are provisionally reporting that 28 people are believed to have died, according to news agency Newsis. Fire officials have warned that given the severe damage to the aircraft, the number of casualties could rise.Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok to Muan was carrying 181 people – 175 passengers and six crew – when it came down, skidded along the runway and hit fencing and a wall around the perimeter before catching fire.Rescues are underway, with two people brought out of the wreckage so far. Emergency services are continuing their search operation.The Boei...

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The Oscar-winning actress died in hospital aged 89 in September.

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A 26-year-old is the third man to be arrested in connection with the death of Kirk Marsden (pictured) who died in the early hours of Boxing Day after he was allegedly hit by a car outside a Blackburn pub.

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Charles Shyer, the director of iconic films like Father of the Bride and The Parent Trap, has died at the age of 83. His family have issued a statement following his sad passing

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Fatboy Slim - Norman Cook - is mourning the death of his mum as his son Woody announced the sad news on his Instagram profile

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Charlie Lawson has opened up about his wild party days, saying he and Katie Price would often be "three sheets to the wind" and "under the influence of anything"

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At least one person has died after several tornadoes touched down in the Houston area, damaging homes and flipping vehicles

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Residents were left distraught as emergency services swarmed their quiet street after a 'mum and son' died.

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British Transport Police (BTP) said the woman was assaulted on a Central Line train between Shepherds Bush and Liverpool Street on December 2 at around 3.30pm.

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Writing in his autobiography That’s Life, So It Is, the actor says he drank over a bottle of whiskey a night and took cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, LSD, speed and cannabis

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Anthony Hogg, 40, and Georgina Hogg-Moore, 39, died after the incident on Blanchardstown Road North in West Dublin while they walked with their daughter for an evening meal.

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For more than 25 years, Horace Lindezey has been making art at Venture Arts, a Manchester-based studio working with learning disabled artists. In his ever-growing collection of ceramic blue plaques, created with the assistance of ceramicist Caroline Tattersall, he celebrates people who have meant something to him – family members, friends, TV personalities and musicians – focusing on life’s central milestones: births, marriages and deaths. “I feel happy with making the plaques,” says Lindezey. “I roll the clay on to the mould, paint it white, then I put the letters on it. I like showing them in exhibitions, in Blackburn and London. I like to see them out there – they are nice memories of some people that have died.”A limited edition book of The Blue Plaques (£25), signed by the artist, is available at venturearts.org Continue reading...

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Katie Scott, from Salford, Greater Manchester, discovered her father Arthur Scott, who died from complications of kidney failure, has been immortalised on Google Street View

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Caroline Flack's friends are said to be 'devastated' after the late Love Island presenter's mum asked why her friends left her alone on the night she died

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The 40-year-old was bitten by the shark in waters off Keppel IslandsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has died after he was bitten by a shark while fishing with his family.Emergency services were called to Humpy Island in the Keppel Bay Islands national park, about 18km off the central Queensland coast, on Saturday following reports a man had been attacked. Continue reading...

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Changing tides have led to an increase of beached marine life, whom rescuers scramble to save before they dieWhile Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is known as a popular vacation destination in the north-east US, it has built a reputation for an entirely different reason this year: animal strandings.Dolphins, whales, sea lions and turtles are turning up in large numbers on the beaches of the famous peninsula in a phenomenon that has experts scrambling to execute more rescue operations than ever before. The cause? Changing tides. Continue reading...

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A person has died while climbing in the Lake District on Boxing Day, with the climber travelling through dense fog before suffering a suspected fatal head injury

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Hokuma Aliyeva, 33, was a flight attendant on board the Azerbaijan Airlines flight who died when it crashed in Kazakhstan after appearing to have been hit by a Russian missile

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There are 7,900 people waiting for transplants, the highest number in a decade, and 280 of them are children. Last year 400 people died before organs were available.

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A fitness coach shared how to lose weight by adding 10 healthy foods into your diet – here's everything you need to know about toning up by tweaking your meals

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A trailblazing former “Sports Illustrated” model who pushed back against age discrimination has died in a Pennsylvania home from what authorities believe was carbon monoxide poisoning

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Two former soap background actors have revealed what work on some of the country's most popular TV is really like - and the reasons they were booted out of their beloved jobs.

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The director of hit films Father of the Bride and Baby Boom, Charles Shyer, has died at the age of 83

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The writer on unattainable studs, erotic fantasies, and why she owes her birth father nothingBorn in Peru, Isabel Allende, 82, worked as a journalist and children’s writer. In 1982, she published her first adult novel, The House of the Spirits, which became an international bestseller. Her titles have been translated into 42 languages, and include a memoir for her daughter, who died at 29. Allende’s accolades include the US presidential medal of freedom and PEN Center lifetime achievement award. Her course, Magical Storytelling, is available on BBC Maestro’s online platform. She lives in California.When were you happiest? When my kids were little – and now, in my old age. Continue reading...

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Police in Torres, Brazil, continue to investigate the deaths of three women from the Terezinha Silva dos Anjos family; Maida, Neuza and Tatiana who'd all eaten a Christmas cake

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EXCLUSIVE: Aziz Estet pulls family-sized cars, punches flaming bricks and smashes bottles off his chest as part of his gruelling workout regime and says Brit blokes are 'vain wimps' in comparison

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Katie Scott, 49, found a picture of her late father Arthur, who passed away in 2013, on the search engine's 360 historic street imagery this month.

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