2 hours ago I’m not one for new year’s resolutions – except when it comes to my garden

With a new year comes new plans, but don’t forget to relax in and enjoy your garden at this time of year, tooI don’t love gardening to-do lists – they make it feel too much like work – but I do think there’s value in thinking about what you’d like to do with your garden this year. Perhaps you haven’t been out in it for weeks, or maybe just for a few minutes here and there, to add the sprout leaves to the compost bin. But while January might be the sleepiest time in the garden – perhaps a snowdrop swelling somewhere, but otherwise fallen leaves and perennials tucked well beneath the earth – it’s still the start of a new year.I have never been a huge one for new year resolutions, but I make gentle exceptions for my garden. Gardening is a practice that exists in the temporal space of hope. At this time of year, we imagine warmer days and flick through seed catalogues (if you want something more substantial, I recommend Katharine S White’s Onward and Upward in the Garden, a&nb...

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21 hours ago Liverpool's familiar problem causes fresh headache for Arne Slot as boss forced into U

Liverpool's preparations for Saturday's FA Cup third round clash against Accrington Stanley suffered a blow during their journey back from the Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham

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86 minutes ago Rangers v St Johnstone injury news: Up to 11 out of Ibrox clash as Philippe Clement dealt fresh injury blow

Here is the latest injury news ahead of Rangers vs St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership at Ibrox this weekend.

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16 hours ago Manchester United learn new Milos Kerkez transfer 'stance' with January update

Latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip with Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez reported to be a transfer target

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3 hours ago LA fires: Donald Trump's climate denying ways will only inflict more damage

Donald Trump's blasé attitude towards environmental issues has been thrown into stark relief in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires that have killed at least 10 people

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1 hour ago ITV Love Island contestant suffers huge setback days before villa return

Curtis Pritchard will return to the Love Island villa for the second edition of All Stars on Monday evening, but the former contestant has been dealt a devastating blow

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1 hour ago When will the Yellowstone supervolcano erupt next? Scientists pinpoint when it will blow

New research has revealed when Yellowstone's supervolcano will erupt next, as it now contains a higher volume of magma than it's previous three eruptions that formed the caldera

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24 hours ago Manchester Airport suspends flights to clear 'significant snow' as England shivers in

Manchester Airport stopped all flights again this morning due to heavy snow with departures and arrivals thrown into chaos as teams cleared the runways with Met Office warnings still in place.

Transport

3 hours ago Emma Raducanu bitten by 'jumping ants' but refuses to treat wounds due to doping test fears

British tennis star Emma Raducanu's preparations for the Australian Open were disrupted when she was bitten during time off from practice in Melbourne - just days out from the tournament

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22 hours ago How worried should we be about RFK Jr as health secretary? Ask Florida

Florida’s surgeon general Joseph Ladapo has given free rein to his own unorthodox views on vaccines and public healthDonald Trump’s promise to upend public health policy across the US by installing Robert F Kennedy Jr as health secretary is resonating in Florida, where experts say the nation can learn from its own experience of a vaccine-denying state surgeon with unorthodox scientific views.Like Kennedy’s relationship with the incoming president, Dr Joseph Ladapo was championed by, and is closely aligned to, a powerful rightwing political leader – Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor. Continue reading...

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88 minutes ago Ronnie O'Sullivan PULLS OUT of snooker's £350k Masters 24 hours after strange behaviour saw snooker star smash and bin cue during meltdown

The announcement comes just days away from the tournament opener, which would have seen reigning champion O'Sullivan kickstart the competition against John Higgins on Sunday.

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21 hours ago Mikel Arteta's transfer conundrum as desperate Arsenal plan suffers double blow

Mikel Arteta is already facing problems with his plans for the January transfer window as he looks to revive Arsenal's stuttering Premier League title challenge

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4 hours ago ITV Masked Singer 'thrown into chaos' after celebrity storms off stage

The Masked Singer is set to be rocked by 'chaos' when a celebrity contestant 'storms off' after being unmasked in the second episode of the ITV singing competition which airs this weekend

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18 hours ago BBC Antiques Roadshow expert breaks down as he refuses to value item in heartbreaking show first

Antiques Roadshow expert Bill Harriman was left in tears as he read out a heartbreaking letter - and viewers flocked to social media to comment on the tragic moment

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25 hours ago Major airport suspends flights to clear 'significant snow' as England shivers in

Manchester Airport stopped all flights again this morning due to heavy snow with departures and arrivals thrown into chaos as teams cleared the runways with Met Office warnings still in place.

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3 hours ago Masked Singer chaos as star 'refuses to show face' after being voted out

Fans were thrown after one particular star of the ITV show stormed off the set of the show being voted out by the audience, refusing to reveal their identity for viewers or judges

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26 hours ago Four air fryer tips that can save you from potential health risks shared by TV doctor

Learn how to prevent health risks when using your air fryer.

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2 hours ago Wife of millionaire killed on Titan sub left less than £80k due to invalid will

Documents suggest multi-millionaire Shahzada Dawood, who died on the sub with his son and several others, died without a valid UK will, leaving widow Christine a fraction of his fortune.

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21 hours ago Ronnie O'Sullivan throws cue in the bin and 'withdraws' from Champions League snooker

A furious Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from the Champions League snooker and thrown his cue in the bin in a raging outburst

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4 hours ago WWE legend Jim Ross says disgraced Tammy Sytch offered to 'care for him' when wife died

WWE legend Jim Ross, who now commentates sporadically for rivals All Elite Wrestling, has claimed that disgraced and jailed former start Tammy Sytch made him an offer he had to refuse

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30 hours ago Antiques Roadshow expert insists ‘size matters’ as he gives ‘charming’ sculpture top price tag

An Antiques Roadshow guest was in disbelief when a gift she has owned for 50 years was uncovered to be worth a small fortune.

Culture

26 hours ago Major airport axes ALL flights to clear 'significant levels of snow' as England shivers in

Manchester Airport stopped all flights again shortly after 9am this morning due to heavy snow with departures and arrivals thrown into chaos as teams worked to clear the runways.

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5 hours ago ‘They were inventing a new definition of sexy’: stars and scenesters on the New York Dolls’ riotous rock

Fifty years on from their dissolution, admirers from Joan Jett to Dave Vanian explain the appeal of a band who ripped up rock’n’roll in high heels – and pointed towards punkFifty years ago, the most important American underground rock band of its generation was dying. The New York Dolls, the androgynous-but-tough band who mixed the Rolling Stones, girl groups and garage rock, were imploding under the weight of their own addictions and failures. You wouldn’t say they split, per se – there was still a version of the band led by David Johansen in existence until the end of 1976. But 1975 was the end for Johnny Thunders, Arthur Kane and Jerry Nolan, and the Dolls stopped being the Lower East Side’s rock’n’roll street gang. They only made two albums, and barely played outside New York. But the band laid the foundations for punk, and taught a generation of outsiders and refuseniks they could be something different, as those whose lives were changed by them recall. Continue reading...

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36 hours ago Environment Secretary Steve Reed set to be confronted by angry farmers at conference TODAY

Environment Secretary Steve Reed is facing into a stormy reception today as he refuses to scrap inheritance tax on family farms.

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3 hours ago Estée Lauder fans race to buy £97 makeup gift set slashed to just £26 online

The flash deal offers Estée Lauder fans the opportunity to bag three full-sized makeup products for less than £9 each

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4 hours ago Fergie's killjoy nepo baby: Sir Alex Ferguson's son Darren is slammed for denying Ashley Young his 'dream' by refusing to play his son against him

No father and son have ever played against each other in 154 years of English's football oldest competition, but that looked set to change at Goodison Park.

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8 hours ago UK politics – live: Reform level with Labour in new poll as Treasury responds to gloomy economy update

New poll by FindOutNowUK marks a fresh political blow for Sir Keir Starmer who has overseen a rocky start to his leadership of the country

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4 hours ago Weekend Wishlist: 10 fashion and beauty picks our shopping team are obsessing over

From Dr Martens, Glow Recipe, Next and more, here's what we're adding to our wardrobe, home and makeup bag

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5 hours ago At last! Fashion is making bags for women who work, not just ladies who lunch | Jessica Cartner

My work bag is closer in scale to a laundry basket than the tiny handbags clutched by modelsFashion sometimes excludes people on grounds that are truly nasty and toxic and which reflect and drive fundamental problems in our culture: race, weight, wealth. So I hesitate to bring up what I’m about to say because it is small-fry compared with those issues. What I want to talk about today is not, in the scheme of things, any kind of hard luck story. But I am going to bring it up anyway.The microaggression for which I would like to call out fashion, today, is for all the times it has made me feel excluded because my handbag is inelegantly big and heavy. I have quite often felt like a no-hope outcast from glamour, on the grounds that the outfits fashion celebrates on catwalks or billboards or red carpets feature a handbag no bigger than a hardback novel, while the bag I carry to the office and back every day is closer in scale to a laundry basket. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Tennessee reverses course, releases redacted execution manual with vague details

Tennessee's Department of Correction has released a redacted version of its newly completed execution manual after initially refusing to do so

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8 hours ago Ticket touts finally facing a major government clampdown as Labour take battle huge step forward

Keir Starmer follows up on promise to legally hammer touts and sites like Viagogo, that make them rich

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19 hours ago Woman who lost hand fighting off a shark is raising money for a new prosthetic

‘Without this hand, Elisabeth faces a future marked by limited skills, stunted mobility, and a diminished quality of life’

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5 hours ago Shoppers can snap up £300 'brilliant' dehumidifier that 'dries clothes quicker' for £85

Shoppers can currently bag a 'sleek and compact' dehumidifier for £85, down from £300, and it has garnered a wealth of positive reviews from satisfied customers

Economics

13 hours ago Ninette's War by John Jay: My mother gave us cyanide to take in case the Nazis caught us

Constance Craig Smith discovers the harrowing story of Ninette Dreyfus. Having been displaced from Paris 1940 for being Jewish, the Dreyfus family had to learn to survive.

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20 hours ago Jimmy Carter funeral: Donald Trump and Melania's handshakes snubbed by Mike Pence's wife Karen

Incoming president Donald Trump was ignored by the wife of his former vice-president Mike Pence who refused to shake his or Melania's hands at the funeral of Jimmy Carter today

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13 hours ago Bitcoin miner refused access to landfill site to retrieve £598m hard drive, judge rules

James Howells has been fighting Newport council after his former partner accidentally took the hard drive to the rubbish tip in 2013

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14 hours ago ITV Masked Singer star throws ultimate diva strop and storms off – refusing to reveal identity

The Masked Singer returns on Saturday for its next episode and it's been reported that there was 'chaos' whilst filming it as a celebrity 'stormed off' stage after being voted out

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21 hours ago Mike Pence's wife Karen stares down Melania and refuses to shake Trump's hand at Jimmy Carter's funeral

Karen Pence refused to acknowledge President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump as they arrived at the Washington National Cathedral Thursday for the funeral of President Jimmy Carter.

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15 hours ago Joe Wicks invests thousands in gym kit business after pitch brings him to tears

Joseph Keegan was the first in the den to pitch his BodyXcore agility kit, promoted as a portable ‘gym-in-a-bag’, which caught Wicks’ attention.

Economics

21 hours ago Kim Porter DID keep diary about Diddy says her ex in bombshell new film...and suspects she died because she was set to 'blow lid off' rap mogul's secrets

Kim Porter's ex Al B. Sure! reveals in an explosive documentary set to come out next week that Porter thought Diddy's 'soul had gone completely dark' before her untimely death at age 47

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22 hours ago Jimmy Carter funeral live: Mike Pence's wife Karen refuses to shake Trump's hand at National Cathedral

DAILYMAIL.COM BLOG: Follow live coverage of the state funeral of the 39th US president Jimmy Carter in Washington following his death at the age of 100.

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17 hours ago Bitcoin miner can't recover '£600m' fortune, judge rules as ex 'sick of hearing about it'

James Howells claimed that Newport City Council should either allow recovery of the hard drive or pay him compensation for the value - but a judge has thrown out his case

Economics

23 hours ago Russia's Greenland warning to Trump: Kremlin tells US 'we are present in the Arctic zone' and says it is 'watching' after Donald's refusal to rule out using military force to seize vast territory

Trump refused to rule out military action to take control of the Arctic island and had earlier vowed to slap high tariffs on Denmark if it refused to cede its autonomous territory.

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22 hours ago Celtic kid Lenny Agbaire aims to learn under Hoops legend Scott Brown during Ayr United loan

The highly regarded Parkhead youth prospect has joined Ayr on loan.

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17 hours ago PSG ready to deal Chelsea and Liverpool hammer blow over Khvicha Kvaratskhelia transfer

PSG are pushing hard to sign Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia but the Georgian attacker could now become a player of real interest to Premier League clubs as it appears he could now be available this month

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23 hours ago Keir Starmer refuses to stop accusing Liz Truss of 'crashing the economy' because he speaks for 'millions of voters' despite her threat to SUE PM

Lawyers acting for the former Conservative leader have written a 'cease and desist' letter to the current occupant of No10 over comments he made during the election campaign.

Events

22 hours ago Ronnie O'Sullivan's MELTDOWN: Fuming snooker legend pulls out of event and throws his cue in the BIN after string of bizarre antics in a rage

Ronnie O'Sullivan has withdrawn from the Championship League following a series of bizarre antics during a defeat in his penultimate group match.

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17 hours ago Man hunting £569m bitcoin fortune in rubbish dump suffers huge blow after court ruling

James Howells, 39, wants to retrieve a computer hard drive from a rubbish dump in South Wales which he says was thrown out by an ex-girlfriend and he claims contains £569million in Bitcoin

Economics

24 hours ago Inside Drag Race crisis after The Vivienne's death as RuPaul 'considers quitting'

Following the tragic passing of drag queen The Vivienne, RuPaul's future as host of the BBC talent show has reportedly been thrown into doubt as he is left 'distraught'

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22 hours ago Ronnie O'Sullivan's bizarre behaviour as he kicks table and 'throws cue in bin'

O'Sullivan didn't have a great time in the tournament, and let his frustrations boil over.

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20 hours ago Nike's 'comfiest' Air Max trainers slashed by 70% to £24 with Sports Direct deal

By stacking two deals, shoppers can bag a pair of Nike Air Max for less than £25

Economics

25 hours ago Los Angeles wildfire victim died holding hose while trying to defend home

Victor Shaw, 66, found on roadside the morning after refusing to evacuate in order to stay and fight blaze threatening family’s residence in Altadena

Events

27 hours ago Tommy Fury 'flatly refuses' offer to take part in Love Island All Stars series

In a shock twist, months after their separation the reality TV and social media stars were caught in an embrace as they rekindled their romance on New Year's Eve.

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21 hours ago Barcelona dealt financial sucker punch as Jurgen Klopp's Red Bull empire strike Atletico Madrid deal

The energy drinks giant company blanked the Catalan club as they seek to raise funds

Economics

26 hours ago Europe warns Trump over threat to take over Greenland as he refuses to rule out military action

France and Germany have warned Donald Trump against threatening Greenland after the US president-elect refused to rule out using military force to seize Denmark's autonomous territory

Events

28 hours ago Who is Harris Dickinson? Nicole Kidman’s steamy love interest in ‘Babygirl’

The 28-year-old East Londoner is about to blow up thanks to his role opposite Nicole Kidman in the irrepressibly horny A24 film Babygirl. Maddy Mussen gives you the lowdown on the world’s next big leading man

Politics

21 hours ago Man United discover brutal Marcus Rashford transfer reality and it could cost them millions

Manchester United transfer news as Marcus Rashford, Ruben Amorim, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and Ineos set to learn exit reality they didn't want

Economics

26 hours ago LA mayor Karen Bass speechless as she refuses to respond to wildfire criticism during live interview

LA mayor Karen Bass was left speechless as she refused to respond to criticism over her handling of the devastating wildfires.

Events

30 hours ago Three reasons Ange Postecoglou was WRONG about Lucas Bergvall decision vs Liverpool

Tottenham star Lucas Bergvall was fortunate not to be sent off just minutes before he scored the only goal as Spurs took a first-leg lead in their Carabao Cup semi-final against Liverpool

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22 hours ago Debenhams £38 luxury makeup brush set now £12 with matching £30 bag for £7

Beauty fans looking to upgrade their brushes can enjoy huge savings of up to 76% thanks to Debenhams latest sale

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26 hours ago Shocking moment LA's woke mayor Karen Bass refuses to apologise to distraught residents for catastrophic oversights on fire budget

Bass faced heavy criticism from Los Angelinos after she was absent on a trip to Ghana when the wildfires broke out in the city on Tuesday night.

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30 hours ago Open borders defy rising nationalism in Europe. We must protect them | Alexander Hurst

Reimposing passport checks in the Schengen area creates new political lines in our minds – and that poses its own dangerWith so many economic and political challenges looming, the EU nevertheless began 2025 with a little bit of its old magic and a reminder that it’s here to do far more than simply react. At the stroke of midnight on 1 January, a dog crossed the border between Romania and Hungary, and like all the people to follow it, nope, it didn’t have to show ID. As of 2025, Romania and Bulgaria are full members of the Schengen area – that counterintuitive dismantling of borders that refuses to be snuffed out in an age of rising nationalism.The quote “we have made Europe, now we must make Europeans” is often apocryphally attributed to Jean Monnet, one of the founding fathers of the European Union. Even if he never actually said it, the “making” of Europeans is tangible in two ways. Both have to do with movement. Erasmus – the scheme that lent its name to a whole generation of stu...

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23 hours ago Professional £38 makeup brushes slashed to £12 and 'classy' £29 bag now £7

Beauty enthusiasts can refresh their makeup collection for just a few pounds with Debenhams' latest sale

Economics

27 hours ago James Wilson used Hearts derby goal to blow school janny's mind as schoolboy striker reveals how he celebrated

The Tynecastle poacher is combining goals with getting the grades at Balerno High School

Events

35 hours ago Victoria Beckham makes huge sum each year from her pop career despite not singing a note

Victoria Beckham, famed for being Posh Spice in the Spice Girls, made the fortune through royalties from her time with the group and as a solo artist in subsequent years

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23 hours ago Debenhams reduces 'chic' £38 makeup brushes to £12 and matching £29 bag to £7

Beauty shoppers can update their makeup products for only a few pounds thanks to Debenhams latest sale

Economics

29 hours ago Emmerdale fans 'work out' victim after body bag flashforward and say 'I'll be raging'

Eagle-eyed Emmerdale fans are convinced that they know who is in the body bag after spotting a tragic clue in a recent episode and it's safe to say they are concerned

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37 hours ago Transfer news LIVE! Tottenham want Rashford; Arsenal suffer Williams blow; Man United, Liverpool latest

Premier League giants look to strengthen in January

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24 hours ago Mortgages 'to rise' after Pound hits year low and borrowing costs soar in treble blow to Rachel Reeves

The Chancellor may have to scale back public spending or raise taxes again, economists are warning

Economics

31 hours ago Australian Open draw: Novak Djokovic handed monster route as Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper learn fate

Djokovic could face Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals, while Alexander Zverev a possible opponent in the semi-finals and Jannik Sinner on the opposite side of the draw

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37 hours ago Slot and Van Dijk criticise decision not to send off Bergvall before Spurs winner

Liverpool captain: ‘Ref made a mistake I told him that’Postecoglou bemoans VAR announcements by refereeArne Slot bemoaned Liverpool’s ill fortune as they slipped to a last-gasp 1-0 defeat at Tottenham in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final; a rare setback in an otherwise serene season.Liverpool were expecting to see a second yellow card for the Spurs midfielder, Lucas Bergvall, after he cut through Kostas Tsimikas, who was forced off for treatment. But the referee, Stuart Attwell, spared Bergvall and, with Tsimikas still off the pitch, Bergvall ran on to a Dominic Solanke pass to score the decisive goal. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago 'I paid £4.33 for mystery Too Good to Go bag and contents were flabbergasting'

The TikToker said he was 'definitely coming back' when he collected the huge bags that were filled to the brim with goodies that he was going to happily devour

Economics

31 hours ago Imelda Staunton and daughter Bessie Carter to star in West End revival of Mrs Warren’s Profession

The actors will share the stage for the first time in George Bernard’s Shaw’s drama about ‘the role of women in society’Imelda Staunton and her daughter, Bessie Carter, are to share the stage for the first time this summer in a West End revival of Mrs Warren’s Profession by George Bernard Shaw.Carter will take the role of Cambridge graduate Vivie Warren who discovers that her mother, Kitty (played by Staunton), has made her fortune from running brothels. Staunton, who will reunite with director Dominic Cooke after their hit productions of the musicals Hello, Dolly! and Follies, said that Mrs Warren’s Profession “asks ever pertinent questions about the role of women in society, and the choices they make for survival”. Continue reading...

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