Two weddings, one double booking and a series of cliches are the order of the day in Nicholas Stoller’s Bride Wars-lite comedyAny film combining the comedy talents of Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon is unlikely to be entirely terrible. That said, the wildly uneven wedding clash comedy You’re Cordially Invited is certainly in the vicinity of terrible on numerous occasions. Ferrell plays Jim, the smothering, widowed dad of Jenni (Geraldine Viswanathan); Witherspoon is Margot, the overprotective older sister of Neve, played by Meredith Hagner. When, due to an administrative snafu, Jenni’s and Neve’s weddings are double booked at the same venue, Jim and Margot are determined that their loved ones will still get their day to remember, no matter the cost to the rival party or to personal dignity. Wedding catastrophe cliches abound (cakes, hair and frocks take the brunt of the physical comedy). Ferrell’s crocodile wrestling scene notwithstanding, this just feels like a Bride Wars rip-of...

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Emma Louise Connolly has shared the affordable £75 sonic electric toothbrush she’s ‘obsessed with’ thanks to its 40 day battery life and sustainable plant-based brush heads

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If you're the proud owner of a classic car, you may be subject to new rules in 2025 after a survey which sees two in five in favour of making older vehicles go through additional safety checks

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Before the day breaks on a winter morning at the Pong Lake wetland in northern India, muffled honks of geese are heard in the distance.

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It was the type of upsetting yet commonplace problem most parents face from time to time. Early last month, the Taylor family were on their way home from a meal out when Trey, 11, began feeling sick.

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Australia completed the 16-0 Ashes series whitewash with victory by an innings and 122 runs in the one-off day/night Test in Melbourne on Saturday.

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Locals living in the Welsh town Cwmbran say they take their shopping trolleys home with them and leave them outside for their next trip.

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This fantastic offer is valid for the opening day on Thursday, April 3 and Ladies Day on Friday, April 4

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If you're after a brighter smile, just in time for February 14, aka Valentine's Day, then this could be your saving grace.

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Exploring themes of identity, heritage and individuality, the Ghanaian photographer used surreal colours to add a dreamlike qualityReginald Kofi Boateng had spent his morning scouting the perfect location and gathering props. “The day was steeped with intention,” says Boateng, who comes from Koforidua, in eastern Ghana and now lives in Dansoman, in the capital, Accra.“Dansoman is a sprawling estate and a place of contrasts,” he says. “Stories are waiting to be uncovered in its bustling streets and quiet corners. This setting became the perfect backdrop to explore themes of identity, heritage and individuality.” Continue reading...

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The poll of 2,000 people uncovered that the length of time couples spend sleeping together varies depending on the specific time of day and place they are.

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This is the moment customers surged around Barclays' cash machines in London because of an IT glitch that has also left millions struggling with online banking services.

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Australia defeat Sweden 3-1 to seal home tie in next roundPeers-Ebden beat Bergevi-Goransson 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 6-2Olympic champions John Peers and Matt Ebden have reunited to seal an emphatic Davis Cup triumph in Sweden and celebrate their Australian team earning a rare tie back on home soil.With Lleyton Hewitt’s outfit 2-0 overnight in the first-round qualifying tie after the first-day singles in Stockholm, the golden veterans teamed up on Saturday for the first time since their Paris triumph to win the tie-clinching doubles rubber. Continue reading...

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Study participants with a type of bacteria associated with gum disease were more likely to suffer some form of cognitive impairment.

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The actor and comedian, 45, tells Tom Parker Bowles about school Nutella feasts, the glamour of frozen orange juice and why he won't taste his own cooking

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Palace wants to place emphasis on Kate’s charity work rather than her clothing choices

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The Bluebirds were battered 7-0 on a sobering day for the club

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Cammy Day quit last month, hours after we revealed allegations that he sexually harassed vulnerable Ukrainians fleeing war.

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Watch Groundhog Day 2025 live today (2 February) as Punxsutawney Phil gives his end of winter prediction.

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Shoppers can bag a bottle of the designer aftershave for less than £10 at Argos by stacking two online deals

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Taylor Swift was on hand to support her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, as she watched him play ahead of the Super Bowl, and she sparked a playful trend with her bold accessory choice

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The comedian has urged the Labour Government to set a date to finally ban trophy hunting in Britain. Gervais has garnered widespread support from colleagues the likes of Dame Judi Dench, Ozzy Osborne and more

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Douglas Blyde raises a glass to the sheer absurdity of love

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Love is in the air, so spoil someone special or treat yourself to our pick of Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day gifts from as little as £4

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The former Labour leader and his son reveal how football changed their family, and discuss the pleasure and pain that comes from loving such a voraciously capitalist sportLast Saturday morning, with the biting cold and bright sunshine providing a perfect day for football, Jeremy Corbyn climbed off his bicycle at Tufnell Park playing fields. I joked about a red bike being appropriate for his politics and his beloved Arsenal but Corbyn just smiled and gazed at the teeming pitches.His eldest son, Ben, is a scout for the Arsenal academy and runs the London Football School which coaches around a thousand young footballers. They range in age from three to 18 and there are 42 LFS teams. Continue reading...

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Comedian Simon Day battled a cocaine and crack addition at the height of his The Fast Show fame, unbeknownst to the rest of the cast. Now, he says, he can't believe he's still here

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Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates will issue the woodchuck’s weather verdict as the sun rises

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Lego fans rejoice, as Aldi has brought out a dupe flower set which is just a fraction of the cost and could wow your partner this Valentine's Day.

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‘The Assassin’ faces toughest test to date in London tonight

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Sam found himself getting sucked deeper and deeper in to betting, sometimes risking £11,000 in a day. Now a judge has ruled he was unlawfully targetedAt 1.17pm on 15 August 2018, Sam* logged in to his online betting account and gambled five days’ worth of wages. Already deep in debt – having taken out 13 loans over three years, and with his marriage under strain – he had been desperate to quit.But Sky Betting & Gaming, operator of Sky Bet, Casino, and Vegas, had other ideas. Having labelled him a “high value” customer, and not realising he was at risk, it had sent him an email promising a £100 bonus if he spent £400 on a casino game. “Well done on making it past level 2. Can you make it even further this week?” it said. Soon after receiving it, Sam deposited £400. Continue reading...

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Vowing to turn things around, Sir Julian Hartley also said an IT system introduced last year is not fit for purpose.

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The bank said it has been tackling ‘ongoing technical issues’ since Friday.

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The loss of the young figure skaters whose lives were cut tragically short in the American Eagle flight 5342 crash has ripped a hole in the tightly knit world of figure skatingEveryone agreed it was the best camp they’d ever been to. The most fun. There was an interpretive dance class. Successful jump drills were met with high-fives all around. On the day of the Chinese new year, the kids all went out for hot pot. And parents and coaches, regardless of athlete rivalries, intermingled in camaraderie; when one parent noticed a coach’s voice grow hoarse, they pulled a ginger shot from out of their purse, handing it to her with a smile.National development camps, such as the one that took place following the US figure skating championships in Wichita last week, are held for the highest performing juvenile, intermediate and novice skaters. The young athletes with the greatest potential are offered this chance to watch the stars of their sport compete, and then learn from some of the most...

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Beauty writer Eve Rowlands has been on the lookout for a new scent after wearing Floral Street Peony Wonderland to death - and she thinks she's found her new favourite in Marc Jacobs' latest release

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Marcell Bridgeman, 24, spent £170,000 on six kilos of cocaine which he sold on for profit. But his possessions and cash were seized by police when they executed a warrant

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Barclays customers have been unable to access the bank's mobile banking app and Internet banking services for over 24 hours following an IT outage

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Valentine's Day is fast approaching, so if you've got a date with your other half planned, we've got you covered with some outfit inspiration for every type of date

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Six years ago, the Royal Mint created one million special edition Brexit 50p coins. However, the coins never saw the light of day due to a manufacturing error and were instead approved to be destroyed.

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Only medical cannabis can stop Louis’ epileptic seizures, but the NHS refuses to supply it. Chris Petit and Emma Matthews have turned their fight into a filmThat uniquely valuable British writer and independent film-maker Chris Petit, creator of downbeat classics such as Radio On from 1979 and An Unsuitable Job for a Woman from 1982, may not these days find it easy to get an outlet for his work; this would be appear to be his first feature credit for 15 years. But he and co-director, editor and partner Emma Matthews have emerged with a deeply personal movie: painful, complex, challenging and engaging.Petit and Matthews riff and free-associate on the themes of memory, memory-loss and the moving image on video and celluloid, but at the centre of this is an urgent story from their own lives. In his early teens, their son Louis, now 22, a talented artist and musician, began to have epileptic seizures that wiped out his memories of childhood; some of these were of the type nicknamed “Ali...

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Brands from H&M to Boux Avenue and Sainsbury's have launched their Valentine's pyjama sets, and now Marks & Spencer is the latest to follow suit with their 'cosy' heart motif PJs

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Customers were unable to check their accounts on what for many was their January pay day.

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Trump’s pick to lead national intelligence has upset foreign policy hawks by not condemning the NSA whistleblowerA smooth path to the pinnacle of America’s intelligence pyramid was never in the cards for Tulsi Gabbard.Dogged by a catalogue of eyebrow-raising past statements about Russia, Ukraine and Bashar al-Assad, accusations of parroting Kremlin talking points, and a lack of experience in intelligence (not even having sat on a relevant congressional committee), Gabbard was always a counterintuitive choice to sit atop the 18 US spy agencies and their roughly 70,000 employees. Continue reading...

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The tourists suffered a 16-0 series defeat after losing the day/night Test in Melbourne by an innings and 122 runs.

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A money saving guru, known as Cost of Living Crisis Tips online, has shared ultimate Aldi hack that gives your a three-course Valentine's Day menu for two that costs less than £3 to make

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When asked about his plans to visit the crash site, Trump made a joke: ‘The water? You want me to go swimming?’Every day, the world seems to get stupider and stupider and our leaders seem to get nastier and nastier. Nobody expects empathy or accuracy from Donald Trump but, even by the extremely low standards to which he is held, his reaction to the tragic mid-air collision in Washington DC that killed 67 people on Wednesday night was shocking. Continue reading...

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Kylie Jenner and her boyfriend Timothée Chalamet recently enjoyed a low-key date night in Beverly Hills.

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The outage started on the day thousands of people will have been trying to submit their tax returns

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When asked about his plans to visit the crash site, Trump made a joke: ‘The water? You want me to go swimming?’Every day, the world seems to get stupider and stupider and our leaders seem to get nastier and nastier. Nobody expects empathy or accuracy from Donald Trump but, even by the extremely low standards to which he is held, his reaction to the tragic mid-air collision in Washington DC that killed 67 people on Wednesday night was shocking. Continue reading...

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A win against Fulham and draw at Villa are early signs of a better fit at West Ham on manager’s return to his old clubGraham Potter’s return to Chelsea coming on deadline day feels symbolic. West Ham’s head coach does not look back fondly at the extravaganza of player trading when he was in charge at Stamford Bridge in January 2023. It was a time of chaos and unreasonable pressure. The new owners were spending like there was no tomorrow and by the time window closed it was left to Potter to make sense of a squad so bloated there was not enough space for everyone in the first-team dressing room.Good luck with that. Chelsea had crowed after beating Arsenal to Mykhaylo Mudryk. Negotiations with Benfica led to a British transfer record for Enzo Fernández. Noni Madueke, David Datro Fofana and Benoît Badiashile joined. A deal for Malo Gusto was confirmed for the summer. João Félix arrived on loan. Jorginho took his experience and nous to Arsenal. Hakim Ziyech’s loan to Paris Saint-Germain...

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Angry crowds have gathered outside a Barclays branch after an IT glitch yesterday caused thousands to be left without access to their funds for more than 24 hours.

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The January transfer window is almost over but Liverpool are still involved in a number of transfer sagas, including the futures of Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk

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Luke Littler is just three games from bagging the first ranking title of 2025 with just eight elite stars remaining at the star-studded darts event.

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A money saving account on TikTok – known as Cost of Living Crisis tips, shared his top tips for a three course meal for Valentine's Day for two people that costs just £2.70

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The Manchester Evening News' Man City team has a free WhatsApp community where subscribers will receive all of the biggest stories

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On top of the added levels of noise and air pollution, there’s the non-trivial matter of demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting several waterways and rerouting a long stretch of the M25Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has illuminated the “fasten seat belts” sign. Not only have Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves run into severe turbulence over Heathrow, the flight deck deliberately steered the Labour plane into storm clouds. That’s an interesting choice for a government that was already buffeted by serious unpopularity and it’s a choice that a lot of their own party are struggling to explain to themselves. Anger about the chancellor’s new commitment to back the expansion of the London airport and others is mingled with bewilderment. A lot of Labour people are scratching their heads trying to work out why she wants to burn political capital on a hugely contentious project that couldn’t possibly be complete until long after she’s done at the Treasury and Sir Keir is gone from Number...

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Outage comes on HMRC’s deadline day for settling self-assessment tax returns and a pay day for many workersA serious IT glitch has left some Barclays customers locked out of their accounts throughout the night and almost 24 hours on from the bank’s initial outage.Barclays has apologised to customers and said it was “currently facing intermittent errors” with its payment system. “We’re working to fix this as quickly as possible,” it said. Continue reading...

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Australia completed an historic clean sweep with an innings and 122-run victory in the day/night Test in Melbourne.

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Modern day couples are setting tradition aside in favour of their wellbeing, as they ditch sleeping in the same bed as the partner and instead have separate bedrooms

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On Friday, the bank apologised to its customers, acknowledging 'intermittent errors' with their payment system and assuring that they were 'working to fix this as quickly as possible.'

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Donald Trump yesterday oversaw some of the most chilling - and probably illegal - actions ever taken by a US President. Also, he emptied some reservoirs for no reason

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With Valentine’s around the corner, MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry shares her tips on finding the best gifts for every personality

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"What is there to say? I absolutely love this perfume, it smells divine and always lasts all day. Had to treat myself."

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WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Victims of Philip Hamer, found guilty of 21 charges, including eight counts of rape and seven counts of sexual assault, spoke at a sentencing hearing this week

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The performance artist shocked 1980s London with his surreal outfits, outlandish lifestyle and collaborations with Lucian Freud, dancer Michael Clark and others. As a major exhibition opens at Tate Modern, family and friends talk about Bowery’s larger-than-life legacyIn October 1980, 19 year-old Leigh Bowery arrived in London from the small Australian town of Sunshine in suburban Melbourne. He brought with him a single suitcase and a portable sewing machine. A few months later, he spent his first Christmas away from home in a rented bedsit feeling depressed and lonely. On 31 December, he attempted to raise his spirits by writing down his new year resolutions:1. Get weight down to 12 stone. 2. Learn as much as possible. 3. Become established in the world of art, fashion or literature. 4. Wear makeup every day. Continue reading...

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Looking for a romantic gift ahead of Valentine's Day, then look no further than this stylish luxury watch.

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Carolyn Shepherd lived in fear every single day thanks to her controlling husband's actions but reveals what eventually gave her the strength to finally leave after years of abuse

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A woman was left questioning her relationship with the man she'd been seeing after he kept showering his ex in compliments while on dates with her – and people have urged her to leave

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Boden is treating shoppers to a massive 70% off its Ophelia Wrap Midi Jersey Dress in the Raindrop Geo print and it's the perfect number to wear to any upcoming nuptials.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Norwegian diplomats among those in epicentre of ‘deliberate strike’ on Unesco-listed district. What we know on day 1,074See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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