2 hours ago Top Labour minister scrambles to defend Keir Starmer amid claims by his OWN allies that he's 'an HR manager, not a leader' who's 'not driving the train' and 'can't even run a bath'

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted Sir Keir has a 'real determination to change the country' as she was quizzed about claims made in a new book.

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18 hours ago Kyle Walker is reunited with wife Annie Kilner and their children as the family arrive in Italy to watch the footballer's AC Milan debut

The England international, 34, has joined the Serie A giants from Manchester City until the end of the season.

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2 hours ago Fury over man's plans to turn £170k toilet block into 18 glamping pods overlooking iconic landmark off Cornish beach

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5 hours ago Big mouth Bayern Munich legends name Celtic as EASIEST Champions League draw before rivals hand Rodgers blueprint for success

Lothar Matthaus isn't having the Scottish champions as a serious threat to the Harry Kane and Co before their knockout stage clash

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2 hours ago Squid Game star dies in hospital after cancer battle as tributes paid to actress

South Korean actress Lee Joo Sil, who appeared in Netflix's Squid Game 2, has sadly passed away at the age of 80 after suffering with stomach cancer, her agency has confirmed

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4 hours ago James May insists Top Gear 'didn't need to end' after punch scandal as he reveals whether he still speaks to Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond

James May has insisted on Sunday that his exit from hit BBC series Top Gear was avoidable as he opened up about the show. 

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19 hours ago WWE Royal Rumble 2025 LIVE: Huge star spotted backstage as event airs on Netflix for first time

The 2025 edition of WWE's Royal Rumble will air on Netflix for the first time ever, live from Indianapolis, as stars including John Cena, CM Punk and Roman Reigns do battle in the annual spectacular

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4 hours ago Man Utd sign Denmark defender Patrick Dorgu from Lecce for initial £25million

The 20-year-old wing-back has signed a deal until June 2030.

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3 hours ago Family forced to dig up mum and dad's bodies after church 'double books' grave

Sefton Parish Church in Liverpool had to apologise after a couple lay buried in a grave reserved for somebody else for over a decade before they had to be exhumed, causing heartache for their family

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19 hours ago ITV Masked Singer Pufferfish 'exposed' as soap icon as fans 'rumble' actress

The Masked Singer returned to our screens on Saturday night with the remaining masked celebs taking to the stage to show off their vocal chops.

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3 hours ago ‘Very retaliatory’: the federal workers caught up in Trump’s DEI purge

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19 hours ago WWE Royal Rumble 2025 LIVE: Charlotte Flair wins as Nikki Bella and Alexa Bliss make comebacks

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3 hours ago Reason behind gory Disney horror remakes is more disturbing than you'd imagine

EXCLUSIVE: Have you noticed a bizarre number of Disney characters turning to the dark side as villains for a brand new series of twisted horror movies? Daily Star investigates...

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24 hours ago How to watch AC Milan vs Inter in the UK: Live stream and TV channel for Serie A derby

The Rossoneri have emerged with the derby bragging rights this season despite their domestic woes

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4 hours ago Dominic Cummings 'offered to make Jeremy Corbyn prime minister if the Labour leader helped get Brexit done', book claims

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21 hours ago Wayne Lineker's famous Ibiza beach club is coming to a surprise UK location

Wayne Lineker, 62, founded his famous O Beach over a decade ago in 2012 and is now promising to bring 'a dose of Ibiza' to British shores.

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7 hours ago UK interest rate cut a ‘sure bet’ amid faltering economic growth, say experts

The Bank of England’s top economists will meet on February 6 when forecasters predict they will cut the base interest rate to 4.5%.

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30 hours ago Netflix fans rave over 'masterful' new family drama with 100% Rotten Tomatoes score hailed as 'a rare feat in storytelling'

Japanese limited series Asura made its debut at the beginning of January and was written and directed by Oscar-nominated Hirokazu Kore-eda.

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3 hours ago Day of the Jackal icon Edward Fox leads town rebellion over 'criminally bad' plans to modernise listed Victorian railway station

British actor Edward Fox, 87, has taken aim at Network Rail who want to build a modern ramped bridge onto the Grade II listed Victorian station in Wareham, Dorset.

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33 hours ago 'Near perfect' movie set for Quentin Tarantino remake is on TV tonight

The director suggested a Star Wars actor would take over the iconic role

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4 hours ago Angela Rayner 'called Prince Andrew a n**ce and tried to block him stepping in for King'

A new book claims Angela Rayner lobbied civil servants and Buckingham Palace to ensure that Prince Andrew was struck from the list of counsellors of state

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29 hours ago ‘No one but Jews lost their apartments’: how homes taken by Nazis in wartime Paris were never given back

New book reveals tens of thousands of Jews who survived WW2 were not allowed to return to homes in French capitalThe 1935 photograph shows Israël and Hélène Malowanczyk standing on the balcony of their second-floor apartment at 118 Avenue Parmentier in Paris’s 11th arrondissement.The couple – he a hatmaker from Poland, she a French dressmaker – are smiling. Like almost all Parisians at the time, they rented their home, a two-room flat where they lived with their two young daughters. Continue reading...

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24 hours ago Revealed: Golden Balls star who committed biggest betrayal in TV history by 'stealing' £100k lives in quaint country home while rival is mired in debt

Sarah Mooney was the cold-hearted contestant who provided one of the most iconic moments in TV game show history - when she dramatically 'stole' £100,000 to leave a fellow player visibly devastated.

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4 hours ago Zelensky accuses Russia of bombing its own people after 'evil' missile strike on boarding school in Ukraine

Four people were killed and 84 wounded victims had to be rescued from the rubble of the destroyed building in Sudzha. Four of the injured were in a serious condition.

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4 hours ago ‘The best screen Thatcher yet?’: the art (and craft) of playing the former PM

Harriet Walter’s acclaimed portrayal is the latest of many screen versions. So how do you create the Thatcher persona?Harriet Walter has become the ­latest in a line of actors, from Meryl Streep and Gillian Anderson to Fenella Woolgar and Jennifer Saunders, to accept the challenge of becoming Margaret Thatcher on screen. How do you play a woman who, 45 years on from her ascension, exists almost as a national caricature?Walter plays the part in Brian and Maggie, Channel 4’s two-part drama tracing Thatcher’s relationship with Labour MP turned journalist Brian Walden, which culminated in a fraught TV interview in October 1989, as Thatcher’s fortune began to fail. The series, written by Sherwood creator James Graham, directed by Stephen Frears and co-starring Steve Coogan, digs into the former prime minister’s private persona. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago Support letter for RFK Jr’s confirmation includes signatures of doctors with suspended or revoked licenses

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Claudia Winkleman's style in The Traitors has been all anyone can talk about - from faux fur boots to tartan trousers, the presenter has been at the centre of some very iconic fashion moments

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4 hours ago You’re Cordially Invited review – Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon are the draw in wildly uneven wedding comedy

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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27 hours ago TK Maxx shoppers are going wild for 'cute' £3.99 item that reminds fans of Jellycats

Jellycat fans loved TK Maxx's £3.99 offering which has drawn comparisons to the beloved soft toy brand

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6 hours ago Searches for wrist warmers up by 860% as Claudia Winkleman ignites trend

Claudia's Traitor's iconic wardrobe was filled with an array of stylish wrist warmers, and this has since sparked a new trend with searches for the winter accessory rising by 860%

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4 hours ago Clare Connor: Thorough review will be conducted after brutal Women’s Ashes

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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28 hours ago Alcohol prices go up TODAY as swingeing new tax rises come into effect

Consumers are being warned to expect the substantial price increase as a new system to tax wines and spirits based on strength is to be introduced.

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6 hours ago The Vera cast now after series ended including Netflix show, tragic death and singing fame

Here's where the stars of the crime series are now

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4 hours ago Netflix fans say 'unexpected' new film is 'like John Wick' as they add to watchlist immediately

The new film is an adaptation that has a familiar story

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29 hours ago Barclays IT glitch locks customers out of accounts for almost 24 hours

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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6 hours ago Ballerina Lauren Cuthbertson: ‘There’s a saying that dancers die twice, the first time when they stop dancing’

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4 hours ago Daisy May Cooper says she no longer recognises herself after 10 stone weight loss

Speaking ahead of the second series of her hit sitcom Am I Being Unreasonable? Daisy May Cooper revealed that seeing her changing figure and face on screen left her stunned

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30 hours ago ‘Dark and dingy’ or ‘a real loss’? Shoppers react to possible loss of WH Smith

Stevenage is one of 500 UK towns where threatened closures will affect local retailers and the publishing tradeWH Smith sale could turn high street into ‘book desert’, authors sayJust two shop floor staff are on duty and shoppers are mostly serving themselves at shouty automated tills in WH Smith’s Stevenage branch, where there are boxes of goods on the floor, some empty shelves and missing signage.Set in a faded shopping centre that was cutting-edge when it heralded Great Britain’s first new town in 1965 but is now gap-toothed with empty stores, WH Smith in Stevenage is a clear example of what is at stake for 500 communities across Britain whose local store is now at risk. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Call the Midwife and EastEnders star's life from bank robbery to hypothermia on set

Cliff Parisi has been a familiar face on TV screens for decades, but actors fame was far from easy after he was jailed for bank robbery as a teenager

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4 hours ago Traitors star Jake Brown breaks silence after wife 'confronted him over female work pal'

The Traitors series three winner Jake Brown is said to have been confronted by his wife Shannon after growing close to a female colleague and meeting up with her

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30 hours ago Alcohol prices go up TODAY with 54p on a bottle of wine and 32p on gin as swingeing new tax rises come into effect

Consumers are being warned to expect the substantial price increase as a new system to tax wines and spirits based on strength is to be introduced.

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9 hours ago We’re closing the loopholes that allow paedophiles to use AI to sexually abuse children | Peter Kyle

Technology has changed how predators operate. Now a raft of new offences will stop those who create heinous content escaping punishment Technology moves fast. Legislation can be slow. For decades, that has felt like a fundamental fact of public life. But the gap between our laws and the world they are supposed to govern feels wider than ever. While the internet has transformed every element of our society, the state has not kept up.Most of the laws that prohibit the creation and distribution of child sexual abuse imagery have been in place since the 1990s. Back then, Photoshop was in its infancy. The physical photographs that paedophiles shared were no less vile, but they were easier for the police to seize and destroy.Peter Kyle is secretary of state for science, innovation and technology Continue reading...

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4 hours ago China calls Trump tariffs a 'serious violation' and vows to respond in kind

Beijing criticises Trump's 10% levy on Chinese goods and says it will challenge the tariffs at the WTO

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35 hours ago 'I'm a World Cup icon and won 11 league titles – but missing out on £9m is my biggest regret'

World Cup winning goalkeeper and 11-time league champion Gianluigi Buffon explained how his ‘biggest regret’ of his career was missing out on £9million

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10 hours ago Scotland must urgently get a grip on growing problem of weapons in schools

Fifty per cent rise in the use of weapons in schools after the pandemic hit must prompt a serious response from ministers

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4 hours ago Strictly's Nadiya reveals special code she uses for ex BBC partner Dan Walker

Channel 5 star Dan Walker was paired up with Ukrainian Strictly Come Dancing pro Nadiya on the BBC dance competition's 2021 series and the pair still enjoy a close friendship

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14 hours ago Serial killer Jeremy Bamber, 64, 'makes bid for his life sentence to be overturned' as White House Farm murderer hopes 'new evidence' will 'prove his innocence'

Bamber (pictured) is serving a whole-life tariff for killing his parents Nevill and June, both 61, his adoptive sister Sheila Caffell, 28, and her twins Daniel and Nicholas, six.

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4 hours ago Angela Rayner called Prince Andrew a ‘nonce’ and tried to block him from standing in for King Charles, book claims

The deputy prime minister reportedly fought a behind-the-scenes battle to curb the Duke of York’s influence

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18 hours ago Country Icon Darius Rucker Moves To London Following Arrest Last Year On Drug Charges

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6 hours ago World War Poo! Villagers' fury after parish council votes to demolish beloved local toilet block and replace it with unisex loo

Last year, residents in leafy Meopham, Kent, were blindsided when their elusive and 'belligerent' 11-strong Politburo of Councillors closed and voted to demolish the public toilets.

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19 hours ago Terrified Lottie Moss shares her five haunting fears on Netflix jungle show with Holly

Lottie Moss, the half-sister of fashion icon Kate Moss, has admitted she is a scaredy cat and has a raft of phobias as the new series Celebrity Bear Hunt, based in the Costa Rican jungle is due to come out

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6 hours ago Lewis Ferguson sees AC Milan ramp up transfer bid as Bologna 'name' massive price tag for skipper

Ferguson has plenty of admirers in Serie A but Milan hope to win the race to land him in the summer

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19 hours ago WWE Royal Rumble 2025 LIVE: Netflix hosts show as CM Punk, Roman Reigns and John Cena do battle

The 2025 edition of WWE's Royal Rumble will air on Netflix for the first time ever, live from Indianapolis, as stars including John Cena, CM Punk and Roman Reigns do battle in the annual spectacular

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6 hours ago Guy Pearce slams his own performance in iconic Christopher Nolan movie: ‘I hate what I did’

Actor said watching himself in the movie was like hearing ‘nails on a chalkboard’

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19 hours ago WWE Royal Rumble 2025 LIVE: Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens go to war as Alexa Bliss makes comeback

The 2025 edition of WWE's Royal Rumble will air on Netflix for the first time ever, live from Indianapolis, as stars including John Cena, CM Punk and Roman Reigns do battle in the annual spectacular

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6 hours ago Celtic fans sicken Graeme Souness for mocking Queen's death to the point Rangers legend refuses to even name them

The Ibrox icon was outraged after chants were heard by a section of the travelling fans at Villa Park

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19 hours ago Headmaster banned from teaching for life publishes memoir after 'allegations'

Jonathan Ullmer's new book, called Jumping Out of the Window, was put up for sale online by Waterstones despite him being struck off in 2019 and banned from teaching for life

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6 hours ago Is Miss Austen based on a true story? What happened to Jane Austen’s letters in real life

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19 hours ago Inside the mysterious 'Nevada Triangle' where planes disappear never to be seen again

Mystery has long surrounded the Nevada Triangle, but still, many people can't quite explain why nearly 2,000 planes and countless people have vanished in the area for decades.

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7 hours ago Call the Midwife season 14 episode 5 cast as Grange Hill and Heartstopper stars join series

Call the Midwife's latest episode sees Cyril Robinson return from Jamaica.

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20 hours ago DC plane crash latest in series of US army helicopter training accidents

Aviation experts say piloting Black Hawk helicopters is a complex challenge but army defends training operationsIn March 2023, two US army Black Hawk helicopters collided and crashed into a Kentucky farmer’s field after a nighttime evacuation training mission, killing nine service members.That crash was among a dozen fatal crashes during army Black Hawk training missions since 2014 that claimed the lives of 47 service members and in April 2023 helped prompt Pentagon officials to temporarily ground and provide more training to all army aviators not involved in critical missions. Continue reading...

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