62 minutes ago Pete Wicks will be next to leave BBC Strictly Come Dancing and not because his tango is bad

Former TOWIE star Pete Wicks could soon be waving goodbye to his Strictly Come Dancing journey as he looks set to be the next celebrity to be eliminated this weekend

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67 minutes ago Dad worked with Halle Berry and Salma Hayek while mom was a TV host. So who are these nepo babies?

Their A-list actor father has worked with some very big stars over the past five decades. He has shared the screen with Halle Berry and Meryl Streep.

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77 minutes ago Pretentious, moi?: Josh Brolin’s poetry about Dune has landed, whether we like it or not

Brolin’s verses about Timothée Chalamet and Florence Pugh have now found their way into a London art gallery in the form of Dune: ExposuresWhen it comes to pretension, Dune isn’t exactly left wanting. In print, the books are a progressively abstract and deranged space opera about a young man and his son, the 3,500-year-old god worm. Onscreen the films are long and portentous screensavers that seem to really hate bald people, or bafflingly bad HBO prequel shows. But two media where Dune has yet to hit full pretension are photography and poetry – until now.Because next week, Dune cinematographer Greig Fraser and Dune actor Josh Brolin will present an exhibition of photography and poetry from Dune: Exposures. You may have heard of Dune: Exposures. It’s a £50 coffee table book of behind the...

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79 minutes ago BBC soap star Rosie Marcel retires from acting after miscarriages and 'terrible' accident

Marcel says she knew it was time to step away from acting while competing for a Netflix job with 6,000 people

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89 minutes ago Cop 29 live: new draft text criticised as ‘totally unacceptable and inadequate’

Text ‘decides’ on $250bn for developing countries by 2035 – but faces criticism from African Group of NegotiatorsA new text of the Cop29 deal has yet to emerge, but civil society activists have not given up hope, reports Damian Carrington, Guardian environment editor.Hilda Nakabuye, 27, from Fridays for Future campaign group in Uganda, said:We are holding on to hope. As a mother I am here to represent my people, my community, but also future generations that we hold close and dear to our hearts and why we are all in this fight. The ones least responsible for climate change undergo its worst effects.We know what power we hold: the power to act. We are in an emergency. This COP is all about the money, but communities on the ground are not seeing the money. When the climate hits we need to...

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89 minutes ago Ana de Armas under fire after new boyfriend is revealed as the Cuban president's stepson

The Cuban actress, 36, is being savagely slammed online by her compatriots and others who accuse her of dating the son of a dictatorship that she herself escaped.

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94 minutes ago Christmas number one contenders revealed: Will Wicked or Band Aid take top spot?

Last year Wham! claimed the top spot with Last Christmas.

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97 minutes ago Fitness influencer slammed for performing bizarre workout in the middle of crowded airplane

Mexican actress and social media star Barbara de Regil, 37, felt like she was going 'crazy' from sitting for so long, so she decided to start exercising in the aisle.

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1 hour ago Five actions Biden can take to protect civil liberties before Trump’s presidency

From confirming judges to closing detention centers, six experts address how the president can limit Trump’s impactIn less than two months, Donald Trump will take office, threatening several areas of American life and international policy. The president-elect has pledged to take aim at LGBTQ+ rights, specifically for transgender and gender-non-conforming people. He has promised to conduct mass deportations and raids as a part of a far-right approach to US immigration. And he is expected to roll back data collection practices on police misconduct and stifle any hope of passing police reform in Congress – specifically the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.Trump will largely be able to roll out his agenda, outlined in the 900-plus-page Project 2025 document, as Republicans took control ...

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1 hour ago UK business activity shrinks for first time in a year as confidence in Labour slumps

Many companies report worsening conditions following rise in employers’ national insurance contributions

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