75 minutes ago Strictly's Nick Knowles uses DIY skills to turn home with model fiance Katie into a Christmas wonderland

DIY SOS star Nick Knowles has readied his house for the Christmas season, despite still wearing a knee and arm brace following his time on Strictly Come Dancing

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91 minutes ago A caring Thomas Cromwell makes good TV, but beware the ‘yes’ men who enable tyrants| Kate Maltby

Mark Rylance’s sensitive portrayal blinds us to the lessons Henry VIII’s righthand man could offer for Donald Trump 2.0 Thomas Cromwell is back, and this time he’s a romantic. In Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the latest BBC TV adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Tudor novels, we see Henry VIII’s chief facilitator turn 21st-century empath, offering a listening ear to half the young women of the Henrician court.Mark Rylance, former artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe, is an actor with an extraordinary capacity for vulnerability. Here he is at his best and most sympathetic. As Cromwell, we watch him safeguard the victimised adolescent Mary Tudor, coaching her to negotiate her way out of looming execution at the hands of her axe-happy father, Henry. (Cromwell made a promise to Mary’s ...

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1 hour ago Leicester boss Steve Cooper claims referee’s performance ‘last thing PGMOL needed’

The Leicester boss was furious with Andy Madley’s officiating, specifically the decision not to award his side a late penalty

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1 hour ago Jannik Sinner overpowers Alex de Minaur to put Italy into Davis Cup final

Italy beat Australia 2-0 in repeat of last year’s finalThey will face Netherlands, who beat Germany 2-0Italy moved into the Davis Cup final after a 2-0 win over Australia on Saturday as Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets to follow up Matteo Berrettini’s victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis for the defending champions.A repeat of last year’s final ended with the same result and with Sinner, the world No 1, again seeing off De Minaur. That sent Italy into Sunday’s final where they will meet the Netherlands, who have reached the decider for the first time after a 2-0 win over Germany. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Ronnie O'Sullivan punches table as Barry Hawkins dumps him out of UK Snooker Championship

Eight-time UK Championship winner Ronnie O'Sullivan has been knocked out on the first day of the 2024 event by Barry Hawkins, with the legendary snooker star seen punching the table

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2 hours ago Andy Murray to coach Novak Djokovic at Australian Open as old rivals join forces

Murray beat Djokovic to win the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013 but now wants to help the 24-time grand slam champion achieve more.

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2 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing Dianne Buswell's parents' incredible milestone after 'scary' cancer setback

The professional dancer's mum, Rina, and dad, Mark, have arrived to the UK from Australia to watch their daughter in the BBC dance show

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2 hours ago New colourised Doctor Who episode to show second Time Lord regeneration

Originally airing as part of the War Games story arc in 1969, the episode marked the transition between Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee.

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3 hours ago Steve Cooper: Referee performance in Chelsea match was ‘last thing PGMOL needed’

The Leicester boss was furious with Andy Madley’s officiating, specifically the decision not to award his side a late penalty.

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3 hours ago Arrest warrants for Israeli leaders marks pivotal moment in international law | Beth McKernan

Charges against Israeli prime minister and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant mark first time western-affiliated leaders have been targeted for war crimesThe international criminal court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli leaders over the war in Gaza has been welcomed by Palestinians as a landmark moment in their decade-long fight to challenge the Israeli occupation through international institutions.Thursday’s announcement from the international criminal court’s pretrial chamber of arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has sent shockwaves through the international legal system. As the first time that officials from a democratic, western-allied state have been charged with war crimes, it is wide...

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