57 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans 'sobbing' as Dianne Buswell and her dad break into tears after 'break' in show

Strictly host Tess Daly briefly halted the show for a special reason as she entered the live studio audience

Politics

64 minutes ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing interrupted as Claudia Winkleman makes announcement about contestants

Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman made history with a show announcement just minutes into Saturday's show.

Culture

69 minutes ago Fires, first aid and guns: meet the Finnish women training for war with Russia

Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour It is Friday night on a forested military base in western Finland. A group of women dressed in camouflage with matching purple beanie hats are sat in a dark tent discussing how their perspectives have changed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.“I didn’t think it was a real threat that Russia would attack us,” says Sari, 42, who works in sales and lives in a nearby town. But then, she adds: “They attacked Ukraine. I saw that it is possible that we are next.” Continue reading...

Events

83 minutes ago Wales v South Africa LIVE rugby: Result and reaction after Springboks condemn hosts to winless year

Wales 12-45 South Africa: The hosts were comfortably beaten to prompt renewed questions over Warren Gatland’s future

Sport

86 minutes ago Wales end year without a win as South Africa highlight sad truth for Warren Gatland

Wales 12-45 South Africa: The world champions didn’t have to be at their best to put the hosts away with ease at the end of a winless 2024 for Warren Gatland’s side

Events

1 hour ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans instantly make Pete Wicks complaint in latest live show

The podcast host and reality star was suited and booted as he returned to the ballroom in the BBC dance show

Society

2 hours ago Only shop in one of UK's smallest villages to close its doors for last time ever this weekend

Phillip and Lucy Payne have run Mersham Stores and Post Office in Mersham, Kent, for more than eight years - but they're closing it tomorrow as they were unable to renew the lease

Politics

3 hours ago Man City vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League latest score and updates as James Maddison goals shock hosts

City were beaten by Tottenham in the Carabao Cup last month to start a four-game losing run in all competitions

Politics

3 hours 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

Events