28 minutes ago 'You'd think we'd killed someone': Call for investigation after Gypsy and Traveller children 'blocked from Christmas markets and forced onto trains out of Manchester'

GMP put a dispersal order in place, but is facing growing calls to explain its actions

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28 minutes ago Bob Geldof responds to Ed Sheeran statement on Band Aid song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’

Sheeran said his perspective on the song had changed after listening to fellow musician Fuse ODG

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31 minutes ago Chuck Woolery, host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’, dies aged 83

Woolery played matchmaker on popular dating show ‘Love Connection’ for 11 years

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39 minutes ago ‘We recognise it in this very primal way’: Stephen Fry, Brie Larson, Chris Ofili and more on why we can’t get enough of Greek mythology

Love, death, grief, power, revenge: Greek tragedies get to the essence of the human experience. Here, writers and artists select their favourite plays, music and films inspired by the classics, from The Hunger Games to a Santana hitGreek myth is not a stable thing. There is no such thing as a canonical, “original” version of a Greek myth. The stories that remain to us – the material of classical plays and poetry, and of visual culture from pottery to pediments – are already elaborations and accretions. In the ancient Greek and Roman world, stories were adapted and remade to serve the needs of the moment. The Greek tragedians often took the germ of an idea from the Homeric epics, and built an entire plot from it. Aeschylus’s Agamemnon, for instance, is in dialogue with Homer’s Odyssey: b...

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39 minutes ago Paris Hilton's pick of the best Christmas presents for 2024 includes a £70 karaoke machine

Paris Hilton has shared her top favourite Christmas presents to gift this festive season, from a £70 karaoke machine to her favourite beauty buys to create the perfect party look

Economics

39 minutes ago It looks a lot like Christmas! Stars from Michelle Keegan to Katie Price get very festive

With just over a month to go until Christmas, celebrities including Michelle Keegan, Katie Price and Kerry Katona are well and truly getting into the festive spirit

Politics

54 minutes ago Shoppers are buying 'beautiful' cardigan with embellished bows in two colours for Christmas

The charming cardigan is perfect for wearing with jeans, skirts and dresses over the festive season

Economics

76 minutes ago 'I was mortified after discovering boyfriend's sneaky habit – he says all men do it'

When one woman caught her partner of seven years looking at his ex-girlfriend's racy website, she was left mortified - but he said 'all men do it' and said she was 'overreacting'

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81 minutes ago Family of man unlawfully killed by friend say his name has been 'tarnished' following coroner's conclusion

David Toulson's loved ones have spoken following the inquest into his death

Events

98 minutes ago Christmas turns SEXY! How Netflix has thrilled fans with its raunchiest festive films to date

Netflix has chosen to swap wholesome family cheer for sizzling passion this season, with a string of noticeably racier festive films being dropped in the lead up to Christmas.

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