26 minutes ago Tearful Adele kisses son Angelo, 11, and fiancée Rich Paul and gives emotional speech during final Vegas show as she recalls 'worst year of her life' after cancelling 2022 shows

The British singer, 36, recalled the start of her stint in sin city as 'f****** rocky' and described 2022 which saw the postponement of gigs less than 24 hours before the first show.

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28 minutes ago Wicked costume designer reveals the real reason why Dorothy's ruby slippers aren't red in the new film

A costume designer on the new Wicked film has revealed the real reason why Dorothy's ruby slippers aren't red in the movie.

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31 minutes ago Classic Doctor Who episode The War Games has been colourised and will air in time for Christmas

Russell T Davies, showrunner said: "From the day I arrived back on 'Doctor Who', this was the plan. To colourise old stories and bring them back to life. And on Doctor Who Day itself, it's great to announce this, celebrating the show's wonderful heritage with an all-time-classic. "

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36 minutes ago Westminster Bridge closed due to 'emergency incident' as 'hundreds' of officers swarm area

A man is fighting for his life in hospital after being stabbed during a fight that broke out in central London - with police flooding either side of Westminster bridge and cordoning it off

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46 minutes ago Storm Bert latest updates: Danger to life warnings and homes submerged as nearly 400 areas hit by flood risk

Severe disruption as Storm Bert brings torrential rains and winds to UK

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47 minutes ago Wicked fans are baffled by breathless exchange with Cynthia Erivo about 'holding space' for 'Defying Gravity' song during 'uncomfortable' press tour

The viral clip is the latest in an emotional press tour from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, which has seen them repeatedly break down in tears while discussing the film.

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49 minutes ago ‘I am nothing if not persistent’: Lesley Imgart, winner of our graphic short story prize 2024

It was fifth time lucky for Imgart in this year’s Observer/Faber award for emerging cartoonists, with her spellbinding tale about the life of a young witchRead winner Lesley Imgart’s Witch Way? hereRead runner-up Elly Bazigos’s LANSA Flight 508 hereSpeaking to the winner of the annual Observer/Faber graphic short story prize is always a highlight of my year, but this time around the experience was especially lovely. Lesley Imgart, whose brilliant broomstick-ridden story Witch Way? we publish today, has entered the competition five times in the past six years, and when she talks to me from her home in Edinburgh, she still sounds amazed finally to have triumphed. “It’s unbelievable,” she says. “It was this thing I just did every year I keep forgetting I’ve won, and then 15 minutes later, ...

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49 minutes ago Storm Bert updates LIVE: UK weather chaos as three dead, 225 alerts issued and theme parks close

Storm Bert has so far claimed three lives, and forecasters say there could be more danger to life today from fast-flowing floodwater amid a wave of new weather warnings

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54 minutes ago Alesha Dixon opened up about parenting with boyfriend Azuka Ononye just weeks before 'split'

Alesha Dixon opened up about life at home with her boyfriend Azuka Ononye and their two daughters, just weeks before reports claimed the couple had 'split' after 18 years together

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99 minutes ago Bojan Miovski has 'suffered' from unfair Girona comparison as frontman praised for finally breaking La Liga duck

The former Dons hitman has found life tough since moving to Spain but he was the star of the show on Saturday, netting twice in a 4-1 victory against Espanyol

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