2 h. ago ‘I can’t hear Mariah Carey for the 1,000th time!’ Professional Santas on their most loved – and hated – Christmas hits

A flock of Father Christmases share the seasonal songs that capture the magic, merriment and occasional heartbreak that comes with donning the red suit My father was a Santa and my wife got me into doing it. It’s the best thing I ever did. I do schools, universities, supermarkets, Christmas lights switch-ons As soon as Santa comes along, everybody melts. One little girl brought her guinea pig, who leapt off her hand and dived straight into my Santa beard. The parents were in stitches while we tried to get him out. My favourite Christmas songs are Eartha Kitt’s sultry version of Santa Baby, because it gets all the adults in the mood to get up and have a boogie with Santa, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, because the lyrics are so pure. No Christmas songs drive me mad. It’s Christmas: they’re all great. Paul Fessi Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Starbucks reveals 2026 winter drinks lineup — including new Dubai chocolate options

The winter menu will launch at Starbucks on January 6

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17 h. ago Huge noughties band announce 2026 world tour including UK dates

This will be the band’s first full UK and European tour since their World’s Collide Tour in 2022

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18 h. ago Reading and Leeds Festival gets 2026 rebrand with six major headliners and stage update

Reading and Leeds Festival has revealed a brand new update for 2026, including six major headliners and a stage change on the Leeds Festival site. Here's everything you need to know.

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24 h. ago John Cooper Clarke announces huge 2026 UK tour including Manchester date

The 20-date tour will stretch across the UK with performances in iconic venues such as London’s Palladium, Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall and Manchester’s O2 Apollo.

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24 h. ago Reading and Leeds reveal 2026 headliners including Charli XCX, Dave and Fontaines DC

Festivals have secured a number of exclusive performances, including from British pop star Charli XCX and rapper Dave

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31 h. ago Super Bowl 2026: Pregame performers will include Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile and Coco Jones

The Super Bowl pregame show will feature standout performers in Northern California

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34 h. ago December horoscope: What your star sign has in store for love, work & life this month according to the tarot cards

IN December, transformation, new horizons, and investment opportunities lie ahead. Geminis should look to protect their peace, Cancers may consider a radical long-term change, and Capricorns should look out for the smart Libras in their lives... Aries Love & Relationships – Two of Coins Starting with the Full Moon in Gemini on the 4th, the...

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48 h. ago Comedian Judi Love: ‘I’m a big girl, the boss, and you love it’

Before she was a TV mainstay, Judi Love was a single mum juggling standup with care work. Now she’s back on stage for a show that finds humour in past trauma: ‘It’s laughter that helped me’, she says.Judi Love was 17 when she was kidnapped, though she adds a couple of years on when reliving it on stage. It was only the anecdote’s second to-audience outing when I watched her recite it, peppered with punchlines, at a late-October work-in-progress gig. The bones of her new show – All About the Love, embarking on a 23-date tour next year – are very much still evolving, but this Wednesday night in Bedford is a sell out, such is the pull of Love’s telly star power.She starts by twerking her way into the spotlight, before riffing on her career as a social worker and trading “chicken and chips for champagne and ceviche”. Interspersed are opening bouts of sharp crowd work – Love at her free-wheeling best. Next, she’s at college, studying IT, but mostly “going into the games room looking for ...

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61 h. ago Strictly fans left in hysterics as show collapses into 'chaos' during first ever Instant Dance challenge: 'This is carnage and I love it!'

The couples learned live on air which of their previous dances they would perform and a frantic dash to pick out a costume, in what fans branded 'carnage'.

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62 h. ago Insider reveals how Shirley Ballas insists on soldiering on with Strictly despite run of bad luck including choking on fishbone, love split and caring for sick mother

With a kick of her leg and flick of her skirt, Shirley Ballas made her way over to the Strictly Come Dancing judges' desk where she took her seat and threw her head back in laughter.

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69 h. ago Fugitive Scots gangster Ross ‘Miami’ McGill taunts authorities weeks after justice dodge brag

ON-THE-RUN mob boss Ross McGill has taunted authorities who are hunting him down. In an apparent dig at police, the ex-Rangers ultra, 31, uploaded a picture on X/ Twitter showing his face on a Where's Wally? cartoon. The much-loved children's book challenges readers to find a character within a detailed and crowded illustration. Also on the cryptic...

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3 d. ago Everybody Loves Raymond cast now from unrecognisable looks to child star suicide

A look at the Everybody Loves Raymond cast 30 years on - their reunions, careers, personal struggles, losses, health scares, and how life unfolded after the sitcom ended

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3 d. ago Princess of Wales lines up starry cast for annual Westminster Abbey carol service billed as 'celebration of love'

Spearheaded by the princess, and supported by her and William's philanthropic arm, The Royal Foundation, the service will bring people together to celebrate love in all its form.

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3 d. ago Just £225 for 3 nights to see Luke Littler at Butlin’s Minehead for PDC Players Championship Finals 2026

BUTLIN'S Minehead is the BEST place for world-class darts and a party weekend as the PDC Players Championship Finals return in 2026. Butlin's will again host the biggest names in darts - including defending champion Luke Littler and his biggest rival Luke Humphries, - set to battle it out for the famous title. The Nuke...

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4 d. ago I'm A Celeb's 'real winner revealed' as star lines up £5m deals after jungle success

Angry Ginge, 24, is said to be lined up for several deals in 2026 with brands including Red Bull and JD Sports - and more opportunities could emerge once he leaves the jungle

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4 d. ago Father carries 'lovely' wife's coffin at funeral as son charged with murder

Stella Gallagher was pronounced dead after being rushed to hospital with stab wounds in Cork. Her husband Brian was seriously injured and their son David has been charged with murder

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4 d. ago Canadian expat names the one thing she loves about Wetherspoons as she lauds 'British icon'

A Canadian expat living in the UK has shared her unexpected love for Wetherspoons' notorious sticky carpets, explaining the surprising reason she adores this quirky feature of the iconic pub chain

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5 d. ago Kasabian, The Black Keys and Richard Ashcroft named as Victorious headliners

Other acts announced for the 2026 festival held in Southsea, Hampshire, include Basement Jaxx and Scissor Sisters.

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5 d. ago DWP benefits rates for 2026 confirmed at Budget, including Universal Credit and PIP increases

DWP benefits increase each year in line with inflation

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