59 minutes ago Inside the wild Robbie Williams biopic: ‘It’s sad seeing the monkey do cocaine’

The unexpectedly brilliant ‘Better Man’ dives into the rise, fall and rise again of one of Britain’s greatest pop stars who is depicted as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee. Adam White speaks to its director Michael Gracey about monkeys, mayhem and why Robbie was nervous about Gary Barlow seeing the script

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76 minutes ago Future of Scotland's historic castles, abbeys at risk as heritage body accused of 'money spinner' focus

The future of more than 300 historic properties is under review with some potentially to fall to ‘curated decay’ given lack of funds

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76 minutes ago Prestigious Scottish university forced to rewrite financial strategy after 'substantial' deficit increase

Redundancies ruled out but principal says ‘room for manoeuvre is limited’

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76 minutes ago Freddie Flintoff’s net worth, Top Gear crash, model wife and Bullseye reboot

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff will be back on our screens soon as the England cricket legend is set to present a special episode of Bullseye – a TV show he expressed was his favourite "as a kid"

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2 hours ago The Christmas that went wrong: The day was saved by the new friend I’d made on a drunken night out

I was alone in New York during the pandemic, in the aftermath of a breakup and unable to go home. A Korean family taught me to believe in the kindness of strangersLike many Jewish families, the Wolfsons take Christmas extremely seriously. Latkes and smoked salmon are served before homemade cranberry sauce and brussels sprouts. My dad’s hand-painted menorah, which he made during the ceramics cafe boom of the early 2000s, sits proudly underneath the Christmas tree.As such, I had never missed a Christmas with the family – although there had been some near misses. In 2019, we spent Christmas by my dad’s hospital bed after his stroke – us sipping on hospital canteen gingerbread lattes, him having Christmas dinner in the guise of vanilla-scented protein, fed through a tube. In 2020, I saw my family only from six feet away, double-masked and on the doorstep. I delivered presents, but they were not opened for a few days, to let any stray virus dissipate. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Banish window condensation for good with £1 product we all have at home

If you're getting fed up of wiping down your windows every morning, then don't worry as there is a very simple solution that may already be in your cupboard

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2 hours ago Freddie Flintoff's impressive net worth, Top Gear crash admission, model wife

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is set to present a reboot of Bullseye for ITV, and has claimed that the darts-themed quiz show was one of his favourites "as a kid"

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3 hours ago World Darts Championship 2025: Latest results, who's playing today, schedule and how to watch

Luke Littler through but Raymond van Barneveld becomes latest high-profile player to fall early

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3 hours ago ‘I won that fight’: Tyson Fury rejects defeat as judges’ ‘Christmas gift’ to Oleksandr Usyk

Despite a unanimous decision against him by all three judges, Fury refuses to accept the Ukrainian fighter has now beaten him in back-to-back title bouts Tyson Fury described Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over him as a “Christmas gift” from the three judges who all scored the fight 116-112 in favour of the champion. The verdict was justifiably much more clear-cut than the split-decision ruling which had also given Usyk victory in May.But Fury offered his contrasting belief at the post-fight press conference: “I thought I won that fight. I thought I won both fights but I’m going home with two losses on my record. There’s not much I can do about it. I can just fight my heart out. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Here comes the Bezos bride: How Lauren Sanchez has been prepping her look for blockbuster Christmas wedding

Wedding bells may be ringing soon for Lauren Sanchez and her billionaire hubby-to-be, Jeff Bezos - and she's showing all the signs that she's ready to walk down the aisle.

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