49 minutes ago Gavin and Stacey's Joanna Page breaks silence on James Corden's 'diva behaviour' claims

Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page has spoken out on the 'diva' rumours that have plagued her co-star and pal James Corden in recent years

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72 minutes ago Gary Anderson plans Ally Pally birthday bash as Scots darts hero opens up on biggest downfall

Anderson has two world crowns in the bag and won't be flying solo on his big day this year

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1 hour ago With Assad’s fall, Putin’s dream of world domination is turning into a nightmare | Peter Pomerantsev

Complaints about the president are growing among Russian military and business leaders. Now is the time for the west to turn up the heat As Bashar al-Assad fell, Russian nationalist military bloggers turned on the Kremlin. “Ten years of our presence,” fumed the “Two Majors” Telegram channel to its more than one million subscribers, “dead Russian soldiers, billions of spent roubles and thousands of tonnes of ammunition, they must be compensated somehow.” Some didn’t shy away from lambasting Vladimir Putin. “The adventure in Syria, initiated by Putin personally, seems to be coming to an end. And it ends ignominiously, like all other ‘geopolitical’ endeavours of the Kremlin strategist.” These weren’t isolated incidents. Filter Labs, a data analytics company I collaborate with, saw social media sentiment on Syria dip steeply as Assad fell.It was in stark contrast to Putin’s silly claim at his annual news conference last week that Russia had suffered no defeat in Syria. Unlike social med...

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1 hour ago Celtic squad revealed as Luke McCowan tipped for start as Brendan Rodgers rotates after Rangers rollercoaster

Dundee Utd away kicks of a hectic Hoops festive schedule after going the distance at Hampden last weekend

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1 hour ago Middle East crisis: Israeli strikes kill 28 Palestinians in Gaza – live updates

The strikes came a day after Pope Francis condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as ‘cruelty’Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli airstrikes overnight and early this morning have killed at least 28 Palestinian people. Civil agency spokesperson Mahmud Bassal said at least 13 people were killed in an airstrike on a house in Deir al-Balah – a town in central Gaza – belonging to the Abu Samra family.Bassal said that eight people, including four children, were killed in the attack on the Musa Bin Nusayr school, which had been repurposed as a shelter for Palestinians displaced by the war. Bassal said an overnight Israeli airstrike killed three people in the southern city of Rafah, and a drone strike this morning hit a car in Gaza City, killing four people.They (Israeli forces) have been using heavy artillery and detonating explosive devices that had been planted in the areas surrounding the hospital, preventing and impeding the movement of ambulances, as well as that of people seek...

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2 hours ago James Corden's heroic act as he rushes to save injured woman during Christmas shopping chaos

Gavin and Stacey star, 46, had been Christmas shopping in London's West End when he saw the woman struggling and went to her aid. After phoning for an ambulance and being told that one wouldn't arrive for an hour, he hailed her a black cab to take her to A&E

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2 hours ago New Year's Eve boozers set to get trapped in snowstorm as map shows where chaos will hit

New weather maps show a huge purple patch signifying heavy snowfall covering much of the north of the country on December 31 as Brits prepare to welcome in the New Year

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2 hours ago Luke Littler explains World Championship tears as 'bottom's gone' moments make for 'toughest' game

Littler turned on the style to blow Ryan Meikle away and the Nuke was overcome with emotion afterwards

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3 hours ago Black Doves star teases Bridgerton Season 4 as she discusses filming Netflix hit alongside Nicola Coughlan

Isabella Wei will play Posy Li, the kinder, chatty younger sister of Rosamund Li, who is vying for Benedict Bridgerton’s heart

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3 hours ago Luke Littler in tears on stage as he cuts live interview short to be with family

The 17-year-old returned to the Alexandra Palace stage for the first time since his stunning run to the final as a 16-year-old last year - and he produced a moment of magic

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