7 hours ago The powerful and enduring legacy of a beloved football coach who died at just 28

Alex Meek was just 28 when he died. From something so horrific has come hope, unity, and an unwavering commitment to help others in the same way he did

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8 hours ago Welsh TikTokers go viral in New York 'takeover' as Americans say they're 'obsessed'

'I hope y'all make it home safe and sound. New York misses you already, please come back' - is what one person said after following the Welsh TikTokers' videos

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15 hours ago Glastonbury fans spot 'sign' of hope that indie musician will finally get to perform

Glastonbury Festival 2025 is just over six months away and fans have shared hope that musician Tom Misch, who has just teased a new album, will get to perform at the festival

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19 hours ago Some cinematic turkeys are so bad they achieve a kind of trascendence. Last Christmas, for one | Kathryn Bromwich

You can’t simply set out to create a so-bad-it’s-good classic. But this year’s thinly veiled Taylor Swift biopic, Christmas in the Spotlight, could be a contenderAs a lifelong enthusiast of the “so-bad-it’s-good” sub-strand of cinema, I approach every Christmas with a mix of excitement and trepidation. If at one end of the spectrum we have magical Christmas films (It’s a Wonderful Life, Home Alone, Jingle All the Way), passing through the slurry of mediocre, sentimental seasonal cash-ins, what I hope to find at the other extreme is something so truly awful it achieves a peculiar kind of transcendence.Some recent contenders were Last Christmas (a January resolution to eat more vegetables masquerading as a Christmas film; weird Brexit subplot; insufficient George Michael) and Cats (genuinely creepy, but giving way to a confusing, cumulative high as the film progresses, so that by the time Judi Dench says “a cat is not a dog” you have reached a sort of collective hysteria). Continue re...

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19 hours ago Brit who married armed robber in prison 4,700 miles away now planning 'happily ever after'

Katie, who wed Danny in a US prison, has shared an update on their relationship and plans for the future as his release date approaches. They hope to move in together

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22 hours ago The week in classical: La bohème; London Contemporary Music festival – review

Royal Opera House; Hackney Church, LondonUkrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska is an unforgettable Mimì in Richard Jones’s ever sumptuous Puccini production. And mischief rules at this year’s LCMFOranges! Dates! Hot chestnuts! Nougat! Whipped cream! – to name only the most enticing treats on offer in the Latin Quarter on Christmas Eve, as depicted by Puccini in La bohème. Hawkers hawk, crowds shove, infants demand, in massed chorus. Together or alone, they greet the season against a backdrop of Paris, city of light, chimneys, smoke, wealth, poverty. The second act of this 1896 opera is a miracle of moving parts, dramatically and musically. Children and marching band bump heads with lovers at war and lovers – Rodolfo and Mimì – newly in love.Few productions match Richard Jones’s for the Royal Opera, designed by Stewart Laing, with lighting by Mimi Jordan Sherin, in capturing this sense of all life and hope squeezed on to one stage. A trio of glass-ceilinged shopping arcades, at the mere ...

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29 hours ago How the eerie and mysterious snipe is holding its own in Scotland's hills

Continuing our Scotland’s Wonderful Wildlife series, Patrick Laurie finds signs of hope for the natural world in the resilience of a highly elusive little bird

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31 hours ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta told what he needs to do next amid Declan Rice transfer claim

Arsenal hope to have two players back from injury for Saturday evening's Premier League clash away to Crystal Palace as Mikel Arteta celebrates five years in charge

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35 hours ago MasterChef finalist shares her 'godsend' Christmas dinner cheat sheet that's 'so helpful'

Hope Batchelor has stepped up to share her Christmas cooking guide which still leaves some time for a cup of tea and a mince pie

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