84 minutes ago UK weather: Conditions expected to improve after Christmas travel disruption

The Met Office has forecast a ‘grey Christmas’ with some sunny spells and ‘extremely mild’ temperatures.

Politics

1 hour ago Exactly how to wrap odd shaped presents without making a complete mess

A gift wrapping expert has revealed her super easy hack for making wrapping oddly shaped gifts easier - and it’s totally ‘genius’ and takes just seconds to perfect

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1 hour ago Gavin and Stacey star reveals ‘fantastic sex’ between characters ahead of Christmas special

Gavin and Stacey creators Ruth Jones and James Corden have teased what's to come in the highly anticipated Christmas special, revealing love could be in the air

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2 hours ago Shakira reveals Chris Martin checked in on her ‘every day’ after her split from Gerard Piqué

The ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ singer split from her partner of 11 years in 2022

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2 hours ago Dozens of UK Amazon workers suffer serious injuries leading to union anger

New data over recent years reveal blindings and amputations, prompting calls for more focus on safety for vulnerable staff

Events

2 hours ago The Christmas that went wrong: I met my new girlfriend’s family – and talk turned to my book on masturbation

My partner’s family knew I was writing about self-discovery and self-pleasure, but I wasn’t prepared for where the discussion would take usI flew from London to New York on Christmas Eve 2014 to spend Christmas Day with Cassie’s family. It’s the sort of thing you’re supposed to do when you’ve been going out with someone for 10 years, but I’d only known Cassie a few months. She came out to her father about dating me and it didn’t go down well. Then, a few weeks later, she told him over a family dinner that I was writing a book about masturbation. Her sister and mother took her aside in the kitchen afterwards. “Why didn’t you just tell him she’s writing a book on travel, or something?” her sister asked.Spending Christmas Day together was supposed to smooth things over, but no sooner had we sat down to eat than her father asked me about what I was writing. Maybe he thought I’d changed my mind, and gone for something a bit more Downton Abbey? Cassie’s sister looked at me intently, darin...

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3 hours ago Scottish Government has not met kids mental health target once in 10 years

Freedom of Information Requests from the Scottish Lib Dems show that the mental health target has been missed for least 43,000 young people.

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5 hours ago Met Office's Christmas Day weather verdict with conditions expected to be 'double' average

Conditions are expected to improve after a "perfect storm" of adverse weather conditions and road congestion led to widespread disruption during the Christmas getaway

Society

5 hours ago UK will be HOTTER than a Greek island on Christmas Day: Weather map reveals where Britons will get to bask in double

The mercury could reach as high as 13C in parts of the UK on Wednesday, making it hotter than the Greek island, as well as Rome and Istanbul, which are all expected to reach 12C on that day.

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5 hours ago Justin Baldoni's porn obsession revealed in unearthed interview amid Blake Lively lawsuit

Justin Baldoni admitted to having what he described as an 'unhealthy' relationship with porn in an unearthed interview.

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