80 minutes ago Gareth Southgate defends decision to ‘take the knee’ but admits he alienated some people

‘I alienated people that were supportive of me prior to that,’ the former England manager said

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1 hour ago Coronation Street Christmas Day episode time, schedule and spoilers exposed

Coronation Street has confirmed details for its Christmas Day episode, which will see Gail Platt's exit storyline take centre stage as she leaves the cobbles for good

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1 hour ago Blake Lively, Amber Heard and the dark side of PR: Why are we all so keen to hate women?

Blake Lively has alleged that co-star Justin Baldoni launched a ‘carefully crafted’ scheme to take down her reputation. Should we be surprised? It happened to Amber Heard two years ago, says Maddy Mussen

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2 hours ago 10 Arsenal matches Bukayo Saka could miss as Mikel Arteta confirms injury hammer blow

Bukayo Saka faces a spell on the sidelines, with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirming the injured England international will be out of action for a number of weeks

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2 hours ago From Charli xcx to Chat Pile: Guardian readers’ favourite albums of 2024

Tyler, the Creator’s ‘pure vocal power’, Jamie xx’s ‘sheer genius’ and Ashe’s ‘beautiful storytelling’ – our readers pick out the new music that has most impressed them this year• The 50 best albums of 2024• More on the best culture of 2024I often feel overwhelmed by the lengths some people will go to literally watch the world burn. Chat Pile seem to understand this. Cool World demonstrates the rage we should all feel towards those whose greed comes at the expense of human existence. It’s class. Rob, 28, Newcastle Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Gordon Ramsay's 'controversial' kitchen tool could save your Christmas dinner

Ensure the turkey is perfectly cooked and safe to serve by using a meat thermometer

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3 hours ago Piers Morgan slams ‘disgusting’ SNL audience for cheering Luigi Mangione

Morgan slammed the applause for Luigi Mangione ‘shameful’

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3 hours ago The VERY candid interview cast in a new light by Blake's lawsuit: Justin Baldoni waxed lyrical about how women are judged by society in It Ends With Us plug

The actor, 40, also revealed on Elizabeth Day's How To Fail podcast earlier this month that he wanted to 'gaslight' his audience as they watched It Ends With Us.

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3 hours ago Married women will hate me... but I am the other woman. And I'll tell you that Christmas is hardest on us mistresses

It's that time of year again. The time when the world rejoices, families come together - and lovers carve out that little bit of special time alone. Unless, that is, you are the other woman.

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3 hours ago Leaked draft of Matt Gaetz ethics report finds evidence he paid for sex with minor

CNN publishes draft concluding GOP congressman paid tens of thousands for sex and drugs among other violationsA leaked draft of a House ethics committee report on Matt Gaetz, the former Florida Republican congressman, found “substantial evidence” that he engaged in sex trafficking and paid for sex with a minor, among other serious violations of state law and congressional rules.The draft investigation was obtained by CNN and concludes that Gaetz, Trump’s first pick for attorney general, made payments totalling tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex and drugs across at least 20 separate occasions. The draft report also states that in 2017 Gaetz paid a 17-year-old girl for sex, which would constitute statutory rape under Florida law. Continue reading...

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