48 h. ago Amy Dowden shines in poignant Strictly Remembrance Day dance

Amy Dowden stole the show in a poignant Strictly Come Dancing Remembrance Day dance as she continues her recovery from a second mastectomy.

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5 d. ago Israeli hostage who revealed sexual abuse by his captors details full horror he endured: 20

Former hostage Rom Braslavski who was sexually assaulted by Palestinian terrorists has revealed more details of the horrific torture he suffered during two years of hell in Gaza.

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7 d. ago ‘Music is my remedy’: how DJing is helping Ukraine’s war veterans with their recovery

At the Superhumans centre in Ukraine, the EnterDJ music therapy programme teaches war-wounded soldiers how to mix, rehabilitating them with dance music and providing purpose and opportunities to performIn Ukraine, sound carries a different weight: the cautionary blurt of sirens, Shahed drones humming overhead, the concussive thwack of air defence interception and the subsequent explosion. But as well as the sounds of war, which continue three and a half years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, music still plays, clubs remain open during the day (closing well before the midnight curfew), and electronic dance music remains an intrinsic part of many Ukrainian lives.Kyiv’s iconic clubs, such as K41, became bomb shelters before transforming into frontline fundraisers. Parties doubling up as cleanup operations are held at strike sites. New venues such as Abo Records – the first of many creative spaces to set up shop in an abandoned liquor factory – have emerged as gathering points where y...

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing stars 'not safe' named hours before Halloween special

The BBC One dance programme is set to celebrate the spookiest day of the year on Saturday night (November 1)

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2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Will Strictly Come Dancing survive without Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly?

Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, who have fronted the BBC series together since 2014, said in a statement that they would be leaving the show together at the end of the current series.

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3 w. ago Obedient police dogs and a foam fight: photos of the day – Monday

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3 w. ago Gillian McKeith fears she's 'banned' from Strictly Come Dancing after rogue phone call

EXCLUSIVE: Gillian McKeith reveals how a single rogue phone call got her banned from Strictly Come Dancing – but she’s still hoping to take to the dance floor one day

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