1 hour ago Strictly star Carlos Gu's tough upbringing in authoritarian China where it was 'hard to talk about his sexuality'

On Saturday night it looks highly likely that professional dancer Carlos Gu will win Strictly Come Dancing with his partner the former footballer Karen Carney.

Culture

2 h. ago Christmas getaway families are held up in massive queues at Dover as IT meltdown strikes French border control

Hundreds of cars were stuck in gridlock traffic and many passengers missed their ferry.

Events

2 h. ago Jake Paul drives himself to hospital after horrific Anthony Joshua defeat

Anthony Joshua beat Jake Paul via sixth-round TKO in Miami on Friday night (December 19), but the Problem Child's injuries were so bad, he had to head to hospital with a broken jaw

Politics

3 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Nathan Lyon removes Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley in quick succession to leave England facing series defeat

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

Politics

5 h. ago As metaphor for SNP 'incompetence', the already rusting Glen Rosa ferry is hard to beat

Union official says skilled shipbuilders were ‘lions led by donkeys’ as she condemns ‘the hubris, incompetence and mismanagement’ of Scottish Government ministers and others

Politics

5 h. ago How Scottish Parliament has become a Thick of It farce (and it's about to get even worse)

If you think the current Scottish Parliament is bad, just wait until the expected influx of new and inexperienced SNP, Reform and Scottish Green MSPs in May

Politics

5 h. ago Why Scotland's high streets are dying while their European counterparts thrive

Two decades of SNP inaction, for fear of doing anything radical, has left Scotland’s retail sector in a dismal state but it does not have to be like this

Events

5 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Pat Cummins breaks vital partnership with the crucial wicket of Joe Root, as England's hopes of rescuing Ashes series begin to slide out of view

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

Events

6 h. ago Anthony Joshua 'breaks Jake Paul's jaw' and knocks him out in fight referee brands 'c***'

Anthony Joshua beat Jake Paul in their controversial bout at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, with fans less than impressed as it took him six rounds to find the win

Sport

6 h. ago I watched Die Hard for the first time – Christmas movie debate settled

There's an ongoing debate as to whether Die Hard is a Christmas film or not, and having watched the 1988 action movie for the first time, I can finally add my voice to the conversation.

Events

7 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Early blow for England with Duckett and Pope sent packing as tourists chase world record to stay in the series

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

Society

8 h. ago Jake Paul v Anthony Joshua: heavyweight boxing – live updates

Round-by-round updates from Kaseya Center in MiamiMain event not before 10.30pm ET/3.30am GMTBritain’s Dubois defends 135lb title with masterclassPaul v Joshua is old logic in a louder digital ageGet in touch! Email Bryan with your thoughtsDespite the gulf in size, experience and pedigree, sportsbooks have reported heavy action backing Paul as a longshot at the Kaseya Center. At DraftKings, Joshua remains a dominant favorite, but roughly 86% of the money wagered on the fight winner has landed on Paul at odds around +700. The interest is not casual. Bettors are leaning hard into the possibility of an upset.That sentiment is even clearer in the prop markets. The most popular method-of-victory wager at DraftKings is Paul winning by decision or technical decision, accounting for nearly a third of the action. Paul by knockout or technical knockout has also drawn significant interest, attracting close to a quarter of all prop bets despite long odds. Joshua, by contrast, remains the widely...

Sport

9 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Aussie collapse gives England an unlikely shot at glory

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

Politics

11 h. ago Ashes LIVE: England on the brink of becoming the WORST Ashes side in over 100 years following Travball clinic at Adelaide Oval

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

Politics

12 h. ago Maresca plays dangerous game as confusion reigns after his Chelsea grenade

Club remain bemused by head coach creating speculation he has issues with the hierarchy who want to avoid drama at all costsOne of the theories doing the rounds this week is that Enzo Maresca is behaving like someone who wants to be sacked. He has stumbled into a fight he cannot win. It did not go down well with Chelsea when Maresca lobbed a grenade into the mix by talking about not being supported enough after last Saturday’s humdrum win against Everton and it is hard not to read his refusal to defuse the situation since then as the stance of a man daring his bosses to act.Chelsea remain bemused by their head coach creating speculation that he has issues with the club’s hierarchy by saying that the 48 hours before the Everton game had been his worst since joining the club. Sources say the outburst even caught people close to Maresca by surprise. Confusion reigns. It does not help that Maresca has publicly and privately rejected repeated opportunities to explain the source of his di...

Sport

13 h. ago ‘Extraordinary cook’ named winner of Celebrity MasterChef after impressing with 1970s dinner party menu

Johnson beat former rugby player Alun Wyn Jones, and author and broadcaster, Dawn O’Porter, to win the series

Society

15 h. ago No Holyrood 'bugging devices' after Jackie Baillie demands probe of SNP secret recording allegations

It comes as at least three female SNP MSPs were allegedly recorded by male aides in their offices and one male parliamentary worker admitted planting a recording device in one office for a politician he worked for.

Politics

17 h. ago Kylie Minogue gets her – and Amazon’s – first Christmas No 1, with Xmas

Exclusive song for online retailer prevents a hat trick of Christmas No 1s for Wham!, as Kylie becomes first woman to secure UK No 1 singles in four different decadesKylie Minogue has scored her first UK Christmas No 1, and eighth No 1 single overall, with the song Xmas.She beat competition from Wham!’s mega-streaming Last Christmas, which has been Christmas No 1 for the past two years: it was last week’s chart-topper but drops to No 2. Also in the race was Lullaby from the charity campaign Together for Palestine, which reached No 5. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago Thomas Frank: Tottenham cannot run away from reality of situation

Pressure is building on the Spurs head coach, but Thomas Frank is working hard to fix the issues

Politics

19 h. ago Taylor Swift makes rare comments about 'hard' split from Joe Alwyn: 'Men will let you down'

The singer has shared some insight into when and why they ended their romance as she opened up about the painful aftermath in the new episode of her Disney+ docuseries.

Politics