16 h. ago Celebrate the holidays with new albums from Brad Paisley, the 'Peanuts' gang and more

’Tis the season to put on some holiday music

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24 h. ago ‘A Thanksgiving classic’: why Stuck in Love is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers highlighting their all-time favorite comfort films is a 2012 indie romcom that begins and ends on the November holidayI’ve watched this movie almost every November for about the last 10 years. It’s something of a rarity, a film about Thanksgiving, celebrating the awkward in-between holiday in a sea of clearcut Halloween and Christmas classics. Stuck in Love is an indie romcom from 2012, the directorial debut of writer-director Josh Boone, who would later go on to make The Fault in Our Stars. It boasts a stacked cast featuring Greg Kinnear, Lily Collins, Nat Wolff, Jennifer Connelly and Logan Lerman (and smaller roles for Kristen Bell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Glen Powell, as well as a cameo from author Stephen King).The movie follows Bill Borgens (Kinnear), an unhappily divorced novelist who fosters his two teenage children’s literary ambitions by encouraging them to write – though he hasn’t written in years since becoming a divorcee – while he obs...

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65 h. ago Shooting at Chicago's Christmas tree lighting event leaves one dead and eight hurt with terrified families forced to run for their lives

Holiday celebrations turned to chaos as gunfire erupted just hours after the city lit its official Christmas tree.

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1 week ago Meghan Markle's nod to her old life in London: Duchess opts for £1,395 emerald halter neck gown from British brand Galvan for her festive Netflix series promo

Montecito-based Meghan took to her Instagram page on Monday to introduce With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration with a glossy promotional shot of herself preparing for a Yuletide spread.

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2 w. ago US flight cancellations rise as Sean Duffy warns travel could reduce to a ‘trickle’

Over 2,500 flights cancelled as transportation secretary says flight reductions could reach 20% if shutdown persistsFlight cancellations and delays are set to grow as airline passengers across the United States spent the weekend grappling with those issues at major airports nationwide after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandated a 4% reduction in air traffic in response to the ongoing federal government shutdown.If the shutdown continues, the FAA has instructed airlines to cut 6% of flights on Tuesday – and to do the same to 10% by 14 November. The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, has warned that flight reductions could reach 20% if the shutdown persists, and on Sunday he predicted a “substantial” number of people in the US would be unable to celebrate the upcoming holidays with their families if the shutdown wasn’t resolved.The Associated Press and Reuters contributed reporting Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Inside Peter Andre's luxury holiday with children Princess and Junior

Peter Andre recently travelled to Cyprus to reunite with his co-stars after filming The Sunshine Murders - and took his children, Princess and Junior, on holiday to the island

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3 w. ago North West stuns fans with glam Halloween costume as Kardashian kids celebrate holiday in style

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter North, 12, who is now a TikTok star in her own right, could be glimpsed on the platform dressed as a glamorous tiger.

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3 w. ago Prince Harry and Meghan's devastating Halloween phone call that changed their romance

When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were celebrating the spooky holiday in the months after they started dating, they got a call that changed everything

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3 w. ago Snocaps: Snocaps review – Katie and Allison Crutchfield reunite with a little help from MJ Lenderman

(Anti)Waxahatchee and her twin sister are joined by Lenderman and Brad Cook for an album of headstrong, tender Americana about chasing integrity and convictionSnocaps sound exactly like the sum of their parts. A new band for fans of headstrong, tender Americana, Alabama twins Katie and Allison Crutchfield (of Waxahatchee and Swearin’ respectively) are in a new band together for the first time since scrappy, beloved PS Eliot retired in 2011. Backed by indie guitar star MJ Lenderman and storied alt-rock producer Brad Cook, Snocaps is a family record in more ways than one: the four have a tangled history of making music together, giving this one-off collection the lived-in feel of a band five albums deep.With no need for introductions, Snocaps starts with an exercise in trust. We’re in the car, Allison’s at the wheel, and she is daring the rest of the band to close their eyes: “I got a pedal on the floor or I’m slammin’ on the brakes,” she quips, setting the pace for an album about cha...

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3 w. ago Melania Trump trades costume for couture to host Halloween at the White House after Jill Biden's panda outfit

Melania Trump celebrated the holidays in style on Thursday while hosting Halloween at the White House with President Donald Trump.

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3 w. ago Scotland holiday estate is perfect for fans of Celebrity Traitors castle

If Celebrity Traitors has put rural Scotland on your radar for UK holiday, here's an affordable but equally beautiful country estate that offers a perfect mix of countryside, cosy and entertainment

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3 w. ago Family's desperate plea for Scots granddad 'trapped' in Tenerife hospital

Colin McLeish and his wife Anne had been on holiday celebrating his 70th birthday when the dad-of-four fell ill as they prepared to fly home from their break in Playa de las Américas.

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4 w. ago Brit mum dies in Spain boat trip tragedy whilst celebrating son's birthday

Emma Wood, 46, from Treherbert, Rhondda, Wales, tragically died on October 19 during a family holiday in Spain while celebrating her son's 13th birthday

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