74 m. ago Kate Middleton makes hospital visit just a day before her 44th birthday

The Princess of Wales made a surprise appearance with Prince William at Charing Cross Hospital on Thursday to support NHS staff, the day before turning 44 and days before the first anniversary of her cancer remission announcement

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87 m. ago Disney finally confirms Rapunzel and Flynn Rider casting for live action Tangled remake

The House of Mouse first announced plans to adapt Tangled in 2024, but it was quietly shelved after the disappointing box office performance of Snow White

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95 m. ago River Island reveals exact date 27 stores will close this month

The struggling fashion retailer previously announced it would close 33 stores after its plans for a major restructure were approved by the High Court

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95 m. ago Blackpool Pleasure Beach in big announcement as historic 130th year to get underway

'We’re already gearing up for what’s next'

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97 m. ago Government proposes crackdown on taxi operators in bid to protect women and girls

Manchester's ten licensing authorities could be reduced to just one under the new measures put forward

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1 hour ago Cambridge college to 'target' private schools to improve the 'quality' of its students amid 'reverse discrimination' concerns

Fellows at Trinity Hall College, Cambridge approved the measure last month after Director of Admissions Dr Marcus Tomalin raised concerns over 'reverse discrimination'.

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1 hour ago The Cribs: Selling a Vibe review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week

(PIAS)The Jarman brothers’ ninth album adds a little 80s pop sheen to their distorted guitars and confident songwriting, while always sounding exactly like the indie stalwartsLast summer, the BBC broadcast an eight-part podcast called The Rise and Fall of Indie Sleaze. Its third episode heavily featured the Cribs’ bassist and vocalist Gary Jarman talking about his band’s first flush of mid-00s fame. It centred on their 2005 single Hey Scenesters!, from which the episode also took its name. It was a curious choice: on close examination, Hey Scenesters! wasn’t a celebration of what some people unfortunately dubbed the New Rock Revolution so much as the sound of Jarman and his bandmate brothers poking fun at it.There was the peculiar dichotomy of the Cribs in a nutshell. They were a band so of the mid-00s moment that they were nearly signed to a record label founded by Myspace. But they always seemed slightly apart from the scene. They were certainly less voracious in the pursuit of ma...

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1 hour ago Hamilton Accies announce acting CEO to navigate 'transitional period'

New owner Rob Edwards has brought in Nuttall from his other club, Haverfordwest County in Wales

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2 h. ago Why Iran’s protests are escalating amid nuclear tensions with US

Trump threatens new attack over Tehran’s protest crackdown, after US forces bombed nuclear facilities last year

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2 h. ago Wales international's 'surreal' exit announced as club insist 'we tried everything'

The Wales international has left Welsh rugby for a new challenge in the Gallagher PREM

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2 h. ago Man Utd close in on first January deal as player spotted ahead of transfer announcement

Manchester United are set to complete their first winter deal after a picture emerged on social media.

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2 h. ago UK ‘should be spending double’ on BBC World Service, says Tim Davie

The outgoing BBC director-general was quizzed by the Commons Public Accounts Committee on Thursday.

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2 h. ago Arsenal forced to turn comments off after 'vile' replies to new transfer announcement

Arsenal were forced to turn off the Instagram comments after new signing Smilla Holmberg was subject to sexist abuse during her transfer announcement

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2 h. ago Our Yorkshire Farm fans react after Amanda and Clive Owen announcement

Amanda and Clive Owen's Our Farm Next Door returns to More4 on January 19, with fans expressing excitement about the third series featuring the couple and their nine children

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2 h. ago Otis Selected for Major Escalator Modernisation Across London Underground Network – Company Announcement

Otis Selected for Major Escalator Modernisation Across London Underground Network – Company Announcement  Financial Times

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2 h. ago BBC Morning Live reveal star's return after baby announcement

BBC Morning Live is welcoming back one of its main presenters following their baby news

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2 h. ago Adolescence's Owen Cooper, Jessie Buckley and Aimee Lou Wood lead the British and Irish hopes at the 2026 SAG Awards as nominations are announced

Owen Cooper and the cast of Adolescence are once again leading the British and Irish hopes during the 2026 awards season.

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2 h. ago Australia announces royal commission into Bondi shooting after weeks of pressure

Anthony Albanese defends backflipping on demands for royal commission

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2 h. ago The Hills star Spencer Pratt announces run for mayor of Los Angeles

He made the announcement at the They Let Us Burn rally on Wednesday.

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2 h. ago With Venezuela, Trump has achieved his dream of making his own 80s action movie

Given his rise during the ego joyride of the 1980s, it’s no shock that Trump’s foreign policy is to emulate that decade’s belligerent cinemaThe box office barnstormer of 2026 arrived early this year. A sleazy banana-republic dictator flooding the American streets with blow. The over-the-border Delta Force extraction squad sent to pluck this schmo out of his impregnable fortress. The bronzed tough-talker who’s firing an RPG up the tailpipe of the international rules-based order – but who gets the job done. Call it: Caracas Thunder.Sounds like a bit of a throwback, you might be thinking. But, judging by his press conference after the US military’s abduction of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump seemed to have finally achieved his dream of directing his own 80s action movie. Continue reading...

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