7 h. ago Carol Vorderman shares a rare snap with her lookalike daughter and son as she reveals her 'extreme joy' over their 2025 success

The TV personality and presenter, 65, confessed that she felt lucky because her family of three not only love each other but also 'really like each other.

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9 h. ago China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car seller

Sales at Elon Musk’s company slump after Donald Trump’s withdrawal of EV subsidiesChina’s BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s largest electric carmaker in 2025, after the US company run by Elon Musk reported a slump in deliveries at the end of the year.BYD sold 2.26m battery electric cars during the year, easily outstripping the 1.63m deliveries reported on Friday by Tesla for the same period. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago The US reporter who has witnessed 14 executions: ‘People need to know what it looks like’

South Carolina-based journalist Jeffrey Collins observed back-to-back executions in 2025 after the state revived the death penalty following a 13-year pauseJeffrey Collins has watched 14 men draw their final breaths.Over 25 years at the Associated Press, the South Carolina-based journalist has repeatedly served as an observer inside the state’s execution chamber, watching from feet away as prison officials kill men who were sentenced to capital punishment. South Carolina has recently kept him unusually busy, with seven back-to-back executions in 14 months. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Cat Deeley brands 2025 'a lot of fun' after splitting from Patrick Kielty

TV star Cat Deeley welcomed in the New Year with an upbeat carousel of photographs of video of the 'fun' she had in 2025, which was also the year her 12-year marriage to Patrick Kielty ended

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38 h. ago In Pictures: Oasis back, Tom Cruise’s final mission and a farewell to Ozzy

Oasis fans were going mad for it as the band toured this year, while there was plenty of sparkle on display at award shows and red carpets in 2025.

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54 h. ago Harry Randall and buoyant Bristol keen to carry form into new year

England scrum-half returned from injury to a side on the crest of a wave and will hope to catch Steve Borthwick’s eyeHarry Randall and Bristol enter the new year with high hopes. The scrum-half has returned to fitness ahead of schedule after hamstring surgery and marked his 150th Bears appearance in the win against Newcastle last Saturday.Pat Lam’s side approach the Prem encounter with Sale at Ashton Gate on Friday after five straight victories, sitting fourth in the table, their attractive style having clicked. A fresh assault on the playoffs looks likely. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Helen Flanagan in car crash as she opens up on 'rubbish' end to 2025

Former Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan revealed that she was in a car crash which was her fault, as she opened up on a difficult and 'rubbish' end to her year

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57 h. ago Helen Flanagan in car crash as she admits suffering 'rubbish' end to 2025

Helen Flanagan has opened up to her online fans, revealing that she was involved in a car crash on Tuesday, but also admitted that the accident was her fault

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60 h. ago ‘Life is pain without you’: Cary Elwes and Martin Scorsese pay tribute to Rob Reiner as autopsy reports sealed

As a judge puts a security hold on Rob and Michele Reiner’s cases and Joe Rogan criticises Donald Trump’s comments about Reiner’s death, collaborators continue to pay tributeMore than two weeks after the deaths of the film director Rob Reiner and his photographer wife, Michele, friends and colleagues continue to pay tribute to the couple.Writing on Instagram, Cary Elwes, who starred in Reiner’s 1987 classic The Princess Bride, said he only now felt able to post publicly about his loss. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago A polycrisis has shattered our world this year. But with care, we can put it back together | Elif Shafak

The challenges and strains have been almost too much to take. But in 2025, words of depth and courage have been an antidote to numbnessI once saw a young glassblower in Istanbul, still new to his craft, shatter a beautiful vase while taking it out of the furnace. The artisan master standing by his side calmly nodded and said something that I still think about. He told him: “You put too much pressure on it, you kept it unbalanced and you forgot that it, too, has a heart.”The year we are leaving behind has been plagued from the start by a series of social, economic, environmental, technological and institutional challenges, all happening with such speed and intensity that we are yet to fully comprehend their impact on our lives, let alone on future generations. As the overwhelming strain of domestic and geopolitical changes continues to build up, I cannot help but remember the man’s words. Too much pressure. Unstable, uncertain and replete with deep inequalities. This could well be th...

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62 h. ago China forecast to have sold one in every 10 new cars in UK in 2025

Carmakers such as MG, BYD and Chery are set to pass 200,000 mark in sales, analysis suggests, double 2024’s totalChinese brands are on course to account for one in every 10 new cars sold in Britain during 2025, a marked increase on last year as sales increase across Europe.Manufacturers led by MG, BYD, and Chery are on track to break the 200,000 mark in UK new car sales in 2025, meaning they are very likely to account for 10% of the market, according to Matthias Schmidt, an analyst tracking electric cars across Europe. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around

By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press

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2 d. ago Here's looking at Pugh! From Budgets to the Beckhams, how our cartoonist laughed through 2025

From Rachel Reeves' tax-raiding budget to familial rifts among one of Britain's most famous broods, 2025 has been nothing short of eventful. 

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3 d. ago UK universities extend careers advice to graduates in their 40s and 50s

Growing numbers of institutions now offering lifelong careers support as older alumni seek help to change jobsUniversity careers advisers are used to steering fresh-faced students towards the labour market – but they are now increasingly seeing graduates in their 40s and 50s looking for help to revive their careers.More UK universities are now giving their graduates lifelong access to campus careers services, including advice with job applications and interview preparation as well as helping to find new opportunities for those who feel stuck. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Why Rory McIlroy was snubbed from New Year Honours List in David Beckham repeat

Rory McIlroy won the Masters to complete a career Grand Slam and the Ryder Cup in a brilliant 2025, but the golfer was surprisingly left off the New Year Honours List

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3 d. ago David Squires on football’s notable people and big moments from 2025

Our cartoonist looks back at the big stories and memorable moments as we wave farewell to another year in football David’s favourite cartoons of 2025 | Buy one hereAnd his latest book, Chaos in the Box: get it now Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jose Pizarro’s recipe for caramelised brussels sprout and panceta montaditos

Caramelised sprouts with onion, thyme and sweet vinegar, served on a crisp open sandwich with soft cheese and pine nutsBrussels sprouts are perhaps not the first thing you think of when you think about Spanish food, but they do have a little history in my homeland. They arrived in Spain in the 16th century, through trade with Flanders, and were often paired with pork, which we love. Here, however, I caramelise them with onion, thyme and sweet vinegar, then serve on crisp baguette with soft cheese and pine nuts. A small bite with big flavour, and just right with a glass of oloroso – perfect for festive times. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Anthony Joshua’s camp confirm two of his close friends died in Nigeria car crash

British former boxing champion sustained minor injuriesSina Ghami and Kevin ‘Lateef’ Ayodel killed in accidentThe British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has issued a statement after he was injured in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday morning which killed two of his close friends.The former world heavyweight boxing champion was taken to an undisclosed hospital after his car hit a stationary vehicle at about 11am on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Ogun state police commissioner, Lanre Ogunlowo, said. The driver of Joshua’s vehicle was also injured, he added. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Anthony Joshua’s camp confirm two of his close friends died in car crash

Two members of Joshua’s team died in Nigeria crashBritish former boxing champion sustained minor injuriesThe British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua has issued a statement after he was injured in a car crash in Nigeria on Monday morning which killed two of his close friends.The former world heavyweight boxing champion was taken to an undisclosed hospital after his car hit a stationary vehicle at about 11am on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Ogun state police commissioner, Lanre Ogunlowo, said. The driver of Joshua’s vehicle was also injured, he added. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Big Fat Quiz of the Year viewers left 'disgusted' as Channel 4 told 'do better'

Viewers of Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2025 criticised the Channel 4 show hosted by Jimmy Carr within minutes of it starting

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