7 h. ago Dancing! Fighting! Impregnating! The best movie moments of 2025

From Sinners to F1 to Highest 2 Lowest, Guardian writers pick the scenes that stuck with them the most this yearSpoilers aheadDisclosure: I covered auto racing for years and still follow Formula One skeptically. I definitely went into F1: The Movie knowing what I was in for, an answer to the hypothetical: what if the bougiest sport on God’s green earth was turned into a western? But you can’t help going along for the ride once Brad Pitt starts filling the frame with his blue-eyed winks, wry smiles and Butch Cassidy swagger. I should’ve been more indignant about this martinet sport making a literal hero out of the biggest rogue on the grid. But I left disbelief in parc fermé as Pitt’s Sonny Hayes bumped and nicked his way to the season finale at Abu Dhabi to much consternation before his wingman (Damson Idris) takes up the ticky tactics at Yas Marina circuit and winds up sacrificing himself and producer Lewis Hamilton (not again!) to help Sonny win his first race and thwart a hostile...

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21 h. ago Royal Family fashion 2025: the most stylish looks from the Princess of Wales, Queen Camilla and more

From statement millinery to chic tailoring, here are the looks that defined the year

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27 h. ago The pop culture moments we could not stop talking about in 2025: From kiss cam chaos to the Gen Z's obsession with papal politics

Picking the moments that defined 2025 is no easy feat.

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51 h. ago Christmas cheer: 5 bizarre moments from the food world in 2025

It has, yet again, been a crazy year for food and drink. Restaurants have come and gone, trends too, and here we are at the end of 2025 drinking Guinness and booking flights to Lisbon.

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51 h. ago Christmas cheer: 6 bizarre moments from the food world in 2025

Who knew a simple strawberry sando would send people quite so crazy?

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55 h. ago Karen Carney reveals Strictly partner Carlos Gu’s true colours after ‘self

Karen Carney has spoken out on Carlos Gu's emotional display after the duo lifted Strictly Come Dancing's Glitterball trophy on Saturday night, fighting off stiff competition from George Clarke and Amber Davies

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3 d. ago The moment I knew: ‘Sheltering under his lavender umbrella felt like pure stardust’

After meeting while hiking the Inca trail, Jenny and Jarod’s chemistry was extraordinaryGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn 2011 I was in my mid-30s and had just arrived home in Kent after spending two years working and travelling abroad. I had a new teaching contract coming up in the Middle East, but there were delays with the construction of the school and I found myself with three months to spare. I decided to go and hike the Inca trail.I booked with a tour provider and on the second night, as we all got to know each other, this tall, handsome Aussie with a huge smile caught my eye. Once we hit the road, my attraction to Jarod quickly grew and it didn’t take too long – or too many beers at altitude – before we shared our first kiss.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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4 d. ago At the dark end of a brutal year, I’m grateful to these heroes for showing us the light | Jonathan Freedland

From Palestinians standing up to Hamas to the Bondi beach rescuers, great acts of courage offer hope even in the bleakest timesSome traditions are getting harder to maintain. Among them, my own custom of devoting the last column before Christmas to reasons to be hopeful. In recent years, amid war and bloodshed, that task has been especially challenging – and this week was no exception.It began with the news from Bondi beach, where 15 people were gunned down and dozens more injured, most of them Jews celebrating the festival of Hanukah. That came just two-and-a-half months after the deadly attack on Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. To be a Jew at the end of 2025 is to fear that to gather together, whether at moments of joy or sorrow, is to take a mortal risk. That even to do relatively ordinary things together has become a matter of life and death.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist and the author of The Traitors Circl...

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5 d. ago Oasis reunion and Coldplay kisscam among 2025's top 40 most talked about stories

A new study has revealed the UK’s favourite news moments of 2025, from the Lionesses’ Euro victory and the Oasis reunion to viral celebrity antics and major cultural milestones.

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6 d. ago TV's most complained moments of 2025 as raunchy Sabrina Carpenter sparks outrage

Ofcom have confirmed their most complained-about moments of 2025, and ITV's dating show, Love Island, has taken the top spot with five episodes in the top ten

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7 d. ago 14 pop culture moments that sent the internet into meltdown in 2025

The past calendar year has seen Katy Perry shooting off to space, the ubiquity of a fluffy gremlin doll and a mind-boggling set of interviews from the unending ‘Wicked’ press tour. Ellie Muir takes a look back at the memes and pop culture moments that defined the last 12 months

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7 d. ago A moment that changed me: a pigeon fell out of the sky – and she led me to a secret underground rescue network

I had no idea what to do with the injured bird I named Belinda. But suddenly 3,000 Mancunians were happy to help, giving me a whole new appreciation of my home townThe plane pushed through wall after wall of sleet on its descent into Manchester. I’d had a sinking feeling during the flight that only deepened as I shuffled through the terminal. I resented having to be back in the city where I had grown up, after living on the other side of the world for what had felt like a lifetime.After a few days, I headed out to get a haircut. My mind was miles away, back across an ocean, when I heard something hit the pavement. I looked down to see a pigeon on its back, spatchcocked, and twitching. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Precise moment winter solstice 2025 arrives as Earth tilts away from Sun on shortest day

The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere before days gradually get longer

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8 d. ago Five key moments in the assault on the rights of women and girls in 2025

Since Trump’s second term began in January, global healthcare, especially for sexual and reproductive health, has been under constant attackThis time last year, women’s rights organisations were bracing themselves for a second Trump term. Few were prepared for the chaos that would be unleashed in January. The volume and speed of executive orders coming out of the White House were seen as a deliberate tactic to overwhelm and create panic. In many ways it worked – there was confusion, anger and exhaustion as organisations scrambled to fill the gap left by the USAID freeze. But that was just the beginning.The US administration has been the key driver, supported by intense advocacy work by ultra-conservative groups using the moment to strengthen global ties with political allies. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago This is another ‘ozone layer’ moment. Now, we must urgently target methane | Mia Mottley

The oil and gas industry must be legally bound to cut methane emissions. With climate tipping points approaching, time is running out • Mia Mottley is the prime minister of BarbadosThe timing is brutal. Just as the world celebrates the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Paris climate agreement this month, new evidence shows that the world is crashing through the main defence that was constructed against climate catastrophe.The three-year temperature average is – for the first time – set to exceed the Paris guardrail of 1.5C above preindustrial levels. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2025 will join 2023 and 2024 as the three warmest since the Industrial Revolution, reflecting the accelerating pace of the climate crisis.Mia Mottley is the prime minister of Barbados Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Should Balvinder Sopal have been sent home on Strictly? Take our poll and have your say

EastEnders star, Balvinder Sopal, was voted off Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday in the semi-final, leaving just three celebrities fighting for the Glitterball trophy

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9 d. ago Strictly's Amber Davies says she's there to 'enjoy the ride' in final admission about co

The actress and West End star had to fight to get to the end of the BBC One dance contest this year

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1 week ago Strictly fans go wild for Amber Davies surprise supporter as they claim 'hidden agenda'

The West End star was seen back in the ballroom having had to fight for her place in the semi-final of the BBC dance contest

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1 week ago Think on your feet! Dancing lessons could help fight cognitive decline in Parkinson's patients

More than 160,000 people in the UK are living with Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder where nerve cells in the brain stop producing chemicals, causing tremors and stiffness.

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1 week ago The moment I knew: as he opened the Uber door, he opened my eyes to a love beyond work

Ash Jacks McCready had low expectations for her first date with Tom, but after an awkward start, their relationship moved fast and wildFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesIn high school I was in an all-consuming relationship with one thing: dance. Any free time I had was spent on working towards a coveted spot at a performance company.As soon as I graduated school in Brisbane, I left to begin my career as a performer. Continue reading...

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