7 h. ago Christine Lampard waltzes into contention to become Strictly host after quitting role on Lorraine after 8 years

CHRISTINE Lampard has waltzed into the frame as a new favourite for the vacant Strictly Come Dancing presenter’s job. The Northern Irish star, 46, is being eyed up by BBC bosses to be one of the replacements for Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who left last month. It comes after Christine, who competed on Strictly...

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19 h. ago Biggest hint yet that Danny Dyer WILL be on next series of Celebrity Traitors after months of speculation

THE biggest hint yet has been dropped that Danny Dyer WILL sign up to the next series of Celebrity Traitors. It comes after months of speculation that he will be part of next year's show after The Sun exclusively revealed how the former EastEnders star was approached by BBC bosses last year. We previously revealed...

Politics

29 h. ago Dolly Parton says she won’t be attending annual Grand Ole Opry celebration held days before her 80th birthday

The singer’s update comes months after she opened up about her health challenges

Politics

33 h. ago Labour to ramp up closure of asylum hotels in Spring under immigration crackdown

Labour has pledged to close down all asylum hotels by 2029

Events

39 h. ago Restaurant forced to close because of migrant hotel next door is taken over used by homeless volunteers

Ceno Bar and Restaurant announced this week it was shutting down for good, with its owners blaming Highfield House Hotel that adjoins it for a decline in customers.

Society

40 h. ago Homeless people escape the freezing cold by taking over restaurant that was forced to close because of migrant hotel next door

Ceno Bar and Restaurant announced this week it was shutting down for good, with its owners blaming Highfield House Hotel that adjoins it for a decline in customers.

Society

54 h. ago Coronation Street flashforward death, Swarla wedding and evil Theo's comeuppance

Coronation Street has teased what is to come in the coming months for the Cobbles, including the special episode which will air in the new year

Events

60 h. ago Rising Scottish comedy star bringing hit show to Livingston later this month

Connor Burns' new show Gallus has been hailed by critics as “a fiercely funny, no-nonsense hour from a performer renowned for his razor-sharp wit, jet-black cynicism, and undeniable stage presence”.

Events

3 d. ago Prince Harry has 'no plans' to see King Charles when he comes to UK this month for privacy claim trial

The Duke of Sussex is set to return to the UK this month for a High Court case against the Daily Mail publisher

Politics

3 d. ago 'Devastated' restaurateur forced to close business because of migrant hotel next door says loyal customers were 'scared off' by 100 men 'leering and whistling' at groups of young girls

Jamie Darby, who owns Ceno restaurant in Southampton, says he is closing as a direct result of problems with Highfield House Hotel next door.

Economics

3 d. ago Beast Games season two review – this mindless, vibeless reality show is like Squid Game meets Love Island

Is this big-money challenge cruel? Yes. But it’s mainly just tedious to watch these immature players and their teenage machinations as they battle for cashThe first season of Beast Games – the big-money reality challenge masterminded and hosted by internet personality Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast – prompted a lawsuit. Five anonymous contestants sued both the production companies behind the series and Donaldson himself, claiming that they had been kept “underfed and overtired”, and alleging an unsafe environment on the set of the Gladiators-ish, Squid Game-esque series (claims, of course, firmly denied by all parties). While the participants claimed they had been “shamelessly exploited” in the name of entertainment, this did little to impede the success of Beast Games, which went on to become Amazon’s most-watched unscripted series ever, garnering 50 million viewers in the month after its release.You may well come to Beast Games with a sense that this is a slightly murky,...

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4 d. ago Nascar commissioner resigns after damaging text messages revealed

Steve Phelps stepped down after 20 years at the circuitAntitrust trial was settled late last yearThe fallout from Nascar’s federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as Nascar Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States.His resignation comes after last month’s trial in which inflammatory texts Phelps sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed. Phelps will leave the company at the end of the month, ahead of the start of the first exhibition race of the season on 1 February. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Iconic St Andrews hotel 'closes' in countdown to The Open in 2027

Work being undertaken as part of ‘exciting renovation journey’

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5 d. ago Love Island’s Chyna Mills reignites feud with Strictly star fiance Neil Jones’ mum after accusing his family of racism

LOVE Island’s Chyna Mills has reignited her feud with her Strictly star fiance Neil Jones’ mum after accusing his family of racism. Former Islander Chyna, 27, made the serious allegations just before Christmas and now has now has taken a fresh swipe. It all kicked of when Chyna claimed last month that Strictly Come Dancing...

Events

6 d. ago Migrants’ phones and sim cards to be seized without need for arrest in latest small boats crackdown

Prime minister Keir Starmer said he had ordered the Home Office to close asylum hotels before the current 2029 deadline

Events

6 d. ago Strictly's Dr Punam Krishan, 42, reveals heartbreaking breast cancer diagnosis

Dr Punam Krishan, who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2024, has announced that several months ago, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and has been recieving treatment

Science

6 d. ago ‘Evidence’ of asylum hotels closing will be seen in coming months, says Starmer

The Prime Minister said he is ‘determined’ to shut the hotels.

Events

8 d. ago Tommy Lee Jones's late daughter Victoria pictured in MUGSHOT as grim new details of her final months emerge

Jones was found dead in a San Francisco hotel in the early hours of Thursday and now harrowing details of her troubled final months have come to light.

Politics

8 d. ago We Bury the Dead review – Daisy Ridley tackles the undead in solid zombie twist

Star Wars alum gives an impressively modest performance in this slightly smarter-than-average survival taleUnlike some other less resilient horror subgenres, the zombie movie is, fittingly, never going to really die. Neither will film-makers attempting to add their own twist, understandable given how repetitive the die, wake up, lumber, bite and repeat formula has become. Australian director Zak Hilditch’s attempt, the rather buried We Bury the Dead, is therefore not quite as striking as it might have seemed a decade and change ago. Using words such as “contemplative” and “mournful” to describe a film that includes its fair share of gnarly head-smashing has become something of a cliche, so much so that last month’s meta-comedy Anaconda reboot had its characters joke that these days, even a film about a giant snake needs “intergenerational trauma” to work.But Hilditch mercifully avoids drowning his film in drab self-seriousness. Yes, it’s a zombie survival thriller that’s also about ...

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8 d. ago Tommy Lee Jones's late daughter Victoria pictured in MUGSHOT as as grim new details of her final months emerge

Jones was found dead in a San Francisco hotel in the early hours of Thursday and now harrowing details of her troubled final months have come to light.

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