42 m. ago Strictly forgotten pro dancer who's one of the most successful in BBC show's history

Strictly Come Dancing has featured a wealth of fantastic professional dancers over the years including one who triumphed twice

Culture

2 h. ago NRL 2025 grand final: Melbourne Storm v Brisbane Broncos – rugby league live

Updates from the Storm v Broncos men’s deciderAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailOooph! Off comes Mr Swims’ jacket to reveal an AC/DC themed plaid combination ideal for launching into a cover of TNT and demonstrating a decent set of pipes. An excellent way to win over new friends on a night like this.Teddy Swims has just kicked off his bekilted yacht rock pregame show. It’s fine, I guess. Continue reading...

Sport

5 h. ago Forgotten Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer who's one of the most successful in show history

Strictly Come Dancing has featured a wealth of fantastic professional dancers over the years including one who triumphed twice

Culture

6 h. ago The best mattresses for back pain – and how to choose one, according to osteopaths and sleep scientists

Is a firm orthopaedic mattress best for your back? How soft is too soft? We ask the experts• The best mattresses in 2025, testedBritish backs are in crisis. Almost a million people in the UK are too sick to work because of back and neck problems, according to official figures, while the charity Versus Arthritis says 5.8 million experience “severe” back pain each year. The causes of back problems are complex, and treatments often fail to bring relief, especially where the pain is chronic and debilitating.Long-term back pain is unlikely to be cured by upgrading your mattress, and a doctor or physiotherapist should be your first port of call if pain is affecting your quality of life. But studies suggest that switching to the best mattress for your body type and sleeping position can genuinely help. I’m lucky to not experience chronic pain, but in years of testing mattresses, I’ve often suffered temporary backache after sleeping on a surface that doesn’t suit me. Switching to a more app...

Politics

16 h. ago The secrets of Glasner’s success and why Palace system would be lost in translation elsewhere | Jonathan Wilson

Why does a system that has drawn so much scepticism at Manchester United work so well at Crystal Palace?Some fixtures just don’t sound right. Maybe it’s just about conceivable that, had things gone slightly differently in the 70s, Malcolm Allison or Terry Venables could have been leading their side behind the Iron Curtain for a crack at Valeriy Lobanovskyi’s cybernauts, but Dynamo Kyiv against Crystal Palace is still a clash that provokes a double-take. It feels like a category error: how can those two clubs possibly be in the same competition?But this is the modern world. Ukraine is battling invasion, its teams diminished. The Premier League is extremely rich. And Crystal Palace are managed by one of the rising talents of the European game. They didn’t just play each other on Thursday, but Palace won with a degree of comfort. It was their third straight win, their 19th consecutive game without defeat. Continue reading...

Politics

22 h. ago From Hollyoaks... to Hollywood? The unlikely British soap stars who cracked America after quitting the UK

For some it's the proverbial golden ticket, a pathway to fame, fortune and fantastic opportunity, but history is always there to remind us that a starring role in a soap opera is as good as it 's going to get.

Politics

26 h. ago Roman sale cuts 36% off jacket that 'survives heavy showers' as Storm Amy hits UK

"Very nice quality. Light and airy, but survives a heavy shower."

Events

27 h. ago Russell T Davies and Michael Sheen to appear at free Swansea festival

Swansea is gearing up to host a fantastic free weekend of culture, headlined by two of Wales' most influential creative voices.

Politics

27 h. ago Larger cars like Range Rovers to be charged more money than others to park in Cardiff

Cardiff Council is set to make a decision on a new parking plan for the city aimed at reducing congestion, improving air quality and restricting commuter parking

Politics

28 h. ago The view is matched by the excellence of the cooking at this west London brasserie, says TOM PARKER BOWLES

At Craven Cottage, the home of Fulham FC, Tom finds out how its new brasserie scores

Politics

29 h. ago Film Club: Aimee Lou Wood’s fantastical romcom is part Mike Leigh, part cosy family sitcom

The White Lotus star is an agoraphobic movie lover who puts on elaborate immersive screenings in her garage in this sweet tale of longing, anxiety and family bickering. But is it believable?I’m not sure where Aimee Lou Wood – the Stockport-born star of Sex Education and The White Lotus – got the idea for Film Club (Tuesday 7 October, 10pm, BBC Three), the new drama she has created with fellow actor Ralph Davis, but I’d be amazed if it’s drawn from her own life. Not because the fearlessly outspoken global celebrity plays a woman too scared to set foot outside her mum’s house in Manchester following a nervous breakdown, her only respite being a weekly movie night with uni friends in the garage. No. It’s the garage itself.Each week, unemployed, agoraphobic Evie somehow finds the wherewithal to transform her garage into a spectacular film set. For a screening of Alien, this one-woman Secret Cinema wallpapers it with tinfoil and hazard tape and fills it with smoke, strip lights...

Society

36 h. ago Why Swifties are going crazy for the 'Easter Eggs' in her new album Life of a Showgirl

As the planet shifts on its axis under the gargantuan force of the Taylor Swift album released, some have taken issue with the quality of her songs. But for many 'Swifties', they're entirely missing the point.

Culture

38 h. ago Stephen Robinson knows life comes at you fast as St Mirren's star shows met with caution

The Paisley outfit have enjoyed a fantastic start to the campaign and head to Kilmarnock this weekend.

Politics

41 h. ago Mourners line the streets as Jimmy 'The Weed' Donnelly is laid to rest

The 84-year-old was a founding member of Manchester's notorious Quality Street Gang

Politics

45 h. ago Nobu Hotel London Portman Square Celebrates Frieze Masters 2025: Where Art Meets Culinary Excellence

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square Celebrates Frieze Masters 2025: Where Art Meets Culinary Excellence  London Post

Politics

46 h. ago Amazon Fire 10 Tablet drops to 'lowest price ever' of £69 ahead of Prime Big Deal Days event

Shoppers have praised the device for being a 'fantastic upgrade' compared to older models.

Economics

48 h. ago Follow Julie Andrews' foosteps in a tour of the charming Austrian city where The Sound of Music was filmed

Deputy Travel Editor Hayley Minn Heads to Salzburg, Austria with her mum and aunt to join a Sound of Music tour of the city.

Culture

49 h. ago Sonay Kartal’s breakthrough China Open run halted by stellar Noskova

Briton overwhelmed 6-3, 6-4 by the Czech world No 27Kartal leapfrogs Boulter as GB No 2 after tournamentSonay Kartal’s impressive breakthrough run in Beijing came to a difficult end as she was overpowered by Linda Noskova, who eviscerated every last ball and played a stellar match to reach the semi-final of the China Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win.The defeat ends the most significant tournament of Kartal’s career to date as the 23-year-old Briton showed, with a series of excellent performances in one of the biggest events in the world, that she has the game to trouble the best players in the world, reaching her first WTA 1000 quarter-final with a superb three-set win over Mirra Andreeva, ranked No 5, for her first victory against a top-10 player. Continue reading...

Politics

51 h. ago Hundreds of Fife homes set for clean up thanks to record £8 million contract

“We are thrilled to be starting this partnership with Fife Council and look forward to contributing positively to the quality of life for residents across Fife” – Emilia Ferenc, MD

Economics

51 h. ago Agriculture: The Spiritual Sound review – unabashedly gorgeous noise from ‘ecstatic black metal’ band

(The Flenser)The LA group’s second album pairs all the power and euphoria of heavy music with imaginative detailing and poignant lyrics – it will have you levitating with joy All of the euphoria, transcendence and power of heavy music emanates with blinding force from the second album by this self-described “ecstatic black metal” band from Los Angeles.The Spiritual Sound pairs crushing weight with imaginative detailing. Lead single Bodhidharma rides a riff fit for a biker gang, then a burst of static and screaming heralds a sad post-rock middle eight. The maligned art of the widdly-woo solo is spectacularly resurrected by guitarist Richard Chowenhill, whose soloing here and on highlight Flea will have you levitating with joy – but then the calm ballad Hallelujah features falling guitar notes played with childlike simplicity. Continue reading...

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