53 m. ago Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett shares first look at romantic Moroccan proposal to girlfriend Melanie Lopes as he reveals his 'heart was racing' while he surprised her on Christmas Day

The Dragon's Den star, 33, revealed he popped the question to his long-term partner after surprising her while she was on holiday with her family in Morocco.

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87 m. ago Newcastle struggle to find cutting edge in drab stalemate with Wolves

Newcastle arrived at Molineux in retro shirts to bring back memories of David Ginola and Les Ferdinand but there was no swagger or flair in their goalless draw against Wolves. There was the potential to go fifth in the Premier League with a win for the Magpies but they toiled on their way to a point instead.With two-thirds of possession throughout the game, Newcastle must have expected to come away with more but they possessed neither the creativity nor finishing. Wolves were worthy of the draw, which leaves them three points shy of Derby’s worst-ever tally of 11, a total many at Molineux, at Christmas, feared would not be overcome. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Saturday Night Live: big name cameos can’t save weak Stranger Things

A$AP Rocky steals the show during Finn Wolfhard’s first ever go as host with surprise appearances from Sabrina Carpenter, Jason Momoa and moreSaturday Night Live returns from the holiday hiatus to catch us up on all things Trump: the president (James Austin Johnson) addresses the nation from the Oval Office, bragging about his favorite Christmas present: “My very own somebody else’s Nobel prize and in my stocking: Maduro we did a reverse Santa on him.”Joined by cabinet members “Little” Marco Rubio (Marcello Hernández) and JD Vance (Jeremy Culhane, taking over for departed cast member Bowen Yang), who are all trying to “help me do so many legal-ish things to try to get people to stop talking about Epstein.” Said things include an impending invasion of Cuba, “trans in menswear”, new tariffs, and Greenland, only to be interrupted by Trump wandering behind them and looking out the window in a senile fugue state. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Teacher quits after pupil, 8, 'made threesome deepfake vid of her and colleagues'

The primary school teacher was floored when she was targeted by a 'sniggering' pupil who 'made a video' of her having sex with two of her colleagues, prompting her to leave her job

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3 h. ago Why am I a vegan? I do it for my mental health | Emma Beddington

Vegan restaurants are closing, RFK Jr is sounding the drum for carnivores, and the protein cult is bigger than ever. But eschewing animal products helps me ward off a sense of impotence – and despairLet’s get this out of the way, because I’m itching to tell you (again): I’m vegan, and this is our time, Veganuary! Imagine me doing a weak, vitamin B12-depleted dance. Unlike gym-goers, vegans are thrilled when newbies sign up each January, for planetary and animal welfare reasons, but also, shallowly, for the shopping. This is when we can gorge on the novelties retailers dream up: Peta’s round-up for this year includes the seductive Aldi pains au chocolat and M&S coconut kefir.I need retail therapy, because Veganuary has become quite muted and that’s part of a wider inflection point in vegan eating that I’m sad about. “Where have all the vegans gone?” Dazed asked in November, and now New York Magazine has investigated, with the tagline: “Plant-based eating was supposed to be the fu...

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4 h. ago 'I'm a primary school teacher but quit after 'sniggering' eight

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. A primary school teacher has opened up about the traumatising ordeal she faced after her eight-year-old pupil made deepfake pornography of her, only for the headteacher to tell her, 'They're just children'

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6 h. ago The pub that changed me: ‘We celebrated Christmas in July – and suddenly every night was Saturday night’

At the start of the first festive shift, the other bartender and I silently pulled our crackers and grimly donned paper hats. Yet it worked a treat and taught me the value of making your own funI was an employee and a customer at this pub as a teenager in the early 1990s. This was one of four or five pubs clustered around the high street in the town where I grew up in Somerset. We gravitated towards the Blue Ball as teenagers, not because they served underage drinkers. They didn’t. And we could only afford to drink lime and soda anyway. No, we loved this place because it had (drumroll) two bars. So we were not only cool enough to go down the pub (never “to the pub”, strictly “down the pub” or, better still, “down the Blue”), but we even had our own bar. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago John Swinney believes Keir Starmer won't be Prime Minister come Christmas

John Swinney believes it is "the end of the road for Keir Starmer".

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8 h. ago The Traitors star Harriet Tyce says 'it was awful' watching herself get angry on screen and admits her inability to keep her cool was why she quit her criminal barrister career

The Traitors 2026's break out star Harriet Tyce has admitted she hated watching herself lose her temper in her final explosive episoe on the BBC show.

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8 h. ago ‘Even thinking about Coldplay I get tearful’: Denise Lewis’s honest playlist

The former heptathlete throws shapes to Cameo and got gold-medal inspiration from Whitney, but which rapper helps get her out of bed?The first song I fell in love with I was at nursery school when Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen was the song of the moment. I remember seeing the video on Top of the Pops, which is chilling at first, but epic when it gets to the big guitar break.The first single I bought My mum had this little record player that used to keep me very entertained, so I got her to buy me Ring My Bell by Anita Ward for my birthday or Christmas, from a record shop in Wolverhampton. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Prince Harry’s whirlwind trips to UK since 'Megxit' ahead of latest dramatic visit

Since the Duke of Sussex quit his royal duties in 2020 and relocated to America, he has made a series of trips back to his home country for a number of reasons, such as big Royal Family moments and philanthropic commitments

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8 h. ago Michael Jackson's chimp Bubbles, 42, in bed by 6pm after quitting the party scene

The King of Pops' chimp – who once travelled the world on tour and partied with Jon Bon Jovi – now prefers the 'shy and private' life where he naps, eats, paints and watches films

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9 h. ago John Swinney does not expect Sir Keir Starmer to still be in office at Christmas

Mr Swinney suggested forthcoming elections in Scotland and Wales and local elections in England could put pressure on Labour.

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10 h. ago Prem cult hero threatened to quit AFCON and went broke but now worth £17m

Winning the Africa Cup of Nations is one of the highest international honours in football, but one former Premier League star almost passed up his opportunity at the prize

Economics

10 h. ago Cheapest supermarket smashed it at Christmas, but there are seven reasons money

I did a big shop at the supermarket celebrating a festive sales surge

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13 h. ago Princess Eugenie 'cut off all contact' with disgraced father over Epstein scandal

It is understood Princess Eugenie, 35, refuses to speak to her father and did not visit him with her own family at Christmas following his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

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17 h. ago Michael Jackson's chimp Bubbles used to party with rock stars all night but new photos show him enjoying quiet retirement in Florida where he's in bed by 6pm

Michael Jackson got Bubbles in 1983 when the chimp was just eight months old. He slept in a crib inside the singer's room and was often seen wearing human clothes.

Culture

22 h. ago Oliver Glasner fumes at Crystal Palace hierarchy for 'abandoning' team after quit decision

Oliver Glasner has criticised the Crystal Palace hierarchy over the timing of Marc Guehi's Man City transfer and refused to rule out leaving before the end of the season.

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22 h. ago Jack Fincham says 'I lost millions after Love Island and now I'm too broke for rehab'

From winning Love Island in 2018, Jack Fincham has lost it all after struggling with addiction, with the reality star admitting he needs rehab after relapsing over Christmas

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23 h. ago A champion will be crowned but college football chaos will linger beyond Indiana

Eligibility lawsuits, the out-of-control transfer portal, bickering over congressional legislation and the decades-old dilemma over coaches and their salaries were the steady drumbeat behind a college football season where nothing felt quite settled

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