29 h. ago BBC Strictly Come dancing star George Clarke's famous dad exposed

Strictly Come Dancing star George Clarke has been confimred among the line-up for the 2025 series of the BBC hit dance show

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30 h. ago BBC Strictly star George Clarke's hugely succesful dad is behind a mega famous duo

YouTube sensation George Clarke has been confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2025 but his father is already famous

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59 h. ago Scottish Water boss handed £50k pay boost as bills soar for customers

The corporation's annual report showed that chief executive Alex Plant had his salary increased to £295,000 between 2024 and 2025.

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65 h. ago Strictly star George Clarke's model girlfriend, age and celebrity links

George Clarke has joined the line-up for Strictly Come Dancing 2025

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66 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing announces Ru Paul’s Drag Race star La Voix as seventh contestant for 2025 series

Cast so far includes ‘EastEnders’ actor, a TikTok star and football legend

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68 h. ago Chinese firm could take over failing Thames Water marred by £16 billion worth of debts and sewage scandal

Ministers are preparing to take Britain’s biggest water supplier into temporary public ownership

Economics

3 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing confirms sixth celebrity for new series as YouTuber George Clarke

The 25-year-old has amassed millions of fans across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram

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3 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing 2025: George Clarke is the SIXTH celebrity contestant announced for the line

George Clarke is the sixth celebrity contestant announced for Strictly Come Dancing 2025. 

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3 d. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing confirms YouTube star as sixth contestant

Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed YouTube star George Clarke as the sixth contestant to join the 2025 line-up of the BBC dance show.

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3 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing confirms YouTube star George Clarke as sixth 2025 contestant

Strictly Come Dancing has revealed the sixth contestant who'll be joining the 2025 line-up, with the star being announced on BBC Radio 1 by Sam MacGregor and Danni Diston

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3 d. ago UK told to avoid hosepipe ban by 'deleting photos and emails' during heatwave

The National Drought Group is urging people to save water after confirming five areas of England are in drought, with six more in "prolonged dry weather" status as temperatures soar

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3 d. ago Britain faces running dry in 34C heat: Health alerts as England suffers 'nationally significant' water shortages with FIVE areas in drought after driest six months since 1976

Six more areas are also experiencing prolonged dry weather after the driest six months since 1976. The Environment Agency has called on Britons to 'play their part' and use less water.

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3 d. ago Drought warning in England amid 'nationally significant' water shortfall

England faces a drought warning as the fourth heatwave of summer grips the country

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3 d. ago Georgina Hayden’s recipe for grilled peach, gorgonzola and thyme tartine

Griddled, tiger-striped peaches with thyme and chilli on top of oozy gorgonzola and rocket? You’ll never think of ‘cheese on toast’ in the same way again Essentially a fancy name for “things on toast”, a tartine is a topless sandwich that can be piled high with delicious things with no threat of being squished together. I love the simplicity and elegance of this recipe: it is the perfect balance of sweet and sour, spicy and salty, and it feels special at the same time. Griddle and marinate the peaches ahead of time, if you like, and feel free to switch them for nectarines, apricots or whatever you have to hand that looks good for griddling. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Water shortfall in England now ‘nationally significant’, drought officials warn

Reservoirs are well below average for the time of year and England is heading into more dry, heatwave conditions.

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7 d. ago Shelén Hughes Camacho & Joseph Parrish to Headline George and Nora London Foundation for Singers' 2025

Shelén Hughes Camacho & Joseph Parrish to Headline George and Nora London Foundation for Singers' 2025-26 Season  OperaWire

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7 d. ago Fort Stewart shooting suspect was relentlessly mocked for stutter, soldiers say

Friend says Quornelius Radford, man accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at an army base, was ‘bullied a lot’US politics live – latest updatesA friend of the man accused of gunning down five fellow soldiers at the Fort Stewart army base in Georgia earlier this week recounted how the suspect had been repeatedly bullied for having a serious stutter, according to a news report.Meanwhile, soldiers who acted swiftly to suppress the gunman and prevent the possibility of a much higher death toll were being hailed as heroes for their bravery in the terrifying moments after shots rang out on the sprawling military base on Wednesday morning. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘The economics made it a challenge’: CBS boss talks Stephen Colbert cancellation

As the Paramoung-Skydance merger is made official, George Cheeks has finally spoken about the controversial decision to end The Late Show after 32 yearsAfter much media consternation and criticism over the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, CBS chief has spoken up about the company’s decision to end the television institution after 32 years.Speaking at a press conference following the takeover of Paramount by the media conglomerate Skydance, George Cheeks, the chair of TV media at the company, attributed the cancellation to financial headwinds faced by the format. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago New research reveals King George IV profited from slavery in Grenada

Experts say finding heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slaveryGrenada has vowed to step up its pursuit of an apology and reparations from King Charles after new research revealed that George IV personally profited from slavery on the Caribbean island.The research by independent scholar Desirée Baptiste shows that George IV, who ruled for a decade until 1830, received profits from enslaved labour on Grenadian plantations – a finding that experts say heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slavery.This article was amended on 7 August 2025 to remove a description of George IV as an ancestor of King Charles. George IV was Charles’s 4th great-granduncle but not a direct ancestor. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Soldier in custody after shooting five other soldiers on Georgia military base, army says

Parts of base were on lockdown earlier, as base says all five victims are in stable condition and expected to recoverAn active-duty soldier opened fire at Fort Stewart military base in south-east Georgia on Wednesday, wounding five other soldiers before being taken into custody.All victims are in stable condition and expected to recover. Three of the soldiers required surgery, and two were transferred to Memorial Health University medical center in Savannah, the top-level trauma center for coastal Georgia. Continue reading...

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