9 m. ago Netflix Baby Reindeer star looks unrecognisable in new BBC drama with Corrie actor

Richard Gadd, who wrote and starred in the Netflix series Baby Reindeer, has undergone a dramatic transformation for his new role in a BBC drama alongside a Coronation Street actor

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11 m. ago Zelenskyy says he wants to see an agreement on security guarantees before meeting Vladimir Putin – Ukraine war live

Amid US offering minimal security a group of allies led by Britain and France are putting together a military coalitionWe have just heard from the European Commission, confirming that the EU and the US have now agreed on the much-awaited “joint statement” advancing the political commitments on trade agreed by Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump in Scotland last month.The commission’s press release says the statement “lays out in detail the new US tariff regime towards the EU, with a clear maximum, all-inclusive, tariff rate of 15% for the vast majority of EU exports, including strategic sectors such as cars, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and lumber.” Continue reading...

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13 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing's most successful star of all time revealed and it isn't Stacey Dooley

New research has suggested that a reality TV star is actually the most successful celebrity to have come from the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing

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22 m. ago When is Hollow Knight: Silksong out? Release date latest and full timeline of the game

Hollow Knight: Silksong could finally be ready to confirm its release date 😍

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24 m. ago Watchdog urged to probe ‘dangerous shambles’ of Afghan relocation data breaches

A freedom of information request by the BBC revealed there have been 49 data breaches in the past four years.

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33 m. ago Netflix star unrecognisable after transformation for new BBC series with Corrie actor

A new BBC drama, Half Man, is set to air next year.

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36 m. ago ‘Russia is targeting us deliberately’: how attacks on maternity hospitals fuelled a birth crisis in Ukraine

Women have been left fearful of childbirth after more than 80 attacks on maternity units since the invasion, leading to the world’s lowest birth rate and the highest mortality rateIt was one of the most horrifying targets of Russia’s war on Ukraine so far. Reports showed a pregnant woman on a stretcher, her face ashen with shock, legs smeared with blood and a hand holding her bump. Behind her, the bombed-out ruins of Mariupol’s maternity hospital. More than a dozen people, including women in labour, were injured in the attack in March 2022. The woman photographed, Iryna Kalinina, later died along with her unborn baby.In the three years since then, maternity care in Ukraine has remained under constant attack, with more than 2,000 strikes on medical facilities, including 81 affecting maternal care and delivery rooms. Just last month, Diana Koshyk, seven months pregnant, was killed when a missile struck a maternity hospital in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region. Continue reading...

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36 m. ago US Open women’s singles: how the top players are shaping up for Flushing Meadows

Coco Gauff is once again the home favourite while this is Aryna Sabalenka’s last chance to win a grand slam this yearAryna Sabalenka Is 2025 just not the world No 1’s year? Finishing as runner-up in Melbourne and Paris and falling in the semi-finals at Wimbledon, Sabalenka has failed to get over the line at slams this season despite being a constant favourite. But with her powerful game and a devastating serve – especially on hard courts – she has the tools to make a deep run as the defending champion in New York. The Belarusian has racked up a total of 52 weeks as the world No 1, surpassing her compatriot Victoria Azarenka’s 51 for the 13th-most weeks atop the WTA rankings since they began in 1975. Perhaps, like Roger Federer in 2008, the 27-year-old can triumph in the final slam of the year after making two finals and a semi. Continue reading...

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37 m. ago Music festival In The City postpones this year's event, only days before it is set to begin

The festival was set to take place at Glasgow Green on August 23 and 24

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40 m. ago Coronation Street fans warn 'watch out' as character makes unexpected return before Lisa Swain drama

David Platt has been seen embroiling himself in some more family drama, but his neighbourly war is set to ramp up in the ITV soap

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49 m. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Joe McFadden reveals what 2025 contestants 'don’t have to do'

Joe won Strictly back in 2017 with professional dancer Katya Jones

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56 m. ago ‘It became a place for me’: Zoe Ball on coping with grief after Billy Yates’ death

The BBC broadcaster, 54, reflected on her experiences during the latest episode of her podcast Dig It

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59 m. ago Love Is Blind UK fans call out 'deeply embarrassing' moment as they admit they 'can't watch'

Netflix show fans were left cringing as the latest batch of episodes dropped

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68 m. ago Game of Thrones legend finally returns to screens for Netflix's epic action franchise

The eight-episode series has been teased as a 'heart-racing' watch

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68 m. ago Vintage Austin car rally in Melrose welcomes enthusiasts, families and locals to a fun, free day out

Whether you are a car expert or looking for an action-packed day out, there is something for everyone at an exciting two-day festival in Melrose.

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70 m. ago Reading festivalgoers spared erection blushes as Columbia offers to put up tents

Nothing puts more of a dampener on the festival vibe than being unable to get your tent up - so Columbia has launched a free tent-erection service for Reading Festival this weekend

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71 m. ago Love Is Blind UK fans 'can't watch' after star's awkward blunder

Fans were quick to pick up on the awkward scenes

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74 m. ago Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd reveals physical transformation ahead of new BBC show

Actor appears in new photos sporting muscular physique, tattoos and a full beard

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75 m. ago Sam Heughan in Edinburgh: Outlander Jamie Fraser star Sam Heughan poses for photos at Edinburgh Tattoo

Heughan is in the city for the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

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76 m. ago Baby Reindeer star unrecognisable in new BBC drama featuring Coronation Street actor

The BBC has dropped first-look images of Baby Reindeer star Richard Gadd in his next TV project.

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