90 m. ago Donald Trump announces plan for two new 'Trump Class' battleships for Navy

The president addressed the media in Florida to announce the creation of a new "Trump Class" of battleships to be the "flagships of the American naval fleet" and with "guns and missiles"

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2 h. ago Tea With Judi Dench review – the most touching TV you’ll watch all Christmas (plus a sweary parrot)

She’s such a great interviewer that this chat with Kenneth Branagh feels like it deserves an entire series. It’s relentlessly charming – and hugely moving when they talk about Dame Judi’s late husbandCast your mind back to Christmas 2017, and you might remember a slightly wacky BBC documentary called Dame Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees. On the surface, it seemed like one of those god-awful shows put together by tombola; matching a celebrity with a random subject and hoping it would pass muster.However, this was not the case. Dame Judi Dench, it turned out, really did have a passion for trees. An obsessive passion, one that manifested itself in a small woodland where she named trees after friends of hers who had died. The result was unexpectedly tender and gorgeous, and the show ended up being the best thing on TV that Christmas. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Secrets of the Conclave review – Infinitely more dull than the Hollywood version

BBC documentary zaps the mystery and majesty out of one of religion’s most ancient customs

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2 h. ago Fulham star suffers GRUESOME injury so bad he can't watch while medics pop bone back into place

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT - The Danish defender, 29, suffered the injury during a tussle with Forest striker Igor Jesus during the first-half of the Premier League tie at Craven Cottage.

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2 h. ago Nathan Aspinall 'almost pooed his pants' after bizarre Chewbacca stunt by darts rival

American comedian Leonard Gates decided to get the Star Wars mask out but the Force was not with him

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3 h. ago BBC has lost its mind with Christmas cull of radio national treasures

THERE’S nothing quite like Christmas for reminding us just how much music anchors the special times in our lives. We hear a tune and suddenly we’re back to the school disco where we got our first snog under the mistletoe. One bar of piano in, a TV ad dad is catapulted back to his clubbing...

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3 h. ago EastEnders fans fume as BBC actor's offscreen exit 'ruins' Christmas storyline

EastEnders viewers were left outraged after Jay Brown chose to spend Christmas with new girlfriend Elena instead of stepdaughter Lexi, with fans calling the offscreen exit a 'character assassination'

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3 h. ago EastEnders fans issue the same complaint as legend 'returns from the dead'

The BBC soap is transported back to 1990 as Nigel Bates struggles with his dementia symptoms and reunites with a familiar face.

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4 h. ago Best Christmas films of all time according to The Independent’s film writers

From heartfelt classics to offbeat gems, The Independent’s film writers share their ultimate festive watches.

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4 h. ago 'London's most prolific Grindr gang' jailed for over 8 years

'London's most prolific Grindr gang' jailed for over 8 years  BBC

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5 h. ago 5 underrated Christmas movies, from In Bruges to Terrifier 3

Had just about enough of real-life Santas and 8-year-olds with booby traps? Kevin E G Perry rounds up a handful of darker and deranged movies that still deliver Christmas cheer

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6 h. ago Vicky Pattison 'swore by' £7 oil 'to stay calm' during BBC Strictly rehearsals

Reality TV star Vicky Pattison used Gloriah's popular aromatherapy oil during her Strictly Come Dancing training

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7 h. ago Moment huge crowds swarm Winter Wonderland's beer hall after 'hours of queuing' as revellers hit out at prices

Footage shows security watch on helplessly outside the Bavarian Hall in London's Hyde Park on Saturday while dozens of punters rush towards the venue.

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8 h. ago BBC Breakfast's Nina Warhurst moves fans with poignant tribute as she braces herself for first Christmas without her late father

Back in July, Nina, 45, announced that her father Chris had passed away after being diagnosed with dementia three years earlier.

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8 h. ago ‘I want that escape route’: once a sign of disloyalty, Americans seek dual citizenships under Trump

Some US citizens, grappling with issues from LGBTQ+ rights to the economy, are looking to the countries their families once left behindDaniel Kamalić was born and raised in New York City, where he spent his summers riding his bike around Brighton Beach before pedaling home to his “Brooklyn Jewish” mother and his “smooth talker” father. He went out for Cub Scouts and soccer before realizing, during his time studying at MIT, that he loved sailing most of all. Now 48, he is a professional tenor with the opera, performing in and around New York.Kamalić never considered that he might want to be anything but American – why would he? His life was shaped by the freedoms and opportunities that his father, Ivan Kamalić, risked everything for. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago ‘I want that escape route’: Americans seek dual citizenships under Trump

Some US citizens, grappling with issues from LGBTQ+ rights to the economy, are looking to the countries their families once left behindDaniel Kamalić was born and raised in New York City, where he spent his summers riding his bike around Brighton Beach before pedaling home to his “Brooklyn Jewish” mother and his “smooth talker” father. He went out for Cub Scouts and soccer before realizing, during his time studying at MIT, that he loved sailing most of all. Now 48, he is a professional tenor with the opera, performing in and around New York.Kamalić never considered that he might want to be anything but American – why would he? His life was shaped by the freedoms and opportunities that his father, Ivan Kamalić, risked everything for. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Now Labour could ban Christmas songs: Employment Rights Bill could see end of Jingle Bells and more sung in pubs over 'racist' origins

Supposedly 'offensive' lyrics in seasonal classic songs could come under the watch of the Government's new workers' rights legislation, it has been suggested.

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8 h. ago Two Banksy artworks appear at Centre Point tower and Bayswater

Two Banksy artworks appear at Centre Point tower and Bayswater  BBC

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8 h. ago Woman shares 'genius' Christmas wrapping hack that's a real game changer

The 23-year-old has gone viral for her simple Christmas wrapping hack - and it's easy to do while watching TV

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8 h. ago Amanda & Alan's Spanish Christmas on BBC: What time is it on and is there a new series?

The Britain's Got Talent judge and Celebrity Traitors winner are returning to Spain

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