17 h. ago BBC Sports Personality of the Year: Shortlist and odds for 2025 award

Rory McIlroy leads six-strong field for SPOTY honours, with the likes of Lando Norris and Chloe Kelly also in the mix

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43 h. ago Kerry Kennedy honors late father RFK with impassioned plea for US to ‘do better’

Exclusive: ‘The Independent’ spoke with Kerry Kennedy at the 2025 RFK Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award Gala, held to honor the legacy of her father, the late senator Robert F Kennedy

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62 h. ago Nnena Kalu wins the Turner Prize 2025 in ‘seismic’ moment for award

The Glasgow-born, learning-disabled artist joins a prestigious list of recipients including Damien Hirst, Steve McQueen and Grayson Perry

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66 h. ago Lionel Messi named 2025 MLS MVP, the second player to win award twice

Inter Miami star scored 29 goals with 19 assistsMessi won MLS Cup MVP in South Florida on SaturdayAfter a season in which he led Inter Miami to the club’s first MLS Cup, Lionel Messi has been named the Landon Donovan MLS Most Valuable Player for the 2025 season. League commissioner Don Garber made the announcement on Tuesday, capping a season in which Messi scored 29 goals with 19 assists in 28 appearances, one short of Carlos Vela’s record for goal contributions in a single season (though Vela’s was done in 31 games).Messi joins Kansas City Wizards legend Preki as the only players to win the MVP award twice, with Messi being the first to win two such awards consecutively. At 38, Messi is not the oldest MVP in MLS history – that distinction also goes to Preki, who was the oldest MVP in the history of North American professional sports when he won the award at age 40 in 2003. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago F1 2025 awards: Lando Norris justifies favourite tag after gruelling three

McLaren were the obvious choice for team of the year but Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari were a big disappointment while Williams exceeded expectationsLando Norris had gone into the season as favourite and he emerged on top after a gruelling contest. Securing his maiden world drivers’ title was no easy feat given how hard he had been pushed by his McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Closing it out was testament to a driver who maintained his nerve and confidence even as at times it seemed the title had slipped from his reach. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago AngryGinge snubbed at Streamer Awards as IShowSpeed issues five

I'm A Celeb winner AngryGinge was snubbed at the 2025 Streamer Awards, missing out on a top prize. However, IShowSpeed took home the big win and shared a touching five word message

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5 d. ago Scott McTominay's stunning WAG dubbed 'Queen of Italy' wows in see

Former Manchester United star Scott McTominay's girlfriend who was the main attraction at the Grand Gala of Football 2025 Awards and it's easy to see why

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9 d. ago British Fashion Awards 2025: London at epicenter of global style | Daily Sabah

British Fashion Awards 2025: London at epicenter of global style | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah

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9 d. ago F1 2025 season awards: Why Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari is by far the biggest disappointment

The F1 2025 season reaches a thrilling finale in Abu Dhabi, and our correspondent Kieran Jackson picks through the good, bad and ugly of an entertaining and dramatic year on track

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9 d. ago One Battle After Another gains Oscars traction after early awards season wins

Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy thriller named best film by Gotham awards and New York Film Critics CirclePaul Thomas Anderson’s acclaimed comedy thriller One Battle After Another has emerged as an early best picture frontrunner as the awards season kicks off.The Thomas Pynchon adaptation, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as an ex-revolutionary searching for his daughter, was named best feature at Monday’s Gotham awards. “I didn’t expect this, actually,” Anderson said on stage. “I started to think I didn’t know what was going on.” Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Amanda Holden flashes bum while Maura Higgins shows off rippling abs at Fashion Awards

Stars lit up the 2025 Fashion Awards as Amanda Holden, Vicky Pattison, Maura Higgins, Sienna Miller, Ellie Goulding and more wowed in stunning ensembles

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9 d. ago The best celeb pregnancy reveals: From Rihanna's Super Bowl show to Kourtney Kardashian's iconic crowd moment and showstopping red carpet bump debuts

Sienna Miller and Ellie Goulding stole the show at the Fashion Awards on Monday night as they both took to the red carpet to announce their pregnancies. 

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9 d. ago I'm a Celeb star Aitch's real name and little known reason behind alias

Brit Award winning rapper Aitch joined the 2025 line up of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in honour of his little sister, Gracie, who has Down's Syndrome

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9 d. ago Miguel Delaney and Adam Clery land top prizes at FSA Awards 2025

The Independent’s Chief Football Writer and The Adam Clery Football Channel were recognised at a London ceremony, with England and Arsenal’s Declan Rice and Alessia Russo also picking up prizes

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9 d. ago The best celeb pregnancy reveals: From Rihanna's Superbowl show to Kourtney Kardashian's iconic crowd moment and showstopping red carpet bump debuts

Sienna Miller and Ellie Goulding stole the show at the Fashion Awards on Monday night as they both took to the red carpet to announce their pregnancies. 

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1 week ago The Fashion Awards 2025: Cate Blanchett, Sienna Miller and Lily Allen steal the show

And the stars came out

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1 week ago Sienna Miller's radiant Fashion Awards look was thanks to £26 'glow

Announcing her pregnancy on the 2025 Fashion Awards red carpet, Sienna Miller stunned with a radiant make-up look, and it's all thanks to this £26 foundation

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1 week ago Sienna Miller and Ellie Goulding reveal pregnancies on red carpet

Ellie Goulding and Sienna Miller gave fans a Christmas surprise as both stars announced their pregnancies at the 2025 Fashion Awards on Monday (1 December).

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1 week ago Iris Law debuts a new look as she ditches her platinum blonde crop for auburn hair and wears glasses to the Fashion Awards 2025

The model, 25, who usually sports a platinum blonde cropped hairstyle, ditched her usual style in favour of an auburn colour.

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1 week ago Demonstrator interrupts Fashion Awards 2025 as animal rights activist runs on to red carpet to hold up a PETA sign while Wallis Day poses for photos

The animal rights activists stood beside actress Wallis Day while she posed for photos ahead of the ceremony.

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