2 h. ago Celebrating literature is good – but I’m running out of patience with celebrity book clubs | Emma Brockes

Sarah Jessica Parker swept all before her at the Booker prize ceremony, but is fame the best way to encourage reading?In these turbulent times, we take small joys where we can find them. And this week we’ll take this: the spectacle of various literary people at the Booker prize award ceremony jamming themselves into photos alongside Sarah Jessica Parker. The actor – if you missed the long piece about it in the New York Times, or the many social media posts promoting Parker’s involvement – served as a judge for the Booker this year, a process that required her to read 153 books, some of them on the New York subway while being followed by a film crew. “Oh let me try!!!!” Parker had posted to Booker organisers last year, and for reasons that became obvious this week, they did.I know what you are going to say; that anything short of full-throated support for Parker’s adorable engagement with books in general and the Booker prize in particular is just unacceptable snobbery. There is noth...

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6 h. ago ITV I'm A Celebrity star names 2025 series winner and says they'll 'shine' in jungle

The ITV reality show's ten new stars have been confirmed ahead of the 2025 series

Culture

7 h. ago ITV I'm A Celebrity fans divided as 'dramatic' rule change to 'shake up' 2025 series

The ITV reality show is days away from a return, with Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly returning as hosts

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10 h. ago Profit with purpose: why courage and creativity still define Britain’s best businesses

Dr Jason Wouhra OBE, CEO of Lioncroft Wholesale, reflects on the 2025 E2E Profit 100, celebrating the companies thriving through adversity and calling for a renewed national commitment to entrepreneurial growth

Economics

22 h. ago Peter Andre's warning for I'm A Celebrity 2025 stars as full line

Peter Andre has issued a warning to the 2025 I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! lineup, as he urged the stars to "eat less before you go in" to the jungle

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22 h. ago Internet star tipped as favourite to win ITV's I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here 2025 following line up announcement

Morgan Burtwistle, better known as Angry Ginge, has been backed to win I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2025

Politics

26 h. ago Wayne Rooney left 'gutted' by I'm a Celebrity 2025 decision as lineup revealed

The official I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here lineup was announced on Monday night, and Wayne Rooney is gutted that he won't be joining two fellow Mancunians in the jungle

Politics

27 h. ago Girlguiding North Lanarkshire representatives among 250 volunteers at national leadership conference

Lead 2025 is dedicated to supporting and celebrating leaders within Girlguiding Scotland, the country’s largest voluntary organisation for girls and young women.

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27 h. ago Hollywood's most unbelievable cosmetic transformations of 2025... and the subtle tweaks you never noticed

From Kris Jenner's age-defying facelift to Mandy Moore's unrecognisable red carpet appearance, 2025 has been the year of shocking celebrity transformations.

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30 h. ago Who is Angry Ginge as Manchester streamer joins I'm A Celebrity 2025 line up?

Angry Ginge has been announced as one of the latest stars joining the I'm A Celeb 2025 line up, but who is he?

Sport

30 h. ago I'm A Celebrity fans spot 'winner' days before 2025 series launch as line

Regular presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly will return to host the show in its 25th anniversary year

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31 h. ago Rats, ants and Bushtucker Trial surprises: I’m A Celebrity stars reveal biggest fears in first video from new series

The I'm A Celebrity cast of 2025 have revealed their biggest fears in the first video released from the new series.

Culture

32 h. ago I'm A Celebrity 'reveals' two more campmates for jungle debut

The official line-up for I'm A Celebrity... 2025 was announced last night, but there are two big names set to make a late appearance

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33 h. ago I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! 2025 favourite to win revealed as bookies hedge their bets

This year's series of the much-loved ITV show, hosted by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly , is set to hit our screens this Sunday (16 November).

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33 h. ago Spencer Matthews squirms as he's probed over famous wife's 'I'm A Celeb stint'

Spencer Matthews was grilled over his famous wife's alleged involvement in the 2025 series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! as fresh batch of stars make their way to the jungle

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34 h. ago Jack Osbourne shares mum Sharon’s reaction to I’m a Celebrity 2025 appearance

The 40-year-old is heading into the Aussie jungle later this week and hopes to make his family “proud”

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41 h. ago I'm A Celebrity stars reveal their biggest fears in first video from the new series as the countdown begins

The 2025 cast of I'm A Celebrity have revealed their biggest fears as they prepare to head into the jungle.

Culture

47 h. ago I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! finally confirms 2025 cast with first

The official line-up of the 25th series of the programme was dropped last week, and viewers will be treated to the likes of Kelly Brook, Martin Kemp and Aitch taking on the Bushtucker Trials.

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48 h. ago I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! finally confirms 2025 cast with first look pics as stars arrive down under and enjoy last days of luxury before jungle

The official line-up of the 25th series of the programme was dropped last week, and viewers will be treated to the likes of Kelly Brook, Martin Kemp and Aitch taking on the Bushtucker Trials.

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48 h. ago Meet this year’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! contestants

This year’s line-up includes three soap actors, a former England player and an Eighties pop star

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