6 h. ago Tess Daly's daughter Phoebe shares emotional video of her and Claudia Winkleman's final Strictly entrance

Phoebe Kay, the eldest daughter of Tess Daly and Vernon Kay, marked a poignant moment in Strictly Come Dancing history by sharing a behind-the-scenes video.

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13 h. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Christmas celebrations face disaster amid warning

Santa Barbara has been hit by catastrophic weather in the past, including in January 2108 when 23 people were killed in a mudslide that hit Montecito following a fire and heavy rain

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15 h. ago David Walliams' career in crisis ahead of lonely Christmas celebrations after publisher cuts ties

Once hailed as the king of comedy, David Walliams has now been dropped by his publishers. Here's a look back at his most controversial moments over the years

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15 h. ago Kylie Minogue celebrates her first UK Christmas Number 1 single from her BED as marks historical achievement with a wholesome night in

The singer, 57, secured the award with her new track XMAS, which was announced on Friday. In the clip, Kylie can be seen waking up in black and white polka-dot pyjamas.

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17 h. ago Most bitter battles for Christmas number one from glam rock clash and Teletubbies upset to ‘David v Goliath’ fight

IT'S always the most hotly-contested chart of the year with the top spot going down in music history. And it just wouldn't be Christmas without multiple acts going head to head for all the baubles. This year Kylie Minogue clinched the coveted title in a three-way fight with WHAM!'s Last Christmas, which has topped the...

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19 h. ago Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday

Originally a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas has evolved into a global cultural event

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20 h. ago JoJo Siwa and Chris Hughes talk marriage as they prepare to spend their first Christmas together in England

The singer, 22, and Love Island star, 32, who met on Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year, will be spending Christmas with Chris's family in England this year.

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21 h. ago Sarah Hadland: ‘The worst thing anyone’s said to me: you’ll never, ever work’

The actor on impersonating Elvis, her stint as a magician’s assistant on a cruise ship, and having eyes like currantsBorn in Hertfordshire, Sarah Hadland, 54, attended Laine Theatre Arts college in Surrey. From 2009 to 2015, she played Stevie in the Bafta-nominated sitcom Miranda, and her other television work includes Horrible Histories, Waterloo Road, W1A, The Job Lot and Daddy Issues. This Christmas, she appears on The Festive Pottery Throwdown and The Celebrity Apprentice, and stars as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Marlowe theatre in Canterbury. She lives with her child in London.What is your earliest memory? I remember putting on my sister’s dungarees – they were purple and flared – to do an Elvis impression and my family laughing, and thinking: “Oh, this is good.” Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Cheapest place to buy Cadbury Heroes, Roses, Quality Street and Celebrations right now for Christmas

With less than a week until Christmas Day, supermarkets are competing for our custom

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30 h. ago Kylie cracks Christmas: After 37 years of trying, Minogue finally grabs festive No1 ahead of rivals Wham!

Wham! took the trophy in 2023 and 2024 with Last Christmas, but despite aiming for the triple, Kylie, 57, pipped them with her catchy hit, XMAS.

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34 h. ago Celebrity MasterChef’s Ginger Johnson will make Christmas dinner after win

The winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2023 said the Celebrity MasterChef trophy could be the centrepiece of her Christmas table.

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36 h. ago Paris Fury shares her family's festive traditions and the one unbreakable Christmas rule

Fury family matriarch Paris Fury has opened up on how she and her family celebrate Christmas and it's not a lavish affair with seven kids and boxed Tyson

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37 h. ago BREAKING: Kylie Minogue secures Christmas Number One with catchy XMAS

The Official Chart's Christmas Number One single was announced on BBC Radio 1 and Kylie was announced as the winner after Wham! took home the coveted title two years in a row

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37 h. ago Pop icon secures UK Christmas No 1 with ‘genuine festive banger’

Kylie Minogue has become the first woman to achieve number one singles across four decades

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37 h. ago Kylie Minogue celebrates her first UK Christmas Number 1 single as she breaks records set by Madonna and Mariah Carey with new song XMAS

The singer, 57, has broken records previously set by Madonna and Mariah Carey as she became the first woman to secure UK Number 1 singles in four different decades.

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37 h. ago Kylie Minogue gets her – and Amazon’s – first Christmas No 1, with Xmas

Exclusive song for online retailer prevents a hat trick of Christmas No 1s for Wham!, as Kylie becomes first woman to secure UK No 1 singles in four different decadesKylie Minogue has scored her first UK Christmas No 1, and eighth No 1 single overall, with the song Xmas.She beat competition from Wham!’s mega-streaming Last Christmas, which has been Christmas No 1 for the past two years: it was last week’s chart-topper but drops to No 2. Also in the race was Lullaby from the charity campaign Together for Palestine, which reached No 5. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago BREAKING Kylie Minogue beats WHAM! to UK Christmas number one with first chart topper in 22 years

Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue has landed the Christmas number one spot with her brand new track XMAS, ending WHAM!'s two year reign at the festive chart summit

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37 h. ago Kylie Minogue beats WHAM! to UK Christmas number one with first chart topper in 22 years

Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue has landed the Christmas number one spot with her brand new track XMAS, ending WHAM!'s two year reign at the festive chart summit

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38 h. ago Scottish Media Club celebrates talent and raises funds at Christmas

The event, the first of its kind in Scotland for decades, saw 130 people gather at the Virgin Hotel in Edinburgh earlier in the week

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40 h. ago 'Girls Aloud had the best Christmas single release – Mariah Carey's is overrated'

It's that time of the year when we find out who has the official Christmas Number One. This year, Kylie and WHAM are in the running, but here's my favourites, writes Daniel Bird

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