8 h. ago Maisie Smith says Strictly was 'scarier' than Celeb SAS despite 'crying every day'

Maisie Smith has opened up about her experience on Strictly Come Dancing, revealing that her time on the BBC One was "scarier" than her stint on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins

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3 d. ago Bride slammed for 'tacky' and 'cringe' note to wedding guests ahead of the big day: 'Horrible idea'

A bride-to-be has been 'torn apart' over a 'tacky' and 'cringe' note she sent out to guests who declined her wedding invitation or failed to RSVP on time.

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4 d. ago Strictly's Maisie Smith breaks down live on air saying 'I don't know why I'm crying'

Former EastEnders star Maisie Smith appeared on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch where she was left in tears after watching a clip she'd not expected to see.

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4 d. ago Strictly's Maisie Smith and Max George forced to relocate after 'nightmare' fire

EastEnders star Maisie Smith has revealed she and boyfriend Max George were forced 'off grid' after a fire broke out at their holiday home in the South of France.

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7 d. ago Family's dream holiday turns to nightmare as man fights for life after complaining of dodgy belly

The Vorrias family were on the final day of their summer trip to Zakynthos when their brother became critically ill and his travel insurance was declared void

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8 d. ago 'Funny and quirky' mum found dead day after heartbreaking text to crisis line

Jessica Smithson was found dead by her father in her own home – having carried out everything she warned of

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8 d. ago Jimmy Savile’s name being used for ‘disturbing’ political point scoring, says lawyer for victims

Alan Collins said that he doubted ‘any online legislation would interfere with the criminal activities of a latter-day Savile’

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1 week ago India beat England by six runs to draw series in thrilling finale to fifth men’s cricket Test – live

Woakes sent out in a sling as England beaten at OvalDay four report | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail TanyaSiraj is signing autographs. Intensely.“Bought my son a day five ticket several weeks back,” you clever man David Adam, “and he’s been watching the whole match hoping for wickets to stop and rain to start. As much as yesterday’s crowd were rightly gutted not to see the conclusion, I’m selfishly delighted that my son will get his first taste of Test cricket this morning, even if it’s only half an hour. Surely the series deserves to end with a third ever tied test? Siraj sending an spectactularly unsporting bouncer down at Woakes?” Continue reading...

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1 week ago England v India: fifth men’s cricket Test heads for thrilling finale on day five – live

Test updates from the final day, play from 11am BSTDay four report | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail TanyaSiraj is signing autographs. Intensely.“Bought my son a day five ticket several weeks back,” you clever man David Adam, “and he’s been watching the whole match hoping for wickets to stop and rain to start. As much as yesterday’s crowd were rightly gutted not to see the conclusion, I’m selfishly delighted that my son will get his first taste of Test cricket this morning, even if it’s only half an hour. Surely the series deserves to end with a third ever tied test? Siraj sending an spectactularly unsporting bouncer down at Woakes?” Continue reading...

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1 week ago England v India: fifth men’s cricket Test set for thrilling finale on day five – live

Test updates from the final day, play from 11am BSTDay four report | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail TanyaPictures from The Oval, where the skies are dirty, but the players are out, practising. Pictures of England arriving, Jamie Smith in a white T-shirt like a teenager off for a kickaround; Jamie Overton brooding largely in maroon, Chris Woakes outrageously handsome in a sling.If you’re at The Oval, do let us know what the atmosphere is like. And the clouds. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Zak Crawley falls to last ball of day three with England chasing 374 to win fifth Test

Three Lions dealt lethal blow by superb India attack

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3 w. ago Man sucked into MRI machine while wearing large metal necklace dies

The man, who has not yet been identified, was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries but he sadly died a day after the horror incident.

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3 w. ago Trinidad and Tobago declares second state of emergency, citing gang threat

Police commissioner says there has been intelligence of formation of organised crime syndicate intent on havocTrinidad and Tobago has declared its second state of emergency this year amid “grave concerns” about a coordinated threat from organised crime gangs inside and outside the country’s prisons.Announcing the decision on Friday, the commissioner of police, Allister Guevarro, said his force had received intelligence the day before that the gangs had “formed themselves into an organised crime syndicate” and were intent on wreaking havoc and planning assassinations, robberies and kidnappings. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago New book sheds light on Lincoln’s misunderstood killer: ‘he’s not that person at all’

In Midnight on the Potomac, author Scott Ellsworth looks back at the tumultuous last year of the US civil warScott Ellsworth’s new book, Midnight on the Potomac, is about the last year of the American civil war and “the crime of the century”: the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by the actor John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington on 14 April 1865.Asked how the book came to follow The Ground Breaking, his acclaimed history of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, Ellsworth said his thoughts focused on two areas: historical parallels to the modern-day US, and the true crime genre. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Edwards left with food for thought as India edge England in first women’s ODI

1st ODI: India, 262-6, beat England, 258-6, by four wicketsDeepti Sharma hits 62 not out as tourists complete chaseFifty-over cricket is Charlotte Edwards’s Big Project. The day she was announced as the new England head coach, she declared that the national side had “underperformed” in the one‑day format of late, and that she was making it her “first priority” before the World Cup in India in October.All eyes, then, on this three‑match ODI series against India, which began on Wednesday at Southampton with a narrow four-wicket win by the visitors. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Strictly's Maisie Smith makes major announcement as fans rush to show support

Former EastEnders star Maisie Smith, 24, has been inundated with messages of support from her former co-stars and celebrity pals after announcing a new career venture

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4 w. ago Strictly's Maisie Smith sent messages of support after major announcement

Former EastEnders actress Maisie Smith had news for adoring fans as she updated on a venture that had been a year in the making

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4 w. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Maisie Smith supported by fans as she shares announcement

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Maisie Smith had an important update to share with fans after a year of work behind the scenes

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last month French PM may scrap two public holidays to reduce country’s crippling debt

François Bayrou says Easter Monday and VE Day could become normal workdays as critics call plan ‘a direct attack on France’France’s prime minister, François Bayrou, has proposed scrapping two public holidays as part of radical measures aimed at reducing the country’s ballooning deficit, boosting its economy and preventing it being “crushed” by debt.Outlining the 2026 budget on Tuesday, Bayrou suggested Easter Monday and 8 May, when France commemorates Victory Day, marking the end of the second world war, although he said he was open to other options. Continue reading...

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last month Watch: Indian cricket teams meet King Charles III in London day after Lord’s Test

Watch: Indian cricket teams meet King Charles III in London day after Lord’s Test - India Today  India Today

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