14 h. ago Meet the British woman preparing to spend a whole year on Mars without ever leaving terra firma

Laura Marie (pictured), from Devon, will pass 378 days in a simulated version of conditions on Earth's neighbouring planet, at Nasa's Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.

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41 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Dani Dyer hails 'amazing partner' after 'petrified' admission before series start

Fans of the hit BBC One dance contest don't have too much longer to wait for the 2025 run with the Love Island star set to take part

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67 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas shares launch show details as pairings revealed

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has shared her thoughts on the 2025 line-up of famous contestants after the launch show was filmed earlier this week in London

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3 d. ago Thomas Skinner seen for first time since Strictly Come Dancing event walk

The former Apprentice star joined his fellow contestants for the upcoming 2025 series at an interview session

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4 d. ago Meet Paul: The British dad who broke four Guinness World Records in a day

Paul Jameson, 65, was diagnosed with a type of MND in June 2017

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4 d. ago Controversial Strictly 2025 contestant 'walks out' of first interview after saying 'I can not be bought'

The Apprentice star Thomas Skinner said 'I'm not doing this'

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5 d. ago Great British Bake Off 2025: Here are the 12 Scottish bakers who have appeared in the tent

With the new series now here, we take a look at all of the Great British Bake Off contestants from Scotland - including 2025 hopeful Jasmine.

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5 d. ago New home secretary Shabana Mahmood says she will not run for deputy leader after Labour accused of ‘stitch

Candidates will need backing of 80 MPs by 5pm on Thursday if they wish to standPaul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, used his speech to conference this morning to say that the TUC expected the government to deliver its workers’ rights bill “in full”. He said employment rights were “overwhelmingly popular with voters across the political spectrum”.And he condemned Reform UK for its stance on employment rights. After saying that Nigel Farage claimed to represent working class people, he went on:Here’s the truth – there is a world of difference between what Nigel says and what Nigel does.Every single Reform MP, including Mr Farage, voted against outlawing fire and rehire, against banning zero hours contracts and against day one rights for millions of workers.Ask yourself this fundamental question. Do you believe in your gut that that Nigel Farage really cares about the people of Clacton when he’s off collecting his speaker’s fees in the United States?Do you believe that Richard Tice r...

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5 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Dani Dyer drops partner update as she makes candid admission before series launch

The former Love Island winner is among the 15 stars to be announced for the 2025 edition of the BBC One dance contest,

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7 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans seen 'script play out before' as winner 'sealed' two weeks before 2025 launch

Excitement is now building with the 2025 run of the hit BBC One dance contest set to begin in a couple of weeks time

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8 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans say 'you're going to smash it' as they back 2025 star weeks before launch

The hit dance contest's return for 2025 is edging ever closer, with 15 new celebrities set to take to the dance floor

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8 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing says 'it starts' in major update as star 'looks so good' after sparkles treatment

The hit BBC One dance contest is nearing a return for the 2025 run, with 15 new famous faces ready to take to the dance floor

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9 d. ago Intervision Song Contest: why Russia is reviving its ‘cultural counterweight’ to Eurovision

Conceived in 1960s Czechoslovakia, Vladimir Putin ordered the competition’s return and the US has now confirmed its participation – is this domestic theatre or international outreach?When singer-songwriter B Howard takes to the stage in Moscow this month, he’ll be making history. On 20 September the Los Angeles-born artist will be the first to represent the US at Russia’s revived Intervision Song Contest, a cultural spectacle that manages to be both nostalgic throwback and very modern geopolitical manoeuvre. While Eurovision has famously stretched its geographic boundaries to include Australia, Russia’s alternative contest represents a rather different kind of international outreach.Russia dusting off the Intervision brand, largely dormant since 1980 apart from a brief reprise in 2008, follows the country’s exclusion from Eurovision since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Its expulsion cut off access to a platform that – while often mocked by British audiences – had served...

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1 week ago First Great British Bake Off 2025 contestant exits show after kitchen disaster

The Great British Bake Off has claimed its first baker of the new series, with 30-year-old scientist Hassan leaving the tent after a disastrous Swiss Roll.

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1 week ago Bake Off 2025 contestant Iain Ross is already famous for this peculiar hobby

The Bake Off contestant has over 400k followers on TikTok thanks to this unusual hobby, which may soon feature in the hit show

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1 week ago The Great British Bake Off 2025 launches with Scots medical student as youngest contestant

The Great British Bake Off kicks off tonight for the 2025 series and Edinburgh medical student Jasmine Mitchell is the youngest baker in the tent.

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1 week ago The Great British Bake Off series 16 cast: who are the bakers this year? Full cast on Channel 4

Meet the bakers heading into Channel 4’s tent for Great British Bake Off series 16 😍🍰

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1 week ago Vernon Kay says 'don't even go there' as he issues warning about Strictly 2025 contestant

Speaking on his BBC Radio 2 show this morning (September 1), Vernon Kay warned one of his colleagues to not "even go there" in a warning about a new Strictly Come Dancing contestant

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2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing fans spot 'change' for judges as 2025 series looms 

Excitement is building with just weeks to go until the BBC One dance contest kicks off its 2025 series

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2 w. ago Vicky Pattison reveals 'real reason' for Strictly Come Dancing call after 'terrified' admission

The reality star and presenter is among the 15 celebrities taking part in the 2025 run of BBC One dance contest

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