77 m. ago Archaeologist in race against time to save Sudan’s heritage amid ongoing war

There are concerns about Sudan losing its cultural past amid the ongoing war in the country

Events

2 h. ago Katherine Ryan shares how becoming a new mother will shape her family’s Christmas

Katherine Ryan shared what Christmas with her new baby will look like as she appeared at the premiere for her new film Tinsel Town just six weeks after giving birth.

Politics

3 h. ago ‘Proud father’: Robbie Williams on daughter Teddy’s debut in Christmas film Tinsel Town

Robbie Williams has spoken of his pride as his daughter Teddy makes her acting debut in new Christmas movie Tinsel Town.

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4 h. ago An archaeologist is racing to preserve Sudan's heritage as war threatens to erase its cultural past

Archaeologist Shadia Abdrabo is working to create an online database of Sudan's archaeological sites and museum collections

Events

4 h. ago My cultural awakening: Thelma & Louise made me realise I was stuck in an unhappy marriage

One line from Ridley Scott’s classic movie was the shove I needed to walk out on my husband after years of his controlling behaviourIt was 1991, I was in my early 40s, living in the south of England and trapped in a marriage that had long since curdled into something quietly suffocating. My husband had become controlling, first with money, then with almost everything else: what I wore, who I saw, what I said. It crept up so slowly that I didn’t quite realise what was happening.We had met as students in the early 1970s, both from working-class, northern families and feeling slightly out of place at a university full of public school accents. We shared politics, music and a sense of being outsiders together. For years, life felt full of promise. When our first child arrived, I gave up my local government job to stay at home. That’s when the balance between us shifted. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago The Guide #219:: Don’t panic! Revisiting the millennium’s wildest cultural predictions

In this week’s newsletter: The turn-of-the-2000s produced a frenzy of cultural crystal-ball gazing . Two decades on those bold forecasts reveal as much about us as they do about the era itself• Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI love revisiting articles from around the turn of the millennium, a fascinatingly febrile period when everyone – but journalists especially – briefly lost the run of themselves. It seems strange now to think that the ticking over of a clock from 23:59 to 00:00 would prompt such big feelings, of excitement, terror, of end-of-days abandon, but it really did (I can remember feeling them myself as a teenager, especially the end-of-days-abandon bit.)Of course, some of that feeling came from the ticking over of the clock itself: the fears over the Y2K bug might seem quite silly today, but its potential ramifications – planes falling out of the sky, power grids failing, entire life savings being deleted in a stroke – would have sent anyone a...

Politics

5 h. ago Pressure mounts for Government inquiry into 'internal civil war' at crisis

Tory MSP Stephen Kerr is calling for Holyrood culture committee to push the Scottish Government for an inquiry into Historic Environment Scotland

Events

5 h. ago Ross Macfarlane KC on how his new short story serial in The Scotsman pays tribute to a colleague and friend

In anticipation of the new Edward Kane, Advocate serial starting in Monday’s Scotsman, author Ross Macfarlane KC pays tribute to a colleague and friend

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11 h. ago Combine glamour of Miami Open tennis with luxury of sensational Caribbean cruise from £2,399pp

THE world’s rich, famous, and sporting-mad will be jetting off to Florida for the sizzling heat and A-list glamour of the Miami Open – and you can join them. Held at the Hard Rock Stadium, this isn't just a tennis tournament; it's a five-star festival of sport, food, and culture.  Now you can turn your...

Economics

12 h. ago Strictly star sets record straight on injury after exit fears

Strictly Come Dancing star Alex Kingston has set the record straight on her rib injury.

Events

13 h. ago Jack Osbourne shocks I’m a Celeb campmates with wild grandfather story

Jack Osbourne told his I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! campmates that his late grandfather, Don Arden, “pulled guns on people."

Events

14 h. ago Richard Madeley blasts Strictly judges over ‘consistently underrated’ contestant

Richard Madeley has criticised the Strictly Come Dancing judges, claiming Balvinder Sopal has been "consistently underrated and underscored".

Events

16 h. ago Amy Dowden issues Strictly return update after second mastectomy

Amy Dowden has updated fans on her Strictly Come Dancing return after undergoing a second mastectomy.

Politics

16 h. ago Alexander Skarsgård is having the time of his life on the Pillion press tour

Leather daddies on the red carpet and tales of his ‘sexually liberated’ grandmother are just some of the highlights

Politics

17 h. ago Gustaffson at Courtyard Theatre: 'Putting the soul back into music'

Led by front man Andrew Gower, Gustaffson end a breakthrough year with a rabble-rousing show

Events

17 h. ago Aerosmith score first UK number one album with Yungblud collaboration

The record is the second number one album of the year for Yungblud.

Politics

18 h. ago Radiohead achieve record attendance at The O2 with 22,355 fans on final night

The Oxfordshire-formed band, led by Thom Yorke, broke the previous record set by metal veterans Metallica in 2017.

Sport

18 h. ago Jess Glynne drops proposal hint after Alex Scott’s I’m a Celeb vow

Jess Glynne has shared an update on marriage plans with I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star Alex Scott.

Politics

18 h. ago The PlayStation 5 Pro is a year old – what does that mean for gaming?

We get back under the hood of a seriously impressive console

Politics

20 h. ago Taylor Swift and Denise Welch among acts competing for Christmas number one

Swift could secure the top spot with her single The Fate Of Ophelia.

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