88 m. ago A minimalist statement or just Pantonedeaf? ‘Cloud dancer’ shade of white named Pantone’s 2026 colour of the year

Wait, what? You mean white? Are they trolling us? Emma Joyce explains all to Nick MillerHi, Emma! I’m so pumped to find out what colour 2026 is going to be. Fill me in!Brace yourself, Nick. Every year since 1999 Pantone chooses a colour for the year, a representation of the zeitgeist – from how we’re feeling to what we’re wearing, how we’re styling our homes and even our eyebrows. Last year’s was the darker shade of beige “mocha mousse”, the year before that was the soft, warm “peach fuzz”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago ALISON BOSHOFF: Felicity Kendal returns to the stage at 79 with a High Society song in her heart as she joins Call The Midwife star for another vintage musical revival

Expect a swell party when Felicity Kendal takes to the stage - at the age of 79 - in Cole Porter musical High Society.

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2 h. ago Police plan to use draconian cameras that read emotions to help identify criminals and prevent suicides

Ministers launched a consultation yesterday on emerging technology that analyses 'motions and emotions' and could help catch criminals, prevent suicides and find missing people.

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2 h. ago Ed Sheeran admits he needs to prioritise his family and reveals major change in his career amid hints at marriage woes after new album release

The A Team singer, 34, who shares two daughters, Lyra and Jupiter, with his wife Cherry Seaborn, 33, explained he doesn't want to spend more time on the road away from them.

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4 h. ago Eternity film review: This sweet and funny romcom is a wonderfully warm watch with delightful performances

ETERNITY (15) 114mins ★★★★☆ LOVE never dies, right? Well, it seems that is the case in this charming romcom about the afterlife. This is a story about the eternal love between Joan and Larry, a warm, bickering couple who have been married for 60 years. We first meet them at the end of their lives,...

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4 h. ago Accountancy chief who killed cyclist with car 'was late for children's nanny', court hears

Thomas Gibbs, 42, was allegedly listening to music on earphones when his VW Passat hit Ben Jacobs, who was on a 30-mile ride with friends - although he said he was 'not distracted'.

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5 h. ago Jack Osbourne leaves AngryGinge livid with catty swipe at Taylor Swift on I'm A Celebrity

Tensions once again boiled over in the I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! camp on Thursday night's show as Jack Osbourne and AngryGinge went head to head over music tastes.

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5 h. ago Trump might not be a Taylor Swift fan but the pop star was one of Karoline Leavitt’s most listened to Spotify artists

Trump has launched several unprovoked attacks on the pop star since she announced her endorsement of Kamala Harris during the 2024 election

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5 h. ago Trump and Melania to usher in holiday season with lighting of National Christmas tree: Live

President will light the National Christmas Tree alongside the first lady Thursday evening

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8 h. ago ‘A little less cool’: Spotify’s listening age feature stirs delight and dismay

Some users jump generations in expanded Wrapped review while Taylor Swift tops UK streams for third yearIt has given some in middle age dubious hope that they have their finger on the cultural pulse. Meanwhile, some younger users have been told their listening habits suggest they are well into retirement.Spotify has confected a wave of intrigue over what our musical preferences suggest about our vintage, with its “your listening age” feature causing delight and consternation. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago McFly star to perform on Strictly with Paddington Bear for ‘musicals week’

The remaining five contestants will also take part in a dance relay in what is a first for the show

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8 h. ago Tom Fletcher to sing with Paddington during Strictly’s musicals week

They will take to the ballroom on Saturday.

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8 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star makes huge announcement ahead of quarter final

This weekend on Strictly Come Dancing, BBC viewers will see the remaining contestants tackle Musicals Week as the competition draws closer to an end.

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8 h. ago Harry Dunn's mum gives emotional reaction after Foreign Office failings exposed

Charlotte Charles told the BBC said there is "comfort" in "knowing that going forward things should change" after an independent review found officials did not treat her son's death outside a US military base case as a crisis

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9 h. ago ‘Sickening, dishonest, liar:’ Mormon Wives’ Taylor Frankie Paul’s parents deliver gut punch to her ex Dakota during reunion

Dakota Mortensen’s affair with Paul’s mom’s friend came to light during season three

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9 h. ago Latest Premier League news as Leeds United ease Daniel Farke pressure amid sack claim

Catch all the latest news in the Premier League, including reaction to Leeds United's win over Chelsea, Oliver Glasner on his Crystal Palace side, Donyell Malen on Aston Villa, and Scott Parker on his job security

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9 h. ago David Hockney at Annely Juda Fine Art: 'The greatest living painter

Artist Daniel Lismore visits Some Very, Very, Very New Paintings Not Yet Shown in Paris to find Hockney at the peak of his powers

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10 h. ago ‘A joyous and emotional journey’: immersive exhibition charts Coventry’s south Asian heritage

Hardish Virk uses photography, film, music and his family’s memorabilia to tell a wider story of migration and community resilienceAs you enter the living room at the Stories That Made Us exhibition, a stereo plays the Hindi anthem Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge. It’s a ballad celebrating friendship and love from the epic film Sholay. Beside the stereo, sits a bottle of Johnnie Walker and a red glass decanter. On the table are copies of the Punjabi newspaper Des Pardes, which translates as “home abroad”.The scene, which depicts the childhood home of Coventry-born curator and artist Hardish Virk, is one of several spaces in an immersive exhibition at the city’s Herbert Art Gallery & Museum. It traces four decades of the experiences of south Asians as they arrived and adapted to the social, political and cultural changes in modern Britain. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago 'We walked into Night and Day with a CD of demos and said, can we have a gig please?'

Marking a decade of their landmark album, the band return to the city where it all began. Jeremy Pritchard speaks to Beth Abbit about Salford, taking risks and why Manchester’s music scene welcomed them from the start.

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10 h. ago Black hole mystery is SOLVED: Terrifying simulation reveals how voids generate intense light that can be detected from billions of light

Astrophysicists in New York have created terrifying simulations of how black holes naturally create dazzling displays detected from billions of light years away.

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