40 h. ago Book 28 dates off work in 2026 and get back 63 days of annual leave

It's almost 2026 and many people are already planning trips and getaways to make the most of their annual leave. One simple strategy can help you maximise your holiday entitlement, giving you 63 days off

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42 h. ago People are using sick days instead of annual leave in worrying trend

People haven't used all their holiday days but 28 per cent have taken a day off sick when they weren't physically unwell

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43 h. ago Royal Family LIVE: Princess Kate puts final touches to huge Christmas Carol service

Today is a big day for the Princess of Wales as she hosts her annual Christmas Carol Concert at Westminster Abbey later with a string of royals and famous faces set to attend

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3 d. ago ‘It was legs out all the time!’ June Squibb on starring in Scarlett Johansson’s directing debut – and Broadway’s original Gypsy

She brought the house down as a stripper in Gypsy, going on to star in films with Al Pacino and Jack Nicholson. Now, at 96, she’s stealing the show in Eleanor the Great. What’s her secret? ‘Be a looker-ahead’It is surely a comfort to anyone still awaiting mega-success to know that June Squibb was in her mid-80s before she hit the big time. Her role as a foul-mouthed matriarch in the 2013 film Nebraska brought her an Oscar nomination, and she had her first leading role in last year’s action comedy, Thelma. Now she’s playing the lead again, in the new film Eleanor the Great and she’s currently in rehearsals for a show on Broadway. Is Squibb, who has just turned 96, sick of talking about her late-peaking success? “I think people are interested, so no, it’s not a bad thing,” she says. “But it is funny, because when I first came to New York – it was the 50s – I did The Boy Friend, a musical, and I was a big hit.” But it was theatre, she concedes. “The film thing is so different.”In Elean...

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5 d. ago What is GivingTuesday? How to donate on the annual day of charitable giving

Since it started as a hashtag in 2012, GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits in the U.S. This year, it falls on Dec. 2

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6 d. ago Revealed: The days to book off to maximise annual leave in 2026

As 2025 draws to a close and the new year approaches, some travel enthusiasts might be looking for ways to fit more trips into the coming months. 

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6 d. ago Neighbours star Holly Valance is spotted unwinding with Tommy Robinson ‘on luxury steam train trip’ as pals ‘concerned’

HOLLY Valance has been pictured unwinding alongside Tommy Robinson on a train trip. The Neighbours star was reportedly on a luxury steam train with the far-right activist, leaving worried pals "concerned". Holly and Robinson were seen lying down on the train on separate sofas in images posted on social media. Robinson, whose real name is...

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9 d. ago Crowds pack out Manhattan for the traditional Thanksgiving Macy's Day Parade

The 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off in New York City today, with new balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear and Pac-Man set to take to the skies and floats featuring Labubu and Lego gracing the streets.

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9 d. ago Photos show new balloons joining the usual suspects in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The holiday season kicked off Thursday with massive helium balloons floating through New York on Thanksgiving Day. Parade-goers who braved chilly temperatures were treated to new balloons depicting Buzz Lightyear, Nintendo’s Mario and Pac-Man.

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1 week ago I’ve found the best beauty Black Friday deals on LED face masks, hair dryers and makeup

The annual sales event is landing in just a few days

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1 week ago Celtic AGM results revealed four days after chaotic meeting dramatically abandoned amid major fan fury

THE results from last week's rather remarkable Celtic AGM have finally been revealed. They have been published four days after the annual meeting was sensationally ABANDONED amid unprecedented scenes at Celtic Park. Shareholders gathered at Parkhead on Friday morning for the annual meeting with the club's board. It came amid seemingly ever-increasing tensions between supporters...

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1 week ago 36 best beauty deals for Black Friday, from makeup to hair dryers

The annual sales event is landing in just a few days

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1 week ago Reeves gets more abuse because she is a woman, Starmer suggests

Rachel Reeves told The Times Magazine this week that she was ‘sick of people mansplaining how to be Chancellor to me’.

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1 week ago Rachel Reeves receives more abuse because she’s a woman, Keir Starmer says

Last week Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she is 'sick of people mansplaining how to be Chancellor to me' as she hit back her critics ahead of the Budget

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1 week ago Plumber leaves people 'sick' after showing risks of pouring grease down sink

A plumber has shared a video on social media showing the 'disgusting' results of pouring grease down your kitchen sink - and it left many people feeling 'sick'

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1 week ago Plumber proves why you should never pour grease down sink with 'disgusting' video

A plumber has shared a video on social media showing the horrifying consequences of pouring grease down your kitchen sink, and it's left many people feeling 'sick'

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2 w. ago Seething Celtic point finger at Trust and Green Brigade for AGM chaos as club delay results of poll

The fans had been unable to vote earlier in the day after the annual meeting was cut short

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves sick of people ‘mansplaining’ how to be chancellor

As she prepares to deliver her budget next week, Reeves speaks of pressure of being UK’s first female chancellorUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has said she is sick of people “mansplaining” how to be chancellor to her as she prepares to deliver her budget next week.Reeves made the comments in an interview with the Times in which she spoke of the pressure of being the UK’s first female chancellor and the subject of constant political attacks. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I’m sick of people mansplaining how to be chancellor, says Rachel Reeves

The chancellor also admitted the government has ‘made a couple of unforced errors’ but insisted it is ‘fighting to win’

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2 w. ago Chinese spying amounts to interference in UK democracy, minister says, after MI5 warns MPs – politics live

Dan Jarvis, the security minister, says China is trying to contact MPs and peers to get sensitive information about parliamentBack at the Reform UK press conference, Zia Yusuf, the party’s head of policy, has just finished outlining his plan to cut spending on foreignersAs he finished, Yusuf claimed this was “treachery”.Labour is making the conscious and deliberate decision to continue funding extortionate amounts to foreign nationals, to the detriment of British citizens.And I don’t know what to call that. Frankly, in my view, it’s treachery. I think it’s appalling. British people are sick and tired of it.Just a few months ago, Rachel Reeves was saying she couldn’t afford to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Now it looks like becoming her latest U-turn.This isn’t because the economic circumstances have improved. Quite the opposite. Continue reading...

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