97 m. ago Sarah Hadland: ‘The worst thing anyone’s said to me: you’ll never, ever work’

The actor on impersonating Elvis, her stint as a magician’s assistant on a cruise ship, and having eyes like currantsBorn in Hertfordshire, Sarah Hadland, 54, attended Laine Theatre Arts college in Surrey. From 2009 to 2015, she played Stevie in the Bafta-nominated sitcom Miranda, and her other television work includes Horrible Histories, Waterloo Road, W1A, The Job Lot and Daddy Issues. This Christmas, she appears on The Festive Pottery Throwdown and The Celebrity Apprentice, and stars as the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Marlowe theatre in Canterbury. She lives with her child in London.What is your earliest memory? I remember putting on my sister’s dungarees – they were purple and flared – to do an Elvis impression and my family laughing, and thinking: “Oh, this is good.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago David Walliams enjoys the sun on Maldives holiday with his son after publisher dropped him over claims that he harassed junior female staff

Walliams, 54, was first accused of inappropriate behaviour towards HarperCollins employees in 2023, prompting a major internal investigation, it was revealed yesterday.

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2 h. ago Jet2 launches huge sale with £400 off all holidays and 20% discount on flights

These are big savings.

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2 h. ago 'A+ family entertainment' film is streaming for free just in time for Christmas

A beloved family comedy film with a dose of Christmas magic is available for free in time for the holidays

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3 h. ago They're going on the naughty list! Christmas revellers get into the festive spirit on Black Eye Friday after millions finish work before the holidays

The Friday before Christmas Eve has earned the nickname 'Black Eye Friday' due to the number of fights that break out in pubs and clubs, with A&E departments in full swing.

Economics

3 h. ago Family caught bringing their 'dead gran' onto easyJet flight home, passengers say

Holidaymakers claimed the 89-year-old woman appeared lifeless during boarding, but easyJet says she was alive with medical clearance

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4 h. ago Start the New Year with a cosy family escape at Travelodge that everyone will love

Don’t wait till summer to book your next holiday - Travelodge has locations all over the UK.

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5 h. ago Meghan posts rare family photo with Harry and children to mark holidays

The Duchess of Sussex posted a photo on her Instagram account on Friday showing the family of four on a small bridge surrounded by greenery

Society

6 h. ago My weirdest Christmas: I was flirting wildly with my crush – then a rogue wave ruined everything

At a Barbados beach barbecue, I attempted to attract the attention of handsome Dwayne. I ended up with drenched hair and no sunglasses or bikini topChristmas in Barbados is different. Forget snow and scarves – we do Christmas in flip-flops, sweating through church services and pretending to feel festive because there’s tinsel on a palm tree. Everyone’s singing Mary’s Boy Child as if they’re auditioning for Caribbean Idol, and someone’s auntie is halfway through a bottle of Mount Gay before 11am.But my weirdest Christmas was when I was about 19 – that magical age when you’re convinced you’re grown, but you still have braces. My mum had taken me “back home” to spend the holidays with family. I was excited because 1) I needed a break from university, 2) I could finally escape the British winter, and 3) I was ready to find a husband. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Welsh seaside village with 'drowned forest' known for summer holidays that's much better in winter

We really love visiting Wales' coastal spots at the height of spring and summer, but let's not forget them during the rest of the year, too as they make great winter escapes

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12 h. ago Holly Ramsay heads home from festive holiday with Adam Peaty amid family drama

Model and influencer Holly Ramsay has headed home from her festive holiday with her Team GB fiancé Adam Peaty amid their family feud ahead of their upcoming wedding

Society

16 h. ago Why Conan O'Brien 'stopped party guests calling 911' on Nick Reiner: Insiders reveal disturbing new details of final hours before Rob and Michele murders

Multiple attendees say they witnessed Rob Reiner 78, and wife Michele, 70, having a heated argument with their son Nick at Conan O'Brien's holiday party on Saturday night.

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19 h. ago Kim Kardashian flaunts her figure in clinging velvet dress at glitzy holiday SKIMS bash

Kim Kardashian turned up the holiday glam as she flaunted her curves in an eye-catching look as she attended a SKIMS bash on Thursday in West Hollywood.

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21 h. ago EasyJet passengers outraged as family 'wheel dead gran onto Malaga flight'

Stunned holidaymakers claim the 89-year-old woman appeared lifeless when wheeled onto the Spain to Gatwick flight, with family telling staff she was 'just tired' before 12-hour delay.

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21 h. ago As a child, our family Christmas photo was an annual trauma. As a parent, I understand it now | Sean Szeps

In our house, the Christmas photo still exists. But it follows a very different set of rules: Keep it quick, keep it casual, and if it’s not funny what’s the point?In my family, Christmas isn’t just a holiday It’s an obsession. And my mother? She’s the matriarch of mistletoe.Every December, our home transformed into a living snow globe. We didn’t just buy ornaments, we made them. We didn’t watch Christmas movies, we lived them. We’d cut down our own trees, hand-string popcorn garlands and spend full afternoons debating the correct angle of the angel on top of the tree. Continue reading...

Society

21 h. ago Cheating wife and ex solider lover plot to kill husband in caravan

Christopher Mills was attacked in a caravan at a holiday park in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire

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22 h. ago Prince Harry and Meghan Markle release a 'Happy Holidays' video featuring Archie and Lilibet as they rename charity 'Archewell Philanthropies' to mark fifth anniversary

Harry and Meghan set up the Archewell Foundation, which follows the mission statement 'Show up, do good', after stepping down from their royal duties and moving to Los Angeles in 2020.

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22 h. ago Aitch reveals sweet gesture to sister after I'm A Celeb fans were left in tears

Aitch made it to the final four on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and fans remember his sister Gracie stealing the show when she asked him if he could take her to Greggs

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22 h. ago 'Dead woman' wheeled onto EasyJet plane by family members, claim witnesses

EasyJet has refuted claims by holidaymakers that an elderly woman was dead when she was wheeled onto the Gatwick-bound plane by her family members. They say she was alive on boarding

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23 h. ago Cheating wife and lover who plotted to murder her husband in caravan learn fate

Christopher Mills was attacked by two masked men in a caravan at a holiday park in Cenarth, Carmarthenshire - today Michelle Mills and Geraint Berry were jailed for the plot

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