2 h. ago Edinburgh property: The top 10 most viewed Edinburgh and Lothians homes in 2025

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10 h. ago Richard Osman’s The Impossible Fortune tops 2025 UK bestsellers list

Fantasy, mystery and psychological thriller series dominate book sales, as adult colouring also makes a comebackFantasy, mystery and psychological thriller series dominate the UK’s bestsellers list for 2025, topped by Richard Osman’s The Impossible Fortune. The fifth book in his Thursday Murder Club series secured the top position at 391,429 hardback sales.Adult colouring also had a resurgence this year: colouring books aimed at all ages made it into the top 20 chart, according to analysis by NielsenIQ BookData. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah

Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destructionA group of the world’s top economists – including the Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz – have called for Sri Lanka’s debt payments to be suspended as it tackles the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.More than 600 people were killed and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed across the island, in what Sri Lanka’s president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, called the “largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history”. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Kylie steals festive No 1 with XMAS but here are some Christmas number one hit wonders!

It’s official - XMAS by Kylie - has been crowned the Christmas Number One 2025, narrowly beating Wham’s! Last Christmas to the top of the charts

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65 h. ago Top 10 programmes to receive the most viewer complaints in 2025

Ofcom said it received nearly 50,000 complaints in 2025

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66 h. ago Afcon 2025: The top 11 highest rated young players at the tournament

Here are Afcon 2025’s top 11 highest rated young players to watch at the tournament.

Sport

68 h. ago Oasis reunion and Coldplay kisscam among 2025's top 40 most talked about stories

A new study has revealed the UK’s favourite news moments of 2025, from the Lionesses’ Euro victory and the Oasis reunion to viral celebrity antics and major cultural milestones.

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68 h. ago Andrew stripped of Royal titles ranks among 2025's top talked

Emmy-Award winning Netflix shows, sporting glory and kisscam scandals all feature in the top 40 most talked-about stories of the year - read the full list

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2 d. ago From a showstopping pavlova to a £7 sherry: what top chefs bring to Christmas dinner

Looking for a great supermarket champagne? Need an easy recipe to take to a party? Or just some really good cheese Yotam Ottolenghi, Giorgio Locatelli, Ixta Belfrage and others reveal the best snacks, drinks and desserts to make and buy for the big dayChristmas is a time of overwhelming choice, especially when it comes to food. So, to help you navigate the festive feasting, we asked 16 top chefs and cooks to tell us what they buy or make to give to the people brave enough to invite them over.Reassuringly, it turns out that even the most decorated chefs love a Ferrero Rocher, a nice glass of sherry, a good mince pie and a decent cheeseboard at this time of year. And everyone is attached to their own traditions, whether that’s the apple tart Matthew Ryle’s family loves in place of Christmas pudding, the hot chocolate-and marshmallow kit Yotam Ottolenghi’s kids can never resist, or Sabrina Ghayour’s favourite truffle-infused cheddar. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago My top 10 favourite tech gadgets of 2025 revealed — some big surprises

From folding phones to robot vacs and ground-breaking solar systems, 2025 delivered some of the most exciting consumer tech in years - and these are the devices that truly stood out to our consumer technology expert after months of hands-on testing

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3 d. ago How to wrap presents like a pro: Victoria Beckham's gift wrapper shares her secrets

Gift-wrapper to the stars Jane Means, who has worked for the royal family, has revealed the top gifting and decorative wrapping trends for Christmas 2025.

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3 d. ago ‘That search for the next great album has been the carrot’ says Suede’s Brett Anderson as we reveal 2025’s Top 50 albums

1. SUEDE: Antidepressants IT was the year when those noisy Mancunian brothers brought the Britpop Nineties back to packed stadiums everywhere. It was the year when Pulp made a charming first album in 24 years, with Jarvis Cocker singing about getting older with a wry smile on his face. But I contest that one band...

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3 d. ago BBC SPOTY 2025: Rory McIlroy pips Lando Norris and Lionesses stars to top spot after stellar year

Northern Irishman took home brace of honours as Team Europe recognised as Team of the Year

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3 d. ago Sports Personality of the Year 2025 live: McIlroy claims stunning double as top three revealed for BBC award

McIlroy not just won Sports Personality of the Year but saw Europe’s Ryder Cup team win Team of the Year, with England’s Rugby World Cup-winning star Ellie Kildunne second and F1 world champion Lando Norris third

Events

3 d. ago Love Island scores most TV complaints of 2025 as Ofcom reveals top 10

Ofcom has shared its most complained about TV shows of the year, with Love Island dominating the list with five episodes in the top 10.

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3 d. ago Chloe Kelly: 13 things you need to know about SPOTY contender including huge net worth

England and Arsenal winger Chloe Kelly is in contention for the top prize at the 2025 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards following her Euro 2025 heroics

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3 d. ago TV's most complained moments of 2025 as raunchy Sabrina Carpenter sparks outrage

Ofcom have confirmed their most complained-about moments of 2025, and ITV's dating show, Love Island, has taken the top spot with five episodes in the top ten

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3 d. ago The best folk albums of 2025: Jim Gilchrist names his top five

International collaborations enriched our folk scene this year, writes Jim Gilchrist

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4 d. ago See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP's photojournalists in 2025

AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published by The Associated Press in 2025.

Culture

4 d. ago Thursday news quiz: AI mishaps, fan fury and a tiny baby hippo

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?Welcome to the final Thursday news quiz of the year – a small festive tradition involving the news, a handful of jokes, and the knowledge that somewhere there are 1,057 pedants limbering up to find something to nitpick. And it is a bumper 20-question edition. Thank you for quizzing throughout the year, for your comments, corrections and good-natured quibbles, and most of all for the kind messages literally hundreds of you sent the quizmaster during the Great Thursday Quiz Hiatus of 2025™, when he was off sick. It really meant a lot. Allons-y!The Thursday quiz will return in the new year and wishes you a Merry Christmas, a great festive holiday period and all the best for 2026. Sign up for First Edition to get a Thursday quiz-style quiz of the year in your inbox on Christmas Day. Continue reading...

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