30 h. ago Rare Beauty gift sets review: why Selena’s Faves is the perfect Christmas pick

From a cosy everyday fragrance to the viral Soft Pinch blush, Rare Beauty’s gift sets tick every box for thoughtful Christmas beauty buys

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56 h. ago I’m a book critic and this is the novel that will be everywhere in 2026

Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear is an exploration of the trad wive aesthetic

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4 d. ago 'I ate TGI Friday's Triple Stacked Jingle Bell Burger – it's a Christmas cracker'

REVIEW: The Daily Star's Neil Docking took his family to try TGI Friday's new Christmas menu complete with festive cocktails. His daughter's verdict said it all...

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5 d. ago Ed Sheeran takes savage swipe at Strictly as he reveals why he'll never sign up for show

Thinking Out Loud star, Ed Sheeran, has made a savage dig at Strictly Come Dancing after being asked at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball if he would ever take part in the BBC show

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1 week ago Jessie J reflects on challenging year after sharing fears her cancer could return

Jessie J delivered an emotional speech at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball, encouraging fans to "live more" and show "empathy" following her battle with breast cancer.

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1 week ago Netflix buying Warner Bros is bad news for cinema and those of us who love it | Jesse Hassenger

The proposed acquisition would see yet more of Hollywood controlled by a tech company and one that doesn’t seem to care about the theatrical experienceDid Netflix just exacerbate a bunch of seasonal affective disorders in cinephiles? Timed to ruin holidays like a round of end-of-year layoffs, the streaming giant announced plans to buy Warner Bros, a movie and television studio with a full-century legacy. It’s possible that the acquisition won’t actually go through – and if it does, it won’t be for at least a year. But the news still looms over year-end awards and list-making, and it’s going to take more than a jingle-bell heist to steal back any holiday cheer for the entertainment industry, much less halt the march of corporate consolidation and monopolization. Even more depressing: the entity that seems most able to take action against this is another attempted consolidation. Paramount has launched a bid for a hostile takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, which would bring two big stu...

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1 week ago Kylie Minogue Glowed at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball in London, Plus Jacob Elordi, Jessica Chastain and More

Kylie Minogue Glowed at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball in London, Plus Jacob Elordi, Jessica Chastain and More  People.com

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1 week ago Ed Sheeran returns to the stage at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball after the truth about rumours of marital strife with wife Cherry Seaborn were revealed

Ed Sheeran returned to the stage at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball on Saturday night after the truth about rumours of his marital strife were revealed by Daily Mail. 

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1 week ago Netflix's Christmas crime thriller rockets up the charts as fans rave over genre

The festive film debuted on Netflix on November 26 - and has been thoroughly entertaining viewers.

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1 week ago Story of Handmaid’s Tale becoming ‘more and more plausible’ – Margaret Atwood

The book tells the story of subjugated women called handmaids who are forced to be natal slaves.

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2 w. ago Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball 2025 at the O2 Arena: timings, tickets and everything you need to know

Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball 2025 at the O2 Arena: timings, tickets and everything you need to know  Time Out Worldwide

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2 w. ago Best new Christmas movies to watch this festive season on Netflix, Disney+ and more

Get into the festive spirit with these Christmas films, from ‘My Secret Santa’ to ‘Jingle Bell Heist’

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2 w. ago A Traitors cloak, Britpop Trumps and a very arty swearbox: it’s the Culture Christmas gift guide!

Put some artful oomph into your festive season with our bumper guide, featuring everything from a satanic South Park shirt to Marina Abramović’s penis salt and pepper potsIs there an overly sweary person in your life? Do you have a friend who’s utterly bereft without The Traitors? Would anyone you know like to shake up their cocktail-making? And do you ever wish your neighbours’ doormat was, well, a bit more kinky?Well, look no further! Our bumper Christmas gift guide has arty present suggestions galore for all these people – and many more. Dig in before the jingle bells rush! Continue reading...

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2 w. ago So which of these jingle your bells? Our reviewers pick the best fiction books of 2025

Want to find the perfect present for the book lover in your life? Our expert reviewers have done the work so you don't have to and picked out the best novels for readers of all tastes.

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3 w. ago The best literary fiction out now: The Silver Book by Olivia Laing, One Aladdin, Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson, Archipelago of the Sun by Yoko Tawada

Claire Allfree reviews the best literary fiction out now

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3 w. ago The best children's fiction out now: PORRIDGE PLEASE! by Laura Mucha Illustrated by Marc Boutavant, ROBIN by Sarah Ann Juckes, WE FELL APART by E. Lockhart

Sally Morris reviews the best children's fiction

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3 w. ago Jingle Bell Heist review – Netflix comedy is slight cut above standard festive filler

A game cast and some decent twists help to elevate this passably entertaining London-set Christmas offering about a department store robberyWe’re a few weeks into the annual Netflix Christmas dump and standards have already fallen below freezing. In both Alicia Silverstone’s A Merry Little Ex-Mas and Minka Kelly’s Champagne Problems, motions were lethargically, and cheaply, gone through without any seasonal sparkle added, a low bar once again set for the next month and change.So while there’s nothing all that remarkable about the streamer’s latest festive effort, crime caper turned romcom Jingle Bell Heist, there’s just about enough to give it an edge over its more anemic peers. Rather than being set in Snowflakeville or some other absurdly named small town in Middle America (while being clearly filmed in Canada), it’s shot on location in London during Christmas 2023 (directed by Mike Flanagan’s long-time cinematographer Michael Fimognari). The city does a great deal of heavy-liftin...

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3 w. ago Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is more complicated

As debates over the ‘disappearing’ young male novelist rumble on, some authors and critics push back against claims that fiction has closed its doors to men. Hannah Ewens learns that the real problem is less about publishing and more about a wider societal issue

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3 w. ago How and where to watch Bridgerton writer's new romcom Jingle Bell Heist

Here's everything you need to know about the new Christmas movie, from release date to its star-studded cast

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3 w. ago Jingle Bell Heist cast, release date and plot of new Netflix romcom

The forthcoming Netflix film follows a risky festive robbery in the heart of London

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