23 h. ago I’m a Celeb 2025 live: Three finalists named after shock semi

The campmates are now braced for further evictions ahead of Sunday’s finale

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42 h. ago Iconic noughties fragrance named as Boots topseller for 2025 and it's less than £25

Usually £66, the designer scent is on offer making it the ideal time to snap it up for Christmas

Economics

57 h. ago Two I'm A Celebrity stars faced with devastating news hours before next vote off

With the I'm A Celebrity 2025 final on Sunday, bookies have named Aitch as the clear favourite to win while two more stars will be eliminated on Friday

Politics

59 h. ago The Yorkshire market town named Britain’s happiest place to live in 2025

It's surrounded by stunning countryside and is home to one of the best-preserved medieval castles in the country

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3 d. ago Top mispronounced words of 2025 from The Louvre to name of popular medication

The theft of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre in October had many people mispronouncing the name of the world’s most-visited museum

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4 d. ago Scotland's top 10 alcohol brands of 2025 named as beer dominates list

Popular lagers, whiskies, and gins have all been singled out.

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6 d. ago Scottish city named cheapest 'to buy real Christmas tree' in UK for 2025

Just in time for the start of December.

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6 d. ago ‘Rage bait’ named word of the year by Oxford University Press

Existence of phrase – to describe content intended to make you angry – shows people are aware of manipulation tactics used online, says Oxford Dictionary publisherGood news for those who find their blood pressure rising as they scroll through their online news feeds: the Oxford English Dictionary’s publisher has highlighted the term they might need to describe how they often feel, naming “rage bait” as its word of the year.According to the Oxford University Press’ analysis, use of the phrase has tripled in the past 12 months. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Reciting the names of the dead: how Australia’s response to HIV/Aids was emotionally – and politically – powerful | Leigh Boucher

Researchers now describe it as both historical phenomenon and public health model. Its success was remarkablePast/Present is a column which places current events in historical contextAids has always been laden with political and emotional volatilities. The possibility of blood or sex based transmission combined with its first emergence among marginalised and criminalised populations created a potent mix of primal terror and terrifying prejudice.It can sometimes be difficult to remember just how potently misinformation, fear and outright hostility framed the knowledge and experience of Aids in the first decade or so of the pandemic. In this period, a positive result on an HIV test was a terminal diagnosis and medical knowledge about transmission and treatment was still cloudy.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Ella Baron on infighting at the Your Party conference – cartoon

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7 d. ago Your Party members vote to make name permanent at tense first conference

Liverpool gathering lays bare bitter divisions within new party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah SultanaThe new leftwing party founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will be called Your Party after a vote by members, but its weekend conference laid bare bitter divisions.Just over 37% of members voted for the name Your Party, provisionally adopted when it was launched earlier this year, to become permanent. The votes for others on the shortlist were 25.23% to be called For The Many, 25.23% for Popular Alliance and 14.19% for Our Party. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'I visited the Greek bistro named London's number one best restaurant of 2025

'I visited the Greek bistro named London's number one best restaurant of 2025 - and it was a bargain'  My London

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8 d. ago ‘The admin’: why it’s not easy to rename streets called after Prince Andrew

Councils consult on removing former prince’s name as residents report ‘embarrassment’ and ‘smirks’ when giving their addressesStreets named after Andrew, formerly known as Prince but now plain Mountbatten-Windsor, can be found from Broadstairs to Belfast to Birmingham. Roads, avenues, terraces, lanes, crescents, closes, drives and ways are all afflicted – to the dismay of some residents.In Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, Prince Andrew Way, celebrating Mountbatten-Windsor’s 1986 marriage to Sarah Ferguson, will be purged after Mid and East Antrim council passed a motion, described by one councillor as “sad but necessary”, to rename. A public consultation is under way. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 'Best used car of 2025' named and it's not a Ford, Audi or Volkswagen

A panel of motoring experts have named the best used car on sale in the UK today

Transport

9 d. ago Green days: Ben Ainslie’s new team lead the way on and out of the water | Emma John

The SailGP championship harnesses sailors’ competitive instincts in the cause of sustainability as teams vie to be the greenest of them allBritish sailors have always been a belligerent bunch. Francis Drake, Lord Nelson, Admiral Cunningham and, of course, Sir Ben Ainslie. The most successful Olympian in sailing’s history is also the sport’s equivalent of The Hulk: you really don’t want to make him angry.So perhaps it’s a good thing that there has been plenty to annoy him this year, not least that acrimonious split from his America’s Cup team owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. In true Ainslie style, it only seems to have made him more dangerous. His Emirates GBR team top the SailGP championship going into this weekend’s grand final. And on Wednesday, they were named 2025 winners of its Impact League, which ranks the racing teams on the contribution they have made to their social and natural environment. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago I’m A Celebrity’s Angryginge reveals what ‘keeps him going’ in the jungle

The social media star opened up about his working-class background

Politics

1 week ago We found the biggest savings on hair dryers this Black Friday including Dyson and ghd

Save up to £130 on your next hair dryer with our beauty team’s pick of the best Black Friday 2025 deals, including big name brands such as BaByliss, Dyson and ghd

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1 week ago Insider's Choice: 'These are the best Scottish literary debuts of 2025'

Books industry insider Vikki Reilly names her favourite Scottish debuts of 2025

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1 week ago Morgan Quaintance & Onyeka Igwe Named Joint Winners Of Film London’s 2025 Jarman Award

Morgan Quaintance & Onyeka Igwe Named Joint Winners Of Film London’s 2025 Jarman Award  Deadline

Events

2 w. ago Scotland’s best bar, hotel and restaurant named at glitzy 2025 Thistle Awards

SCOTLAND'S best bar, restaurant and hotels were all crowned at an event dubbed the Travel Oscars last night. The Scottish Thistle Awards revealed its 2025 national winners at the Hilton Glasgow. Finalists who triumphed in regional awards earlier this year competed for coveted national trophies, earning recognition for their outstanding contribution to Scotland’s tourism industry....

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