3 h. ago ‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens

From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the riseTo understand where we are in the evolution of podcasting, the opening episode of Joe Marler Will See You Now is unexpectedly instructive. The podcast finds Marler, former rugby player and breakout star of The Celebrity Traitors, impersonating a psychotherapist and subjecting guests to “totally unregulated psychological testing”. The mock-therapy conceit is hardly a new one, but on paper it still has the makings of a successful pod. Celebrity host fresh from ratings-busting TV triumph? Check. Fancy studio setup for the viewing crowd? Check. Weird visual stunts that will leave audio listeners baffled? Er check?The big news in podcasting from the last 18 months has been the medium’s swift and unstoppable pivot to video. Where a podcast was previously defined as an audio recording available to stream online, it has s...

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3 h. ago Inoue vs Picasso: Fight time, undercard, prediction, ring walks and odds today

‘The Monster’ and Junto Nakatani are out to secure huge 2026 showdown on Ring V: Night of the Samurai in Riyadh

Sport

5 h. ago Inside Georgia Harrison and partner Jack Stacey's life with baby Sahara in stunning unseen snaps

Reality star-turned-women's rights campaigner Georgia Harrison opens up exclusively with her partner Jack Stacey about life with baby girl Sahara - and their plans for 2026

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5 h. ago Georgia Harrison and partner Jack Stacey present daughter Sahara in gorgeous unseen snaps

EXCLUSIVE: Reality star-turned-women's rights campaigner Georgia Harrison opens up exclusively with her partner Jack Stacey about life with baby girl Sahara - and their plans for 2026

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5 h. ago Luke Littler’s generous gift to brother from £500k prize money summed him up

Luke Littler will face Mensur Suljovic in the third round of the World Darts Championship on Saturday evening

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6 h. ago Blind date: ‘Being Scottish definitely worked in my favour. He loves Scotland’

Dan, 40, a sock designer and writer, meets Emmie, 39, an art consultantWhat were you hoping for? To snog the love of my life. Failing that, I’d heard good things about the broccoli. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Italy and Spain shake off ‘periphery’ tag as borrowing premiums hit 16

Rome and Madrid rewarded by investors for cutting deficits, while France and Germany look to borrow more

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7 h. ago Adam Peaty's mum devastated she will never get to give him sweet wedding gift

Adam Peaty's mum has confirmed she will not be attending the wedding and says she will be following the wedding day by waiting for news coverage and social media updates from those invited

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7 h. ago Scots boy who defied doctors gives hope to sick kids who spent Christmas in hospital

Noah Connell, who suffers from Pierre Robin Sequence, has created a Christmas bauble to show ill children there is a "light at the end of the tunnel".

Science

12 h. ago Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh in defiant weight message as she reveals 'nemesis'

Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh has revealed her mental transition as she admits she feels 'the most sure of myself' and says she is 'content in my own skin'

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13 h. ago Karoline Leavitt reveals she's pregnant with a baby girl: 'Greatest Christmas gift we could ask for'

Leavitt, 28, and her husband Nick, 59, are expecting their second child in May 2026. Their first son, Niko, was born in July 2024.

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14 h. ago White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt expecting a baby girl: ‘My husband and I are thrilled’

Karoline Leavitt and Nicholas Riccio welcomed their son in July 2024

Society

15 h. ago Emmerdale's Amy Walsh reveals baby's gender in adorable update

Emmerdale star Amy Walsh shared an adorable gender reveal on Boxing Day, announcing she's expecting a baby girl in 2026 with EastEnders husband Toby-Alexander Smith

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16 h. ago Emmerdale star announces 'new addition to the family incoming' in baby update

One Emmerdale star has shared an exciting family update with their fans

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16 h. ago The Masked Singer star 'confirmed' moments into Christmas special in Joel Dommett blunder

Joel Dommett announced who he thought the star definitely was

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17 h. ago Boxing Day hunt defies Chris Packham and local council to go ahead with centuries

Hundreds attended the hunt in Tiverton, Devon, amid Labour's plans to ban trail hunting.

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17 h. ago Average mortgage rate drops below 6.2% for first time since October 2024

‘Declining rates offer a timely and welcome gift for aspiring homebuyers,’ one expert said

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17 h. ago Onyx, the dog who has spent 7 years at an Ohio shelter, is finally adopted: ‘The textbook definition of a Christmas miracle’

Onyx the 9-year-old mixed breed ‘never had a couch to call his own, a routine filled with love’

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17 h. ago El Cairos has bizarre Leopardstown mishap but has odds slashed for Cheltenham Festival

The Gordon Elliott-trained hurdler cost £410,000 and was on-course for victory when he stumbled and unshipped Jack Kennedy after the final flight of a maiden hurdle. However he is now joint favourite for the Supreme Novices' Hurdle

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18 h. ago Celebrity Christmas dinners ranked from classy to tacky: From the TOWIE star whose table was a 'showstopper' to those who missed the mark with 'drab' and 'chaotic' feasts

Speaking to the Daily Mail, two experts have revealed their definitive ranking of the best (and worst) famous festive feasts across the UK, proving that money doesn't always equal taste.

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