1 week 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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1 week 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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1 week ago BBC Sports Personality of the Year: why each shortlisted contender should win

From Hannah Hampton to Lando Norris, our experts give their view on why each nominee is a worthy winnerNo sporting event in 2025 gripped England quite like the Lionesses’ Euros success and that euphoria would not have happened without Hannah Hampton’s saves. Long before Hampton dived the correct way to stop two Spain penalties in the final, including one from the world’s best player Aitana Bonmatí, she had produced heroics, without which the team would have flown home disappointingly early. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Why do thousands buy tickets to watch the Lionesses and not turn up?

Crowds at women’s football in England are the envy of the world but there is a curious gap between number of tickets sold and attendancesWhen the stadium announcer reads out the attendance during England home games, the immediate question that follows relates to the drop-off between the number of tickets sold and the number of fans through the doors.In 2025, on either side of a phenomenal European title defence in Switzerland, the Lionesses played eight home games, including three at Wembley. Across those fixtures, almost 48,000 bought tickets but stayed away. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BBC SPOTY 2025 shortlist confirmed as Luke Littler battles it out with two Lionesses

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 shortlist features Luke Littler, Rory McIlroy and Lando Norris among six nominees competing for the prestigious sporting award

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3 w. ago The England star they can't live without, the beauty of a Chloe Kelly penalty, and the crisis that isn't going away: FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED about the Lionesses in 2025

The Lionesses wrapped up another monumental year for women's football with a deserved 2-0 victory over Ghana at St Mary's Stadium.

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