35 m. ago George Clarke is the Strictly people's favourite: YouTuber is desperate to do his mother proud as she fights breast cancer, writes KATIE HIND

While most celebrities take to the floor to boost their careers, Clarke, again, is different. According to those who know him, nothing would make his mum happier than to see her son win the show.

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72 m. ago UK snow forecast for Christmas as latest BBC and Met Office predictions revealed

The latest Met Office and BBC Weather forecasts for the Christmas period have been released as people around the UK hold out hope for some flakes on December 25

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76 m. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Carney questions major decision ahead of final

Strictly Come Dancing finalist Karen Carney admits anxiety over one routine ahead of the final on Saturday night

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82 m. ago Russian missile attack near critical Ukrainian port kills seven

The revenge attack, which took place tonight near Odessa, injured a further 15 people, the Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said.

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1 hour ago 'Incredible' £15 bra alt giving 'freedom' without 'Rachel from Friends' moment

'These are incredible and have given me such freedom in my outfit choices!'

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2 h. ago Driver, 31, who killed a man as he mowed down pedestrians in Christmas Day car rampage in London's West End is convicted of murder

Anthony Gilheaney (pictured), 31, launched a series of unprovoked and violent attacks against five people in the early hours of December 25 2024.

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3 h. ago How much are Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul getting paid? Fight purse and split

The heavyweight bout has been heavily criticised but is set to prove incredibly lucrative for both fighters

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3 h. ago Heavy emergency services presence at retail park as people 'trapped'

Emergency services rushed to the scene following reports that two people were trapped after an incident in the car park

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4 h. ago Joel Dommett praises 'amazing' Davina McCall after heartbreaking health scares

Joel Dommett has praised his Masked Singer UK co-star Davina McCall for being 'incredible' after facing a string of devastating health scares in recent years, including a benign brain tumour and breast cancer

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4 h. ago Music legend’s final moments revealed in heartbreaking never

DAVID BOWIE’s friend and long-time producer Tony Visconti relives the singer’s last days in a new film about his life. David Bowie: The Final Act includes never-before-seen footage of the music legend and incredible interviews with people who knew him best. On David’s cancer diagnosis and recording his final album Blackstar in January 2016, Tony...

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4 h. ago Incredible procession brings town to standstill for 'superhero' boy's funeral

Kyle Sieniawski died after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in January

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4 h. ago Taxpayers face £100m compensation bonanza over Afghan data leak first discovered by the Daily Mail, as 1,200 people including MI6 and Special Forces start legal action

After Britain rescued them from Taliban peril, hundreds are now starting the process of suing the UK for losing their data. A law firm has announced it has embarked on legal proceedings

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4 h. ago 'Children should be protected from Labour': Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson accused of parroting trans lobby in trying to delay new rules on women

The Equalities Minister described proposed guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) on trans people using single-sex spaces as 'trans-exclusive'.

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4 h. ago At the dark end of a brutal year, I’m grateful to these heroes for showing us the light | Jonathan Freedland

From Palestinians standing up to Hamas to the Bondi beach rescuers, great acts of courage offer hope even in the bleakest timesSome traditions are getting harder to maintain. Among them, my own custom of devoting the last column before Christmas to reasons to be hopeful. In recent years, amid war and bloodshed, that task has been especially challenging – and this week was no exception.It began with the news from Bondi beach, where 15 people were gunned down and dozens more injured, most of them Jews celebrating the festival of Hanukah. That came just two-and-a-half months after the deadly attack on Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. To be a Jew at the end of 2025 is to fear that to gather together, whether at moments of joy or sorrow, is to take a mortal risk. That even to do relatively ordinary things together has become a matter of life and death.Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist and the author of The Traitors Circl...

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4 h. ago Council deletes social media post telling people to buy online and ‘sack off’ visiting shops

The post was later taken down.

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4 h. ago Living with an electric Hyundai Ioniq 9: your move, Range Rover

Hyundai seems to have produced a car that some people think is as good as a Range Rover, so I’m living with the new Ioniq 9 all-electric SUV to find out.

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5 h. ago Gaza no longer in famine but hunger levels remain critical, UN says

Monitor says almost one in eight people face food shortages as flooding and cold exacerbate humanitarian emergencyThe famine in Gaza has ended as a result of increased humanitarian aid deliveries into the territory, the UN said on Friday, though it warned that levels of hunger and the humanitarian situation remained critical.Almost one in eight people in Gaza still faced food shortages, the UN said, adding that persistent hunger had been made worse by winter flooding and the colder weather. Most people in Gaza live in tents or other substandard accommodation as Israel destroyed much of the housing and civilian infrastructure during its two-year war. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago The £33 fake tan reduced to £12 that will give a 'flawless' Christmas party colour

"The tan looks incredibly natural - not orange or streaky - and gives a beautiful sun-kissed glow. It’s easy to apply, and I always get an even, flawless tan"

Society

5 h. ago Scottish Media Club celebrates talent and raises funds at Christmas

The event, the first of its kind in Scotland for decades, saw 130 people gather at the Virgin Hotel in Edinburgh earlier in the week

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5 h. ago Angry Russians turn on Putin over poverty and stagnant economy during marathon press conference

‘Why do ordinary people live worse than Papuans [citizens of Papua New Guinea]?’ hit out one Russian viewer

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