13 h. ago ‘I’ve seen a lot of great pissheads’: Stephen Graham on booze, Baftas and the return of his bone

Stephen Graham and Steven Knight had an astonishing 2025. As A Thousand Blows explodes back, they talk about taking decades to become overnight sensations, the Peaky Blinders movie – and why it could be time for a scouse Bond villainStephen Graham had a stellar 2025. He didn’t just play Bruce Springsteen’s father in biopic Deliver Me from Nowhere but, of course, co-created and starred in Netflix mega-hit Adolescence – the game-changing drama that sparked global debate about online misogyny, incel culture and the “manosphere”.His friend and regular collaborator Steven Knight watched admiringly from afar as the devastating four-parter became event TV. “My God, it was a cultural phenomenon,” he says, puffing out his cheeks with pride. “Adolescence got people talking who don’t normally talk, about things they don’t normally talk about. Is there any finer achievement than having a direct, immediate and positive effect worldwide on human relationships? It’s like putting something on scree...

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15 h. ago Revealed: Harry Kane's net worth 'soars to more than £100MILLION' as England captain enjoys bumper year on and off the pitch

The report claims that having risen up The Sunday Times Rich List in May 2025, where Kane's net worth was measured at £100m, his assets have continued to increase.

Economics

17 h. ago ‘No one can know’: Heated Rivalry’s gay love story exposes ice hockey’s culture of silence

The surprise hit series has reopened a familiar debate: why, in the National Hockey League, visibility is still treated as a problem rather than a possibilityAt around the midpoint of the first episode of Heated Rivalry, just after Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov – one Canadian, the other Russian, both hockey’s top prospects – have had their first tryst, Hollander sits at the side of his hotel bed and says: “So. You’re not going to tell anyone about this, are you?” Rozanov, lying naked beside him, replies sarcastically: “Me? Yes, Hollander, I’m going to tell everyone.” Hollander reinforces the point: “Because no one can know,” he says. Rozanov utters something under his breath in Russian, then: “Hollander. Look, I’m not going to tell anyone, OK?” Hollander replies: “OK.”No one can know. If hockey were to have an unofficial slogan, this might be it. Heated Rivalry, the surprise 2025 hit series from Crave and HBO, is layered drama, prompting timely questions about the barriers to acc...

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26 h. ago Eric Adams issues scathing response to Andy Cohen after Bravo host blasts him during live New Year’s Eve rant

Cohen was appearing live on CNN from Times Square to watch 2025 when he launched into his rant while holding a shot glass

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30 h. ago Eric Adams issues blunt response to Andy Cohen after Bravo host blasts him during live New Year’s Eve rant

Cohen was appearing live on CNN from Times Square to watch 2025 when he launched into his rant while holding a shot glass

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39 h. ago Should Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham heal their rift with David and Victoria in 2026?

The feud between David and Victoria Beckham and Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz Beckham dominated the headlines in 2025 – but with the start of the New Year, is it time for the rift to end?

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41 h. ago Best air fryer 2025: January is the best time to upgrade your air fryer

Touted as both money and time savers, the best air fryers act as more than just a countertop space hog. They bring a convenience and ease to mealtimes that was once reserved for the microwave.

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54 h. ago Tackle our 2025 TV quiz on everything from Bonnie Blue to The Celebrity Traitors

It's time to get your thinking caps on for our 2025 telly quiz – there were plenty of great shows on the box in 2025 with reality shows, dramas, awards and comedies, but how closely were you watching?

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55 h. ago Jools Holland's Hootenanny 2025: What time does it start and who's performing?

Here is everything you need to know about the iconic Jools Holland's Hootenanny 2025 line-up from all the legendary stars performing on the show to the start time so you don't miss a thing!

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60 h. ago The rise of 'heteroflexible': The fastest growing sexuality in the UK according to experts... do YOU meet the criteria?

There's still a few hours of 2025 left, meaning there's still time to add a new word to the national lexicon: Heteroflexible.

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63 h. ago The Traitors star reveals she’s pregnant with first child after challenging fertility journey

THE Traitors legend Charlotte Berman has revealed she is pregnant with her first child. The marketing manager, 34, announced the happy news in a round-up of her 2025 highlights on New Year's Eve. Charlotte become an all-time show great when she fooled her co-stars into believing she was Welsh, while competing for the £94,000 cash...

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63 h. ago Rage bait, goblin mode do words of the year have any real value?

Analysis shows obscure and barely-used choices, drawn from online slang, do not stand the test of timeIf you have seen a news story declaring 2025’s chosen “word of the year” in recent weeks, you might be forgiven for asking yourself: what, another one?Depending on which dictionary you turn to, the chosen term this year was either Collins’ “vibe coding”, “parasocial” from Cambridge Dictionaries or their Oxford University Press rival’s “rage bait” – with many other selections besides. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago New Year latest: Sneak peek of what to expect from London's fireworks

New Year latest: Sneak peek of what to expect from London's fireworks - as India welcomes 2026  Sky NewsLondon counts down to 2026 as world celebrates arrival of the New Year - live  London Evening StandardLondoners Are Being Told To Stay Away From These Areas on New Year’s Eve 2025  Time Out Worldwide

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3 d. ago Londoners Are Being Told To Stay Away From These Areas on New Year’s Eve 2025

Londoners Are Being Told To Stay Away From These Areas on New Year’s Eve 2025  Time Out Worldwide

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3 d. ago No Time for Goodbye review – well intentioned drama about the loneliness of the asylum

Journalist Don Ng’s debut feature raises interesting questions about the asylum experience – but his film is too sentimental and superficial to truly answer themThis is a film made with the best of intentions – and it has some good insights into the loneliness and isolation of seeking asylum in the UK. But there are a few too many sentimental moments to properly work as social-realism, or anything close to convincing drama, which is disappointing given its creator, Don Ng, is a journalist-turned-director making his feature debut. It’s set in London, where Bosco (a sensitive performance by Yiu-Sing Lam) has arrived from Hong Kong fleeing the government’s crackdown on political freedom, though he doesn’t really talk much about the situation back home.Bosco is sent to live with other asylum seekers on a military base while his application is processed. Some of the best scenes turn out to be gentle observations of his sense of dislocation: walking around the local corner shop, for examp...

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4 d. ago Love Island’s Megan Moore claims she ‘deserves better’ in new swipe at ex Dejon as split turns bitter

LOVE Island’s Megan Moore has claimed she "deserves better" in a new swipe at ex Dejon as their split turns bitter. This month, we reported how the pair – who endured a rollercoaster relationship in the Love Island 2025 villa – split for the second time. Now days after their official separation, Megan, 25, appears to...

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4 d. ago London life in numbers: What the data tells us about 2025 including hospital wait times and bills

We examine the data behind daily life in the capital, from rent and pint prices to GP waits and commuting time.

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4 d. ago Pensions timebomb: why Europe’s social contract is becoming unsustainable

Ageing populations and falling birthrates have left ever fewer workers to support growing number of retireesIt has played a starring role in one of the worst periods of political turmoil in France since the 1960s. In Germany, it threatens the future of the coalition government. In Spain, thousands have taken to the streets to demand change.The right to a decent state pension has been a central plank of the European social contract for decades, but people are living longer, birthrates are falling, and the continent’s pension systems are, increasingly, unsustainable. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The Beckhams’ 2025 year in review: knighthoods, raucous parties and one hell of a family feud

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. For the Beckham family, 2025 has been an emotional rollercoaster. We look back on the highs and lows

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5 d. ago AI being used to help cut A&E waiting times in England this winter

Forecasting tool predicts when demand will be highest, allowing NHS trusts to better plan staffing and bed spaceHospitals in England are using articificial intelligence to help cut waiting times in emergency departments this winter.The A&E forecasting tool predicts when demand will be highest, allowing trusts to better plan staffing and bed space. The prediction algorithm is trained on historical data including weather trends, school holidays, and rates of flu and Covidto determine how many people are likely to visit A&E. Continue reading...

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