3 h. ago Billie Piper dazzles in a sheer minidress as she is joined by celebrity friends including Jenna Coleman and David Tennant for her joint 43rd birthday party with a pal

The pals teamed up together to celebrate their big days together as close pals and celebrity friends turned out in.

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8 h. ago Billie Piper dazzles in a sheer minidress as she is joined by celebrity friends including Jenna Coleman and David Tennant for her joint birthday party with a pal

The pals teamed up together to celebrate their big days together as close pals and celebrity friends turned out in.

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38 h. ago Ashes begins with a bang after 19 wickets on dramatic day one give England early edge

1st Test D1: England 172; Australia 123-9Hosts close 49 behind after ball-dominated day in PerthThe opening day of this Ashes series has set an absurdly high bar for what is to come. England played their supporters back at home, a collapse to 172 all out like waking up to a horse’s head in the bed, only for Ben Stokes and his stable of quicks to deliver a more telling statement of their own.If they did not know it before, Australia are now well aware that this is a very different England side to those of the past. The fast forward but fragile batting was a known quantity, granted. But it now comes with a pool of high-octane seamers who will test techniques and tickers in equal measure. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Champagne Problems review – Netflix’s latest Christmas romcom lacks fizz

The streamer continues its annual onslaught of forgettable festive films with a mostly charmless romance set in FranceAt the risk of sounding like the Grinch, I must once again bemoan the release of Christmas movies before Thanksgiving; the temperatures may be dropping at long last, but it’s still too close to the gloominess of daylight savings and too far from the belt-loosening of the actual holidays to fully indulge in Netflix’s now-annual buffet of cheap Christmas confections. Nevertheless, their content conveyor belt rolls on, offering treats about as substantial and enduring as cotton candy beginning in mid-November.Like American chocolates that no longer, in fact, contain real chocolate but sell like gangbusters on Halloween anyway, the Netflix Christmas movie, like rival holiday movie master Hallmark, is relied upon, even beloved, for its brand of badness, for its rote familiarity (nostalgic casting, basement-bargain budgets, styrofoam snow, knowingly absurd premise) and unc...

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4 d. ago LIVE: A555 Manchester Airport Relief Road shuts again after heavy rain causes flooding

It is the second time in three days the main route has been forced to close

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5 d. ago ScotRail suspends services on busy line as commuters face major disruption

A fault with the overhead wires between Westerton and Milngavie has forced Network Rail to close the line for the rest of the day

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9 d. ago Aldi to close UK stores for three days to give staff a break

Aldi has confirmed that all of its UK stores will be closed on three days

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1 week ago Major sports retailer announces Scottish branch to close in just a few days

Shoppers in the North-East face a 130-mile round trip to their next nearest store in Edinburgh.

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1 week ago The heartwarming Remembrance Day poem 'close to Kate's heart': Princess of Wales will read specially commissioned sonnet as part of moving service

The Princess of Wales will today take part in a moving Armistice Day service featuring a specially-commissioned poem that is 'close to her heart'.

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2 w. ago Manchester Piccadilly to close for NINE days with thousands of journeys hit

The work will take place in February next year

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2 w. ago US airspace to 'close within days' as 'mass chaos' to hit worldwide

As the US government shutdown continues, transport secretary Sean Duffy warned of mass travel chaos as he may be forced to close off parts of the country's airspace

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2 w. ago Charming French town with beautiful Christmas market so close it could be a day trip

Lille in France is the perfect destination for an extreme day trip, with the Eurostar from London taking just an hour and 22 minutes to reach the city

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3 w. ago Strictly’s Amber Davies visited by boyfriend days after pics of pro kissing her as pair’s close bond sparks rumours

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Amber Davies’ boyfriend attended her rehearsal — days after we revealed pro partner Nikita Kuzmin planted a tender kiss on her head. Amber’s theatre actor beau Ben Joyce was spotted at the same North London studios where she trained with Ukrainian-born Nikita, 27, on Monday. It was their first day back...

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3 w. ago Mayor Sadiq Khan 'in close touch' with Met leaders after day of violent incidents in London

There have been three killings and a double shooting on the streets of the capital in less than 24 hours

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3 w. ago Parts of two busy roads in Bexley set to close for four days

Parts of two busy roads in Bexley set to close for four days  This Is Local London

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3 w. ago London’s busiest train station will close for eight days this Christmas

London’s busiest train station will close for eight days this Christmas  Time Out

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3 w. ago UK airline on brink of administration and could close in DAYS

The airline, which flies to a range of destinations in England and Scotland, has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator.

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