4 h. ago My petty gripe: office parties feel like work because that’s what they are

And don’t get me started on office Secret SantasAs we head into the so-called silly season – that sun-drenched summer of drinks and parties, barbecues and socialising – there’s a shadow looming over the festivities.The office Christmas party. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Bombshell claim John Travolta's son is Elvis Presley's 'secret great

Bombshell new legal filings in £37 million lawsuit allege Grease star John Travolta's youngest son was conceived using an egg donated by Elvis Presley's granddaughter, Riley Keough

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8 h. ago Fallout fans spot huge clue for Macaulay Culkin's character after first episode

Fans think they've worked out the secret details of the Home Alone star's new role

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9 h. ago Rory McIlroy reveals how he ‘made Bryson DeChambeau invisible’ to win Masters after secret chat before final round

RORY McILROY has revealed how he made Bryson DeChambeau INVISIBLE on his way to Masters glory. The Northern Irishman finally got his Green Jacket to complete his long quest of winning all four of the golf Major championships with victory at Augusta earlier this year. The 35-year-old burst into tears on the 18th green after...

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9 h. ago Urgent search for teenage girl, 19, missing for 24 hours as cops ‘concerned for her welfare’

COPS have launched an urgent search for a teenage girl who has been missing for 24 hours. Courtney, aged 19, was last seen on December 16 at approximately 1.30pm in the High Green area of Sheffield. She is described as white, around 5ft 6ins tall, with blonde hair and of a slim build. It is...

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12 h. ago Mean Girls actress Lacey Chabert was a pinup movie star who posed for Maxim, see her now at 43

In 2004, when she was 21, fans saw her as her most famous character to date: a ditzy teenage girl in the beloved comedy Mean Girls opposite Lindsay Lohan.

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13 h. ago Eugenie's trendy new nanny! Princess is joined at Buckingham Palace by helper with blonde and black hair and a nose ring

Her trendy look was worlds away from the prim and proper appearance of the Prince and Princess of Wales's nanny Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo

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14 h. ago Victoria Beckham finally acknowledges Lady title after David's knighthood

Lady Victoria Beckham has finally addressed her new title just weeks after her footballing icon husband David was officially made a Sir by King Charles

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14 h. ago Comedian Katherine Ryan undergoes secret surgery two months after giving birth

Mock The Week star, Katherine Ryan, gave birth to her fourth child, Holland, two months ago and has already gone under the knife for some 'serious' cosmetic surgery

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14 h. ago Emmerdale fans spot Victoria Sugden danger and issue same 'hope'

Fans of the ITV soap think Isabel Hodgins maternity leave exit may be soon

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14 h. ago Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas Special start date, cast, and episode length for 'very different' show

Sally Lindsay returns as Jean White in a feature-length Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas Special airing Tuesday, December 23 at 8pm on Channel 5, with guest stars John Thomson and Kacey Ainsworth joining the festive mystery

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15 h. ago Harry Potter star Jessie Cave reveals 'terrible' time and secret split with comedian beau

Harry Potter actress Jessie Cave has opened up with brutal honesty about a 'terrible' two years with boyfriend Alfie after their secret split, amid fears they might 'not be a couple forever'

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15 h. ago Madame Blanc Mysteries Christmas Special date, cast, and run time for 'very different' episode

Sally Lindsay's Madame Blanc Mysteries is returning with a feature length episode over the festive period, here's what you need to know

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16 h. ago Vote in our Independent Women poll: Have you had the ‘superflu’?

Each week, Victoria Richards asks Independent Women readers to weigh in on the stories and debates shaping the headlines

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16 h. ago Inside the Beckham 'feud', as David and Victoria appear to bid for a Christmas reunion

As the family fight shows no signs of abating, we explore the ongoing rift in England’s unofficial second royal family

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20 h. ago A moment that changed me: a pigeon fell out of the sky – and she led me to a secret underground rescue network

I had no idea what to do with the injured bird I named Belinda. But suddenly 3,000 Mancunians were happy to help, giving me a whole new appreciation of my home townThe plane pushed through wall after wall of sleet on its descent into Manchester. I’d had a sinking feeling during the flight that only deepened as I shuffled through the terminal. I resented having to be back in the city where I had grown up, after living on the other side of the world for what had felt like a lifetime.After a few days, I headed out to get a haircut. My mind was miles away, back across an ocean, when I heard something hit the pavement. I looked down to see a pigeon on its back, spatchcocked, and twitching. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago This is Europe's secret weapon against Trump: it could burst his AI bubble | Johnny Ryan

Growth in the US economy – and the president’s political survival – rest on AI. The EU must use its leverage and stand up to him The unthinkable has happened. The US is Europe’s adversary. The stark, profound betrayal contained in the Trump administration’s national security strategy should stop any further denial and dithering in Europe’s capitals. Cultivating “resistance Europe’s current trajectory in European nations” is now Washington’s stated policy.But contained within this calamity is the gift of clarity. Europe will fight or it will perish. The good news is that Europe holds strong cards.Johnny Ryan is director of Enforce, a unit of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties Continue reading...

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34 h. ago The Housemaid review – Sydney Sweeney has a camp hit on her hands

Paul Feig nods to ‘Rebecca’ and ‘Vertigo’ in this pulpy adaptation of the Freida McFadden bestseller, which has a secret weapon in the form of a quite brilliant Amanda Seyfried

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35 h. ago Vet issues Christmas warning to pet owners who share festive food with their dogs

A vet has warned dog owners of some festive foods they should keep away from their furry friends this Christmas

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35 h. ago Conor McGregor shares his first dance with wife Dee Devlin as they let loose at a lavish castle reception after tying the knot in a secret ceremony in the Vatican

The nuptials had been kept a closely guarded secret, but it emerged last week that the couple tied the knot after they were pictured driving through Rome in their wedding car.

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