45 m. ago Salman Rushdie reveals Lou Reed told him famous song was intended for a musical

The British author was speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.

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96 m. ago Labour MPs say Starmer will quit in the New Year... before he's forced to face a leadership challenge

Despite Labour languishing at 18 percent in the polls - and Cabinet colleagues openly jostling for his job, one backbencher who met him recently said: 'He was very chilled.

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1 hour ago G20 leaders reject Trump peace plan: Anger at US deal as critics warn it will leave Kyiv at mercy of Russian attacks

G20 leader said the proposals, which critics claim blatantly favour Russia, would leave Ukraine 'vulnerable to attack' and could not be accepted in their current form.

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2 h. ago Strictly fans divided as George Clarke achieves personal best with 'iconic' Blackpool routine

George received his highest score to date on the BBC dancing competition

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2 h. ago Burnham heads list of candidates by Labour members to replace Starmer

The Greater Manchester mayor is one of four Labour politicians, including Angela Rayner, Ed Miliband and Wes Streeting, who Labour Party members would vote for to replace Keir Starmer, according to a new poll

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2 h. ago Watch incredible moment drone saves man from drowning in river as relentless flooding submerges houses and kills 55

WATCH the incredible moment a farmer's drone plucks a man out of a surging river to save him from drowning. The farm worker, Nguyen Van Hat, was stranded on an island in the middle of the Serepok River in Dak Lak province, central Vietnam, and had to be rescued as the water rose alarmingly. Footage...

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2 h. ago Scottish Premiership: Celtic close gap to Hearts after McGregor’s late winner

Captain scores in injury time for 1-0 win at St MirrenRangers beat Livingston thanks to Diomandé winner Callum McGregor scored a late winner as Celtic cut the gap on the Scottish Premiership leaders, Hearts, to four points with a 1-0 win over St Mirren in Paisley.The below-par visitors failed to muster a shot on target for much of the match and almost fell behind when Declan John shot straight at Kasper Schmeichel with six minutes remaining. But McGregor, the Celtic captain, came to the rescue deep into added time when he lashed home the winner from 25 yards to claim the points for Martin O’Neill’s side. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago A lack of leadership proved to be the ultimate stumbling block for Cop30

Multilateralism survived another year at Cop30 in Brazil - but the outcome was far below the level of ambition that is needed to address the climate crisis

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2 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Alex Kingston says she is 'fearless' after cancer battle

The actress opened up about her cancer diagnosis and how it changed her outlook on life ahead of her Blackpool performance

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2 h. ago Strictly fans make major demand after La Voix forced to quit BBC show

The drag queen had to withdraw from the BBC dancing competition due to injury

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2 h. ago McLaren theory rubbished as Lando Norris' private thoughts on Oscar Piastri emerge

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been battling it out at the top of the Formula One leaderboard this season, but the McLaren duo have shown they have each other's backs

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2 h. ago Strictly's Karen Carney completely transformed after emotional BBC journey

Former England footballer Karen Carney opens up about her confidence transformation and emotional breakthrough with partner Carlos Gu as Strictly Come Dancing reaches Blackpool week

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2 h. ago Strictly's 'bruised' Karen Carney reveals 'promise' to Carlos Gu as she admits show's 'changed' her

The former footballer has already made it to week nine of the BBC One dance contest, the show's annual Blackpool special

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2 h. ago Karen Carney’s Blackpool performance proves she deserves to be in the Strictly Come Dancing final

The former England player didn’t top the leaderboard but she was undeniably the star of this year’s Blackpool episode, writes Rachel McGrath

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3 h. ago BBC's Michael McIntyre issues apology as he shares 'bad news' to The Wheel hopeful

BBC One's The Wheel saw host Michael McIntyre interrupt the game show to share some 'bad news'

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3 h. ago Strictly fans declare 'abomination' after Karen Carney's 'perfect' routine 'robbed' in Blackpool

The former footballer was one of the highest scorers in the BBC programme's Blackpool week

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3 h. ago Strictly fans say 'get him into the competition' after spotting TV icon in Blackpool special's crowd

The TV star was part of one of the BBC's most popular children's TV shows

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3 h. ago BBC The Wheel's Michael McIntyre says 'I'm sorry' to player minutes into new episode

The Wheel was back on our screens with a brand new episode, but host Michael McIntyre had some 'bad news' to share with viewers

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3 h. ago BBC Strictly legend admits 'it's terrifying' ahead of series comeback

Strictly Come Dancing stars Danny Mac, Jay McGuiness, Ashley Roberts and Layton Williams are returning to perform at Blackpool's iconic Tower Ballroom on November 23

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3 h. ago Shirley Ballas says 'nobody is bigger than Strictly' after show rocked by scandals

Shirley Ballas has been a judge on Strictly since 2017, but said that despite the recent scandals surrounding the BBC show, she believes it will continue for a very long time

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