3 h. ago Le Carré with a cocktail, not a cuppa: the glamour and escapism of The Night Manager

The second series of the Tom Hiddleston-fronted drama is first le Carré adaptation not based on author’s own workIt was in a market square in the Colombian city of Cartagena when Georgi Banks-Davies wondered if she had bitten off more than she could chew.The director of The Night Manager’s second series was shooting a scene in the bustling location, with just a few minutes to capture the action. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Strictly's George Clarke and Alexis Warr discuss series departure in 'bittersweet' update

George Clarke and his Strictly Come Dancing professional partner, Alexis Warr, discussed the "bittersweet" exit in a recent instalment of the Useless Hotline podcast

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3 h. ago The rabbit rescue centre and the online 'follow' that led to a feud with the trans lobby: JULIE BINDEL

One mistaken click on X has dragged the couple into a toxic online feud, with a cabal of militant trans activists hell-bent on shutting down the charity to which the couple have devoted themselves.

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4 h. ago Strictly's George Clarke and Alexis Warr address series exit in emotional update

George Clarke and his Strictly Come Dancing professional partner, Alexis Warr, opened up on the "bittersweet" exit in a recent episode of the Useless Hotline podcast

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4 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing 2025 winner 'sealed' as audience vote 'exposed'

Former Lioness Karen Carney, YouTuber creator George Clark, and Love Islander Amber Davies will battle it out to lift Strictly Come Dancing's Glitterball Trophy later today

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5 h. ago George Clarke and Strictly partner Alexis Warr address show exit in 'sad' update

George Clarke and his Strictly Come Dancing partner, Alexis Warr, weighed in on the "bittersweet" departure in a recent instalment of the Useless Hotline podcast

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5 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing winner 'named' hours before final after 'dramatic' change

George Clarke and Alexis Warr, Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin and Karen Carney and Carlos Gu have made the final of the BBC show

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6 h. ago Strictly judge Anton Du Beke exposes audience vote as 2025 winner 'sealed'

Former Lioness Karen Carney, YouTuber creator George Clark, and Love Islander Amber Davies will battle it out to lift Strictly Come Dancing's Glitterball Trophy

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7 h. ago When is a sausage not really a sausage? Ask the meat lobby | George Monbiot

European legislators may ban plant-based products from using the name to prevent ‘confusion’. Just don’t mention beef tomatoes or buffalo wingsMost of what you eat is sausages. I mean, if we’re going to get literal about it. Sausage derives from the Latin salsicus, which means “seasoned with salt”. You might think of a sausage as a simple thing, but on this reading it is everything and nothing, a Borgesian meta-concept that retreats as you approach it.From another perspective, a sausage is an offal-filled intestine, or the macerated parts of an electrocuted or asphyxiated pig or other animal – generally parts that you wouldn’t knowingly eat – mixed with other ingredients that, in isolation, you might consider inedible. For some reason, it is seldom marketed as such. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing winner 'uncovered' with 'really huge public vote'

EXCLUSIVE: George Clarke, Amber Davies Karen Carney will battle it out in the Strictly Come Dancing grand final tonight but there can only be one winning couple

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7 h. ago Strictly 2025 winner 'sealed' as judge Anton Du Beke exposes audience vote

Former Lioness Karen Carney, YouTuber creator George Clark, and Love Islander Amber Davies will battle it out to lift Strictly Come Dancing's Glitterball Trophy later today

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10 h. ago Former Lioness, podcaster and West End star to face off in Strictly final

The trio will perform three times each during the grand final of the BBC One dancing competition.

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13 h. ago The rabbit farm and the online 'follow' that led to a feud with the trans lobby: JULIE BINDEL

One mistaken click on X has dragged the couple into a toxic online feud, with a cabal of militant trans activists hell-bent on shutting down the charity to which the couple have devoted themselves.

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14 h. 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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16 h. ago Strictly's George Clarke says 'this is awful' as he breaks down in tears ahead of final

Social media star George Clarke broke down in tears during an appearance on Friday's It Takes Two and his Strictly Come Dancing partner Alexis Warr rushed to comfort him

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17 h. ago Strictly George Clarke apologises to fans as he chokes back tears ahead of final

Strictly Come Dancing finalist George Clarke was left in tears during an emotional moment just hours before the final on Saturday.

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17 h. ago Strictly’s George Clarke apologises as he breaks down in tears on live TV ahead of Saturday’s final

STRICTLY star George Clarke said "sorry" for breaking down in tears on live TV ahead of Saturday's final. The YouTube star became overwhelmed with emotion after watching friends and family send him good luck messages while appearing on spin-off show It Takes Two. "I don't think we've.... sorry", said choked up George, as he started...

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18 h. ago Strictly's George Clarke chokes back tears before final 'sorry this is awful'

Strictly Come Dancing star George Clarke has made it all the way to the final alongside professional partner Alexis Warr

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18 h. ago The Guardian view on the rise of romantic fiction: finally getting the respect it deserves

Jilly Cooper, Joanna Trollope and Sophie Kinsella all changed the genre. A new generation of novelists are doing the same and sales are soaringAt last, the perception of popular fiction by women as “silly novels by lady novelists”, as George Eliot sniffily put it back in 1856, is changing. Next year, the British Book Awards will recognise romantic fiction for the first time. The recognition is long overdue.This welcome news came in the same week as the deaths of two doyennes of the form, Joanna Trollope and, at just 55, Sophie Kinsella, only a couple of months after the loss of national treasure Dame Jilly Cooper. Between them these publishing power houses produced more than 100 books, sold millions of copies, and inspired hit films and TV series, most recently last year’s star-studded adaptation of Cooper’s 1985 Riders. Continue reading...

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18 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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