36 m. ago BBC Breakfast viewers complain over unexpected schedule change

Saturday morning BBC Breakfast fans took to social media to complain after the popular segment was unexpectedly replaced.

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41 m. ago BBC Breakfast segment 'pulled' from show as viewers issue same complaint

BBC Breakfast viewers were left puzzled when the popular segment didn't air at its usual slot on Saturday morning.

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57 m. ago ‘There’s a sense of our freedoms becoming vulnerable’: novelist Alan Hollinghurst

A knighthood, a lifetime achievement award and a hit theatre production of The Line of Beauty the author on a year of personal success and political changeIf there can be a downside to receiving a lifetime achievement award, it can surely only be the hint of closure it evokes. I put this as tactfully as I can to Alan Hollinghurst, this year’s winner of the David Cohen prize, which has previously recognised the contribution to literature of, among others, VS Naipaul, Doris Lessing and Edna O’Brien. It does have “a certain hint of the obituary about it”, he concedes, laughing. “So I’m very much doing what I can to take it as an incentive rather than a reward.”But there have been plenty of rewards recently. Hollinghurst was knighted in this year’s New Year honours list, a couple of months after the publication of his novel Our Evenings, the story of actor Dave Win’s journey from boarding school to the end of his life, which received rave reviews. In the Guardian, critic Alexandra ...

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1 hour ago Death in Paradise star flooded with support as they hit back at death hoax

Death in Paradise and Red Dwarf star Danny John-Jules has hit back at a cruel hoax claiming he died of cancer.

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2 h. ago Entertainment and bar chain with 16 venues hits administration

The hospitality business will immediately shut one site

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2 h. ago England require Ashes miracle but avoid further humiliation as Australia on verge of victory

England were left on 207 for 6, needing a 228-run miracle on day five in Adelaide, while Australia require four more wickets to seal a 3-0 lead

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2 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Nathan Lyon removes Ben Stokes and Zak Crawley in quick succession to leave England facing series defeat

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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2 h. ago Australia close on Ashes victory over England on day four of third Test – live reaction

Australia are four wickets away from retaining the urn after Nathan Lyon strikes late at Adelaide Oval68th over: Australia 276-4 (Head 142, Carey 57) Carse’s first ball is short and wide and thumped to the boundary by Carey. A diving stop by Smith saves any further blushes and that’s all Australia can milk from the over.67th over: Australia 272-4 (Head 142, Carey 53) Stokes has the ball. Hair swept back and regal. Running in to the strains of the Barmy Army’s Jerusalem. On the ball. Just one single from it. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Australia on cusp of Ashes triumph as Nathan Lyon dulls England’s glimmer of hope

Third Test, D4: Australia 371 & 349; England 286 & 207-6Spinner strikes late as tourists briefly threaten record run chaseThere was a time when England players threw around phrases like “the more the better”, such was their confidence in the chase. But tasked with knocking off a world record 435 runs to stop Australia winning this Ashes series at the earliest opportunity, one suspects similar words were not uttered on Saturday.Instead, having picked up six cheap wickets first thing to set up this unlikely five-session challenge, it was first about seeing where they could get to by stumps. The upshot was 206 for six from 63 overs which, while progress of sorts on this malfunctioning tour, means Australia will go into the final day of this third Test within touching distance of an unassailable 3-0 lead. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Australia on verge of Ashes triumph as Lyon dulls England’s glimmer of hope

Third Test, D4: Australia 371 & 349; England 286 & 207-6Lyon strikes after tourists briefly threaten record chaseThere was a time when England players threw around phrases like “the more the better”, such was their confidence in the chase. But tasked with knocking off a world-record 435 runs to stop Australia winning this Ashes series at the earliest opportunity, one suspects similar words were not uttered on Saturday.Instead, having picked up six cheap wickets first thing to set up this unlikely five-session challenge, it was first about seeing where they could get to by stumps. The upshot was 206 for six from 63 overs which, while progress of sorts on this malfunctioning tour, means Australia will go into the final day of this third Test within touching distance of an unassailable 3-0 lead. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul LIVE: YouTuber left with a broken jaw after AJ FINALLY caught him before calling out Tyson Fury

Follow all the action as Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua go head-to-head at Miami's Kaseya Center in a blockbuster showdown being watched by more than 50 million fans on Netflix.

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2 h. ago My cultural awakening: Love Actually taught me to leave my cheating partner

Emma Thompson’s quiet suffering in the hit Christmas movie helped me to realise that I didn’t need to stay with someone who had betrayed meI was 12 when Love Actually came out. In the eyes of my younger self it was a great film – vignettes of love I could only imagine one day feeling, all coloured by the fairy lights of Christmas. And there was even a cameo from Mr Bean himself, Rowan Atkinson. The film captured the romance I craved as a preteen, the idea that maybe a kid I fancied in my class would learn the drums for me and run through airport security to ask me out.I was young enough to think it was sweet for Keira Knightley’s husband’s best friend to turn up on her doorstep declaring his quite obviously unrequited love. I even thought it was adorable that he ruined their wedding video by filming only closeups of her face. Of course, I feel differently now about problematic moments like these – even if I do have the film to thank for introducing me to Joni Mitchell. Continue...

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4 h. ago Lovehoney toy with '100%' hit rate can be under the tree in time for Christmas

"I thought the thing was just marketing fluff. Spoiler alert: it’s not.'

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4 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Pat Cummins breaks vital partnership with the crucial wicket of Joe Root, as England's hopes of rescuing Ashes series begin to slide out of view

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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6 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Early blow for England with Duckett and Pope sent packing as tourists chase world record to stay in the series

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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6 h. ago Boxing fans complain about Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight coverage on Netflix

Presenter Kate Scott was selected to host Netflix's coverage of Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua, but viewers quickly took to social media to comment on her American-influenced accent

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8 h. ago US launches strikes on Isis targets in Syria in retaliation for ambush

Donald Trump had promised to hit back after two soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an attack last week

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8 h. ago Ashes LIVE: Aussie collapse gives England an unlikely shot at glory

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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8 h. ago Kylie cracks Christmas: After 37 years of trying, Minogue finally grabs festive No1 ahead of rivals Wham!

Wham! took the trophy in 2023 and 2024 with Last Christmas, but despite aiming for the triple, Kylie, 57, pipped them with her catchy hit, XMAS.

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10 h. ago Ashes LIVE: England on the brink of becoming the WORST Ashes side in over 100 years following Travball clinic at Adelaide Oval

Ashes LIVE: Australia take a commanding 356-run lead into day four of the third Test in Adelaide, after a Travis Head clinic. With six wickets in hand, the Aussies will be hard to stop

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