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The slow and steady rise of Scott Mills
Mills said he is delighted to follow in the footsteps of Breakfast Show giants Sir Terry Wogan, Chris Evans and Zoe Ball
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Trump names his transportation secretary – a former reality TV star turned Fox presenter
Sean Duffy is one of several current or former Fox News hosts appointed to Trump’s new cabinet
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Gladiator 2: Ridley Scott disputes Denzel Washington’s claim gay kiss was removed from movie
Washington had said creators had been ‘chicken’ and cut a gay kiss from the film
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Big name UK retailers warn Labour job losses ‘inevitable’ after National Insurance hike in Budget
Household names like Tesco and Amazon have issued a plea to the chancellor over Budget measures
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The Pogues announce first headline tour in 10 years
Celtic rock band will be joined by ‘special guests’ for their shows celebrating the 40th anniversary of their second album, ‘Rum Sodomy and The Lash’
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Paul Mescal has hilariously blunt response to meeting King Charles
‘It’s not kind of on the list of priorities,’ said the Irish star
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Trump’s Cabinet and staff tracker: Here’s who is among the White House appointments so far
Here is who Donald Trump has chosen to fill key cabinet positions in his second administration
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The missed warning sign that could have saved Harshita Brella’s life
‘Reading how Harshita was found sent a shiver down my spine and tears from my eyes,’ Labour MP says
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I’m a Celebrity viewers want Barry McGuigan to win the show after ‘brave’ chat about grief
Danika McGuigan, the boxing champion’s only daughter, died of cancer in 2019, aged 33
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Reeves says farmers must help fund NHS as she refuses to back down ahead of mass protest
Chancellor says farmers must pay ‘fair share’ as thousands descend on London for a major demonstration
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Lonely dolphin in Baltic Sea may be talking to itself
‘Self-talk’ may be byproduct of intrinsic need for social interaction, researchers say
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Can and should you walk your dogs in the snow?
Tips for how to look after your pets during the cold weather
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Rebekah Vardy joyfully mocks Coleen Rooney mishap on I’m a Celeb debut
Vardy has called this year’s show ‘the gift that keeps on giving’
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Zoe Ball steps down as presenter of BBC Radio 2 breakfast show
Ball hosted the morning slot for six years
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Cher discovered she was trapped in ‘involuntary servitude’ to husband Sonny Bono: ‘Then it got worse’
Pop legend says she has racked her brain ‘for years’ to try and understand her ex-husband’s actions
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‘Fertility MOT’ ads on TikTok are relentless – as a Gen Z woman, I’m sick of being targeted
TikTok and Instagram adverts suggesting IVF treatments and ‘fertility MOTs’ are being viewed by millions of young users
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Italian Premier Meloni's coalition suffers setbacks in 2 regional elections
Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni suffered election setbacks in two regions as the opposition Democratic party won a tight race in the central Umbria region and deepened its control of the traditional left-leaning stronghold of Emilia-Romagna
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Big name UK retailers warn Labour job losses ‘inevitable’ after National Insurance hike in Budget
Household names like Tesco and Amazon have issued a plea to the chancellor over Budget measures
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US envoy pushes for cease-fire in Lebanon as food crisis worsens after looting in Gaza
A United States envoy has returned to Beirut, where Lebanese officials have tentatively welcomed a proposal for an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire
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Scott Mills reacts to news he’s replacing Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2
‘It’s a life-long dream come true,’ radio host said
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Trial begins of youth center worker accused of holding down boy while he was raped
Bradley Asbury’s accuser testified that he and three other staffers were known in the dormitory as ‘the hit squad’
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A surge in mass attacks has killed dozens in China in recent months
Dozens of people have been killed in China in the past three months in a series of mass attacks using vehicles or knives
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Thousands of Indian Sikhs visit the shrine of the founder of their religion to mark his birthday
Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from India and around the world are thronging a shrine to the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak, in Pakistan to commemorate his birth
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Starmer criticised for meeting China’s Xi as Hong Kong freedom protesters were being jailed
Hours after Keir Starmer met Xi Jinping, 45 pro-democracy activists were sentenced in Hong Kong
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Here’s how to not fall and slip on snow and ice
Tips on not taking a tumble this winter
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Lonely dolphin in Baltic Sea may be ‘talking to itself’
‘Self-talk’ may be byproduct of intrinsic need for social interaction, researchers say
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Middle East latest: US envoy arrives in Lebanon to meet with officials about possible cease-fire
A U.S. envoy has arrived in Beirut to meet with Lebanese officials about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war
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13 rubbish movies that could have been fixed with just one tweak
From ‘Rise of Skywalker’ to ‘Spider-Man 3’, there are plenty of sub-par films that might have been saved with a single slight adjustment. Louis Chilton picks 13 of them
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Cher discovered she was trapped in ‘involuntary servitude’ to husband Sonny Bono: ‘Then it got worse’
Pop legend says she has racked her brain ‘for years’ to try and understand her ex-husband’s actions
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Strictly Come Dancing star Wynne Evans denounces media ‘lies’ after being voted off show
‘I’m disappointed that I’ve seen that side of life,’ BBC series contestant said