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Why single, child-free women like me should reclaim Christmas and spend it how we want

FIRST PERSON: When you hit adulthood without the acknowledged markers of having become a ‘real’ person, Christmas often involves pretzeling yourself to fit in with other people’s plans. Helen Coffey explains why this year she’s taking back control and embracing ‘Friendsmas’ instead

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Ella McCay Has A Big, Aggravating Twist, And I Had To Ask Jamie Lee Curtis And Emma Mackey About It

We had to talk about it.

Cinemablend

'Ella McCay' is more fun than good, but this comedy-drama movie doesn't deserve its awful review scores

"Ella McCay" is fun and will have you feeling nostalgic. It's worth watching, despite its notable flaws and poor critical reception.

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Emma Mackey shines in 'Ella McCay', a Political, Romantic Comedy That Tries Too Hard to Be Everything - REVIEW

'Simpsons' co-creator James L. Brooks' delivers his newest cinematic effort with Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis and Woody Harrelson. The result doesn't feel intentional.

Latin Times

A moment that changed me: my train crashed – and then I heard a little girl crying

I waited for the carriage to roll over and burst into flames, but the sound of a child brought me out of my trance, and showed me how important it is to look outwards in a crisis

The Guardian - UK

“He Was Fired Immediately”: 29 Office Scandals That Shook Entire Workplaces

Office romances, CEOs embezzling funds, and people bringing firearms to the office. Sounds like an excerpt from the newest TV drama? No, those are real stories from employees who have witnessed some epic office drama in their workplace. Sometimes, real life is even more eventful and surprising than fiction. And…

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Will your house be a 'mansion' by 2028? The London areas on the cusp of mansion tax threshold

Selling a home in the London villages where homes are approaching £2m just got harder with Labour’s mansion tax

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Vince Gilligan’s sci-fi series Plur1bus taps into our greatest fears about AI

Viewers of Apple TV’s new science fiction series, Plur1bus, have been quick to point out eerie similarities with modern concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) – even if that’s not what it’s maker intended.

The Conversation

OPINION - David Szalay is a genius and deserves the Booker Prize. But I believe the story has a forgotten source

Why has the author never acknowledged what he has done, asks David Sexton

Evening Standard

Pluribus' The Joining explained: what is it, why is Carol [spoiler], and more on the Apple TV show's big mystery

Apple's new sci-fi drama has already lifted the veil on its first big mystery.

TechRadar

Should you go to Security or Central Dispatch in The Outer Worlds 2?

Decide which area to tackle yourself and where to send your Earth Directorate colleagues.

PC Gamer

A waiting list of thousands, and just five new homes for social rent: this city shows the depth of Britain’s housing crisis

Liverpool was once praised for its tolerance, but housing shortages are driving fearful, unsettling behaviours – and people are blaming outsiders, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

I tried Lakeland's £60 Always Pan alternative designed to be the only pan you'll ever need – here's why I reckon it's a standout buy

I tried Lakeland’s answer to the pricier Always Pan by Our Place

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Unique World Champions’ helmet the prize in new Jackie Stewart initiative

Race Against Dementia has launched a new initiative

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Anne Rice’s supernatural world took over NYCC with ‘Talamasca: The Secret Order’

Described as a spy thriller, the third piece in the Anne Rice Immortal Universe on AMC follows a secret organization.

The Independent UK

‘It started with wine o’clock, then I spiralled to drinking two bottles a day’

‘On the outside, everything looked lovely... but inside, I was lost’, reveals Helen whose social drinking eventually became an addiction

The Conversation

Jilly Cooper: why readers still cherish her ‘fat, fun, frothy novels’

The author Jilly Cooper has died aged 88. Cooper’s books were “bonkbusters” – a form of blockbuster fiction that was most popular in the 1980s and 1990s, characterised by explicit sex, scandalous plots and large casts of characters.

The Conversation

Who are the worst mothers in literature? Our experts weigh in

The first sentence of Anna Karenina is now a literary cliche, yet contains a nub of truth. “All happy families,” writes Leo Tolstoy, “resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

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Evening Standard

Parents of baby on heart transplant waiting list make desperate plea for donor

Rory Fletcher, aged six months, has been in hospital since she was born as her health condition prevents her heart from pumping blood properly.

The Independent UK

The six-month-old baby in intensive care since birth who desperately needs a new heart

Rory Fletcher has a heart condition that prevents her heart from pumping blood

WhatToWatch

All Creatures star reveals why new series has a massive time jump

James and Helen now have a second child!

The Conversation

The legend of Troy explained

The Trojan War is a legend that sprang from a distant memory of a real Greek incursion into the Bronze Age city of Troy (in modern day Türkiye). This may have taken the form of annual piracy raids and/or encounters based on control of the Aegean Sea.

The Guardian - UK

Man stabbed while tackling Southport killer describes scene of ‘horror’

Jonathan Hayes tells inquiry he thought he was ‘dying at every stage’ after grappling with Axel Rudakubana

WhatToWatch

Exclusive: Rachel Shenton reveals all on her chilling new thriller, The Rumour

The Rumour star Rachel Shenton reveals behind the scenes secrets from her new five-part drama.

WhatToWatch

Stranded on Honeymoon Island host Davina reveals why her new dating show is like nothing we've seen before

Davina McCall is helping singles find love in a faraway paradise in BBC One's new reality show Stranded on Honeymoon Island.

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