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STOLEN MOMENTS

The antics of the gentleman thief in EW Hornung's 'Raffles' bring Anthony Quinn as much joy as when he was a child.

Can Glaser give Hollywood the roasting it deserves?

The stand-up comedian's close-to-the-bone comedy makes Nikki Glaser the ideal choice to host tomorrow's Golden Globes. Move over, Ricky Gervais, writes Kevin E G Perry

'I'd just turned 18... I don't think I was remotely sexy'

Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall is newly solo with a debut electropop hit to her name. She talks to Annabel Nugent about the downside of fame and how she's never feared 'clapping back'

The disruptor: why Musk is a risk to German democracy

The tech billionaire's move to support the AfD is proof he is determined to unsettle a nation that knows all too well what far-right dictatorship can bring, writes John Kampfner

Slot turns transfer saga into surprise Liverpool benefit

Arne Slot has claimed that the saga about Trent AlexanderArnold's future is helpful to him as it prevents his Liverpool players from being overloaded with praise that could make them complacent.

United 'are starving for leaders', admits Amorim

When Ruben Amorim got to convey good news, it still came with a demand.

Still a teenager but there are few weaknesses in his game

Whether he beat or lost to Michael van Gerwen on the Alexandra Palace stage on Friday night, Luke Littler was al going to leave his second World Darts Championship as a winner.

Littler makes history after winning world title aged 17

Darts has a new world champion, and he's a 17-year-old boy from Warrington.

The hot UK industry that could be facing a wipeout

Don't tell Liam and Noel, but the biggest entertainment event of 2025 won't be their reunion, it'll be the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI.

Taxes to rise again despite growth, warn economists

A group of economists have warned that the Treasury is likely to raise taxes even further this year, despite an expectation that the country will return to growth in 2025.

Curriculum changes by new Syrian rulers spark backlash

Syria's regime has announced sweeping changes to the national school curriculum, triggering concerns about \"Islamisation\".

Cybertruck bomber's wife ‘left him days before attack'

Ex-girlfriend says his behaviour changed after a brain injury

Trump to be sentenced this month in hush-money case

The judge overseeing the criminal case against Donald Trump in his home state of New York has ordered the president-elect to appear before him on 10 January to face a sentence after jury convicted him on 34 felony counts last year.

‘They got rid of anything to show they had my father’

Bel Trew joins those searching Damascus and sites across Syria for journalist Austin Tice and other US citizens who went missing under the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad

Salt and antifreeze can kill pets, RSPCA warns owners

The RSPCA has warned householders that antifreeze and salt can be poisonous to pets as snow and freezing temperatures are forecast to sweep the UK this weekend.

Art attack: Doodle house project draws ire of locals

An artist is facing a backlash from local residents after his plans to build a house on Dungeness beach with metal doodles covering the exterior was revealed.

Creator of Thomas the Tank Engine T'V series dies at 81

Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine Friends, has died aged 81.

Young confirms he will play at Glastonbury after all

Star backtracks on decision to withdraw over BBC control’

Father on IPP sentence is refused transfer to hospital

Thomas White has developed paranoid schizophrenia and psychosis after serving almost 13 years for stealing a phone

Former Conservative MP Longhi defects to Reform

Nigel Farage's Reform UK has secured the defection of a third former Conservative MP in as many months after Marco Longhi announced he was joining the party.

NHS fast track scheme will cut waiting lists, PM to say

Patients with symptoms of bowel and lung conditions, cancer and heart failure will be fast-tracked for scans and tests, under government plans to cut NHS waiting times.

Trump attacks Starmer over North Sea oil drilling plans

Donald Trump has attacked Sir Keir Starmer's clean energy plan, urging him to open up the North Sea and \"get rid of windmills\".

And now, the end is near...sadly, not for care reform

Wes Streeting, known in Labour Land for his karaoke, channelled his inner Frank Sinatra to declare \"the best is yet to come\" for adult social care.

Number in hospital with flu quadruples over past month

NHS struggling with 'quad-demic' as temperatures plunge

'Unknown' Opetaia could offer Usyk a fresh challenge

Oleksandr Usyk's special brand of dominance is the type that can leave a vacuum.

Chaos meets continuity as Amorim makes it to Anfield

United's head coach Ruben Amorim will be wondering what might have been as his failing side take on a flying Liverpool

There's a storm coming as Littler takes on Van Gerwen

Luke Littler, 17, could break all the records set by opponent Michael van Gerwen in tonight's World Championship final

NICKEL AND CRIMES

'Nickel Boys' uses a POV camera to achieve a feat of fullbodied immersion, while romantic weepie 'We Live in Time' makes cancer remarkably cosy, writes Clarisse Loughrey

'Cult chose me, I just got on the river and stayed on it'

Former 'Xena' star Lucy Lawless tells Adam White about her blazing documentary debut, her turn away from acting, and her sadness over the distortion of what it means to be 'woke'

LIVING COLOUR

Helen Wilson-Beevers tests a selection of makeup palettes