Welcome to the newsletter’s first end-of-year quiz. Test yourself on culture, technology and assorted political chaos – and check back on 26 December to see how you fared Good morning, and happy ...

I love many shows on the streaming channels, but the BBC is our storyteller. It defines a nation and its culture – and we must defend it Tony Hall was director general of the BBC between April 2013 ...

The star, who is behind one of the most iconic Christmas songs, Driving Home For Christmas, died aged 74 on Monday following a short illness. His legendary track was the opening song to a pre-recorded ...

Jockey Paul Townend on Lossiemouth following their December Hurdle win Lossiemouth took the final Grade One win of the year after holding off 2024 winner Brighterdaysahead in Monday's December Hurdle ...

It may have been a year since the epic Gavin and Stacey finale, but if you’re still not over it, then now’s your chance to relive it all again. The 90-minute special was so popular that it raked in ...

The BBC suffered some of its worst Christmas Day TV ratings in modern times this year, as viewers turn their backs on its traditional festive offerings. Viewing figures were almost two thirds lower at ...

Chelsea will be glad to see the back of a miserable December. In their final November match, they drew with Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, dominating the league leaders despite being reduced to 10 men in ...

Sobers played for the mighty West Indies from 1954 to 1974, scoring 8,032 runs at a stunning average of 57.78 in just 93 Tests, including 26 hundreds and 30 fifties.Seven years later, on this day in ...

Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix believes Leeds United have "passed the test" after coming through a run of tough fixtures in December. "There were loads of games that are all difficult on paper," Rix ...

Two British campaigners are among five people denied US visas after the State Department accused them of seeking to "coerce" American tech platforms into suppressing free speech. Imran Ahmed, an ...

Ring in the New Year with one final, fearless laugh as Creatures Comedy Club hosts a very special New Year’s Eve comedy event — a no-holds-barred comedic post-mortem of 2025. This one-off show brings ...

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