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5ft Santa Claus is stolen from outside Richard Curtis’s home in London
‘Please look after him well’: Wife of screenwriter Richard Curtis appeals for help in finding 5ft Santa Claus figure which was stolen outside their front door in London’s Notting Hill Thieves steal 5ft Father Christmas from outside Richard Curtis’s £15m home His long-time partner, broadcaster...
WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones from 1 January
A new WhatsApp update will prevent the popular messaging app from working on millions of phones from 1 January 2021. Older Android and iPhone devices will no longer support the latest version of the app, forcing owners to either update their mobile operating system or...
Covid vaccine uptake high despite concerns over hesitancy
Uptake of the Covid-19 vaccine has been high among those offered it, doctors say, despite fears that vaccine hesitancy could undermine efforts to control the pandemic. Experts have feared mass uptake of the jab could be jeopardised by widespread misinformation, concerns among the public about...
Russia admits COVID death toll is three times higher than reported
Russia has admitted its coronavirus death toll is more than three times higher than previously reported. New figures show that more than 186,000 Russians have died from the virus, up from the 55,265 the country officially reported. This means that Russia has the third-highest number...
Emma Roberts gives birth! Actress welcomes baby boy named Rhodes with boyfriend Garrett Hedlund
Emma Roberts and her boyfriend Garrett Hedlund have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy named Rhodes, on Sunday in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. The 29-year-old former Nickelodeon star and her newborn son, who weighs nine pounds, are reportedly doing well and ‘are doing...
Frank Lampard in the dark over Chelsea’s next two fixtures as games amid Covid-19 outbreaks
Frank Lampard braced for Chelsea’s clash with Manchester City to be axed after Covid outbreak in Pep Guardiola’s squad… and Blues’ FA Cup opponents Morecambe are also facing a surge in cases! Frank Lampard is in the dark over the status of two of Chelsea’s...
Mark Noble hopes Declan Rice will commit his future to West Ham
Mark Noble hopes Declan Rice will commit his future to West Ham as he believes the youngster will ‘get much better with experience’…but admits ‘you never know’ when top clubs such as Chelsea and Man United are swarming Mark Noble hopes Declan Rice will stay...
Woman in her 30s is charged with murder after boy, four, is killed in London flat
Woman in her 30s is charged with murder after boy, four, is killed in London flat Police were called to the flat in Plumstead, London, early on Sunday morning The boy was found lifeless and was pronounced dead at the scene The woman and child...
Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor reveals an intimacy coordinator helped plan sex scenes
Phoebe Dynevor has revealed that an intimacy coordinator helped plan her ‘great’ sex scenes in Bridgerton. The actress, 25, who plays the lead role of Daphne, explained how the ‘first-ever scene’ she shot for the Netflix show was with hunky co-star Regé-Jean Page. Although only being...