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As he turns 100, the cherished performer is still uniting generations. Kevin E G Perry looks back at a staggering career that stretches from World War II radio performances to ‘The Masked Singer’, a record-breaking Emmy win and a Coldplay video

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Monarch ‘deeply troubled’ 9 million people in UK are not up to date with cancer screenings, as he opens up about own diagnosis

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Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and blocking maneuvers against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a disputed South China Sea shoal

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Bishop of Manchester criticises those who use Christmas ‘as a prop in a dim culture war’ as clergy warn against ‘populist forces’ exploiting Christianity

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Choice to send Steve Witkoff highlights Washington's growing urgency to bridge remaining gaps with Kyiv over plan's terms

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Is this the most Christmassy town in the UK?

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Health bosses are warning this winter could see the ‘most severe flu outbreak in decades’

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Vertebrae of the giant were found on coastline near Darwin in Australia’s far north

‘Truly one of the great actors of our generation,’ the actor’s manager said in a statement

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Top aviation officials blamed the carrier for week-long collapse of operations which IndiGo said was caused by mismanaged crew rosters

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Sienna Dunion had been a perfectly healthy child with no underlying conditions before she was diagnosed with Acute Necrotising Encephalitis

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Charlie Quirke, the son of Birds Of A Feather actor Pauline Quirke, completed his 140km (87-mile) fundraising trek for Alzheimer’s research on Friday (12 December).

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Josh O’Connor delivers a killer turn as a timid priest caught in the crosshairs of Daniel Craig’s debonair detective

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The Independent has braved below-freezing temperatures to visit iconic New York City filming locations featured in a few beloved Christmas movies.

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Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has set the record straight over Johannes Radebe’s rumoured exit from the show.

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Trump, who brokered a ceasefire in the long-running border dispute in October, spoke to both leaders on Friday and said they had agreed to ‘cease all shooting’

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The Argentina forward reportedly only spent 20 minutes in Salt Lake stadium and was closely attended at all times, sparking protest from fans who had paid to see him

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The King made a rare statement on his cancer diagnosis in a video released in support of the Stand Up to Cancer campaign on Friday (12 December).

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