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‘Don’t google the Beckhams!’: How to read more, according to Britain’s top authors

WORLD BOOK DAY 2026: A drastic drop in reading for pleasure has prompted a national campaign to get Britain to fall back in love with books. Leading authors, including Helen Fielding, Salman Rushdie and Tom Fletcher, tell Annabel Nugent how to bring back your inner bookworm on World Book Day

The Independent UK

Paddington star says film series will continue without him

‘It’s a younger man’s job, but you can get other actors in and it will work just as well, because it’s all about the bear,’ says Hugh Bonneville

The Independent UK

'Adapt, shrink or die’: US ties €1.7bn UN aid pledge to sweeping reforms

The US is offering €1.7 billion in humanitarian funding — far less than in previous years — while demanding a radical overhaul of how the UN delivers aid worldwide.

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US pledges $2B for UN humanitarian aid as Trump slashes funding and warns agencies to 'adapt or die'

The United States has announced a $2 billion pledge for U.N. humanitarian aid as President Donald Trump continues to slash U.S. foreign assistance funding

The Independent UK

Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis

Millions of Afghans are struggling as international aid cuts sever a lifeline many relied on for food and heating

The Independent UK

McFly singer and son to release new song after emotional performance

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The Independent UK

McFly star set to release Children In Need song with son

The singer called the opportunity to write the song ‘such an honour’

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Tom Fletcher to release Children In Need song with son Buzz on Christmas Eve

Thread Of Hope will be released as a single on December 24.

Evening Standard

Millions facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan as winter looms, UN warns

The leading international authority on hunger crises and the U.N. food aid agency are warning that more than 17 million people in Afghanistan are facing crisis levels of hunger in the coming winter months

The Independent UK

UN aid agency cuts appeal for 2026 to €28bn after lowest annual support in a decade

This year, the UN system slashed thousands of jobs, notably at its migration and refugee agencies, and Secretary General António Guterres' office has launched a review of UN operations.

Euronews

McFly star to perform on Strictly with Paddington Bear for ‘musicals week’

The remaining five contestants will also take part in a dance relay in what is a first for the show

The Independent UK

Tom Fletcher to sing with Paddington during Strictly’s musicals week

They will take to the ballroom on Saturday.

Evening Standard

Giovanna Fletcher's Sixties-inspired red velvet dress is by the underrated brand celebrities love

She attended the opening night of Paddington: The Musical

Woman & Home

The Standard podcast: Paddington The Musical wows West End critics

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David Tennant makes rare appearance with budding actress daughter Olive, 14, after getting death threats

The actor’s wife Georgia recently received abusive messages on social media, just weeks after an alleged stalker reportedly offered a reward for her murder

The Guardian - UK

Paddington musical in the West End is practically paw-fect, say theatre critics

Michael Bond’s beloved bear is the star of an eagerly anticipated new show at the Savoy theatre in London. Here is what the critics thought

Evening Standard

Tom Fletcher hopes for royal visit as Paddington The Musical opens in West End

The McFly star has penned the music and lyrics to the eagerly anticipated stage show, which has its world premiere at the Savoy Theatre on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Paddington The Musical: 'One of the most wonderful theatrical creations in years'

5/5 What could so easily have been a commercial cash-in is a triumph of warmth and fun and theatricality, with a wonderful creation at the heart of it

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Evening Standard

King and Queen pay tribute to ‘dear friend’ Sir Tom Stoppard

The writer, known for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Shakespeare In Love, died at his home in Dorset.

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift and Denise Welch among eclectic names contending for Christmas No 1

Kylie Minogue, RAYE, Tom Fletcher, Olivia Dean and the cast of ‘Wicked: For Good’ all release big singles in January

Evening Standard

Tom Fletcher song for Paddington The Musical tipped for Christmas number one

A new version of One Of Us, sung by Fletcher, was released as a single on Friday.

Marie Claire

Princess Kate Admits George, Louis and Charlotte Will Be "Very Sad" About Her Glittering Date Night With Prince William for One Sweet Reason

You can't blame them.

The Independent UK

Princess of Wales shares emotional hug with Jessie J over cancer experiences

The singer performed “I’ll Never Know Why” during the Royal Variety Performance

Evening Standard

Princess of Wales and Jessie J share emotional hug at Royal Variety Performance after cancer battles

Jessie J said: ‘Mum to mum, who has just recently gone through cancer, I just wanted to give her a hug’

The Independent UK

Children In Need raises more than £45.5 million after live show

The star-studded programme raised money for the charity’s causes across the UK

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