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'Board of Peace is not an alternative to UN', says UN top humanitarian chief

Tom Fletcher defends the UN’s role in a fractured world, insisting new peace initiatives cannot replace the global body.

Euronews

'Fear Lebanon could be the next Gaza', UN Humanitarian Chief tells Euronews

The United Nations' Humanitarian Chief told Euronews it is becoming increasingly dangerous to provide aid in Lebanon. The Israeli operation in the country, which has expanded to include a ground offensive, has killed more than 900 people and displaced more than a million.

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Strictly’s Amy Dowden considered retiring after cancer treatment

In an interview with former Busted star Matt Willis on his podcast, Dowden discussed having to take time of the show while she had chemotherapy and underwent two mastectomies

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Strictly’s Amy Dowden was ‘ready to hang up dancing shoes’ after cancer surgery

Dowden, who became the first Welsh professional dancer on the show, told the On The Mend podcast how her love of dancing motivated her to get better.

Evening Standard

As fighting spirals in South Sudan, a humanitarian crisis looms for displaced survivors

Fighting has resumed in South Sudan eight years after a fragile peace was agreed

The Independent UK

Paddington Bear costume designer ‘overwhelmed’ by response to musical’s puppet

Tahra Zafar designed the bear for the West End musical adaptation written by Tom Fletcher.

Evening Standard

Sudan conflict worsening with mass killings and famine, HRW warns

Sudan’s war has been marked by mass killings, famine and the deliberate blocking of aid as rival forces carried out war crimes across the country, Human Rights Watch said, while the United Nations warned the conflict has become the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

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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.

Euronews

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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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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Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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

Euronews

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.

The Independent UK

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

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Evening Standard

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

They will take to the ballroom on Saturday.

Woman & Home

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

She attended the opening night of Paddington: The Musical

Evening Standard

The Standard podcast: Paddington The Musical wows West End critics

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Evening Standard

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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