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The cast have been arriving for the world premiere of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy premiere in London.Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Chiwetel Ejiofor were among the stars on the red carpet in Leicester Square.The film is the fourth instalment in the franchise, which takes its title from the latest Bridget Jones novel, which was published in 2013.In the latest instalment, Bridget – now a 51-year-old widow and single parent – grapples with texts, tweets, dating apps and Botox after the death of her husband, Mark Darcy.

US officials are considering the national security implications of an apparent artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough by Chinese firm DeepSeek, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.The announcement comes after the US navy reportedly banned its members from using DeepSeek’s apps due to “potential security and ethical concerns”.Meanwhile, the maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI, has promised to work closely with the US government to prevent rivals from taking its technology.Earlier this week, DeepSeek’s reportedly cheap yet powerful AI model caused a slump in the stocks of US technology firms as investors questioned the billions of dollars they are spending on new…

Ian YoungsCulture reporterPA MediaEvans was paired with Katya Jones on the TV show and current tourSinger and broadcaster Wynne Evans has said he is taking “time out” from the Strictly Come Dancing tour as well as his “other public commitments”, to “prioritise my wellbeing”.The Welsh tenor’s statement came two days after he apologised for making an “inappropriate and unacceptable” comment.The Mail on Sunday reported that he made a sexualised remark as the tour’s dancers prepared for a group photo at the tour’s launch.On Monday, the BBC said he was “taking time off” from presenting his weekday show on BBC Radio…

Annabel RackhamHealth reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesHealth watchdog NICE is asking doctors and other healthcare professionals to identify patients at risk of gambling addictionGPs and other healthcare professionals in England should help identify potential problem gambling, in the same way they look for alcohol and smoking addiction, new guidance says.In its first recommendations on gambling, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says they should look for “gambling-related harms”, including to health, finances and people around the patient, such as their family and local community.In 2023, a survey of 20,000 adults found 2.5% had a gambling problem, with young men…

BBCWynne Evans apologised on Sunday for making a comment he later described as “inappropriate and unacceptable”Broadcaster Wynne Evans will be “taking time off” from presenting his show on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Wales has confirmed. It follows controversy around Evans’ behaviour as he apologised for what he called an “inappropriate and unacceptable” comment during the Strictly Come Dancing live tour launch earlier this month.The Mail on Sunday said Evans made the sexualised remark at the Birmingham Arena as the group of dancers and their celebrity partners prepared for a photo on stage.BBC Wales refused to comment on whether Evans had…

Comedian Josh Jones has been forced to withdraw from Dancing On Ice after being injured during rehearsals.The 32-year-old was due to perform alongside partner Tippy Packard in the third episode of the ITV reality skating show on Sunday, but will now leave the competition early.A message on the official Dancing On Ice social media channels said: “Josh and Tippy’s partnership will be greatly missed. We will be helping to support Josh and wish him well with his recovery.”The Mancunian comic had never ice skated before entering Dancing On Ice, telling viewers his experience was “as the say in Eurovision… nul…

Australia’s internet regulator says X refused to take down a video of a high-profile stabbing in Sydney that was watched by Axel Rudakubana just before he murdered three young girls in Southport.The body, eSafety, said it “noted with great sadness” that Rudakubana viewed the violent footage of the attempted murder of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel.It said other major tech firms complied with its request to take the video down, but X – owned by Elon Musk – only blocked it in Australia, meaning Rudakubana was able to view it minutes before leaving his home to carry out his deadly attack.The…

Warning: This article reveals the outcome of The Traitors.More than seven million people tuned in for the explosive finale of the third series of hit BBC series The Traitors.The episode was watched live by an average audience of 7.4m on Friday night, up 1.6m on last year’s final – making it the most watched episode on BBC One in the show’s history.After an intense few weeks, project manager Jake Brown and former soldier Leanne Quigley won and will share £94,600 in prize money.The overnight viewing figures include viewers who watched last night as the programme aired, as well as some…

Hospitals in England have been “hit by a surge” of norovirus – the winter vomiting bug – adding to mounting pressure on the NHS, health officials say.Data shows there were 784 patients a day in hospitals with the virus last week.This is up almost 80% on the same period the year before. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said patients “continue to face unacceptable levels of care” this winter despite a decline in some other winter viruses such as flu. Hospitals are currently seeing the highest levels of norovirus – a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea – since January 2020.Most…

World leaders, the bosses of the world’s biggest companies and a sprinkling of celebrities gathered in the small Swiss mountain town of Davos for the annual World Economic Forum this week.On the other side of the Atlantic, President Donald Trump was starting his political comeback as the new US president.”Nothing will stand in our way”, he declared, as he vowed to end America’s “decline”.Towards the end of the gathering, President Trump was beamed in straight from the White House webcam to deliver his message of world domination directly to the global elite.While he charmed, almost seduced the audience with a…