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TV presenter Davina McCall is out of intensive care and has made an “enormous leap forward” in the last 24 hours, following her surgery to remove a rare brain tumour.In an update on her Instagram account her partner Michael Douglas said: “Thanks so much to all the well wishers. She really has made an enormous leap forward in the last 24 hours. She is out of ICU.”The 57-year-old previously posted a video on Instagram, to say she had been diagnosed with a type of benign tumour called a colloid cyst.A benign tumour is not cancerous, but such cysts tend to…

Getty ImagesThe Christmas Day show will be the first time Beyoncé has performed Cowboy Carter live Beyoncé has announced she will perform during the NFL’s half-time show on Christmas Day.The singer will perform as the Houston Texans take on the Baltimore Ravens – one of two fixtures scheduled for that day. The second match will see Kansas City Chiefs play the Pittsburgh Steelers and both matches will be streamed on Netflix. It will be the first time Beyoncé has performed tracks from her latest album, Cowboy Carter, which she first revealed during February’s Super Bowl.She released singles Texas Hold ‘Em…

Getty ImagesDomestic energy prices are expected to edge up again in the New Year, according to consultancy Cornwall Insight.A household using a typical amount of gas and electricity will pay £1,736 a year from January, according to the forecaster, which is widely regarded for its accurate predictions. That would be a £19 a year rise, or a 1% increase, compared with the current typical annual bill of £1,717, with prices forecast to stay high for the rest of winter.Energy regulator Ofgem will announce the next official quarterly price cap on Friday, with some charities concerned about how less well-off households…

Getty ImagesNetflix says 60 million households worldwide tuned in live to see Mike Tyson take on Jake Paul, in the streaming giant’s first foray into live boxing.The event, which was free for subscribers, is being hailed by the tech giant as a “record breaking night”.However, fans hoping to watch have expressed their anger and disappointment after some reported Netflix crashed repeatedly throughout the fight.But there was also criticism from those who were able to tune in, with many saying they found the boxing match lacklustre.In the bout, which took place at the AT&T Stadium in Texas, former world heavyweight champion…

ReutersSouth African police say they will continue to arrest any illegal miners who emerge from a disused gold mine where hundreds, possibly thousands, of people are in hiding.This follows a court order which said the mine-shaft in Stilfontein, around 90 miles (145km) south-west of Johannesburg, should not be blocked.Emergency services have been at the site, for several days. Police have been preventing food and water entering the mine to, as one government minister put it, “smoke them out”.The miners – who have been underground for a month – have so far refused to exit the mine over fears of being…

Getty ImagesPop star Charli XCX has revealed how her parents drove her to raves where she was performing, at the age of just 15.She added that she managed to persuade them to do that by telling them she had “swim practice… At 2:00 A.M.”The singer’s album Brat inspired a cultural phenomenon in the summer, with many people adopting the “brat” way of life.It has built momentum since its release in June this year, through not only its original tracks, but remixes too.The British singer, who is now 32, delivered an opening monologue while hosting Saturday Night Live (SNL) on NBC…

California has reported the first US case of mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – that is part of a new outbreak.The state’s department of health, the CDPH, said the new case was from the Clade I strain – different from the Clade II strain that has been in circulation in the US since 2022. The person in question, who is now isolating at home, had recently travelled to Africa and the CDPH said their case was “related to the ongoing outbreak of Clade I mpox in Central and Eastern Africa”. Mpox was declared a global health emergency by the…

Almost £1bn in funding will go to delivering London-style buses nationwide as part of a massive Budget boost, the government has promised. The Department for Transport (DfT) has given more details on its plans for 2025 after announcing the funding last month. It has promised to deliver what it calls “London-style” services to every corner of the country, and said funding would be allocated based on levels of deprivation and population, instead of making areas compete for investment as it has in previous years. The DfT says Leicester, the Isle of Wight, Torbay, Southend, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are set to…

ReutersA robotic dog named “Spot” made by Boston Dynamics is the latest tool in the arsenal of the US Secret Service.The device has lately been spotted patrolling the perimeter of President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.They do not have weapons – and each can be controlled remotely or automatically – as long as its route is pre-programmed.Passers-by are warned by a sign on each of Spot’s legs: “DO NOT PET.”“I don’t know that anyone is tempted to pet these robot dogs. They do not look cuddly,” said Melissa Michelson, a political scientist at Menlo College.Video of Spot…

Weather worsens in Philippines as Super Typhoon Man-yi gets closerA potentially catastrophic super typhoon has made landfall in the Philippines – the sixth typhoon to hit the country in a month. Man-Yi, known locally as Pepito, touched down at 21:40 local time (13:40 GMT) with maximum sustained wind speeds of 195 km/h (121mph) along the coast of the eastern Catanduanes island, the state forecaster said.It has warned of a “life-threatening storm surge”, heavy rains and severe winds, and hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated ahead of the storm’s arrival, At least 160 people are known to have died…