Archive December 10, 2025

Charlotte Hawkins’ ‘bold and classy’ GMB midi dress is perfect for office Christmas parties

Charlotte Hawkins may have just found the perfect outfit to wear to office Christmas parties, as the GMB host wowed viewers in her £46 emerald green ‘classy’ satin midi dress

Charlotte wowed on GMB in the emerald green Next dress(Image: Charlotte Hawkins/Instagram)

One of the trickiest outfits to pull off over the festive season is your office Christmas party look. Trying to strike the balance between festive and fun whilst still being smart and work-appropriate can be tricky, but luckily we’ve spotted one dress that nails the brief perfectly.

When Charlotte Hawkins wore her Emerald Green Satin Twist Front Midi Dress on Friday’s episode of Good Morning Britain, we instantly knew this was one that would work for all manner of Christmas parties. The dress hails from Next and has a price tag of just £46, making it an affordable pick, and you can re-wear it for countless occasions, from weddings and events to dinner dates and nights out.

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Whilst Charlotte paired hers with some simple metallic heels to host the morning show, you could easily style it with some bolder platforms or a pair of knee high boots for parties, or even with some simple loafers for a more laid-back occasion. The emerald green colour is also perfectly festive without screaming “Christmas” at you, so you can wear it all year round with no issues.

If you prefer a more muted colour, Charlotte’s Satin Twist Front Midi Dress also comes in chocolate brown and black, with Rochelle Humes picking the brown colourway as one of her favourite pieces to wear this Christmas. Rochelle said: “This dress is genuinely a must. SO flattering, particularly after the tiramisu.”

Charlotte Hawkins and Rochelle Humes
Rochelle has also praised the dress for its flattering fit(Image: Charlotte Hawkins/Instagram / Next)

Apart from its expensive-looking colour, the dress has a timeless, flattering cut that’ll suit all body shapes. The midi length hemline and floaty short sleeves keep it formal and modest enough for the office, whilst the twist detail on the front creates a flattering hourglass shape without being too fitted or clingy – perfect for hiding that post-tiramisu bloat like Rochelle said.

Shoppers were also delighted with the Satin Twist Front Midi Dress , with one saying: “Bought for new year, looks great, quite long and swishy and good quality for £46 – hides the tum too!”

Another wrote: “Bought this for a charity ball and had so many compliments. Lovely fit and material.”

Some found issues with the fit, however, with one reviewer saying: “I am usually a 14-16, so ordered both sizes in this dress. Unfortunately, both came up very tight and I returned them. Shame, as it’s a lovely dress.”

Whilst another agreed: “Poor fit, too tight around bust too loose around hips.”

However others loved the shape and design of the Satin Twist Front Midi Dress , with another happy shopper adding: “Beautiful dress, the fabric is beautiful and it hangs perfectly and is a great length for my height, looking forward to wearing this on one of my Christmas nights out.”

Next emerald green satin midi dress
The midi dress is perfect for all occasions(Image: Next)

Someone else praised: “Absolutely love this dress! It’s the perfect blend of confidence and elegance. A true leader’s party wear, bold, classy, and guaranteed to make a statement.

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Alternatively, you could pick up this Navy Erin Midi Dress in Nobody’s Child’s winter sale where it’s slashed from £85 to £43, although sizes are starting to sell out quickly. Meanwhile Hobbs has slashed a huge £100 off its Eastbury Dress bringing it down from £189 to £89, whilst New Look’s Dark Burgundy Satin Ruffled Sleeve Midi Dress is perfect for those on a budget, with a price tag of £37.99.

Hamas leader vows to curb Gaza attacks on Israel but rejects disarmament

Hamas’s political leader outside Gaza, Khaled Meshaal, has offered assurances that the group would take measures to curb any future attacks on Israel from the besieged Palestinian enclave, but added that surrendering its weapons would be like “removing the soul” from the group.

In an interview with Al Jazeera Arabic’s Mawazin, to be aired on Wednesday evening, the Hamas political chief laid out the group’s positions on key issues amid rising concern that momentum on ceasefire talks may fade as the first phase draws to a conclusion.

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Hamas said on Tuesday that the ceasefire cannot move forward if Israel continues its violations of the agreement, with authorities saying the truce has been breached at least 738 times since taking effect on October 10.

Meshaal also told Al Jazeera that Hamas would not accept a non-Palestinian governing authority for Gaza, amid speculation over the makeup of United States President Donald Trump’s so-called “board of peace”, which has been floated as a possible alternative to Hamas’s rule since 2006.

The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair‘s candidacy to the board had been ruled out, following opposition from several Arab and Muslim states.

Blair is heavily tarnished for his key role in the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation and devastation of the US-led war in Iraq, as well as his failed role as Quartet envoy to the Middle East.

Hamas had already voiced its objection to Blair’s inclusion in September, with its official Husam Badran calling him “an unwelcome figure” and “an ominous sign”. “He has brought no good to the Palestinian cause, nor to Arabs or Muslims, and his criminal and destructive role has been known for years,” Badran said.

The US-brokered ceasefire agreed in October has largely held, despite frequent Israeli violations and fewer by Hamas. At least 377 people have been killed in Israeli attacks. Yet, at the Doha Forum last week, mediators warned that momentum behind the deal is slipping.

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said at the forum that the Gaza ceasefire was at a “critical moment”, while the Turkish and Egyptian foreign ministers urged the US and other parties to redouble efforts to keep the process on track.

All but one of the captives, living and deceased, taken to Gaza during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel in October 2023 have now been returned, while hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have also been released by Israeli authorities back to Gaza as part of the agreement which ended the fighting.

Many of those Palestinian prisoners’ bodies have shown signs of torture, mutilation and execution, with families unable to identify them.

On Tuesday, a Hamas official said Israel has not fully adhered to the first phase of the agreement, citing the unopened Rafah crossing, aid volumes much below the agreed levels, and near-daily Israeli attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, said the first phase was nearly complete and expressed his aim to “achieve the same results in the second stage”, adding that he would meet Trump in Washington, DC, at the end of this month to advance it.

A US official told Al Jazeera that intensive negotiations for the second phase are under way and making progress.

Meshaal told Al Jazeera that increasing aid flow into Gaza is essential for the second phase to begin, which would mark the formal end of the war and include a full Israeli withdrawal — beyond the partial pullback to the so-called yellow line, which still leaves Israel in control of more than half of Gaza — a key goal for Hamas.

“We informed the mediators that Gaza needs those who can help it rise and recover again,” Meshaal said.

Disarmament will be a key issue. Israel has demanded it, while Hamas officials have expressed ambivalence, but which Meshaal said would be akin to “removing the soul” of the group. Hamas officials have previously said they would be prepared to relinquish their arms to a Palestinian state.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who has indicated his country could join an international stabilisation force (ISF) in Gaza responsible for disarming Hamas, urged patience at the Doha Forum, saying disarmament would not occur in the “first stage” and emphasising that “we need to proceed in the correct order and remain realistic”.

Israel opposes the presence of Turkish troops in Gaza and has said disarming Hamas must be the top priority in the second phase once it begins.

At least 19 dead in collapse of two buildings in Morocco’s Fes: State media

At least 19 people have been killed and 16 injured by the collapse of two buildings in Morocco’s historic Fes city, according to the state news agency.

The death toll from the collapse of the four-storey buildings on Wednesday included children, local media reported.

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The buildings were inhabited by eight families and were in the Al-Mustaqbal neighborhood, the state agency said.

Police and civil protection services rushed to the site, social media footage showed. The injured were transported to the university hospital centre in Fes, the state news agency reported.

Emergency personnel search for victims in the rubble of the two collapsed buildings [AFP]

In September, deteriorating living conditions in Morocco caused protests over poverty and public services.

In February of last year, five people died in the collapse of a house in Fes’s old city.

And nearly a decade ago, in 2016, there were two deadly building collapses within the span of a week. One was a home in the western city of Marrakesh that killed two children, while the other was a four-storey building that killed four people and injured two dozen more.

In 2023, the government identified more than 12,000 buildings in Marrakesh and nearby regions as being vulnerable, according to local media reports.

Some authorities have suggested that many structures could have weakened following massive earthquakes that same year.

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(Al Jazeera]

Ozzy Osbourne ‘knew he was ready’ to die after having strange dreams

Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22 at the age of 76 just two weeks after performing his last ever gig with his heavy metal band Black Sabbath in his beloved Birmingham

Ozzy Osbourne’s wife Sharon said he ‘knew he was ready’ before he died(Image: WireImage)

Ozzy Osbourne’s widow Sharon has revealed the telling sign which meant Ozzy ‘knew he was ready’ to die.

Speaking in a new interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, former X Factor judge Sharon, opened up about the last few days of husband Ozzy’s life and revealed he knew he was ‘ready’ to go.

She said: “He had told me that he was ­having dreams in the last week of his life. He was seeing people that he never knew. I said, ‘Well, what kind of ­people?’ He goes, ‘All different people. And I just keep walking and walking, and I’m seeing all these different people every night, and I go back there and I’m looking at these people, and they’re looking at me, and nobody’s talking’. And he knew. He was ready.”

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Ozzy sadly passed away in July 2025 at the age of 76(Image: WireImage)

Sadly Ozzy died on July 22, 2025 at the age of 76 just two weeks after he performed with his band Black Sabbath for the final time in a homecoming gig in his beloved Birmingham on July 6.

It has since emerged that doctors warned Ozzy that if he took to the stage again his body wouldn’t withstand it. But he was determined to perform with his band one last time and did it anyway.

Sharon revealed: “When we came to England and we were meeting with new doctors here, a new medical team for him, the main doctor said to him, ‘If you do this show, that’s it. You’re not going to get through it’. But we just sat there, and he said, ‘I’m doing it. I want to do it, and I’m doing it’.”

Piers clarified: “So he knew that if he went ahead with the show, it would probably kill him. I don’t know how you feel given how painful it has been to lose him.” Breaking down in tears, Sharon said: “The main doctor said to him that if he did the show, ‘that’s it, you’re not gonna get through it. … He didn’t want to die on stage, he didn’t.”

Detailing his health issues, Sharon – who married Ozzy in 1982 – continued: “He knew his body was failing him. He was in so much pain, so much pain. And I mean, you know, he had pneumonia three times this year. He’d had sepsis.

“That’s what really, really destroyed him. He was on these shots of antibiotics. It used to take 20 minutes for the shot to go in, and he had that twice a day, and it kills everything in you, the good, the bad, everything. So much antibiotics, and he just couldn’t get over that. He just couldn’t.”

In the same interview, Sharon heartbreakingly revealed that she considered “going with Ozzy”, her husband of 43 years – and may have ended it all had it not been for their children Aimee, 42, Kelly, 41, and 40-year-old Jack – who is about to become a father again for the fifth time. While Kelly has a three-year-old son called Sidney with Slip Knot star Sid Wilson, who proposed to Kelly in front of Ozzy at his farewell gig.

Jack was also proudly able to share his baby news with his late father before he died. It’s his second child with second wife Aree Gearhart. The couple already share three-year-old daughter Maple. He also has three children from his previous marriage to Lisa Stelly – Pearl, 13, Andy, 10, and seven-year-old Minnie.

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In a recent interview following his exit from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here, Jack said: “It’s awesome. We’re super-excited. It was sort of planned, I should say. It was maybe a little earlier than expected. But it’s definitely something that we were wanting to pursue and somehow it happened, miraculously.”

“I think it’s been partly a healthy distraction, partly healing — probably in that kind of ‘full cycle’ category, in a weird way. It’s very much taken energy out of the grieving side of things and parked in a bit more hopefulness,” he told The Sun on Sunday.

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Heartbroken Holly Hagan shares new details about sister’s death and ‘weird’ twist

Opening up about her tragic sisters death, Geordie Shore star Holly Hagan has shared the details of her death and the ‘brave’ decision her family made in the hospital

The star has opened up about what happened after her sister’s death(Image: We Need To Talk/Youtube)

Holly Hagan has shared new heartbreaking details about her sister’s death from an accidental drug overdose aged just 19.

Darci died after taking crystal MDMA in a Manchester nightclub. She was partying with friends when she poured the powdered MDMA into her drink – and was unaware of how much she had consumed. She then fell ill and was “apologising for ruining everyone’s night” but recovered enough to go back to the dance floor and take videos.

But Holly then said Darci started getting “really paranoid” and stopped recognising people before screaming and collapsing. She suffered a cardiac arrest followed by multiple organ failure.

Recalling the moment Darci passed away in hospital, the 33-year-old said it was the “worst day of our lives”.

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Holly Hagan details seeing her sister in hospital hours before her death
Holly Hagan shared details of what happened after her sister Darci’s death(Image: hollyhaganblyth/Instagram)

However, she added that ‘something good’ came of their loss after they family donated her heart and helped save the life of a stranger. Speaking with Paul C. Brunson on his podcast We Need To Talk, the Geordie Shore star described it as a “selfish decision”, explaining that they wanted her life to “mean something” and say that she’d saved a life.

She said: “We wanted her to have achieved this, and for us to feel better because of it. I found out by letter, three weeks later, that she did save a life, and that she saved the life of a woman.”

The star said it was “such an honour” and added: “As awful as the situation was, I’m so proud of her and she’s achieved more in her short 19 years than many others will achieve. And I’m so happy that the day that that woman got that call will have been the happiest day of her life. And it was the worst day of ours. But something good came of it. And someone’s children didn’t have to lose their parent.”

Holly, who is pregnant with her second child, then shared the “weirdest” part about the organ donation. “Darci had a tattoo under her ribs here, so on her heart, and it said, ‘live where your heart finds life.’ And that’s such a strange tattoo for a 19-year-old to get. Live where your heart finds life. And that was the only organ that she was able to donate,” she said.

Darci died at the age of 19 in October this year
Darci died at the age of 19 in October this year(Image: hollyhaganblyth/Instagram)

She now hopes her younger sister is hopefully “living where her heart has found life” but still “cannot accept that she’s gone”. Calling the drug overdose a “silly mistake”, she said that her sister was not “reckless”. Recalling the fight to save her life, she previously said: “She [went] into cardiac arrest. They’ve got her back within a minute. Got straight in the ambulance and on the way to Manchester Royal Infirmary. She was there in probably less than seven minutes, very quick.

“She went into cardiac arrest again in A&E, but they got her back with chest compressions. And then at that point obviously they’re realising her temperature’s sky high, her muscles are all spasming, which releases potassium, sodium, all of the stuff. Her kidneys are being poisoned.

“So all of that stuff is happening behind the scenes while they’re just trying to keep her alive. So they’ve cooled her, they’ve put her on dialysis, she’s got all the tubes. And obviously at this point, I don’t know any of this.” She then said her phone had been on silent so hadn’t got to the hospital until the early hours of the morning but said: “I don’t think I will ever be able to wipe the screams of my mother from my brain.”

Holly was incredibly close to her sister and told her followers and opened up about a ‘red flag’ before Darci’s death. Saying she wished she had reached out to Darci before she went to clubbing at the Warehouse Project, she added: “For some reason that night and I don’t know why I didn’t, I wish I had messaged her, because we know what Warehouse Project is.

“I don’t know why I didn’t think to message her to say what you doing tonight, let me know what you’re doing tonight, let me help guide you. Because for some reason this night she decided to order, not a pill, but powdered MDMA. And as far as everyone knows and talking to her friends, this is the first time she’d ever taken it.

“She went out this night and she had one alcoholic drink and then from what her friends said she poured an amount from the bag into her drink.”

Praising the paramedics for getting Darci to Manchester Infirmary as quickly as possible, Holly revealed her heartbreaking last moments with her little sister.

“To see my sister, just 19, lying in that ward was absolutely horrendous,” the heartbroken sister told the Daily Mail. “I opened the curtain, and I have never seen anything like that in my life. I hope no parent or sibling ever has to see anything like that.

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“She had tubes in her nose, in her mouth, she had bruises everywhere from where they had cannulas wherever they could put a cannula, she had tubes, needles in her neck, she had blood pouring out of her nose.”

Royal Family LIVE: Meghan Markle contacts dad after ‘exceedingly difficult’ task

After several days of attempting to get in contact with her seriously-ill father, as he remains in hospital in the Philippines after undergoing a major operation, Meghan Markle has successfully reached out to her dad.

A spokesperson for the Duchess of Sussex said: “With the support of reliable and trusted contacts, her correspondence is now safely in his hands,” adding: “It has been exceedingly difficult for the Duchess to contact her father privately, despite her efforts over the past several days.”

Meghan’s representative added that she found it difficult to get in touch with her dad, Thomas Markle Snr, due to publications “remaining at her father’s bedside”, as she hoped to keep their correspondence private.

The Duchess of Sussex was previously unable to confirm which hospital her father was being treated in, resulting in personally made phone calls to hospitals in the Philippines in an urgent bid to establish the hospital logo seen in photographs on her father’s hospital gown.

Meghan has not had any contact with her father since her wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018. Before the couple tied the knot in their fairytale wedding in Windsor, there was tension brewing between the Duchess and her father as he was caught staging paparazzi photos in the run-up to the big day. Mr Markle then suffered a heart attack and did not attend the wedding, with King Charles stepping in at the last minute to walk Meghan down the aisle.

Meghan’s 81-year-old father was reportedly rushed to hospital in early December after his foot “turned black” from a blood clot in his leg. According to Thomas’ younger son and Meghan’s half-brother Thomas Jnr, Mr Markle underwent a below the knee amputation of his left leg in a hospital in Cebu, Philippines.

‘King Charles hired me for royal event and I couldn’t believe what he told me’

A chef who was hired by King Charles for a huge royal event says he was “blown away” by one conversation with the monarch.

Francesco Mazzei worked alongside beloved actor Stanley Tucci to create the menu for an exclusive black-tie banquet, held at the King’s private residence at Highgrove. Guests included the Beckhams, Dame Helen Mirren, and Donatella Versace.

In a new interview, Francesco revealed the conversation with Charles which left him amazed.

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King Charles (Anadolu via Getty Images)

‘I met Prince William at homeless charity event – it’s clear he genuinely cares’

A young woman who met the Prince of Wales at a youth homelessness charity event has opened up about the special moment, saying: “He genuinely cares.”

Ellie, who became homeless aged 17, was pictured chatting to William during his visit to Centrepoint’s new east London offices on Tuesday. She told the Mirror: “It was an amazing experience meeting William. He was really kind and willing to have a conversation with everyone which was lovely.

William marked two decades as Centrepoint’s figurehead by paying a visit to the charity’s new offices in Whitechapel, east London. He added the finishing touches to a mural and praised staff for how much they’ve “achieved” in 20 years.

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Ellie (middle left) spoke to William at Centrepoint’s east London HQ (Eddie Mulholland for The Telegraph)

‘Living Nostradamus’ predicts what happens next in Prince Harry and William feud

Athos Salome, a psychic often dubbed the “Living Nostradamus” by UK press, has made a series of predictions earlier this year about the ongoing rift between Prince William and Prince Harry, as well as other future events concerning the Royal Family.

The 38 year old Brazilian clairvoyant claims to have successfully predicted significant global happenings, including the Covid-19 pandemic, the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, and Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.

Now, he foresees a major event within the Royal Family – potentially related to the health of a prominent member – occurring between the end of 2025 and the start of 2026.

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Prince William and Prince Harry (In Pictures via Getty Images)

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Prince William visited homelessness charity Centrepoint to mark 20 years of his patronage, which he was introduced to by his late mother, Princess Diana. The Prince of Wales met with staff and and young people who have been supported by the charity, before being presented with a huge cake.

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