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The Top Five Films and TV Shows to Watch this Week (17th - 21st November 2025)
From money raising challenges to family features, the next five days is presenting the most perfect TV to snuggle up away from the cold with. Find out what to watch this week here...
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The Top Five Films and TV Shows to Watch this Week (10th - 14th November 2025)
November is the time of the year where the most intense dramas make their way onto our TV screens. This week, they are definitely coming in thick and fast with these five unmissable moments that you have to watch over the next few days…
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‘I know our community will want to help’- Elected Mayor says in response to Caribbean hurricane crisis
Island nations in the Caribbean Sea affected by Hurricane Melissa are still left in chaos after Met Office named ‘Storm of the Century’ Hurricane Melissa caused mass devastation to many settlements.
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Theatre Review: Crazy For You
On the 4th of November, Cassio Productions’ Crazy For You opened at Watford Palace Theatre with a spectacular performance full of music, comedy and energy.
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Coming soon to the Pump House Theatre Company Watford - ‘Rope’ by Patrick Hamilton
The Pump House Theatre Company in Watford is proud to present ‘Rope’ by Patrick Hamilton.
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The Top Five Films and TV Shows to Watch this Week (4th - 7th November 2025)
Old friends are sadly leaving us, whilst new and familiar ones are coming back to keep us entertained this week! From spooky films to school based dramas, here are my five must-see features to watch over the next five days...
Entertainment
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BBC 'determined to fight' any Trump legal action, chairman tells staff
BBC chair Samir Shah has said there is "no basis for a defamation case and we are determined to fight this" - after Donald Trump said he would sue the corporation for between $1bn and $5bn.
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Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch's 'very odd job' - acting opposite an enormous bird in The Thing With Feathers
He's played Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Strange, and even voiced The Grinch but acting opposite a seven-foot (2.1m) crow may be one of the strangest roles Benedict Cumberbatch has taken on.
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Hollywood icons meet Pope Leo - after agents were assured invites were not a hoax
The Pope met with film stars and directors at a special Vatican audience to celebrate cinema.
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'I felt really scared and I felt alone' - Wicked star Jonathan Bailey on growing up gay in school
"I felt scared and I felt alone and I felt entirely limited at various points in my life", actor Jonathan Bailey says of growing up gay in school.
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Donald Trump confirms he will sue the BBC over Panorama edit - despite broadcaster's apology
Donald Trump has said he will sue the BBC for between $1bn and $5bn over the editing of his speech on Panorama.
National News
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Home secretary admits illegal immigration numbers still 'too high' under Labour - but says Farage can 'sod off'
The home secretary has admitted the UK's illegal immigrant numbers are "too high" - but said Nigel Farage can "sod off" after he claimed she sounded like a Reform supporter.
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Weather latest: Amber cold health alert now issued for parts of UK until Saturday
Cold health alerts have been issued for large parts of the UK from midday on Monday until Saturday morning.
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How a grassy Oxfordshire field became an illegal mountain of waste in just months
Satellite images reveal how a grassy field in Oxfordshire was transformed into an illegal waste site in just a few months.
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HMS Prince of Wales is ready for war and available to allies - 'if NATO provides escorts'
The UK's flagship aircraft carrier is ready for war after deploying across the world in a demonstration to Vladimir Putin of NATO's "hard power", the defence secretary has said.
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A Danish style asylum system? How the UK and Denmark's immigration policies compare
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced controversial plans for the UK to embrace a "Denmark-style" asylum system, aimed at making Britain less attractive to illegal immigrants and making deportations easier.
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School ban put us in 'ridiculous position', says father in WhatsApp row after police admit unlawful arrest
A mum and dad who were detained by police after complaining about their daughter's school on WhatsApp, have said they feel 'vindicated' after the force agreed to pay them £20,000 in compensation.
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Investigation launched after man dies on North Sea drilling rig
An investigation has been launched into the death of an offshore worker on a drilling rig in the North Sea.
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'It does save people's lives': Bleed kits rolled out across Sheffield schools after push from knife safety campaigners
Bleed kits, commonly used by paramedics and in hostile environments like war zones, are being distributed across schools in Sheffield today.
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Birmingham bin strikes to continue for months, union warns, as industrial dispute deepens
Rubbish will continue rotting in the streets of Birmingham for months, union chiefs have warned, after more workers voted to join industrial action.
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Reform council repaints road markings for school which closed in 2016
A Reform UK-run council has been criticised for wasting money after repainting road markings outside a school which closed nine years ago.
Sports News
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Troy Parrott: How former Tottenham prospect catapulted Republic of Ireland into World Cup play-offs
"I will never have a better night in my whole life. It is a fairy tale. You can't even dream about something like that."
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Jake Paul to fight Anthony Joshua on December 19 as YouTuber turned boxer confirms sensational heavyweight fight
Jake Paul has confirmed his audacious fight against Anthony Joshua in Miami on December 19.
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Jude Bellingham: England and Real Madrid star facing similar focus to David Beckham on and off the pitch
It was noticeable, while Jude Bellingham was throwing his arms in the air in frustration at being substituted, that two other England players in particular made an effort to come over and congratulate/commiserate with him as he left the field: Phil Foden and Harry Kane.
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DP World Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy beaten by Matt Fitzpatrick in play-off after dramatic finish to Race to Dubai season
Rory McIlroy secured the Race to Dubai for the fourth year running despite narrowly missing out to Matt Fitzpatrick in a thrilling finish to the DP World Tour Championship.
Technology News
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Joseph James O'Connor ordered to pay back over £4m in Bitcoin after hacking celebrity X accounts
A British man who hacked the X accounts of celebrities in a bid to con people out of Bitcoin, has been ordered to repay £4.1m-worth of the cryptocurrency, prosecutors say.
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'Agentic AI' is current industry buzzword - but what does it mean and should we be cautious?
This week, many of the tech world's glitterati gathered in Lisbon for Web Summit, a sprawling conference showcasing everything from dancing robots to the influencer economy.
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Brazil 'surprised' UK not investing in new rainforest fund it helped design
Brazil was "a bit surprised" Britain hasn't contributed to a new investment fund to protect tropical forests, despite having helped to design it, a senior official has told Sky News.
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COP30: Climate protest in Brazil's city of Belem aims to hold governments' feet to the fire
Hot, humid, loud and proud: the climate protest in the city of Belem was the embodiment of the Amazonian rainforest that surrounds it.
Business News
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Budget 2025: Ex-Bank of England rate setter Andy Haldane criticises 'repeated mistakes'
A former Bank of England chief economist has told Sky News that "repeated mistakes" by the government have been "sucking all life" from the economy ahead of the budget.
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Inside the town where 6 out of 7 children grow up in poverty - and live in fear of homelessness
The cobbled streets of Newport in Middlesbrough survive from the Victorian era.
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Jansen ready for take-off as next chairman of Heathrow Airport
Heathrow Airport will this month name Philip Jansen as its next chairman as Britain's biggest aviation hub presses ahead with plans for a £50bn expansion.
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Joseph James O'Connor ordered to pay back over £4m in Bitcoin after hacking celebrity X accounts
A British man who hacked the X accounts of celebrities in a bid to con people out of Bitcoin, has been ordered to repay £4.1m-worth of the cryptocurrency, prosecutors say.
World News
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UN Security Council backs Trump peace plan for Gaza
The United Nations Security Council has passed a US resolution which endorses Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.
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Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death after lethal crackdown on uprising
Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death.
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Report claims almost 100 Palestinian prisoners have died in Israeli jails since October 2023
Scores of Palestinian prisoners have died in custody since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a human rights group which claims prisoners are being denied medical care and are the victims of systematic and brutal violence.
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Gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls from boarding school
Gunmen have abducted 25 girls from a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria, according to police.
Political News
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Home secretary admits illegal immigration numbers still 'too high' under Labour - but says Farage can 'sod off'
The home secretary has admitted the UK's illegal immigrant numbers are "too high" - but said Nigel Farage can "sod off" after he claimed she sounded like a Reform supporter.
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A Danish style asylum system? How the UK and Denmark's immigration policies compare
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced controversial plans for the UK to embrace a "Denmark-style" asylum system, aimed at making Britain less attractive to illegal immigrants and making deportations easier.
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More children to face deportation under government's asylum crackdown
More children will face deportation under Labour's plan to crack down on asylum seekers, the Home Office has announced.
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New campaign backs introduction of Graduated Driving Licences
MPs and bereaved families have launched a new campaign urging the government to re-think its position on introducing Graduated Driving Licences.
Videos
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Budget 2025: Ex-Bank of England rate setter Andy Haldane criticises 'repeated mistakes'
A former Bank of England chief economist has told Sky News that "repeated mistakes" by the government have been "sucking all life" from the economy ahead of the budget.
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UN Security Council backs Trump peace plan for Gaza
The United Nations Security Council has passed a US resolution which endorses Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.
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Home secretary admits illegal immigration numbers still 'too high' under Labour - but says Farage can 'sod off'
The home secretary has admitted the UK's illegal immigrant numbers are "too high" - but said Nigel Farage can "sod off" after he claimed she sounded like a Reform supporter.
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Telegraph future in limbo again as RedBird abandons £500m deal
The future ownership of the Daily Telegraph has been plunged back into crisis after RedBird Capital Partners abandoned its proposed £500m takeover.
