In aid of BBC Children in Need, there will be two celebrity Christmas specials with 12 famous faces taking to the boardroom. The celebrity candidates are split into two groups and sent to Lapland, the official home of Santa, to develop their own gingerbread biscuits. The Celebrity Apprentice full line-up for Christmas specialsHere is the full list of celebrities who will take part in the two Christmas specials of The Celebrity Apprentice. Lord Sugar says: “It’s the first ever time on The Celebrity Apprentice that the public can buy products that were created by the celebrity candidates. Raising money for BBC Children in Need is serious business, so the candidates really need to deliver if they want to avoid ending up on my naughty list.”How to watch The Celebrity ApprenticeThe Celebrity Apprentice: Christmas Specials will air later this year on BBC One and iPlayer.

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Within days, Susan McGough was on a flight to Russia with a suitcase packed with Quaker porridge. Team GB snowboarder Aimee Fuller with her Nan Susan McGough together at Susan’s home in Belfast. (Image: Dave Martin/Cover Images)“When you have a ritual and it’s a part of who you are - it’s vital - we needed our oats,” Aimee said. “The team went into panic, my nan was coming out to watch, and she got it, she understood. “Training days began with yoga followed by a nourishing bowl of porridge - sometimes with Greek yogurt or eggs for protein,” she said.

The new Suzuki e Vitara has charm by the bucketload, which makes it appealing despite a few failings. Interior, practicality and boot spaceStep inside and the Indian-built e Vitara feels impressively well put together and reassuringly solid. At 306 litres with the seats in their forward position, it’s easily beaten by most electric SUV rivals. But if you’re looking for the most advanced electric SUV for your money, rivals from Hyundai and MG will serve you better. It’s not the most advanced electric SUV, but it is one of the most likeable.

The Financial Times says she has "opened the door" for a "manifesto-breaking income tax rise", external. The i Paper highlights that such a hike would be the first since 1975, external, and break what the paper calls a "50-year taboo" against the policy. According to the Daily Telegraph, some within Labour have been left fearing the worst. The Daily Telegraph reports that Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has been delayed, external. "Bend a knee like Beckham", external says the Daily Mirror while the Daily Mail goes for: "Arise Sir Becks.

Across the region, roads were impassable, rivers burst banks and disruption took place on the roads and rail. Bowness flooding (Image: Janet green)In the Lake District, Bowness saw Lake Windermere covering jetties, as the lake extended past its usual boundary due to prolonged rain. Yesterday (November 4) saw roads in Carlisle facing severe congestion, as St Nininian's Bridge was closed due to flood water. Other schools were affected, in Brampton, standing water affected William Howard School buses at home time. Residents and visitors in these locations are being urged to remain cautious, avoid floodwater, and follow advice from local authorities as river levels continue to respond to recent heavy rainfall.

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The Chancellor was even told by the Tories to resign if she goes ahead with raising taxes in the November 26 Budget. Ms Reeves also wants to give herself a bigger buffer than the almost £10 billion she previously had against her rule of balancing day-to-day spending with tax receipts in 2029-30. She suggested she would neither cut her major spending plans, nor reach for the lever of more borrowing to meet her commitments, further hinting that tax rises are needed to sustain the public finances. Shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride meanwhile suggested his counterpart must stand down if she goes ahead with tax rises. “And what do you think would happen in financial markets if I did that?” she told the broadcaster.

LIKE many women, Amani suffers from recurrent UTIs – but hers are so severe she has been left with sepsis six times. The 37-year-old, from Bristol, said there have been times the dangerous infections have left her just hours from death. And each time she has had sepsis, Amani has experienced this “impending sense of doom”. “I don’t remember much of the hours and days that followed, because I was so unwell,” Amani said. “It can literally save a life.”Amani works with sepsis charity Sepsis Research FEAT, helping raise awareness for the work and research they do.

The world-famous Fingal Hotel in Edinburgh is aboard a former Northern Lighthouse Board ship. Why Fingal in Edinburgh is the quirkiest hotel in the UKFingal was named the quirkiest hotel in the whole of the UK (Image: Tripadvisor)Highlighting what makes Fingal in Edinburgh the quirkiest hotel in the UK, The Times said the ship has been "kitted out" with gleaming wood, curvy lines and warm colours. The restaurant is also "really romantic," with those booking special packages able to enjoy a private tour and dinner on the Scottish yacht. A third person wrote: "A truly unique small luxury hotel, close to the Edinburgh tram system and the Royal Yacht. The staff are very friendly, approachable and go out of their way to make you feel relaxed."

After facing her fellow finalists, Tom Arden and Aaron Mountford-Myles, during Tuesday night’s episode, Jasmine was announced as the series 16 winner. The Great British Bake Off Series 16 winner Jasmine (Channel 4/Love Productions/PA)She said: “I hope that in winning Bake Off I have made my friends, family and Scotland proud. I could never have imagined being on the Bake Off, let alone doing it with no hair. “My worst moment in the tent was taking my meringue scallop shell out of the oven and hearing it go ‘Crack Crack Crack’ and seeing the crack lines develop after three and a half hours of baking.”Previous winners include paediatric nurse Georgie, who became the first contestant from Wales to win The Great British Bake Off in 2024. Jasmine will join Jo Brand and Tom Allen and all the other bakers on The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice on Friday November 7 at 8pm on Channel 4.

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Taiwan Liberia Singapore Australia Argentina Places buying more from China Increase in China’s exports, Q3 2025 vs. Q3 2024 Hong Kong $12 billion Japan U.K. European Union $15 billion U.A.E. Places buying more from China Increase in China’s exports, Q3 2025 vs. Q3 2024 Hong Kong European Union $12 billion $15 billion U.A.E. China’s exports of phones 47% and computers 54% to the United States were among the categories that declined the most. Chinese companies, for example, make most of the world’s toys, and the United States has long been its largest customer. The shifts in China’s exports are part of what is expected to be a continuing and unpredictable transformation.