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Louis Walsh and Sharon Osborne both seem grumpy. They have either been conscripted against their will under new legislation or they’re each here so they can pay an unexpected bill
Including the series finale of The Tourist, Chinook: Zulu Delta 576 and Selling Ireland’s Dream Homes
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announces new laws to give ‘blanket’ exoneration to those caught up in the “one of the greatest miscarriages of justice” in British history.
London Letter: UK government scrambles to deal with a national issue where there’s even a foreigner to blame
The cliffhanger-loving BBC reality show is an addictive new year distraction that makes its viewers wait
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Some organisations are asking for disclosure of platonic as well as romantic workplace relationships
Jamie Lynn Spears, JLS’s Marvin Humes and Channel 4′s First Dates’ Fred Sirieix will also join line-up
From new Dublin-based drama Northern Lights to Louis Theroux’s interview with reformed hellraiser Pete Doherty
This Morning presenter pulled out of the ITV show on Thursday
From boozing Boris in Partygate to the treacherous tech-fuelled modern dating game in Fool for Love
The Great British Bake Off and dark new comedy Obituary are among the highlights
Yarwood, whose mother was Irish, lacked the carapace of confidence to protect him during tough times
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