Spotify's most popular songs and artists of 2020 - and there are some surprises

Safe to say that 2020 hasn’t been a great year, and the festive period will also have to be different with limits on who we can see

straight to your inboxJohn Stones can still play for England at Euro 2020 as he emerges from a prolonged dip in form and arrives into the best years of his career, according to Joleon Lescott.Stones lost his place in the national team after falling well down the pecking order at Manchester City last season, with questions over his future at the club. However, with Barcelona's interest in Eric Garcia offering him encouragement to stay, the 26-year-old has knuckled down, gotten over personal issues and injury problems and is now in line to start the Manchester derby ahead of Aymeric Laporte.

direct to your inboxThe data for the most and the least expensive properties sold across Greater Manchester between August and October has been released.In July, following the national lockdown, Trafford dominated the upper end of Greater Manchester's property market.The trend has continued in recent months, with one home in the borough fetching £3.5m - although Bolton, and West Didsbury, where one flat went for over a £1m, also figure repeatedly in the list.At the other end of the scale homes in Bolton, Bury, Wigan, Oldham and Rochdale were among the ten least expensive.The cheapest sold for £42,000 in early August.According to the Land Registry, 48,317 home sales have been registered for August, 25,982 for September, and 622 for

A newly released interactive map shows the most dangerous travel destinations in the world for 2021.

Manchester United are set to face a gruelling February and March with 14 games in just seven weeks.Fixture congestion is commonplace this season with a shorter campaign due to the coronavirus pandemic.Plenty of managers have already bemoaned the lack of rest and options available to them, with many wanting five substitutions per game.Though United could feel the brunt in 2020 as they drop into the Europa League following their knockout in the Champions League.Should Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side advance into the Europa League last 16 as well as progressing in both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup, they could be involved in 14 matches in 49 days.Their nightmare run could start with a Premier League clash at Arsenal on January 30 and include trips to

Botrytis cinerea, that proliferates in the morning mists that drift up from the nearby Ciron river.Known as 'noble rot', this 'beneficial mould' causes the vine's fruit to shrivel and dehydrate, increasing the concentration of sugar to produce purplish-brown candied grapes, which drive the intensity of aromas and complexity of flavours specific to the estate's prized wines. "The botrytis sublimates the material," explains Lurton.

Mikel Arteta has been told to apologise to Mesut Ozil after freezing him out - and get him back in Arsenal's team to save their ailing Premier League season.

Ozil was left out of Arteta's Premier League and Europa League squads for the first half of the season, meaning he cannot play for the Gunners until next month at the earliest.By that time the £350,000-per-week midfielder will have entered the final six months of his Arsenal deal, and could sign a pre-contract agreement to join another club on a free transfer.Arteta has taken a hard line on Ozil, who has been criticised over his lack of work rate.But Wenger says a more softly-softly approach is needed, with the Gunners sorely lacking creativity in the 32-year-old's absence having slipped to 15th in the Premier League ahead of Sunday's visit of Burnley.Wenger brought both Arteta and Ozil to Arsenal during his 22-year reign as manager.He

Two French films, Emmanuel Courcol's The Big Hit, and the hand-drawn Josep, have won the 2020 European Film Awards for best comedy and best animated film, respectively. In The Big Hit, French star Kad Merad (Welcome to the Sticks) plays a past-his-prime actor who attempts to give drama lessons to a group of prisoners staging a version of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.

Wayne Gretzky‘s rookie card from O-Pee-Chee just broke a huge record as it sold for over $1 million dollars in a private auction.

Time Magazine’s 2020 Entertainer of the year.The Korean group earned the coveted spot and is now gracing the cover of Time, after landing No.

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UPDATED: 3:46 PM: Jerry Harris, a star of Netflix’s 2020 docuseries Cheer, is facing additional federal charges of child sexual exploitation. The seven new counts involve five minors in Texas, Florida and Illinois.

If you loved the new HBO Max reality series 12 Dates of Christmas, it’s not over just yet!

Exeter Chiefs are on a mission to retain the European Cup next year so their fans get to party like it’s 2020.

Perishers originally ran from 1959 to 2006. The strip is still so popular today that we decided to reprint the best of the strips by Maurice Dodd and Dennis Collins

Andy Capp has been a favourite part of the Daily Mirror since 1957. Enjoy the adventures of Andy Capp and wife Flo every day.

The Orlando Sentinel offered a stunning apology Friday for endorsing Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., after he joined more than 100 GOP lawmakers in backing a lawsuit challenging the results of the 2020 presidential election.  Waltz was one of 126 House Republicans who filed an amicus brief supporting Texas' lawsuit against Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan as part of President Trump's ongoing legal battle to reverse the election outcome.

something that , which is where a NYE mani comes in clutch. While the options are endless, this year, we'll be sticking with twists on our favorite trends—, minimal art, and ombré colors—that just feel a little bit more dressed up. And of course, nothing goes with a bottle of champagne (and a pair of ) than lots and lots of glitter.