I love being gay, though I don't do it very much now': Out, proud and extremely loud, actress MIRIAM MARGOLYES, 82, is renowned for telling it as she sees it. She talks love and death... as well as laying off JK Rowling Immortalised by England's semi-final performance at home at Euro 96, the Three Lions anthem - and its iconic 'football's coming home' chorus - has serenaded most of the international footballs tournaments between then and now. The comedians insist they 'couldn't resist' to reunite with ‎The Lightning Seeds singer Ian Broudie to create a new version of the much-loved song first released in 1996 when England lost to Germany on penalties, again. Released today, the song changes the original lyrics from 1996 of '36 years of hurt' to '56', while the comedians also poke fun at the men's team with a reference to '20 weeks of hurt' in relation to the Lionesses' victorious Euro 2022 campaign over the summer. Ding Dong Merrily on Sky…oh no it’s not on Sky…it has to be on terrestrial doesn’t it…for legal reasons…

There is also several nods to The Lionesses who won Euro 2022 this summer, England's 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst is a carol singer and Frank Skinner even dresses as Noddy Holder from Slade. The video shows the comedy duo and Lightning Seeds frontman Ian Broudie singing along, spliced alongside their younger selves from the original iconic video. The anthemic “three lions on a shirt” line has been replaced with a festive “three lions on a sleigh,” as Baddiel and Skinner top a Christmas tree with the coveted Jules Rimet trophy.This year's World Cup marks a departure from all the others that preceded it, as it will be played in the winter time, to compensate for the searing temperatures that Qatar sees in the summer.

Northern Lights to shine across parts of the UK tonight: Is your area going to be illuminated as Aurora Borealis lights up the night sky? But football fans are questioning the decision to release it again - with some suggesting it is so toe-curling and saccharin-sweet that it makes them want to vomit. Many suggested it was just Skinner and Baddiel cashing in by 'flogging Three Lions song to death'.Baddiel: ‘The Lionesses brought it home. Football came home with the Lionesses. And some might say that should be the end of it. Stop singing it. But we decided to give it one more go on the basis that the blokes haven’t brought it home'. Bobby Brazier's Strictly tribute to Jade Goody moves judges to tears as he and a sobbing Dianne Buswell perform emotional dance in honour of his late mother - while his father weeps in the crowd Tax cuts are just the beginning! Rishi Sunak says last week's 2p off National Insurance is the 'start of a journey' now he's 'got inflation under control'

My one wish is to hug my girl before I can't anymore': Cancer-ridden mother battling brain tumour begs Hamas to free daughter held captive in Gaza amid fears illness could claim her life Yule Rimet still gleaming,” the comedians belt out, wearing festive jumpers. “A football Christmas song, not at all demeaning.”I will never see my children grow up': British father's anguish as he learns his daughter, 12, was murdered by Hamas thugs in Israeli Kibbutz massacre six weeks ago - in atrocity that also killed her twin brother