MONDAY 8 DECEMBER

PETE WICKS on helping Dogs Trust to spread seasonal joy

We used to enjoy watching celebrities go off-piste — but now those moments are called “content” and have lost their frisson

PETER WRIGHT takes stock as his popular show turns 10

→ When Bella meets Chris Packham, she engages in what the wildlife presenter describes as an “ancient greeting ceremony”. That is to say, she licks his entire face. “Oh, she likes you,” says Big Issue

Budget fiasco: That the whole of Wednesday’s Budget was erroneously published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) an hour before chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) stood up to give her spee