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‘Happy Christmas, Ange’: why we have always loved a dramatic TV divorce

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What happened

Untying the knot is having a television moment with the launch of the HBO legal thriller War and BBC’s The Split Up There were 105,002 divorces in England and Wales last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Key facts

  • Untying the knot is having a television moment with the launch of the HBO legal thriller War and BBC’s The Split Up There were 105,002 divorces in England and Wales last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:00:57 UTC.

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