2 hours ago Inside story of how it all went wrong at Cadbury's: It has skimmed, trimmed and many say ruined the taste of its chocolate, reveals JANE FRYER. And that's not the worst by a long shot...

John Cadbury - patriarch of Britain's most famous confectionery company and a doggedly good and relentlessly philanthropic example to us all - must be spinning in his grave in the village of Bournville.

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4 hours ago Bloody Sunday inquiry was ‘cynical political move’, NI general claimed

Tony Blair established the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, following campaigns from the victims of the 1972 shootings on the streets of Londonderry.

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4 hours ago Two in five rear seat car passengers killed in crashes not wearing seat belt

Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation called for parents to ensure buckling up becomes ‘second nature for their children’.

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5 hours ago Hugh Dennis is a master of dry British comedy in Outnumbered, but the kids have lost their comedic instinct

Middle-class family life is back under a microscope as the BBC One sitcom returns after eight years

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5 hours ago Sir Keir Starmer is accused of smothering Britain in red tape after Labour set up new quango every week since election victory

Keir Starmer was last night accused of smothering Britain in red tape after it emerged Labour has set up a new quango every week since taking power.

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7 hours ago Cindy Beale’s Christmas Day attacker revealed in EastEnders anniversary week

The week will be filled with ‘explosive drama’, the soap’s executive producer said.

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8 hours ago Owner of Britain's oldest DVD rental store shares how business still booms 40 years on

Alongside renting DVDs, the dad-of-two also sells stationary, repairs scratched DVDs discs and runs a successful photocopying and printing service whilst also having become a local community hub

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8 hours ago Majority of Brits say fixing broken NHS should be top of PM's priorities, poll shows

Almost two-thirds (64%) of people put fixing the health service in their top three priorities - ahead of money worries, immigration and cutting crime, according to an exclusive poll

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8 hours ago Major poll shows what majority of Brits believe should be PM's top priority

Almost two-thirds (64%) of people put fixing the health service in their top three priorities - ahead of money worries, immigration and cutting crime, according to an exclusive poll

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8 hours ago Cunha’s Wolves magic and Fernandes red card add to Manchester United woe

It was impossible to ignore the shift in mood, the supporters singing the name of their charismatic Portuguese head coach, parachuted in to solve a myriad issues but chiefly the miserable results and the leaky defence. Determined to immerse himself in the local culture, he and his staff spent Christmas Day enjoying a traditional lunch at a local pub a few miles out of town. Then there is the friction between those who pay their money in the stands and those who spend it in the boardroom. It has been an unhappy picture for a while, the players presumably thinking of an appropriate escape route. The problem for Ruben Amorim is that Vítor Pereira was the manager who triumphed here.For Manchester United, it is now four defeats in their past five matches. United, who drop a place to 14th, are eight points above the relegation zone, 11 from the top four, which is badly fading from view, having taken seven points from a possible 21 since Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag. Matheus Cunha – just w...

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8 hours ago Revealed: British woman thrown in Thai jail after trying to have sex on hotel glass table is mother

A drunken British woman languishing in a Thai prison cell after trying to have sex on a hotel glass table before fighting with police officers has been named as Jude Hill, 42, from Plymouth, Devon.

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8 hours ago Hundreds of theatres and museums face closure as crisis in sectors laid bare

Alarm in sector as four in 10 of Britain’s theatres as well as many regional museums containing local and national archives are on the brink of closure

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8 hours ago California residents urged to avoid ocean as high surf pounds coastline

At least one dead and three missing amid storm that has split wharf, wrecked boat and piled up debrisCalifornia residents are being warned to stay off wharves, piers and other waterside structures as 20-30ft waves are expected to batter the northern Pacific coast for the rest of the week.The National Weather Service advisory comes after a 150ft section of the wharf in Santa Cruz collapsed amid high waves on Monday, and storm debris was blamed for the death of a Santa Cruz county man on a beach in Watsonville. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Northern Brits more likely to suffer from 'winter blues' than Southerners, boffins claim

An expert as claimed the further you live from the equator, the more likely you are to suffer from symptoms usually classed as 'the winter blues', including low mood and anxiety

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9 hours ago Two women and dog are killed in Christmas Day stabbing that also sees man and teenage boy seriously injured as police grill double murder suspect

Police rushed to the block of apartments in Santa Cruz Avenue, in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, just after 6.30pm following reports of a stabbing on Christmas Day.

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9 hours ago Revealed: Popular Christmas leftover could help with weight loss and improve gut health, experts say

With the many elements of a British Christmas Dinner, along with the giant roasted turkey, many find themselves too full to finish their plates more often than not. But are leftovers actually good for you?

Science

10 hours ago Three quarters of Brits think Royals should cough up and pay taxes on their estates

More than 150,000 people have signed a petition calling on King Charles III and Prince William to speed up work on sub-standard properties after our investigation revealed scores fail minimum energy efficiency standards for landlords

Economics

11 hours ago Elon Musk says he's on weight loss drug as he dresses in 'Ozempic Santa' costume

In a festive post on X, billionaire Elon Musk posted his transformation on Christmas Day while posing in a Santa Claus outfit, crediting his new look to weight-loss drug Mounjaro

Economics

11 hours ago JonBenét Ramsey breakthrough on 28th anniversary of her death as father John says crime may finally be solved

John Ramsey hopes an upcoming meeting with the new chief of Boulder Police could provide the key to unlocking the mystery of his daughter's brutal murder.

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11 hours ago Exact date UK faces 24cm snow storm with only 'one' part of England spared

As much as nine inches will blanket the worst-hit areas, which include the north of England and the Scottish Highlands, as the British Isles are blasted with a healthy helping of snow after bringing in the New Year

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