24 minutes ago Russell Grant's horoscopes as Taurus told staying positive and energised is key

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24 minutes ago Dear Coleen: I'm married but can't stop thinking about one that got away

"We had such an incredible connection – it felt like I’d known this person all my life. I loved his smile, he was so cool and funny, and we had many enjoyable times together both inside and outside of work."

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24 minutes ago Scots warned spending festive season around open fire could damage their health

Asthma and Lung UK Scotland is calling on Holyrood ministers to raise awareness of the dangerous pollutants that come from burning wood in our homes.

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24 minutes ago Scots woman demands rapist is brought to justice as cops won't go after attacker

Jan Cruickshank, 60, received a cash payout from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority for being raped by a colleague but police did not take the case forward.

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1 hour ago Man Utd transfer news: Marcus Rashford asking price revealed as three replacements named

Marcus Rashford's future remains top of Manchester United's transfer agenda and the Red Devils are already making plans to sign a replacement after setting an asking price

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2 hours ago BRYONY GORDON: Keir Starmer's latest lunacy has tipped me over the edge. I now see he's just a clown in donated designer clothes

Everyone has their limit with Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party, and I think I just reached mine. For some it was the reversal of the winter fuel allowance, for others it was the betrayal of the Waspis.

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2 hours ago 'Fall asleep faster' and stay warm in bed without the heating on with expert's easy tips

An expert has shared five simple hacks to keep your bedroom warm this winter, without having to crank up the heating

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3 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Nato condemns possible sabotage of Baltic Sea cables

Nato chief Mark Rutte criticises all attacks on critical infrastructure; Putin says Slovakia has offered to be ‘platform’ for any peace talks. What we know on day 1,038See all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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4 hours ago SNP accused of 'failing rural Scotland' as condition of schools revealed

SNP ministers have been accused of letting down rural Scotland after it was revealed that the condition of schools is more likely to be better in towns and cities.

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5 hours ago Pictured: 'Loving' father who was 'stabbed to death' in his own home in the early hours of Christmas Day

Mr Price was victim of a suspected attack at the house where he lived with his parents in the quiet Staffordshire village of Norton Canes

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5 hours ago Mum thought she had winter cold but then woke up from coma about to lose her legs

Beth Bugden is raising awareness of sepsis after what she thought was an "innocuous" seasonal illness left her comatose and requiring more than a year's worth of treatment

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6 hours ago Heartbroken tributes as dad 'murdered on Christmas Day' named and pictured

Louis Price was described as a "beautiful guy"

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6 hours ago Deciding to read a book a week was the best new year resolution I ever made | Katie Cunningham

I read 52 books that year and I’ve kept the habit up in the years that followed, the routine now firmly establishedMore summer essentialsI’ve always been a reader. In primary school, I’d tear through 60-odd books in a month when the annual Read-A-Thon rolled around (they were mostly Babysitters Club books, but still). Then as a teen, I discovered the quiet beauty that could be found in great novels, taking solace in those pages as hormones and high school made the real world awful.In my 20s, though, my pace started to wobble. I was still getting through 15 or 20 books a year, but less consistently. Partly this was because I had to make time for an exciting new hobby called binge drinking. But I was also increasingly distracted by the bottomless pit that was my iPhone. It always went the same way: I’d be on a roll with reading until I hit a book that just wasn’t that interesting. I’d gradually stop reaching for it at night as doomscrolling on Reddit became a more appealing prospect, ...

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7 hours ago Scottish roundup: Celtic go 12 points clear as Rangers slump at St Mirren

Celtic stroll to 4-0 win over Motherwell while rivals slipAberdeen hammered at Kilmarnock as slump goes onCeltic stretched their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to 12 points after their 4-0 Boxing Day win over Motherwell was followed by Rangers slumping to a 2-1 evening defeat at St Mirren that left their manager, Philippe Clement, lamenting their “below par” mentality.Earlier, Brendan Rodgers’s side had eased to a comfortable victory over Motherwell after getting a penalty breakthrough in first-half stoppage-time. Arne Engels opened the scoring after a tight first half as Aston Oxborough, the Motherwell goalkeeper, was penalised for a collision with Yang Hyun-jun. Daizen Maeda doubled the lead before the substitutes Nicolas Kühn and Reo Hatate struck to give Stuart Kettlewell, the visiting manager, a first taste of defeat in four visits to Celtic Park. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Bargain Hunt host says 'a lot can happen' while filming as she recalls dramatic moments

Bargain Hunt host Natasha Raskin Sharp reflected on the BBC show in the foreword of a book about it a few years ago, including having discussed filming for several days at a time

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7 hours ago Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after loving dad dies on Christmas Day

Police attended at the home following a report that a man had suffered a cardiac arrest. But when they arrived at around 3.25am on Christmas Day they found Louis Price gravely injured.

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8 hours ago An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence

Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in gunfire and stirred fears that the country’s fragile peace could break down

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9 hours ago 'Energy saving' Ninja smart kettle with precise temperature control drops to lowest ever price

Now is the perfect time to upgrade your kitchen appliances with this 'energy saving' smart kettle from Ninja as it's plummeted to it's lowest ever price

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9 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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