36 minutes ago The disturbing case of the 'Body in the Boot' and a friend's muffled pleas for help

As another Christmas comes and goes, there's still no justice 25 years on

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46 minutes ago As a student in London I yearned for home, until I found paradise: a vast old villa with perfect housemates | Andrew Martin

We cooked ragu and listened to records while lying on chaises longues. Then the M11 link road was built – and everything changedIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeIn the mid-1980s, I was in my early 20s and was reading for the Bar in London. I was living in a mouldy Balham bedsit and returning regularly to the comfort zone of my native York, when a friend told me a room was going in a shared house in Leytonstone.I wasn’t expecting much of E11. I wasn’t expecting trees, for example, but my walk from the attractive art deco tube station took me along roads better described as avenues. The house itself seemed almost the last one in London, an illusion created by the proximity of Wanstead Flats. It was a rangy, detached 1920s house, white with a red roof, and it had a name, but I’ll just call it the villa.Andrew Martin is an English novelist; his latest book is The Night in Venice Continue reading...

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46 minutes ago Toilet seat and burial plot: 21% of Britons given unwanted Christmas gifts, Which? finds

Secondhand tumble dryer and roast beef for vegetarian also in ‘worst present ever received’ pollA burial plot and a toilet seat top the list of the nation’s all-time worst Christmas gifts, according to research that suggests one in five Britons receive an unwanted present in their annual haul.More than 2,000 members of the public were polled by Which? about what they were given at Christmas last year, with 21% saying they had received an unwanted or unsuitable gift. Continue reading...

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46 minutes ago What Queen Elizabeth really felt about Meghan Markle laid bare by insider

Her Majesty initially went out of her way to make Prince Harry's then-girlfriend feel welcome in the Royal Family. But things started to turn sour as the Sussexes' wedding drew closer, according to an expert.

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46 minutes ago Use your Christmas leftovers easily with delicious sandwich recipe that takes minutes

If you have leftovers in your fridge from Christmas Day, or bags of roast potatoes you didn't get round to using, make this viral festive treat that takes minutes in an air fryer

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46 minutes ago The real Celtic party is yet to come but greedy Hoops prove hungry for more than Christmas dinner leftovers

It was a first Boxing Day home match for the Hoops in 14 years and they made up for lost time

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1 hour ago Best of 2024: ‘If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries provide much more than books – podcast

Every Monday and Friday for the rest of December we will publish some of our favourite audio long reads of 2023, in case you missed them, with an introduction from the editorial team to explain why we’ve chosen it.From July: In 2024, libraries are unofficial creches, homeless shelters, language schools and asylum support providers – filling the gaps left by a state that has reneged on its responsibilities. By Aida Edemariam Continue reading...

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1 hour ago 'I'm a laundry expert and here are five things I always do with my washing'

Consumer Reports' Rich Handel shares a few laundry tips on TikTok - from how much detergent you should use to stain removal - that can help you prolong clothes and save money

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1 hour ago Woman's 'genius' Christmas decoration storage tip removes items effortlessly

Christmas decorations may be the bane of the holidays for some, but others have 'had enough' and shared how they store their festive decorations away after the seasonal celebrations

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2 hours ago Stock market today: Asian shares advance after a mixed finish on Wall Street

Asian shares are mostly higher, with Japan's benchmark registering strong gains for a second straight day

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2 hours ago What channel is Arsenal vs Ipswich on? How to watch Premier League match for free

The post-Christmas Premier League action concludes with Arsenal taking on Ipswich Town, which also makes it the last game available to watch for free in the UK

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4 hours ago The terrible secret I can never tell my husband: I slept with his brother before I met him... and I still get a rush of desire over the family dinner table even 25 years later

This year's Christmas dinner was the hardest so far; I could barely handle the tension. As the roast potatoes were handed down the table at my in-laws', excitement passed through me.

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4 hours ago JAN MOIR: My Christmas was all the more cheery because the Just Stop Oil protesters are still behind bars. Let's hope the courts keep it that way

Don't know about you, but my Christmas was improved immensely by the cheering thought that the Just Stop Oil protesters who blocked the M25 in 2022 are still behind bars.

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4 hours ago Four people found dead at home on Christmas Day after suspected carbon monoxide leak

Tragedy prompts police to remind householders of the importance of having working carbon monoxide alarms in their homes

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4 hours ago Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy 'agrees to interview with police in Argentina' as witness in bid for justice

Kate Cassidy was with Payne just two days before he died when he fell from the third floor of a Buenos Aires hotel on October 16.

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4 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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5 hours ago Miraculous rescue of Utah man trapped in avalanche after his brother spotted his fingers poking out of snow

Two Utah brothers miraculously survived a giant avalanche one of them triggered while they were riding snowmobiles through the backcountry on Christmas Eve.

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6 hours ago Emmerdale spoilers: Will Taylor's 'real cause of death revealed' and sad April update

Emmerdale is lining up some emotional scenes on the ITV soap over January, from the fallout to Home Farm Christmas drama to a discovery amid April Windsor's disappearance

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7 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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7 hours ago Davina McCall shocks The Masked Singer viewers as she is unmasked as Star on the Christmas Special after having brain surgery

Davina McCall has left The Masked Singer fans completely shocked as she is unmasked as Star on the Christmas Special episode on Thursday after having brain surgery.

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