19 minutes ago Seaside Scottish town with famous beach named 'perfect winter staycation' spot

Just in time for 2025, a charming and historic Scottish town has been named "the perfect winter staycation destination" — and it is home to a famous beach and acclaimed restaurants.

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63 minutes ago Viewers complain television has 'run out ideas' after ITV aired TikTok clips for two hours on Christmas Eve

Viewers have claimed ITV has 'run out of ideas' after the UK broadcaster aired two hours of TikToks on Christmas Eve.

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9 hours ago Fresh blow to High Street as number of Boxing Day sale shoppers tumbled by nearly 10 per cent

Experts said some bargain hunters had opted to shop online instead of visiting the shops in person.

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4 hours ago Gavin & Stacey fans have ‘goosebumps’ over ‘absolutely perfect’ finale

The last ever episode was full of drunkenness, romance, and twists and turns

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41 minutes ago What a dog's dinner! Hilarious moment golden retriever steals family's Christmas turkey before woman chases him through field in futile bid to get it back

The footage was filmed on Christman Eve in Armagh, Northern Ireland, when the woman in the video was dropping off presents at her friend's house.

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3 hours ago Some of the best places you can still book to celebrate New Year's Eve in Manchester

There's still time to make plans for the end of the year

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30 minutes ago From Christmas pie to turkey stew: Top chefs share their best festive leftover suggestions

Anyone for Tom Kerridge's 'epic' turkey sub'that'll 'keep you going until New Year's Eve'?

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3 hours ago Wild weather for New Year's Eve as Met Office forecast flags major change for UK

North-east England will enjoy the brightest weather of the day, with some sunshine in Aberdeenshire in the afternoon and temperatures of about 10C to 12C across the country

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11 hours ago I have been left in a lifetime of debt after fighting the council to get my son in school... we had to remortgage our home

EXCLUSIVE: Suzanne Hollinshead, 53, from Flitwick, Bedfordshire, had to remortgage her home to help pay off a 'lifetime of debt' from the fight with Central Bedfordshire Council.

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15 hours ago Rudy Giuliani tells judge ‘I gave everything I have to give’ as he braces for contempt hearing

Giuliani pleads to federal judge to reject proposed sanctions in flurry of Christmas Eve court documents

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83 minutes ago Police search gardens and sheds for tourist last seen at Scots beauty spot on Christmas Eve

"We also ask people to check gardens, sheds and outbuildings in case he has sought shelter."

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23 hours ago Gavin & Stacey fans 'in tears' over 'perfect' ending as they hail BBC series 'the best on television'

Gavin & Stacey returned to screens on Christmas Day for the first time in five years and it's fair to say the Christmas special certainly didn't disappoint as it delivered a 'perfect' ending

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31 minutes ago Kilmarnock boss hails Aberdeen victory as perfect response to 'valid' criticism

Derek McInnes insists the performance proves they have the ability in both boxes to start climbing the table

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3 hours ago Debenhams £222 air fryer reduced to under £40 that's 'perfect' for anyone making New Year's Eve party food

It's the ideal budget buy for making festive picky teas and party spreads

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16 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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17 hours ago Enzo Maresca admits Chelsea taught a lesson after Fulham fight back for late win

Harry Wilson and Rodrigo Muniz struck late on to give Fulham their first derby win at Stamford Bridge in 45 years.

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3 hours ago Urgent missing person appeal for teenage girl who vanished on Christmas Eve

Police forces on either side of London are urgently asking for information on the whereabouts of a 16-year-old girl who vanished from her home in Watford on Christmas Eve

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29 hours ago ‘I get spotted in the M&S knicker department’: Lorraine Ashbourne on her 2024 TV takeover

From Bridgerton to Sherwood and Alma’s Not Normal, the actor has lit up our screens all year – and her ‘victory lap’ is only just starting Lorraine Ashbourne has had a massive year. “I know! People keep saying: oh God, Lorraine, get off the telly, we want somebody else,” she says. “But it has been extraordinary.” She kicked things off in January with ITV’s entertaining disaster thriller After the Flood, playing Sophie Rundle’s tough, grieving mother, Molly. As the year went on, she returned to two of her biggest and most significant roles yet, as the former secret spy cop Daphne Sparrow in Sherwood, and Grandma Joan in the wrenching, hilarious second series of Alma’s Not Normal. Has she ended up in such outstanding shows because she’s picky? “Absolutely not. I’ll do anything! I’m a cheap date. It’s just timing that these things have fallen into place.”Right now, Ashbourne is at home in north London. She grew up in Manchester, where she went to drama school. She met her husband, Andy...

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32 minutes ago Duo in their 40s suspected of raping teenage man near Brighton Harry Ramsden's

Sussex Police has confirmed the arrest of two men aged 40 and 42 in connection to the rape of a 19-year-old near a Brighton fish and chip shop last Saturday, December 21

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5 hours 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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19 hours ago Best Boxing Day sales for major supermarkets revealed: from Aldi and B&M to Tesco and M&S

Major supermarkets including Aldi and Tesco , as well as several other UK retailers, Superdrug and The Perfume Shop, have revealed discounts on hundreds of must-have products.

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18 hours ago Kilmarnock ease past Aberdeen with stunning Boxing Day performance at Rugby Park

Goals from Kyle Vassell, David Watson, Innes Cameron and Bruce Anderson saw off the dismal Dons.

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3 hours ago Nowhere to go on New Year's Eve? Our pick of the best London clubs to hit on the last night of 2024

Still haven’t organised a solid New Year’s Eve Plan? Here’s a handpicked list of the best club nights to ring in 2025

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39 minutes ago 'Manager' sought for stunning remote Scottish island nature reserve with no residents

The job is to effectively manage a remote and beautiful island, its wildlife and visitors.

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5 hours ago As a student in London I yearned for home, until I found paradise: a vast old villa with perfect housemates

As a student in London I yearned for home, until I found paradise: a vast old villa with perfect housemates  The Guardian

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19 hours ago Here are the best deals in the Boxing Day 2024 sales you can’t afford to miss: Sephora, The Perfume Shop and more

Time to get your bargain-hunting game face on

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28 hours ago BBC Gavin and Stacey fans left 'fuming' after final episode as viewers make demand

The 'perfect' episode saw characters Smithy and Nessa finally get their happy ending - but not everything was resolved

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10 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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46 minutes ago My daughter will be an only child – and I’m not going to feel guilty about it | Arwa Mahdawi

My wife and I are ‘one and done’ on kids. We’re also ‘one and done’ with unsolicited advice about our decisionFor a few years now, I’ve kept a few vials of a stranger’s sperm on ice. Not just hanging out in my freezer next to the frozen peas, to be clear. They’re in a fancy cryobank and every six months a $285 charge pops up on my credit card statement for the privilege of storing them.I’ve been justifying that hefty price tag as the cost of keeping my options open. My wife and I have a perfect little three-year-old girl and we’ve ummed and ahhed about having another one. (I won’t get into the specifics of assisted reproduction, but if you’re a same-sex female couple, then sperm is kinda key.) We’ve held on to our toddler’s baby things just in case a second one appears: our basement is full of boxes of old toys and clothes. It looks like we’re going to have to clear out and cancel that sperm storage, however – we’ve finally decided that we are firmly in the “one and done” club.Arwa ...

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18 hours ago Gavin and Stacey's Laura Aikman's family gasp as they discover secret return while watching finale

Fans of the BBC's long-running sitcom Gavin and Stacey were stunned to see Laura Aikman back in her role as Sonia for the last ever episode in jaw-dropping scenes

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20 hours ago What’s actually worth spending your beauty vouchers on as retailers kick off their Boxing Day sales

If you received some beauty vouchers for Christmas, today is the perfect day to get the most use out of them as retailers launch their Boxing Day sales with hundreds of discounts

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29 hours ago How to watch Chelsea vs Fulham: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

A tasty west London derby is on the cards at Stamford Bridge

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13 hours ago Davina McCall shocks The Masked Singer panel as she's unmasked weeks after brain surgery

Davina McCall left the Masked Singer panel stunned with her performance as 'Star' in the 2024 Christmas special. The reveal came shortly after she shared a personal update about her recovery from brain surgery while getting her first haircut since the procedure.

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53 minutes ago Icy waters of River Dee await brave Dumfries and Galloway New Year's Day revellers

The popular Dee Dip will once again be held at Crossmichael at 11am on January 1 - the perfect way to start 2024

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20 hours ago Inside Lauryn Goodman's lavish £2.4m home bought by Kyle Walker after cheating scandal

Lauryn Goodman was bought a £2.4 million house when Kyle Walker was attempting to keep the paternity of their second child a secret - she's since redesigned the interior and it looks stunning

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20 hours ago Boxing Day sales 2024 live: Top deals to shop today at H&M, Charlotte Tilbury, Dunelm and more

Retailers like Currys, Ganni and M&S are leading the festive shopping season – these are the best discounts right now

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14 hours ago Chinese jet stuns the world after advanced fighter plane is spotted on its maiden voyage missing one key feature

The new stealthy plane was spotted over China and speculation suggests the country may be on the edge of unveiling new high-performance combat aircraft.

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80 minutes ago Is Eleanor Ekserdjian Britain's newest royal? As Princess Margaret's heartthrob grandson sparks engagement rumours, how he met his stunning muse while studying at University

Samuel Chatto, 28, has since 2021 been seeing fellow Edinburgh University graduate Eleanor Ekserdjian, who is an accomplished painter.

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23 hours ago Anthony Joshua's stunning £150m property empire boasts luxury houses and former oil HQ

Anthony Joshua has invested a huge amount of money in real estate in recent years and boasts a property empire worth around £150million, with a number of impressive acquisitions

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21 hours ago Best Boxing Day deals with discounts up to 60% off fitness wear, including Lululemon and Gymshark

From huge savings on leggings to tops and sports bras, these are the best Boxing Day sales to shop now if you're looking to stock up on stylish activewear essentials

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18 hours ago Steal Frankie Bridge's silver sequin look that's perfect for New Year's Eve parties

Frankie Bridge is the queen of glamour, and her latest look is no different. The star wowed in a crystal-embellished outfit that's perfect for New Year's Eve celebrations

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3 hours ago Meet the Party Jean – the answer to your New Year’s Eve prayers | Jess Cartner

If you can’t be bothered with an LBD, opt for a classic that’s casual but shouts party pizzazzThere is a moment about halfway through Christmas dinner when the cracker hats have slipped askew, shoes been kicked off under the table and belts un-notched, that marks the official end of the season of Making An Effort. A frenzied month of putting on mascara in the work loos and shivering on the way home because you are wearing your fancy coat instead of your warm one is over, up in flames along with the Christmas pudding brandy. Time to breathe out, shift into a lower gear, adjust to the sacred interlude of cheese and telly, half-eaten chocolate reindeers and gap-toothed jigsaws that is Twixmas.So it can feel a little tricky, a few days later, to go full jazz-hands for New Year’s Eve. But that’s what we are doing. Continue reading...

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26 hours ago New Year’s Eve party outfits to pick up in the sales from Debenhams, Nobody’s Child and more

Are you hosting an NYE party or heading off to one? With the Boxing Day sales kicking off, today is the perfect opportunity to pick up your partywear and save some pennies

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23 hours ago Get £80 off the Dyson Airwrap in the Boxing Day sales and transform your hair styling game

Shop the styling tool for under £400

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22 hours ago NHS warning over Boxing Day betting adverts as demand for gambling addiction treatment soars

Advertisements for Boxing Day betting could cause ‘perfect storm’, doctors say

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3 hours ago Beautiful little island just under four hours from UK named the best in Europe

This small Greek island has been named the very best island to visit in Europe, and the picture-perfect holiday destination is just under four hours away from the UK

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27 hours ago UK weather: Leave the umbrella at home! Boxing Day will be dry and mild and perfect for a post

Boxing Day temperatures are set to reach a high of 12C in the south-west of England, and 11C in Wales, the Met Office said.

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25 hours ago Boxing Day sale bargain hunters join massive shop queues to splurge £4.6BILLION

Shoppers have been spotted in their droves in towns and cities across the UK as they hope to make the most of today's biggest deals.

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23 hours ago Holidaymaker seen at Scots beauty spot on Christmas Eve days after going missing

Marc Drostle left London and headed to Aviemore, in the Highlands, on December 12.

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4 hours ago People blown away after learning name for time between Christmas and New Year's Eve

The big day is over for another year but the festive spirit is still in full swing. In fact, many claim the best bit of the festive season is this in-between period - but what is it actually called?

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27 hours ago In a Japanese restaurant in west London, this Chinese woman felt truly at home | Xinran

In my younger years I travelled all over China. But on a culinary tour of Bayswater with my son, I tasted belongingIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeIn 2006, during his gap year before starting university, my son Pan set out to discover a “world beyond books”. After spending four months backpacking through Australia and New Zealand, he shared with me his most profound realisation from his travels: the meaning of home.He told me: “Some people live in luxurious mansions but rarely share dinners or weekends with their families. Others, in crowded cottages, are enveloped daily by the sounds of children playing and the aroma of home-cooked meals. Some reside deep in the mountains, knowing every blade of grass, bird and rabbit, while others traverse busy city districts yet remain strangers to their own neighbours.” His words made me think about the places I have called home.Xinran is founder of the Mothers’ Bridge o...

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25 hours ago Best New Year's Eve outfits to buy in the sales from Debenhams to H&M and Nobody's Child

If you're looking for the perfect New Year's Eve outfit then you're in luck as some of our favourite brands are on sale. With prices slashed, now is the perfect time to get party prepped.

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24 hours ago Rod Stewart 'devastated' as he issues heartbreaking tribute to legendary producer Richard Perry

Rod Stewart paid an emotional tribute to his 'dear buddy' Richard Perry after he passed away following a cardiac arrest on Christmas Eve

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5 hours ago UK weather: Dull and drizzly over coming days before 'wet and windy' New Year’s Eve

Those celebrating Hogmanay in Scotland next week may be hit by ‘disruptive weather’, according to the Met Office

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35 hours ago John Lewis’ Boxing Day 2024 sale is live, here are the best offers on homeware and more

Bring in the New Year with brilliant bargains from everyone’s favourite one-stop-shop

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26 hours ago The 7 best Boxing Day sales handpicked by a shopping expert from PS5s to perfumes

The Boxing Day sales have officially kicked off and we’ve rounded up some of the best deals to shop from hair straighteners and perfume to PlayStation 5s and Ninja air friers

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26 hours ago Syrian rebels are killed in gun battles trying to arrest Assad official accused of issuing execution orders for thousands of prisoners

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the fighters were from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, which led the stunning offensive that toppled Mr Assad with the fall of Damascus

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5 hours ago Five European islands with 20C temperatures in January are four hours from UK

A perfect January break for Brits could be any one of five European islands, each of them with plenty of tourist draws and great places for sipping cocktails in warm sunshine

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26 hours ago Boxing Day sales 2024 live: Top deals to shop today at Lush, Space NK, Next and more

Retailers like Currys, Ganni and M&S are leading the festive shopping season – these are the best discounts right now

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30 hours ago Squid Game season two review – TV that will make you uncomfortably bloodthirsty indeed

When we get into the actual games, the smash-kit K-drama finds its feet. But it spends far too many episodes dragging its heels extremely painfully. Series three must do betterOne of Hollywood’s many bad habits is the bloat caused by splitting a story in half in a bid to double the profits (cough, cough, Dune and Wicked). Squid Game was always a perfect one-series story. Gambling addict Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) became Player 456, a desperate man who attempts to pay off his debts by taking part in a twisted underground fight-to-the-death competition. He beats the odds by surviving every one of its potentially fatal playground games. When it first appeared, it was horrifying, it was thrilling, and its satirical edge – which examined capitalism and class in South Korea – was clever and acidic. The world took to it in vast numbers.That it became one of Netflix’s most successful, and therefore most profitable, series of all time placed it in a creative bind. Inevitably, it was renewed...

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6 hours ago ‘It’s full of things that didn’t happen – but it feels right!’ Inside the making of Bob Dylan film A Complete Unknown

Starring an Oscar-tipped Timothée Chalamet, James Mangold’s biopic retells Dylan’s electric early career, but it resonates with today’s toxic fame and politics. The creative team explain their process – and what Dylan makes of itBob Dylan is notoriously averse to others poking around in his past – he once suggested the legions of self-styled “Dylanologists” who examine his career in forensic detail should “get a life, please you’re wasting your life”. So when he summoned the director James Mangold to meet him and discuss the Dylan biopic Mangold was making, it had the potential to go badly.The film, A Complete Unknown, was already well under way. A script based on the folk musician and writer Elijah Wald’s acclaimed 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! had been written by Jay Cocks, best known as the screenwriter of Gangs of New York. Timothée Chalamet was slated to star as Dylan: perfect for the role, Mangold suggests, because “he’s thin and wiry and mercurial and super smart and restles...

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27 hours ago Next shoppers say 'well done' after major update issued on Boxing Day sale

Next always gives its staff the day off on Boxing Day, so they can spend more time with their families over Christmas - but this means you have to wait until December 27 to shop in stores

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32 hours ago Dead body found in wheel well of United Airlines plane after 4,000 mile Christmas Eve flight

A dead body has been found in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it travelled 4,000 miles from Chicago and landed in Maui on Christmas Eve, sparking a police investigation

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7 hours ago ‘I quit my lucrative banking job to make coffee and it’s the best decision I ever made’

James Shapland could justifiably lay claim to the title of Wales' coffee shop king. After founding and then selling Coffee #1 he is now the owner of Coffi Lab and business is booming

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33 hours ago See the shocking moment Virat Kohli bullies Aussie star Sam Konstas in ugly clash as the teenager stuns the cricketing world at the MCG

Aged just 19 and on debut on Aussie cricket's biggest stage, Sam Konstas left fans and experts in disbelief with his stunning innings - despite some shocking treatment from Virat Kohli.

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11 hours ago Dull and drizzly weather over coming days before ‘wet and windy’ New Year’s Eve

Those celebrating Hogmanay in Scotland next week may be hit by ‘disruptive weather’, according to the Met Office.

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34 hours ago QEII Bridge at Dartford Crossing closed due to 'risk of explosion' from tanker fire

The QEII bridge is closed in the early hours of Boxing Day and emergency services are at the scene

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13 hours ago Elon Musk's link to Love Actually is uncovered and fans are left completely stunned

Many will recognize Thomas Brodie-Sangster from his unforgettable role in the Christmas classic Love Actually. Recently, his personal life has sparked excitement after a special announcement involving actress Talulah Riley

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14 hours ago RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: I was off until the New Year, but then Starmer announced his most shameful move yet. The resurrection of 'Prince Of Darkness' Peter Mandelson can't wait... so I'm back

Yes, I know we said I'd be back on New Year's Eve, and I will. But some things won't wait. Keir Starmer must have calculated that Christmas and me taking a week off was a good time to bury bad news.

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15 hours ago Paul Mullin scores 'Puskas worthy' stunner for Ryan Reynold's Wrexham in thick fog

Wrexham's superstar Paul Mullin netted a 'Puskas worthy goal' in the thick fog at the Racecourse on Boxing Day as the Red Dragons needed a late goal to best Blackpool

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15 hours ago Vitor Pereira maintains perfect Wolves record as Bruno Fernandes sent off in Man Utd defeat

Wolves 2-0 Manchester United: Matheus Cunha and Hwang Hee-chan were on target while United’s captain saw red at Molineux

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