28 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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17 hours ago White House reveals whether Russians shot down doomed Azerbaijan Airlines flight

The White House said there are 'indications' that Russians shot down the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38.

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19 hours ago Gavin and Stacey fans in disbelief after spotting massive blunder in Christmas finale

Gavin and Stacey fans expressed their shock after discovering Smithy's full name during the 2024 Christmas special, with one joking they "watch the show too much"

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97 minutes ago The battle of Cable Street is entwined in my family’s history – and its message of hope still resonates | Tracy

On that day in 1936, members of my Jewish family stood up to the Blackshirts. Their fight against racism inspired our adaptation of The Merchant of VeniceIn the weeks leading up to the battle of Cable Street, Oswald Mosley, inspired by his friend Hitler, sent his Blackshirt militia into the East End of London to whip up hatred against Jewish people. Jewish buildings were daubed, synagogues smashed and posters calling for patriotism and national pride in the face of the “untrustworthy international Jewish Entity” were nailed on walls and doorways.Then, on Sunday 4 October 1936, the fourth birthday of Mosley’s fascist party, he sent more than 3,000 uniformed Blackshirts in four marching columns through London’s East End and its predominantly Jewish community, promising a “Greater Britain” and blaming all society’s ills on these immigrant Jews. He fully expected to be supported by the working-class population of the area and assumed it would be delighted by his rousing speeches of hate...

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9 hours ago Man, 49, is charged with murder after two women, 24 and 38, are killed in Christmas Day knife attack that also left teenage boy injured

A man has been charged in a double murder investigation after two women were stabbed to death in Milton Keynes on Christmas day.

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11 hours ago Man to appear in court on double murder charge over Christmas Day killings

Jazwell Brown, of Santa Cruz Avenue, Bletchley, will appear at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.

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13 hours ago Pictured: 'Hero father', 37, killed when car struck him on Christmas Day

Kirk Marsden, 37, (pictured) from Blackburn, suffered multiple serious injuries after being allegedly hit by a Toyota Land Cruiser, police said.

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14 hours ago Man, 49, is charged with murder after two women, 28 and 38, are killed in Christmas Day knife attack that also left teenage boy injured

A man has been charged in a double murder investigation after two women were stabbed to death in Milton Keynes on Christmas day.

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16 hours ago Milton Keynes stabbing: Police issue major update after two killed in Christmas Day attack

Thames Valley Police have issued an update following a Christmas Day knife attack in Milton Keynes in which two people were killed and two others were injured - it was previously reported that a dog also died after the attack

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16 hours ago Murder probe after 'hero dad' knocked down and killed outside pub on Christmas Day

Two arrested after much-loved family man hit by Toyota Land Cruiser

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17 hours ago 'Deeply shocked': Tributes flow as pilot killed in plane crash near Scottish airport is named

The man involved in the fatal plane crash has been named

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18 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines reveals cause of Christmas Day horror plane crash that killed 38

Airline chiefs have launched preliminary investigations into the crash after the Embraer EMBR3.SA hit the ground hard while en route to Grozny in Chechnya, Russia, on Wednesday.

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19 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines says there was ‘external interference’ before crash

Carrier suspends flights to five Russian airports after early findings of investigation into crash on Christmas Day The aircraft that crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day, killing 38 people, experienced “external physical and technical interference”, according to preliminary results of an investigation, Azerbaijan Airlines said on Friday.The early findings led the carrier to suspend flights to five Russian airports, citing “potential risks to flight safety”, adding to the two routes that were suspended immediately after the crash. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Pictured: Pilot, 50, killed when light aircraft crashed into field just days before Christmas

Nicholas Denison-Pender, 50, from Perthshire, was pronounced dead at the scene after the aircraft crashed near Fife Airport, Kinglassie on Monday.

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19 hours ago BREAKING: Milton Keynes murder: Victim of Christmas Day knife attack, 24, named

This is a breaking news story

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19 hours ago Milton Keynes stabbing: Victim of Christmas Day knife attack, 24, named

Teohna Grant, 24, was found in the flat in Milton Keynes where she lived after the attack which also left two other people hurt and a dog dead

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19 hours ago Pictured: Christmas Day murder victim, 24, killed in knife attack that also claimed life of 38

Teohna Grant, 24, was attacked in the flat where she lived just as millions were sitting down to watch Wallace and Gromit on Christmas Day evening.

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19 hours ago Colleague pays tribute to ‘inspiring’ pilot who died following plane crash

Nicholas Denison-Pender, 50, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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20 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines blames 'external interference' for Christmas Day plane crash that killed 38

Officials have said more than three dozen people died from the crash, which saw the plane tear in half as it hit the ground in Kazakhstan while en route to Russia

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20 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines reveals cause of horror plane crash that killed 38 on Christmas Day

Officials have said more than three dozen people died in the crash, which saw the plane tear in half as it hit the ground in Kazakhstan while en route to Russia

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20 hours ago Tragic pilot who died after his light aircraft crashed just two days before Christmas is named by police

Nicholas Denison-Pender, 50, from Perthshire, was pronounced dead at the scene after the aircraft crashed near Fife Airport, Kinglassie, at about 11.40am on Monday.

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20 hours ago Azerbaijan Airlines says there was ‘external interference’ before plane crashed

Carrier suspends flights to five Russian airports after early findings of investigation into crash on Christmas Day The aircraft involved in the Christmas Day plane crash in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people experienced “external physical and technical interference,” according to preliminary results of the investigation, Azerbaijan Airlines said on Friday.The early findings led the carrier to suspend flights to five Russian airports, citing “potential risks to flight safety,” adding to the two routes that were suspended immediately after the crash. Continue reading...

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