54 minutes ago Meghan Markle gives rare insight into Christmas traditions with Archie and Lilibet

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex has opened up about the festive season, saying it 'gets better' with every passing year with her and Prince Harry's two children

Politics

62 minutes ago Gatwick airport security scare wrecks travel plans for tens of thousands of passengers

Bomb disposal police deal with suspicious item as two passengers are detained but later released

Transport

79 minutes ago Viktor Gyokeres doubts emerge as Man United warned to sell two stars after Ruben Amorim agreement

Striker Viktor Gyokeres has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester United, but would a deal make sense in the January transfer window?

Events

91 minutes ago School district defends decision to punish parents for wearing pink 'XX' wristbands

School district officials who punished two parents for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” during a soccer game featuring a transgender player defended their decision at a hearing on whether they can take similar action while they are being sued

Culture

1 hour ago 14 best Christmas candles perfect to fill your home with festive scents

The perfect Christmas scented candle will fill your home with a festive scent, and light up the room – literally

Politics

2 hours ago Borthwick defends recalling Curry to face Japan despite concussion criticism

Tom Curry was stood down for 12 days after Australia loss‘He’s gone through protocols, independent consultations’The England head coach, Steve ­Borthwick, has defended his ­decision to pick Tom Curry for Sunday’s match against Japan two weeks after he sustained a second head injury inside two months, despite criticism from concussion campaigners.Curry was knocked ­unconscious during England’s defeat by ­Australia earlier this month after a nasty ­collision with Rob Valetini and ­subjected to the 12-day stand-down period in line with World Rugby’s return-to-play protocols. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago ‘Bah Humbug to Santa Granda – I admit I got into spirit of Christmas three months early’

Political hack Kevin Maguire steps away from the day job at Parliament and reveals another side to him as Granda Kev. This week, Mr Bah Humbug admits he's a changed man this Christmas since the grandkids arrived

Politics

2 hours ago Lavish life of 'quiet' Vogue model's son and £230m pie fortune heir who stabbed best friend to death

Dylan Thomas, 24, has been found guilty at Cardiff Crown Court of murdering his best friend William Bush, 23, in an attack at his wealthy family's home on Christmas Eve last year

Economics

3 hours ago Putin says he will fire MORE of Russia's new hypersonic missiles at targets in Ukraine and has already begun mass production of the nuclear

Putin also said that Moscow would carry out more tests of the hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile in 'combat conditions,' a day after firing one on Ukraine.

Events

3 hours ago Developing countries urged to reject ‘bad deal’ as Cop29 climate talks falter

Talk grows of a walkout from poor countries in response to ‘unacceptable’ and ‘insulting’ finance proposalDeveloping countries were being urged by civil society groups to reject “a bad deal” at the UN climate talks on Friday night, after rich nations refused to increase an “insulting” offer of finance to help them tackle the climate crisis.The stage is set for a bitter row on Saturday over how much money poor countries should receive from the governments of the rich world, which have offered $250bn a year by 2035 to help the poor shift to a low-carbon economy and adapt to the impacts of extreme weather. Continue reading...

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