34 minutes ago Faced with Trump and Farage, Britain’s natural ally is Europe | William Keegan

The Labour party’s determination to stick to Brexit simply condemns the UK to fight a lone hand against the far-right forces ranged against itThe sight of other world leaders toadying up to the US president-elect – the criminal Donald Trump – and his henchman Elon Musk is distasteful enough, but in the world of realpolitik they probably feel they have no option.The great American journalist HL Mencken did not live to see the fulfilment of his 1920 prophecy that “one day the White House will be occupied by a downright fool and complete narcissistic moron” but he is no doubt turning in his grave. Continue reading...

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34 minutes ago Menaced by foreign foes, facing mutiny at home: how long before Iran goes nuclear? | Simon Tisdall

After Syria, Israel and the US fear Tehran will build an atomic bomb. Their threats may produce that very outcomeChoices, choices. In life, there’s always a choice, or so that complacent saying goes. It didn’t really hold true for the people of Syria, bound and gagged by tyranny for half a century. Yet finally, after infinite pain, they chose freedom. Now the Middle East spotlight shifts to other victims of state oppression. Who’s next for revolution? Step forward, Iran.A sudden collapse of the hardline theocratic regime in power since the Shah’s overthrow in 1979 is unlikely. True or false? Surprises happen, as all Syria knows. How Iran navigates the changing post-Assad landscape is fiercely debated in Tehran. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior mullahs face fateful decisions about the country’s path. Continue reading...

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34 minutes ago Michael Schumacher's wife's rare statement, son's heartbreaking comment, wedding rumours

It's almost 11 years to the day when Michael Schumacher suffered a traumatic brain injury while skiing in the French Alps alongside his Formula One star son, Mick

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34 minutes ago East 17’s huge Christmas hit Stay Another Day has tragic story fans don’t know about

Stay Another Day by East 17 might be a Christmas classic - but many don't know about the real heartbreaking meaning behind the song after a band member suffered a devastating loss

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64 minutes ago Arsenal and Man City set to battle for £52m star after secret contract clause emerges

Arsenal and Manchester City are both monitoring Barcelona's Dani Olmo amid fears that the Spanish giants will be unable to register him to play beyond December 31

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2 hours ago The Christmas that went wrong: The day was saved by the new friend I’d made on a drunken night out

I was alone in New York during the pandemic, in the aftermath of a breakup and unable to go home. A Korean family taught me to believe in the kindness of strangersLike many Jewish families, the Wolfsons take Christmas extremely seriously. Latkes and smoked salmon are served before homemade cranberry sauce and brussels sprouts. My dad’s hand-painted menorah, which he made during the ceramics cafe boom of the early 2000s, sits proudly underneath the Christmas tree.As such, I had never missed a Christmas with the family – although there had been some near misses. In 2019, we spent Christmas by my dad’s hospital bed after his stroke – us sipping on hospital canteen gingerbread lattes, him having Christmas dinner in the guise of vanilla-scented protein, fed through a tube. In 2020, I saw my family only from six feet away, double-masked and on the doorstep. I delivered presents, but they were not opened for a few days, to let any stray virus dissipate. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Scots Labour received Cammy Day sexual harassment complaint years before suspension

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: The complaint from a constituent alleged Day had sent persistent and unsolicited intimate images which made the person feel uncomfortable.

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3 hours ago Pep Guardiola's Man City verdict at Aston Villa, injury woe, Erling Haaland criticism, defining problem

Every word from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola after the Premier League defeat to Aston Villa

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4 hours ago Man Utd transfer news: Paul Pogba has 'several options' as Ruben Amorim gets first signing

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim will be keen to strengthen a number of areas in January, with left-back an area he will look to target after injuries to Tyrell Malacia and Luke Shaw this season

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4 hours ago ROBERT HARDMAN: The market was strewn with gold paper. Not Christmas wrapping ... but foil to cover victims

This should have been the busiest day of the year in the Old Marketplace in Magdeburg, writes ROBERT HARDMAN, with squeals of excitement from the fairground rides. Instead, all stand empty.

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