86 minutes ago Nigel Slater’s recipes for salmon and sprouts, and chocolate ginger sundae

It’s time for a last-minute festive fry-up, followed by a biscuity ginger sundaeThe house is bathed in the glow from the Christmas tree. There are scented parcels tied with ribbon, a majestic panettone on a cake stand in the larder and the rough puff pastry is rolled, folded and wrapped in baking parchment in the fridge. I’ve been playing carols for a fortnight or more.We are so close now to the principal meals of Christmas, most of which are probably sorted and partially shopped for. It is those last-minute dishes I feel are most useful. The quick toss-up of greens and smoked fish; a dessert that can be made in minutes and, perhaps, the odd homemade edible gift. Christmas is, of course, about more than one meal. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Angry Tyson Fury says Oleksandr Usyk’s controversial win was ‘Christmas gift’ from judges

Promoter Frank Warren also said he was ‘dumbfounded’ by both the result and the wide margin of victory

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3 hours ago Tyson Fury confirms what’s next for the Gypsy King after Oleksandr Usyk ‘Christmas gift’

Fury fell to defeat in the rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday night with the judges ruling in favour of Oleksandr Usyk.

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3 hours ago ‘They can’t sleep can’t speak’: the lifeline offered to Gaza’s traumatised children

War Child hopes to provide a million children in the strip with basic aid and educational and mental health support. It’s their biggest emergency appeal yetDonate to our charity appeal here“They have many symptoms,” says Ibrahim, describing how trauma is manifesting daily in children in Gaza. “Being attached to their parents to the point that they don’t want to leave the place they are in – such as a tent. Severe anxiety and fear. Going to the toilet a lot – involuntary urination, basically.“They don’t want to participate in activities. They can’t sleep, they’re having trouble eating. Sometimes it can escalate to the point where a child becomes catatonic. They can’t speak. They can’t connect to family members because of severe trauma. Some have become very angry, defensive, aggressive. Some also have speech impediments – they can’t talk; they stutter.” Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Christmas shopping is rubbish. I found my best gift in the bin | Eva Wiseman

Sometimes the perfect present is a timely reminder that, even when it absolutely seems like it, all is not lostI discovered the perfect Christmas present at work the other day after eating fish and chips too fast. I was wearing too many layers for the office, where heating is pumped from unusual angles bringing with it the smell of lasagne or sewer, and I was sweating. Partly, it was the layers, partly it was the meeting due in five minutes, which was about the future of our jobs, and I was in a rush to get a seat at our possible execution. By the sinks I removed a jumper and washed my hands, and joined my colleagues in a bright glass room. But, as the meeting began and my hands became fists, I realised something awful. I was missing a ring from my little finger. It was small and silver, in the shape of a tiny safety pin – I’d bought it 20 years ago on my first week at work and worn it every day since. Its loss struck me as ominous.I am largely anti-Christmas present. I write this a...

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4 hours ago Oleksandr Usyk responds as Tyson Fury claims judges handed rival 'a Christmas gift'

Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBA, WBO and WBC heavyweight belts after a unanimous points victory over Tyson Fury, with the Gypsy King immediately lashing out over the scoring

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4 hours ago Tyson Fury: Points loss a ‘Christmas gift’ to Oleksandr Usyk from judges

Promoter Frank Warren said he was ‘dumbfounded’ by both the result and the wide margin of victory.

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7 hours ago ‘I won that fight’: Tyson Fury rejects defeat as judges’ ‘Christmas gift’ to Oleksandr Usyk

Despite a unanimous decision against him by all three judges, Fury refuses to accept the Ukrainian fighter has now beaten him in back-to-back title bouts Tyson Fury described Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over him as a “Christmas gift” from the three judges who all scored the fight 116-112 in favour of the champion. The verdict was justifiably much more clear-cut than the split-decision ruling which had also given Usyk victory in May.But Fury offered his contrasting belief at the post-fight press conference: “I thought I won that fight. I thought I won both fights but I’m going home with two losses on my record. There’s not much I can do about it. I can just fight my heart out. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Fury: Unanimous points loss a ‘Christmas gift’ to Oleksandr Usyk from judges

Promoter Frank Warren said he was ‘dumbfounded’ by both the result and the wide margin of victory.

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11 hours ago Tyson Fury future in doubt as he slams Oleksandr Usyk loss and says 'I won by three rounds'

Tyson Fury refused to give an interview and stormed out of the ring after his defeat to Oleksandr Usyk, but backstage moaned he won the fight and said his rival "had a Christmas gift" from the judges

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