75 minutes 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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81 minutes ago Vet issues warning over 'harmless' Christmas food that could damage your dog

A lot of Christmas food is toxic to dogs, prompting a vet to warn pet owners about what they can and can't give their four-legged friends during the festive season

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91 minutes ago Here comes the Bezos bride: How Lauren Sanchez has been prepping her look for blockbuster Christmas wedding

Wedding bells may be ringing soon for Lauren Sanchez and her billionaire hubby-to-be, Jeff Bezos - and she's showing all the signs that she's ready to walk down the aisle.

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1 hour ago London’s Heathrow Airport rocked by Christmas season flight cancellations due to windy weather

London’s Heathrow Airport rocked by Christmas season flight cancellations due to windy weather  New York Post

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2 hours ago Germany Christmas market attack: Magdeburg Market organisers break silence after horror attack kills five

At least five people are dead and dozens more injured after a car ploughed through a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany in what is being described as a deliberate attack

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2 hours ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez to marry this week as secret plans for $600M Christmas wedding revealed

The billionaire Amazon founder, 60, and his ex-TV news anchor fiancée, 55, are marrying in Aspen the weekend after Christmas, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.

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2 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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2 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv strikes Russia in major drone attack 1,000km from frontline

High-rise residential buildings hit in Russian city of Kazan but no casualties reported; Zelenskyy reveals meetings with CIA chief. What we know on day 1,033 See all our Ukraine war coverage Ukraine staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of Kazan, 1,000km (620 miles) from the frontline, on Saturday, damaging residential buildings and temporarily shutting down the airport. A drone smashed into a high-rise apartment block and damaged a skyscraper in the city of more than 1.3 million but there were no casualties, local officials said. Videos posted on Russian social media networks showed drones hitting a high-rise building and setting off fireballs. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said two drones hit a 37-storey apartment block and that Ukraine had been targeting an unspecified industrial facility but that it suffered no damage.Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said on Saturday without specifically mentioning the strike on Kazan: “We will definitely contin...

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2 hours ago Tesco, Morrisons and Aldi issue 'do not eat' warning as festive favourites urgently recalled

Some of the UK's most popular supermarkets have issued urgent recalls on a range of products including beef slices and cheese amid concerns they might be 'unsafe'

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2 hours ago Christmas travel disruption set to continue with flights and ferries cancelled and motorways jammed

The Met Office said yellow warnings for wind, which came into force at 7am on Saturday, are expected to remain in place until 9pm on today.

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