46 minutes ago 'Splitting the G' is sickening, let's leave it in 2024 — this week's barometer

What’s hot... and what’s not — keep up with Joe Bromley’s weekly barometer

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46 minutes ago I detest Mrs Brown’s Boys – but forced myself to sit through every minute of it

Is the BBC’s critically loathed sitcom really the worst show on TV? Louis Chilton spends a week with Brendan O’Carroll’s ‘Mammy’ and her unbearable boys to find out for himself

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46 minutes ago Vet warns Christmas food that looks harmless poses serious risk for dogs

Pets at Home shared an urgent warning for dog owners about Christmas dinners ahead of the festive period

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46 minutes ago Freddie Flintoff’s net worth, Top Gear crash, model wife and Bullseye reboot

Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff will be back on our screens soon as the England cricket legend is set to present a special episode of Bullseye – a TV show he expressed was his favourite "as a kid"

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84 minutes ago Magdeburg Christmas Market attack: 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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92 minutes ago PHOTO COLLECTION: The iconic and unconventional sides of Christmas in New York

The challenge of photographing Christmastime in New York is that there is so much of it

Culture

1 hour ago Winter is hitting Gaza and many Palestinians have little protection from the cold

Nearly two million displaced Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to protect themselves from the coming winter

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1 hour 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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1 hour ago What is Ritchie Edhouse wearing on his arm? PDC darts star's sleeve explained

Ritchie Edhouse has had a breakthrough year which has propelled him into the seeds at Ally Pally this Christmas - but he adopts a unique look on stage

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1 hour ago 'Genius' rocky road Christmas pudding is the perfect alternative dessert

Baker Jane Dunn rustled up a 'genius' chocolate alternative to the classic Christmas pudding - here's how to make it

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