15 minutes ago The gorgeous village an hour from Greater Manchester you need to visit this Christmas

Wrap up warm and enjoy a wintery walk in this village, which feels like stepping back in time

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16 minutes ago The Lazy Sunday Quiz: Test your general knowledge with these 10 questions

Can you get the answers right in our quiz?

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22 minutes 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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29 minutes ago Behind the scenes at the Greater Manchester bakery busy making 30,000 mince pies for Christmas

“You put the time and effort into the product, and customers can see the amount of care that goes into it"

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34 minutes ago How to watch Tottenham vs Liverpool: TV channel and live stream for Premier League today

Spurs host Reds in huge game before Christmas

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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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35 minutes ago What time is Death in Paradise Christmas special? BBC start time and how to watch

Nothing says Christmas like a trip to Saint Marie 🎅

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35 minutes ago Why Ralf Little really quit Death in Paradise as replacement Don Gilet says character 'not liked'

Death In Paradise is back for a Christmas special with a new lead detective this weekend - but what happened to actor Ralf Little?

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35 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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44 minutes ago Justin Baldoni accused of entering 'nude' Blake Lively's trailer and letting 'friends' watch her film sex scenes in bombshell lawsuit

Lively has taken legal action against Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and creating a toxic work environment on the set of their movie It Ends With Us. He has denied the allegations.

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