53 minutes ago Aston Villa legend's transfer warning rings true after more Jhon Duran heroics

Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran was on target again in their big win over Manchester City - and Alan McInally feels that further transfer interest in the Colombian is nailed on

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83 minutes ago Foreign Office warns Christmas Market travellers never wear one thing or risk fine

Travellers heading away for the festive season and being warned

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83 minutes ago Weekend washout as Britain hit by wind and rain with over half of UK covered by weather warnings

Huge parts of the country have been covered in yellow weather warnings with Saturday's rain replaced by heavy winds today, before conditions change again in time for Christmas

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1 hour ago Woman hit by Glasgow bin lorry visits site every year to 'pay tribute'

Elaine Morell was mown down by the 26-ton vehicle on December 22, 2014.

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2 hours 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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4 hours ago Beijing 'trying to harvest NHS health data from British patients to develop bioweapons', experts warn

MPs along with security and biological specialists have raised the alarm about the growth of Chinese medical technology in Britain's hospitals.

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5 hours ago Victoria bushfire fight continues in Grampians as flood warnings persist in parts of Queensland

Firefighters battle to contain out-of-control blaze ahead of hotter conditions on Boxing DayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFirefighters battled to contain an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria’s west on Sunday before temperatures spike in the region on Boxing Day.The fire in Grampians National park, about three hours west of Melbourne, grew to 34,000 hectares on Sunday after it was ignited by a series of lightning strikes almost a week ago.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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