32 minutes ago German Christmas market 'attacker' is charged with five counts of murder

Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, 50, rammed his SUV into a packed market in the town of Magdeburg on Friday night, killing nine-year-old André Gleißner and four women aged 45, 52, 67 and 75.

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44 minutes ago What we know so far after three minutes of terror on German Christmas market leaves five dead

The suspect, a 50-year-old Saudi exile whose name has been reported as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, has been remanded into custody over the attack that has shaken Germany

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50 minutes ago King Charles arrives solo to Sunday church service in Sandringham ahead of hosting his 'biggest ever' family Christmas at the Norfolk estate

The King has stepped out at a Sunday church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham this morning - ahead of hosting his loved ones for Christmas.

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52 minutes ago I had 25 addresses in 20 years – but now I’ve created the beginnings of a new life | Jay Bernard

Gentrification and the cruelties of the rental market kept forcing me to move. This Christmas, I know I’ll find happiness wherever I amIn our end of year series, writers and public figures remember the place or time when they felt most at homeAfter a while, you want to live alone. And then it happens and you discover everything that’s difficult about it. You realise that you didn’t really want to live alone, you were just sad and alienated in your old life.The pandemic reshuffled society in a way that could not be anticipated. Sometimes it feels as though the life I now have has come about because I stepped through a portal to a parallel world. There is a disconcerting jump cut between life before Covid-19 and life now. In the history of unstable housing that characterised my 20s and early 30s, and about which I feel nothing but regret, there was a moment when it changed from an unquestioned, if depressing reality, to something emblematic.Jay Bernard is a writer and artist Continue ...

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53 minutes ago Nigella Lawson urges Brits to ditch popular Christmas food as it 'gathers dust'

Christmas is a time for tradition, but TV chef Nigella Lawson has called for Brits to ditch one festive favourite as it 'gathers dust' on the table and nobody wants to eat it

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53 minutes ago EA FC 25, UFL or eFootball – the best football video games to buy this Christmas

There are some great football game options currently available for Christmas, with two of them free-to-play.

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53 minutes ago Rick Stein makes one important warning to anyone cooking Christmas dinner

Christmas dinner preparations can be long and exhausting, but it doesn't have to be that way according to celebrity chef and TV personality, Rick Stein

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55 minutes ago Police issue 'terrorism' warning to British public after Germany Christmas market attack

At least five people have been killed and over 200 people injured after an SUV ploughed through a crowd of people at the packed market in Magdeburg on Friday.

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56 minutes ago Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas

Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday prayer ahead of Christmas celebrations, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza

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59 minutes ago Cheryl's efforts to ensure 'Liam isn't forgotten' ahead of son Bear's first Christmas without dad

Cheryl is reportedly pulling out all the stops to ensure her and Liam Payne's son Bear has a special Christmas, as he faces his first December 25th without his father.

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