21 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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25 minutes ago Marcus Rashford left out of Manchester United squad for third straight match

The homegrown forward gave an eye-catching interview, saying on Tuesday that he was “ready for a new challenge and the next steps”.

Politics

33 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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35 minutes ago Everton v Chelsea, Manchester United v Bournemouth and more: Premier League – live

Live updates on the matches at 2pm (GMT)Also: Fulham v Southampton and Wolves v LeicesterGet in touch! Email John here | Live scoresWill Unwin, who is our reporter at Leicester today, tells me that “Pereira makes his mark by starting eight native Portuguese speakers” in the Wolves team.Leicester: Ward, Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen, Soumare, Skipp, El Khannous, Ayew, Mavididi, Vardy. Subs: Iversen, Faes, Okoli, Winks, De Cordova-Reid, Choudhury, Daka, Thomas, Buonanotte. Continue reading...

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36 minutes ago Beast Games fans all asking the same question after watching first episode

New Amazon Prime Video show Beast Games sees 1,000 contestants battle it out to with a staggering $5million in cash – but viewers have been left with one question

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39 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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40 minutes ago Oodie shoppers told 'be quick' as biggest ever Boxing Day sale launches earlier than expected

You'll need to be quick, as many sale items have already sold out

Economics

41 minutes ago Ruben Amorim told the four Man Utd players to build around including new captain

Teddy Sheringham has named four Manchester United players that Ruben Amorim should build his new team around.

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42 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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42 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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