41 minutes ago Mother pays tribute to boy, 9, killed in German Christmas market attack: ‘Let my little teddy bear fly’

André Gleißner was among the five dead following the attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany

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50 minutes ago Chef gives definitive answer to whether Yorkshire puddings are part of Christmas dinner

Top gastropub chef Karl Green has strong opinions about what's included in your December 25 lunch - do you agree?

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71 minutes ago Fuming Joe Cullen storms out of World Darts Championship press conference as star blasts lack of respect

The Englishman was unhappy at the amount of attention shown to rival Wessel Nijman

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75 minutes ago Desperate homeless people kicked out of pod houses by council and forced to live on the street for 'unspeakable' reason

EXCL: Residents living in the tiny pods in a council car park were told they must leave by December 18 until the new year because workers wouldn't be available for routine maintenance.

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1 hour ago Ryan Searle eyes Gary Anderson dream World Darts Championship final as he targets Premier League place

Searle stormed into the last 32 with a win over Matt Campbell and is daring to dream

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1 hour ago Christians in Aleppo are celebrating Christmas – but fear for their future

As Syria marks the overthrow of the Assad regime, Bel Trew visits Aleppo, where Christian residents are are beset by uncertainty. She speaks to families worried about life under a new Islamist-led administration

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1 hour ago Middle East crisis: families scavenging for food scraps in Khan Younis, says Unrwa

‘Every day we see people scavenging through trash looking for food or material to burn for warmth,’ says UN agency spokespersonTurkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, has met with Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al Sharaa - also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golan - in Damascus, Turkey’s foreign ministry has said. No further details were provided. Fidan said yesterday that Turkey will do “whatever it takes” to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address Ankara’s concerns about US-allied Kurdish groups it views as terrorist groups (see post at 10.32 for more details). Fidan also said that the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, led by al Sharaa and which swept into Damascus to topple Assad early this month, had “excellent cooperation” with Ankara in the battle against Islamic State and al-Qaeda in the past through intelligence sharing.Here are some of the latest images sent to us over the newswires from Gaza: Continue reading...

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2 hours ago King welcomed Chinese financier deemed security risk by Nato ally to Scottish country estate

Charles is reported to have looked into a deal to help his charity with Kenny Song, a Beijing-based businessman with links to state-owned companies

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2 hours ago Tyson Fury told exactly who he must fight next after Oleksandr Usyk defeat

The 'Gypsy King' suffered the second defeat to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night, with many now wondering what's next for the two-time heavyweight world champion

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2 hours ago Anger grows in Germany over missed chances to stop Magdeburg Christmas market attack

Authorities deemed previously suspect ‘no specific danger’ following a risk assessment

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