30 minutes ago London A Captivating Wonderland of Free Christmas Magic, Enchanting Festive Experiences, and Timeless Holiday Traditions

London A Captivating Wonderland of Free Christmas Magic, Enchanting Festive Experiences, and Timeless Holiday Traditions  Travel And Tour World

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31 minutes ago Everton vs Chelsea LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Blues could spend Christmas Day top of the Premier League table

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38 minutes ago James Corden rushes to help injured woman during Christmas shopping chaos

James Corden reportedly stepped in to help a woman when she took a tumble while out doing some Christmas shopping in London's West End

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42 minutes ago Manchester United vs Bournemouth LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest score and goal updates today

Ruben Amorim’s side bid to go into Christmas on a high

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52 minutes ago Lucy Letby's Christmas behind bars as inquiry into her murders resumes after New Year

Lucy Letby is currently serving 15 whole life orders for the murder of seven babies and is facing her second Christmas behind bars, at her current home at HMP Bronzefield in Ashford, Surrey

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58 minutes ago Syria has been liberated from Russia and Iran – but outsiders still threaten its new freedom | Robin Yassin

After the fall of the Assad regime, the country now faces challenges from Turkey, Israel and the enmity of the westRobin Yassin-Kassab is co-author of Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War and English editor of the Isis Prisons MuseumThe liberation of Syria was long hoped for, but unexpected. Over the past weeks, Syrians have experienced the full range of human emotions, with the exception of boredom. On the first two Assad-free Fridays, millions of celebrants swelled the streets to chant and sing and speak formerly forbidden truths. There was a huge presence of women, who had been less visible during the years of war. Relatives are meeting again and assuaging their pain as hundreds of thousands return from the camps of exile.At the same time, millions are having to accept at last that their loved ones have been tortured to death. It now appears that most of the 130,000 lost in Bashar al-Assad’s prisons (a bare minimum figure) are dead. Dozens of mass graves have already be...

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58 minutes ago My body is already in decline. Now experts can predict when my mind will follow | Emma Beddington

What’s more depressing than the thought of a long, slow decline in health? The thought of several short, sharp declines. Thank you, science!I don’t believe ageing is linear: I reckon we have long plateaux, then everything falls apart all at once. I realised this at the close of my harrowing 31st year, when I looked in the mirror and didn’t recognise the sad, grey ghost staring back. I swear one day I was young and moderately dewy with a functioning musculoskeletal system; the next my face imploded, shortly followed by my knee (yes, it was a fun year). There’s a phrase for this kind of sudden ageing in French: prendre un coup de vieux, which feels appropriate, since I was living in France during that first precipitous decline and prolonged exposure to the angry rigours of Parisian life was at least partly to blame.Anyway, now science is catching up. Earlier this year, researchers identified two “peaks” for ageing at 44 and 60, and now a new paper points to three peaks in brain ageing...

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59 minutes ago 19 of the best Christmas movies you can stream on TV or online this Christmas and Boxing Day

Here’s 19 must-watch Christmas films when there’s nothing on the TV this holiday season 📺🎄

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59 minutes ago How to cope with family conflict this Christmas from setting boundaries to seeking support

If you're worried about possible arguments or stresses this Christmas, we've got some advice to deal with conflict to try and make sure everyone has a joyous festive season

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60 minutes ago How Mariah Carey, 55, has barely aged a day since All I Want for Christmas is You was released

Mariah Carey, who turned 55 this year, has barely aged a day since becoming a hit in the 90s. She has spoken about her beauty tips over the years - including treatments like 'cold milk baths'.

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