32 minutes ago ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: In A Christmas Tree, why were Dickens's Christmas decorations from Wolverhampton?

A Christmas Tree (1850) was Charles Dickens's 'other' Christmas story, it was an elderly narrator's reminiscence of holidays past, each incident inspired by the decorations on the tree.

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47 minutes ago Claudia Winkleman teases shocking moment from The Traitors' new series that left her 'shaking'

The 52-year-old won her first BAFTA in 2023 for hosting the smash hit BBC gameshow and said the third series left her and the crew 'shaking'.

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1 hour ago Plane crash lands in high winds at UK airport as poor weather disrupts Christmas travel

Plane’s nose wheel collapses as it lands in high winds, with emergency protocols activated but no reported injuries

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1 hour ago Technology becomes wedge between Wallace and Gromit in TV movie – directors

The animated film, which sees the return of evil penguin Feathers McGraw, will premiere on Christmas day.

Culture

2 hours ago Minister Siddiq is quizzed by Cabinet Office over claims she and members of her family took billions in bribes

Tulip Siddiq has been interviewed by the Cabinet Office's propriety and ethics team over claims she and members of her family took billions in bribes, it emerged last night.

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2 hours ago The moment a van reverses into Cardiff shop causing thousands of pounds of damage

CCTV footage taken by owner Atiq Rahman shows the black Vauxhall van mount the kerb outside his premises and reverse into the building once before moving forward and reversing into the building again and then driving away.

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2 hours ago Guinness chiefs raid emergency supply in Ireland to try keep pubs stocked this Christmas

Diageo, the makers of the beloved Guinness, has delved into its emergency supply in Ireland in an attempt to get more beer to the UK over the busy festive period

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3 hours ago Tom Hardy generously offered to pay crew of Guy Ritchie show £250,000 in lost wages

Tom Hardy stepped in to offer to pay the wages of a construction team who faced being left without pay in the run up to Christmas after the construction company they worked for went bust

Economics

3 hours ago Brazil plane crash sees 10 killed and dozens injured as aircraft hits residential buildings

Local reports have said a businessman and his family were on the place that crashed into several buildings in the Brazilian town of Gramado earlier today (December 22)

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3 hours ago More than 170 snowboarders and skiers rescued after Colorado ski lift cracks

Officials investigate cause of crack after ski patrolers use rope to lower 174 people to ground at Winter Park ResortA crack in a Colorado ski lift forced the evacuation of more than 170 stranded skiers and snowboarders on Saturday, with people riding the gondolas lowered down by ropes over the course of hours.Officials are still investigating what cause the gondola lift at Winter Park Resort, about 70 miles (113km) west of Denver, to crack. The lift automatically stopped when it detected the crack in a structural piece of the lift just after noon on Saturday, resort spokesperson Jen Miller said. Continue reading...

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