18 minutes ago MARK ALMOND: Worrying echoes of Germany in the 1930s... with added deep resentment over mass migration

MARK ALMOND: As crowds chanted, 'We are the people,' at Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday, it was the sound of an enraged nation that could be on the brink of ditching democracy.

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25 minutes ago Number of bus passengers set to reach 100,000 on Christmas Day thanks to expanded services

Operators are meeting demand fuelled by a fall in the proportion of young people able to drive, said industry body the Confederation of Passenger Transport.

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28 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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37 minutes ago Luke Littler reveals the moment his 'bottom fell out' seconds before his emotional clash with Ryan Meikle

INTERVIEW BY KIERAN GILL AT ALEXANDRA PALACE: Thousands of youngsters will find themselves opening dartboards on Christmas, all down to the Littler surge.

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37 minutes ago Only those with eagle eyes can spot all six gingerbread people in 30 seconds

Discover whether you have laser sharp vision and get into the festive spirit with this fiendish Christmas-themed brainteaser that needs to be solved in just 30 seconds or less

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67 minutes ago The symptoms of dementia families are being urged to look out for this Christmas

The health service said November figures revealed 499,068 people in England received a diagnosis - a jump of 19,416 in a year.

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71 minutes ago I nearly died in the devastating Boxing Day tsunami that wiped out 230,000 people. As the raging black water tossed me around like a doll, I realised something that changed my life for ever

EXC: I've spent the past two decades coming to terms with the fact I am alive when so many others died, turning my survivor's guilt into a determination to have a life of purpose and meaning.

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88 minutes 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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90 minutes ago Ray gun that uses high frequency radio waves to take out enemy drones and costs 10p to fire is successfully trialled by British Army

The radio frequency-directed energy weapon (RFDEW) can detect, track and destroy a range of threats across land, air and sea up to a kilometre (0.62 miles) away.

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96 minutes ago Strictly champ Chris McCausland to address ableism in Channel 4 Christmas speech

Strictly Come Dancing winner Chris McCausland will deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message on Christmas Day and call for an end to discrimination against disabled people

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