16 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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34 minutes ago Christmas crime wave as almost 700 shoplifting offences go unsolved every DAY, figures reveal

Nearly 700 shoplifting offences go unsolved every day, figures show, as shop staff face a Christmas crimewave.

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41 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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44 minutes ago Rob Brydon teases more about THAT fishing trip and reveals what he thinks makes Gavin & Stacey such a popular show

Rob Brydon has teased more on what happened during that notorious fishing trip ahead of the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special.

Culture

50 minutes ago Tiger Woods' message to son Charlie after they miss out PNC Championship sums him up

Tiger Woods and his 15-year-old son Charlie finished second at the PNC Championship, losing out to Team Langer in a playoff, but the 15-time major champion was in good spirits after the event

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58 minutes ago EastEnders legend Anita Dobson, 75, reveals why she no longer watches the BBC soap

The actress, 75, played Angie Watts from the show's very first episode in 1985 before bowing out three-years later.

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71 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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88 minutes ago Read the shocking message a food critic left before he was forced to offer a humiliating apology to an award

A food critic was forced to issue a grovelling apology to a Tasmanian restaurant owner after leaving a shocking review on Instagram.

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1 hour ago Labour MP invites Donald Trump ‘home’ to visit the Scottish island where his mother was born

Exclusive: Torcuil Crichton, whose party leader Keir Starmer is expected to offer the US president-elect a state visit, sent the message in a Christmas card

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1 hour 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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