2 hours ago Cynical scammers set to strike during Christmas week, Santander UK warns

Nearly £2 million was reported lost by the bank’s customers to authorised push payment scams between Christmas Day last year and New Year’s Day.

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2 hours ago 'Christmas crime wave' warning as over 600 shoplifting crimes a day go unsolved

Some 245,500 shoplifting cases were closed without a suspect being identified in the year to March 2024, damning research by the Liberal Democrats shows

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5 hours ago Immediate fire threat moves to NSW as Victoria continues to battle Grampians blaze

Authorities warn travellers and tourists to be alert to emergency warnings with extreme fire danger forecast over much of NSW, Victoria, WA and SAGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMillions of residents and travellers across several states have been warned to stay alert as the risk of Christmas week bushfires intensify.Several states entered Monday battling dangerous blazes or warning of potential outbreaks, including NSW, with hot, dry and windy conditions expected to pose extreme fire danger in Sydney.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Warnings issued as Christmas travel chaos continues amid UK weather alert and winds of up to 75mph

Flights have been cancelled with delays and cancellations to trains and to motorists also expected in the run up to Christmas Day

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7 hours ago Millions risk fines and invalidating car insurance over Christmas with simple mistakes

Motorists are making nearly 30 million journeys to see loved ones over the Christmas period, with experts warning they could be invalidating their car insurance cover

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7 hours ago Christmas getaway chaos as brutal 75mph winds forecast in UK weather warnings

Brits face frantic rush to get home for Christmas as Met Office predicts strong winds of up to 75mph to batter UK and cause travel chaos for cars, planes and ferries

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7 hours ago I lost my wife and two children in a tragic house fire that left me in a coma for a month 

A grief-stricken father, Scott Peden, recalls the heartbreaking moment he awoke to find his wife and his two children had been killed in a blaze sparked by an e-bike explosion. 

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9 hours ago Met Police in terror warning after slaughter at Magdeburg Christmas market in Germany

Police bosses in the UK say information from the public has helped stop 'over 40 terrorist plots' as they warned of the threat this Christmas following the deadly Magdeburg attack

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10 hours ago Magdeburg Christmas market attack: authorities received warnings about suspect

German government to investigate whether more could have been done to prevent car-ramming that killed fiveThe German government has vowed to investigate whether a Christmas market car attack that killed five people and injured 200 could have been prevented after it emerged that authorities had received multiple warnings about the suspect.Amid mounting criticism of Germany’s security apparatus, the interior minister, Nancy Faeser, said on Sunday the heads of the domestic and foreign intelligence services would be questioned by two parliamentary committees next week Continue reading...

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