1 hour ago National Trust urges all gardeners to complete key task to protect birds in their gardens

Without access to fresh water and without regular bathing, their feathers could lose their ability to protect them from the cold

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4 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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5 hours ago Russian video appears to show Australian man fighting for Ukraine captured and interrogated

Dfat making inquiries about footage showing man who identifies himself as Oscar Jenkins, PM confirmsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA video purporting to show the Russian capture of an Australian man fighting for Ukraine on the war’s eastern front has prompted urgent inquiries by Australia’s federal government.The man, who identified himself as Oscar Jenkins, is struck several times and questioned roughly in Russian in the video, which was circulating on the messaging service Telegram. Nine newspapers, which broke news of the video, reported that the footage had first been shared by the Russian journalist Alexander Sladkov. Continue reading...

Culture

6 hours ago Disturbing moment Australian teacher fighting in the Ukraine is grilled and beaten after being captured by Russian troops

A former Melbourne school teacher caught fighting as part of Ukraine's foreign legion has been paraded on camera by Russian soldiers. 

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7 hours ago The 15 best beauty buys this year as chosen by YOU (and they start from just £1.22!)

Regular readers will know that I'm not a huge fan of Yule. However, there is one tradition that does spark joy for me and that is Inspire's annual beauty awards.

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8 hours ago Kyle Walker and Annie Kilner make huge decision on marriage amid 'divorce'

Kyle Walker and his wife Annie are said to be spending time together this Christmas despite reports claiming that the teenage sweethearts are preparing to divorce

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8 hours ago Decaf Christmas: Starbucks strike expands to 10 major cities during busy holiday season

The walkouts are organised by Workers United, a union representing over 10,000 baristas

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8 hours ago Ange Postecoglou’s unserious Spurs exposed by serious Liverpool | Jonathan Liew

Spurs can win spectacularly and are fun but they could have had Arne Slot in 2023 and instead have the same pot of relaunched stasisLiverpool are serious about this. They’re not in London for souvenirs or sightseeing. They had a game four days earlier, they’ve got another in four days’ time, and so all they really want for Christmas is to get in, get the points and get out. They’d rather do it clean. But they’ll do it dirty if they have to.Above all, they know exactly what they want. Luis Díaz wants to spin off his man and run from deep, and Ryan Gravenberch wants to plug the gaps and get the ball moving, Dominik Szoboszlai wants you to commit, but not until he’s put you half a step off balance first, and Mo Salah wants to be Mo Salah. They can go short or long, hit you from every angle, hurt you from every bit of the pitch. Nine Liverpool players made a key pass in this game, including the goalkeeper and both full-backs. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Time for Tyson Fury to consider leaving the stage after Usyk defeat dims aura

The Briton stayed the distance against Oleksandr Usyk but after back-to-back defeats what is left for the 36-year-old to prove?In the end everyone runs out of road. It was probably necessary for Tyson Fury to say he was robbed in the Kingdom Arena on Saturday night. Boxing demands this level of irrationality. Logical multimillionaires do not willingly schedule a brain-jarring, soul‑shredding half-hour beating from one of the most effective practitioners of controlled violence ever to walk the planet. A basic suspension of reason is required. Without it no one would ever step in the ring.So Fury will maintain that all three judges were wrong to award a unanimous points decision in Oleksandr Usyk’s favour after 12 thrillingly intense rounds in Riyadh. Last time out Fury said he lost because of the war in Ukraine. This time he said it was because of Christmas. Nobody was robbed here. Fury, the challenger, needed to go out and actively take the heavyweight belts. In the event the c...

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