76 minutes ago How the late Queen successfully stood out from the crowd on Christmas Day at Sandringham

The Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene church on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk has long been a cherished royal tradition.

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93 minutes ago Notre Dame rose again from the ashes – so too can France’s battered democracy | Alexander Hurst

With the country in stalemate, people have lost faith in government. But citizens’ assemblies show one way forwardWhen Notre Dame burned, something in the flames seemed to speak to the combustibility of our age. Nothing is for ever, the fire said, even those edifices – stone or institutional – that we assume will always be there. In almost every democracy, there are similar forces of backlash and disaffection. The anger is diffuse and the discontents vary, but there is a general agitation that seems to boil down to the feeling that someone should do something.At the moment, France seems to have crystallised this phenomenon in a way that other democracies might draw both warnings and lessons from. Will François Bayrou last longer as prime minister than Michel Barnier? Perhaps. But the basic impediment remains: the country is politically split roughly into thirds (and the “left” is split among itself), with the end result that creating a majority for anything is almost impossible. Con...

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2 hours ago Diddy's twin daughters celebrate 18th birthday while music mogul remains behind bars

While their father remains behind bars as he awaits his May 5, 2025 trial, the twins marked a milestone birthday with their older brother, Christian 'King' Combs, 26.

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4 hours ago The Eluned Morgan interview: Why I went for the top job, facing Nigel Farage, and how I'll spend Christmas

Wales' First Minister started the year saying she wasn't sure she wanted to carry on as health minister. Now she is leading her nation, guiding her party towards a seismic election, but making time for Gavin & Stacey and karaoke too

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5 hours ago Adele enjoys romantic dinner with fiancé Rich Paul in LA ahead of plans to marry and welcome a daughter

The British 36-year-old belter was likely still celebrating the KLUTCH Sports Group CEO's 43rd birthday, which happened last Monday

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6 hours ago Albania BANS TikTok after schoolboy was knifed to death following online feud: Prime minister labels app 'the thug of the neighbourhood' as he announces European first

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced that the government will shut down TikTok for 12 months from January.

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8 hours ago Four in 10 do not share William’s optimism on ending homelessness, poll suggests

Homelessness can take various forms, from rough sleeping to families being housed in temporary accommodation.

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8 hours ago Final grants for pubs, pools and parks announced under community ownership fund

The scheme has closed early due to the state of the public finances.

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8 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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