42 minutes ago Scottish golfer hoping to make professional debut 'quite early' in 2025

Lorna McClymont tipped to do ‘really well’ as gets set to embark on new challenge

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56 minutes ago Heating expert shares simple way to make radiators hotter and reduce bills by 25%

A heating engineer has shared how to make radiators hotter and save money on your heating bill with one simple remedy - and it might be cheaper than you'd think

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62 minutes ago Assad’s demise has been widely celebrated – but it spells an uncertain future for Syria’s Kurds | Zeynep Kaya

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham regime, which has friendly relations with Turkey, is unlikely to tolerate Kurdish autonomyThe fall of Bashar al-Assad after the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) takeover in Syria is bad news for the country’s Kurds. It is worth charting how things got here from the start of the war in Syria in 2012. During the conflict, the Democratic Union party (PYD) emerged as the biggest and most influential Kurdish political actor in Syria, taking territorial control in the north and maintaining an autonomous administration, albeit a fragile one.The PYD’s position is even more precarious after the HTS takeover. Turkey, emerging as the most influential foreign actor in Syria, is laser-focused on limiting any Kurdish push for autonomy domestically and regionally. Another challenge the PYD faces is that the HTS-led regime is very unlikely to tolerate existing Kurdish autonomy in Syria.Dr Zeynep Kaya is a lecturer in international relations at the University of Sheffield. She is ...

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90 minutes ago Gordon Ramsay's 'controversial' kitchen tool could save your Christmas dinner

Ensure the turkey is perfectly cooked and safe to serve by using a meat thermometer

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1 hour ago 'Jewel in the crown' Welsh attraction, Llancaiach Fawr in Caerphilly, shuts in council cuts

Llancaiach Fawr in Caerphilly, which received a £500,000 annual council subsidy, has shut with 20 paid and 18 voluntary staff let go, despite a campaign to save it

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2 hours ago Woman shares clever way to use less wrapping paper on your gifts – not everyone's impressed

If you're wrapping your Christmas presents last-minute and running low on wrapping paper, one woman's clever hack could save you forking out for more by using less paper to wrap certain gifts

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3 hours ago Save £100 on Louise Thompson's luxe smokeless firepit makes 'perfect Christmas gift'

Louise Thompson has been making the most of her garden this winter with a firepit that's now on sale for £100 less - but you'll need to hurry, there's not telling when this offer will end

Events

3 hours ago Another Scottish football managerial casualty as strugglers wield axe on ex

Pars act after back-to-back defeats leave them at wrong end of table

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3 hours ago Throuple to spend Christmas in matching pyjamas and visit three sets of in

Alana, Kevin and Megan have been in a committed three-way relationship for five years, but face a challenge at the festive period as they have to tackle three sets of in-laws.

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4 hours ago Jack Draper confident he can challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in 2025

The 22-year-old is looking to make the leap to the very top of the game after a breakthrough season.

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