61 minutes ago What are water beads and why are they so dangerous? Doctors issue safety warning over Christmas gift

Parents have been warned against giving water beads as a gift to children this Christmas 🎁

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76 minutes ago The ultimate Christmas wine guide by experts who've tried every bottle: How to pick the perfect one from the High Street

Whether you're spending Christmas with family, friends or just staying in to enjoy some festive food, the chances are you'll also be stocking up on wine. But it can be bewildering to know which to choose.

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95 minutes ago Council officials warn of "tough choices" over efforts to close £13million budget gap

Among the cost-cutting measures mooted in the survey are the removal of school counselling funds, reducing ASN staff and reducing library opening times.

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1 hour ago Heartstopping moment man dragged under train as Christmas travellers warned

A man is knocked to ground by a train after standing too close to the edge of the platform in new footage released by train operators, who are warning passengers to be careful this Christmas

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2 hours ago Mohamed Salah 'a lucky guy' as Liverpool forwards sent warning by Alan Shearer

Mohamed Salah scored his 14th and 15th Premier League goals of the season as Liverpool took Tottenham to the sword with a 6-3 win on Sunday, though Alan Shearer reckons the Reds' forwards are "lucky"

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2 hours ago 'I tried Marks & Spencer's festive turkey feast lasagne – I'd do one thing differently'

Marks & Spencer has launched a turkey feast lasagne just in time for Christmas, but is it worth the hype? Reporter Lucy Marshall decided to sample it and shared her verdict

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2 hours ago Family separated on Channel crossing cannot reunite in UK, court rules

Two children, nine and six, arrived in UK alone after mother fell overboard and father tried to rescue herUK politics live – latest updatesThe court of appeal has ruled that a couple who were separated from their two young children on a migrant dinghy near northern France after the mother fell overboard cannot travel to the UK to be reunited with them.The Kurdish family, including two children aged nine and six, boarded a dinghy near Calais on 19 July, hoping to cross the Channel to the UK to claim asylum after saying they had faced persecution in Turkey. Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Alarming Fire TV Stick warning for all UK homes streaming free content

The devices promise extensive access to streaming platforms at significant discounts - but at what cost?

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2 hours 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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3 hours ago New Scottish tourist tax could have 'significant negative consequences' locals warn

A Scottish council in an area popular amongst tourists has proposed a five per cent levy on overnight stays, with opinions split on whether the tax is a good idea or not.

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