56 minutes ago Queen Camilla matches with Kate Middleton as royals wear nearly identical outfits for Christmas Day church service in Sandringham

In a sartorial display of solidarity, Britain's Queen and future Queen both picked deep green winter coats with matching fascinators for the church service at the royals' Norfolk estate.

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71 minutes ago Looking back on landmarks of US Black history from an era of erasure – in pictures

A new book offers US students a way to learn about Black history through images amid a campaign to roll back diversity and inclusion programsAmid an aggressive campaign to roll back diversity and inclusion programs, which could bring a more forceful implementation of the banning of African American history in some public schools, a new book seeks to do the opposite.Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories That Changed the World, released last month, offers American students an alternative way of learning about Black history through images. “Photography allows us to see a representation of what people might already discuss in a classroom, in terms of repression and violence, but also in terms of other elements of Black joy and imagination,” said Damarius Johnson, a co-author of the book and the former managing editor of the Picturing Black History initiative. Along with his co-authors, Nicholas B Breyfogle, Steven Conn and Daniela Edmeier, Johnson sees the book as “really val...

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71 minutes ago ‘It changed my idea of what games can be’ – the 31 games readers couldn’t put down in 2024

From the grisly Space Marine 2 to the glorious Metaphor: ReFantazio, it’s time for Pushing Buttons subscribers to share their games of the yearHappy Christmas, Pushing Buttons readers! My sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who’s read the newsletter this year, and to all our new subscribers. Writing this newsletter and reading your correspondence remains my favourite part of my job. It means a lot that so many of you have written in to say that you look forward to Pushing Buttons landing in your inbox every week.Thank you also to the Guardian’s brilliant newsletter team, who have worked hard all year to get these missives to you on time even when I’ve submitted them horribly late. (I’m sorry, team. Relatedly: if games publishers could stop dropping huge news right around my deadline in 2025, that would be amazing.) Continue reading...

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72 minutes ago Boxing Day 2024 supermarket opening times including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Aldi, and Lidl

When do the supermarkets open on Boxing Day 2024? Here's what you need to know

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78 minutes ago P Diddy's Christmas behind bars – from 'disgusting' dinner to very strict rule

P Diddy will be spending his first Christmas locked up in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center as he awaits his sex trafficking trial, which kicks off in May 2025

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2 hours ago The next Mikey Moore? Three Tottenham talents who could save club millions in the transfer market in 2025

They might not be ready just yet, but there is plenty more talent to follow Mikey Moore’s breakthrough

Economics

2 hours ago ‘It never left’: GOP senator mocked for claiming Trump has brought Christmas ‘back in America’

People were quick to confirm that they have, indeed, celebrated Christmas during the period when Trump was not president

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2 hours ago Williams chief doubles down on bold Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon claim ahead of F1 2025

Williams F1 team principal James Vowles speaks to Mirror Sport and expresses his excitement about being able to field an eye-catching pairing of Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz in 2025

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2 hours ago P Diddy's bleak Christmas Day in 'hell hole' jail from strict rule to 'disgusting' dinner

American musician Sean 'P Diddy' Combs will spend his first Christmas Day in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center as he awaits trial and faces serious sexual assault allegations

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2 hours ago I resurrected my dead cat through AI so I don't have to spend Christmas alone

Not feeling ready to let go, Robin Wealleans, 47, decided to bring Lentil 'back to life' by building an AI replica of him - and hilariously named it Catgpt.

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