67 h. ago Brits divided over when the right time to take Christmas decorations down is

Christmas is over and the New Year is here, but people are divided on when festive decorations should come down. From Boxing Day, to Twelfth Night, all the way into February and beyond, views on the issue vary drastically.

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69 h. ago Blue: Reflections review – a clunky rehash of their Y2K boyband heyday

(Blue Blood International/Cooking Vinyl)The four-piece try to tap into modern pop’s deep well of nostalgia but come off like Westlife on a bad day‘Blue’s in the house / Oh it’s party time!” muse the fortysomething man-band on Souls of the Underground, the penultimate song on this seventh album, and the fourth since their 2011 reunion. The British four-piece are keen to take us back to their early 00s heyday, a time of Met bar table service, where the ladies have “a little prosecco” and the guys have a “nice cold beer”. Musically, it’s a clunkier approximation of their (comparatively) harder-edged hybrid of pop, hip-hop and R&B; think 2002 “low ride” anthem Fly By II but on a Megabus budget.It makes sense that they would want to tap into modern pop’s deep well of nostalgia, but rather than recalling what made Blue originally stand out, Reflections often feels like a tribute to other evergreen boybands. For most of the album’s 13 tracks, the tempo is mid, with the dreary, Westlife...

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3 d. ago BBC Mrs Brown's Boys viewers complain minutes in as they call for show axing

Mrs Brown's Boys fans were left less than impressed as the BBC comedy returned for its second instalment on New Year's Day

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3 d. ago Swimmers brave freezing water to celebrate first day of the New Year before ‘risk to life’ weather warning & heavy snow

BRAVE swimmers have taken the plunge in the freezing waters around the UK as they celebrate the first day of the New Year. It comes after the Met Office issued a “risk to life” weather warning for ice and snow. Hundreds of fearless bathers took to the seas for a traditional early morning dip as...

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4 d. ago Patriots star Christian Barmore charged with domestic assault as court date set five days before Super Bowl

It comes one day after another Patriots player, Stefon Diggs, was accused of strangling a chef in a separate incident

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4 d. ago Avoid drinking 1 type of alcohol this NYE to avoid nasty hangover

Many people would be terrified of the morning after, but one doctor revealed six steps which can hopefully ease your hangover really easily come New Year's Day...

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7 d. ago Crews continue clean up after Boxing Day storm, flooding and high winds still to come

Crews continue clean up after Boxing Day storm, flooding and high winds still to come  CBC

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7 d. ago Sara Davies gushes about special details of Adam Peaty wedding amid family feud

With the Peaty wedding day over, Dragon's Den enterpreneur and Adam's Strictly Come Dancing co-star Sara Davies has shared a sweet appreciation post following the big day

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8 d. ago Adam Peaty received devastating text from family member moments before wedding

The run up to the big day didn't come without drama from Adam Peaty's family as just hours before he wed Holly Ramsay he received a devastating message from a family member

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8 d. ago A new 9/11 is coming any day from the hundreds of al Qaida sleeper agents ready to unleash carnage in the UK, says ex

Aimen Dean, a former member of Al-Qaida who spent eight years working in the SIS gathering vital intelligence, says the biggest threat to the west is the spread of Islamic extremism.

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8 d. ago Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay wedding branded 'selfish' over Bath Abbey booking

Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay, daughter of Gordon Ramsay, are all set to tie the knot at Bath Abbey today, but their decision to book the prestigious venue for the whole day has come under fire

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9 d. ago Premier League, EFL and Afcon buildup and John Robertson tributes – matchday live

⚽ All the latest ahead of today’s festive fixtures⚽ John Robertson, Forest and Scotland legend, dies aged 72⚽ Fixtures | Tables | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail MichaelFirst they come for Boxing Day, now the 3pm blackout. Do these people have no respect?The relative lack of Premier League football does however give the Football League (and non league) a festive time to shine. Continue reading...

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1 week ago People are only just realising where the name Boxing Day comes from

A history buff has pointed out several facts about Boxing Day, and unlike what many people presume, it has nothing at all to do with the sport of boxing - an in fact dates back centuries

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1 week ago Rolling Stone was 'oblivious' to playing a major part in BBC1's Christmas Day comedy

The rocker was not told in advance that he was a key part of the plot in the festive outing of Amandaland

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1 week ago Wind and cold weather warnings come into force on Christmas Day

Forecasters have said a white Christmas is unlikely.

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1 week ago How long does cooked turkey last in the fridge or freezer and can you reheat it?

Christmas dinner leftovers are a Boxing Day staple - but you need to be careful when it comes to the turkey

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1 week ago The special Christmas party where Manchester's children realise something about themselves

In an unassuming corner of Wythenshawe, a meeting room is transformed into a unique Christmas party one day of the year - and the children here often come away with something much bigger than a nice gift. Ethan Davies reports.

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1 week ago Wind and cold weather warnings to come into force on Christmas Day

Forecasters have said a white Christmas is unlikely.

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1 week ago How Prince William can follow in the footsteps of his namesake, William the Conqueror, with a Christmas Day Coronation

When his time comes, could Prince William choose Christmas Day for his Coronation? His namesake, William the Conqueror, did.

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1 week ago ‘My blood is boiling, brother’: the foiled plot to massacre Jews on streets of Greater Manchester

Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein thought ‘zero hour’ had finally arrived until undercover operative thwarted themWhen Walid Saadaoui recruited Amar Hussein to join him in a pogrom on the streets of Greater Manchester, Hussein wept with joy.For years, the two men had been sleeper agents for the Islamic State terrorist group. Each had lived quietly in Britain for years, waiting for the right moment to stage an attack, and for the right person to give them the support to make it happen. Continue reading...

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