1 hour ago Family moved 'to the other end of the country' wins payout from London council

A woman fleeing domestic abuse with her children was given a £1,100 payout

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2 h. ago Trump reveals devastating plan for NYC if 'communist' Mamdani gets elected while rejecting comparisons: 'I'm a much better looking person'

The president's declaration came during an appearance on CBS' 60 Minutes after host Norah O'Donnell said Mamdani had been described as a left-wing version of Trump.

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3 h. ago Stewy chickpeas with squash and chicken braised with apricots: Samin Nosrat’s recipes for cooking with harissa

Fragrant with spices, this staple of north African cooking brings a welcome heat to stews and braisesI thought I knew my harissa after nearly two decades of making it from scratch. Then I tasted a spoonful of rich, wine-dark paste from an unmarked jar that arrived on my doorstep from brothers Mansour and Karim Arem. They were on the verge of launching Zwïta, a company focused on celebrating their Tunisian heritage. Whereas western cooks and food writers are familiar with many of the food traditions of nearby Morocco, we’ve largely neglected to learn anything about Tunisia or its culinary history. And, judging by the Arem brothers’ harissa, that’s entirely to our detriment.Made with mild, sun-dried chillies, the traditional Tunisian version of this pepper paste is layered with garlic, caraway and coriander. Multidimensional in flavour and distinctly thick, it will be a revelation to anyone who has only ever encountered the stuff squeezed from a tube (or any other version similarly do...

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6 h. ago Kevin the Carrot proposes to girlfriend Katie the Carrot in Love Actually parody for Aldi's Christmas ad

Kevin the Carrot, Aldi's much-loved Christmas character, is returning to our screens for his 10th anniversary, and the supermarket has cooked up its most heartwarming storyline yet.

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7 h. ago How to get a £16 MAC Christmas lipstick gift set for free this week

"MAC lipsticks never disappoint but, this shade is so universally flattering. Plus, the Lustreglass range is so moisturising"

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9 h. ago Kevin the Carrot is back in Aldi’s Christmas ad and this this time it’s a tale of LOVE

ALDI has unveiled its Christmas advert for the year and Kevin the Carrot has made a grand return in order to ask an all important question. The much-loved character is back on our screens for the tenth year - this time in three festive episodes. The teaser will go live tonight, with the advert hitting...

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12 h. ago Gavin and Stacey icon 'to sign up for season two of Celebrity Traitors on one rule'

TV fans have been won over by the celebrity version of The Traitors on the BBC - and now it is being suggested that a Gavin and Stacey star could lead the cast of a second season

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14 h. ago New Celtic dugout dynamic in full view as Shaun Maloney takes centre stage to show aura alone won't cut it

Maloney is by Martin O'Neill's side and Hampden onlookers saw exactly why during half-time in extra-time against Rangers

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15 h. ago Cat owner is fined £1,100 after her pet 'trespasses' into her neighbour's garden in France

Dominique Valdes's cat Rémi was found guilty of causing damage to the neighbour's property in the French town of Agde.

Economics

15 h. ago BBC series viewers are 'still thinking about' hailed as UK's best

The show aired for two series and has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

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16 h. ago 'One of the best shows our country has made' has 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating

The series debuted on the BBC in 2006 and viewers have claimed it's one of the best shows they've watched.

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16 h. ago Tesco shoppers announce ‘Christmas dessert sorted’ after new pudding spotted on shelves

The product has been dubbed the perfect Christmas Day dessert

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16 h. ago Billionaire Sylvan Adams donates $100M to rebuild Israeli hospital struck by Iranian missile

Canadian-Israeli billionaire Sylvan Adams is donating $100 million to rebuild an Israeli hospital that suffered heavy damage from an Iranian missile in June

Events

17 h. ago Pregnant British teen finally transferred from Georgia jail where she was forced to ‘toast bread with candle’

Bella Culley - who is being held in Georgia over drug smuggling charges - is due to give birth before Christmas

Sport

18 h. ago Inside Downton Abbey star Joely Richardson’s glamorous London flat, that’s all dressed for Christmas

Inside Downton Abbey star Joely Richardson’s glamorous London flat, that’s all dressed for Christmas  House & Garden

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18 h. ago 'I tried Costa's Christmas menu and there were three items I loved'

Costa Christmas is officially here, and Senior Social News Reporter Danielle Kate Wroe tried many of the goodies on offer, and she said there are three products you have to try

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18 h. ago The crime that sickened Britain: How depraved lorry driver abducted and murdered a French student then kept her body for ten days while he enjoyed a family Christmas

Morgan, now 65, was jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of 19-year-old Céline Figard a week before Christmas 1995.

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19 h. ago Warning to anyone trying to save money on cheaper gifts this Christmas

MoneyMagpie Editor and financial expert Vicky Parry warns of the risks of buying second-hand and which consumer rules you need to know

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19 h. ago 'I tried Costa's Christmas menu and would definitely recommend three items'

Costa Christmas is officially here, and Senior Social News Reporter Danielle Kate Wroe was lucky enough to sample many of the goodies on offer - and she has three favourites

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21 h. ago ‘It’s not just a book, it’s a window to my soul’: why we’re in love with literary angst

Why did an obscure Dostoevsky novella sell 100,000 copies in the UK last year? And why are TikTokers raving about a 1943 Turkish novel? The way young people are discovering books is changing – and their literary tastes reflect our timesThe sales patterns for classic novels are normally a fairly predictable business. “Every year it’s the same authors,” says Jessica Harrison, publishing director for Penguin Classics UK. “Austen is always at the very top, and then all the school ones: Orwell, An Inspector Calls, Of Mice and Men, Jane Eyre.”But last year it was different. Penguin’s bestselling classic by far was a little-known novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky. White Nights sold more than 100,000 copies in the UK in 2024. It is an angsty story of impossible love, run through with characteristic Dostoevskian gloom. A young man and woman meet on a bridge in St Petersburg on consecutive nights: his love for her is unrequited; she is despairing because the man she really love...

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