1 hour ago You're playing Monopoly WRONG: Board game expert reveals the 5 made

While Monopoly has been around almost a century, it turns out you've probably been playing it wrong.

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23 h. ago James Nesbitt ‘in awe’ of Christmas efforts at Marie Curie Hospice

The actor met with patients, families and staff at the Belfast hospice this week.

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30 h. ago Met Office forecasts SNOW for Christmas week as temperatures to tumble

The Met Office has published its long-range forecast which covers the period including Christmas Day, and forecasters believe temperatures are going to plunge again

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45 h. ago Everything you need to know about Met Office's warning for possible flooding this week

The Met Office has warned of "localised flooding and travel disruption" in the coming days

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50 h. ago BBC Breakfast guest fights back tears over son's death after 'horrendous' diagnosis

BBC Breakfast aired an emotional interview as Kevin Sinfield met the family of Kyle Sieniawski, 14, who died last week

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53 h. ago UK universities restricting recruitment of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students

At least nine higher education institutions have stopped applications due to tougher Home Office rules and concerns over visa abuse

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53 h. ago UK universities restrict recruitment of Bangladeshi and Pakistani students

At least nine higher education institutions have stopped applications due to tougher Home Office rules and concerns over visa abuse

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67 h. ago Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open

As the Grand Theft Auto co-writer launches a new project, he reflects on his hugely successful open-world adventures and where game design might go next• Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIt is hard to think of a more modern entertainment format than the open-world video game. These sprawling technological endeavours, which mix narrative, social connectivity and the complete freedom to explore, are uniquely immersive and potentially endless. But do they represent a whole new idea of storytelling?This week I met Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar and lead writer on Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, who has been in London to talk about his new company, Absurd Ventures. He’s working on a range of intriguing projects, including the novel and podcast series A Better Paradise (about a vast online game that goes tragically wrong), and a comedy-adventure set in an online world named Absurdaverse. He told me that, 15 years ago, he was doing press inte...

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3 d. ago Met Office maps reveal where snow could fall across UK this week

Temperatures could fall below zero in parts of Scotland and England

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3 d. ago Robin Smith, former England Test batter and Hampshire captain, dies aged 62

Smith had met with England Lions players in Perth only two weeks before his death

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4 d. ago What you need to know about the weather in Greater Manchester for the rest of the week

A look at the Met Office forecast for the rest of the week in our region

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5 d. ago Mapped: Where heavy rain is set to hit this week as Met Office issues ‘danger to life’ warning

An entire month’s rainfall could hit Wales in just 24 hours, forecasters warn

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5 d. ago Everything we know as Met Office issues weather warnings affecting Greater Manchester this week

Several Met Office weather warnings are in place across the UK over the next few days

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6 d. ago Passengers’ fury as Avanti ‘ghost train’ to London to run EMPTY following ruling

PASSENGERS have been left furious as Avanti are set to run an empty ghost train to London. In a controversial ruling from the rail regulator, the morning weekday service from Manchester to London will run without passengers for around five months. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has ruled the 7am Avanti West Coast...

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6 d. ago Weekend washout! Dozens of flood alerts in place across UK as Met Office issues 'danger to life' weather warning in south Wales amid heavy rainfall

The amber weather warning will come into force in south Wales from the early hours of Monday morning, set to last throughout the day with heavy rain expected until early on Tuesday

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7 d. ago Weather map: Where heavy rain will hit UK this weekend after Met Office warning

Weather map: Where heavy rain will hit UK this weekend after Met Office warning  The Independent

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7 d. ago Britain braces for weekend washout: Torrential downpours and strong winds will batter UK from tomorrow as Met Office issues yellow weather alert and warns to expect two inches of rain

As much as 2 inches of rain is expected to fall in some areas and the heavy rain could lead to travel disruption for Brits due to difficult driving conditions.

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7 d. ago Weather map: Where heavy rain will hit London, England and Wales this weekend after Met Office warning

Forecasters say as much as 80mm of rain could fall across parts of England as low pressure moves across the UK

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8 d. ago US and Russia peace plan: Six things you need to know ahead of talks on Ukraine

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to visit Moscow next week after US officials met with Ukrainian counterparts to discuss a heavily-criticised plan put forward by Donald Trump

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8 d. ago Brits braced for snow this weekend as dramatic shift in weather patterns threatens Arctic attack

The Met Office has warned of heavy rainfall and possible snow this weekend, with temperatures set to drop amid more forecasts of the white stuff heading into next week

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