7 h. ago British cities' Christmas displays ranked from 'ridiculous' to 'underwhelming'

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Jordana Ashkenazi, the Founder and Design Director of Element One House, has given her verdict on what brightened up the streets with Yuletide joy.

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16 h. ago Rob Cross eases into World Darts third round while furious Cullen takes aim at Suljovic

2018 champion Cross untroubled in win over WhiteCullen accuses Suljovic of ‘cheating’ during defeatRob Cross eased into the third round of the PDC World Darts Championship with a 3-1 win over the veteran Ian White.It has been a disappointing year for the 2018 champion, with a host of early exits in the major tournaments. But he still has dreams of adding a second world title and guaranteed a return to Alexandra Palace after Christmas with an accomplished display. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago China has set a bear trap for Keir Starmer – and our naive PM is walking straight into it | Simon Tisdall

The conviction of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong is another hostile act. How can Britain ignore Beijing’s provocations and human rights abuses?The UK pushed hard to secure the release of Jimmy Lai, the newspaper publisher and British citizen who was a leading light in Hong Kong’s brutally suppressed pro-democracy movement. So, too, did press freedom and human rights campaigners. But the Beijing-appointed high court judges in the former colony convicted him anyway, finding Lai guilty last week on fake charges of trying to “destabilise” the Chinese Communist party (CCP). For Xi Jinping, China’s dictator-emperor, there is no greater crime.Protesting to China’s ambassador, the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, condemned the trial as “politically motivated”. She’s right, of course – but her angry words will make no difference. Beijing’s contempt for Britain’s views is as painfully obvious as the UK’s weakness and indecision in the face of Chinese hubris. The breaking of its solemn promise t...

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55 h. ago Lily Allen puts on a racy display in a sexy Santa outfit alongside a leggy Olivia Rodrigo as she hosts star

The singer, 40, commanded attention as she arrived in a daring Santa Clause-inspired look, slipping into a red velvet minidress with a white fur trim and a matching long coat.

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2 d. ago Richard E Grant shows off his vast collection of trinkets at his west London home after filling the Georgian property with career nik

The actor, 68, displayed how he's decorated his west London home with stunning Christmas decorations and nik-naks ahead of welcoming guests this festive season.

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4 d. ago 20 of the sexiest celeb Christmas looks – braless display to skimpy Santa lingerie

The likes of Sabrina Carpenter, Mariah Carey and Maura Higgins have sent us swooning with their saucy festive outfits over the years, so here are some of the hottest

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5 d. ago Why America still can’t make its own artificial Christmas trees

Tariffs are pushing up prices on artificial Christmas trees, exposing how reliant the US remains on overseas manufacturing

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6 d. ago Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year winner features skiing mice and Grinch bedroom

A judge praised the home’s attention to detail, especially the animal-themed displays, calling it full of family Christmas magic

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6 d. ago Yvette Cooper summons Chinese ambassador over 'politically motivated' prosecution of Jimmy Lai as ministers demand British citizen's release from Hong Kong jail

The media tycoon, a British citizen, has been found guilty by a Hong Kongcourt of conspiracy and sedition charges under national security laws imposed by Beijing.

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7 d. ago Hong Kong court finds democracy advocate and media tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of sedition

British citizen Jimmy Lai faces prospect of spending the rest of his life in prison after his landmark national security trial

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7 d. ago Biggest Christmas ‘emergencies’ revealed including frozen turkeys, missed gifts & no wrapping paper

A POLL of 2,000 adults who celebrate the season uncovered the nation’s top festive fumbles. The top 25 also featuring dropping the turkey while taking it out of the oven (25 per cent). Many added forgetting to collect relatives (13 per cent) and blowing a fuse thanks to the display of Christmas lights (12 per...

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7 d. ago Home Bargains has a £69.99 display that instantly creates Christmas magic

The festive display is ideal indoors or outdoors this Christmas

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8 d. ago Family's home covered with incredible Christmas display and it's all for a good cause

It includes a five metre mega tree and lights imported from America

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1 week ago Heartless thief steals from Christmas display set up in memory of boy, 5

Over the last five years, Tristan Cork said the festive display in in Hethersett, Norfolk has "snowballed" in popularity and around £30,000 has been donated to his charity Finnbar's Force

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1 week ago Man hits back at neighbour who hates his Christmas display by adding 16ft Grinch

A man has escalated a row over his 20ft Christmas inflatables by adding a towering Grinch and a blown-up copy of his neighbour’s anonymous complaint for the whole street to see.

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1 week ago How a forgotten hellhole in Syria impacts millions of people in the UK

As a damning new report on Britain’s ‘two-tier’ stripping of citizen’s rights is released, Bel Trew reports on

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1 week ago Creative duo design magical Christmas window displays on London's Oxford Street

Angel Reid and partner Jack Farrell created wonderful work for Selfridges and Disney.

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1 week ago Ho, ho, Hamburg: bringing the flavours of a true German Christmas market home

From glühwein to lebkuchen, bratwurst to stollen, recreating the delicacies I sampled in the city’s festive markets is wholly achievable. Plus, a new digital cookbook for a good cause• Sign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastWithout wanting to sound tediously Scrooge-like, the German-style markets that have become seasonal fixtures in many British cities over the last few decades never make me feel particularly festive. What’s remotely Christmassy – or German – about Dubai-chocolate churros and Korean fried chicken, I grumble as I drag the dog (who enjoys all such things) around their perimeters.Hamburg’s markets, however, which I was myself dragged around last weekend, are a very different story. For a start, the city has many of them, mainly fairly small – and some, such as the “erotic Christmas market” in St Pauli, with a particular theme. What they all have in common is the range of food and drink on offer though let’s gloss hurriedly over the phallic gingerbread shape...

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1 week ago How a forgotten hell hole in Syria impacts millions of people in the UK

As a damning new report on Britain’s ‘two-tier’ stripping of citizen’s rights is released, Bel Trew reports on

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1 week ago Alex Jones unveils her stunning countryside home Christmas display

Alex Jones has unveiled her Christmas decorations at her countryside home after relocating from London.

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