62 m. ago Thousands raised as heartbreaking tributes paid to man and dog killed in tragic boat fire on Christmas Day

Army veteran Gabriel and his service dog Hugo both perished in the barge fire in Wigan

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4 h. ago Steven Bartlett admits 'my heart was racing' in first engagement photos

The star shared the first look of his Christmas Day proposal

Culture

6 h. ago Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett shares first look at romantic Moroccan proposal to girlfriend Melanie Lopes as he reveals his 'heart was racing' while he surprised her on Christmas Day

The Dragon's Den star, 33, revealed he popped the question to his long-term partner after surprising her while she was on holiday with her family in Morocco.

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52 h. ago EastEnders star Nicholas Bailey says 'that's it' after Anthony Trueman murder twist

Viewers learned that Anthony's daugther Jasmine killed him on the BBC soap on Christmas Day

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3 d. ago 'Gentle' man and dog killed in Christmas Day canal boat tragedy

Gabriel died alongside his service dog Hugo in the barge blaze in Wigan

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3 d. ago Scots knife gang member jailed over violent robberies dies on Christmas Day

Martin Gemmell and two accomplices attacked and robbed two men in 2018.

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3 d. ago Toby Carvery owner Mitchells & Butlers cheers record Christmas Day sales but warns on labour and food cost spike

Mitchells & Butlers posted record sales on Christmas dayin the face of 'significant' headwinds driven by soaring operating costs.

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3 d. ago Whether or not Trump invades Greenland, this much is clear: the western order we once knew is history | Timothy Garton Ash

The EU must be more robust in order to stem the tide of international disorder, or it risks falling to authoritarian imperialismDonald Trump is threatening to take over Greenland, the territory of a Nato ally, possibly by military force, as Vladimir Putin is trying to take over Ukraine. Even if he doesn’t actually do it, this is a new era: a post-western world of illiberal international disorder.The task now for liberal democracies in general, and Europe in particular, is twofold: to see this world as it is and to work out what the hell we’re going to do about it.Timothy Garton Ash is a historian, political writer and Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 d. ago EastEnders star killed by own daughter who says 'rot in hell' in sinister confession

SPOILERS: BBC EastEnders fans have finally learned who was responsible for the death of Anthony Trueman after the Walford doctor was killed off on Christmas Day

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3 d. ago EastEnders Anthony's real killer revealed and it's not Chrissie Watts or Zoe Slater

EastEnders viewers finally know what really happened to Anthony Trueman on Christmas Day which lead to his death as a Walford resident's true colours was exposed

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5 d. ago Cystic fibrosis mum may need double lung transplant after contracting covid

The mum-of-two, from Burntisland, Fife, was rushed back to hospital on New Year’s Day after returning home for Christmas.

Science

5 d. ago Zara Tindall's chic wool coat just got a huge £110 price cut in the Hobbs January sale

Zara Tindall wore the elegant wool coat for the royal Christmas Day church service, and it's now available with a £110 discount in the brand's winter clearance

Economics

5 d. ago Zara Tindall's elegant Hobbs wool coat now has over £100 off but is selling fast

Zara Tindall wore the Livia wool coat with faux fur collar on Christmas Day at Sandringham - and it's now got more than £100 off in Hobbs January sale

Economics

5 d. ago Pete Wicks reveals he was knocked unconscious in a horrific alcohol

Pete Wicks has revealed that he was knocked unconscious after a horrifying alcohol-fuelled fall on Christmas Day, which left him unable to leave his house for a week. 

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5 d. ago Charlie Hebdo tried to humiliate me. Instead it debased the freedom of speech it symbolises | Rokhaya Diallo

The satirical title targeted in an Islamist attack 10 years ago published a racist, sexist caricature of me that speaks volumes about its valuesThe day before Christmas Eve, just as France readied itself to slip into the holiday slowdown, something abruptly shook me out of any festive torpor. The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, known globally and tragically for being the target of an Islamist attack in 2015 published a caricature – of me. And it was appallingly racist. A huge, toothy grin, an enormous mouth, the cartoon depicts me dancing on a stage before an audience of laughing white men, adorned with a banana belt on a largely exposed body. The headline: “The Rokhaya Diallo Show: Mocking secularism around the world.”Stunned by the violence of this grotesque cartoon, I shared it on social media with a brief analysis: “In keeping with slave-era and colonial imagery, Charlie Hebdo once again shows itself incapable of engaging with the ideas of a Black woman without reducing her to...

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6 d. ago Family of 'one of a kind' man who died in Asia issue plea as they face unimaginable burden

Mark Counsell, 31, was last seen by his family during a video call on Christmas Day

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6 d. ago Doncaster toddler drowned on Christmas Day after falling into pond, inquest hears

Isobel Abigail Maxwell, two, was given CPR for about 25 minutes at the family home in Doncaster after falling into a pond but could not be saved

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6 d. ago Family of girl, two, who died after falling into pond on Christmas Day tried to save her with CPR for 25 minutes before ambulance arrived, inquest hears

Isobel Abigail Maxwell, two, died in the garden of her family home in Doncaster after disappearing from view having been playing happily with toys.

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6 d. ago Parents looked away 'for a moment' and daughter, 2, was dead in Christmas Day tragedy

"We want people to remember Isobel for the magic girl she was"

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6 d. ago Girl, 2, drowned on Christmas Day after parents 'couldn’t find her for a moment'

An inquest has heard how Isobel's parents administered CPR for 25 minutes after finding her

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