2 h. ago Man dies after falling from lamppost putting up Union Jack flag

Paul Lumber died after falling from a ladder while hanging Union Jack flags on lampposts near his home

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2 h. ago Fuming neighbour sends anonymous note over man's Christmas decorations... they 'messed with the wrong person'

'The mystery neighbour messed with the wrong person'

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4 h. ago Cut off by their banks and even iced out by Alexa, sanctioned ICC staffers remain resolute

International Criminal Court judges and prosecutors are trying to live and work under the same financial and travel restrictions brought against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden

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4 h. ago Dear Coleen: My new romance is too keen to see me and it's putting me off

"I’m not used to this level of attention, especially so early on in a relationship."

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7 h. ago Putin phones Venezuelan president to offer Russia's support after Trump seizes oil tanker off coast

Putin called Maduro a day after United States forces seized control of an oil tanker in Venezuela as part of an escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and Maduro's government.

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8 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Celebrity Race Across The World: It was the most thrilling series yet, but this pell

If I'd ever been tempted to chance malaria and the Zika virus , and decamp to the tropics, this pell-mell race through Central America has well and truly put me off.

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8 h. ago Every night Putin tries to kill us with drone and missiles. But in the morning we have to go to work because Ukraine has to keep going

IAN BIRRELL meets the battle-weary and traumatised citizens of Kyiv as they face a forth Christmas at war.

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8 h. ago US ‘prepares to board more Venezuela oil tankers’ as White House ‘won’t watch them sail the seas’ & sanctions 6 more

US officials are reportedly preparing to storm and seize more tankers transporting Venezuelan oil to put pressure on dictator Nicolás Maduro. Tensions between Washington and Caracas escalated when rifle-wielding US troops rappelled from helicopters to raid an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Stunning footage showed commandos sweeping through the ship as they executed...

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9 h. ago Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney poses in revealing swimwear with facemask in hot tub alongside friend while on UK trip

HOLLYWOOD actress Sydney Sweeney unmasks herself as a secret tourist during a whirlwind trip to the UK. The Euphoria star enjoyed a sightseeing tour around London before heading to Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire for some relaxation. Sydney, 28, shared pictures from her whistle-stop visit — including putting on a facemask with a pal in a...

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10 h. ago Epstein Files update sends shockwaves leaving Andrew and Trump in the hot seat

The upcoming release of Jeffrey Epstein’s long-sealed files threatens an explosive scandal for the world's elite, putting Donald Trump's presidency at risk and thrusting Andrew back into the spotlight

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12 h. ago Michael Smith shows true colours in dedicating win after admitting 'heartbreak'

Michael Smith put on a show after surviving a first set scare to win his World Championship first round game against Lisa Ashton before dedicating his victory

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13 h. ago Rice soccer star took part in viral TikTok ‘devil trend’ the day before her death

Claire Tracy, a second-year student, died on Sunday, according to a statement put out by Rice University

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14 h. ago Keir Starmer gives major update after NATO boss issues alarming WW3 warning

Keir Starmer headed a Coalition of the Willing meeting as crunch talks aimed at securing peace in Ukraine continue - hours after NATO boss Mark Rutte warned about Putin's 'next target'

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14 h. ago WW3 fears as Russia warns UK over 'red lines' as tensions soar

Russia has issued a stark warning to the UK and Europe, with Sergei Lavrov outlining two “red lines” that he says could trigger a military response from Vladimir Putin.

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15 h. ago David Beckham sends emotional message to son Brooklyn amid family feud

Brooklyn Beckham has been involved in a public feud with the Beckham family but it looks like dad David is keen to make up with his eldest son

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15 h. ago Arsenal and Chelsea put on alert as £43m wonderkid breaks silence on transfer speculation

Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has attracted interest from the Premier League and across Europe after bursting onto the scene at club and youth international level

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15 h. ago Europe must prepare for war with Putin ‘now’, warns Nato chief: “We are Russia’s next target”

Mark Rutte said Europe must be ready “for the scale of war our grandparents and great grandparents endured” in a bleak warning to the West

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15 h. ago Dramatic end to Michael Jordan’s Nascar lawsuit as settlement is reached on ninth day of trial

Both teams said a loss in the case would have put them out of business

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15 h. ago Putin's agents 'trying to compromise UK MPs using WhatsApp tricks' warning

Russian agents are trying to trick MPs into sharing compromising information using WhatsApp and Signal scams - sparking a warning from Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle

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15 h. ago Silent Night, Deadly Night review – killer Santa remake is overstuffed

There are too many competing and overfamiliar ideas in this busy slasher reboot that’s sorely lacking in styleThere was a bizarre moral outrage back in November 1984 when seasonal slasher Silent Night, Deadly Night dared to put an axe in the hands of Santa. Despite being, you know, not a real person he was once treated with enough reverence to cause parent-led protests, a ban of all advertising and then of the film itself. It provided a sharp edge to an otherwise blunt and unremarkable post-Halloween knockoff and might help to explain why it managed to eke out four junky sequels and a 2012 remake.We’re now at the inevitable second remake stage but the 2025 redo arrives after the gimmick of Killer Santa has now become a subgenre in itself. He’s cropped up in Christmas Bloody Christmas, Christmas Evil, Santa’s Slay, Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, Deadly Games and last year’s Terrifier 3 and the makers of this December’s take are more than aware that seeing Santa with a weapon isn’t e...

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