13 h. ago Gas prices drop below $2.90 for the first time in more than four years

‘Provided there are no surprises, holiday travelers should see pump prices that come in a bit lower than last Christmas,’ one expert said

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13 h. ago How to stop bed bugs from coming home with you this Christmas

Bed bugs can be found in various accommodations, and if you bring them back into your home it will swiftly become a nightmare. Here's expert advice on avoiding an infestation

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14 h. ago Cruz Beckham makes last ditch attempt for Brooklyn reconciliation before Christmas

Brooklyn's little brother Cruz has reached out to his estranged sibling yet again in what looks like a message to come home for Christmas and mend the painful feud that's torn the Beckhams family apart

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16 h. ago Discover Amazon Business gift ideas for quick delivery and avoid the Christmas crowds

When it comes to last-minute Christmas shopping, Amazon Business has you covered

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17 h. ago ‘Criminally below the radar’: readers on their best underrated Christmas films

After Guardian writers picked their favourite lesser-known festive movies, readers shoutout Klaus, The Ref and moreI thought a real modern hidden gem is All Is Bright starring Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti as two down-on-their-luck Christmas tree sellers. It’s perfectly played by both, with Rudd putting in, not his usual “puppy dog everyone wants to be your mate” role but a sarcastic turn, complementing Giamatti’s Christmas grinch. More a black comedy (by Hollywood standards), it’s an excellent film. Andyouwillknowme Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Pro chef amazed by Christmas turkey gravy hack you've probably not tried before

A woman has shared a simple hack for draining off the juices from a roast chicken or turkey, and it's sure to come in handy for anyone making a roast dinner on Christmas Day

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41 h. ago ‘A festive tour de force’: Guardian writers on their favorite underrated Christmas movies

From a John Cusack 80s teen comedy to the other Frank Capra Christmas crowd-pleaser, here are some seasonal picks you might not have seenSomething that bugs me about a lot of contemporary Christmas movies is how insistently self-conscious they are about the whole production – the ostentatious decorations, checklist of soundtrack chestnuts, the dialogue about the true meaning of the holidays that sounds canned even when the movie is trying to acknowledge its various stressors. Maybe because the idea of a holiday movie hadn’t yet ossified into routine, I’ve found that the versions of these films that came out in the 1940s tend to approach Christmas from more inventive, less neurotically obsessive angles. One of my favorite discoveries in sifting through 1940s Christmas comedies is It Happened on Fifth Avenue, a 1947 semi-romantic farce with a great starting hook: a cheerful vagrant Aloysius T McKeever (Victor Moore) winters in New York every year, because he knows a way into a particu...

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43 h. ago Christmas comes early as scratchcard punter wins whopping £2m, then leaves shopkeeper nice bonus

The shopkeeper is also a few thousand pound richer

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53 h. ago Fans promised ‘something different’ for Strictly Christmas special as first rehearsal images revealed

Fans have been given a sneak peek at preparations for this year's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.

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54 h. ago Nick Reiner 'stormed off' after tense chat with Bill Hader at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party hours before murders

Rob Reiner's son Nick Reiner allegedly 'stormed off' after getting into a tense chat with comedian Bill Hader at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party on Saturday.

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57 h. ago Police chiefs urge public to be vigilant in wake of Bondi and Manchester attacks ahead of Christmas

Senior officers from Counter Terror Policing and the British Transport Police have urged the public to come forward and report any suspicious activity this Christmas in an effort to combat crime.

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64 h. ago Obamas were supposed to meet Rob and Michele Reiner on night of their deaths

The former first lady paid tribute on Jimmy Kimmel Live to ‘some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know’ as Jerry Seinfeld also writes of debt to Reiner• Reiner changed Hollywood for everMichelle Obama said that she and her husband Barack were due to meet Rob and Michele Reiner the same day that the couple were found dead.Obama was speaking on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday and told Kimmel: “We were supposed to be seeing them that night – last night.” Obama did not clarify what their plans had been, but the Reiners are known to have attended a Christmas party hosted by comedian Conan O’Brien on Saturday along with their son Nick, who has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago How to clean yellow pillows in 30 minutes using 2 household items

Pillows can turn yellow for a number of reasons, with the most common being sweat. This can make them a hotspot for bacteria to thrive, including bed bugs

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3 d. ago 'Chunky but light' Christmas Day jumper dress shoppers will 'wear for years to come' now £28

"A perfect dress, it looks quite chunky but feels light, easy to wear."

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3 d. ago Kylie Minogue's performance on Strictly Come Dancing leaves BBC viewers divided

Kylie Minogue's performance of her new Christmas single 'Xmas' on the Strictly Come Dancing results show divided viewers

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4 d. ago Former Prince Andrew is butt of the year’s best Christmas cracker joke

Two Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor gags make top 10 of public vote, along with jokes about Oasis and Nigel FarageIt’s safe to say it’s been a very bad year for the former Prince Andrew. Already stripped of his title and privileges, he is rounding off the year by becoming the punchline of the year’s most popular Christmas cracker joke.The annual competition is commissioned by the comedy channel U&Gold (formerly Comedy Gold) and decided by the British public. It usually produces a topical winner that sends up one of the biggest stories of the year. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Charlotte Crosby reveals luxurious Christmas plans that’ll cost her thousands A NIGHT – despite £300k fashion firm debt

WHEN it comes to Christmas, Charlotte Crosby is pulling out all the stops for her family. The reality star, 35, has revealed that she will be treating her clan to another festive trip to the Maldives - and will eat Christmas dinner on the flight, before seeing Santa arrive by jet ski as part of...

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5 d. ago Two teenagers killed and third ‘seriously injured’ in horror Rotherham crash

Two teenagers have sadly died and a third is fighting for his life in hospital following a horror crash in Rotherham just days before Christmas - police are urging witnesses to come forward

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5 d. ago 'Perfect' Christmas Day dress that shoppers will 'wear for years to come' now £28

The Teal Roll Neck Knitted Jumper Dress has a 4.9 star rating with shoppers raving how it garners them 'lots of compliments' on every wear

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5 d. ago Kiefer Sutherland: ‘After 24, I thought opportunities would be staring me in the face – but they weren’t’

The actor who gave us Jack Bauer talks to Louis Chilton about his new Christmas comedy ‘Tinsel Town’, the ‘ironic’ state of modern television, and why his acting style is so starkly different from that of his father

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