29 h. ago EA FC 26 Winter Wildcards: Leaked squad, release date, time for Christmas promo

One of the most popular events in EA Sports FC is returning this Christmas with a squad full of new special player items that will be available in Ultimate Team.

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29 h. ago 'Beautiful' diamond bracelet called 'timeless' by happy shoppers slashed by 50%

The jeweller is hosting a Christmas event with up to 50% off selected rings, bracelets and necklaces

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34 h. ago Major Trafford Centre family Christmas event to reopen after sudden cancellation

The 'magical' event will reopen as normal today

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54 h. ago Major Trafford Centre Christmas event cancelled at short notice due to weather

'We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused'

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55 h. ago Aldi refused to sell popcorn to mum, and shop's explanation has people divided

A mum was left baffled when Aldi staff told her she couldn't purchase the bags of popcorn that she wanted for an event her son's school was holding for Christmas

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4 d. ago EastEnders star Jessie Wallace says 'I've never done anything like it' in 'shocking' Christmas update

The actress is preparing for yet another eventful Christmas Day on Albert Square

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4 d. ago City just do, Arsenal think: Inside the psychology of the Premier League title race

The latest Inside Football newsletter from Miguel Delaney looks at Arsenal’s creeping anxiety as Manchester City hit their familiar stride, why Mikel Arteta’s side are starting to feel the psychological weight of the title race, and how City’s businesslike momentum is beginning to shift the balance again

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5 d. ago Trump offers condolences after Brown, Bondi Beach and Syria killings before rambling White House speech

The president addressed the recent streak of violence before lengthy unscripted remarks during a Christmas event at the White House

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5 d. ago Dog play afternoon: dachshunds overrun Hyde Park for Christmas walk

Hundreds of sausage dogs gather for annual festive parade that organiser started to help her puppy socialiseThe pitter-patter of tiny paws has brought joy – and more than a little chaos – to Hyde Park in London as hundreds of dachshunds and their owners gathered for the annual sausage dog Christmas walk.Now in its eighth year, the event was started by organiser Ana as a way to help her dachshund, Winston, socialise as a puppy. Meeting at noon by the Physical Energy statue in the centre of the park, the dogs – well, the owners really – competed in a best-dressed competition before enjoying an hour of play and socialising before the parade. Ana said previous years’ events had ended up attracting as many as a thousand people and dogs. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Christmas service’ draws about 1,000 people

Number is stark contrast with estimated 110,000 at far-right activist’s ‘unite the kingdom’ rally in SeptemberThe far-right activist Tommy Robinson led a carol concert to “put the Christ back into Christmas” on Saturday in an event that had a huge drop-off in attendance from his last rally in London.The Metropolitan police said about 1,000 people attended the event at its peak, in stark contrast to the estimated 110,000 who turned up to Robinson’s “unite the kingdom” rally in September. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago How Winter Wonderland became the nightmare before Christmas: Brawl is latest violence as event becomes most

The annual event in London 's Hyde Park has been criticised for years for extortionate prices and huge crowds.

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6 d. ago Zara Tindall looks stylish as she wraps up warm to enjoy the races at Cheltenham

The 44-year-old stunned racegoers as she attended the second day of The Christmas Meeting event at the Gloucestershire racecourse.

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6 d. ago C of E responds to Tommy Robinson’s carols event with ‘Christmas is for all’ message

Release of 43-second video comes as senior church figures speak out against dangers of Christian nationalismThe Church of England has released a video in response to a Christmas carols event on Saturday being organised by the far-right activist Tommy Robinson amid calls from a growing number of senior church figures to challenge Christian nationalism.In the 43-second video, Christmas Isn’t Cancelled, posted on the church’s YouTube channel, more than 20 people from the archbishop of York to schoolchildren speak about the “joy, love and hope” of Christmas. The message is “a simple reminder that Christmas belongs to all of us, and everyone is welcome to celebrate”, the C of E said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Champions League review: Liverpool sidestep Salah saga as Chelsea slip up

Manchester City conquer the Bernabéu, Liverpool survive without Mohamed Salah and Atalanta find Chelsea’s flaws• To say that Pep Guardiola and Real Madrid have history is to put it mildly. At Barcelona, Guardiola grew up amid an obsessive enmity on both sides, one deepened by his term as the Catalan club’s coach. They are highly familiar with Manchester City, too. City met Madrid for the fifth season in succession on Wednesday. Despite Madrid’s recent struggles under Xabi Alonso, winning at the Santiago Bernabéu is a huge result, a deserved win where City might have been out of sight by half-time. Rodrygo scored his habitual goal against City but one of Guardiola’s new generation in Nico O’Reilly equalised before a controversial penalty award, converted by Erling Haaland, decided the game. A player linked with a move to Madrid sometime in the distant future celebrated with a smirk; Jude Bellingham’s attempt to distract by trying to yank Haaland’s ponytail did not work. After the sel...

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9 d. ago Popular Manchester Christmas event slammed by families as 'just some port

'My 11-year-old told me I’d been scammed'

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9 d. ago 'Evil' Donald Trump effigies set ablaze by protestors in 'Burning of the Devil' Christmas event

The annual incineration of devil-like figures is the traditional start to Christmas festivities, and is meant to symbolise 'putting bad things in the past' and 'the triumph of good over evil'

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1 week ago Manchester school to halve pupil numbers as leaders issue statement

Bosses say they need to act after seeing a ‘migration of families... away from the Manchester region'

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1 week ago Exact date of Christmas Jumper Day 2025 and how you can take part

Christmas Jumper Day has been an annual event since 2012 and goes towards raising money for Save the Children.

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1 week ago EastEnders Christmas and New Year: Catastrophic event, Harry's revenge and Max bombshell

EastEnders is lining up some big moments this Christmas and New Year including explosive scenes with huge repercussions and a flashforward episode, while there's also some returns

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1 week ago Southport families say 'it pulls the light out of the darkness' as they share what helps with their grief

Our Girls: The Southport Families is on BBC One on Tuesday

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