10 h. ago I visited one of Wales' most beautiful houses this Christmas and I was transported back in time

The Christmas event at Tredegar House is like taking a step back in time with different areas representing different eras

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12 h. ago Anna Maxwell Martin looks back: ‘I was bullied a little bit, but it didn’t affect me because I was a happy weirdo’

The actor on being an introverted extrovert, performing as a pearly queen, and becoming a single mother when her husband diedBorn in Beverley, East Yorkshire, in 1977, Anna Maxwell Martin studied at the University of Liverpool and trained at Lamda. She made her name with a Bafta-winning performance in the BBC’s Bleak House and has since starred in Line of Duty, Motherland and Midwinter of the Spirit, as well as numerous stage productions. She lives in London with her two daughters. Their father, the director Roger Michell, died of a heart attack in 2021. Maxwell Martin is an Action for Children ambassador and stars in their Christmas short film, Santaland. To donate, visit iamsanta.org.uk.I am five and having my picture taken at school. On my eye is a medical patch. That’s what they did to you in the 1980s if you had a squint. My dad cut my hair using a bowl, which is why it is such a tragedy. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Bankrupt Love Actually star Martine McCutcheon features in FIVE festive promotions after ending her marriage and selling her £1.3million home

She starred in one of the most popular Christmas movies of all time, living the dream as the love interest for Hugh Grant. 

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17 h. ago I visited one of the best pubs in Wales, which has 'everything you could want from a country pub'

This award winning boozer is exactly what a pub should be: warm, welcoming, and serving excellent food.

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20 h. ago People only just discovering what 'five golden rings' means in iconic Christmas carol

The Twelve Days of Christmas is a well known Christmas tune but one of the most popular lines in the carol has a surprising meaning

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21 h. ago 'Someone visited our pub from Australia because they thought we had the Rovers Return doors'

For Pub of the Week, we visit a city centre pub with more than just a loose connection to Coronation Street

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22 h. ago I visited abandoned village that was built as set for forgotten Disney film

An entire village was built for a Disney film in the 90s and was left completely preserved long after the hit starring Robin Williams aired - and you can still visit it today

Culture

31 h. ago Visitors to Scots hospitals told to wear face masks amid flu outbreak

The situation will remain under review.

Science

32 h. ago Zelenskyy to meet Starmer at Downing Street to discuss US draft peace deal

Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz will also be present for talks on guaranteeing Ukraine’s postwar securityVolodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Downing Street on Monday for an in-person meeting with Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz in a show of support for Ukraine.Starmer will use the meeting with the leaders from Ukraine, France and Germany to discuss the continuing talks between US and Ukrainian officials aimed at finding an agreement on guaranteeing Ukraine’s postwar security. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Travellers take over London: After 'sunbeds for a month' and 2am start to dress up, gypsies from across UK ride horses and traps through capital before annual visit to Winter Wonderland 

Many Travellers have dressed up to the nines for the occasion with some waking up as early as 2am to make themselves as well as their horses presentable for the occasion.

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34 h. ago Travellers take over London: After 'sunbeds for a month' and 2am start to dress up, gypsies from across UK ride horses and traps through capital before annual visit to Winter Wonderland

Travellers take over London: After 'sunbeds for a month' and 2am start to dress up, gypsies from across UK ride horses and traps through capital before annual visit to Winter Wonderland  Daily Mail Online

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35 h. ago Tower of London reopens after apple crumble thrown at crown jewels display

Four people arrested after civil-resistance group Take Back Power protest against inequality in the UKPart of the Tower of London was temporarily closed to visitors on Saturday after food was thrown at a display case containing the crown jewels in a protest against inequality in the UK.Four people were arrested after the action, which was claimed by Take Back Power – a self-described non-violent civil-resistance group. It said custard and apple crumble was flung at the case, which contained the imperial state crown. Continue reading...

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39 h. ago NHS doctor warns parents to not buy these 9 toys for children this Christmas

Dr Lillie Parker, an NHS paediatric doctor working in Accident & Emergency, has issued a warning to parents over the hazards posed by several popular toys this Christmas

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39 h. ago ‘I visited a Ukrainian bakery hidden in East London that serves tasty meals under £10’

‘I visited a Ukrainian bakery hidden in East London that serves tasty meals under £10’  MyLondon

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40 h. ago Live updates as flooding closes main road and multiple alerts are issued

A popular Christmas market has also been cancelled in Wales

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40 h. ago European country with no tourists and £30 hotels hailed 'most beautiful place on Earth'

The country received just over 750,000 foreign tourists in 2019, making it one of Europe's most underrated destinations.

Society

43 h. ago I visited UK's best Christmas market for food and drink – one thing got me feeling so festive

This northern city's Christmas market is back for another year, with more stalls, attractions and cosy festive feels than ever before – and I took a look around to see what this year had to offer

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44 h. ago We visited the north west's largest indoor attraction of its kind where teens can have as much fun as toddlers

The place is a hit with all age groups

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59 h. ago 'Brilliant' Toshiba TV with 'great' picture quality reaches 'lowest ever price'

Argos has dropped the price on a popular 4K TV to a low price in time for Christmas

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65 h. ago Laura Cannell: Brightly Shone the Moon review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month

(Brawl)The violinist sets out on her darkest exploration of yuletide yet, giving a murky and melancholy twist on familiar Christmas standardsTraditional music finds its popular, cosy home in the carol, despite the uncanniness that surrounds the nativity story, and the fraying thread back to the past that each winter brings. A veteran explorer of the season (in 2020’s sparkling Winter Rituals EP with cellist Kate Ellis, and 2022’s starker New Christmas Rituals, with amplified fiddle-playing from André Bosman), Laura Cannell sets out on her best and darkest journey yet here, exploring the time of year when, as she writes on the liner notes, “joy and heartache try to exist together”.Named after the line in Good King Wenceslas before the cruel frosts arrive, Brightly Shone the Moon begins at the organ – a nod to Cannell’s childhood Christmases in the Methodist chapels and churches of Norfolk. Cannell’s fiddle then quivers around the 16th-century folk melody of O Christmas Tree/O Tannenb...

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