97 m. ago HMRC issues warning to anyone with 'unwanted' Christmas presents

There could be a risk that you owe extra tax

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2 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: British voters are fed up with mass immigration, 'two tier' policing and welfarism. They're moving to the Right in droves... so when will selfish Labour MPs wake up?

Early alarm calls at this time of year are brutal. Christmasis over, a new year has begun - and the mornings are black.

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3 h. ago Historian shares when to take Christmas decorations down and it is way later than you think

Many people are divided over when is the right time to take down the Christmas decorations now that the celebrations are over.

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4 h. ago Julian Araujo sold on Celtic transfer by Wilfried Nancy factor as he reveals big allure

The Mexican international played against Nancy's Columbus Crew side in the MLS

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5 h. ago Celtic outcast sold for £2m tipped for greatness as goalless Kyogo told exactly what Birmingham fans think of him

Two former Hoops players have had differing fortunes since moving down south

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5 h. ago 'Joyful, giggly' baby girl who didn't wake up on Christmas Day

Bonnie Rae's family is distraught after the four month old's tragic death

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6 h. ago Drug mule Brits check in at Business Class desk to fly home after dodging Bali execution

An exclusive photo obtained by the Mirror shows Lisa Stocker 40, and her partner, Jon Collyer, 39, at the priority counter in Bali - just four months after they were jailed for a £300,000 cocaine plot

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7 h. ago Vick Hope shares rare pictures of her baby son Micah and husband Calvin Harris as the family celebrate his first Christmas

Vick Hope has shared sweet rare pictures of her baby son Micah and her husband Calvin Harris in an Instagram post on Friday.

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8 h. ago Pictured: Former pupil at British school among those missing after Swiss ski resort fire

Charlotte Niddam, believed to be 15, has not been heard from since a fire tore through the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana

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8 h. ago FBI says it thwarted planned New Year’s Eve terrorist attack in North Carolina

FBI says teen was planning Islamic State-inspired hammer and knife attack on Jews, Christians and LGBTQ+ peopleThe FBI said on Friday that it thwarted an alleged plot to carry out a New Year’s Eve terrorist attack on a grocery store and restaurant in North Carolina in support of the Islamic State (IS).Christian Sturdivant, 18, of Mint Hill – a town outside Charlotte – was arrested on 31 December as he was being released from a special medical facility. He was charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the US attorney for the western district of North Carolina, Russ Ferguson, said at a press conference on Friday morning. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago 'Adorable' dog spends first Christmas with new family after living in kennels for nearly three years

Alvin was one of the RSPCA's longest-staying dogs

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9 h. ago BBC Death in Paradise return confirmed as new detective shares major series update

Death in Paradise's new detective, Mervin Wilson, has addressed the return of a fan favourite, who made a surprise return in the Christmas special

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9 h. ago Former pupil at UK school and dad missing after Swiss fire claims the lives of 40

Grief and heartbreak grip families after a devastating fire at Switzerland’s Le Constellation Bar claimed 47 lives, with former Immanuel College pupil Charlotte Niddam among the missing

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9 h. ago Former pupil at UK school missing after Swiss fire claims the lives of 40

Grief and heartbreak grip families after a devastating fire at Switzerland’s Le Constellation Bar claimed 47 lives, with former Immanuel College pupil Charlotte Niddam among the missing

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10 h. ago Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’

xAI says it is working to improve systems after lapses in safeguards led to wave of sexualized images this weekElon Musk’s chatbot Grok posted on Friday that lapses in safeguards had led it to generate “images depicting minors in minimal clothing” on social media platform X. The chatbot, a product of Musk’s company xAI, has been generating a wave of sexualized images throughout the week in response to user prompts.Screenshots shared by users on X showed Grok’s public media tab filled with such images. xAI said it was working to improve its systems to prevent future incidents. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Supermarket giants and high street stalwarts to reveal festive figures

Tesco and Sainsbury’s will report updates after a hard-fought Christmas in the sector, while Next, M&S and Greggs will also give their verdict.

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11 h. ago Police launch hunt for teen who vanished in London hotspot days before Christmas

Met Police are growing concerned about the welfare of a 17-year-old who was visiting London before Christmas and have issued a plea after she went missing

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11 h. ago China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as world’s biggest electric car seller

Sales at Elon Musk’s company slump after Donald Trump’s withdrawal of EV subsidiesChina’s BYD overtook Tesla as the world’s largest electric carmaker in 2025, after the US company run by Elon Musk reported a slump in deliveries at the end of the year.BYD sold 2.26m battery electric cars during the year, easily outstripping the 1.63m deliveries reported on Friday by Tesla for the same period. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Maduro urges Trump to abandon ‘illegal warmongering’ and start ‘serious talks’

Venezuelan president warns of a ‘forever war’ similar to Iraq after US counterpart claims first land strike on dockThe Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, has urged Donald Trump to abandon his “illegal warmongering” and begin “serious talks” with his administration as mystery continued to surround a purported pre-Christmas CIA airstrike on the South American country.Speaking during an hour-long TV interview, Maduro declined to confirm reports of the apparent US attack, which would be the first on Venezuelan soil since Trump began his five-month campaign of military pressure in August. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Frantic search for tourist, 17, who vanished from busy London hotspot days before Christmas

Frantic search for tourist, 17, who vanished from busy London hotspot days before Christmas  The Sun

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