41 m. ago The 'once every 100 years' flood that drowned Greater Manchester's pubs and turned streets into rivers

It's been 10 years since the infamous Boxing Day floods of 2015 that submerged towns and cities across Britain

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42 m. ago Brendon McCullum admits England’s Ashes preparation ‘didn’t work’

England finally took a Test match into the fifth day in South Australia but an 82-run defeat leaves them 3-0 down to Australia.

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58 m. ago ‘I’m going to scream!’: how to survive (and maybe even enjoy) your family Christmas

From preparing safe topics to taking silly games, we ask the experts how to avoid falling out with your nearest and dearest – before, during and after the big day• I threw a potato. Mum brandished a knife – would whole-family therapy save our Christmas?Plan breaks in your schedule Spending time with difficult family members requires careful planning, says Katie Rose, a therapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the founder of TherapEast. “If you’re going to stay with somebody for three or four days, find ways to politely give yourself a break. Go for lunch with friends who live locally, or book a ticket to a museum or a National Trust place so that you have ways of getting yourself out of the house.” Tamara Hoyton, a senior practitioner for Relate at Family Action, agrees that scheduling breaks is a good strategy. “Arrange a trip out, or offer to cook so that you’re away from the living room where everyone else ...

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59 m. ago London leaver: 'We swapped Putney for Essex to get dogs — and halved our living costs in the process'

The couple left London for a bigger home for their dogs and haven’t looked back

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91 m. ago Pat Cummins is in rare air as an Ashes captain. Can his Dad's Army go around again? | Geoff Lemon

He’s achieved an Ashes feat that few others have. But he’s still missing an outright win in EnglandStarc breaks England hearts again as Australia retain the AshesWhile it took longer than expected on the fifth day in Adelaide, eventually it was done. A series won, the Ashes retained for another year and a half until they next go up for grabs in England. For Pat Cummins, this makes three consecutive Ashes series captained without giving up the urn. The feat leaves him in sparse but fine company: the others to do it are Joe Darling, Don Bradman, Richie Benaud, Mike Brearley, Allan Border and Mark Taylor.It made things neater that Steve Smith missed this third Test, having captained the first two wins in Cummins’ absence, so that it didn’t feel like the full-time captain was swooping in to hoover up the stand-in’s lunch. Those situations can be odd, like Adam Gilchrist filling in to lead what was very much Ricky Ponting’s team, captaining two wins in India in 2004 before Ponting return...

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1 hour ago I’m a Grinch and my husband is like Buddy the Elf – here is how we found a Christmas compromise | Polly Hudson

Over our marriage, seasonal rows have focussed on cheese, tinsel, turkey, Aled Jones and even pyjamas. Still, I’m convinced that I am the true spirit of the festive seasonMost families have their own unique festive rituals, and my husband and I have spent this December in the manner traditional to us: squabbling. He is fully invested in every possible aspect of the season of goodwill. On the big day itself, he wears his cracker crown until it breaks, like a metaphor; I usually don’t bother unfolding mine, let alone putting it on. We’ve been married for 15 years, and weathered many storms together, but at the moment our relationship is particularly challenging. How do you cope when you’re Christmas incompatible?In my defence, I’m not bah-humbugging at merely a rational amount of yuletide spirit. My husband is perpetually jolly as standard – it’s always the first word anybody I introduce him to uses to describe him afterwards. He’s relentlessly cheerful, endlessly enthusiastic and can...

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2 h. ago Dominant Australia defeat England in third Test to retain Ashes – live reaction

Australia win by 82 runs as England fall short of record run chase in Adelaide Ashes top 100 | Get the Spin newsletter | Email James66th over: England 214-6 (Smith 9, Jacks 11) Smith pushes a single off Lyon. It’s the only run off the over. Oohs and ahhs from the Aussie fielders, I wouldn’t say Marnus is quiet exactly.65th over: England 213-6 (Smith 8, Jacks 11) Smith drives Cameron Green for three more but it was uppish and not too far away from the bowler’s gargantuan wing span in his follow through. Jacks then nearly nicks off with a loosey goosey drive. Gah. To channel Ray Winstone in The Departed – I’m here to tell you there are ways to get out and ways to not get out, getting out caught and bowled to a loose drive is not a way to get out. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Strictly star Vicky Pattison swerved stress during rehearsals with a £7.50 product

Vicky Pattison, who was previously a Geordie Shoe star, came in 8th place in the 2025 Strictly Come Dancing series

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2 h. ago 'My son's horror condition is so rare it doesn't have a name'

As we near Christmas, and our brilliant Mirror charity appeal for Lifelites continues, we meet 13-year-old Mikey. His medical needs are so complex that he has to have someone trained in resuscitation with him 24 hours a day, but he's able to play and unwind through virtual reality

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3 h. ago People are just realising what happens when they cook food in an air fryer

People were left confused after seeing exactly what happens to food when it's being cooked

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3 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian oil rig hit in Caspian Sea over 700km from Ukraine

Kyiv continues campaign of attacks on Russia-linked maritime targets; latest US idea is three-way peace talks. What we know on day 1,397 Ukrainian drones hit an oil rig at Russia’s Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea – more than 700km (435 miles) from Ukraine’s nearest border, as well as the military patrol ship Okhotnik and other facilities, Ukraine’s military general staff said in a statement on Saturday. It said the ship was patrolling near the platform. The extent of the damage was being assessed. The attack continues Kyiv’s recent campaign of strikes on Russia-linked maritime targets far from Ukrainian territory.Ukrainian drones struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Ukraine’s SBU security service claimed two Russian fighter jets were also destroyed at an airfield in occupied Crimea.Since Thursday, Russian forces have at least five times hit a bridge on the Dniester River near the village of Mayaky, south-w...

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4 h. ago 'Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the memories of a lifetime': Tess Daly pens emotional tribute after tear

The presenter, 56, who has been at the helm of the ballroom for a whopping 21 years, left the BBC show alongside co-star Claudia Winkleman.

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5 h. ago Andrew Tate suffers blistering debut loss to reality star Chase DeMoor

Andrew Tate was left bloodied, bruised, and humiliated after a savage loss in his much-hyped return to the ring in Dubai.

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5 h. ago Migrant drug dealer granted permission to stay in the UK for being 'star pupil' at school a day before admitting sexually assaulting two women

Muhammed Izhan, 22, was spared deportation after winning an appeal on the grounds of mental health against his removal to Pakistanon November 11.

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6 h. ago Australia marks Day of Reflection for Bondi Beach shooting victims

Australians are lighting candles Sunday to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a Jewish festival in Sydney's Bondi Beach

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6 h. ago Eastenders actress Jacqueline Jossa left 'shaken' after receiving 'terrifying' death threats online prompting police probe

Ms Jossa reported the 'terrifying' messages to her EastEnders bosses at Elstree Studios, in Hertfordshire, who promptly called the police.

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6 h. ago From cosying up in idyllic rural retreat to foodies’ delight – two dreamy couples’ getaways

HAS party season left you craving some one-on-one time? Book a dreamy couples’ getaway. The Challoners, East Sussex Deputy Editor Gayle Schoales, husband Nick and their Jack Russell Dixie cosied up in an idyllic rural retreat. THE PAD It’s hard to imagine a more romantic setting than The Challoners: two timber-clad cabins in a lush...

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7 h. ago US justice department under fire for removing Trump image from Epstein files

Democrats raise questions over why some documents released on Friday were removed the next day

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7 h. ago 'I ate at Wetherspoons every day for a week and made one big mistake'

Sam Wilder decided to eat at the popular pub chain every day for a week

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8 h. ago Strictly fans in tears over show's tribute to Dianne's pregnancy

Dianne Buswell made Strictly Come Dancing history this year as the first dancer to take to the ballroom and compete whilst pregnant, and the show's tribute to her pregnancy left fans in tears

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