45 m. ago Death row inmate apologizes for rape and murder of college student before being executed in Tennessee

Harold Wayne Nichols, 64, died by lethal injection at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution for the 1988 rape and murder of Karen Pulley, 20.

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45 m. ago Postcard from London: ‘The city is magical at Christmas — don’t leave it to us tourists’

Postcard from London: ‘The city is magical at Christmas — don’t leave it to us tourists’  Financial Times

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45 m. ago Weather maps turn red and yellow as UK drowned in two inch pre

The latest weather maps show a massive rain deluge heading towards the UK - and set to make landfall in the week before Christmas following a run of already bad weather

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45 m. ago KitKat Christmas chocolate bundle with 100 bars reduced to £22 in Amazon deal

The festive treats should arrive in plenty of time for Christmas - with a discount

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93 m. ago Heartless thief steals from Christmas display set up in memory of boy, 5

Over the last five years, Tristan Cork said the festive display in in Hethersett, Norfolk has "snowballed" in popularity and around £30,000 has been donated to his charity Finnbar's Force

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1 hour ago How to make Christmas dinner cheaper and save £30 off your food shop

Christmas is an expensive time of year, but simple swaps can slash your festive dinner bill.

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1 hour ago The nine places set for White Christmas as weather maps predict December 25 snow

Weather charts show nine English counties and much of Scotland are set for snow on Christmas Day as temperatures plunge to -4C, with Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Essex among areas forecast for flurries

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2 h. ago South Park's 'hidden message' to Donald Trump and US Government in season finale

The Christmas-themed Season 28 finale brought a shocking conclusion to a storyline in which Satan was expecting Donald Trump's baby - and contained what may be a veiled message to the US administration

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2 h. ago BBC warns of Christmas tree 'syndrome' which can 'cause all sorts of issues'

Dr Kasim Ahmed explained the 'syndrome' on BBC Morning Live

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3 h. ago Shocking CCTV shows moment thug launches bottle attack on train passengers

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Thomas Craig, 48, was found guilty of Attempted Murder and Serious Assault, following a British Transport Police investigation into the incident

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3 h. ago Driver, 19, used his car as a ‘weapon’ and rammed into man he had street brawled in the street with moments before

THIS is the terrifying moment a teenager uses his car "as a weapon" to mow down a man in front of horrified onlookers. Thomas Baker ran down a man outside a busy café in front of terrified families in Gwynedd, North Wales in August. The 19-year-old had been involved in a lunchtime confrontation with the...

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4 h. ago Alleged Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson appears in court as prosecutors seek death penalty

Tyler Robinson, 22, has been charged with aggravated murder, use of a firearm, obstruction and witness tampering in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk in September

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4 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Celebrity Race Across The World: It was the most thrilling series yet, but this pell

If I'd ever been tempted to chance malaria and the Zika virus , and decamp to the tropics, this pell-mell race through Central America has well and truly put me off.

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4 h. ago Moment Algerian migrant steals designer clothes from Selfridges while on bail

Dade Mustafa, 35, grabbed two hats worth £350 from the department store on Oxford Street on October 10 - while he was already on bail for immigration offences.

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4 h. ago Every night Putin tries to kill us with drone and missiles. But in the morning we have to go to work because Ukraine has to keep going

IAN BIRRELL meets the battle-weary and traumatised citizens of Kyiv as they face a forth Christmas at war.

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4 h. ago Brussels sprouts top list of Christmas traditions families want to ban

A poll of 2,000 Brits shows Brussels sprouts are the most-hated festive staple with 26% voting to ban them, while nearly a fifth would cancel Christmas altogether

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4 h. ago Moment brawl breaks out on bus in Oldham between feral yobs before the driver is also attacked

The disturbing incident, which was caught on video by a restaurant diner, occurred in Oldham, Manchester, on the 409 Rochdale bus operated by Bee Network, on Sunday night.

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4 h. ago My toxic mother made Christmas hell. Here are the signs your mum is a narcissist, and the five ways to stop her ruining the festive period with her self

Every Christmas we are bombarded with images of happy families at the dinner table. They tell us everyone is having a fun and love-filled Christmas with emotionally healthy family members.

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5 h. ago How to land a crucial role during festive break as a mobile expert technician to help keep Britain moving

IF you are driving home for Christmas, you could be among the 5,000 people who end up relying on breakdown specialists.  As millions take to the roads to see family, the number of breakdown incidents spike, leading to a rise in call-outs to crashes and breakdowns caused by bad weather.  But help is at hand for...

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5 h. ago Durham Police investigate 'disgusting act' after village celebrates light switch

Durham Police are investigating after the Christmas tree in Shotton Colliery, Co Durham, was chopped down between 10pm and 11pm on Wednesday, causing 'huge upset' in the village

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