2 h. ago Thousands raised as heartbreaking tributes paid to man and dog killed in tragic boat fire on Christmas Day

Army veteran Gabriel and his service dog Hugo both perished in the barge fire in Wigan

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5 h. ago Steven Bartlett admits 'my heart was racing' in first engagement photos

The star shared the first look of his Christmas Day proposal

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7 h. ago Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett shares first look at romantic Moroccan proposal to girlfriend Melanie Lopes as he reveals his 'heart was racing' while he surprised her on Christmas Day

The Dragon's Den star, 33, revealed he popped the question to his long-term partner after surprising her while she was on holiday with her family in Morocco.

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54 h. ago EastEnders star Nicholas Bailey says 'that's it' after Anthony Trueman murder twist

Viewers learned that Anthony's daugther Jasmine killed him on the BBC soap on Christmas Day

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59 h. ago ‘We’re in danger of extinction’: can Bolivia’s ‘water people’ survive a rising tide of salt and migration?

The Uru Chipaya, one of South America’s most ancient civilisations, are battling drought, salinity and an exodus of their people as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on their landIn the small town of Chipaya, everything is dry. Only a few people walk along the sandy streets, and many houses look abandoned – some secured with a padlock. The wind is so strong that it forces you to close your eyes.Chipaya lies on Bolivia’s Altiplano, 35 miles from the Chilean border. The vast plateau, nearly 4,000 metres above sea level, feels almost empty of people and animals, its solitude framed by snow-capped volcanoes. It raises the question: can anybody possibly live here? Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'Gentle' man and dog killed in Christmas Day canal boat tragedy

Gabriel died alongside his service dog Hugo in the barge blaze in Wigan

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3 d. ago Scots knife gang member jailed over violent robberies dies on Christmas Day

Martin Gemmell and two accomplices attacked and robbed two men in 2018.

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3 d. ago Toby Carvery owner Mitchells & Butlers cheers record Christmas Day sales but warns on labour and food cost spike

Mitchells & Butlers posted record sales on Christmas dayin the face of 'significant' headwinds driven by soaring operating costs.

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3 d. ago EastEnders star killed by own daughter who says 'rot in hell' in sinister confession

SPOILERS: BBC EastEnders fans have finally learned who was responsible for the death of Anthony Trueman after the Walford doctor was killed off on Christmas Day

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3 d. ago EastEnders Anthony's real killer revealed and it's not Chrissie Watts or Zoe Slater

EastEnders viewers finally know what really happened to Anthony Trueman on Christmas Day which lead to his death as a Walford resident's true colours was exposed

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4 d. ago Strong UK offshore wind auction boosts plan to decarbonise by 2030

Demand from developers beat analysts’ expectations

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4 d. ago Winter storms kill five in Gaza amid desperate conditions in makeshift camps

At least four displaced Palestinians killed when strong winds caused walls to collapse onto their tents and a one-year-old boy died of hypothermiaStrong winter winds collapsed walls onto flimsy tents for Palestinians displaced by war in Gaza, killing at least four people, as dangerous living conditions persist after more than two years of devastating Israeli bombardment and aid shortfalls.A ceasefire has been in effect since October, but aid groups say that Palestinians broadly lack the shelter necessary to withstand frequent winter storms. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Cystic fibrosis mum may need double lung transplant after contracting covid

The mum-of-two, from Burntisland, Fife, was rushed back to hospital on New Year’s Day after returning home for Christmas.

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5 d. ago Zara Tindall's chic wool coat just got a huge £110 price cut in the Hobbs January sale

Zara Tindall wore the elegant wool coat for the royal Christmas Day church service, and it's now available with a £110 discount in the brand's winter clearance

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5 d. ago Zara Tindall's elegant Hobbs wool coat now has over £100 off but is selling fast

Zara Tindall wore the Livia wool coat with faux fur collar on Christmas Day at Sandringham - and it's now got more than £100 off in Hobbs January sale

Economics

5 d. ago Pete Wicks reveals he was knocked unconscious in a horrific alcohol

Pete Wicks has revealed that he was knocked unconscious after a horrifying alcohol-fuelled fall on Christmas Day, which left him unable to leave his house for a week. 

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5 d. ago Bridgerton's Luke Thompson lands major role opposite Wednesday and The Night Manager stars

The actor has secured a supporting role in Elsinore, a star-studded historical drama currently filming across the UK

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5 d. ago Charlie Hebdo tried to humiliate me. Instead it debased the freedom of speech it symbolises | Rokhaya Diallo

The satirical title targeted in an Islamist attack 10 years ago published a racist, sexist caricature of me that speaks volumes about its valuesThe day before Christmas Eve, just as France readied itself to slip into the holiday slowdown, something abruptly shook me out of any festive torpor. The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, known globally and tragically for being the target of an Islamist attack in 2015 published a caricature – of me. And it was appallingly racist. A huge, toothy grin, an enormous mouth, the cartoon depicts me dancing on a stage before an audience of laughing white men, adorned with a banana belt on a largely exposed body. The headline: “The Rokhaya Diallo Show: Mocking secularism around the world.”Stunned by the violence of this grotesque cartoon, I shared it on social media with a brief analysis: “In keeping with slave-era and colonial imagery, Charlie Hebdo once again shows itself incapable of engaging with the ideas of a Black woman without reducing her to...

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5 d. ago Howling winds send walls crashing down on Gaza tent camps, killing 4

Hospital authorities in the Gaza Strip say that at least four Palestinians have died following the collapse of walls onto tents sheltering displaced during rainfall and strong winds that lashed the coastal territory

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6 d. ago Weather tracker: Canada issues warnings for freezing rain, heavy snow and strong winds

Severe weather, driven by two low-pressure systems merging, is expected to bring power outages and hazardous road conditionsAtlantic Canada is under widespread weather warnings for snow, freezing rain and strong winds as a winter storm moves across the region. In Newfoundland, up to 40cm of snow fell on Sunday, along with wind gusts of about 74mph, creating blizzard-like conditions.The storm began late on Sunday and is forecast to persist until Tuesday morning. Freezing rain warnings are in place across Nova Scotia, including Annapolis and Kings counties, while parts of New Brunswick could get up to 25cm of snow on Monday. Continue reading...

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