4 h. ago Bin collection changes announced over festive period announced for one Greater Manchester borough

There will be no collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Eve

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5 h. ago Major homeware chain is shutting over 500 stores across UK on Boxing Day and New Year’s

A MAJOR DIY chain has confirmed it's shutting over 500 stores on Boxing Day and New Year's to give staff a "well-earned" break over the festive period. Motorists have been encouraged to be prepared and plan ahead for festive journeys as a useful shop won't be open. Halfords have announced that all its retail stores...

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6 h. ago ‘He asked me what I’d done sexually with a woman’: how Joy Gharoro

The rising star has made her debut film, Dreamers, a semi-autobiographical love story set in an immigration detention centre. She talks about fleeing persecution in Nigeria – and what she learned from French new waveJoy Gharoro-Akpojotor had a little wobble when she stepped on to the stage after the screening of her debut feature, Dreamers, at the London film festival. The Nigerian-British director’s film is a love story set in an immigration detention centre. It had already premiered in Berlin earlier this year. But showing her semi-autobiographical film to a home crowd in London felt exposing. “I suddenly had this feeling: Oh my God, everyone can see me. Everyone knows everything about me.” She laughs.Gharoro-Akpojotor has built a reputation as a rising star producer. Her company Joi Productions makes films telling black, female and gay stories. (“All of the above, sometimes individually.”) Her credits include Rapman’s Blue Story and Aml Ameen’s romcom Boxing Day, and she is curre...

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34 h. ago ScotRail Christmas and New Year timetable: Here's all the trains operating in Scotland over festive period

ScotRail will operate trains to and from Aberdeen on Boxing Day for the first time.

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39 h. ago Boxing Day leftovers are the real Christmas lunch – here’s how to make them glorious

Forget the main event – the real magic happens on 26 December, when cold turkey, orphaned pigs in blankets and that one limp sprout transcend their fate. From Padella’s cult Christmas ragu to a panettone grilled cheese that really shouldn’t work (but absolutely does), these chef-approved recipes turn festive scraps into the best meal of the week

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3 d. ago Duchess Sophie and Prince Edward wrap up warm to enjoy a day at the races

Prince Edward , 61, and his wife Sophie, 60, stepped out at Newbury Racecourse this morning to officially reopen the Royal Box as the day's races got underway.

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4 d. ago A Christmas guru reveals the decorations, toys and gifts that are trending for 2025

Most of us roll our eyes when festive merch appears on shelves in October, so spare a thought for Lisa Cherry who starts prepping for the next Christmas on Boxing Day.

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5 d. ago Stranger Things season 5 volume 1 ending explained: What really happened to Will Byers

*Warning: Contains spoilers* Stranger Things is back, but the wait is far from over, as only the first four episodes have been dropped, with volume two set to arrive on Boxing Day

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5 d. ago Stranger Things creators hope hit Netflix show has ‘great legacy’

Stranger Things volume two arrives on Boxing Day and the finale is on New Year’s Day.

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6 d. ago Top chefs reveal what they eat on Boxing Day – and its not just leftovers

Rick Stein and James Martin on what they’ll be eating on December 26

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7 d. ago BBC to air 9 Christmas blockbusters with huge family treat on Boxing Day

The Shrek spin-off will air more than a decade after the original animation adventure proved a firm festive favourite

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7 d. ago Black Friday vs Boxing Day sales: when is the best time to shop?

Black Friday is the cheapest time to buy expert-approved products, according to our research

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7 d. ago Willie Mullins jumper favourite to claim 'Christmas cracker' of a King George VI Chase

Fresh off his victory over Fact To File at Punchestown on Sunday, Gaelic Warrier tops the sponsor’s betting for the Boxing Day feature at Kempton

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7 d. ago Willie Mullins pulls five horses from King George entries but leaves Gaelic Warrior to lead his team on Boxing Day

WILLIE MULLINS did some late chopping and changing in his King George entries - pulling five horses after originally putting them in the race. But it looks like the Closutton boss is all set to rely on Gaelic Warrior in the huge Boxing Day blockbuster. Rich Ricci's ultra-talented seven-year-old downed stablemate Fact To File in...

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7 d. ago West Lothian residents advised over changes to bin collections over festive period

There will be no grey, blue or green bin collections on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and New Year's Day and January 2 due to the public holidays.

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1 week ago Sir Keir Starmer opens up to Pete Wicks about brother's death in 'very difficult' admission

The Prime Minister's brother Nick died on Boxing Day 2024 at the age of 60 following a battle with cancer

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1 week ago Keir Starmer opens up about grief and being by brother's side for terminal diagnosis

Nick Starmer, 60, who had learning disabilities after suffering complications during birth, passed away 18 months after being diagnosed with terminal cancer on Boxing Day 2024

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2 w. ago Money lured Anthony Joshua to circus fight but he could really hurt Jake Paul | Donald McRae

The so-called Judgment Day will generate millions of dollars and attract huge ratings, but leave boxing a little more brokenThe unsurprising confirmation of “a colossal global showdown” between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua arrived on Monday morning with a dull thud. That grand description of an eight-round scrap between a former YouTuber and a former world heavyweight champion was supplied by Paul’s company, Most Valuable Promotions, which also announced that the contest will be screened live on Netflix on 19 December and called Judgment Day.Boxing operates in a netherworld that appears to have sunk far beyond any fear of judgment, while Paul has always had delusions of grandeur as a novice pro. But even boxing may have to consider its own culpability should Paul be badly hurt and end up in hospital after this fully sanctioned bout with regulation 10oz gloves is held in Miami. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The horrific murders of Hannah Clarke and her children stunned Australia. Could they have been saved?

Exclusive: A two-year Guardian investigation reveals new details about the critical final weeks of Clarke’s life, casting doubt on the coroner’s finding that nothing more could have been done to prevent her deathPolice made potentially critical mistakes in Hannah Clarke murders, new evidence revealsRead more from the Broken trust investigation hereWitnesses recall seeing a woman and two children crying out “no, stop”. A man carrying a small girl to his car. Her head banging into the door as he bundled her into a seat. No time to fasten her seatbelt.“You have caused all of this, it’s your fault,” Rowan Baxter said to his estranged wife, Hannah Clarke, as he drove off with their daughter, Laianah, on Boxing Day 2019. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chris Eubank weighs in heavier than Conor Benn on fight day as rematch nears

Britons square off in hotly-anticipated rematch tonight

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