16 m. ago Dog seized after man suffers significant facial injury in Blackpool shopping centre attack

A man was taken to hospital after being bitten by a dog at the Hounds Hill Centre in Blackpool on Saturday December 13, with police seizing the animal as enquiries continue

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40 m. ago My friend is getting divorced – so I took her on a romantic getaway

Craving a girls’ holiday and keen to help a heartbroken friend, writer Jessica Phillips planned a break to one of Europe’s most affordable sun-sure destinations

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49 m. ago Lalit Modi's Lavish Party For Vijay Mallya's 70th Birthday At London Home

Lalit Modi's Lavish Party For Vijay Mallya's 70th Birthday At London Home  NDTV

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86 m. ago Mum's urgent warning after Primark product left daughter 'swollen and unrecognisable'

Violet Barron-Clarke, 14, from Anglesey suffered a severe allergic reaction causing her face to swell up after using Primark PS micellar cleansing water, her family claim

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99 m. ago A Chocolate Orange has doubled in price – and got smaller. Why?

From Quality Street to Toblerone to the Terry’s classic, festive treats are becoming more of a luxury – and it’s not just down to the price of cocoa You’re right – it is smaller. The Terry’s Chocolate Orange on shop shelves this Christmas weighs 12g less than it did this time last year. That’s a decrease in size of 8% – not as big a cut as when the product lost 10% of its mass in 2016, but a further whittling away of a favourite Christmas treat.Prices have been going up too, although it’s been a series of increases. Figures from market researchers Assosia show that across the big four supermarkets, the full price of a cChocolate oOrange has increased from £1.24 in December 2022 to about £2.25 today – a rise of 81%. If you factor in the size reduction, you’re actually paying 96% more. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago US military carried out lethal strike on vessel in Pacific, killing four, says Pete Hegseth

Announcement comes day after Trump said a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving VenezuelaThe US military carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing four people, according to defense secretary Pete Hegseth.In a post on Twitter/X, Hegseth wrote: “Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. A total of four male narco-terrorists were killed, and no US military forces were harmed.” Continue reading...

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5 h. ago The London property bust: How property prices in the capital have plunged in wake of Rachel Reeves' budget

Homeowners in the capital have suffered the largest loss across the nation with almost 2 per cent - worth £10,541 - knocked off house prices from September to October this year, analysis shows.

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6 h. ago Celtic issued instant Wilfried Nancy sack demand amid clash with TV reporter

Celtic suffered a fourth consecutive defeat to see more pressure put on new manager Wilfried Nancy

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7 h. ago Wilfried Nancy feels fury of Celtic fans as Martin O'Neill seranaded amid 47

Anti-board banners and anti-Nancy chants as Celtic slip to fourth defeat in a row

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8 h. ago Former Welsh boxer loses leg after being hit by Royal Mail delivery driver

The Royal Mail driver, who had been waving to someone while behind the wheel, had a 'momentary lapse of concentration' which led to the man suffering life-changing injuries

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9 h. ago Mum woke up to her daughter so swollen she was 'unrecognisable'

The Welsh teen was treated by paramedics after she suffered an allergic reaction to the beauty product, her family claim.

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9 h. ago Girl woke up with face so swollen her family didn't recognise her

The Welsh teen was treated by paramedics after she suffered an allergic reaction to the beauty product, her family claim.

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11 h. ago Family of Aria Thorpe share picture of her celebrating birthday just weeks before murder

Little Aria Thorpe was described by friends as a "sassy, fun-loving girl" who loved dressing-up in tributes after her death, now her family have released a heartbreaking photo from her ninth birthday

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11 h. ago Family of Aria Thorpe share heartbreaking photo taken weeks before she was stabbed to death

Little Aria Thorpe was described by friends as a "sassy, fun-loving girl" who loved dressing-up in tributes after her death, now her family have released a heartbreaking photo from her ninth birthday

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11 h. ago If he never returns, Terence Crawford’s legacy as one of boxing’s greats is secure | Bryan Armen Graham

The ring’s standout problem-solver steps away from ‘competition’ on his own terms and with an unblemished record across five divisionsTerence “Bud” Crawford has always fought like a man who wanted to leave no room for argument. Not simply to win, but to win so cleanly that dissent collapses on contact. So his retirement announcement on Tuesday didn’t feel like a sudden fade-out so much as the closing of a file: tidy, decisive, signed in his own hand. Three months after scaling two weight divisions to outclass Canelo Álvarez in Las Vegas and become the undisputed super-middleweight champion, Crawford says he is stepping away “on his own terms”. In the cruellest sport, that is rarer than a perfect record.Boxing is purpose-built to keep you in. To lure you back with one more payday, one more belt, one more chance to settle a score that only exists because the promoters or the public insist it should. The hurt business has never been conducive to happy endings. The preferred vernacular ...

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11 h. ago Private parking companies hand out record number of tickets to drivers: 15.9million fines issued in the last year

New figures show some 15.9 million tickets were handed out by private businesses in the year to the end of September, according to Government data.

Economics

12 h. ago Love Island star 'signs up for All Stars after sibling lets slip he's going on show'

He's not been lucky in love the past three times he's gone on the show - but footballer Scott van‑der‑Sluis is rumoured to be doing Love Island All Stars in January

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12 h. ago Peter Leven latest as Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin reveals state of play with Kilmarnock hunting next boss

Thelin has insisted that former Kilmarnock player and coach Leven is focused on the job on hand amid Rugby Park side’s search

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13 h. ago Best luxury hotels in Venice, from grand palaces to island resorts

Venice and luxury go hand in hand, so check into one of these many lavish palazzos for a taste of la dolce vita

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13 h. ago US tech stocks slide as Oracle data centre setback reignites AI concerns

Software giant suffers renewed declines after backer Blue Owl pulls out of $10bn project

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