1 hour ago Man City star Tijjani Reijnders addresses Kevin De Bruyne comparisons with strong statement

MANCHESTER CITY star Tijjani Reijnders insists he is "not the new Kevin De Bruyne". Reijnders, 27, joined City last summer following a £46million deal with AC Milan and has gone on to amass a total of three goals as well as six assists in 27 appearances this season. The versatile midfielder started to receive comparisons...

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1 hour ago Christmas will never be the same after my girl, 17, died in a needless car crash – don’t make the same mistake they did

JO Alkir blinks back tears as she looks at the photo that has just sprung up on her phone. Her daughter’s best friend has posted a picture of her friends around the Christmas tree; all sparkling dresses and twinkling lights. But Jo’s daughter, Olivia, is notably absent. Olivia, 17, was tragically killed in a horror...

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3 h. ago Scarlett Moffatt hits back at Strictly 'cheating' claims hours before show

Strictly Come Dancing star Scarlett Moffatt has defended herself after being accused by fans of cheating ahead of the Christmas special

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3 h. ago Sunderland hero who helped with Premier League promotion dies as club issues statement

Sunderland AFC has paid tribute to non-executive director Patrick Treuer, who has died at the age of 52. The club confirmed his passing in a statement on December 25

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3 h. ago BBC Amandaland star Joanna Lumley credits diet change to her good health

Dame Joanna Lumley will feature in the Christmas special of Amandaland

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3 h. ago Sunderland director Patrick Treuer, 52, dies as club confirm passing in short statement

Sunderland have confirmed the death of non-executive director Patrick Treuer, who was also chief financial officer of the Louis Dreyfus Company since 2014

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3 h. ago Stars who died on Christmas Day – from music legends to acting icons

Some of the world's biggest stars have tragically passed away on Christmas Day over the years, including George Michael, James Brown, and Dean Martin

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3 h. ago Christmas Day humilation for Putin as Ukraine takes full control of Kupyansk

It comes after Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, remarkably said in his Christmas message that he hopes the dictator dies.

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5 h. ago Blonde influencer performs lewd dance on cop car as she shows off ‘stripper skills'

Czech influencer Karolína Kavalová was accused of causing £718 worth of damage to a police car when she danced on the vehicle. The influencer denied scratching the car

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6 h. ago Stranger Things fan favourite 'set to die' and it's not Steve or Dustin

Stranger Things season five is returning for part two which is set to make its debut on Boxing Day.

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6 h. ago Bewildering and bewitching Newcastle seek solution to end chaos

Despite tactical flaws and a fixture pile-up, Eddie Howe still has a ‘glass half full’ attitude before Manchester United tripNewcastle supporters are starting to regard Eddie Howe’s team as an unreliable friend. Catch them on the right night and they invariably prove the life and soul of the thrillingly high-intensity party but, on other days, the once-dependable Sandro Tonali and company simply fail to turn up.As if that were not bad enough, their second-half game management has become suffused with a chaotic streak. Howe’s players visit Manchester United on Boxing Day having dropped 13 Premier League points from winning positions this season and are without a clean sheet in 10 games in all competitions. Victory at Old Trafford would be only their second away league win. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Stranger Things 'drops huge hint' fan favourite will die and it's not Steve

Stranger Things fans have been begging The Duffer Brothers not to kill off Steve Harrington since season five debuted.

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7 h. ago Rob Reiner's heartbreaking similarity with his All in the Family costar and on

Carroll O'Connor, who died in June of 2001, had fought hard to help his son Hugh amid his own drug battle until his tragic suicide in 1995.

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8 h. ago The hill I will die on: Fruit with meat? What kind of pervert are you? | Katy Guest

Please don’t ever offer me cranberry sauce with my roast turkey – that’s just jam on your Christmas dinner, and who wants that?As a grumpy old woman in the prime of my pedantry, I have already died on many hills, and I have the scars to prove it. I have sacrificed myself on the battlefield of patriarchy chicken, by walking square into people who stride down the centre of the pavement staring at their phones and expecting everyone else to jump out of their way. I have risked life and limb in a pub full of football fans by declaring my belief that the only “real sports” are running fast, jumping high and throwing or swimming far – the rest are just “games”. And I have driven myself to tears by consistently walking into the same branch of Pret a Manger and ordering the same coffee, please, “and nothing else”, and then standing there blankly when I’m invariably asked, “And anything else?” When it comes to defending arbitrary red lines, my belligerence knows no bounds.And yet, with Chris...

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9 h. ago Are petrol stations open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day? Where to get fuel and diesel over the festive period 

CHRISTMASTIME is often the setting for some vital vehicular voyages to reach festive family feasts in time for the turkey. The last thing you want to do is get marooned on the motorway because you've run out of fuel, so here's everything you need to know to plan your journey accordingly. Tesco Petrol Stations Tesco...

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10 h. ago Heartbreaking tribute to 'bubbly' mum who died after baby's sudden death

Following the heartbreak of losing her six-month-old baby to Sudden Death Syndrome, Paula from Blantyre started suffering seizures from two brain tumours before passing away in November

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11 h. ago Plastic surgeon arrested and accused of performing operation while intoxicated

A grand jury in the Houston metro area indicted Dr Azul Jaffer for placing his patient ‘at a substantial and unjustifiable risk of harm’

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15 h. ago Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Brit beach where dozens of people once died

HUNDREDS of shoes have washed onto a UK beach 150 years after dozens of people died at the location. Volunteers cleaning up the 400 leather hobnailed boots have been left scratching their heads as to how the footwear got there. Workers from Beach Academy - a company dedicated to removing marine litter and reviving natural...

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15 h. ago Woman, 20s, dies in horror crash on M2 motorway on Christmas Eve

The woman’s car hit the central reservation and overturned

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15 h. ago Young mum mauled to death by pit bull in her garden spoke about dog 'like a son'

Juliana de Oliveira died aged 25 after she was mauled by her own pit bull, with neighbours and her partner unable to prize her from the grip of the dog she treated 'like a son'

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