6 h. ago 'Call 999' alert over wanted teenager missing since Boxing Day

Malikey Quirke, 15, has not been seen since December 26

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10 h. ago Two men charged after Boxing Day 'hate crime' attack at Scots pub left man in hospital

The pair have been charged with serious assault and are due to appear in court.

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10 h. ago Police release image of man they want to speak to following Boxing Day 'dog attack'

Officers are investigating the reported incident in Bury

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10 h. ago Digested week: My resolution is for the world: sunken living rooms

They’re cosy, civilised and different without disturbing things too much. Let’s do this!At last. I have been waiting a year for this moment. I must apologise to you all. Twelve months ago, in this very organ, nay in this very diary, I noted that we were now in the hazy, lazy, crazy days between Boxing Day and New Year and thus wished you all a happy “Christmas perineum”. It should have been, of course, “Merryneum”. It has been bothering me ever since. I can only put it down to post-turkey malaise. If it helps, it is only while Googling around this subject to write this entry that I have realised that the nickname “taint” – for the fleshly rather than festive part under discussion – refers to the fact that “’t ain’t the front, ‘t ain’t the back.” I think perhaps I knew this at some level but hadn’t consciously made the connection. Anyway. I offer the knowledge to you here in some kind of twisted act of contrition. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Digested week: My resolution, for the world, is sunken living rooms

They’re cosy, civilised and different without disturbing things too much. Let’s do this!At last. I have been waiting a year for this moment. I must apologise to you all. Twelve months ago, in this very organ, nay in this very diary, I noted that we were now in the hazy, lazy, crazy days between Boxing Day and new year and thus wished you all a happy “Christmas perineum”. It should have been, of course, “Merryneum”. It has been bothering me ever since. I can only put it down to post-turkey malaise. If it helps, it is only while Googling around this subject to write this entry that I have realised that the nickname “taint” – for the fleshly rather than festive part under discussion – refers to the fact that “’t ain’t the front, ’t ain’t the back”. I think perhaps I knew this at some level but hadn’t consciously made the connection. Anyway. I offer the knowledge to you here in some kind of twisted act of contrition. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Brits divided over when the right time to take Christmas decorations down is

Christmas is over and the New Year is here, but people are divided on when festive decorations should come down. From Boxing Day, to Twelfth Night, all the way into February and beyond, views on the issue vary drastically.

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31 h. ago Everything you need to know about tragic Boxing Day house fire as husband breaks silence

A police officer who lost his wife and two children in a house fire on Boxing Day has paid tribute to them as "three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence".

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33 h. ago Boxing Day fire's 'anguish and trauma' laid bare as dad grieves for wife and kids killed in blaze

Tom Shearman attempted to rescue his wife and two children from the fire but was beaten back by the severity of the flames

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34 h. ago Policeman who lost family in Boxing Day fire pays tribute to 'greatest humans'

'My family had its very core ripped from it in the most violent way'

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35 h. ago Police officer father who lost his wife and two children in Boxing Day house fire pays heartbreaking tribute to 'three of the greatest humans'

Tom Shearman, who lost his wife and two children in a house fire in Brimscombe on Boxing Day, has paid tribute to his family as 'three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence'.

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35 h. ago 'Greatest humans': Police officer pays heartbreaking tribute to family killed in Boxing Day fire

Tom Shearman vowed to continue the legacy left by his wife and their two children who died in the Boxing Day fire at their Gloucestershire home

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35 h. ago Father's 'anguish and trauma' after wife and children die in Boxing Day fire

Tom Shearman, a Gloucestershire Police officer, has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his wife and two young children who died in a house fire

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35 h. ago Police officer pays tribute to wife and children killed in Boxing Day house fire

Tom Shearman remembered his family as ‘three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence’

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36 h. ago Policeman dad heartbroken after wife and kids, 4 & 7, die in house fire

Policeman Tom Shearman has paid tribute to his wife and two children after they died in a house fire on Boxing Day. Mr Shearman urged people to hug their loved ones

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38 h. ago UK Bank Holidays 2026 confirmed as Boxing Day changes and extra day added

One key change is happening in 2026 as full calendar confirmed

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52 h. ago Fundraiser for dad with 'nothing left' after horror house fire passes £300,000

A fundraiser has raised £300,000 to support Tom Shearman who lost his wife and two children in a tragic house fire on Boxing Day

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53 h. ago Best of the New Year's Day TV on BBC, STV and channels 4 and 5

If you fancy settling down in front of the box on the first day of 2026, we have trawled the schedules for the best shows to watch

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57 h. ago Scott Mills shares dad's hilarious reaction to surprise performance on The Masked Singer

Scott Mills revealed he kept a big secret over Christmas which was finally revealed to his family as they watched telly on Boxing Day

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62 h. ago Former Australia batter Damien Martyn in induced coma after contracting meningitis

Martyn became unwell on Boxing Day and is being treated in a Brisbane hospital

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65 h. ago Fundraiser for police officer who lost family in Boxing Day fire tops £250k

Tom Shearman attempted to rescue his wife and children but was beaten back by the severity of the fire that destroyed his home near Stroud.

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