4 d. ago Britain's Got Talent finalist dies in horror crash days after Christmas

Letitia Cuney, 53, and Cheryl Pierre, 47,

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7 d. ago Shoppers buy less food and booze over festive period in Britain's first 'fat jab Christmas'

Although supermarket sales in December rose 3.8 per cent to a record £13.8billion, fuelled by food price inflation, the volume of physical items bought declined, according research firm Worldpanel.

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8 d. ago Tributes paid to 'fearless' British tourist, 31, who died while on 'trip of a lifetime' in Asia

Tributes have been paid to a 'fearless' British tourist who vanished in south-east Asia on Christmas Day before being found dead this week.

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1 week ago Body found in search for missing Brit who vanished after Facetiming family

A body has been found in the search for a missing British man last seen by his family over FaceTime on Christmas Day - this is a breaking story

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1 week ago Family of Britain's youngest dementia sufferer, 24, make selfless gesture after death

Britain's 'youngest dementia sufferer' Andre Yarham, 24, died over Christmas after a two-year struggle with FTD - his mum has revealed an extraordinary gesture she hopes will help fight the disease

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1 week ago Search launched for Brit missing in Thailand last seen in Christmas Day Facetime call

Mark Counsell, 31, from Pontypool, South Wales, is believed to be in Thailand or in Kuala Lumpur and was wearing a khaki-coloured Fred Perry T-shirt

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1 week ago Brit tourist 'on the trip of a lifetime' vanishes in Thailand after speaking to his family on Christmas Day

Mark Counsell, 31, from Pontypool in Gwent, set off on the trip of a lifetime and has been travelling around southeast Asia, but has not been seen or heard from in more than a week.

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1 week ago Hamas supporter who entered UK illegally in dinghy flaunts Christmas presents online after being released from jail

A HAMAS supporter released from jail after entering Britain illegally in a dinghy is flaunting Christmas presents online from a bail hostel. Palestinian Abu Wadee, 34, was jailed for nine months last year after livestreaming videos of his cross-Channel trip. The Sun revealed he had been a member of a Hamas unit in Gaza. Freed...

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Brits divided over when Christmas decorations should be taken down

Some superstitions say leaving decorations up past the 12th night following Christmas will bring you bad luck in the coming year. Medieval tradition was to leave them up all the way until February 2.

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2 w. ago We've lost 25st between us but only ONE of us is on Mounjaro. These are the surprising methods that helped us shed the pounds and how we keep the weight off... so can you guess the jabber?

Overdone it with the mince piesand yule log this Christmas? You are not alone. Around a third of Britons will be hoping to shed the festive pounds as 2026 begins.

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2 w. ago Spin bowling on the back foot with pace dominating quickfire Ashes

Nathan Lyon has been the only specialist spinner on show with touring tweaker Shoaib Bashir sidelined by England Disappointment can be found in all corners of this Ashes series. England’s victory came too late. Australia may have secured the urn again but Glenn McGrath’s usual prediction didn’t hold. It’s been a serious letdown for the neutral, never mind that a 3-2 scoreline is still in the offing. This was meant to be the one where England had a shot, where the Sydney finale would actually have something on the line beyond World Test Championship points.Instead we’ve had 13 days of play out of 20, star quicks from both sides missing hefty chunks or all of it and stern-faced discussions about how much grass was left on the “G”. It’s fallen well short as a spectacle. Part of that lies in the absence of the slow stuff, a lack of high-quality spin ruining the show. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sea swimmers urged to be cautious about taking new year dips off British coast

RNLI tells people to consider their health, cold water effects and weather conditions after disappearance of two swimmers on Christmas DayPeople planning on welcoming the new year by braving the British weather for a swim in the sea have been warned of the dangers after the disappearance of two swimmers on Christmas Day.The Royal National Lifeboat Institution said the effects of cold-water shock combined with weather conditions pose a risk to anyone entering water that is 15C or below. At this time of year, the average sea temperature around the UK and Ireland is 6C to 10C. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago It's Christmas...in Dubai! Desert is a winter wonderland complete with ski slopes, blinged

Christmas has become somewhat of a spectacle in the Emirate where Islam is the main religion, with extravagant markets, carol singing shows, and their own rendition of Winter Wonderland.

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2 w. ago How late night shopping gave British high street a major boost this Christmas

Boxing Day was the ‘standout’ trading day boosted by evening shoppers

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2 w. ago Britney Spears slams family after spending Christmas with one of her sons

Singer Britney Spears has been open about her strained relationship with her two sons but it seems that she is spending more time with one of them

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2 w. ago Britney Spears slams her family in Christmas post after spending holiday with one of her sons

Britney Spears appeared on Instagram on Sunday to issue a biting Christmas message to her estranged family. She shared an image of a decorated holiday tree and added a sarcastic note.

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3 w. ago British law student, 24, found with £2,500 of cocaine at Dubai party is freed in time for Christmas family reunion after being jailed for 25 years

Mia O'Brien, 24, was arrested in the Middle Eastern city in October 2024 after 50g of the intoxicant was reportedly found in a flat stormed by police during a party.

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3 w. ago Brit student Mia O’Brien in 'Christmas miracle' release from Dubai jail despite drug charge

Mia O’Brien, a 24-year-old law student from Merseyside, was released from her "living hell" in a Dubai jail in what her mum calls a "Christmas miracle", despite her being handed a lengthy prison sentence

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3 w. ago Brit law student Mia O’Brien, 24, makes it home for Christmas after shock release from Dubai jail despite drug charge

A BRITISH law student jailed for 25 years in Dubai for drugs offences was back home for Christmas after a shock release from prison. Mia O’Brien, 24, was facing decades in a “living hell” after she tested positive for cocaine when she was arrested at a party while on holiday. Her family began campaigning for...

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