67 m. ago Forget working, you could be better off on benefits under Labour! How a couple with three children earning just £10,000 a year could 'game' the system to pocket the equivalent of a £140,000 salary

Benefit-claiming parents who work as little as a day a week are set for bumper pay packets worth the equivalent of £140,000 next year - and it's all thanks to Labour's 'Benefit Street Budget'.

Economics

71 m. ago What happens if you forget to put window blinds up during take

It's important to remember the safety precautions when you're flying on a plane, now have you ever wondered why it's crucial to put your window blinds up during take-off?

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2 h. ago Flight attendant explains what happens if you forget to put windows up during take

Ever wondered what happens if you forget to put your window up during take-off or landing? One flight attendant explained the purpose behind the important safety precaution

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6 h. ago Tim Dowling: my 2025 in numbers: not a year to forget, but one of forgetting

From the books I’ve read (and forgotten) this year to the number of times my jokes bombed on stageAs the end of the year looms up like the handle of a rake I’ve just stepped on, I recall the preceding 12 months as a period characterised by a steep erosion of trust and a sinking feeling that nothing is to be taken at face value. We subsist on a steady diet of lies, distortion and AI slop. Everything is getting stupider, including me.That’s why, when it comes to examining the year, I choose to reckon with nothing but cold, hard numbers. Here, then, is how things stand for me, statistically, at the close of 2025. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago ‘Christmas is for the darts’ – Luke Littler tells Brits to turn off footie and Ashes to watch him at Ally Pally

LUKE LITTLER wants fans to ignore The Ashes, forget all about football — and turn on the DARTS this Christmas. The Nuke, 18, is bidding to become the first person  to retain the Sid Waddell Trophy in ten years and bank the record £1million top prize on January 3. England have flopped in the cricket Down Under...

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28 h. ago Australia edge wild Boxing Day with England as 20 wickets fall in fourth Ashes Test

Fourth Test, day one: Australia 152 & 4-0; England 110Bowlers feast on green-tinged pitch on day one at MCGA record 94,199 spectators turned up to the MCG on Boxing Day and none will forget what they witnessed. An extraordinary 20 wickets tumbled on a pitch offering lavish movement and Cricket Australia were left fearing what would be a second multi-million dollar loss in this Ashes series.The first came in Perth, when that two-day series opener triggered the refunds and left visiting supporters scrambling for sightseeing trips. This fourth Test had the ingredients for a repeat, not just a surface with 10mm of grass but also a touring side in England who, having lost the Ashes and with criticism flying, looked broken before the coin even went up. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Australia edge England as 20 wickets fall on wild day one of Boxing Day Test

Fourth Test, day one: Australia 152 & 4-0; England 110Bowlers feast on green-tinged pitch on day one at MCGA record 94,199 spectators turned up to the MCG on Boxing Day and none will forget what they witnessed. An extraordinary 20 wickets tumbled on a pitch offering lavish movement and Cricket Australia were left fearing what would be a second multi-million dollar loss in this Ashes series.The first came in Perth, when that two-day series opener triggered the refunds and left visiting supporters scrambling for sightseeing trips. This fourth Test had the ingredients for a repeat, not just a surface with 10mm of grass but also a touring side in England who, having lost the Ashes and with criticism flying, looked broken before the coin even went up. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Christmas leftovers? Forget turkey curry, here are the recipes actually worth making

From panettone croutons to turkey paratha, five ways to transform your Boxing Day fridge

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30 h. ago Test your knowledge with The Scotsman's Big Boxing Day quiz of the year

Put down the turkey sandwich and forget the washing up, it’s time to get those little grey cells working again, with The Scotsman’s big quiz of the year. Ten categories, 100 questions. As ever some are easy, others are frankly impossible. No cheating.

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3 d. ago Truth behind Cotswolds 'poshfluencer' Lydia Millen: Her VERY different background and the unearthed Daily Mail interview she gave with her husband that she'd perhaps rather forget...

With a different pair of Hunter wellies for every day of the week, an array of Barbour jackets, her own thoroughbred pony and a vast collection of designer bags, Lydia Millen embodies...

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3 d. ago The Spin | Women’s cricket team of the year: from Jemimah Rodrigues to Alana King

The Spin’s annual selection marks a history-making World Cup triumph for India, and work to do for EnglandIndia’s mission to build a global women’s cricket dynasty advanced apace in 2025. Few will forget the sight of Harmanpreet Kaur’s team converging joyously on the field at the DY Patil Stadium to celebrate a fairytale World Cup win that was five decades in the making.That final was the highlight of a year that included only one Test match – the Ashes affair at Melbourne at the end of January. As ever, therefore, the Spin’s team of the year is cross-format, though we gave substantial weight to performances at crunch moments in the aforementioned World Cup. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Forget Poinsettia's, it's Dahlias in December! Unseasonably mild weather sees exotic flowers bloom days before Christmas

Exotic dahlias are blooming days before Christmas on Britain's Jurassic Coast due to the unseasonably mild weather.

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4 d. ago Around one million Scots are living in material poverty – that shames us all

AT this time of year, it’s easy to forget how much we have. Many of us are fortunate to enjoy full cupboards, warm homes and material comforts in the company of those we love. Sadly, this isn’t the case for everyone. Here in Scotland, around 1.1million people are in poverty, including one in four children...

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4 d. ago Couple who won £1millon on Lotto reveal how they spent money and win changed them

Darren and Kate Donaghey helped family members, then dedicated their lives to their teenage son and 10-year daughter when they hit the jackpot. But they will never forget the moment that changed their lives forever.

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5 d. ago The big Christmas checklist: Don't forget these key buys, from guest must

While most of us have already started stocking up for Christmas, there's always something that gets forgotten about amidst the chaos. Have YOU got everything you need for the big day?

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5 d. ago ‘I can’t forget the horror’: a young mother on giving birth twice during the Gaza war

Hadeel Al Gherbawi survived her two pregnancies despite extreme hunger and painChildbirth under attack: how women and babies became targets in conflicts around the worldHadeel Al Gherbawi was seven months pregnant when the war started in October 2023. Up until that point the 26-year-old had meticulously prepared for her son’s arrival. She visited her doctor twice a month because the pregnancy was high risk, had regular ultrasounds and took vitamins. “I love the details,” she says.Living on the east side of Gaza City, close to the border with Israel, and knowing that being pregnant would make moving fast difficult, she decided to go to her parents in the west of Gaza City that first day. “I thought it was just going to be a few days and I would go back.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago ‘You have to be ready to see it’: Abel Ferrara and Catherine Breillat on why Pasolini’s Salò is a gift that keeps giving

Pier Paolo Pasolini’s notorious film is now 50 years old, and its cavalcade of shocking cruelty and violence still leaves a stark impact on its viewers. Film-makers explain why Pasolini ‘was a saint to us’Abel Ferrara was there at the beginning. In his new memoir, Scene, the cult director describes his experience at the American premiere of Salò, the hugely controversial final film from Italian director Pier Paolo Pasolini. At the beginning of the film – at which Ferrara and company arrived with wine and cheese, given its length – there were 15 people in the audience. Once the credits rolled, there were eight. “I was standing with like six people,” Ferrara says now. “And you know, two or three of those people I still see.”When it comes to Salò, it seems that you never forget your first time. The film, which has reached its 50th anniversary in 2025, is known for its seemingly endless cavalcade of cruelty and violence, leaves a stark impact on those who come across it. “We had high ex...

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6 d. ago EastEnders Christmas spoilers as Pat Butcher returns amid major Zoe Slater 'truth' twist

The BBC soap is in for a festive season none of the Walford residents will forget

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7 d. ago Jim Carrey nearly quit The Grinch for 'torturous' reason fans always forget

Jim Carrey is known for his iconic adaptation of the role of The Grinch; however, he nearly quit his part in the Christmas classic after experiencing unexpected "torture"

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7 d. ago Tim Dowling: my wife needs to go to bed. According to the dog

The dog used to be dependent on us for everything. But since graduating from dog school the tables have started to turnIt’s a cold winter night, and my wife and I are alone in the house, binge-watching some new series. I was transfixed by episode one, and gripped by episode two, but midway through episode three I have started to look at my phone, and as a consequence I’ve lost track of the plot. I have an idea what’s going on, but it’s not the right idea.“So hang on,” my wife says. “Was that just the dead guy? Meaning he’s not dead?” Continue reading...

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